I'm thinking of getting something experimental for front seats for the 240D. I've got a good set of seats in that and a 300D I want to resell.

So give me some recommendations. I'm looking for something with a good compromise between sport and everyday livability, the latter of which the stock seats deliver in spades. A neighbor has some welding equipment so adapting shouldn't be difficult.

A set from a Toyota MR2 I know to be light, half decent support but not too deep - this will still be a car called upon for cross country duty and I don't like to shell out for hotel rooms if I can avoid it. Although, if it's something I can find at pick a part for cheap and really cool, well, maybe I'll have to get used to snoozing in the back seat.

If anyone has any LA area sightings on some decent front seats let me know, I've got the tan MB Tex, something that would jibe with that would be great.

The Mitsubishi Galant seats work great for me. Comfortable, supportive, added headroom and only needed modification is to attach the seatbelt.

I'll have to keep an eye out at the yards. What year Galant?

Mine was from a 1992 so 1987–1994 should be the range.

do you have some pics of how the seats look? That would be interesting to see

MR2 Spyder seats. I wouldn't put anything else in there. Wired for seat heaters too.



Comfy, supportive, and most importantly, won't roast your rump in summer.

(01-17-2010 09:13 PM)dropnosky Wrote:  do you have some pics of how the seats look? That would be interesting to see

They would look much better with a blue interior. Not sure if Mitsu has a color close to mine.
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/seat...-t-13.html

Yeah, generally the Japs have had the seat thing down for some time. Kind of funny how some marques (CHEVY!!!) can't get this right in their 'driving' cars, but the Japanese have great seats (unless you need to wear your seats, like Recaros) in their cookie cutter compacts.

My neighbor across the street has a welder, so a little work to get them to mate up won't be out of the question. MR2 seats, I've noticed, are the lightest seats I've encountered that isn't a race bucket or aftermarket. My MKII GLI Recaros, on the other hand, were fucking H-E-A-V-Y, and they weren't even the heated leather ones! And no way your old 105 pound girlfriend is going to sleep in one, much less my 6'2" ass! They would be great in a dedicated car, though.

I suppose it all comes down to what's at the yard when I go. I'll see what the 'yota and other Jap yards get for a pair of seats, PAP just doesn't care as long as they get their nickel.

Hoping to find some tan cloth buckets...MR2s didn't come in tan, though!

What about Benz options? 190E seats or the like? Probably the same or more work, though...

The W201 track is narrower and I don't see much benefit other than the 16v buckets. I'd take the comfortable W126 seats long before standard 190 seats. Unfortunately the W126 is just as hard to find with light interior colors!

Figures. Yeah, I'll just have to see what's hanging around when I get around to it. Until then, hell, that's what those grab handles are for - as a few of my passengers have found out!

I will keep my eyes peeled for a Galant...maybe not in that color, but yeah...

(01-18-2010 01:51 AM)kamel Wrote:  Comfy, supportive, and most importantly, won't roast your rump in summer.

Yes! I don't know what people are thinking when they say the MB stock seats are great. Personally, I find them very uncomfortable over long distances and very very hot in warm weather. My Nissan HB shitbox has more comfortable bucket seats in it than any of the MBs Ive owned.

Heres an official MB analysis diagram of seat fatigue-
   

I don't have much of a problem with the w123 seats. Not the best I had. The seats from the 1994 Volvo 850 were very comfy for me. Thought about putting a set in the Benz.

(01-18-2010 01:51 AM)kamel Wrote:  ...Wired for seat heaters too. ....

Seat heaters are the bomb! Love them on my other vehicles. Was trying to figure out how to install them in the stock MB seats (will do that much much later of course).




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(01-18-2010 09:17 AM)dropnosky Wrote:  ....
Heres an official MB analysis diagram of seat fatigue-

Ha!

I really want a pair of BMW 535is sport seats / recaros

(01-18-2010 10:40 PM)willbhere4u Wrote:  I really want a pair of BMW 535is sport seats / recaros

That would be my best bet. They show up in the yards but they are always trashed.

Those look nice. I wonder how much they'd be to get recovered in some matching MB Tex. Or some Volvo 240DL cloth, that stuff is bulletproof.

The seats I have are far less deteriorated than most 123 seats I've seen. Might even be swapped in, my odo stopped at 168, and who really knows what that means since it was like that when I got the car.

I've been very satisfied with the comfort level and these are far and away the best buckets to crank back and take a nap in ever in my experience. Whatever I replace them with will lose out in that regard but I want to strike the best balance I can. But like I said, if the right seats are there for the right price, I always have my RidgeRest.