how the hell do you fit sr/gte subframes into a nova

[Curtoise]

im strugging so much with this and its driving me up the bloody wall, pretty much i have welded some recaro seats to the nova sr/gte subframes. now for some unknown reason i cannot get them far enough to bolt down........ heres my problem:

i cant get this bar to sit in the recess...

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG0117.jpg

now this is where its getting stuck

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG0118-1.jpg

any ideas?

[novasrikev]

the seat bar with the two tabs sits in that recess on the first pic (so wants to go forward more) :thumb:

[brainsnova]

Pull the handle to slide the seat back and pull the frame forward

[Curtoise]

yeah i can see that, but the runner wont let the seat go forwards enough

cheers

[Benn]

Grease the runners, so the subframe will slide forward more...

[Curtoise]

It feels like it is hitting something metal not that its stiff

[Novasport]

The seat frames can sometimes be a right tw@t to get in. I ususally put them in with the base tilted up at the front then wiggle them about til it locates then sort the runners out to get the bar in the groove.

Have you welded something that is now fouling the runners??

[Spudly]

Looks like something is fouling the runner where its been welded, but like Rich says tilt the seat back and the tabs go under the back of the runner on the car and allow you to slide thr fronts forward!

[Jeff16v]

There is a clip that Pushes in the bit attached to the car, it has a tab you push down to withdraw the clip, If its in it will stop the seat sliding forward.

It's there to stop the seat slidin back so far it falls off the runners

[Curtoise]

turns out its the recaro runners were not allowing it to tilt enough to slide under the toothed bar attached to the car. even with them just lined up the seats sat very high! so not a happy bunny right now.

for those who care these are the astra recaros i want to fit,

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG0062.jpg


and these are the sr cross astra recaro (runners)

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG0116.jpg

now does anyone have any idea how to fit them better ?

[Spudly]

Pedantic mode, theyre not h'actually Recaro's, theyre Recaro style seats, why not just use normal nova Recaro style seats?

[Curtoise]

there stamped with recaro in the runners and have a old number sticker lol.

tbh though in seriously thinking about just getting gsi seat seats

[Spudly]

I would, theyre all the same style of seat but its only Ford ones that are gen Recaro seats, they make the bolsters and parts for a lot of other manufacturers, but Recaro on a whole, is, or was originally a Ford company :p

[Curtoise]

oh i see i seeeee, learnt something new cheers lol!

[Connor]

Get some buckets you puussssayyy ;)

[Curtoise]

its gotta be done!

[MK999]

On my manta seats there was no recaro frame at all, I covered the leather and welded the frames directly to the seats.

[Curtoise]

i was thinking about that, but then there would be no forward/back adjustment

[MK999]

You weld to the top of the GTE runners, mine had all the adjustment present.