Made my own seat rails GE8

[DLO01]

I do agree in its current form it is prone to flexing, there definitely needs to be some reinforcement.

But what do u mean by not 'locked in'?

The shape is the same as the standard rails, bolted on to the standard holes on the chassis.

A 'flat' piece of steel can bend up and down, its got no support. You'll never bend it side to side though. Have a look at your stock rails, they won't be flat. They probably have rolled or folded edges or extruded box section to give it strength.

[GU357]

yeh as DL01 said they will have bends accross them to oppose torsion

[chunsa]

What did you do about the seat airbags? Does removing your OEM seats disable anything related to other airbags?

[Redrocket172]

Right, so now I've reinforced the sides by welding a piece of 25mm x 5mm flat bar to help reduce flex



The removing one airbag does not affect the system.
I have plugged a 2.2ohm resistor into the airbag plug to trick it into thinking an airbag is there.
This also prevents the airbag light coming on.

[BiLL|z0r]

I commend you on the DIY but I think I'd rather the airbag working myself and plus your insurance is now void if it involves an accident where the seat or airbag would have been involved.

[GU357]

I commend you on the DIY but I think I'd rather the airbag working myself and plus your insurance is now void if it involves an accident where the seat or airbag would have been involved.

which is pretty much any accident, seeing as your sitting on it LOL

[BiLL|z0r]

Basically. Unless it's parked and someone runs into you or you scrape the bumpers on a piler or something cosmedic.