Has anybody install the rear seats in their GT350R?

[stinger556]

How difficult of project is this? Also do the carseat hooks come with the seat kit? Thoughts on room for a carseat+3 year old toddler in the back seat (after installed)

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[JN66]

How difficult of project is this? Also do the carseat hooks come with the seat kit? Thoughts on room for a carseat+3 year old toddler in the back seat (after installed)

Curious as well about the car seat hooks. Good question.

 

[Next Phase]

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[MCarsFan]

So when I asked the question a week ago, I got flamed and got called troll. This guy asks the same question and look at the responses

OP,

I looked into this, its a DIY for 1-2 hrs depending on how good you are. The only tool you need is a low torque setting torque wrench and socket set.

 

[Gigantor]

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/...to-your-mustang-shelby-gt350r#image=100520823

 

[Next Phase]

So when I asked the question a week ago, I got flamed and got called troll. This guy asks the same question and look at the responses.

That's either because:

a. You are a douche.
b. We knew you were never going to buy a GT350 R
c. Both a & b

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[JN66]

Found this on CJ:

Features and Benefits:
- Direct Replacement for OEM GT350R Rear Seat Delete
- Engineered with Safety as the Number One Priority
- Kit Includes ALL Original GT350 Occupant Restraint Systems
- Upholstery Matches Front Seats of the GT350R
- Assembled Using Nothing But Factory Components
- Cloth Seats with Miko Suede Sport Inserts
- Signature Red Stitching for Contrast
- Made in the USA

 

[Spacebird]

How difficult of project is this? Also do the carseat hooks come with the seat kit? Thoughts on room for a carseat+3 year old toddler in the back seat (after installed)

I've done this.

The child LATCH seats are provided for both sides.

I haven't found anyone else online who has. The project itself isn't that hard, but the kit as designed by Ford Performance is incomplete and the instructions are woefully insufficient.

Missing parts:

2x striker plate screws
2x seat mounting studs
2x seat mounting nuts

Note: the parts weren't just missing from my box, they were missing from the instructions as well.

My almost 4 year old fits in the back with a booster seat just fine.

 

[Spacebird]

The only tool you need is a low torque setting torque wrench and socket set.

Plus:

A 3/8 Inch Drive External Star Socket. Don't use a 1/4 Drive as it'll break at the torque required.

Various sized Torx bits.

 

[Next Phase]

Thanks for the input Spacebird. Did you source the missing parts from Ford or through a hardware store?

It looks like you are using the seatbelt to secure the booster seat, correct? (Not the hooks that are standard for most vehicles?)

 

[Spacebird]

I got the parts from a Ford dealer. I had to sit dow with the parts guy and look at exploded diagrams of non-R models to find the right parts. The seat stud is a rather exotic piece that you won't find in a hardware store.

I'm using the hooks from the LATCH system to secure the seat. That seat has a guide through which the seatbelt goes.

 

[straightliner1]

[MENTION=19886]Spacebird[/MENTION] Any chance you can list part numbers/vendors for the items you had to source separately?

 

[Spacebird]

[MENTION=19886]Spacebird[/MENTION] Any chance you can list part numbers/vendors for the items you had to source separately?

Sure. I suggest going to your Ford dealer and showing them this diagram. I've seen all sorts of different nuts, bolts, and studs that share the same part numbers. I asked the parts guy to pull up the drawings for a non-R but I suspect these parts are the same as you'd find in a regular Mustang.

In addition to the parts that come in the kit, you need:

2x HS2 - These are Torx screws that affix the striker plate to the chassis.
2x HT1 - These are the studs that go into the chassis that the seats mount to.
2x HN1 - The nuts that hold the seats to the HT1 studs.

I explained all of this in an e-mail to Ford Performance, and spoke with a guy on the phone. They just sent me a new hardware kit which was still missing the HT1 and HN1 parts (but I could use the HS2).

While you're sourcing parts, pick up one of these online:

I was only able to find them in 1/4 drive locally (at a NAPA). At 40ft-lbs there's real risk in breaking a 1/4 drive. While a 1/4 socket seems to fit the splines in the stud perfectly, you'll likely round them out at that torque.

 

[straightliner1]

Nice, TY!

I'll be adding the rear seat myself next Spring, when my baby comes home.

 

[Spacebird]

You got it! Hopefully Ford Performance will have corrected the missing parts situation by then. FWIW, I got mine from CJ Pony Parts for $810. It lists for $1000, CJ has it for $900 but I found a 10% code.

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