01 Bugeye wrx seat upgrades

[xxxmike]

Hi all,

Just wondering who has upgraded seats in their bugeye?? I have these std ones and they dont look too pretty or comfy to be honest.
are there any nice upgrades that are pretty just drop in without needing to modify anything?

Thanks

[scotty]

Yup STI V7 bud had them in my first classic bolt straight in .

[SpecB]

Do you have the airbag seats or the buckets?

[Mortster]

Believe it or not, bar the v7 sti seats, those are very comfortable. Great for long journeys.

I had those in my bug when I got them, swapped them out for Blob WRX seats, as almost the same trim pattern. Then I got a full Hawk STi interior, including dash. While they look nice, not nice on the lower back and bum for long journeys.

I drive to Scotland twice a year, over 1000 mile round trip. Seats in order of comfortableness ( if that's a word )

1. Original Two Part ones ( the ones you have )
2. WRX versions Blob or Bug
3. V8+ STI

I'm told though the V7 STI versions top the lot though.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Do you have the airbag seats or the buckets?

This...

There were two types of standard seats in the bugeye WRX. If you've got the seats with the headrest build into the back of the seat (no separate bit on top) then they're pretty much the best seat design out Subaru made.

Take a pic of what you have currently and show us

[xxxmike]

These are my exact seats, they are not too bad comfort wise but i find they dont hold you well. And dont realkly look very "Subaru"

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[oldskool]

ill have a set of sti fronts from a blob for sale soon ,,, ridaa has first option on them but if he doesnt want them ill be putting them on here

[xxxmike]

cheers oldskool what colour are they??

[oldskool]

Its the one on the left with red sti logo - other seat is the originals from mine which are now back in it

[C. J.]

Look for some Wrx bucketseats , same as sti ones but in the black and grey carbon look .

[riiidaa]

If you are very tall, classic seats do sit a bit lower in the 'newage' car you have, other than that the seats between model years are very interchangable, you would do well however to unbolt your setbelt socket from the two front seats, as the sockets / buckles can vary in shape.

[riiidaa]

I will say that the bug wrx / sti seats have deeper / firmer side bolsters than blob and hawk versions, I avoid those because I find them far harder to enter and exit the vehicle via

[555_Si]

I had the v7 wrx seats in mine and they were good, I then put in the v7 sti seats which are same shape just different material and they are a lot better, the material is more grippy and just works nicer with the seat I think.

[xxxmike]

Am i right in thinking these are the V7 STI seats?
Annoyingly as my car is black i am not sure how this will look with blue seats in a black car. Need to see someone else thats done it.
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[Steve_PPP]

No, they are the version 8 seats. Look good but not as nice to sit in as the V7.

The V7 seats look like this:

[Red Baron]

As Riidaa said, if you're a little on the tall side, early classic seats are a snug fit and hold you in, I binned my leather for these.



They're a bit slimmer than the later ones and sit a bit lower in the car

[Bolesroor]

My black blob has blue seats,look fine imo and before 'E' comments yes I still have those covers on

[jay vr6]

I have a nice blob black leather interior mmm heated seats

[xxxmike]

Originally Posted by Bolesroor

My black blob has blue seats,look fine imo and before 'E' comments yes I still have those covers on

can you upload a pic to give me an idea of what it looks like??
Thanks

[riiidaa]

Steve PPP is right that they are from a blob. In my opinion they are MORE comfy than the earlier ones (bug seats have the diagonal shoulder stitching) he shows for the reason I already mentioned about bolsters. It's a matter of what you prefer.

If you are worried about blue in a black car, you could get the WRX versions rather than STi or else hang back and hunt for some WR1 interior to pop up but that may well cost you more to obtain.

I refuse to refer to them as 7 and 8 because version numbers don't officially apply to newage cars.

[Bolesroor]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...-miles/2692012

Hi Mike, sorry I can't sort a picture for you at the moment but there are a few on pistonheads to give you an idea, obviously the matching door cards help imo.