I have completed the install into my 2005 Mustang!!
Overall the conversion was not that difficult; You will need to modify the wiring and mounting brackets to fit the model year of your car. I chose to transfer ALL the 05 wiring, sensors and hardware over to the new seats. The passenger is a bit more work due to the OCS bladder and supporting sensors. Here is how I went about it. I apologize my Cell died during some of this work so I am missing photos...
First, you will need to remove plastic mounting bracket covers and set them aside:
Then you need to cut off the the front mounting brackets:
I hand filed and painted the rails after, so they look like new again:
Then you will need to remove the two alignment dowels located on the rear mounting brackets; I used a 1/4" Drill bit and vice-grips - easy.
Then I decided to reuse my front mounting brackets off my 05 seats. In-order to do this I needed determine how and where to bolt them to the rails, I took measurements and found a perfect location, all I had to do was modify the opening to a "D" shape so it could accept a modified carriage bolt.
Bolt location:
Bolt:
Bracket installed:
Shown in car:
I then moved on to the wiring. I removed the wiring from both the FRPP/Recaro seats and the 05 OEM seats:
FRPP/Recaro wire harness (passenger side)
OEM 05 Wire harness (passenger side)
Determined the 05 OSC Bladder would not work in the new seats so I move on to the next option.
Using a pair of medical hose shut off clamps I blocked the hose and cut the line so I could swap out the sensor - be careful not to loose any oil and induce air into the system. This method seemed to work well.
OCS and wire conversion complete:
On to a Cosmetic touch - I modified the front plastic mounting bracket covers so they could still be applied to the rails, looks good.
Seats installed:
Overall these seats look great, they hold you tight with plenty of support. It takes a tad more fuss to get in and out of, your knees are a tad higher and they might not provide great comfort for extended road trips (TBD). They are a bit larger than the OEM's and leave no room for a back seat occupants so a rear seat delete install may be in my near future.
Adam