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Testing/Validation DRI

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Car Requirements

Safety Criteria:

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  • Head Restraint Lateral & Longitudinal Stability

  • Vertical Load Strength of Cushion Frame 

  • Seat Ornamentation & Knob Pull-off Strength 

  • Actuator Strength in the Direction of Operation

  • Seat-back Map Pocket Static Strength Requirements

  • Seat-back Torsion Strength

  • Jounce Test (Cushion & Back)

  • Armrest Strength & Operating Effort

  • Latch Catch Spring Test

  • Jump Seat Strength

  • Fatigue Resistance (seat structural fatigue durability test)

  • Vibration Test for Resonance Point Detection

  • Thermal Cycle Ageing Test or Creep Test 

How to attach the seat to bottom panel

Whats Needed if attaching a bracket to the panel

  • Seat Brackets:
    You will need brackets made specifically for your car. If you’re installing two seats make sure you have one driver’s side bracket and one passenger’s side bracket. They are usually not interchangeable.

  • Sliders (optional):
    If we are not sliding the seat forwards and backwards they can be omitted.

  • Side Mount Brackets (for side-mount seats only):
    Can determine whether or not your seats are side mount by locating the mounting holes for the bracket. If they are on the sides of the seat, on the outsides of your thighs they are side mount seats. if they are on the bottom or underside of the seat they are bottom mount seats.

  • Installation Hardware: At minimum 4 bolts for the seat bracket, 4 nuts and 4 bolts for the sliders (if applicable), and another 4 nuts and 4 bolts for the side mount brackets (if applicable). Depend on seat design

  • Socket and Ratchet Set: For the majority of cars all that you’ll need is a few sockets, an extension, and a ratchet. For Japanese cars, the size sockets you’ll need are 14mm and/or 17mm. Depends on seat designs.

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Assemble Your New Seats (bottom mount):

The first thing you should do is attach your seat brackets and (if applicable) sliders to seats.

  1. Attach sliders to seat (if applicable): start by setting your seat down, on its side, on a soft surface. Locate the holes at each corner of your sliders (if there is more than one hole per corner, just choose one; you can always adjust it later) and line them up with the four holes on the bottom of the seat. Insert bolts through these holes and tighten them. (If you’re not using sliders, skip this step).

  2. Attach seat bracket to sliders: for this step you might have to use the sliding mechanism on your slider to access the holes meant for the seat bracket. Once they’re lined up, slip 4 bolts through them and tighten them down with the corresponding nuts.

 Assemble Your New Seats:

  1. Attach side mounts to sliders: line up the holes on each corner of the sliders to the holes on the front and back of the side mounts. Then slide bolts through them and tighten them down.

  2. Attach sliders to seat brackets: simply line up the four holes on the sliders with the four holes on the seat bracket and slip the bolts through them. Thread the corresponding nuts onto the bolts you just installed. (If you’re not using sliders, skip this step.)

  3. Attach seat to side mounts: slip your new seat in between the side mount brackets and line up the holes on each side of the seat with the holes on the side mount brackets. Then slip 4 bolts through the side mount brackets (2 on each side) and tighten them.

  Install Your New Seat:

  1. Attach your factory seat belt buckle to your new seat bracket (if applicable): you may need a new bolt and a nut to install the buckle.

  2. Maneuver your new seat into your vehicle: again, be careful to avoid scratching your car with the seat bracket.

  3. Plug in electrical connectors: locate the electrical connectors that you unplugged from the factory seat, and connect them to your new seat. If your new seat can’t accommodate any of these connectors, leave them unplugged.

  4. Line up the seat bracket: locate the four holes from which you removed the four bolts holding the factory seat in place and line them up with the four holes at the corners of the seat bracket of your new seat.

  5. Bolt down the seat: install the original factory bolts in the reverse order of removal. If you’re using sliders, take advantage of them! Slide the seat back to install the front bolts, and then slide it forward to install the rears. Careful not to over tighten them!

  6. Check your seating position: make sure that you can position the seat in a way that’s comfortable for you. If it’s not possible, pull the seat out and try mounting the seat using different holes on the brackets and sliders.

https://www.braumracing.com/universal-seat-installation-guide/

Risk/Unknowns Identification

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