The original VW front seats were well worn and needed replacing. A rather too quick search on here suggested Saab seats a good alternative so some were sourced and fitted (£20 on eBay plus 80 miles to fetch them). Very comfortable but too high, my legs were almost wedged against the underneath of the steering wheel. Also my line of sight was just below the top of the windscreen! Next came a pair of Vectra seats, £50 from a breakers yard. Again very comfortable but only slightly less bad than the Saab ones. So both the Saab and the Vectra seats followed the original seats to the tip.... Next came the present seats, again on recommendation from this fine forum A bit overpriced at £85, but these MR2 Mk1 seats are just the right height for a Bay camper. Lesson learned here is that the seats' "height" above the base fittings is critical as Bays are unusual in that you're effectively sitting on top of the front wheel arch. This means normal car seats are unsuitable, and you'll need "sports car" seats which tend to be much lower height. Meanwhile, my long search for a brand new passenger swivel base came good. Seemingly costing around £120 new, it was only a matter of time before one became available much cheaper, new yet unfitted, from eBay. At just £63 delivered, it went some way to compensate me for the seat sagas! First came the removal of the half partition with a grinder. Then ( as per VW's own recommendation) a small triangular bracket was welded in to stiffen up the pillar. Then a bit of tidying up with the remaining bits of carpet left over. The result of all this gives a much better drive, and a huge increase in useable space when the passenger seat is swivelled around to face the rear. Triangular bracket covered by carpet
Glad the MR2 seats worked, as think it was me that had previously posted somewhere they would be a good fit! Its a shame you didnt go for the MK1 seats, as they've speakers built into the headrests - but do look uglier
Good your search worked out and helpful to me ,my seats I reckon are original and I am literally sitting on the metal below them(whats left of them) so, visit to scrap yard/breakers,don"t really get why ,on my bus, the passenger seat has a fitting that latches the passenger seat to panel behind it whilst drivers seat has no such fitting ? but then ,9 previous owners ?
Yes, the standard VW seats are different in this respect. But even if you don't decide to remove the partition, the MR2 etc front seats will fit in just fine
ta mate, I am cool with the seriously old(original ?) seats , its I am wondering if the mot bloke can comment on? /advisory ?/fail my bus re same ? the drivers seat really is past its use by date but I am ok with it.
