Its been ages since i've done any update, so this should be enough
Mods done: Celica ST185 Seats, Trust/Grex Gearknob, Whiteline Sway Bar, MX5 seats
This is my an interior shot before I did anything:
I was given these MX5 Seats (older style MX5 seats) from my friend but I had to take them out as they didn’t slide forward enough for my sister to drive. The install wasn’t that great either as u can tell, I’d hate to kick the mounting bar at the back
These are a pair of ST185 Seats that I picked up for $250AUD. In my opinion, they are great in for OEM seats. They may not have lumber and kidney support, however for my frame and size, I’m held in the seat very nicely around high speed corners. The colour scheme also allows for a discrete look.
This is the view when i drive, its a bit lower than stock (abt 5cm?) but not enough to have a negative effect.
Some of you have also asked to how I installed them, I’ve put the pics as links to be nice to the 56K users. These are for the drivers side(right side), it’s the same for the left side. And we’re using the celica rails
This bolt required me to cut some mild steel which we welded onto the stock rail
Back Left Bolt
This bolt hole was left unmodified
Back Right Bolt
To bolt the rails for the front, we made a cut into the rails right before the stop spike (the lil lump that prevents ur seat sliding all the way forward). We then removed the spike and welded the cut off pieces under the rails. This made the final fitting easy, and a slight OEM look was retained. The spike usually goes into a hole but I think the bolts should be fine.
Front Right Bolt
Front Left Bolt