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Another "Yank" here Andy! No offense, but what is a squab? And what is a "Leone" Don't have them in the US so far as I know..... Thanks! Theo B 1970 Fastback "The Frosted Flake" ---------- > From: Australian T3 Register <vwtype3@macquarie.matra.com.au> > To: type-3@umich.edu > Subject: Re: Seats, what else will fit? > Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 6:42 AM > > On 06-Feb-98, MrRebel666@aol.com wrote: ><snip>> If you're average size, (not like me 6'2") you can fit Subaru '80 - '84 Leone > seats on to the original T3 bases by removing a couple of bits and drilling 4 > holes - you remove the sliders off the Subaru seats, take the VW squabs off > the base, remove the round adjusting knob and rod off the base and drill a > hole in each corner to correspond with the thread on the bottom of the Subaru > seats where the sliders were attached, use the existing bolts and screw on to > the VW base then slide it all back into the car. > > These Subaru seats, which have removable/adjustable headrests, tilt forward > enough to get > in the car, they also lay back > and if you get them off the top of the range model the drivers seat also has a > lumbar adjustment. > > Both my brother and I have these seats in out T3's, his are on the original VW > bases and mine are on specially made up ones to accommodate my long legs. > > If you want to see what they look like go to our T3 Register web page at: > > http://macquarie.matra.com.au/~vwtype3 > > Click on "members cars" in the "Scrapbook" section and go to Bernie's car, the > beige '68 Notch. > > Andy - Oz T3 Register. >