new seats installed

[slammed97]

here are the new seats i just put in...and the new seatbelts...did all this while putting 2 12" subs and an amp an new headunit....check them out and let me know
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/slammed97/truck%20pics/PICT1034.jpg this is the drivers seat...but ill get some better pics of them after realizing there not very good
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/slammed97/truck%20pics/PICT1031.jpg a pic of my torn apart dash...new alpine head unit sitting in there
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/slammed97/truck%20pics/PICT1030.jpg heres my custom box that will have leather on it but not right now...2 12" punch HX2's

there u go check it all out and let me know what u think... :thumbup:

[496-TKO]

How much and what brand??

[rikyric]

Yeah, I'd like to know how much and where to get them.

[CKTA]

Are those the Summit seats?

[slammed97]

there jegs seats and their $200 a piece...heres the link to the seats...these are really nice and comforatble seats!!
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10001&categoryId=25729&parentCategoryId=10509&langId=-1
the seat belts are are RCI's and their $69.99 a piece...5 pt. harness...really nice belts...heres the link to the belts...there the dragster mount, latch type...not the cam-lock
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10001&categoryId=22771&parentCategoryId=10495&langId=-1

[mAydAy]

Where are the belts mounted? I see no harness bar so I know they aren't properly installed. For the safety of your back, they must be installed between a -5* arc from the passthrough on the seat to a +15* arc. If it is outside of that range, you run a HUGE risk of SERIOUS injury if you are in any sort of accident. A more negative angle than -5* (Mounted more than ~inch below the seat passthrough in that close of quarters) will cause the seatback to be crushed in the event of an accident, and with the seatback your spine will be compressed. Seen it happen, its ugly. Mount it way up above the seat and the opposite happens....the seat back either tears off or splits, and the improper angle doesn't restrain you properly because as the seatback rips it no longer holds the belts in place and allows you to travel farther forward.

Install a harness bar across the back. If you're in an accident of any magnitude, it WILL save your life, and you'll look more hardcore. Otherwise, use your stock belts if you can, or don't count on much protection.

[slammed97]

dude i know what happens with the way its mounted...im not done im just showing you guys pics...im planning on making a harness bar!! ok so dont tell me how to do things when im still working on stuff...oh and i dont care if its not mounted right becuase im not planning on crashing my truck anytime soon plus i still have 3 wks till i can drive agian so ill put a dam harness bar in there.... :banghead:

[mAydAy]

Whoa dude just relax there a bit. I was just trying to look out for you, not to piss you off. Wasn't trying to say you were or weren't or anything I just wanted to make sure you were aware.

[jc55]

dude i know what happens with the way its mounted...im not done im just showing you guys pics...im planning on making a harness bar!! ok so dont tell me how to do things when im still working on stuff...oh and i dont care if its not mounted right becuase im not planning on crashing my truck anytime soon plus i still have 3 wks till i can drive agian so ill put a dam harness bar in there.... :banghead:

I love those seats. I've been wanting to see them up close like that. The price seems right.
Hey, Mayday's just lookin' out for you man. http://us.st8.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/buyinprivate_1856_23270584

[slowrider]

The seats look pretty cool. I would like to see it with the sub box finished. Looks like it should slam. Your attitude sux though. Dude was just tryin to give you some useful information. I wasn't plannin to crash my ride either, yet here I sit in a chair that I will be in for the rest of my life.

[slammed97]

ok yeah im sry for flipping out on MAYDAY...sry mayday...i was working on my buddies jeep and was pissed off from that so i kinda took it out on him....sry bout that...anyways thanks for looking out for me!!!! but thanks all u guys that like my set up...this is my first truck im building and the first system im putting in it so its really really really new to me and its awsome that ppl like my box and set up and seats and all that stuff!!!! and yeah im def. putting a harness bar in my truck just havent done it...ive got 3 wks from a 2 month license suspension so im just doing little at a time and i really wanted to get rid of the stock seats so i just bolted them in and left them...
sry agian MAYDAY!! :thumbup:

[mAydAy]

Its fine man no hard feelings, I hear you on the pissed off after workin on something. I love the look of em in your truck, they actually fit in there much better than I would have ever expected. RC trucks look great with nice seats like that! I also like that front airdam/bumpercover you have on the front of the truck, never seen one like that but it really fits well.

I just always cringe seeing setups without bars....I road race, and do lots of other competitive racing, and every once in a while a tech inspector lets someone slip by with improperly setup seats, and I've seen catastrophic results afterwards. When I'm inspecting, I'll let it slide for Autocross but beyond that its a No-Go.

[slammed97]

thanks for the complememts!!! but yeah im planning on making the bar soon!! and what do u think would be a good angle to put the seat belts at?? im really kinda lost on it all but ill figure it out!!

[slammed97]

i was looking through some pics of my truck and i found this pic....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/slammed97/truck%20pics/dba4334d.jpg this is what my truck looked like the day i found it! completely bone stock except the wheels and tires!! now it looks like this...
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/slammed97/e0fa42ac.jpg
better improvement?? just wondering

[mAydAy]

Well, you have the chance to set it up ideally. The ideal setup would be make it so that when you are sitting in the seats, it goes through the seats without touching them in the pass through's and the angle of curvature of the belts over your shoulder from the harness bar, to your shoulders, then to the latch is 90*. That way in the case of needing the restraints, you will get the most efficient angle on your body, and no contact with the seat backs whatsoever to mess up anything. Anywhere in the -5* to actually 30* range through the seatback is acceptable though. (The angle is the measure of the roll bar where the belt passes through the seat back, measured in relation to the perpindicular.

http://circletrack.com/techarticles/p149772_image_large.jpg

Heres a very good guide from G-Force sent off with their belts.
http://www.gforce.com/pdf/harnessinstall.pdf

Heres some more reference information I found for you. It discusses more details about the risks and faults with different angles and how to find the ideal
http://circletrack.com/techarticles/76778/

[bluzeman]

slammed97, I like your truck. Real clean. And its the first time that I have seen the stock lights look good. The yellow turn sigs, and the red tails look great IMO. Kinda sets the white off. Cool.

[1 Clean 91']

...better improvement?? just wonderingMuch better!!! Huge improvement :smokin:

[slammed97]

BLUZEMAN-yeah im going to get rid of the yellow corners and put clear corners in it!!
thanks for all the complements!!!!