Switching seats from Mark I (93) to Mark II (2000) Xantia

[madscientist]

Hi, I have a somewhat dilapidated 93 Xantia TD VSX with leather seats, which have worn better than the rest of the car. I'd like to take the seats and install in a 2000 Xantia HDi SX. I believe the floor layout was retained on going from the mark I to mark II so I imagine it should theoretically be possible.

Anyone else out there with experience of doing this?

I'd be grateful for any tips - all I have to work with is the Haynes manual.

I hope at least a small part of my beloved VSX will live on!

Thanks
madscientist

[andmcit]

The seats should fit like for like with no real problems. IIRC early VSX leather
seats are manual adjust so there'll be no issues with stitching in the electrics.
Keep the door trims as they're specific to the leather interior and not that
easy to get hold of.

Keep the strut tops AS WELL!!! VSX are hydractive with the fatter bore feed.

[DickieG]

Make sure you swap the rear seat belt clips over as they are different on S1 and S2 models.

[madscientist]

I came across an early posting by citroJim which covers the issues around replacing S2 seats which have side airbags with S1 seats - I gather this involves either removing the bulb in the warning light or adding a resistor to fool the ecu. Also I've read switching the door panels (S1 for S2) might involve drilling a hole for one of the attaching screws.

[robert_e_smart]

Madscientist,

It is possible to make series 1 door cards fit a series 2 car.

The rears are exactly the same.

For the fronts however, you will need to retrieve the 2 plastic threaded pieces that the door armrest screws into. Once retrieved, you need to fit them to the spare holes in the series 1 door. No drilling required. They just clip in.