Installing aftermarket sports seats in XE S

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01-24-2019, 12:12 AM

redonettii

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Installing aftermarket sports seats in XE S

Hi there,
I'm looking to install aftermarket sport seats in the front (driver and passenger) on my XE S and wondering if anyone has done this or has experience they'd like to share?

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01-25-2019, 11:29 AM

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Which seats do you plan to install?

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01-25-2019, 12:00 PM

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Which seats do you plan to install?

Hi! Sparco or OMP reclineable seats. I understand the issue is the occupancy / airbag sensor and the fact that the XE S has side airbags in the seats, so removing the seats would remove part of the airbag system... I assume that the answer will be no, you cannot remove the stock seats, but just wanted to see if anyone had done it.

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01-27-2019, 07:59 AM

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I assume that the answer will be no, you cannot remove the stock seats, but just wanted to see if anyone had done it.

I believe you can swap the seats quite easily. JLR has a similar seats on the SVR & R models. Perhaps going with one of those would be less problematic?

Why do you want to swap the seats out? Are you prepping a track car?

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