reggie Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) As per title I’m wondering if there is any difference except for the stitching lines? I know the soft dash the stitch lines are vertical rather than horizontal but is that the only difference? Could a hard dash front leather seat from say a 92 hard dash model be retrimmed to soft dash stitching? I have the front two grey leather seats missing out of my soft dash restoration project. Edited January 1, 2018 by reggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Soft dash didn't have the hard moulded rear cases for the front seats, just the cloth or leather with a soft pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Ah yes I think I remember seeing those a while back now you mention it. Looks like I’m back to hunting for two front leather seats for soft dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I think there is a difference in the base of the seat between hard and soft dash,having owned both I find the hard dash seats way more comfy than the soft ones.A good mate still has a 200TDI hard dash which I happily sit in on long journeys,my brothers 3.9 soft dash I just can't ever get quite right in,same as the 300 soft dash my wife had years ago.(She thought the same too,unusual for her to agree...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 I don’t think it’s going to be very easy to find two soft dash front seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 They are not massively different, but there is a difference. the mounting brackets for the electric controls is different for starters, but it is possible to modify the hard dash ones to fit into a soft dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
task Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 There is also a difference in mounting in the car, the softdash seats have two tags at the rear of the seat rails that take two bolts on the rear vertical upright of the seatbase whereas the harddash seats bolt straight down at both front and rear mount points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Does anybody have any suggestions as to which seats I could fit as looking around, I’m not going to find any soft dash seats in a hurry. What about electric P38 seats, would they fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nationwide Trim in Warwick are the RRC trim experts. They should be able to tell you what fits, refurbish old seats or maybe even source replacements. I hope they're still trading - not seen any conversation about them in a while but never read about them stopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 I have sourced a pair of front soft dash seats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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