Passanger seat slider

Just want to add that, for the passenger, being able to adjust the recline of the seat back makes a pretty significant difference in comfort. I was never uncomfortable in the old seats, but sliding the seat one click forward, and reclining just a hair made all the difference in the world.

I owe a HUGE thank you to (in no particular order) @Painter, @lrobbi, @DKF Texas, @Shatneyman, @WOLF, @Tripod, @MiM, @av8ingtom, @Ross, @TheRock, and @Slingrazor. Your generosity knows no bounds. Merry Christmas everyone (or Happy Hanukkah / happy solstice /happy Saturday based on your particular preferences)!!!!

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Just want to add that, for the passenger, being able to adjust the recline of the seat back makes a pretty significant difference in comfort. I was never uncomfortable in the old seats, but sliding the seat one click forward, and reclining just a hair made all the difference in the world.

I owe a HUGE thank you to (in no particular order) @Painter, @lrobbi, @DKF Texas, @Shatneyman, @WOLF, @Tripod, @MiM, @av8ingtom, @Ross, @TheRock, and @Slingrazor. Your generosity knows no bounds. Merry Christmas everyone (or Happy Hanukkah / happy solstice /happy Saturday based on your particular preferences)!!!!

WELL!!! After that excellent review I already have the appropriate fix. Mr. & Mrs. @V-SHOT sent my bride one of these for Xmas (many thanks)....

PROS
Fits my wife's butt perfectly - she is now comfortable
Bride can install causing reduced driver stress
Can't beat the price
Whine coming from passenger cockpit significantly reduced
Easily adjustable and removable
$300 extra for fine Kentucky bourbon and cigars

CONS
I HAD TO TAKE IT OUTTA THE BOX!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU GUYS

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@KayTwo and @sideseatdriver keep at it! You are so right. For close to $300.00, you shouldn't have to modify anything!!!! As I read the advertisement again, I didn't see anything related to fitment for the SLR seats. I didn't think there was that much of a difference. But your modification should work just fine!!!

I finished my install a little bit ago. Like you said, with the PRP Gen II, there were no issues at all. Mrs. V-SHOT loves the new addition!! And THAT is what's most important.

Now it's time for a little ceremonial congratulatory celebration...

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Now it's time for a little ceremonial congratulatory celebration...

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Now it's time for a little ceremonial congratulatory celebration...

yes please!!!

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Ok, here's the rest of the story, but I'll start from the beginning. As mentioned earlier, we have the Gen 2 OEM seats, similar to the 2017 SLRs.

Initial measurements: 22" to front footplate
Bottom to seat back 5"
Bottom to seat front highest point 9"

To disassemble:
- 16mm for seat belt bolt
- 15mm for bolts underneath front of seat and left rear bolt
- 16mm for right rear bolt, plus a 19mm wrench for nut.
(~10 min to get seat out)

- 15mm to disassemble seat halves
(~5 min to take apart)

- 8mm to remove seat bottom from frame
(~2 min)

Upon reassembly, aside from all our difficulties, you'll need an 11mm for the screws (not sure about the bolts for the PRP seats)

Slider frame is substantially heavier than stock.

15 min to unpack and prep and rewatch initial part of video.

Re-use the stock bolts to reattach the two seat halves.

Then, after all of that (and we had already gone through the drilling/dremel steps), it was time to put it back into the cockpit.

The slider frame didn't line up with the holes in the vehicle frame. @V-SHOT had to keep his bolts finger-loose and rock the frame around to get the fourth bolt, but I ended up needing to use the dremel to grind out and enlarge the side of the bolt hole in the sludrr frane by between 1/32" and 1/16" before that rocking method would work. Again, for a $300 mod, you'd think the holes would line up.

Once it was installed, Heather noticed something. This is looking down on the rear seat edge from above, relative to the rear wall of the cockpit. See how the seat is closer to the wall on the inboard side than it is on the outboard side? The slider frame isn't true, so the seat isn't truly facing front, it's twisted inboard a couple degrees. @V-SHOT has the exact same issue. You don't notice it when you sit in the seat, but....same $300 argument.

The new seat frame does sit up about 3/4" higher. The slider works great, the recline is awesome, and @sideseatdriver is a lot more comfortable. One thing we noticed, if you bring the seat all the way forward and then recline all the way, it is possible to make contact with your painted hoops underneath the roll bars. Careful not to damage those.

Bottom line:
- Pros: Final seat positon gives easier access to storage, more comfortable, easier future installation of harnesses or anything else requiring removal of seat.
- Cons: Seat is crooked (more aesthetic than anything), too much modification required for a "finished" product (needed longer screws for seat bottom, slider bracket holes didn't fit to vehicle frame), doesn't work with Gen 2 OEM seats without modification (drill/dremel).
- Total time: an hour or less, depending on issues you may hit
- 4 stars on ease of install for Gen 1 / PRP seats, 2.5 to 3 stars for ease with Gen 2 seats

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Good write up and photos

HOLY CRAP!!! I didn't know they made Pineapple Upside Down Cake ALREADY MIXED!! Imma headin to my liquor supplier and find out WTF why we don't have that delicacy here in the swamp - we always get stuff a year behind everybody else

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HOLY CRAP!!! I didn't know they made Pineapple Upside Down Cake ALREADY MIXED!! Imma headin to my liquor supplier and find out WTF why we don't have that delicacy here in the swamp - we always get stuff a year behind everybody else

If I am mentally and physically capable to do so, I'll do a beverage install, provide a review, and post naughty pics afterwards!!!!!

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ALRIGHT!!!!! WHO TOLD ON ME?!?!?!?!?

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Progress update: It's pretty clear to me that if you have the Gen 1 OEM seats, or the PRPs, you'll be fine. @V-SHOT put his slider on his PRP with none of these issues we're having.

If you have the Gen 2 OEM seats (and I assume, the SLRs), you're going to have to make some mods in order to get the seat bottoms to fit against the slider bracket.

In the back, I drilled a 1/2" hole on either side to give the bolt a place to fit into.

In the front, there was a similar issue, to a lesser degree, with one of the two bolts not having enough clearance. I used a dremel to fix that.

Once I got the clearances taken care of, the seat fit on. Last major hurdle: the provided screws aren't long enough. If you have PRP seats, they have different bolts, and there are no issues. However, if you have OEM seats, the 1 1/4" screws are just a touch too short to get threadlock. I didn't have any 1 1/2" screws here, so I make them from 3" screws with a set of boltcutters.

After all of that, the seat bottom fit onto the slider base, and install continued. Final details to follow.

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Thanks for the post. We noticed that too on our demo install. However, we were able to install it without notching the seat base with a dremel. We applied pressure and once the threading started in simply pulled the seat into place. I've relayed this information to Madigan. Thanks for the sharing as always!

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Thanks for the post. We noticed that too on our demo install. However, we were able to install it without notching the seat base with a dremel. We applied pressure and once the threading started in simply pulled the seat into place. I've relayed this information to Madigan. Thanks for the sharing as always!

I was hoping I would be able to do that too, but as you can see from the "before" picture, I wasn't just a little off, I was significantly off to the point that I couldn't even line up the holes to start screwing the screws into get tension. I also thought about removing that bolt and flipping it upside down so it wasn't the nut that was in the way, but the head of the bolt, but that would not have made a difference. I'm pretty comfortable with what needed to be done, it just would have been nice not to have to do it. However, I think the effect of having a sliding seat is worth the little bit of extra work.

The only thing left to say...
Thank you soooooo much!