New Seats!

[jjj_aygo]

Hi all

Thanks to the wonders of eBay and a very good deal I have managed to get hold of a pair of Corbeau seats...

They feel amazing, with your a*se on the floor the gear stick is effectively raised and feels like a much

better driving position. They are much more comfy than the standard seats and about half the weight. Just

a few pictures, hope you like!

Also many thanks to PaulT for his advice!

[PumpkinSteve]

They look excellent, I'm surprised you managed to squeeze them in.

[jjj_aygo]

Thanks very much!

I did have to make some custom mounting plates but wasn't too tricky!

They fit rather well... how about two mountain bikes......?

Who needs a Roof Rack?! B)

[PumpkinSteve]

Love the Superturismo rims too.

[ormi]

what have you done about the side air bags?is your air bag light on?this year on the mot an air bag light will be a fail..

[jjj_aygo]

I've soldered a resistor to the connector... No warning light as it thinks the airbags are still connected!

[ormi]

was just wondering because if you didnt know how to get the light to go out i would have told you how to do it..

[jjj_aygo]

Ah that's cool thanks!

Is there another way other than what I've done?

[Jan van de Wouw]

Is there another way other than what I've done?

Yes, an expensive one: fit bucket seats with side airbags in them...

Else the only way I know of is fitting the resistors as you did...

[jjj_aygo]

Yea I'm definitely not going to spend more money on something I don't think is necessary, especially with stronger seats now!

Thought there may be a way of doing it in a similar way to turning the seatbelt sensor off... but I guess it was never intended for side air bags to be removed!

[Jan van de Wouw]

The seatbelt-sensor is just a reminder on our cars: it turns on the light and buzzer, but that's it.

On some more expensive cars thay vary the inflation of the airbags when you don;t wear the seatbelt.

For the Airbags the light only signals an error in the system,

as it does a diagnostic every time you power up the car.

When the it lights up there IS an error and AFAIK the

system will NOT operate if you get into an accident...

[Clip]

They look REALLY smart. I wanted something similar as when i drive like a YOOF (of which i am) i slide about a bit.

[jjj_aygo]

Thanks. They are ten times more comfy on long journeys too! I used to get back ache sitting in the standard seats but I haven't once since fitting these!

Makes spirited driving much more comfortable... as you say I used to have to brace my knees against the heater dial when cornering to stop myself sliding off!

[Clip]

I used to have to brace my knees against the heater dial when cornering to stop myself sliding off!

I do that. Haha.

[Clip]

I know this is an old post but is there any chance I could have a picture of the bracket you made? I have some MOMO seats to go in.

Also with the resister, is there a thread which describes how to trick it?

Cheers. E