DIY: How To Make an Office/Gaming Chair From a Car Seat (The Best Office Chair Ever!)

See how to make a cool office/gaming chair from a car seat. Ideal for computer work or playing games.
In this video you will see how to convert a car seat into an office chair.
I always wanted a good office chair to edit my videos. But office chairs can be expensive if you want some extra adjustments and comfort which comes in handy when editing videos for a long time.
I was looking at car ads when I noticed that someone was selling a wrecked 2015 Volkswagen Golf in parts. I immediately called and bought a co-driver seat for 100 euros. You could also get the seats at a local car junkyard. I decided to convert this car seat in my office chair.
Car seats are very comfortable and highly adjustable. This seat had height, tilt and lumbar support adjustment.
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IMPORTANT!!!
The seat also has built-in airbag. If your seat has airbag built in - the yellow connector below the seat is usually for pyrotechnics like the airbag and the little flag on the backrest on the outboard side also informs you of the airbag inside.
You should take the seat to a professional to remove the airbag. The
airbag can deploy just from static electricity. And the airbag is like a big bomb. You don't want that to blow up in your office. Take the seat to a professional and they will happily remove the airbag.
When you have the airbag removed, fill the gap with a hard piece of foam, so that the sidebolster of the backrest doesn't get too soft there.
Then I got an old broken office chair for free, from which I salvaged the base mechanism and wheels.
Then it was only needed to weld a bracket which would join car seat and office chair base together. Plus some minor modifications in standard DIY fashion.
At the end I got a fairly inexpensive but mighty good office seat. We could call it the best in its class :) Car seats are very sturdy and durable and very comfortable comparing to office chairs in this range.
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[@Krakondack]

I love it. I've wanted exactly that for years, as I sit on my butt most of the day. But now that I see the complexity of machining involved, it's clear I'd have to get someone to do it for me. Anyone who wanted to do this as a business might do quite well.

[@TheSpoogemonkey]

After 2 weeks of obsessively searching for a new office chair, I started thinking to myself how comfy the seats are in my truck. Wondered what it would take to convert a car seat into an office chair and sure enough, it's been done and you created a video for it. Rock on JT!

[@JTMakesIt]

@@TheSpoogemonkey Thanks! I got through the same process 😆

[@smartrah]

Car seats are the best, wish I had one for my home office too!

[@Windraver]

Beautiful. I've been planning to do this when my current chair becomes unbearable. It's good to see your approach for when I decide to try this myself.

[@madkvideo]

10x times better than any office chair

[@JTMakesIt]

True!

[@JTMakesIt]

This video was already edited on this seat :)

[@pyrojason]

Pics or y'know.

[@WWAcolyte]

Was it pretty comfortable I had this same idea I totalled my VW and the seats are so nice I wanna make something with them

[@haavard1989]

I made one about 7-8 years ago. Best office chair I've ever tried. I still use it to this day and every person who tries it says "Can you make one for me?".

[@JTMakesIt]

@@haavard1989 same here 😆 still using it and everyone wants one

[@haavard1989]

@@JTMakesIt Yeah I really don't know why streamers and influencers don't get someone to make one for them. When you think about it, car chairs are made to be comfortable for hours of driving, developed with a much higher budget and production costs. It's a no-brainer to me

[@JTMakesIt]

@@haavard1989 indeed. And the quality is much better

[@Carl-LaFong1618]

Really cool idea. I watched the whole thing. You have some nice toys in that shop. I'm jealous.

[@JTMakesIt]

Thanks! Yes I probably have a tool fetish of some sort. Maybe this is how girls feel about shoes and bags :)

[@enso8762]

Had this idea for years, maybe it's time😅👍

[@JTMakesIt]

Go for it!

[@JTMakesIt]

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[@Chrisezo]

How much would you sell that base for? I think its very cool that you have a step by step guide at instructables and you also have this video, but not many people have the power tools or experience to do the job, but if the only thing necessary is just assembling it and finding a compatible car chair, then that is something most people would be able to do.

[@JTMakesIt]

Not trying to sell anyone anything, but I got a discount coupon "BGMARPLGC13" for a cool office chair that ships from China or EU: bit.ly/3czJlP9 Coupon valid only for this month. My friend bought it and it is a very cool chair. Not as cool as a car seat though :) (affiliate link)

[@kindandhelpful1658]

I have been thinking for a year to make one and the best seat and best chair would been a car seat. I cant seat anywhere comfortably except in car seat . They have full lumbar support and they are very comfy. They are very good if you have back pain.

[@Bigtimemedia]

whoa that two finger save.... awesome vid

[@JTMakesIt]

You too are awesome!

[@ReanimaterR]

Awesome channel, keep it up man!

[@nevenasterikova3335]

Bless you. This is sooooo cool.

[@brunofilardi]

Melhor projeto que eu vi no youtube, parabéns!

[@JTMakesIt]

Thank you!

[@coffee838]

you should put those rollerblade casters on this

[@JTMakesIt]

I was thinking of this. It would made a much nicer ride :)

[@mustafabader4691]

Brilliant! I was thinking about that today while driving, I said to myself: there won't be any more comfortable office chair than a car seat, I don't have the essential tools to do that but it worth thinking & trying. the video was made 8 months ago so tell us how is it now after that period?

[@JTMakesIt]

Hi! Thanks for the comment! The seat is doing great. No problems at all. Did not need to further modify anything. I use it every day for 1 to 4 hours. I seat like a king compared to the previous regular office chair. Also check out my other video where i made a custom foot rest to go with this seat. :)

[@mustafabader4691]

@@JTMakesIt that's just great man! Good luck

[@theone123454]

Nice project :) Just one advice: please disable autofocus on your camera and set it to manual, because it's very annoying to see it constantly go in and out of focus.

[@JTMakesIt]

Thank you. Yes I agree. I saw this phenomena too late, when everything was already recorded. I recorded this video with my phone and in 60fps it has more agressive focus and I was unaware of that. I already have an order placed for the new GoPro. That should record much better.

[@pyrojason]

@@JTMakesIt Did you get the new GoPro?

[@robertpuccio1482]

Very nice. I would like to see this done with electronic luxury sport seats out of a BMW. How nice it would be to have electronic adjustment of a fancy sports car at your desk. One would have to integrate a power supply somehow.

[@NathanBenis]

Found this researching what to do with my 18 audi s5 sport seats lol.. they even have massage function.

[@mvlad7402]

Great Idea! I have nice leather car chair to convert!

[@StickOnHair]

No armrests...

[@chyshahab]

Awesome Dude !!!!!

[@captainfyita2682]

Oil to drill? ok but... Dem reflexes tho!

[@JTMakesIt]

I guess I was raised by ninjas :) The oil acts like a lubricant and coolant and prolongs the life of the drill bit. Check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGe0dKWMab-Cn7c

[@captainfyita2682]

@@JTMakesIt As coolant, the oil sucks, it retains the heat for longer and as for cooling, use water instead, you don't need lubrication, all the way around, you need friction to do the job. Cool result, tho.

[@JTMakesIt]

@@captainfyita2682 yeah, but I got that oil pump at hand and I use mostly that just because it's there when I need it :)

[@strelokreculitan4563]

i just found this project, and yesterday i builded my own with a sport car seat,but its too high, what is the size do you cut the center?

[@JTMakesIt]

I have lowered as far as it could go. But lowering could also be done by raising the mounting point further into the chair (between the sliding rails)

[@vdfritzz]

i might do one similar, but using wood

[@JTMakesIt]

Cool! Wood should be strong enough!

[@haewien]

Now you should buy a really good seat, with electric motors, pull the 12v inside, and voila... seat heating, electric adjusting, etc... :)

[@JTMakesIt]

I tried to get something from like Jaguar or Bentley, 12-way adjustable etc... but they were expensive as heck!

[@haewien]

@@JTMakesIt try alfa or audi seats ;)

[@danidaimondzofficial582]

Did the seat have an airbag? It's from a 2015 car so i assume it does and you didn't mention if you removed it or not. Those things are quite powerful when they blow up so if anyone does this at home remember to remove any active airbags

[@JTMakesIt]

Correct. I have indeed removed the airbag. I took the seat to the car mechanic who took it out. In the video description it says that you should take the seat to a professional for the airbag removal.

[@dillanmistry]

Only problem here is it’s too high, need it lower even with smaller gas lift

[@JTMakesIt]

I made it a little bit higher because this is the ideal height for my slightly higher than normal office desk. I will be making the leg support soon for my feet.

[@dillanmistry]

JT Makes It ok, thanks mines too high I have to remove the wheels

[@rvpsilva9213]

I made one with Fiesta "leather" seats, a little bit high to, even in the lowest set, but it's ok, I'm 1.91m (6.2ft)

[@dillanmistry]

I made a wooden stand now, it feels much lower and strong

[@PenumbraPremier]

So just curious as I was kicking this around as well: Did you need to construct a base like that or could I just essentially attach the base of my office chair to the bottom of the car seat? Also could you manufacture a base for me and I will compensate?

[@JTMakesIt]

Hi, I over-complicated it a bit, because I wanted to make it a bit lower. You will need some sort of an adapter plate between the base and the chair. It can be as simple as a wooden board. Sorry I don't take orders to make it. Maybe some local workshop could do it for you. It would be easier and faster.

[@مقارناتالجيوش]

this chair how many cc:D🤣🤣

[@safouenelemsi6119]

well done sir

[@RANDYWALLS2046]

how mush can you make me one wow wow nice

[@JTMakesIt]

Thanks! I do not make them for others because it takes too much time for me. Maybe you should ask a local welder if he can make one for you

[@GildersM88]

Im going to try and attempt to do something similar with my old audi seat. Im an electrician and want to incorporate some electrical gimmicks into it. Im working out a way to make it into an office chair and retain the heating element and the electrical adjustments the seat has built in 😂 my only concern is the weight of the bloody thing hahahaha

[@JTMakesIt]

Yeah its not light, but its cool as heck :)

[@GildersM88]

@@JTMakesIt definitely cool also thinking of rigging some arm rests onto it for extra coolness 🤪

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

It actually looks really comfortable. One question, can you make it comfortable to sit forward enough to type at a desk/computer?

[@JTMakesIt]

Yes its comfortable. You can make it even more forward leaning than a regular office chair.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@JTMakesIt NIce!

[@GDIGS]

What if it had Heated Seats Can you hook something up for that?

[@JTMakesIt]

Yes of course. You could buy a AC/DC 12V power supply and hook it up to the heater and it should work. The heater should have a wires under the seat. They should be easy to identify. Only downside would be that you would have a cable hanging from below the seat. The battery would not be a good option because the heating can draw a lot of current and the battery would get empty soon. Since my seat is a passenger seat it also has a sensor which detects that someone is sitting on the seat (to beep the seatbelt alarm).I will use that in the future to turn on my computer or something :)

[@ulrichxx5]

If you somehow manage to get the heating elements working, i would love for a video or at least a diagram. I'm also planning to make a office chair out of a Golf mk7 seat.

[@henrybutterworth5116]

The heater needs to be thermostatically controlled for it to be safe. I don’t think you can just wire up the heating element to power - that will probably set the chair on fire or blow a thermal fuse. Cars have seat heater controllers and there are temperature sensors. Need to work out how to use a proper heater controller.

[@natevirtual]

Buckle up!

[@snowfire48]

Frickin love the build brother. Was this chair just an example of what you make for yourself or do you make these for other people?

[@JTMakesIt]

Thanks! I made this chair only for myself. I am not making them for other people since it takes a lot of time and luck finding the good car seat and a donor chair for the undercarriage.

[@hazardpay8560]

I picked up an nice seat from a wrecked Toyota Corolla S for $25 I'm going to use it for DCS/Elite Dangerous/Star Citizen As such i'm gonna skip the office chair base. I don't need it to spin or tilt... the car seat already has a sturdy reclining mechanism built in, and the built in sliding mechanism will give enough clearance to get in and out of my 'cockpit' All I need is a stationary base that gets the seat up to a manageable height for an old fart like me to climb in and out of. I figured why spend 500-1000 $ for a 'gaming chair' that won't hold up more than a year when there's MILLIONS of incredibly sturdy seats being crushed along with their wrecked cars... RECYCLE BABY! Also, since no one gives a crap about the low end car seats, they cost next to nothing if you are willing to go wrench it out of the car yourself. I am curious though... while I was back in the scrapyard, there were two Cadillac CTS sitting there with leather seats... I wonder if I can talk my scrap guy out of one of those for a reasonable price... It would be dope AF zooming around in a P-51, the 'Cadillac of the Skies', in an actual Cadillac seat PRO TIP: If you go get one from a scrapyard, try to source them from cars that still have their windows and doors rolled up and closed..... while I was out in the yard, I noted a number of feral cats crawling in and out of the opened vehicles. Don't want to get your prize home to find it reeks of cat/dog urine.

[@JTMakesIt]

Well said! Thanks for sharing your experience! Car seats are the best!

[@knowmanb8448]

why there is no office chair like this for sale?

[@JTMakesIt]

Exactly! This is why I had to make one.

[@billytk1225]

I love the seat belt clasp is still on the left side of the chair, for those crazy nights of GTAV you can belt in. LOL

[@JTMakesIt]

Haha exactly :D

[@Agent_Clark]

Do this with a tractor seat

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[@cannedmilk]

nice

[@lil.shaman6384]

Any chance I could get one of the adapters for the car seat to the base from you? I have everything except a welder

[@JTMakesIt]

It would be much easier if you could find a local welder. Every car has different seat mount. My friend also did not have a welder and he designed a laser cut plate for mounting it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIaUmWhrZ712Z80 Maybe this could help you.

[@robbrown6495]

Why does the best office chair ever have all the plastic covers missing on the left side? First thing I did was remove the seat belt fastener - not really needed on an office chair.

[@JTMakesIt]

Thanks for watching. On the left side there are no side covers inside the car originally, because there is center console right next to it. I left it this way, it's fine for me. I also left the belt buckle there on purpose, because it looks cool and i am planning to make a removable cup holder that plugs into the seatbelt buckle :)

[@robbrown6495]

@@JTMakesIt Sorry cannot support your claim its the best ever. Cup holder sounds like a great idea. I have a captains chair type seat out of a people carrier. I intend to make a small mouse pad table mounted from the right side arm rest. Cup holder now has to go on the left side.

[@JTMakesIt]

@@robbrown6495 If a kid gets a gift and says: "this is the best gift ever" doesn't mean its the best on the entire world, its the best for him :) I also like the idea that you used the people carrier seat. Those are probably more comfy.

[@robbrown6495]

@@JTMakesIt It's extremely comfortable but it is also extremely heavy and bulky - looks like exactly what it is - a converted people carrier seat. No prizes there for looking the part".

[@vixgnandt783]

Can I just buy one from you?

[@JTMakesIt]

Not for sale :)

[@goaheadmakemyday9859]

you put up eye protection for drilling and you go free when you use the wheel grinder .........

[@JTMakesIt]

shit happens :)

[@averageguy7.62-39]

Just an fyi that vise in your shop is quite expensive

[@JTMakesIt]

Is it? It is a very good vise. And it is older than me :) I'm working with it my whole life :)

[@timmayvns]

Your cameras fine , you have it on auto focus with tracking most likely turned on .. maybe not but the auto focus is your problem. Go manual dude

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[@RyanFeliciano]

Are you worried about you falling backwards?

[@JTMakesIt]

Not really. I kept the original sliding rails under the car seat. If i go full tilt, i can slide the wheels more to the back. But overall I don't need to slide them because the chair is very stable.

[@W-Ostr]

Autofocus hurts. ;)

[@JTMakesIt]

I have a new camera now. No more problems :)

[@mandoo_ro]

face reveal at 50k? what a joke :)))

[@JTMakesIt]

Share and subscribe to reach the goal :))

[@mandoo_ro]

@@JTMakesIt no thanks. and nobody cares how you look like :)))

[@JTMakesIt]

I care about how much subscribers I have :))

[@Froudeybrand]

Seems so over engineered

[@JTMakesIt]

It needs to be for surviving the next decade or two :)

[@millgiass]

Personally, I just wanna know how you managed to dismantle the seat plate mechanism so that I can swap one seat plate with another and not have to drill new bolt stand offs for the much larger plate into my chair. I'm basically trying to fix an office chair whose mechanism broke at the bottom where it connects to the base And I found a gaming chair which was demolished at the side of the road. It's stance is much different than my office chair though. Ooof. Oddly enough all the components of the seat plate still line up properly just the mounting point to the seat are different! So if I could swap the plates that connect to the seat my problem would be solved! But I don't see a way to dismantle these things. i.imgur.com/CqrsylW.jpg

[@JTMakesIt]

You need an angle grinder for that. Just grind or cut off anything that holds it together and replace it with a standard screw