ZJ/WJ Seats in an XJ?

verrive · May 10, 2004

Hey,
I was curious, anyone have ZJ/WJ seats in an XJ? My current leather seats are starting to get shot. How hard would it be to convert them to XJ seats?

Thanks,
Kevin

shimmy · May 10, 2004

verrive said:
Hey,
I was curious, anyone have ZJ/WJ seats in an XJ? My current leather seats are starting to get shot. How hard would it be to convert them to XJ seats?

Thanks,
Kevin

that would actually be a nice upgrade... to have some nice luxury leather ZJ/WJ seats in an XJ!

Eagle · May 10, 2004

Several years ago a guy from NH came to a couple of NAC events with ZJ seats in an '89 XJ. He mentioned that he had to do some adapting to mount the ZJ seats on the XJ pedestals, but I didn't get the impression it was a major adaptation.

egon · May 10, 2004

I put ZJ power buckets from a 96 Laredo in my 96. The install wasn't that pretty, but you really can't see the brackets I made to adapt them. Now that I have access to a welder I'll make them more OE looking. You have to push the driver's side of the tranny tunnel in a bit, but not too much as the t-case will rub. Pass. side is easier. Since I wanted more front leg room I drilled new holes and used 1/8"x2" flat stock as backing plates. The setup works quite well, and the power seat functions are great.

--Matt

verrive · May 10, 2004

egon said:
I put ZJ power buckets from a 96 Laredo in my 96. The install wasn't that pretty, but you really can't see the brackets I made to adapt them. Now that I have access to a welder I'll make them more OE looking. You have to push the driver's side of the tranny tunnel in a bit, but not too much as the t-case will rub. Pass. side is easier. Since I wanted more front leg room I drilled new holes and used 1/8"x2" flat stock as backing plates. The setup works quite well, and the power seat functions are great.

--Matt

Was it required to push in the tranny tunnel or just something that made it fit better? I'm not sure how fond of that I would be. I have enough problems with my XJ without creating more by doing that and accidently messing it up

- Kevin

Edit: How did you manage to wire it up, or do they have the same connectors?

egon · May 10, 2004

Kevin

It was required, as the ZJ seats are more bulky at the base then the XJ seats. I didn't have to do much, just a bit of reshaping to the tunnel with a hammer, a 1/4 to 3/4 inwards in a few places so the seats fit lower in the cab. Just keep looking underneither as you reshape things.

For power, I took the factory connectors from the ZJ and made a new circuit with an inline fuse just for the seats.

It was worth the trouble, the seats are quite comforable, and my back doesn't hate me anymore after long drives.

--Matt

verrive said:
Was it required to push in the tranny tunnel or just something that made it fit better? I'm not sure how fond of that I would be. I have enough problems with my XJ without creating more by doing that and accidently messing it up

- Kevin

Edit: How did you manage to wire it up, or do they have the same connectors?

Gojeep · May 10, 2004

Yep and they came that way from the factory along with rear head rests

verrive · May 10, 2004

Gojeep said:
Yep and they came that way from the factory along with rear head rests

huh? They came what way?

- Kevin

egon · May 10, 2004

Must be an Aussie XJ thing

--Matt

Gojeep said:
Yep and they came that way from the factory along with rear head rests

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