Hi guys!

This is my first post here so go easy on me.

The seats in my Uno 45 FIRE 1986 do not have headrests as standard, no optional holes for headrests either. This worries me, as I know that if someone crashes into my rear I will suffer some serious whip lash or worse. I would like to know what other model of Uno seats and/or years exist that would be a simple unbolt and bolt in.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Mark

any mk1 seats should fit! 'turbo' and 'sx' being the best quality.

pretty easy to fit in my mk2. they just slide in and bolt down. rear seats are even easier. mk1 and mk2 should be similar, if not identical.

Hey, thanks for your quick reply.

I have been trying to find a full model break down of the MkI and II etc of which you speak for every year or type (eg 45).

Do you know of any full break down on some site?

Yeah, another Kiwi on the site :woot:

Welcome Mark...
There are not many MkII (Series II) Uno models in NZ. The most likely you will find in Wellington is a 70SXie. Basically, the MkII models began in 1989 (1990 for our shores!) and are identifiable by the slimmed-down front (headlights more like a Tipo, radiator grille with only two slots instead of the five or so of the older models, bonnet rounded over) and different tail-lights. Actually there are loads of detail differences, but the interior is generally more conservative with a rounded dashboard not having the paddle-switches for lights and wipers. Even the window winders are in a more conservative location, which means that the door trims are no use in your 45 anyway - so it would be only the seats from a MkII that would fit.

Now going back to the Mk1... I used to drive a base-model 45 also without headrests. I think you're very right to be concerned - not worth risking a whiplash injury for the rest of your life just because your Uno happened to not have head restraints... The cheaper 45 Sting did have head restraints but the seats will probably not match the colour of yours (a gorgeous stringy-brown with 'yellow' vinyl sides?)

The complete interior out of a 70SL (preferably a 1988 model, the fabric is more durable) would be good (the 70SL is much more common in NZ than the UK, strangely) BUT I'm betting that your Uno is a 3-dr, in which case this option is no use because the 70SL is always a 5-door. The seats wouldn't tip forward and the matching door cards wouldn't fit.

Perhaps the best option style-wise is to find a Mk1 Uno Turbo in a wreckers, since they're 3-dr, so all the door trims etc. will fit. The seats will always be falling apart but this is only cosmetic - put some well-fitting black mesh seat covers on and they'll be fine. Just try sitting in one and you'll appreciate the difference to the saggy seats of the 45. The back seat is usually in perfect condition, since the owner of an Uno Turbo tends not to have enough willing candidates to use the back seat for anything...

This has turned into a rather long post - so to sum up:

For a 3-dr 1986 Uno 45 FIRE:
- seats from any three-door Mk2 Uno will fit but door trims will not
- seats and trim from Uno 45 Sting (1987-ish) will fit (usually blue instead of brown)
- seats and trim from Uno Turbo Mk1 will fit but will need recovering
- Uno 70SL and later Uno 45 models tend to be 5-dr, so seats and trim will NOT fit

Good luck!
-Alex

Yay a kiwi! Yes it is a three door. Yes it has those kind of yellowish and brown seats.

I am not worried really about the rear seats, but once I get back to Wellington (on holiday atm) I will call up the wrecker where my work gets euro parts from and see if he has any turbo seats. I think he might as I got some Abarth Turbo wheels off him ($50 each, a steal apparently), so I might get lucky and find a full set of rears as well.

Fabric does not worrie me too much if its worn, my current drivers seat is also a little buggerd.

How do I tell what is a Mk1 or Mk2 etc? I'm only just getting up to the play with Fiats.

Cheers!

Mark

...and as for the model breakdown, here it is for NZ:

1984-1987 Uno 70S (five door)
1986-1988 Uno 45 FIRE (three door)
1986-1988 Uno 60 and 60S (five door)
1987-1989 Uno 45 Sting (three door) and 45S (also three door, with Sting engine)
1987-1989 Uno 70SL (five door, but a very few three-doors exist)
1987-1989 Uno Turbo i.e. (three door)
1989-1990ish Uno 45 FIRE (five door)
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1990-1994 Uno 45 (rare)
1990-1994 Uno 60S
1990-1994 Uno 70SXie
1991-1992 Uno Turbo i.e. (mostly '91, rare)

MkII models are probably outnumbered ten-to-one by the MkI, due to the commencement of Japanese used vehicle imports around about 1990.

Before anyone writes in from the UK, the dates and models have been 'adjusted' for NZ conditions - I know that they are not the official production, but are instead based on what I have observed

-Alex

Lol thanks for that.

This is a MkII... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Fiat/auction-58896247.htm


This is a MkI... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Fiat/auction-58651742.htm

Note the date - '1990' - most likely this car was made in 1988 or early 1989 and sat around unsold or deck cargo for the long voyage to NZ... Officially, the Series II began in 1989.

One more thing - $100 for all four Turbo wheels (without tyres) is a typical price, because they tend to not be in very good condition (the lacquer kinda crystallises).
EDIT: oops, I see you actually bought the wheels already...

-Alex

If you don’t care about the material matching just rip any front seats out of any 3-door Uno, they will all fit (even mk2) then just put seat covers over them.

Removing the seats is simple, but sometimes frustrating. You need to bend back a metal tab at the back of the seat rails (stops the seats sliding off the back - which is what you are now wanting it to do). Then unbolt the two 13mm bolts at the front and slide backwards. Sometimes they get caught on the carpet so be careful. Eventually with a bit of pushing and pulling the seats will slide off the ends of the rails.

When you put the new seats in you don’t need to worry about the tabs.

Oh and welcome another kiwi to the site…

I work for "The Toy Shop" in Wellington. So doing the work is not the issue. Thanks for the tab tip though.

My boss is mostly into Alfas rather than Fiats so I figured I could get better info here as I have.

I do like having those mags though (and they are in very good condition, still bright silver) because it makes the car look about 10 years younger

alexGS said:

...and as for the model breakdown, here it is for NZ:-Alex

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We also got an Uno 70SX 3 door (mk1)

There are a few 1990 S2 uno turbos. There is also 1x 1993 but no 1992's