New Seats

tucky · 01-31-2009, 05:59 PM

I bought some Buddy Club bucket seats to go in the two.

I had a spare set of door cards and tunnel cover. So I bought some fabric off flee bay and had a go at covering the door cards and tunnel. What do you think?

The seats aren't yet fitted. I have had to make some custom seat mounts and are getting them fitted to mk2 seat rails. Just need a spot of welding doing.

white94mr2 · 01-31-2009, 06:58 PM

hey did u get ur mr2 right hand drive???? or is it a jdm import???? how much it cost?

jakobe · 01-31-2009, 08:20 PM

hes not in the USA...thats why right hand drive

ebouwman · 01-31-2009, 09:45 PM

nice seats, are you going to do a four point harness? I always think if you're going to do the seats like that you should have something to fill the fourth hole :P

Medusa · 01-31-2009, 11:03 PM

Wow, that looks really nice. The red is too bright for my tastes, but it all fits really well.

How high to those seats sit compared to the stock seats?

tucky · 02-01-2009, 03:37 PM

Not sure about the tunnel, might go back to black. The seats are comfy and very supportive. Plus it's 14 kg's saving over stock seats. I'm looking at a four point harness.

deucegirl03 · 02-01-2009, 03:44 PM

yeah i feel like the tunnel in black would tie it together better, but i usually go for a more low key look...

color scheme aside the workmanship is clean!
nice job!

Gairloch · 02-01-2009, 08:33 PM

tucky, if you can spring for them Schroth ASM 4-point harnesses completely kick ass. ASM stands for anti-submarining

HMS Motorsport

ebouwman · 02-02-2009, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gairloch

tucky, if you can spring for them Schroth ASM 4-point harnesses completely kick ass. ASM stands for anti-submarining

HMS Motorsport

Nice...

14 kg's? thats not bad

i could use some lightening in my car so that i don't have to loose weight myself to go faster

johnysniper · 02-12-2009, 05:44 PM

you have a porsche AND an mr2 =O you are my hero interior looks amazing! i would like to do something like that as wel... you should do a write up!

tucky · 02-13-2009, 05:28 AM

Hi, oh how I wish the porsche was mine. It's my mate's.

The interior was not hard to do, the door cards. I used double sided tape, the only problem with that is it's a contact adhesive and bonds straight away. I think if you used sprey glue it would make things a lot easier. The tunnel was more tricky, I used staples. I might have to go back and have another go at it, the bloody staples keep popping out.

johnysniper · 02-14-2009, 03:19 AM

so the door cards just pop out from the panels? did you take them out or just leave them on and cut the shape?

tucky · 02-14-2009, 05:38 AM

Take the door card off the car. The panels are held in with some metal tabs. Open these out and the panels will come away from the cards. Put the cards on the material and draw round the out lines. Allow yourself a good two inches of extra material and cut it out. Glue the fronts of the cards and stick the material on, turn the panels over and pull the material tight. This gets rid of the creases. Stick the material down. Let the glue go off and trip the excess material off, you will also need to cut a hole in for the door handle, just start with a small hole in the middle and work out in a star shape. Don't cut too much off, keep trying on the car until the handle fits. Here's somethine what they look like before you put them on. They weren't quit finished but you get the idea.

Something you could try if you want to practice first. These panels are flat and you should be able to make some out of some hardboard. Have a go with that first.

Sh0ty · 02-15-2009, 11:22 PM

Looks great, really clean looking job from what I can tell.

EDIT: Nevermind, re-read the thread, now i know who's Porche it is :P

johnysniper · 02-18-2009, 10:16 PM

awsome thanks man i appreciate the quick write up

johnysniper · 02-18-2009, 10:25 PM

is that a suede material? i was looking at some neoprine, and was curious if that would work the same? how thick of material did you use?

countyboy3188 · 02-19-2009, 12:43 AM

seats look good man.

01-31-2009, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
tucky No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	New Seats I bought some Buddy Club bucket seats to go in the two. I had a spare set of door cards and tunnel cover. So I bought some fabric off flee bay and had a go at covering the door cards and tunnel. What do you think? The seats aren't yet fitted. I have had to make some custom seat mounts and are getting them fitted to mk2 seat rails. Just need a spot of welding doing.

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01-31-2009, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
white94mr2 No Skills Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hey did u get ur mr2 right hand drive???? or is it a jdm import???? how much it cost?

01-31-2009, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
jakobe Cert. APR System tech Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Ga. Posts: 939 Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hes not in the USA...thats why right hand drive

01-31-2009, 09:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC Posts: 1,600 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 51 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	nice seats, are you going to do a four point harness? I always think if you're going to do the seats like that you should have something to fill the fourth hole :P

01-31-2009, 11:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Wow, that looks really nice. The red is too bright for my tastes, but it all fits really well. How high to those seats sit compared to the stock seats?

02-01-2009, 03:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
tucky No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Not sure about the tunnel, might go back to black. The seats are comfy and very supportive. Plus it's 14 kg's saving over stock seats. I'm looking at a four point harness.

02-01-2009, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yeah i feel like the tunnel in black would tie it together better, but i usually go for a more low key look... color scheme aside the workmanship is clean! nice job!

02-01-2009, 08:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	tucky, if you can spring for them Schroth ASM 4-point harnesses completely kick ass. ASM stands for anti-submarining HMS Motorsport

02-12-2009, 05:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
johnysniper Some Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	you have a porsche AND an mr2 =O you are my hero interior looks amazing! i would like to do something like that as wel... you should do a write up!

02-13-2009, 05:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
tucky No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Hi, oh how I wish the porsche was mine. It's my mate's. The interior was not hard to do, the door cards. I used double sided tape, the only problem with that is it's a contact adhesive and bonds straight away. I think if you used sprey glue it would make things a lot easier. The tunnel was more tricky, I used staples. I might have to go back and have another go at it, the bloody staples keep popping out.

02-14-2009, 03:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
johnysniper Some Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	so the door cards just pop out from the panels? did you take them out or just leave them on and cut the shape?

02-14-2009, 05:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
tucky No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Take the door card off the car. The panels are held in with some metal tabs. Open these out and the panels will come away from the cards. Put the cards on the material and draw round the out lines. Allow yourself a good two inches of extra material and cut it out. Glue the fronts of the cards and stick the material on, turn the panels over and pull the material tight. This gets rid of the creases. Stick the material down. Let the glue go off and trip the excess material off, you will also need to cut a hole in for the door handle, just start with a small hole in the middle and work out in a star shape. Don't cut too much off, keep trying on the car until the handle fits. Here's somethine what they look like before you put them on. They weren't quit finished but you get the idea. Something you could try if you want to practice first. These panels are flat and you should be able to make some out of some hardboard. Have a go with that first.

02-15-2009, 11:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sh0ty Armchair Racer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,273 Thanks: 22 Thanked 57 Times in 54 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Looks great, really clean looking job from what I can tell. EDIT: Nevermind, re-read the thread, now i know who's Porche it is :P

02-18-2009, 10:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
johnysniper Some Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	awsome thanks man i appreciate the quick write up

02-18-2009, 10:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
johnysniper Some Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	is that a suede material? i was looking at some neoprine, and was curious if that would work the same? how thick of material did you use?

02-19-2009, 12:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
countyboy3188 got boost?? Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buchanan,GA Posts: 511 Thanks: 16 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	seats look good man.