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Datsun 1200s came with different types of seats, depending on the market. Front seat style include: fixed, tilting (folding) and reclining. The coupe rear seat folds down. Different trim levels got different materials, namely vinyl or vinyl with cloth inserts. Sedan and Coupe seats generally differ in the cut and level of support padding. Some market like Australia produced seats locally. Head restraints were optional in some markets, but standard in USA.

Operation

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Overview

Sedan vs Coupe seats
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sedan - fixed, with recliner OPTION
sedan GL, GX - x-pattern cloth
coupe - recliner, x-pattern cloth
truck - fixed, no recliner

Coupe Seats - sporty trim, but light with very little padding
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Sedan Seats - flatter, with a bit more padding
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Late Sunny Truck
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Japan
STD, Deluxe - vinyl, black or yellow
GL - fabric insert 
GX - plaid fabric insert 
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B110 GX-5 - hi-back seat, black
KPB110 GX - hi-back seat OPTION with ovoid recliner control
* laterally-padded seats
KPB110 GL - laterally-padded seats
B210 - low-back seats with small headrest
KB210/KPB210 - hi-back seats with round recliner control
KPB210 GLL/GXL - low-back seats with small headrest
B120 1978-1989 hiback seats, BROWN
B120 1989-1994 hiback seats, Black with GREY inserts

Hiback seats - factory fitted to GX-5

Unknown High-back seats

GL seat with Headrests

Location

Front seat risers
A seat cross member
B inside seat bracket
C outside seat bracket
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Also see: Coin Tray

Sunny Truck

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Many B120 have a fixed (non-sliding) passengers side seat rail, but all 1200 rails interchange so you can replaced with an adjustable seat rail.

1971-1978 Black low-back seats
1978-1989 Brown hi-back seats
1989-1994 Gray hi-back seats

-7803 Early Datsun 1200 utes
* sedan seat bottom
* Truck unfinished back
* fixed (non-reclining)
* thin headrest
** 87700-G1001 Head Restaint Assy OPTION ALL(assist)
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7803-8910 - Brown
* High-back seat (needs no external headrest)
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8910- Gray
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Coupe, Sedan seats fit in ute, no problem, even though they are a little thicker than truck seats
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Catalytic Converter Seats

later seats have passenger side lower mount -- to clear the catalyst bulge in the floor.

1976-1978 B-210 pictured here (1989-up Sunny Truck is similar)
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Stock Seats

DX is all vinyl
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GL seats have cloth inserts
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Stock Seats
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USA models:

1973 models had blue or beige seats. Black was available (again) on from 0173
1971-1972 models:
- Coupe: Black, Beige or (optional) Yellow
- Sedan: Black, Yellow, Gray
Reclining seats standard on coupe
Sedan had folding non-reclining seats with (optional) reclining seats
Sedan had some sort of optional front seats

4-dr Sedan seats may be folding, non-folding or folding + reclining (3 versions)

Standard, Deluxe and Reclining Seats
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GX Seats
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DX Seats
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Recovered Seats
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Aussie-Market

STD
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Album 3537 1200 Coupe seats (custom fabric) in Datsun 1000

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Ute

Australia-market B120 seats are not suitable for sedans as the back is not finished, but are extra thin compared to sedan seats with a slim-profile headrest.

Split-bench seat idea

Bench Seat

120Y bakkie and 1400 bakkie (B140) came with a 3-passenger bench seat

See Main Article: B140_Model_Changes#Bench_Seat

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7-passenger bench seating
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Retrofit
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Mazda 1000 Bench seat which has been retrimmed
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Parts

86982-A0600 Eyelet 'A' Seat Back $1.12
86983-A0600 Eyelet 'B' Seat Back $0.85
87550-H1603 Slide-seat LH $44.33
87500-H1603 Slide-seat RH
87400-M3000 Hinge-recline RH $179.58
08310-81410 SCREW-MACHINE M8X1.25 SLIDE FIX TO FLOOR
08310-81812 SCREW-MACHINE M8X1.25 [Seat Frame] FRAME FIX TO SLIDE

Seat Riser Trim

The seat riser trim is the little plastic pockets next to the doors sometimes called coin trays. These fit above the floor just to the outside of each seat.

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74961-H1100 TRIM-seat riser (R.H.) DX, GL
74962-H1100 TRIM-seat riser (L.H.) DX, GL

TRIM-SEAT RISER, RH

74961-H1100 7510-7803 BLACK
74961-G1060 7804-8910 DARK BROWN
74967-95W00 8910- GRAY

TRIM-SEAT RISER, LH

74962-G1000 -7803 BLACK
74962-G1060 7804-8910 DARK BROWN
74968-95W00 8910- GRAY

CLIP-TRIM (4 needed)

66919-H1001 -7803 BLACK
- 66919-H1001 is superseded by 01553-00291 $0.80 USD
66919-G1060 7804-8910 DARK BROWN
96815-B0700 8910-

TRIM CLIP is also used by the Kick Panel and coupe rear interior panels
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Datsun 1000 Seats

Headrests

See main article: Headrests

Upholstery

Datsun 1200 original upholstery was a very lightweight material. Colors available varied by market.

See Main Article : Upholstery

Custom Upholstery

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stock seats with cloth inserts
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Alternative Seats

Factory Bucket Seats

RX-7 seats (1991-1995) in Datsun 1000 Coupe
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Subaru fits ute nicely
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Mitsubishi FTO in ute
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Mitsubishi Cordia
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CRX
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S14 seats
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Speaker Seats
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Mazda 121 Seats
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Corolla
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Ford Laser
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Prelude
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Seat Covers
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Daihatsu
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EFI
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Honda?
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Baby Seat
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Sport Seats

In-between cushy factory seats and full-racing seats are sport seats with supportive side-bolster. Easier to enter and exit, they also allow more motion than deep-buck racing seats.

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Monza Seats
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Buff's
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Takami
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Forza seats - The 1200 rails line up perfectly, although need to drill new holes for the rear bolts and fit a couple of spacers.

Recaro Seats

Recaro is the premium automobile seat company.

Recaro sport buckets
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Recaro racing shells
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Vintage

South Yokohama - Cobra low-back classic
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Revolution Racegear classic look (though not good for racing)
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Cobra vintage
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Racing Seats

Racing seats - shells - are thin and light. Support typically comes from a deep bucket design, which makes them more difficult to enter and exit.

Paddy Hopkirk Rally seats
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Cobra
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MOMO
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Rally
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SAAS deep bucket
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Sparco deep buckets
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OBX Daytona Buckets
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Velo Seats | GP90
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Unknown brand
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Seat Rails

See Main Article: Seat_Rails

Adapting Seats

NOTE: When bolting in seats, use high-strength bolts (10.8 spec), so that in a minor accident the bolts do not break.

Many, many seats will fit into your Datsun 1200. You can use flat plates to adapt the 1200 rails to the new seats:

Seat Adapting
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Just get 2 lengths of 50mm x 5mm flat bar bolted to the bottom of the seat front to back (or side to side) and then bolt the B110 rails to the flat bar. On some seats you may need to grind a bit off the Datsun runner if it hits the bolt that holds the seat to the flat bar.

Seat Slide
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Chassis Brackets - for flat seat runners
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323 seats in 1200 coupe
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Australia Legalities

Seats must be mod plated (conform to Australia Design Rules).

Be really careful when fitting different rails to different seats, like Datsun rails to Toyota seats. Reportedly, Engineers have said it is very difficult to get them mod plated, which all aftermarket seats have to be. You really need to spend some extra coin and at least get an engineer to design your fabrication. Then have th4 engineer do the work, or you can do the work and have the engineer to mod plate it for you.

Rear Seats

See Main Article: Rear Seat

Seats