Fu Manchu
Get Off Your Phone When You’re Driving.
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- Kia Sorrento, VZ Crewman, VZ Cross 8 (VE Calais)
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Just did this swap today. Went well. I was quoted $600NZD to repair the VZ seats. Bought the front pair of VE ones for $288 plus freight. I'll keep the worn out VZ ones.
Hey mate I’m Fter one of those bypass modules if you can get in contact thanks AdamAfter doing a tone of research and finding mix answers if the seats fit or not I worked out they fit easily.
Step 1. Unbolt the VE seat from the VE seat rails/ frame (4 nuts) throw out the VE rails.
Step 2. Unbolt your VZ seat from the VZ seat rails/ frame (4 nuts) keep the VZ rails.
Step 3. Bolt your VE seat to your VZ seat rails/ frame.
The VE drivers seat will bolt straight up and the VE passenger seat will fit after you slightly drill out a few mm/ making the holes line up between the seat and the rails.
This will keep your factory electric seat adjustment on the drivers seat.
Only problem is the srs airbag in the seat. I believe the resistance is different between the VZ/ VY and the VE airbags so you can’t change the plugs and wire it up without risking the airbag going off or throwing a code.
The solution is to install a srs bypass module to keep the car from throwing a srs fault code.
I can make these srs bypass modules for VZ and VY so they install into the seat and keep a neat factory look (modules are for “off-road use only” of course)
VZ and VY seats are pretty clapped out these days so upgrading to VE seats is ideal and you can currently still buy VE replacement seat foams which gives you the option to have a new and comfy seat that doesn’t screw your back.
I am needing to install VE Maloo seats into a VY Maloo in the near future so i will take pictures and edit this How To with some more detail asap.