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changing seats
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:34 pm
by DonnieR
will a 172 rear seat fit in a 170a
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:04 pm
by GAHorn
Insufficient data, hard to say. 172's rear seats changed over the years and later seats will not fit. You'll likely have to try it to see, but it's doubtful if any 172 rear seat, especially beyond 1962 will fit.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:26 pm
by DonnieR
I am in the middle of restoring my A model and was changing the nutplates under the floor when it occured to me that the rear seats I have taken out of 172's at annual time bolt in at the same locations and use the same bolt sizes as the nutplates I was replacing. It would be nice to do away with the four brackets for the old seat, and install a newer seat with headrest.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:44 pm
by HA
my rear center nutplate got messed up so nowadays I just use a bolt and nut, that will work until my arm gets too fat to reach
I don't know if the newer seats will fit but if they do nothing would change with the mounting scheme anyway
Re: changing seats
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:39 am
by bradbrady
DonnieR wrote:will a 172 rear seat fit in a 170a
Donnie,
Dad has an entire 1966 172 interior in his 1953 170, all work was done on field approvial in the early 70's, It will fit, but good luck geting the paper work through your FSDO now!
brad