This idea just kinda popped in my head so I thought I would try it and it worked great. I made the stock seats stiffer like racing seats. I had racing seats before but they didnt match my interior very well so I took them out. This way they look stock but hold you in your seats when doing a hard turn. The top can be done rather quick but the bottom takes a little more work. But any ways this is what I did...



I took out seats and removed the bottom part of the seat by unbolting the 4 bolts holding it onto the sliders. Then take off the seat cover by unclipping the black plastic pieces under it.

Now that everything is apart I will start with the back part of the seat. If you choose not to do the bottom part then you do not have to remove it.

You can do it to ways; Take off the seat cover and remove the seat cushion which will look like the picture below.



There are two 1/4" thick wires which fit inside the sides of the seats. It keeps it from being too flimsy. The picture above is of a spare seat that I took apart. Notice the right side, the wire sticks out farther than the left side. The left side is bent towards the middle which also pushes the sides of the cushion towards the middle. They are weak enough that you can bend them with your hand and a little muscle. The seat cushion fits just like it did before and then slide on the seat cover. Automatically you will notice the seat fits closer to your sides. It will look like the first picture shown above.

This is where the second way to do this comes in. You can lay the seat on its side and push on it. Pushing on the side of the seat will bend the wires towards the middle. You will just have to do both sides and make sure its even by looking at it and sitting on it. This way works just as well but much easier.

The bottom of the seat is harder. I used a welder so if you do not have one then you will have to be creative . Below is a picture of the two pieces of metal that were under the cushions. The one on the right has 1/4" metal wire bent to fit inside the seat cushions which make the sides alot stiffer. To make cuts in the cushion I just used a knife and cut into the bottom of it. Try to cut a slot only big enough for the wire to fit in there. The wire can be bent at any angle or hieght for how ever tight you want it. You will have to experiment on it.



Most of this can be done rather quickly. I just thought this was a good easy way to have the feeling of a racing seat without spending the money. I hope someone might find this useful because I did I wish I would have done it before I spent 300 dollars on racing seats that I ended up not using.

 

for the sides, couldn't you just push like mad on the stock seat without undoing it like that?

 

nice how to man. also do u have any pics of the bottom part of the seat completed?

i plan on taking mine apart pretty soon cuz the driver side seat on the back portion wore through the padding and now i am leaning against the wire bar in the seat. its uncomfortable as hell.

 

Very interesting.

 

Yes that was the second way I mentioned. If you push on the sides you can push that metal towards the middle. Best to lay it on its side and push hard.

You cannot tell anything was done to the bottom part of the seat. It looks stock but feels alot stiffer. The right side of my seat wore out too. I ended up putting a zip tie around that wire and through each side of the rip to pull it back together. Worked for me.

 

Wow, awesome how to! + rep for you!

 

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