jeffrhine Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I'm not really good with seats, but If I get some bucket seats for my r50 would I need to get new seat rails? or could they just install right in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I'm not really good with seats, but If I get some bucket seats for my r50 would I need to get new seat rails? or could they just install right in? The race style bucket seats ? I was looking into those. So far, from what I've found, Corbeau (www.corbeau.com) which seems to be one of the biggest manufacturers, doesn't make a bracket kit for the R50. They make one for WD21/Hardbody and (of all things) the 04 Armada. Their "universal kits" basically just attach to the floor pan. In fact, from what I could tell, basically only Jeeps get bolt-in race seats. May have to fab up some adapters. Shouldn't be too hard but I haven't found a straight kit. www.4x4parts.com claims their Corbeaus will fit any Nissan. I plan to call 'em tomorrow and see if they have/can make a mounting kit for the R50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrhine Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Whats wrong with it just going into the floor pan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Whats wrong with it just going into the floor pan? Well if you roll or suffer an extremely hard accident and your seat is just mounted to the floor pan, it's possible that the bolts could rip right out of the floor pan and you and your seat will now be floating around the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrhine Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 ah if our seats came out when we rolled my brothers first pathy.. I think I would have died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Whats wrong with it just going into the floor pan? Well if you roll or suffer an extremely hard accident and your seat is just mounted to the floor pan, it's possible that the bolts could rip right out of the floor pan and you and your seat will now be floating around the cabin. Just a thought, how b'out some LARGE fender washers to distribute the load and prevent such a possibilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeevO Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Mastercraft had faxed me a tracing of the bolt pattern on their seats. Looks to me like you can drill a few new holes and bolt them to the factory rails. But i havent' done it yet... oh but thats for a WD21.. i don't know how different they are for the R50 Edited June 1, 2009 by SteeevO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukinitupagain Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 www.4x4parts.com claims their Corbeaus will fit any Nissan. I plan to call 'em tomorrow and see if they have/can make a mounting kit for the R50. Corbeau has brackets for Frontiers/Xterras & if I'm not mistaken that'll work on R50's as well. I knoiw that Xterra seats bolt right into R50's so I would assume the same as aftermarket brackets for aftermarket seats but you never know until you try it I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Just a thought, how b'out some LARGE fender washers to distribute the load and prevent such a possibilty I did that for one mount on my Maxima swapped seats, the mount location is through the same thickened area on the floor board as the original captive nut, but I wanted to be certain that it wouldn't rip out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Good to know. AC is checking with Corbeau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Just a thought, how b'out some LARGE fender washers to distribute the load and prevent such a possibilty I would use a sub plate also, not just washers... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrhine Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Love the avatar GoPathyGo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Love the avatar GoPathyGo Thanks. So AC spoke with Corbeau. Corbeau's never tried it in an R50 and AC didn't have one handy so couldn't be sure. AC *did* however put the Baja Low Backs online after I asked about 'em. 17 lbs for the whole seat! Headrest if you want it too. They're around $15 cheaper than I could find anywhere else. They also carry the frontier and xterra adapters. Sooo.... tempting.... Must..... resist.... Edited June 1, 2009 by GoPathyGo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Sooo.... tempting.... Must..... resist.... I know, suspension seats are way down the list of upgrades, but would be soooooo nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ok, so a few updates based on my experience. 1. The stock power heated seats are HEAVY. No doubt about it. I removed the passenger seat yesterday and that thing's 40+ lbs 2. The Corbeau seat adapters sold by AC and others for the Xterra/Frontier do NOT fit my '03 R50. Too long and the R50 has a plastic bump/floor reinforcement (haven''t pulled up the carpet to see what's hiding underneath) those 2 apparently don't have - at least not in the same place. So I'm looking at 2 options right now: 1. Separate the stock frame rails from the rest of the stock seat, drill new holes and try to attach suspension seats to those. Separating the frame rails on mine will require essentially drilling through some flat clips and bolts holding the rails to the rest of the seat. 2. Forget the whole idea and just get lighter manual fabric seats from the JY Will keep you guys posted. (Bad pun, I know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 . www.4x4parts.com claims their Corbeaus will fit any Nissan. I plan to call 'em tomorrow and see if they have/can make a mounting kit for the R50. any nissan, do they have the 2 door pathy flip and slide forward ones? I doubt it. Thats a big problem i'm running into. I need new seats, expecially the drivers.. starting to get a little hard on the lats.. (no more cusion, just steel on my shoulderblade whn hanging out the window) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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