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'03 Viper seats install

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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'03 Viper seats install

I bought these seats in '02 from someone who tried to tell me they got them at a swap meet. They were out of an '03, so i knew they came out of the Proving Grounds from a crash-test car. For the price, i wasn't going to argue with him. They went into both of my Intrepids, and now they'll go into the IROC.
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Not a bad fit.
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 04:24 AM
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Re: '03 Viper seats install

do they have any adjustments besides recline and the fore-aft of the slider?
do you sit any higher or lower compared to stock seats?
any details on the install you care to share?
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Re: '03 Viper seats install

No, that's the extent of their adjustment. Not really an issue though, as i've got over 200,000 miles in these seats and have never had the need for more. The seats are only mocked in place in the pics i posted and i can see that i'll need to make some changes to get them to sit just right. The Dodge seats use an "L" bracket to mount to the floor, so the bolts go in horizontally. You can see the adapter bracket i made to mount them, which worked perfectly when bolting them into my Intrepids. They mounted similarly up front, i just needed the bracket to adjust for the width.
I'm thinking that i'll have to unbolt the "L" bracket in the fronts and bolt the slider directly to the floor using another custom bracket. Right now the front sits up too high. I'll mod that first, then decide if i need to bring the rear up any.
Right now, i'm pretty happy with how they fit in the car. I'll take more in depth pics and update this post as i go along.
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