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How to install WRX seats into a 2014 - 2018 Forester XT!

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Sorry for the delay in making the How to install WRX seats into a 2014 - 2018 Forester XT video. It's really fairly easy. You need to have any seat from a 15+ WRX or STI. If you have heated seats and want to keep that functionality, make sure your new WRX/STI seats have that as well. The key to it all though, is to use the Forester seat rails. Since my WRX seats are non-power, I had to go and buy a Forester 2.5i Seat Rail and install my WRX seat on to that rail, and it all went together like Subaru should have made the Forester XT.
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@adamryd95 3 года назад

Going to fit my - 14 XT with sti seats this weekend 😃

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Just make sure to get the forester 2.5i seat rails and base otherwise you’ll be driving very low.

@calscustoms 3 года назад

Love all the mods bro. You'll be happy to know its in good hands. 😁👍🏼

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Thanks, what do you mean I’ll be happy to know it’s in good hands?

@calscustoms 3 года назад

@@2FIRacing Im pretty sure I just bought the forester from your videos, it has all of the identical mods.

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

😳 where’d you buy the foz at?

@calscustoms 3 года назад

@@2FIRacing san antonio

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

DM me on IG, I still have some parts for it.

@davidvelasquez6965 2 года назад

Curious if the new '22 WRX seats can be swapped in the SJ Forester?

@2FIRacing 2 года назад

I'm not entirely sure, I haven't been able to see what the new WRX rails look like.

@fozzy_che 3 года назад

Hi! I live in Russia not far from Japan, and here of course we have jdm Subaru models. As for me I've own jdm 15'Forester and i plan to take seats from Subaru Levorg, they are similar as wrx seats. Cheers!))

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

That’s awesome, I’m sure the Levorg seats will work. Subarus are like Legos. LOL.

@potownrob 3 года назад

Next up: How to install Forester seats into a WRX to eliminate your back problems

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

That could work actually! I didn’t think about that. Lol

@geofffarmer1770 Год назад

Great to the point video. I would like to know how the height of the passenger seat was affected with this swap. I am trying to lower the front passenger seat in my 16 Forester as there is no height adjustment. It is too high. Cheers!

@2FIRacing Год назад

I’m not really sure to be honest, I’d imagine using the WRX rails would lower it more than the forester ones.

@Madaz 4 месяца назад

would you know if coilover suspension from a G3 WRX would go intoe a 2013+ SJ forester?

@2FIRacing 4 месяца назад

I don’t, I mean Subaru logic would say but, I’m not entirely sure

@Thyrhatecruz 3 года назад

When are you going to make a new video??

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Soon, I know it’s been a little while but I’ll keep making videos.

@coleskiier Год назад

Hey man, great video! I’m curious… my ‘15 forester has oem power and heated seats. If I found WRX seats with heat and power could I theoretically swap the seat rails from the oem seats onto the WRX seats? Thanks!

@2FIRacing Год назад

I’m theory that should work, it would all depend on the connectors. Which I have a sneaking suspicion that they are the same. I’d definitely be curious about this myself.

@leetraxler Год назад

Great video! Has anyone tried swapping power wrx seats over yet? Would love to do this on my SJ

@2FIRacing Год назад

Not that I know of, but I really think it’s possible.

@runndgun87 Год назад

I'm looking at the same Coilovers, do you scream when you hit a bump/pot hole? Or are they comfortable for daily use? Aka will my wife complain when she drives lol

@2FIRacing Год назад

So, to answer your question, no it is very comfortable for daily use (The Preload should be 5mm), long answer my wife liked the ride so much she got upset when we got rid of the Foz because it rode so well and she is not a car person in the least bit. Wife Approved on my end.

@runndgun87 Год назад

@@2FIRacing awesome thanks!

@Yougimpytube 2 года назад

This is great! Do you know how high you had the seat adjusted in the video? I’m curious if the lowest adjustment on the Forester rails is equal-to or higher than the highest adjustment on the WRX rails. Thank you!

@2FIRacing 2 года назад

So, in the vid I had the seat on the lowest setting on the forester rails. When I was using the wrx rails even on the highest setting it was still too low, wasn’t the same height. Def get the forester rails.

@Yougimpytube 2 года назад

@@2FIRacing Awesome! I’m one of those tall-torso people looking to lower the stock Forester seat (or swap it with something else), but I haven’t been able to figure out if the WRX/Impreza rails would be too low, so this is helpful info! I really appreciate your reply!

@2FIRacing 2 года назад

@@Yougimpytube oh no worries, I hope it helped. I’m kind of average size so the Foz rails were a must.

@DJMEGAMIKE312 3 года назад

nice!

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Thanks man!

@Gmart708 Год назад

My 2018 forester driver seat is painful. The lumbar pushes out too far. Are the wrx seats more comfortable?

@2FIRacing Год назад

Yes absolutely! Way more supportive and comfortable.

@Gmart708 Год назад

Thanks!

@dylanschmidt4607 8 месяцев назад

So you are telling me all I had to do is swap the seat rails and not the entire seat frame?!

@AoDAzrael Год назад

This might be a question out of left field, but is it possible to install manual seats into a Forester with power seats and retain the power seats functionality somehow? More specifically I have a 2014 Forester XT with a power driver seat. There are some tears in it that neither I nor the wife like so my plan was to just replace all the seats. I found some base STI seats that I liked but the base STI has manual seats for both front passenger and driver. I expect to jus straight up swap the rails for the passenger side, but is there a way to transfer over the motors and such or is there just no way? I imagine that the Forester seat itself would be way too different to simply swap over the base STI cushion supports and upholstery

@2FIRacing Год назад

Sooo, I asked my self this question when doing this. I took a look at the seats based and discovered there is a way. But, before you remove the foz seats from the car you need to be sure the seats are all the way up. There are some torq or however you call it, bolts under the seat and you should, in theory be able to attach the sti seats, if they use the same hole distance, which would make sense but, I don’t know for sure. That’s the best answer I can give. I had to do this swap in a parking lot because I did not have a garage at the time. If I had a garage I probably would have tried that.

@AoDAzrael Год назад

@@2FIRacing thanks for the reply! I actually ended up buying a seat set from a limited WRX with a motorized driver seat. The seller had replaced them all with recaros pretty early on so the original seats are in amazing condition. I had originally really wanted to get the base sti seats because I wanted the red leather highlights and the alcantara, but the price and condition on the WRX seats were so good that I couldn't pass it up, lol. I guess I should be happy, the leather from the WRX is surprisingly nice compared to what my Forester has. The only challenge now is to figure out how to get the rear seats to fit...

@2FIRacing Год назад

I actually put the rear seats in but ended up taking it out. IIRC the bottom seat cushion fit, the upright section physically bolted in but was too short so I had a gap that was like 4 in of space in the crease of the seat.

@AoDAzrael Год назад

@@2FIRacing so was the issue that the seat backs were actually too short? Someone had told me that it was advertising the seat cushions that were too short compared to the Forester's

@2FIRacing Год назад

Yes, the seat backs were too short.

@Tibchy91 3 года назад

Dear Tom. Where did you get your WRX seats + rails from? My problem in my 2015 Forester SJ is the height. It's still way too high in the lowest position. Also, the Forester seats have zero side support, which I hate as well.

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Hey, so I ended finding them on FB marketplace of all places, I got the seats and rails for $200. Since you seem to be on the taller side just use the WRX seat rails. Hands down one of the best mods I did to my SJ.

@Tibchy91 3 года назад

@@2FIRacing Wov, $200 is not bad at all! My only issue might be my location... I'm European, and over here we have way less Subies, but... fingers crossed. Thanks for the reply btw! Many safe miles to you!

@2FIRacing 3 года назад

Thanks! Same to you, I want to say the Levorg seats might work too.

@Tibchy91 3 года назад

@@2FIRacing Ah snap, true that! Thanks for the heads up man. Appreciated!

@picorosita 3 года назад

I just did the mod today. The WRX seats bolt straight in with the WRX rails. They have a bunch of bolstering but in my case i feel the WRX rails are too short even with the seat all the way up. You will likely like it with the WRX rails!

@adventuremango520 Год назад

so I have a forester xt, do i have to get 2.5 rails for non power seats??

@2FIRacing Год назад

Only if you want the ride height of the seat to remain the same as the OEM Forester Seats. If you use the WRX rails, you'll sit much lower and I found it uncomfortable, but thats just me.

@adventuremango520 Год назад

@@2FIRacing im 6’3” so im hoping it comfortable being a bit lower

@philc211 Год назад

Did you have any issues with Airbag light after the swap? It seems mine isn't reading the Passenger Occupancy sensor properly and the dealership said they're specific to the model and can't be reprogrammed. I tried to swap the old module in but the connections to the sensor in the seat is different between the 2015 WRX and the 2014 XT sensor

@2FIRacing Год назад

I didn't have any issues with the Airbag light. I swapped over the seat belt buckles and everything worked good for me. My XT was a 15' and the WRX was also a 15' maybe that's why?

@philc211 Год назад

@@2FIRacing Could be. I swapped over the buckles as well, but the systems definitely appear different on my end unfortunately. It works sporadically and the shop said when the light comes on it's coming up as a historic event so maybe the new module is malfunctioning as well. I've got some digging to do I guess. Thanks for your reply though!

@2FIRacing Год назад

Sorry I couldn’t have been more helpful. Best of luck!

@nick28190 2 года назад

Did u have any check engine lights Im doing it now and I keep getting a srs light it appears to be a weight sensor in the passenger seat

@2FIRacing 2 года назад

I did not get any SRS or check engine lights. Perhaps the seat has a bad module? Or what seat are you trying to install?

@nick28190 2 года назад

@@2FIRacing WRX seats The base model foresters without auto seats have different seat modules and the weight sensor doesn't rear anything unless theirs weight in the seat

@2FIRacing 2 года назад

@@nick28190 Oh gotcha, good to know!