Ba seats into a Au??? Anyone?

adrian302 · 05-04-2011, 01:43 AM

Hi, just wondering if Ba seats would fit into a au, any tips , suggestions would b a great help thanks

FGII-XR6 · 05-04-2011, 09:41 AM

Big job to do at all. Huge and expensive job to do legally ( engineers certificate)

fat4D · 05-04-2011, 10:35 AM

im probs way off the mark but i thought it would be a matter of swaping seat rails? They seem reasonably similar but Thats by eye and then again i might have a bungeye lol

blownv8au · 07-04-2011, 10:25 AM

au seats are a very different seat. They sit down inside the rails. It can be done by cutting all the unwanted brackets away then welding two metal strips across from one rail to the other as i have done with mine but the problem is the seat sits to high. I have to squeeze my head into the car so i would not recommend it but it can be done.

b2tf · 07-04-2011, 10:39 AM

Its not that big a job - a trimmer can do it, but you do have to be prepared to butcher up a set of AU seats as well as a BA lower seat to put it all on. The bit about the rails not lining up is correct, you can't just 'bolt them in'.

FGII-XR6 · 07-04-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by b2tf

Its not that big a job - a trimmer can do it, but you do have to be prepared to butcher up a set of AU seats as well as a BA lower seat to put it all on. The bit about the rails not lining up is correct, you can't just 'bolt them in'.

the above method is not legal you need an engineers certificate or the car is illegal any insurance would be void including your CTP. seat mounting is taken seriously as it is a major safety issue do your self a favour don't listen to anyone who says "she'll be right just weld some new bits on" this may work as suck but are potentially dangerous and highly illegal, seat bases take far more stress than you think. The entire seat frame is different on a BA so it's not just a bolt up new rails job

b2tf · 07-04-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

the above method is not legal you need an engineers certificate or the car is illegal any insurance would be void including your CTP. seat mounting is taken seriously as it is a major safety issue do your self a favour don't listen to anyone who says "she'll be right just weld some new bits on" this may work as suck but are potentially dangerous and highly illegal, seat bases take far more stress than you think. The entire seat frame is different on a BA so it's not just a bolt up new rails job

That's not what I said - read it again. I have seen the result of a trimmer putting the BA style seats onto AU bases and it worked and looked good - and was still insured.

FGII-XR6 · 07-04-2011, 10:55 AM

I would still be looking into the legality of it I would still think if the seat design was changed it would need an engineers certificate.
there are many cars insured that are not legal and would have claims denied it the insurance company catches them out

blownv8au · 07-04-2011, 02:38 PM

the way b2tf is saying to go about it is the right way to do it but i didn't have the cash to do it that way.

Day-mow · 08-04-2011, 07:47 AM

i think someone in a VCT ute did it. looked sick. he said it wasn't fun tho for memory

Reaper8 · 09-04-2011, 11:38 AM

would you be able to swap the foam and material over from the ba seats on to the au seats

XR6-VCT-2000 · 09-04-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper8

would you be able to swap the foam and material over from the ba seats on to the au seats

Thats basicaly what 'B2TF' is saying ;) , done by a trimmer/ upholsterer, and this is legal , cheers.