Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

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Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by richg360 » 18 Feb 2013 05:59 pm

Desperately need a new subframe for the drivers seat to get through an MOT. If 3 and 5 door frames are the same (mounting to the floor, fore and aft adjustment etc] then i can broaden my search. Thanks. Rich

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Re: Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by MCHUDD » 18 Feb 2013 08:39 pm

Hi mate.
I would say they are the same. As the 3 and 5 door shells are the same, all
the mounting holes for the seat belts and seats should be the same.
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Re: Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by richg360 » 18 Feb 2013 09:55 pm

awesome, thanks alot mate, that is what i was thinking but wanted to double check. cheers.

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Re: Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by Chris_C » 18 Feb 2013 11:56 pm

Seat belts definitely arn't, the bottom fixing is a bolt eyelet on a 5 door and a sliding loopy thing on 3 doors. No idea about subframes I'm afraid, the seats do differ but I'm not sure where the mad dutch pivoting happens.
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Re: Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by volvodspec » 19 Feb 2013 07:34 pm

the slider frame (front to back adjustment with the lever under the seat) are the same, everything else is different.

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Re: Are 3 door and 5 door front seat subframes the same?

Post by richg360 » 27 Feb 2013 10:28 pm

Thanks for the replys, ended up modifying a set of ford runners instead, MOT was getting close! cheers.

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