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03-03-2006, 04:54 PM | #1 | ||
EA 290
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Hi there has any done this or know if its possible to put the front and rear seats from an EL Fairmont Ghia into a EA?
Thanks for your feedback. |
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03-03-2006, 05:06 PM | #2 | ||
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Ive just finished putting mine in from an EL. A few modification but i found it a piece of cake
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03-03-2006, 05:13 PM | #3 | |||
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03-03-2006, 06:17 PM | #4 | ||
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How did you go about it henz? It's no task for the faint hearted.
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04-03-2006, 02:19 AM | #5 | ||
Sucker For Punishment
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Damn EA owners wanting EL stuff in their cars. *shakes fist*
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04-03-2006, 07:43 PM | #6 | ||
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Wait untill i put the BAXR seats in mine Sezza.
jack its not a huge job, you need to change the inside rear mount.
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06-03-2006, 07:57 AM | #7 | ||
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The only reason why i changed my seats is to get my pink slip cause my old ones were shaking too much. So heres how i did it. (1996 EL into 1988 EA)
TOOLS: Angle Grinder Hammer Front seats is the only challenging part cause the back ones will bolt straight in. SO for the front seats take your EA seats out (front), use youre angle grinder to get the inner brackets out cause you will need it to level the EL seats. Now get the EL seats you will need to use youre angle grinder to grind out the pease that stop the seat from sliding all the way back on the inner rear of both seats. Now its time to bolt youre new seats in. Tighten up the outside rear bolt first then the front inner bolt then you put the bracket in for the rear innerthen tighten it up. Now you need to drill two holes to hold the bracket to the seat once youve done that drill a hole for the front outer mount cause the holes wont line up and youve done, use a size 8 drill bit and use youre old bolts. If its not level on the rear outer side just use some washers cause its not that much gap its that easy my FRIEND. Sorry about the way ive explain it but im not a story teller......... |
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06-03-2006, 12:00 PM | #8 | ||
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Yeah same i have done it, few modifications are needed but all in alll its apiece of cake.
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10-03-2006, 04:19 PM | #9 | ||
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Thanks Guys, My interior is still in good condition but I want to upgrade to leather.
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10-03-2006, 04:21 PM | #10 | |||
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10-03-2006, 04:23 PM | #11 | ||
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Its an EA just leave it alone, who does any work on an EA :nutsycuck
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10-03-2006, 04:32 PM | #12 | ||
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In my one i used bolts to hold the lil brackets on, but mite be worth going for a weld.
Either way measure it up well 1st ;) |
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11-03-2006, 09:38 PM | #13 | ||
EA 290
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maybe I take the expensive option but the way a few good friends have advised me to use Recaro's.plus retrim the rest in leather.
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12-03-2006, 03:58 AM | #14 | ||
Does Steve have a car?
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I'll chuck in my 2 cents. My method isn't for the faint hearted tho.
The EA-ED's have two bracket that run over the transmission tunnel, while the EF-EL's have one huge brakcet that covers the whole lot. This bracket has the brackets for the inner rear seat mounts and also has the mount for the side handbrake. What i did was cut all the origional brackets off the EA transmission tunnel, then i cut a section of EF floor out of a doner car, drilled out all the spot welds holding the big bracket on and welded that to my floor. You will need to scrap a fair bit of sound deadening off the EA floor to fit the EF bracket into place. Not the easiest way i know :P
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12-03-2006, 04:02 AM | #15 | ||
Does Steve have a car?
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Sorry come to think of it this won't work for your car as I beleive the EF bracket will foul the EA centre console, i only did this method as i installed a whole EF dash, centre console, side handbrake etc. Just ignore my ramblings :P
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