Enfield
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After ending a 50+ year relationship with 2-wheeled iron, I bought a 2007 GT convertible in hopes of using it for long distance, top-down touring. So far, so good. The car has plenty of potential, and at 14 years still feels and runs solid, and it looks great. It beat out C5, 335i, 370Z, and G37.
Not so lucky with the seats. After an hour in the GT's powered leather chair, there is no setting that gives any sort of comfort. Time for a swap, but what can I put in the car that will provide more comfort while retaining the side airbag feature? Conventional wisdom has it that Ford bought Volvo in 1999 to take advantage of the Swede's advanced safety technology, so I suspect that the S197 seat airbag is essentially a Volvo design. Will the Volvo seat work in my Mustang?
Search of S197 Forum has returned nothing useful on how to swap in a more comfortable seat - say from a Volvo of the same era. Can anyone suggest a resource? I'm committed to keeping the side bag feature, so if there is no way the Volvo seat can work, I'll look into having the GT seat reupholstered by a specialty shop. There's an outside chance that the early Boss 302 seat might serve, but those are quite pricy.
All comments and suggestions welcomed.
Enfield
Not so lucky with the seats. After an hour in the GT's powered leather chair, there is no setting that gives any sort of comfort. Time for a swap, but what can I put in the car that will provide more comfort while retaining the side airbag feature? Conventional wisdom has it that Ford bought Volvo in 1999 to take advantage of the Swede's advanced safety technology, so I suspect that the S197 seat airbag is essentially a Volvo design. Will the Volvo seat work in my Mustang?
Search of S197 Forum has returned nothing useful on how to swap in a more comfortable seat - say from a Volvo of the same era. Can anyone suggest a resource? I'm committed to keeping the side bag feature, so if there is no way the Volvo seat can work, I'll look into having the GT seat reupholstered by a specialty shop. There's an outside chance that the early Boss 302 seat might serve, but those are quite pricy.
All comments and suggestions welcomed.
Enfield