Seats for a 1974 type 2

[joelabs67]

My seats in my 1974 Type 2 are just too uncomfortable for the diabolical Victorian roads. I nearly broke my spine on a recent road trip. Any suggestions on what seats I can put in the front that’ll fit?
Many thanks

[Barry]

My seats in my 1974 Type 2 are just too uncomfortable for the diabolical Victorian roads. I nearly broke my spine on a recent road trip. Any suggestions on what seats I can put in the front that’ll fit?
Many thanks

It's great that we can start rebuilding this forum again with good knowledge 

So - in my opinion.......................

best option is to get your seats rebuilt. Properly.
Anything else will need engineering.
Expensive as it will be, it will be cheaper in the long run

If you do go down an "alternative" seat option, use an ADR approved seat.
Either aftermarket or out of an Australian model car.
Dont by an eBay special

Because kombi seats are on a pedestal, they are usually a thinner seat base than most cars when it sits on the floor.
Using one of those seats you will sit too high.
You want something about 100mm high

Also, most seats are too wide.
You want something 520mm wide.
Any wider and it can hang too far over the base and eith clash with the door or seat belt base.
offsetting to seat makes you have your legs at an angle with pedals.

Personally, I have Recaro LS seats from a Proton GTi in my T3 on VW swivel bases .
The Recaro's have gone through the roof these days and the bases are very difficult to get - as in I have only seen one set. Mine.

[jonnydot]

Subaru seats are often used.I would be interested in your seats if you are selling?

[wagonwanderer]

I’d like aftermarket seats too. I’ve read on the UK old bay threat that there a few options.
They use Volvo, Jaguar XJS, recaro, Porche, I haven’t seen photos 
and it seems everyone has a different opinion.
 I couldn’t find any information on a easy swap. 
Yes I’d get a certificate for rego & insurance.
No idea what I’ll go with, I’ve had my seats rebuilt
 and I can still feel every spring creaking.

[Barry]

I have Recaro LX in my T3
They are on VW/Audi turntable bases they were a (rare) Trakka option

   

   

   

   

   

[Barry]

Dont go "aftermarket" as in no name, go something that has come out of an ADR approved car.
Good selections are

• Mazda MX5
  
• early Porsche
  
• Recaro LX series
  
• Subaru Impreza
  
• Some Honda's (early Integra?)
  

You need something thin - squab/base 520mm wide and low.
A lot of sqabs are too wide.
You then have to offset them to miss hitting the door and then the pedals are offset.

Because a kombi seat sits on a pedestal, you dont need height in the base.
A lot os "cars" the seat comes off the floor and has built in height in the thick squab.
This will put your head against the roof.

As usual - ANY change would require engineering to be legal.
Having an ADR seat to start with makes life easy.

It is "fairly" easy to get rid of your original runners and fit some after market runners and fit one of the above.

Another option is to fit some late bay/T3 runners from Butty Bits

https://www.buttysbits.com/?s=seat+runne...pe=product

All Aircooled sell Butty Bits but I couldnt find them on their web
https://allaircooled.com.au/collections/all/buttys-bits

Then you could fit late bay or T3 seats