Hi,
I was wondering what kinds of seats would fit in a 4th gen.
I know for like racing seats you would have to get sliders and brackets, and im not looking to spend that much.


Ive heard that 350z seats will fit will the stock maxima brackets and stuff, but i dont know if its true.
I was thinking more like i30 or some other kind of nissan or infiniti leather seats.


I have a 97 GXE if it matters.

Any input appreciated,
Zac

350z Seats will fit with some work. You use the Maxima rails and have to create a way for them to fit the 350Z seat pan, its not a direct fit.
I have 350Z seats in my max.

Nice job Flav, where'd you cop the seats from? I'm sure they are WAY more supportive than the Max seats...

yea the 350z seats are nice in the max..

the 5.5 gen seats are nice...you wanna buy mine?

Black leather?

yes, pics can be view here:
http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ima/?start=all

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Thanks for the input so far!

Anyone know other makes or models?
Infiniti, etc?

Zac

I think i am going to try 350z seats. Flava, i got a question, are you still able to retain the side air bags?

I have always hated the seats in the maxima, so unsupportive, and for someone small like myself (5ft 5, 120lbs), i move around the seat everytime i take a corner, does NOT inspire confidence in the driver when your squirming around.

i was wondering if the rear seats of the 5th gen. maximas fit in the 4th gen. maximas?

Someone fit RSX seats in their 4th gen. I've also seen a couple racing seats in 4th and 5ths, although you already said you didnt want to pay that much.

Yeah, i was thinking more like infiniti seats... I think that'd be my best bet for leather in good condition without paying like $500.

so do the 5th gen leather seats fit in the 4th gen?

I have a pair of J30 seats in my Max. Both heated and power. Got them when I was working at a junkyard for $40 for both . 2 of the 4 points bolt up, and I need to make brackets for the other 2.

I picked them up locally a while back. I guy had took them out to put in real racing seats. I paid 300 for the pair, but they were cloth at the time.

When I bought the seats originally, they wer ecloth without air bags. I later bought the leather covers which had the pockets for the airbags, but I do not have side airbags.
When the seats had the cloth coverings, they held me really snug, with the leather there not so tight as they were before but a small sacrifice for the look and feel of leather I guess.

Krismax did it, and they came out really nice. RSX seats or the S2K are the nicest OEM seats I think.
He actually welded in the RSX mounts.





http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ight=rsx+seats

Could someone give me an idea of what I need to do to get 5th gen seats to fit in my 4th gen max. A small write up would be nice.

got pics?

Did you read anything in this thread or just come in it and post for someone to give you information. The whole thread talks of seats that can fit. You have to custom fit them in your car. The brackets will not be the same so you need to figure out how to get the brackets and seats together.

I agree. The S2k seats are amazing, would they fit in a max? I'm sure it'd look out of place though since they are kinda meant for a convertable. Although they are amazingly comfty.

I saw i30 leather seats for sale on ebay once.
I believe but can't be certain they were supposed to fit the maxima of the same year.
They should because because it's almost the same car

I'll go take some.....

yes they do, I have rear seat from an I30 in my max.

Here they are in the car


Heated seat switches are located on the sides of the seats by the adjustment control's, but I'd like to run the wiring to move them here.



Seat's came from a '97 J30. The color of the leather is slightly lighter than that of the Maxima's, but it's not noticeable unless you're specifically looking for it. Like I had said before, only 2 of the mounting points match up. The LF and RR for the DS, and RF/LR for the PS. They are in with temporary brackets for now... they work, but are not very pretty, hence me not having pics of them haha. They'll have to do until I can get over to a friends shop to have some welding done. Don't know if I'm gonna hack the brackets from the stock seats or make my own. I'd pull the seats and begin the work, but the Maxima is my only vehicle for now. The MR2 needs an illegal smog to get the reg. up to date, and the Jeep is not very road friendly :-p.

Front seats were $40, rear section was $20, door panel inserts were $20 for all 4, e brake boot was $5, and I also got my SE wheels for about $130 for all 4 with tires. :-)

When I get the seats completely done I'll post pics and info.

Here's what my interior looked like when I first got the car

Yuk

Its too bad they dont match the rears.Maybe you can find some to complete the swap. As it is, too many different colors going on in you ride, i see two diferent tans, brown and black,

They're close enough. Looks a lot better than when I had the leather fronts and cloth rears lol. All the other colors are from the factory. Trust me I'd rather have an all black interior, but I got this car for a good price so I'm making the best of it. Pics were also taken in full sunlight, which is not very forgiving IMO. This car is very much a budget build anyhow . I told myself I wasn't gonna do anything to it after I got it. Was just gonna tint the windows. After I tinted the windows I was like, u know, that looks good but u know what would look better? Now I can't stop, and this site isn't helping hah

I could have gotten the front seats from the SE Max to match the rears, but they'd be non heated, and the PS would be manual. They were also not in too good of shape.

~T

i need some new seats

do the rear seats of a 5th gen fit in the 4th gen???

yes but with some work

Has anyone ever gotten one of those leather cover kits from eBay to refinish cloth seats? You could always go with one of those if you're just looking to upgrade to leather, but I'm not sure of the quality/fit..

They'd probably end up having a bunch of wrinkles and would look like ****. leatherseats.com is the only way to go imo... besides swapping seats.

flava those Z33 seats are beautiful ! they look like they belong there !! most excellent !

That is where I got my covers for my Z33 seats. They fit perfect and are top notch, but for 600.00 they should be.

Thanks bro! When I first got them they were cloth and I always wanted to cover them in leather to complete the look.