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[Viral_Jim]

While the galaxy does everything we need it to, I do have one significant gripe with it - the front seats. The driver's seat has some wear which makes it less comfortable than the passenger seat, but even that side isn't particularly comfortable.

I was thinking of swapping in some omega seats, specifically the grey cdx mouse fur seats as we're in my estate. They would match from the perspective of being manual with electric height adjustment, exceptionally comfortable (IMO) and the grey cloth wouldn't look too odd.in the car. Now, some questions...

- Does anyone know the seat back/squab width? I've done a search but cannot see a post on the subject.

- does anyone have any seats for sale? The ones on eBay I've seen are roughly what I would expect to pay for seats with a whole omega attached. 

As always, any help gratefully received.

[STEMO]

Are you sure you want to start messing around with airbag wiring, Jim? If you put the light on in the galaxy it could be a bugger to put right.

[Viral_Jim]

I'm only at the very start of looking at this Ste, but my initial thoughts are to leave the seatbelt as untouched Ford at both ends, which takes care of pretensioners. The only other SRS components afaik are the seat occupancy sensors. Something to be worked out but I'd hope to be able to take across the Ford items.

As I said, still early stage thinking   

[STEMO]

I'm only at the very start of looking at this Ste, but my initial thoughts are to leave the seatbelt as untouched Ford at both ends, which takes care of pretensioners. The only other SRS components afaik are the seat occupancy sensors. Something to be worked out but I'd hope to be able to take across the Ford items.

As I said, still early stage thinking   

Buy a cushion 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'm only at the very start of looking at this Ste, but my initial thoughts are to leave the seatbelt as untouched Ford at both ends, which takes care of pretensioners. The only other SRS components afaik are the seat occupancy sensors. Something to be worked out but I'd hope to be able to take across the Ford items.

As I said, still early stage thinking   

Buy a cushion 

^This!^     K.I.S.S.      

I suspect what seems like a fairly easy project at first glance could turn into a nightmare. 

[biggriffin]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326097545756?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8JLlC2O0QRG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=HQkiUKOCSAq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Doctor Gollum]

Retrofitting the Ford airbag gubbins to an Omega seat and bolting it in would technically be doable.

But...

At best, in an accident, the airbags/seat pretensioners might not work. At worst they might work incorrectly and potentially kill the person in the seat.

So the question you should be asking isn't could it be done?, but rather is it really worth doing?

The answer is no.

A much better solution, for several reasons, would be to find a.set of nice seats from a similar vintage Mundeo TittyX. You might need to swap the rails over, but it should retain full functionality without any drama.

[Viral_Jim]

That's the issue really, the car has Tity seats which feel the same (to me) as my best mates 2008 mundaneo Tity X. His are top of the range I'm sure as that car has literally every option box ticked (former demonstrator). I find those equally uncomfortable on long drives.

The issue is the bolsters on the squab, they're fine for the first 30mins or so but then the outer side bolster digs into the back of my right thigh/base of my ar$e and gives me a dead leg.

Given there is space to the outside of the seat I'm debating  taking the covers off, splaying these bolsters out (to near horizontal on the outer side) then adding some more foam under the seat cover.

Probably a similar level of faff but for a better result

[Doctor Gollum]

Another option would be to replace the foam base with a new one.

A bit fiddly, but should be readily available at a reasonable price.

Driver's seat base for my Altea when I handed it back cost about £65 and an afternoons work.

[Viral_Jim]

Unfortunately, this was the first route I looked at, but.

1. They are £168 and
2. According to my local dealer they've been on back order for "bloody ages".

What I may do is swap the driver and passenger seat foams, given that the sides sitting nearest the centre console get virtually no wear and they are the same part number.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My Mondeo Titanium X's drivers seat is a bit flat as well. 

I've always assumed that it was a cab before I bought it, as although it had a reasonable mileage, a few of the switches like the AC, Hazards and the heated seats, were worn, so I think it had a fat bastard sat in it for hours going nowhere very far. 

[STEMO]

My Mondeo Titanium X's drivers seat is a bit flat as well. 

I've always assumed that it was a cab before I bought it, as although it had a reasonable mileage, a few of the switches like the AC, Hazards and the heated seats, were worn, so I think it had a fat bastard sat in it for hours going nowhere very far. 

Followed by another fat bas large person. Poor car had no chance  :'(