Found a set of Heated 7th gen seats locally that were in good shape.
Got them home, cleaned them up, some modifications using the 5th gen bottom frame and 7th gen backrest and voila they work great!
still to do:
- add some leather on bottom of frame to cover up some open areas
- mate heated seat wiring to 5th gen harness
- figure out how to fit 7th gen thigh extender on 5th gen driver frame
- complete driver side

i can already say the 7th gen seat is so much better to ‘hug’ the body. I have 5.5 gen seats and i always slide around.

something to liven up the interior as part of celebrating 350k miles!

cheers!

 

Looking good!

 

nice!!
I actually want to get seats that are basic with power nothing. I adjusted my seat once 10 years ago and never had to adjust it since my car is stick and no one else drives it lol.

 

Been on my To-Do list forever. Love seeing others' success! Looks fantastic!

 

Update:
Finally figured out the thigh extension.
Had to drill out the rivets that hold the extension pad to the plastic bracket which in turn is screwed to the bottom seat pan on the 7th gen with sheared screws.
Extracted those out and got the extension installed on the 5th gen bottom seat pan with a couple spacers.
The next thing is trying to use the 7th gen side trim with the controls and the power lumbar support.
Also tried to see if the 7th gen rear bench could be modified to fit the 5th but the clips dont line up so that part of the project is off the table.
More updates and pics coming this upcoming weekend.

 

And we have successful test fit and working! Minor sticking of the position switches that need a little filing and re-fitting
i was also able to use the 7th gen side trim


Thigh extension also fully functional

next thing will be to get the power lumbar working.

tried the seats around the block and just love the hug feeling vs sliding around in the 5.5gen seats i had!

 

Man that's alright, if I had thought of this with my 5th Gen I'd still have it.

 

They look super comfy!

 

Love 7th seats. Good job