Monday, January 29, 2007

Installing Racing Seats and Sport Seats

Racing seats are a great interior upgrade. We have developed this guide to aid in the installation process for your new seats. The process is fairly easy if you are mechanically inclined, so let's get started!

Begin by removing your existing seats. Start with your driver side first and locate the four bolts that hold the seat in place. They will be located at the front and rear of each rail. Be sure to return the chair to an upright position so the weight is evenly distributed. This will keep the seat from falling over once all the bolts are removed. After removing the front two bolts, gently lean the whole chair onto it's back and undo any electrical connections. Remove the seat by rotating it out of the vehicle. The degree of difficulty in removing the seat from the vehicle may vary from car to car, but is usually easiest with the chair in the upright position, removing the seat starting from the base.

Assemble your seat brackets and sliders on the racing seats if they did not already come assembled. The brackets must be installed in the proper direction, so make sure they have the right orientation before bolting them to the seat. The aftermarket seat bracket may have holes for the seat belt receiver. If so, screw it in place. Attach the aftermarket bracket to your race seat before placing it into the car. Test fit and see if you like the height of the seat, and adjust accordingly if you can.

In many applications, the bolt holes may not line up, especially if you have purchased universal racing seats. You will need to drill new holes for the bolts. You can accomplish this by placing the seat in the car and positioning the seat where it feels comfortable. Take note of how far up or down the seat is sitting on the brackets, because you will want to make sure that once the seat is bolted in place, it can slide forwards and backwards as you need it to.

If you have a race harness (4 or 5 Point harness) now is the best time to attach the belts. Attach the front bolts in loosely, then try to put in the rears. Lightly tap in the bolts into the bracket holes if they don't line up exactly.

Tighten all of the bolts to the car, and double check each one for tightness. Sit back on the seat and make sure your sliders are functioning properly. If the seat does not slide freely, loosen the bolts enough to adjust the positioning. Readjust and tighten until you get it lined up correctly. Then strap yourself in and take off!

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is great info to know.

Unknown said...

These are really colorful car racing seats!