DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 01:06 AM Hi team, My ‘92 XF van has been full of hodgepodge bits and pieces. The more I pull it apart, the tougher it seems to get! This is the latest head scratcher I’ve come across... both bucket seats seem to have been modified to fit (?) from another model. I know that the floor mounts on later model XF vans/utes were brought up to speed with the E-series and XG/H we’re the same. However the rails on my seats seem to have had holes drilled into the inboard rail rear mount and have Bunnings bolts and a short piece of square tubing acting as a spacer. My question is: what should they look like/how should the be mounted to the floor?? If anyone has any info or photos it would be greatly appreciated! Extensive internet searches have yielded poor results. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 04:38 AM the 1989 -1993 XF and XG used EA to ED seats/mounts.. (XH used EF to EL seats/mounts) i'll see if i can google one up for you, but the seat belt mount was on that corner on buckets, but the bench still had stalks mounted to the floor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 04:45 AM pic from a EB passenger seat on gumtree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 04:47 AM 3 hours ago, DannyP said: My ‘92 XF van has been full of hodgepodge bits and pieces. The more I pull it apart, the tougher it seems to get! what seat is that in it(butchered) might be an XH/EF EL seat and why it's been "modified" to suit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 05:01 AM I'm really not sure what they're from deankdx... The photos I put up are of the drivers seat, the seatbelt mounts to the back R/H (looking forward) floor mount. Whatever it is, it's clearly rough as guts and a complete nuisance. I'm intending to do a bench seat swap or 3-seat conversion in the future but haven't had any luck tracking one down yet. Looks like I'll need to find some replacements anyway! Really appreciate your help! Dan 1 deankdx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 05:13 AM what seat is that in it(butchered) might be an XH/EF EL seat and why it's been "modified" to suit Not sure if you can identify seats based on trim but here’s a photo.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 05:21 AM 4 hours ago, DannyP said: Not sure if you can identify seats based on trim but here’s a photo. yep, EF EL/XH seat can tell by the winders and headrest (someone could tell by the trim exactly) these mount different due to the hand brake being moved to the console area on these cars.. hence the need to butcher it(can be modded to fit much much better though, no idea why they'd gone to that level of bodge) i think if the seat bolt hole isn't butchered, finding EA to ED or 1989 to 1995 ute/van seats they'd be a direct SAFE fit up. be easier to find than a bench in good condition.. if you can find a wrecker with 2 good lefts and a drivers in the same cloth, you can swap the trim and foam from a left seat to the drivers.. (do it yourself or pay someone. link here will give you a good idea of what's needed to do it.. ) 1 DannyP reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 09:01 AM Thanks very much mate. You’ve been a lot of help! I’ll track some down at some point. Plenty of rusty spots to fix in the drivers side floor to keep me busy for a while!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 deankdx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 09:33 AM 32 minutes ago, DannyP said: Thanks very much mate. You’ve been a lot of help! I’ll track some down at some point. Plenty of rusty spots to fix in the drivers side floor to keep me busy for a while! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk where are you located? there's some good facebook parts groups for X series fords. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 09:38 AM Sunshine Coast. There’s a few wreckers (that I know of) handy but mostly deal in XD/E/F sedans and wagons. Utes and vans tend to be sold as complete cars even if they’re in poor condition! I guess there’s a market so that’s a good thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted Saturday at 10:31 AM 49 minutes ago, DannyP said: Sunshine Coast. There’s a few wreckers (that I know of) handy but mostly deal in XD/E/F sedans and wagons. Utes and vans tend to be sold as complete cars even if they’re in poor condition! I guess there’s a market so that’s a good thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yeah i'd recommend Scotty at https://www.facebook.com/Xdfwreck for postable things for.. he's in Innisfail Qld, might be worth asking him anyway as he will ship anything anywhere from My understanding. 1 DannyP reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted Saturday at 11:18 AM Thanks mate I’ll look him up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 deankdx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted 17 hours ago Hey deankdx, you seem like a knowledgeable person so I might pick your brain a minute...The drivers side floor pan is badly rusted (plenum chamber leak) and I’m having a bit of trouble finding a suitable cut via the usual channels... from what I can tell from research and photos, the floor pattern is pretty different between early XF and late XF/G and Rare Spares etc don’t carry the later pattern. Is this correct? Thanks.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankdx 18,203 Posted 16 hours ago 40 minutes ago, DannyP said: Hey deankdx, you seem like a knowledgeable person so I might pick your brain a minute... The drivers side floor pan is badly rusted (plenum chamber leak) and I’m having a bit of trouble finding a suitable cut via the usual channels... from what I can tell from research and photos, the floor pattern is pretty different between early XF and late XF/G and Rare Spares etc don’t carry the later pattern. Is this correct? Thanks. sorry i don't know, i learned from My first XE nearly 30yrs ago to check for wiper plenum rust before buying.. wet carpet = didn't buy. i've only changed carpet twice and i don't recall noting any difference but guessing you've confirmed it's different. contact Scotty XDF wreck in Qld(linked couple of posts above to facebook) and see if he has rust cuts for floors for the later ute. i've had gemini floor sections posted from Brisbane to Melbourne, it wasn't too bad if scotty is in the same state to you it could be your best option. you could probably shape it out reasonably easy if you practiced, from new cold rolled steel if it's as basic as i'm thinking it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 5,243 Posted 6 hours ago Hey deankdx, you seem like a knowledgeable person so I might pick your brain a minute...The drivers side floor pan is badly rusted (plenum chamber leak) and I’m having a bit of trouble finding a suitable cut via the usual channels... from what I can tell from research and photos, the floor pattern is pretty different between early XF and late XF/G and Rare Spares etc don’t carry the later pattern. Is this correct? Thanks.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkCorrect, the floors are quite different.I have an XF wagon and a late XF ute, when you look at one to the other it's quite different in lots of little ways. I think from about where the accelerator pedal mounts all the way down to the rear firewall was different, because Ford were producing the EA/EB at the same time as the XF utes and vans they made parts similar where possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DannyP 16 Posted 5 hours ago Thanks fellas, that's a bummer. I'll just keep searching and obsessing until I find a good donor then I guess! Yes, I should've known better... I had a good dig around under the car when I was inspecting it and all looked good from that side... until the carpet came up. Vans are pretty hard to come by, especially in good condition at the right price. This one has its rust issues but the chassis and majority of the frame is clean. The pax side floor is spotless. Just a gaping hole in the plenum chamber and lots of gutter rust Share this post Link to post Share on other sites