I had the opportunity to pick up some X seats from a local customer that I am doing some really fun projects on his Evo X....but that is another story.

First off I really liked the support of the X seats from the first time I sat in them. I especially liked the color of them as well. The blue cloth on the 8 seats is not my favorite pattern.

So I picked these up thinking...Oh sure, they will bolt right in! Not even close. Brackets are completely different. To make matters worse, the brackets on the X seats are welded to the sliders. The 8 brackets are bolted to the sliders. The X sliders are bolted to the seats from the side. The 8 sliders are bolted to the seats from the bottom. See where this is going lol. I quickly realized this was not going to be a quick swap.

The best solution I could come up with is unbolt the brackets from the 8 seats (after carefully measuring the seats and the studs and holes in floor). Then I had to cut off the brackets off the brand new Recaro X seats haha like it...the point of no return

It took a little bit of time but it came out great and I am real happy with the outcome and how perfect the seats fit. I am now going to look into reupholstering the rear seat centers to match the fronts.
On with the piqs!
The new seats awaiting surgery and then their new home!

The stockers that will become gaming seats for the PS3=)

The X seat with the brackets that won't work

These simply won't work!

The brackets that had to be cut off the X seats.

I was so excited to see how they fit I forgot to take piqs of the 8 brackets welded onto the X seats... oh well.





Another fun project,
~Wayne

 

That looks REALLY Sharp!! Nice job!

 

very nice, i like those.

 

seexxxxxy. how do they feel compared to the 8's?

 

they look awesome

 

Looks pretty good except the back seats dont match, will those also be changed later? Do you know if they will fit?

 

wow.. hot ****!!!

 

Looks great man! I was thinking about maybe doing this if I ever got the money hahah

Don

 

Thanks everyone! I really like the way the X seats hold me. I think they def. have better support.

I am going to get ahold of Recaro and see if I can get material to match the rears to have them reupholstered!

 

swap the back now

 

Wow that looks really good.

 

Just paint the rears black for now. Ive never been a fan of the futuristic look and the fake cf on those seats, but I hate the stock 8 seats as well.

 

nice seats.. look way better than the 8's

 

WoW I never thought of that.. I mean I love the the X wheels on the 8 and 9's but I never thought of the Seats.. They look Really good man and I like them a lot better than the crappy 8 interior.. I wonder if the Rear seat could fit too???

 

Came out awesome, good job man.

They look like they are 100% OEM. If you find the Recaro material you should redo the door inserts as well