Navara seat changeover

Sapper D
I had a Dual Cab Navara, which I broughrt brand new in 2003, and I had major back trouble, with the seats, as I would get out of it, like a cripple, after 40 km.

I overcome it by getting into the back of the seat, and inserting my own style lumbar support. This was made up of a rolled up towell srtategicallty placed between the seat, and the back springs, and held in place with cable ties.
Took a few goes to get it right, but after that I was ine for almost 5 years.

That's cheaper than those fance seats, and it works fine
Cheers
Bucky

After a 20min drive I used to get out of my old Nissan crippled! Now I have a Recaro. Second-hand they aren't too much money. If you choose an aftermarket seat (that wil be easier than a Falcodore transplant, I reckon, due to seat frame compatibility) you will need a baseframe, too

Sapper, I have used Aerotech seats in four Patrols now, very very comfortble and supportive. I had them modified slightly to allow easy entry . If you would like to try one out for size, send me a members message. (I may possibly have one for sale very soon) You would have to make up a base and also get it engineered I would think.

Does the seat have side airbags fitted? If so, forget what I just typed, lol.

Must've changed the seats in the newer V6 models. I've got a 2008 D40 and have travelled far and wide crossed Aus twice.....once through the middle.....up the high country etc etc and now about to take this car to Cape York. I find the factory fitted lumbar support to be sufficient for me but understand that other folks may have more serious back ailments.

With side airbags etc, think your only option will be new recaro or similar that has ADR approval etc.......... not chep, but good.

Hi Sapper, many aftermarket seats (Recaro, Stratos etc) are designed to be modular - the seat cushion/base is a symemteriacl unit that bolts to a frame, that marries to the car's floorpan bolts. The frames are solid units and exceeed all the ADRs etc

Many cars have unlevel seat mounts (an 1990s RX-7, for instance, has all four mounts at different heights, and is different from side to side!) and the original seats' frames are made to fit only the original floorpan. This can makes a seat transplant from one car to another (either Falcon into a Navara) difficult

A seat change is "an alteration to the basic safety architecture for the car" or words to that effect so should be engineered and noted on the registration...

As for side airbags - I have no experiecne and do not know of the actual legalitieas here; I have a mate who installed seats into Side-bag vehicle (D3) and have simply disconnected the wiring with no fault codes

Hope this helps!