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08-29-2009, 10:55 PM
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Can I swap the passenger and driver seats ?
Trying to make a car show tomorrow. Have an amplifier that is temporarily sitting behind passenger seat, which is removed, but is too thick for the seat to be installed. Since I sit with the drivers seat all the way back, can I just put the passenger seat on the drivers side and the driver seat on the passenger side ? Cant put amp in different spot until a custom bracket is made on Tuesday ( then will go in the fender recess in front of firewall but behind liner on passenger side, it fits, barely ). Then I can put the seats in the right spot. I think I remember the seats are different widths or something though.
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08-29-2009, 11:31 PM
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The seats are identical, but mounts are different. You're hosed.
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08-30-2009, 06:03 AM
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Doh. At least I was skeptical enuf to ask before I waisted an hour on it. And 2 points to Chris Mackey for answering between 2am when asked and 8am now.
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08-30-2009, 06:47 AM
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Are the seats identical? I'm almost positive that the passenger's side is a bit smaller. I seem to remember a Lotus representative making reference to this in a good quote, and also, whenever I have sit in the passenger's side it definitely feels a bit more snug.
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08-30-2009, 06:54 AM
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Denuo Volatilis
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...the passenger compartment and rails are both smaller but i'm pretty sure the seats themselves are identical...
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08-30-2009, 09:17 AM
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Seats are identicals. Mounts are different.
Driver seats is more in the middle of the car for both comfort and having the weight of the driver closer to the car´s one while racing.  Passengers seat is pushed on the far side of the chassis. The passenger is stuck between the driver´s seat and the door,  therefore the feeling that the passenger´s seat is narrower- It isn´t, there is just no place for shoulders.
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