well, that was the easiest seat swap I've ever done...

[mcbrat]

seat came out of a 1992 Ford Escort GT like this one....

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/1671/1801/29175900008_large.jpg

 

all I had to do was narrow the hole distance on the soob ea81 rails, by maybe 1/8" and they bolted right on, with the soob fasteners....

much more comfortable.... and no piece of metal poking me in the back anymore....

[BEECHBM69]

I found out seats all the way up to at least 99 Escorts will fit. The rails seem to be the same on all of them ( I looked at a bunch,) but the GT seats have the nice bolsters and such.

 

Thanks to this board and the search feature, got new seats for $50, and thirty minutes of my time.

 

 

 

Side by side comparison tells the tale. Much better support.

 

 

 

 

These are probably comparable to what's found in a Mazda Protege of the same era. The difference being, there were a dozen Escorts, and one Mazda.

 

Happy hunting.

 

Dan

[Turbone]

I wanted something a little more stylish/sporty with more adjustments.

I picked up a pair of Mitsubishi Eclipse (turbo) seats for $25 total.

I have a pair of these seats (N/A) in my Brat and love them.

BUT, as the EA81 and EA82 are quite different, the install was more complicated in the RX than Brat. A lot more cutting and welding to make the rails work and the seats to sit correctly. It took me 2+ days to fab everything, but it was worth it in the end.

 

[Mykeys Toy]

The seats in your brat actually resemble brat seats too.

[RainierBeer]

Those look good! I think that will be in my near future.