I don't know how it happened, but it looks like my drivers seat is broken. It is twisted when you lift the bottom and the gap between the seat and the back rest is not even left to right. I never really noticed cause I drive a stick and I guess my body is always twisted. So my question to you wise guys:

What other years front seat fit the 99 max?

BTW I have a Black with grey cloth interior.

 

95-99 fit like a glove!!!

 

96-99 i30 seats fit too.

 

i went through this last summer!!!! what a pain, my seat broke and i got lucky cause someone in the classifieds had the same color and all for 100 bux!!! plus he put them in for free!!! look around, someone's got grey cloth. pretty common.

 

That is a common problem. The seat pan collapses from the drivers weight shifting on it and the driver entering and exiting the vehicle. Make sure the seat you purchase is in better shape. Helps if the driver was not heavy. I ended up using the metal seat pan from a trashed seat and just replacing that. I also put something under the seat pan to help support it.

 

are there any tutorials on the board about how to do that I have the same problem and have a seat from the junkyard..

how hard was it to take the metal plate off?

 

There's 4 12mm bolts holding onto the rail. REmove those, cut the hog-ring clips that attach the fabric and remove the pan. Bolt on the new seat pan and you can use small zipties to reattach the fabric.

 

I have black leather seats FS

 

Not sure why they made the pan like that. The aluminum is so thin that it eventually breaks from the nuts. Is there a way to reinforce this? This problem also affects manual seats.

 

I put a heavy rubber block about 1" thick under the seat to help support it. If you take a close look under the seat you can see where there is room to slip something in there. I have power seats and lowered the seat so the block sits in there nice and snug and also supports the front corner of the seat pan that is near the door.

 

You need to remove the seat from the vehicle. The rest of it I just kind of figured out. Not that hard. Make sure the one you are using as a replacement is not broken also.

 

Hmm...not a bad idea actually. How long have you had this in place? How does it do with the intense heat during the summer when car is locked up and sitting in sun? Maybe a block of wood can also be used in place.

 

The rubber I used was an exhaust hanger I had laying around. The rubber is solid enough so that heat does not matter. It's been a couple of years. Seems to be working well. A piece of wood would probably work as well but I like that the rubber gives a bit so it stays in place.

 

Is it possible for you to attach a pic to this thread showing what you did? I am interested to see how you set this up.

 

Sorry I don't have a camera available. The area where the corner bolt attaches to the seat pan is raised. This raised area breaks/collapses. By slipping a support next to the raised area you help prevent the weight of the driver from collapsing it. I have power seats so they may be a different design for the manual seats but you should be able to see what is required.

 

Somebody that was heeeeaaaaavy must have been a constant passenger in my car! My passenger seat has a serious lean to the left - extremely visible, and finding a donor seat has been a hassle. Glad I found this thread.