Experienced car enthusiasts remember our Soviet automobile industry. Domestic cars did not differ in comfort compared to foreign cars, including the VAZ 2107. Although this Zhiguli model was considered the best.

Constructors and designers of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant have developed a more equipped and more attractive almost luxury car.

The radiator grille, headlights and taillights, and bumpers gave a certain chic to the new Lada. Inside the cabin, the seats were striking. Very comfortable, beautiful.

The headrests are made in a single body with the backrest. The rear seats had a folding armrest in the middle.

But there are significant drawbacks: the soft part of the seat upholstery wears out quickly and the seat adjustment mechanisms often fail.

Car owners, during operation, repair seats or replace them with comfortable foreign-made seats.

In this article, we will look at options on how to repair old seats and from which foreign-made cars you can install used seating products.

Standard seats VAZ 2107

The “seven” has more improved seats compared to its previous brothers. The main elements are:

• frame – steel welded structure;
• seat cushion – layered polyurethane foam, trimmed with fabric upholstery;
• back - the soft part is made like a pillow.
• mechanism for adjustment.

The metal frame of the back and the lower part of the front seats are connected to each other by hinges. This makes it possible to set the optimal angle between the seat and backrest for a comfortable position for the driver and passenger. The wings on the sides keep the driver from moving to the side during maneuvers.

The back height is designed for a person of average build. The headrest is built into the backrest, and they form a single unit.

The bottom of the frame moves on a slide with a locking mechanism. The slides are attached to the body shell. The seats can be moved back and forth, establishing the optimal distance between the driver and the steering wheel, the passenger and the dashboard.

The rear sofa has undergone virtually no changes. To improve comfort, a folding armrest was made in the middle.

What other changes can be made

In order to make your standard “seven” original and different from the rest, you can not only change the seats. If you have enough imagination and skill, you can do a lot. So, for example, instead of a standard instrument panel, install a panel from a GAZ 3110, modernize the interior lighting system, modernize the heating system and modify the stove, install power windows, reupholster the interior, install lighting on the doors, tune the standard beard and much more.

VAZ 2107 is an incredibly popular car among the people. It is often called the “Russian Mercedes” or “I want to be a Mercedes” for its characteristic radiator grille and the general appearance of the front of the car. This involuntarily provokes car owners to tune their cars. When you decide to change anything in your car, remember that installing non-original seats may raise questions from regulatory authorities, since such manipulations are considered changes to the design of the car.

Interesting facts and how to do it. The fact itself.

What seats can be installed?

And yet, no matter how you judge it, the seats of the VAZ 2107 are far from world standards. Many car enthusiasts, after a certain period of using their car, try to choose seats from foreign cars that suit them. Fortunately, there are many options available nowadays.

In order to choose seats for your “seven”, there are many factors that need to be taken into account. One of the main factors is price. It may happen that new imported seats will be comparable in cost to the car on which they want to install them. It’s better to refuse this and choose a used one for analysis. There you can always find high-quality seats in good condition and much cheaper.

The seats of the first foreign car you come across may not be suitable, for this you need to meet some conditions:

1. Dimensions, they should not differ from standard products.
2. Fastenings. The brackets must fit the installation locations so that they can be attached without modifications.
3. The shape of the chairs and the type of upholstery depends on the taste of the owner. In any case, no matter what foreign car seats are installed on the Lada, they are still more comfortable, safer and more beautiful than the standard ones.

Racing

These seats are used by racing drivers and are made of durable plastic as a one-piece structure. They are adjusted individually to the pilot's build using a set of special inserts.

Very expensive, rare car enthusiasts buy for domestic classics. It is inconvenient to get in and out of such chairs. When driving long distances, the plastic seats provide little pleasure. If the car is not racing, it is better not to install these seats.

Sports

Unlike racing seats, sports seats have an adjustable angle between the backrest and the cushion. There are shoulder supports and devices to support the hips and back. Very comfortable and convenient seats with a four-point seat belt.

There is a peculiarity, it is better to use if the car has a hard suspension, but with a soft suspension when driving long distances, it is not comfortable.

Anatomical or ultra-comfortable

When driving for a long time in regular standard seats, the physical condition of the driver worsens, especially if he is older. Pain appears in the back, joints, and muscles. This results in fatigue, fatigue and loss of concentration, which affects driving safety. To avoid this situation, it is necessary to replace simple seats with anatomical ones.

A wide range of adjustments allows you to adjust the chair to any person with any anatomical features. There are chairs with options: heating and massager.

There is no discomfort in such seats and driving a car is a pleasure.

Seats from foreign cars

A more budget-friendly option is to replace seats from used foreign cars. In the analysis you can find quite decent seats that will fit the domestic Lada. When installed, the comfort and design of the interior will significantly increase.

Not all foreign cars fit seats on the VAZ 2107, but there are brands that should be preferred:

1. Toyota Corola E100 1993 release.

2. Mercedes W210 1996 release.

3. Toyota RAV4.

4. Ford Scorpio.
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5. Mazda 6.

6. Ford Recardo.

The dimensions of the front and rear seats, as well as mountings, are ideal for these cars; no modifications are required. They only improve the appearance, comfort and design of our domestic classics.

Seats from brands such as Fiat and Skoda are suitable in size for a VAZ 2107, but it is necessary to make several holes in the lower part of the frame and install additional fasteners.

In principle, if you have the desire and engineering thought, as well as a grinder, a drill and a welding machine, the range of foreign models can be expanded.

Video: Car seats, features of car seats

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Nothing happens, we need fastenings!

Svetlana **kisska63** Dobrokhotova why do you need seats from Lanos, the same stool only on the other side :)

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Removing the front seats of a VAZ 2107

The driver and passenger seats are removed due to their breakdown, in order to later be repaired or due to their replacement.

There is practically no difficulty in removing the seats. You need to have a little time and the necessary tools:

1. 8 mm head.
2. Extension.
3. Ratchet with handle.
4. 13mm wrench.

To dismantle the seat, you must:

1. Move the chair forward as far as possible until it stops.

2. At the back of the chair, the slide is bolted to the bottom with two bolts. They need to be unscrewed.

3. Next, move the chair back until it stops moving.
4. From the bottom left, in front of the seat, unscrew the left side of the slide with an 8 mm socket, like the bolts at the back. On the right, unscrew the right side of the slide with a 13 mm wrench (see photo).

5. All. Dismantling is complete, remove the seat from the passenger compartment.

If there is a need to remove the second chair, the operation is performed in the same order.

Installing a new seat

To install, you need to have new or repaired seats, standard or from a foreign model.

First of all, after removing the old seats, it is necessary to clean the dirt from the places on the bottom where they stood. If there is rust, clean it and coat it with an anti-corrosion compound.

Before installing non-standard seats, you should make sure that the fasteners match where they are based.

The above describes how to dismantle the chairs. Installation is carried out in the reverse order, but first the slides must be lubricated with a thick special lubricant.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Installing front seats from a foreign car into a classic (VAZ-2101)

Lateral support, headrests, adjustment of all possible positions for the convenience of the passenger and driver. Everything is electrically controlled. The entire seat for the driver and passenger is heated. Well, the material is beige leather.

The chairs are in excellent condition. All I did was wipe it thoroughly with a product designed to care for leather car seats.

Before installation, in addition to thoroughly wiping and treating it with a leather interior care product, I looked into all possible places on the seats to understand how best to install and connect the electronics. After installation, doing this is very inconvenient, and rather impossible. _____________________________________ Removing the old front seats is very simple. In my case, VAZ 2101, the seats are attached to four M-10 bolts. There are no problems with removal, so we won’t dwell on this. _____________________________________ When the old seats are dismantled, we begin trying on the new ones. I’ll make a reservation right away that there are a lot of installation options, I’m just posting my installation option and specifically for the interior of a foreign car Jaguar X-type. The fact is that the seats are quite high and if you make a podium for installation, the chair will simply rest against or be as high as the ceiling. And if the driver is over 185 cm tall.

then he will simply rest his head on the top of the body. and you won't get any pleasure. I am 192 cm tall and I will tell you that everything turned out very convenient and comfortable. And so, in order to install the seat as low as possible, I made slits in the underbody structure. If you don't want to do this, then just forget about this idea. It's impossible to do without alterations. But there is nothing super complicated about it. Let's start with the passenger seat. Let's see what happened:

Front seat malfunctions and repairs

If you treat your car correctly and with care, the seats will last a relatively long time. And yet these are loaded nodes that sooner or later fail. Front seats break more often than rear seats. Main failures: wear of the casing or failure of the adjustment mechanism to perform its functions.

All this can be repaired independently in makeshift conditions.

The back does not lock and does not recline

The backrest does not recline or is not fixed; it can move back and forth without any effort. This is one of the frequent breakdowns in the seat adjustment mechanism of the VAZ 2107. It occurs due to the weakness of the unit that fixes the movements of the backrest lever. Driving a vehicle while sitting in such a seat is inconvenient and unsafe.

Repairing it yourself is not difficult. Below is described and shown how to do it step by step:

1. The auto parts market sells a replacement product for the seat back fixation unit, called a “comb”. It is suitable for all classic Zhiguli models. When purchasing a “comb,” you should keep in mind that the parts for the right and left seats are different from each other.

2. After dismantling and pulling the seat out of the car, it must be turned over, since the entire mechanism is located below.

3. Disassembly of the mechanism should begin by removing the adjusting pin. To unscrew it, you need to remove the lock washer.

4. Having freed the comb, carefully cut it off and clean this place on the seat frame with a grinder.

5. We install the new comb in place and weld it to the frame. To burn the soft parts of the chair, you need to cover them with a wet cloth and put a thin sheet of galvanized iron or any other on top.
6. Next, you need to check the correct operation of the fixation unit by assembling it. After making sure that the latch is working properly, finally weld the comb to the chair frame.

7. After completion, we put the seat in place in the car interior.

Installing a reinforced seat clamp comb

The photograph clearly shows that the comb is made of weak metal and is not very durable; it will not last long. Craftsmen have introduced a new method of repairing the fastener. This is a reinforced comb installation. It is not sold in stores, so it is better to order it from a familiar turner. Can also be found at salvage sites for old cars.

Installation of this comb is much easier; there is no need to cut anything.

We straighten the old comb and boil it if there are cracks in the metal parts of the frame. We install the reinforced comb in place, align it with the adjusting pin and weld it. To avoid burning the soft parts of the seat, you need to cover them.

Video: Repairing the front seat comb

Repair of front seat slides

The slides are designed to move the chairs back and forth and lock them in the required position. The main reason for the failure of the slide is contamination of the guides, but there is also a breakdown of the metal components of the mechanism structure.

This mechanism consists of the following parts:

1. Guides.
2. Crawlers.
3. Roller.
4. Rubber roller ring.
5. Constraint detail.
6. Retainer latch.
7. Locking the longitudinal movement of the slide.
8. Seat back control lever.
9. Backrest tilt adjustment rod.
10. Spring.
11. Locking pin.
12. Backrest tilt mechanism handle.
13. Handle for fixing the movement of the sled.
14. Backrest tilt lock comb.

To make repairs or clean the slides, they must be detached from the seat frame. This is done in the following order:

1. Remove the spring.
2. Release the rod securing pin.
3. Unscrew the slide from the seat body.

After this, clean and rinse the mechanism from old grease and dirt. Carefully inspect, if there are broken or damaged elements of the mechanism, they need to be replaced with new ones. After these manipulations, assemble the slide and put it in place, having previously lubricated it with a special lubricant.

Reupholstery of the front seats of VAZ 2107

A car serves a person for a long time and during this time the upholstery of the seats becomes dirty, “greasy”, or even torn. The driver and front passenger seats are most often affected by this. It’s too late to put on the covers; this should have been done earlier. In this case it is better to tighten it. There are no difficulties, the procedure is below:

1. Remove the seats.
2. Rip the upholstery at the seams.
3. Carefully, so as not to spoil the foam, if it is intact, remove the old material.

4. Using the old upholstery, using it as a stencil, we cut out new parts from suitable fabric.
5. Inspect the chair. If there is damaged foam and broken springs, replace them.
6. Collect patterns for new upholstery and secure with thread, glue and heat sealing.

Video: Replacing seat springs

Additional interior tuning

In addition to installing new seats, other modifications to the interior can be made, which will significantly increase the level of comfort. For example, many drivers connect heated seats to their seats. You can do this in several ways:

1. Choose chairs with built-in heating function;
2. Do the heating yourself.

Both options are quite feasible, so you can choose the one that suits you best.

Another fairly common modification is interior reupholstery. It is worth noting that the standard trim on the VAZ 2107 is not very sophisticated. Therefore, many drivers are trying to correct this shortcoming. This work is quite difficult, but if you have the right patterns, there won’t be any special problems with it.

Conclusion. Domestic “classics” do not have a high level of comfort. Therefore, it is often tuned, with an emphasis on increasing comfort. In this case, it is useful to know which seat is suitable for the VAZ 2107. This will allow you to make the right choice, as well as install a new seat in the cabin with almost no problems. In fact, there are quite a lot of options, but not all of them allow replacement without additional modifications.

Rear seats

The rear seats of the Zhiguli are the same as a sofa. On the VAZ 2107, a retractable armrest is made in the back of the sofa to improve the comfort of rear passengers. The upper and lower parts of the sofa are attached separately to the car body using clamps.

Rear seat removal and repair

It is better to remove the rear seats together. One on one side of the car, the other on the other side. The order of execution is as follows:

1. Open both rear doors, take the cushion on both sides and with a sharp upward movement pull it off the latches.

2. Move the pillow forward and take it out of the cabin through any of the doors.

3. At the bottom of the seat, on both sides, bend the plates using pliers and pull the lower part of the backrest forward.

4. Raise the backrest up until the hooks come out of the partition.

5. Pull the seat back out into the right or left door.

All operations for installing the rear seats are performed in the reverse order.

The rear sofa is more durable than the front seats, but sometimes requires repairs. More often this is re-upholstery or changing springs. Car enthusiasts rarely try to repair sofas. It’s easier to exchange for a used one from a foreign car, which is much simpler and more comfortable to use.

The dangers of uncomfortable car seats

Safety and convenience for the driver in any car begins from the driver's seat. An insufficiently designed design has a significant impact on the general condition of the driver during long trips. It is possible that your back, arms and other problems may become stiff, which significantly distracts you from driving. The presence of comfortable seats is the primary factor when buying a car. Description of the process of replacing the inner CV joint and its boot on a VAZ 2108, VAZ 2109, VAZ 2110 and a list of tools used for repairs. Therefore, not everyone wants to exercise after a long trip.

What can be done to the interior of the VAZ 2114 to improve comfort:

• improve your appearance with tuning;
• reupholster the interior with covers;
• change standard seats to sports or anatomical options;
• perform difficult tuning.