A place for general chat about the Jimny. Please make sure you post in the correct section on the site, this way it keeps the site tidy AND ensures you get a more relevant answer.

Suppliers/Dealers or anyone selling with a commercial view in mind CANNOT post here unless responding to a specific request of a member in a "wanted" post.

Suppliers include people "breaking for spares" on a regular basis, when purchasing spares members should ask a supplier what they contribute to the running of the forum particularly if contacted by a Private Message

Suppliers or Members who have contributed to the forum can be identifed by the
logo.

Jimny seats

More
07 Oct 2025 16:55 #262212 by Strawbob
Jimny seats was created by Strawbob
Hello everyone
looking for replacement front seats (not jimny seats) that are comfy and easy to fit. I seen people recommend swift seats but they don't say from what years of production model. Or are they easy to install, do they need brackets to be made too get them to fit or do they just bolt straight in?
any help would be appreciated šŸ‘Ā 

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Lambert
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Moderator
    Registered
  • The quickest Jimny in Harrogate...(that I own)
More
07 Oct 2025 18:12 #262214 by Lambert
Replied by Lambert on topic Jimny seats
First off what year jimny and second out of an existing car or new after market bucket type?

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
07 Oct 2025 19:22 #262217 by Strawbob
Replied by Strawbob on topic Jimny seats
It's a 2009 1.3 and the seats I would like to fit would come from another car, not new seats!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Lambert
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Moderator
    Registered
  • The quickest Jimny in Harrogate...(that I own)
More
08 Oct 2025 03:23 #262221 by Lambert
Replied by Lambert on topic Jimny seats
Then the easiest seat to fit is the recaros out of the early 2000s ignis sport. You retain the jimny sliders and the only difficult modification is lengthening the backrest adjustment bar. However finding a set is not going to be easy or cheap. The other alternative is master forest seat bases and then any flat bottom seat that is narrow enough to fit in.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
08 Oct 2025 09:35 #262230 by DrRobin
Replied by DrRobin on topic Jimny seats
I fitted MasterForest seat bases and then Bad Boy Classics BB6 semi bucket seats to my Gen3. They were a tight fit, left to right, but I did achieve it without cutting anything, like door cards, just had to re-drill the MasterForest seat bases to take the seat rails.

See my post here www.bigjimny.com/forum/7-jimny-technical...-my-3rd-gen?start=12

They were much better than the faux leather seats in my 2011, especially off road where you didn’t slide around so much.

The reason I went for new seats was that the Recaros which fit are silly money and are now quite old so the chances of finding a good set which doesn’t need renovating is very slim.

Robin

2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
08 Oct 2025 16:46 #262234 by jackonlyjack
Replied by jackonlyjack on topic Jimny seats
Mercedes W176 from 2017 A class
I already had seat subframes from previous seats fitted.Ā 
I got manual adjustment because these are flat fitting
Electric adjustment are not flat fittingĀ 

See picture of modification to door card to remove the armrest part....... Possibly if seats are further back[I'm short šŸ˜‚] you could leave the door card aloneĀ 

Door card mod was from my first set of bucket seats because my elbow kept hitting itĀ 

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.749 seconds
Joomla template by a4joomla