WRX seats into Legacy SS?

Boostedballs · Post by **Boostedballs** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:00 am

Does anyone know if WRX front and rear seats will fit into a Legacy? I know thew door cards won't.

Aerotech · Post by **Aerotech** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:53 am

Bolt right in. '02-03 are slightly lower, better fit. You have to change over the seatbelt recievers to the Legacy ones.

Boostedballs · Post by **Boostedballs** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:09 am

that's great news!

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:44 am

much more comfortable/sporty feel

DannycVR6 · Post by **DannycVR6** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:27 pm

Mattheww044 wrote:much more comfortable/sporty feel

did you swap the sliders ?

mike-tracy · Post by **mike-tracy** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:06 pm

you don't need to, they are (like all other modern Subaru seats) just bolt on.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:37 pm

i just unbolted the seats from the floor and put new ones in. I knew they would work because I had them in my last car

Aerotech · Post by **Aerotech** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:54 am

Plus, they look the sh!t

Note the stock belt recievers.

93Leg-c · Post by **93Leg-c** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:38 am

IIRC, the rear seat may need some minor tweaking.

kleinkid · Post by **kleinkid** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:51 am

Here's mine. '05 WRX. I cut a few inches out of the seatbelt receiver shaft, and had it welded back together so they don't stick up so far.,

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:19 am

yea the rear seats required a little bit of hammering. The little metal "brackets" that hold the bottom part of the seat to the vertical part of the carpet, those needed hammered a little bit over, but nothing major at all. Good luck and keep us updated!
Matt

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:03 pm

There's a few threads around about this

Here's mine, with manual belt conversion.
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=41584

I just drove to California and back, and yes these seats are MUCH more supportive than the stock seats.

DannycVR6 · Post by **DannycVR6** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:26 pm

anyone have pictures of the cut/ trimed seat brackets?

I'm trying to get 05 sti seats to sit right in my 91 SS

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:06 pm

I didn't even cut mine. Im not sure on the Sti seats how much "taller" they are or w/e but i sit just fine in my car and I am 5'10"

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:28 pm

FWIW, I finally got some in-car video of me during an Auto-X and I knew I slid a little in the seat but figured I was okay - wow, the amount your bottom kicks over in the corners is pretty dramatic. The stock seats definately do not hold you very tight. I'll see if I can find the video to give you a clear idea of what I mean by dramatic.

So if you're interested in pushing the car in the corners, I'd fully recommend upgrading the seats.

kleinkid · Post by **kleinkid** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:45 pm

Before I had my rails modified, with the WRX seat at its lowest position my head hit the headliner. I am 5'11". It has to do with your height from your butt seat to the top of your head while you are sitting in the seat.

Boostedballs · Post by **Boostedballs** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:00 am

I can't wait to do the swap! My little arse slides all over when I throw it into corners. Stock fells about like a bench seat for me. blah!

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:28 am

these days I drive a lot of cars with race buckets practically mounted to the floor, and i'm really getting sick of how high my wrx seats sit.

Florin1 · Post by **Florin1** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:39 pm

Hey all, i'm looking into some 06 wrx seats, front and rear and door cards. Door cards won't fit? As i read above. Also noticed that all the swaps ^ are from 05 and lower? Will the 06 fit? How are they height wise? I'm concerned because im 6'-6'1". But yeah i am looking for support. My interior is in real nice shape if anybody is interested. All black leather.

Boostedballs · Post by **Boostedballs** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:52 am

I got the WRX seats and I love the feel of the driver seat. It's little high but manageable.

The rear seats didn't fit worth a crap! I opted to not use them. They are now for sale. They don't fold down. I'm always hauling lumber and stuff, so I need the fold down style.

Florin1 · Post by **Florin1** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:49 am

^how tall are ya? Other people said that the rears fit fine once you hammer on the lower tabs.?

Boostedballs · Post by **Boostedballs** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:14 am

Florin1 wrote:^how tall are ya? Other people said that the rears fit fine once you hammer on the lower tabs.?

I'm 5'10". I have plenty of room because I have no padding on my arse.
The back seats do fit but they need some bending on the bottom of the seat back. There are two holes in the seat frame to mount in the middle lower are but our cars only have one threaded hole. Don't drill a second hole because the fuel cell is right there!

Dynamic Entry · Post by **Dynamic Entry** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:52 pm

my 03 WRX rear seats went in without modification. sometimes I miss the 60/40 but the skis and snowboard fit thru the middle pass-thru just fine, and it is really nice to still be able to have 3 passengers with the skis.

I'm 6'2" but when sitting I am 'shorter' than my dad who is 5'10". I'm all legs, so I can still fit with a helmet on. But I do feel the same as Jamal and if I autoX this car in the future I will be putting buckets in on Sundays.

Aerotech · Post by **Aerotech** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:23 am

I couldn't live without the 60/40. I really need a wagon.

crashnburn · Post by **crashnburn** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:03 am

it should bolt right up. i just put in 03 wrx seats.

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WRX seats into Legacy SS?

WRX seats into Legacy SS?