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Aftermarket seat in an OBS Tahoe
Who wants to see how to install a racing seat in a 4 door Tahoe??
Who wants to see how to install a racing seat in a 4 door Tahoe??
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Is this a legit question?? If it is, then why not, I would like to see your install...
I will however say I am confused by the title and the gay flag...
I will however say I am confused by the title and the gay flag...
Haha, glad Im not the only one!
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retorq
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Lol yeah it was a legit question ... just figured everyone would say a racing seat in a Tahoe is gay so ...
It'll be helpful for anyone putting in a custom seat I bet. I'll post up the pics tonite.
Edit: That is the end result, the drivers seat was pretty beat. I think the last guy transported baby rhinoceroses in the truck on the weekends.
Edit2: Pay no attention to the mess!! LOL
It'll be helpful for anyone putting in a custom seat I bet. I'll post up the pics tonite.
Edit: That is the end result, the drivers seat was pretty beat. I think the last guy transported baby rhinoceroses in the truck on the weekends.
Edit2: Pay no attention to the mess!! LOL
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AtomicHoe094
Atomichoe094
they dont look bad, but they look supperrrr low :/
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retorq
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I wanted NBS seats but no one locally had them in matching colors, for decent prices, etc, etc. So I just went with a new seat, it's a Summit branded seat.
My old seat was trashed:
New seat in my living room:
The old seat bracket actually BROKE:
Thus I removed the seat and bracket as a whole:
Seat vs Seat:
The "temp" brackets actually line up pretty well ...
Line them up, take some measurements, drill some holes ...
The head of the bolt actually fits in the rail and is held snugly making this install go pretty smooth ...
From behind:
More leg room then the OE seats:
The end product:
It is a TAD lower then the OE seat, this pic was in the middle position up front and all the way down in the back, with both front and rear all the way up it's not bad. My seat has been stuck "up" for a bit now so maybe that is part of it. I did say these brackets are temp brackets. I plan on fixing my old brackets and mounting the seat minus the slider to the OE seat mounts. My welder is .. err ... on the fritz. LOL Once that is fixed I'll redo them and probably update this ... This seat and bracket was less then $200. Summit has a few different colors, these also have "infinitely" adjustable recline and the release that will let you lean them forward quickly. Not a big deal an 4 door but still ... I'll do the other seat in a few weeks (after the holidays) and that will get mounted to the OE bracket. The end plan is to pull the console and run a floor shifter as well.
Over all it was easy, took lil less then an hour.
My old seat was trashed:
New seat in my living room:
The old seat bracket actually BROKE:
Thus I removed the seat and bracket as a whole:
Seat vs Seat:
The "temp" brackets actually line up pretty well ...
Line them up, take some measurements, drill some holes ...
The head of the bolt actually fits in the rail and is held snugly making this install go pretty smooth ...
From behind:
More leg room then the OE seats:
The end product:
It is a TAD lower then the OE seat, this pic was in the middle position up front and all the way down in the back, with both front and rear all the way up it's not bad. My seat has been stuck "up" for a bit now so maybe that is part of it. I did say these brackets are temp brackets. I plan on fixing my old brackets and mounting the seat minus the slider to the OE seat mounts. My welder is .. err ... on the fritz. LOL Once that is fixed I'll redo them and probably update this ... This seat and bracket was less then $200. Summit has a few different colors, these also have "infinitely" adjustable recline and the release that will let you lean them forward quickly. Not a big deal an 4 door but still ... I'll do the other seat in a few weeks (after the holidays) and that will get mounted to the OE bracket. The end plan is to pull the console and run a floor shifter as well.
Over all it was easy, took lil less then an hour.
ocelot
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looks awesome
96ProCompTahoe
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not my style, but looks good!
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nice work, but i cant imagine a comfortable ride hight positon
AtomicHoe094
Atomichoe094
i love this little sentence..
shit i know what you mean with fritzy welders lol
shit i know what you mean with fritzy welders lol
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retorq
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LOL I had a puppy that chewed thru the welding torch wiring .. I haven't had time to go get the parts ...
AtomicHoe094
Atomichoe094
lol nice. thats no good ha
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grnrpr68
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not my style but good job
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retorq
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There is a slider on this particular seat, my next step, maybe next weekend, is to fix my OE seat bracket, bolt that back in, pull the slider off this sear and bolt this seat to the OE bracket. That way I will gain back a little of the height I lost, and all the power adjustments.
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