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    Ok, I'm getting ready to tackle the interior of my car very soon. I will not be putting the front festiva seats back in. I've heard of miata and mx3 seats being put in the festivas.
    What are you guys using instead of festiva seats? Let me know and pics would be appreciated too.
    Anyone ever have a rear seat recovered?

    thanks
    matt

    BP Festiva http://www.cardomain.com/ride/723319 - SOLD
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  • #2
    I have Integra 90-92 front seats, no rear seat at all soon. You can get them cheap and they don't look bad and are supportive. I think all be changing them for some Momo or Sparco soon. If you got the Zing you need the bling! Thats so lame.

    Thanks :wink:

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    • #3
      Bling.




      323GTX seats. They look dirty in the picture, but they aren't. I love these seats, I liked them more then the Integra Type-R seats my friend had in his CRX.
      * Retired Festiva-er*
      1990 Festiva - The Once Fastest Red 1990 Festiva LX on this site! - now in more dedicated hands!
      B6T'ing since May 2002...

      Disclaimer: I'm a dick, deal with it.

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      • #4
        Fred,

        What did you do for installing those seats? Were you able to modify the mounts or did you have to make new ones?

        Thanks

        Ian
        Ian
        Calgary AB, Canada
        93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
        59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

        "It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)

        Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blog

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        • #5
          I'm currently trying to install some SwiftGT seats in my Festi. I thought that stripping the Swift seats of their forward/back slide mechanism and then welding them to the Festiva bracket was the easiest way. Everything lines up right now, except that the new seat is about 4" too high. Let the cutting and welding begin...

          Nat
          BP powered 91 Festiva L
          -FMS springs, GR2 struts, Toyo T1R 195/45/14 on Swift GT alloys
          -Trunk mounted gel battery
          -Suzuki Swift GT seats, Grant GT steering wheel, auto-locks
          -Blaupunkt Melbourne deck with Bluetooth, sealed single 12" sub

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          • #6
            Nothing like a good old set of racing seats.

            Simon - pimptiva.com

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            • #7
              And then back it up with a 17.9 time slip Just kiddin Simon, your cars always look awesome!! Did you have someone weld up some brackets for them?? Also, did you have them make them so they sat lower than the original seats? I'm looking to put in one racing seat either a Sparco Sprint/Speed or a Momo Start but if I do I want to make it so I sit at least an inch to 2 inches lower.. -Kyle
              Cosmic Blue 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 - Mostly Stock...

              White 1990 Ford Festiva - B6 SOHC powered 50 shot = 14.5 @ 94 mph Gone but not forgotten

              Proud member of Chicken Mechanix Racing

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              • #8
                what about a leather re-trim :?:
                You could make it seriously funky
                :angel12:-Santos
                I Officially Hate Spelling Cow v1.6.0

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                • #9
                  silv3rbull3t... theres more to speed than just going in a straight line simon had his shop bend a set of brackets up for him. i think they sit about the same height as the stock seats if i remember correctly...


                  Pics of the Tiva
                  Pics of the Cavi

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                  • #10
                    yeah...are those 323 seats bolt in? if not I think i will just wait till i get some sparco or recaros...
                    Jesus is on my dashboard, But the Devil is under my hood
                    1988 ford festiva...in limbo, apartments suck
                    1995 Ford Aspire...in limbo, wow i need a garage
                    2002 vw jetta wagon 2.0L, neuspeed p-flow 1994 Mercury cougar xr-7 v8, lowered, 18's

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                    • #11
                      strat81, I hope you know I care much more about handling and braking than I do about straightline. I AutoX my car constantly in fact I just got back from an AutoX at Atco NJ with the SJR SCCA. Second, I was only playing when I said that to Simon, I genuinely meant what I said and I completely respect what he does with/and how he modifies his car. Ohh and as soon as the results are posted I will paste the link here for you. Just in case you still do think I am all about "straightline". -Kyle

                      This is when I first started racing anything period. First time AutoX'ing I made it onto the front cover of the newsletter, ohh and did I mention I won my class w/a bone stock Festiva? Or just look up my Festiva on CarDomain... It's under Festiva AutoX not Festiva "straightline". Please get your facts straight.

                      Cosmic Blue 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 - Mostly Stock...

                      White 1990 Ford Festiva - B6 SOHC powered 50 shot = 14.5 @ 94 mph Gone but not forgotten

                      Proud member of Chicken Mechanix Racing

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                      • #12
                        I put in a pair of seats taken from a first generation Toyota MR2. Still working our some of the mounting issues. I love the adjustablility in the driver's seat especially. Lots more side support in both the seat and back.

                        One drawback is the mismatch in upholstery but seat covers take care of that.

                        I hope to update my member's page in the next week or so.

                        Ian
                        92 GL Sport
                        Calgary
                        Ian
                        Calgary AB, Canada
                        93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
                        59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

                        "It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)

                        Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blog

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                        • #13
                          silv3rbull3t... i realize you were just joking... hence why the "" face...

                          sorry for any confusion. ops:

                          didn't mean to offend


                          Pics of the Tiva
                          Pics of the Cavi

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                          • #14
                            S - It's a start and it'll tell me the difference when I'm B6T'ing...

                            And yes, I had them custom bent at a welding shop that makes boats. Paid $60 for them total and they are pretty nice quality. I need to redrill 2 of the holes because they fit way to tight and then strip the mounting holes.
                            Simon - pimptiva.com

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                            • #15
                              It's cool man I just really thought that's what you thought I was about and it's def. not... And thanx Simon for the info. I'll keep that in mind. -Kyle
                              Cosmic Blue 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 - Mostly Stock...

                              White 1990 Ford Festiva - B6 SOHC powered 50 shot = 14.5 @ 94 mph Gone but not forgotten

                              Proud member of Chicken Mechanix Racing

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