DYL
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What does the stamp on the side of (bucket seats) mean?
Some say its when the seats go out of date......some say its when they were built 
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IvIarkgraham
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means the are approved by the fia
suitable for motorsport
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DYL
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what if it's stamped May 07?
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IvIarkgraham
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maybe when they were checked?
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DYL
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hmmm....i need to find out asap
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Dave A
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its the date they were made.
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DYL
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deffo? i took mine out and sold them..because a guy said they were out of date
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Richie
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Ok im a muppet 
Tramadol not good 
Dyl.... sorry for the sarcasm  I am now enlightened.
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antnee
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http://www.sportseats4u.com/approved-explained-s-51.html?osCsid=949b5c7c9fe3f705b9c03e022ef88f8f
for the lazy ones
quote:
A select range of these bucket seats from each manufacturer are FIA approved. These bucket seats are stamped with the date the approval starts. The FIA approval then runs for a duration of 5 years. This is also how FIA approved harness belts work.
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DYL
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nice one mate! i know what it means now 
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