Installing Corbeau Baja XRS seats for CJ7

[TheDirtyCJ]

I decided to buy the new Corbeau Baja XRS seats for my CJ7 . I had sat down in one at 4Wheelparts here in Mesa and thought 'Wow these are really comfortable!' plus my old high backs were getting pretty worn. So I went to Quadratec's site and plunked down roughly a grand to buy them plus seat belts and brackets. As always, we all know- things just never go that smoothly. It took around 7 weeks to get them but when they did arrive, I was happy to see everything I ordered was there. Well firstly, let me say these seats are BIG! I did the first dry fit to see how I should position them and realized quickly just how far down the rabbit hole I had gone. I couldnt recline them because the roll bar is right up against the back side of the seats. and I had also ordered the wrong sliders. My old seats sat on a 2 welded rails that ran from drivers to p assengers side. I had to remove that and order D-124 and D-125. Here's the railing removed. When I did get the new brackets it was still alot of grunting and p ushing to make them fit. Plus I had to redrill the sliders to push the seats closer to center. anyway 3 months after initial order-here is the result. I must say it was more work than expected and Contrary to Corbeau's claim these are direct fit for CJ7 you will have to do some mods to make them fit!

 

[tarry99]

I decided to buy the new Corbeau Baja XRS seats for my CJ7. I had sat down in one at 4Wheelparts here in Mesa and thought 'Wow these are really comfortable!' plus my old high backs were getting pretty worn. So I went to Quadratec's site and plunked down roughly a grand to buy them plus seat belts and brackets. As always, we all know- things just never go that smoothly. It took around 7 weeks to get them but when they did arrive, I was happy to see everything I ordered was there. Well firstly, let me say these seats are BIG! I did the first dry fit to see how I should position them and realized quickly just how far down the rabbit hole I had gone. I couldnt recline them because the roll bar is right up against the back side of the seats. and I had also ordered the wrong sliders. My old seats sat on a 2 welded rails that ran from drivers to p assengers side. I had to remove that and order D-124 and D-125. Here's the railing removed. When I did get the new brackets it was still alot of grunting and p ushing to make them fit. Plus I had to redrill the sliders to push the seats closer to center. anyway 3 months after initial order-here is the result. I must say it was more work than expected and Contrary to Corbeau's claim these are direct fit for CJ7 you will have to do some mods to make them fit!

They look pretty cool , how do you like them? They are also available with a fabric panel in the middle any reason you stayed away from that?
Looking to change mine out , so looking for feedback.
Thanks

 

[Old Dog]

nice look'n seats.
I have the Baja Ultra seats with the same 4 point harness as you.
I love the seats but don't care for the harness they are kinda a pain,
I'm going to go to some 5 point ones.

 

[tarry99]

nice look'n seats.
I have the Baja Ultra seats with the same 4 point harness as you.
I love the seats but don't care for the harness they are kinda a pain,
I'm going to go to some 5 point ones.

Old Dog,
Same question.........how do you like yours and is the center cloth panel any better? Did you consider low back seats? In my CJ5 I have been looking at the dimensions on there seats simply because there is not much room in these old Jeeps. An adjustable back would be of no benefit in mine.
Your thoughts?

 

[Old Dog]

DirtyCj, I'm not trying to hijack you.

Tarry mine do not have cloth, I wanted them to be more water/dirt proof.
They are fixed back and I had to make some mounts that tied them into my cage. I had to do away with my stock console as there wasn't enough room anymore. At the same time you will not fit in them if your over 200# or so.
I do really like them though they hold you in on those off camber moments and are a joy to ride in all day.

 

[TheDirtyCJ]

Yes, your right and same thing here- water and dirt proof. I like em' they are real comfortable and yea that harness can be a pain but I got the retractable kind so I can sit up and look around.

 

[tarry99]

Yes, your right and same thing here- water and dirt proof. I like em' they are real comfortable and yea that harness can be a pain but I got the retractable kind so I can sit up and look around.

Thanks Guys

 

[gert]

looks good, it would drive me nuts waiting 7 weeks

 

[Old Dog]

yea that harness can be a pain but I got the retractable kind so I can sit up and look around.

I was looking at them after I found mine to be a pain. Do you like them?
Do you think they are as easy to get into as a 5 point would be?

 

[TheDirtyCJ]

The harness with the retractable really aren't bad. For just driving around I keep them loose.