How I put s550 Seats in my New Edge Mustang

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An in depth how to on fitting my 2016 S550 GT350 seats into my 2003 New Edge Ford Mustang GT
The factory passenger seat sliders are slightly different with the mounting holes for the bolts that go through the floor. It is a combo of 2 square holes, 1 circle hole and 1 oval hole. The 2003 and the 2001 sliders I used were different. The 2003 track had both square holes for the front stud/nuts and the other track from 2001 had the holes diagonal of each other switched. I chose to have it offset to the right like the passenger seat and at a slight angle. If you want the driver seat all the way out to the door sill trim, like the passenger side is, you would want to put your driver side outside track on first and level it to mount your inside console track. The way I did it in the video and being away from the door panel helps as a bigger person not to feel jammed in the car. I plan on getting a manual transmission in the future as well, and it feels better offset to the right like the passenger seat. Just remember the two stamped S550 seat frame sides are not parallel. I did not measure them but they are a degree or two off.
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  • @jasondayton1581
    @jasondayton15812 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. Lot of work, but the end result seems worth it. I have S197 seats in my SN95 and have been thinking about S550 seats.

  • @MoneyisanIllusion

    @MoneyisanIllusion

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m worried about the suede holding up. If I did it again I would go full leather.

  • @jasondayton1581

    @jasondayton1581

    2 ай бұрын

    @@MoneyisanIllusion I think full leather is a solid plan. I see plenty of leather S550 seats available in my area and have been wanting something different. Not to mention, your video shows how to make the seats sit low...which I strongly prefer.

  • @rescuemepookie5256
    @rescuemepookie5256 Жыл бұрын

    thats bitchin..you did great. now im confident to try try this

  • @MoneyisanIllusion

    @MoneyisanIllusion

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks. The trick is you take them all apart and leave the pieces in your garage for months. Then you feel bad and are forced to do it 🤣

  • @andrei1971
    @andrei19717 күн бұрын

    Do they recline all the way back?

  • @MoneyisanIllusion

    @MoneyisanIllusion

    7 күн бұрын

    They would recline just as they would stock. I just have them so far back that it hits the speakers in the rear behind the door.

  • @Turbosquatch303
    @Turbosquatch3039 ай бұрын

    Would you want to build a set of bracket for me lol

  • @MoneyisanIllusion

    @MoneyisanIllusion

    9 ай бұрын

    I was wondering how long it would be before someone asked. I think it would cost too much because of how much time to take apart the seat and make them. I also would have to take apart my seats to do it if I had to ship them, which is not ideal. If it was whatever you pay for the angle iron and $20 roughly for a junkyard slider you could do it yourself for under $200 but honestly it’s so much work I don’t think I would want to do it again even for $1000 because it takes forever. I did it little by little over about 3 months for both seats. To do it straight through would probably take a week. Are you near southern New Jersey?

  • @Turbosquatch303

    @Turbosquatch303

    9 ай бұрын

    I am in what some call south new jersey lol ie florida I have seats and sliders I would just need the angle iron drilled and the slots made in it lol but I'll try next weekend with a buddy who is a tech at Ford showed him your video he said we could probably do it in a day per side What thickness angle iron did you use

  • @MoneyisanIllusion

    @MoneyisanIllusion

    9 ай бұрын

    1/4” there’s a link in the description of which I used.