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It is really easy, just make sure you replace the coke thin tin bottoms for the rear seats, as it has a tendency to tear.
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After market seats or alternate seats for HMMWV / m998 ?
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Most of the suspension style seats I have seen in Hmmwv's went with a 5 point harness. I am guessing the reason they did this is due to the same problem you are having.
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Unless your seats are really wide, there should be a few inches available to move the seats closer to the vehicle's center so that your seatbacks will clear the reels.
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For aftermarket on the passenger front, do you guys just bolt them to the lid? Fab up reinforcement bracket/plate?
Perkman87
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Yes, fab up reinforcement or washers work.
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The high back seat kits come with a steel plate that bolts to the top of the battery cover for reinforcement. You would probably want to do something similar when going aftermarket.
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For the commander and rear seats, I just used fender washers. On the driver's seat I made up a steel plate to adapt the seat to the seat base.
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Although.. These don't seem too bad for the price.
have you put those seats in? i'm thinking about getting them but want to make sure they would work for the rear seats
have you put those seats in? i'm thinking about getting them but want to make sure they would work for the rear seats
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I used a set of seats from a Razor UTV. Lightweight, side supports hold you in, and so much more comfortable than the OEM seats. Added a sliding rail from a donor Jeep seat for the driver, and cut the top section of the rail behind the driver seat. I'm 6'6" and needed that extra 2". Works great. The other seats are stationary. No complaints. Will get some pics up in a few days.
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Although.. These don't seem too bad for the price.
Has anyone put a set in? just wanted to see how they were before i bought some
Has anyone put a set in? just wanted to see how they were before i bought some
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Although not nearly finished, here's what I've done to pick up a little extra leg room...
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Was totally looking at mine the other day and notching a section like you did out. Then if necessary do a flat bar or something similar inside against the back lip.
Jon0249
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Yeah, thought of half a dozen ways to beef up the bar, but decided since its purpose was to provide lateral stability for the body, I would be OK. Maybe strengthening it will be a future improvement. No harder than I use it, it's fine.
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This is what I put in this HMMWV.
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Diggin' it...who makes them and maybe a possible source?
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Those look like global GSS seats, maybe "cobra" model. Probably GL as those seats have a hefty OE price and metal blast plate protection.
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They are the seats out of a MRAP.
Jon0249
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Ok, finally got a few pics for the benefit of the brotherhood of vertically gifted. I'm 6'6" tall and the changes I made give me that "just right" amount of leg room.
While not really that much to look at, it's effective. I removed the original seat, leaving only the base level frame. Added steel angle iron around it so I could weld the slider (donor from a Jeep Cherokee) to it. A router with a carbide bit makes a nice clean cut in the aluminum cross bar. Because of the angle of the seat back, I did not have to cut into the bottom section of the crossbar. In a future project, I will be building a base level frame that is about 2" shorter. Current sitting height is a bit too high for me to see my side mirror clearly, and my eye level is almost even with the soft top. Slight discomfort that is overcome by the extra legroom.
While not really that much to look at, it's effective. I removed the original seat, leaving only the base level frame. Added steel angle iron around it so I could weld the slider (donor from a Jeep Cherokee) to it. A router with a carbide bit makes a nice clean cut in the aluminum cross bar. Because of the angle of the seat back, I did not have to cut into the bottom section of the crossbar. In a future project, I will be building a base level frame that is about 2" shorter. Current sitting height is a bit too high for me to see my side mirror clearly, and my eye level is almost even with the soft top. Slight discomfort that is overcome by the extra legroom.
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So can the bar behind the driver and passenger be removed or altered to give that extra space? I just received mine and i was thinking of putting seats out of an late 90s prelude in it. Theyre low profile buckets just not sure about those rails behind the seats