G'day guys

 

I was looking at my ke30 buckets and thought that tombstones and lap seatbelts would make a cool old school interior style thats unique

 

Anybody done this before? Also were there ever bench seats for these cars? that would be my dream for ultimate classic styling

 

EDIT:

Found what i mean, like HK Monaro seats -- no headrests

Edited February 11, 201511 yr by Dzhoel

You would probably be better off using a seat out of something a little smaller, you would struggle to fit large oldschool seats with the KE30 floorpan. An earlier Corolla seat and then using whatever rails would work. KE10 seats would work a treat.

 

There was never bench seats for the KE30s etc, at least that I know of. Any good auto reupholsterer could surely rig up a frame to join two KE10 or similar together around the tunnel though, that would cost you a pretty penny though. With enough time and money anything is possible.

Edited February 11, 201511 yr by B-Lugg

Might pay to look into the lagalities of such an endevour. I wouldnt think you could make any mods to the seat belt system, especially going from a 3 point to a lap style 2 point.

And bucket seats with headrests are also an important safety upgrade. Highly doubt you could legally fit seats without.

Hey Guys,

 

Long time reader, first time poster. Thought I'd ask my question here. Would anyone know what seats would be an easy install on stock rails (ke30)? basically doing my blue slip and would like to get away with requiring a engineer cert. for it.

 

sorry if this has been answered a million times or if I'm asking in the wrong place! noobest of the noobs here.

 

Cheers

Edited February 12, 201511 yr by kage

G'day Kevin,

 

Firstly can I ask why you're looking for different seats? If it's because yours are a bit ratty, I've found that getting them re-upholstered is surprisingly affordable and looks great - with the added benefit of not requiring any modification plates!

Hey mate,

 

I actually just bought my ke30 last week and the drivers seat was some bucket seat mounted on a metal plate. I've been looking for a replacement seat that would pass a blue slip but not sure what to go for. :S

Ahhh in that case I'd certainly recommend putting a KE30 one back in there.

 

Put up a "wanted to buy" ad (in the wanted to buy section) with a photo of your current passenger seat for a chance at getting a matching one.

 

However this site is a bit slow these days since the flat-cap kids discovered Facebook.

 

For a more instantly gratifying response, add yourself to the KE55 KE30 owners, Rollaclub and E-chassis Sales Facebook pages and place a similar advertisement there. With some luck you'll have one lined up by the end of the day! Be sure to include your location (you'd be surprised how many people don't).

Edited February 12, 201511 yr by Mechanical Sympathy

cheers thanks for the help!