Troopy Upgrade

I do hope you aren't in heaven quite so soon. Perhaps delay that a little while.

I did similar with my 60 series Landcruiser - $50 for a pair of late model Corolla seats and a bit of mucking around fabricating brackets. The colour of them perfectly matches the interior too...
Last Nov I drove it to Broome (from Bunbury) and it was as comfortable (well - maybe nearly as comfortable) as any car I have driven.

I do trust that you are aware, that replacing any seating in a vehicle, with seating that was never offered by the manufacturer originally, requires approval by your local licencing authority?

Failure to gain approval for seating alterations could invalidate your vehicle insurance, and also lead to a yellow sticker.
You'd more than likely only find out about the insurance invalidation, after an accident, when an insurance assessor inspects the vehicle.

Remember, "full disclosure" of additional extras, changes, alterations, and anything that affects the value or operation of the vehicle - after you have filled out an initial insurance form and insured the vehicle - is required by insurance companies.

If you fail to notify them of vehicle alterations, extras added, or other changes affecting the value and operation of the vehicle, they have grounds to claim it was not the same vehicle they insured.

If you think you can claim exemption from the licencing regulations for replacement Falcon seating, because you're still using the "original seat mountings" - you're on thin ice, because you have utilised an aftermarket seat mounting adaptor, that may have no regulatory approval.

Not saying this will happen, but official regulations and company T's&C's, have a nasty habit of biting you on the ar$e when you least expected it, and end up costing you money.

If it was me, I'd be checking with the authorities, gaining their approval for the modification, and rest easy with the regulations and the insurance company.
It's entirely likely the modified setup could be officially approved - but it's better to find out before, rather than after an event, that could raise some ugliness.

VICROADS - Vehicle modifications - seating replacement

Cheers, Ron.

Yep replaced the terrible seats with Ricaro's and got an Engineer's Certification to keep the insurance company safe. What a great move it was!! SUV owners don't have to worry about stuff like this!

hurracane fabrications do a seat runner that will let you use factory rails and xr falcon seats seem to be the go plenty of troopys getting around with this mod done to them.

MODIFICATIONS
45 years in the accident repair business I saw lots of modifications without certification and the insurance companies didn't bat an eye lid , in fact most assessors wouldn't even look or know what to look for or even check for mods .
They check tyre tread depth , overall condition of the car , once the claim is authorised , start repairing it .



In the case of a death in a car that was modified , different story .

Right , thanks for that .