FRONT SEATS-HELP.

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Bazzamech · #1 Post by **Bazzamech** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:42 pm

I,ve been told that STAG front seats will fit , in place of the standard seats in my 2.5S.
IS THIS CORRECT PLEASE?...HAS ANYONE DONE THIS SWOP? ARE THEY A DIRECT REPLACEMENT, OR WILL THE FLOOR PAN NEED RE-DRILLING?
Have tried swopping over existing front seats-THEY DON,T FIT!! The chrome backrest adjusting handles are then on the outsides, and the front doors won,t close!!!
Cheers,
Barry.<edited><editID>Bazzamech</editID><editDate>38741.3662847222</editDate></edited>

#2 Post by **Alan Chatterton** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:57 pm

Stag seats, yuk!!
Don\'t know is the answer but more the point why!??!?!??!
I am in the process of fitting Rover 800 Vitesse half leather Reccaro\'s in my PI saloon, looking good so far!!!
Rgds
Alan
 

Bazzamech · #3 Post by **Bazzamech** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:43 am

Alan,
For a start STAG seats are more comfortable, and give more support at the sides!    If I can find a better DRIVERS seat than mine, one that doesn,t sag, and also keeps the backrest in position while I,m driving, then why not?
As I can,t afford RECARO,s, looks like I,ll have to go for second best!
Regards,
Barry.

#4 Post by **Alan Chatterton** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:08 am

Barry,
Reccaros, (front, rears, and the seat belts, £100 off ebay!!!)
Am I right in thinking your S is an estate?
What colour/trim/style are you after? I may be able to help with some as new (literally, BL originals that have been in a car for less than 1 year!) They are brown vinyl headrest front and estate rears, perfect. Ideal for vinyl-coating to your colour if you don\'t want a toffee/beige colour.............?
Won\'t be cheap mind..........
Rgds
Alan
 

Bazzamech · #5 Post by **Bazzamech** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:43 pm

Alan,
Thanks for the offer, but I,ll give it a miss as my cash will be tied up with more urgent repairs, so expensive seats will have to wait!
Second hand STAG seats, would be a cheaper, short term alternative to what is fitted at the moment.
Regards,
Barry.

#6 Post by **David Withers** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:01 pm

Alan,
I would have thought Stag seats were more in keeping with a 2500S so long as they are a colour match.  They are Triumph and of the correct period.  The 2500S was, and is, a fairly brisk saloon/estate -but never a sports car.  So why pretend?
Just my view.  And we still haven\'t answered Barry\'s question!
David.

Bazzamech · #7 Post by **Bazzamech** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:18 pm

David,
I agree entirely, thanks for your support!
Cheers,
Barry.

Dion · #8 Post by **Dion** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:13 pm

To be recommended are used Interceptor front seats. They do not look out of place (in a black interior car).
I have mounted Mk2 fronts in my 2500, replacing the worn out cloth seats. Very comfortable and good side support. Easy fix: the seat runners stay put on the floor, the bolts holding the seat are long enough to fit through 2x2 cm square lengths. On these the seat is mounted.
Dion.

#9 Post by **Alan Chatterton** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:18 pm

Couldn;t agree more, Stag seats will be in-keeping with the style of the car.
The reccaro\'s I\'m fitting into a PI saloon that I\'m building ready for the Club Triumph RBRR. Something a bit different, and ready for 2500 miles in 48hrs I want comfy seats!!
No-one has yet anwered the question, so I\'m guessing that no-one knows!
Why don\'t you contact the Stag owners club and ask them for the dimensions of the seat/frame/runners which will help you worl out of they will fit?
Rgds
Alan
 

Bazzamech · #10 Post by **Bazzamech** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:45 pm

Alan,
After rummaging through some old mags, in PRACTICAL CLASSICS, MAY 2002, there,s a picture of a CANLEY CLASSICS modified 2000 estate, with STAG front seats installed.
That,s answered my question, thanks.
Regards,
Barry.