Ive heard that folks have fitted Saab seats into their minors, Im wondering about these ones currently on Ebay...?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Saab-Leather-Se ... 4cec19f581
Anyone know how easy they are to fit into a traveller?, they appear to tip up / down.
Thanks, Mike.
Fitting Saab seats into a Traveller
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Mike Shipman
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Fitting Saab seats into a Traveller
Mike Shipman,
Seaton, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Seaton, Torpoint, Cornwall.
As you say, they appear to have levers to pull forward. They also appear to be a bit worn - There are quite a few Saab seats on Ebay so it might be worth holding out for a better pair. If you're good at retrimming that doesn't matter
As for fitting, you need to make something to lift the seat above the bump where the handbrake lives since the sliders present a fairly flat bottom to the seat. JLH makes a mounting plate or you can design your own by trial and error. Width wise they fit. I've tended to fit seats inwards really close to the handbrake to give a bit more space on the door side for entry and exit to the rear. That's a bit harder as the seat is bigger and leaves less room to manouvre into-out of the rear.
Completely radically, if you only usually carry 3 people, by omitting the front passenger seat you have a really easy to access rear area that's quite spacious. Then you don't have to worry about the driver's seat folding forward or its width so have more choice on Ebay
As for fitting, you need to make something to lift the seat above the bump where the handbrake lives since the sliders present a fairly flat bottom to the seat. JLH makes a mounting plate or you can design your own by trial and error. Width wise they fit. I've tended to fit seats inwards really close to the handbrake to give a bit more space on the door side for entry and exit to the rear. That's a bit harder as the seat is bigger and leaves less room to manouvre into-out of the rear.
Completely radically, if you only usually carry 3 people, by omitting the front passenger seat you have a really easy to access rear area that's quite spacious. Then you don't have to worry about the driver's seat folding forward or its width so have more choice on Ebay
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Jefftav
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I have Saab seats (although cloth not leather) and they fit quite well but are bigger than the standard Morris seats. I used the metal subframes manufactured for fitting metro seats into a Minor. From memory this was quite easy and just required some re-drilling of the frame for the Saab seat (sorry I didn't take pics).
The Saab seats are vey comfy and although my Saloon is off the road at the moment when I did use it every day I could drive 3/400miles in a day without being crippled at the end of the drive. Keep an eye on Ebay as often you can pick up seats very cheaply (mine were £10 from a local scrappy). If you have a local scrap yard have a look around as you might find something you like better you can also measure up the seats before buying them.
The Saab seats are vey comfy and although my Saloon is off the road at the moment when I did use it every day I could drive 3/400miles in a day without being crippled at the end of the drive. Keep an eye on Ebay as often you can pick up seats very cheaply (mine were £10 from a local scrappy). If you have a local scrap yard have a look around as you might find something you like better you can also measure up the seats before buying them.
Saab seats
Here are some I had re trimmed for my demo traveller. I'll look for some in situe.
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