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All our Spec Bs come with specific interiors: brick read leather on the '06 Spec B, blue Alcantara on the '07 Spec B, and black Alcantara on the '08-'09 Spec B.

Thanks! Just called the dealership... A couple of my clips are in but the hinges are coming from the east coast and won't be in until next Wednesday.

Something about these Alcantara seats... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/1107090046a.jpg

Yes, they did.

Thanks! Yeah it was a pain in the ass asking 5 different people how they did theirs and everybody did something different and there were still problems, so seemed like a good opportunity to really figure this thing out. Now I just need those damn door cards!

Door cards These things seriously completed the project... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05645.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05671.jpg Luckily, it was the easiest part of this whole swap. First, roll down windows! Then remove this piece (it just pops out): http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05648.jpg Then, pop this piece out with a small flat-head screw driver or dentist tool: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05649.jpg This is probably the hardest part... The handle has a cover that needs to come off. Best way is to twist it from left to right. The front doors were slightly difficult, but the rears came right off. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05651.jpg Then, remove these three screws: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05652.jpg The door panel will now just pop right off around the edges. Now you will need to disconnect a couple of connectors, and take off the door handle/lock cables. There is a cover that just moves out of the way and then you just need to pop the cables out of the bracket and take them out. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05653.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05654.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05655.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05657.jpg The rest is just the same backwards! Easy! http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05658.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05661.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05663.jpg

Rear seats: Parts needed for folding function: Plan on spending an extra $200+ for the complete, OEM quality swap. Center hinge assembly: 64371AG21A Hinge bracket RH: 64371AG00A Hinge bracket LH: 64371AG01A Seat strikers: 64375AG03A x2 Rear panel: 94511AG17A Flange bolts: 010108200 x8 http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05340.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05395.jpg Remove the bracing and everything else from the back seat. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05346.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05347.jpg Here is a friend's '07 I used for reference... Don't ask what is in his trunk, I wasn't paying attention. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05337.jpg There are two hook things that need to be hammered down or removed. I removed them by hammering them and bending them back and forth with a Robo-Grip until they popped off. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05348.jpg This is what they should look like when you are done. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05349.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05351.jpg The rear panel will now attach with the four leftover plastic fasteners from the '05 stuff, but I wanted to secure it perfectly like it was made to, so I drilled holes for all the fasteners that came with the new plastic piece. There are five plastic push-in pieces on the back of the plastic panel. I used a marker and some double sided tape and mocked up the piece to see exactly where to drill. You'll also want to mock up the strikers and drill those in. I used machine screws. There are also two holes on the top of the plastic panel that don't have to be used, but I am going to. I drilled the holes, I just need to see if the dealership has the pieces to secure it. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05352.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05354.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05355.jpg The '05 rear seat is one piece... The '07 is five! Two side pieces, the 60 and the 40 split, and the arm rest. The side pieces fit almost perfectly and bolt into existing holes in the bottom. For the top, you're going to have to make more holes. There is a hook at the top of each side piece that snaps into a rectangular plastic piece. I had only one plastic piece and I broke it, so I will be picking up a couple of those this week. I mocked up the side pieces as well as I could and used a marker to mark where to make my incision. I then used a Dremel to cut my rectangular hole. The side pieces still fit, but they don't snap in completely secure. Definitely worth buying them. Part numbers coming this week. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05358.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05359.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05360.jpg Now time to put it together! http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05362.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05364.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05365.jpg Here's the only problem I have now... The seats are secure via the strikers and they will fold down, but it's not exactly a smooth operation and you can see where I am missing something. Parts coming this week. I hope. http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05367.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05369.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05373.jpg CONTINUED ON POST #29

My initial plan was to go with the "lightweight" theme and transfer the covers from the Spec B seats to my non-powered seats. I disassembled both completely to find out I had wasted my time because back seat recliner hinge will not switch over. The covers are similar and the back cover should swap over no problem, but the bottom cushion is different. It will fit, and somebody has done it before with minimal modification. The only problem is, the non-power passenger seat lacks lumbar support, where the power Spec B seat doesn't. That will leave a nice hole in the side of the seat, or a lumbar lever that doesn't work. My goal is to have this swap work perfectly and appear to have no modifications. The driver seat had no problems. We had to modify the wiring very slightly and there are two wires leftover. The power seat works, the memory function works, the seat belt detection works, the heated seats work. Everything plugged right in except for the power for the seat motors. We spliced the power wires together, the two extra smaller wires from the same plug weren't used, but everything still worked right. The passenger seat is a joke. There is no completely flawless way to do this. The occupant detection system is completely different. The '05 uses 4 massive sensors at each corner. The '07 uses a plastic liquid-filled pad that covers the seat and the seat frames for both are completely different. We tried to transfer over the '05 sensors to the '07 seat, but it's impossible to get it to work. The wiring is completely different, too. So, we swapped over the occupant detector computer without the sensors so we could at least plug in the seat belt detector. Otherwise, you will have a constant chime for the passenger. So my seat works and fits now, but the occupant detection system doesn't work, and there is an airbag light on. The best way to do this, functionally, is swap the bottom frame and sensor goodies from an '05 power seat and fit the '07 cover on. It will take slight cutting of the cover, but once it's on and has the side covers on, you won't be able to notice. This is my next step. Power for passenger seat bolts right in. Seat heaters hook right up. Seat belt connector is different. We cut off the connector and spliced on the old one to connector to the original occupant detector box. Seat belt for the passenger side is different. Some guys swapped over the seat belt assembly from the '07. I just found a different place to connect the seat belt. It's on the seat for the passenger side, but on the driver's side it is connected to the body. A small cut on the carpet reveals a large bolt in the side of the body where the seat belt will connect, exactly like the driver's side. I have the seat belt assembly, but this seemed more practical. Now for the pics: My cat immediately showed approval of the Alcantara http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05300.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05325.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05330.jpg Passenger seat belt http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05335.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05315.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05314.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05313.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05312.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05323.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05322.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05321.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05318.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05317.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05319.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/JDMChizad/Seat%20swap/DSC05326.jpg

This walk-through covers swapping the interior of the '07-'09 sedan to an '05-'06 sedan. This covers the folding rear seat function, door cards, and the wiring of the front seats. First of all, this project was a massive pain in the ass! I took my time with it to make sure it looks and works like it should from the factory. I do not recommend this to anybody, unless this is your second car and you have plenty of time to work on it. There are a few threads on the forum about this swap, although a lot of details and pictures aren't posted, so I thought I would clear up any questions and post some pictures and details to make this easier for anybody wanting to take on this project. Here are the other links I could find: ShockerGT's swap acooper5's swap acooper5's rear seat swap scoobydoobie's rear seat swap thread There are just a couple things I have left to complete this: I need '05 passenger power seat bottom!

Wow. That thing is bad ass.

Very nice. Need to do this now. Subscribe!

I have both. '98 Outback and '05 Legacy GT. Wife has '05 Legacy GT (wagon) and '05 Baja Turbo.

And you may have to worry about passing a safety inspection

It should be a few nuts under the shelf and then it just comes out I think. May have to cut some wiring.

Good thread! Subscribe.

Wow. He's got a lot of good shit! Why would he call it an inpreza...?

"these should fit legacy, forester and inpreza."

A friend here in SLC has tan leather interior... He is interested in cloth. PM me if interested.

Nice to see a completely stock dyno compared to the rest of these...