STI RECAROs FINALLY FITTED IN!!! PICS INSIDE...

[Guest]

yes it fits!

first picture is a pencil draft of my car

done by my girl friend, nothing much, just showing off.

i love the new seats, makes me sit on the floor.

and the sides are very tight.

the moment i sat into the new seat

i could not reach the steering wheel lol

cos it was too low. then i remembered that my steering wheel is adjustable ;D

the new seat takes abit more room on the back though...

which means no pew pew at the back of the car with a hot asian biatch. :-[

my old seat is for sale

and my new seat is also for sale

pm me if interested, cos i want to get carbon seats.

[nt_a_foz]

Only 4 bolts to pull your ones out and try???

[Guest]

i dont have the seats in my hands right now

damn.. if i do i would just try it on

but still waiting for the seller to contact me.

if it will fit then ill just jump to his house

if not then ill have to txt him say that im not going to buy it

[subaru-mania]

version 11?

[Guest]

GRB hatch back

[Guest]

v10 for me

but v11 for most kiwis

[subaru-mania]

ahhhh i got ya... iv never heard them call it a v11 thats all and as for the seat rails i wouldn't know but couldn't you just ask the person who's selling them if you could see if they fit before you buy them?

[Guest]

yea if could ask i would have done that already...

but the seller dosnt know jack shit about it

only thing he knows that its off a saburu ;D

[Guest]

just got them today

fitted them on no hassle

seating position is low as now

recaros holds me very tight.

feels like driving a new car now lol.

rides like a dream

[subaru-mania]

congrats..! glad it all worked out.

[QRAF]

pictures please

I've been told i can't put factory ver11 seats into my car as they have airbags in them is this true?

[Guest]

will take some pictures tonight

eventually the seats was not off a version 11

it was bought from the subaru-sti.co.jp web site

which is a sti/recaro seat.

they sell for $1133 USD per seat including rails on nasioc.

ive got them for 250 good old NZD.

btw its brand new

[Guest]

i dont think its anything to do with the air bags.

its the diffrence in the seat rails (because the shape of the chassis has changed).

try use that seat on ur old rails.

and see if that works

[QRAF]

yeah i was looking at a set at subroo but was told they wouldn't fit or work as they had airbags in the side i just believed them.

$250 is a mean score can you get anymore? ;D

[Guest]

i would suspect, that if the seat has an air bag, and you install it in your car, and the airbag wont activate in a crash. it wont pass WOF, as all safty devices need to be operational IIRC

-smurff

[QRAF]

they were really nice seats but yeah no point.

[Guest]

why wont it pass wof????

his car dosnt have factory air bag seats anyways....

its like replacing a factory non-air bag spec-C steering wheel

with a air bagged steering wheel (air bag not working).

i think my logic is right

just that the seat rails wont fit

nothing to do with air bags i believe

[Guest]

btw the new seats are almost half the weight...............

[Guest]

Hey! They look like my seats! Nice

Mine are listed on my certification plate btw so it is good that yours dropped straight in.

[Scoobydoo]

OMG they are some sexy seats... I'd get some in a heartbeat.. if I can ever afford them hahahaha

Cmon fortyone.. how much can u do GRB seats for

[QRAF]

i wish i'd bought it

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=248605176

[Guest]

 lovernanako said:

why wont it pass wof????

his car dosnt have factory air bag seats anyways....

its like replacing a factory non-air bag spec-C steering wheel

with a air bagged steering wheel (air bag not working).

i think my logic is right

just that the seat rails wont fit

nothing to do with air bags i believe

i found this :

2.4 Airbags

2.4(1) This clause applies only to airbags designed to protect occupants in the event of a frontal impact crash.

2.4(2) Except as otherwise provided in this clause, an airbag and its operating system must not be removed from a motor vehicle or rendered inoperable.

2.4(3) An airbag may be removed temporarily for the purpose of repair (either to the airbag or to another part of the motor vehicle to which it is attached) or replacement.

2.4(4) If the retention of an airbag could pose a risk of serious injury if the airbag is deployed, the airbag and its operating system may be rendered inoperable in, or removed from, a motor vehicle:

(a) that has been modified to accommodate the needs of a person with a disability; or

(b) that has had extensive modifications made to its frontal impact structure, for specialist use.

2.4(5) An airbag may be rendered inoperable in, or removed from, a motor vehicle 14 years or more after the date on which the vehicle was first registered in any country, provided that the vehicle is then certified in accordance with 2.4(6) or 2.4(7) (as applicable).

2.4(6) A light motor vehicle whose airbag and airbag operating system have been removed or rendered inoperable under 2.4(4) or 2.4(5) must be certified in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code.

2.4(7) A heavy motor vehicle whose airbag and airbag operating system have been removed or rendered inoperable under 2.4(4) or 2.4(5) must be certified by a specialist certifier in accordance with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 1998.

2.4(8) A switch may be installed in a motor vehicle to render an airbag temporarily inoperable, and the switch may be activated in circumstances where the deployment of an airbag could pose a risk of serious injury, provided that the switch:

(a) was installed as original equipment by the vehicle manufacturer; or

(b) is retrofitted and certified in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code.

2.4(9) A motor vehicle must not have a sign, light or other device that indicates it is fitted with an airbag, if it is not fitted with an airbag.

2.4(10) If a device specified in 2.4(9) is not able to be readily removed, a label that indicates an airbag has been removed must be permanently attached in a prominent location where it is clearly visible to any occupant in the seating position previously protected by the airbag.

2.4(11) A motor vehicle must not have a light or other device indicating an airbag operating system is operable if it is inoperable.

2.4(12) An airbag warning-light system, if fitted by a vehicle manufacturer, must remain operational.

they talk about rendered inoperable, an no operating airbag fitted to a car would come under this i would say.

-smurff

[BC5RA]

The "Recaro" in the photo is not OE fitment for a GRB Spec R.

Have any of you seen a set of Recaros for GRB?

[stira]

Any one know what this seat came from?

[QRAF]

subroo had a pair for $1200 i can go in and ask on monday if i remember