Installing aftermarket seats can be done by anybody. It is not complecated at all.
Aproximatly 60 minutes

Tools needed:

-Aftermarket seats
-Fabricated seat frame
-socket for the seat frame hardware
-15mm socket and if you lucky a electric impact. Otherwise a ratchet.
-Flat head screw driver
-Some elbow grease
-Felt tape
-Bolt, Tap & Die, and socket for bolt
-Camera so we can all see the outcome.

Step 1
Lean seat forward and find 2 plastic caps. Use flathead to remove caps. Below each cap is 1 15mm bolt. Remove the bolts. Lift the seat up and out.
Picture is of my fabricated seat frame already installed.


Step 2
Now that the seats are out, move on to the fabricated seat frame. The frame is metal and the body is metal. Metal to metal makes bad noises. Use felt tape on the front part of the frame that interlocks to body. To minimize up and down play i drilled, tapped, and installed a screw on one side of each frame where pictured. The screw is to apply a slight upward pressure on the frame. Reinstall the rear 15mm bolts. The seat belt bolted to my fabricated seat frame that i purchased from Procar by Scat. (Hint: Install seat frame seperate from seat. Its just easier)


Step 3
This step depends on how your seat bolts to your seat frame. My frame used 4 13mm bolts where pictured. Install seats. Now that seats are installed check for cleareance between the door panels and center console.


Now enjoy the fruits of your labor.

 

Thanks a ton for the HOW to
It would be awesome if you can add some info on the fabricated seat frame and what seats work for the Cobalt

 

Does anyone know of some decently priced black and red seats that bolt up to the factory seat brackets??

 

The factory seat brackets wont work, you have to get new ones.

 

Where can I get new ones and what exactly do I look for?? Is there a certain type of bracket that fits our cars??

 

Well scat gave me those seats. and then i asked them for brackets. it took them 6 weeks to design some and now i think they go for $140. Whatever company you buy seats from should know how to get brackets for it. or bring a picture of my bracket and your car to somebody who can fabricate brackets. the brackets slide-in in the front and bolt in the back.

 

how much are those seats

 

I honestly dont kno how much they are. they gave me the seats as a sort of advertising to show them off like i did. i can find out for everybody.

I found them on summit racing website $150 ea. right now. as for the brackets they dont show a listing for them but if anybody needs them just send me a pm and ill get a set for you

 

Nice How To

 

spot weld it if you dont wanna go thru the hassle of getting a frame to work(<-lazy way of doin it)

 

I would like to find a way to take advantage of the stock frame so that i could keep the ratchet height adjuster for the girl in my life so she can still drive my car when need be

 

Yeh i wanted to do that also, but when looking at it, its didnt look possible with the seats i had. So i had to wait another six weeks while they fabed me some brackets. but the seats recline easily and slide front to back.

 

i think the seat brackets on ebay for the cobalts work for the aftermarket racing seats

 

post up a link to a set, i couldnt find them.

 

Great How To The seats look badass

 

i did pretty much the same design
check out ebay i got a set of pleather(lol) seats for 200 bucks with harnesses and shipping

 

Do these seats sit lower than the stock ones?

 

They feel a little higher actually and i can still raise them

 

does anyone know how to remove the back seat

thanks

 

Do you miss the heated seats??

 

i believe there is a how to for removing the rear seats on here somewhere. And i never had heated seats. the only electrical connector on my seats was the seat belt buckle. and i live in south florida, heated seats is not necessary

 

There is an outstanding video linked on the forum somewhere, but I couldn't find it.
There are few things on this car that are easier to do than removing the back seats. The only tool you'll need is a flathead screwdriver.
First slide your front seats all the way forward and get into the back so that you're facing the back of the car.
Put your hands on the front of the bottom section of the seats(the part that your holds your butt) at about 1/3 and 2/3 the distance across.
With a sharp shove, push it towards the rear of the car and up, it should pop out of place.
Then you'll pull the seat release from the trunk to fold down the upper section. There's a leaf clip on either side of the far left and right of the car that hold these sections in.
Once you fold them down you'll see the clips. Use the flathead to push that clip back and that side of the seat should just pull out. You'll be able to slide the section you unclipped off of the inner post once you angle it out.
Once you do it the first time, you'll be like, "That's it!?"

 

idk why im asking but in the middle of the bracket where those two black nozzles come out. are those coming from the a/c blower as if you had the setting on "floor" for the rear passengers?

 

yepper

 

anyone know where i can get some aftermarket back seats?

-thanks