Thread: Seats.

You will have to get the modification approved by a licensed engineer that is qualified to say the seat mountings meet the required standards, then have the vehicle plated to say it complies with the required safty standards etc. best of luck

Hodgo

Originally Posted by hodgo

You will have to get the modification approved by a licensed engineer that is qualified to say the seat mountings meet the required standards, then have the vehicle plated to say it complies with the required safty standards etc. best of luck

Hodgo

If the whole exercise is going to cost 100s which i think it will , by the time you do the mounts and get an engineer to sign off, it might be better to buy a set of series 3 deluxe seats from Exmoor UK.

This usually entails fitting a plate or large washer (previously stress tested to some ridiculously overrated degree approximately 5 times greater than the vehicle components to which it is about to be bolted) under the bolts which will hold the seats firm. (Always purchase two sets of these devices, one larger than the other. Fit the smaller of the two sets). This should cost around 50-80cents.
Then when the Engineer tells you that the plates/washers you have used are not large/strong enough you simply remove them and fit the larger set of plates/washers that you purchased before. (Never, never fit the largest ones the first attempt).
Now, this first 'knockback' from the Engineer could cost about $50 or so, so when you come back the second time with the "improved" mounting system all should be well and the certification shouldn't cost much more than a hundred or so.
Simple!
Regards
Glen

I don't know engineers rates in QLD but if you can get away with $100 , thats very reasonable. Recently my neighbour fitted an aftermarket turbo to his crapota and was charged $400 to have the engineer sign off. i just assumed that Engineers charge more than $100 to open the door. W.

Buy a set of high back seats from the UK , with the current exchange rate you cant go wrong.

As far as I know seating mods do not always require engineers as such, many of these are plated by the local roadworthy garage if they have the mod plate certification, and as long as they are done well, no "engineering" as such is required (what I mean is that you fit them up to the required specs and then get them inspected, many places should give advice on what you need to do free of charge if you take the seats and vehicle in).