Modifining the Stock SI seat???

[racerx78]

I am 6' 1", and i like to auto cross and want to eventually track my car. But when i race i have to lean my seat back so the helmet fits. But by doing that i'm not in a comfortable driving position. I wanted to know if anyone has or knows if we can put racing set rails on an si to lower the seat but not disengage the side impact airbags. i'm not concerned about height adjustment. If thats not possible. is it possible to put in a lower racing seat and not a CEL, about the air bag sensor? Thanks

[racerx78]

Errr.... I can spell, i was just in a rush and fudged the title.

[racerx78]

Bumped

[Zeuceone]

did you push the first lever on the side of the seat all the way down?

[fg2!kid]

iam in the same boat as you iam 6' 2 i have been thinking about getting an after market seat that sets lower but i plan on buying a welder later this month i want to try and make the stock seat lower if i can iam sure if you went to a good fab shop they would work something out for you oh and if you put a aftermarket seat you wont have a CEL your SRS light will be on and iam sure that there is a way to keep the lightof by use some kinda wired up conecter to complete the curcit

[racerx78]

Originally Posted by Zeuceone

did you push the first lever on the side of the seat all the way down?

Yea can't its as far as it can get to the floor. But with my in proper racing position my head is virtually touching the head liner.

[racerx78]

Originally Posted by fg2!kid

iam in the same boat as you iam 6' 2 i have been thinking about getting an after market seat that sets lower but i plan on buying a welder later this month i want to try and make the stock seat lower if i can iam sure if you went to a good fab shop they would work something out for you oh and if you put a aftermarket seat you wont have a CEL your SRS light will be on and iam sure that there is a way to keep the lightof by use some kinda wired up conecter to complete the curcit

Yea, i wanted to see if there was a way to mod the stock seat with new rails but not have to ditch the SRS wiring.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by racerx78

I am 6' 1", and i like to auto cross and want to eventually track my car. But when i race i have to lean my seat back so the helmet fits. But by doing that i'm not in a comfortable driving position. I wanted to know if anyone has or knows if we can put racing set rails on an si to lower the seat but not disengage the side impact airbags. i'm not concerned about height adjustment. If thats not possible. is it possible to put in a lower racing seat and not a CEL, about the air bag sensor? Thanks

Ouch. I'm 5'11" and when I got my Si I got a little concerned that a helmet would be a tight fit. Best of luck!

[saiaba]

take off the headliner?

[Izzy]

Open the sunroof.

I wouldn't think there'd be a way to switch the seats themselves without the SRS light going off. Lower seat rails might work, but does anyone make them for stock seats?

[0720Steve]

i have seen aftermarket seat rails that lower the seat somewhere...i believe it was from japan though.


(goes hunting)