hey i really like alot the 3rd gen with the 4th gen interior can u guys post some pics and some good info on the swap

 

my 4th gen interior (seats, seatbelts and console)
seats are direct bolt in.
console took some modification to the shifter.
seatbelts were direct bolt in

 

93 Camaro seats, 96 Trans Am center console

 

Dave I have the exact 93 seats as you waiting to go in one of my 91's. Just started cleaning them tonite. I've decided it was the best 150 bucks robbed out of the change jar this year! Nice to know what they look like installed.

 

thats gotta be the most comon interior seat combo i have seen it alot i also have em installed

 

 

i need to get another digi-cam cause these are pre-4th gen seats and the correct year center console....

 

Here's a partial pic of the console area (yeah, I know, the shift **** was pointing backwards then). Doesn't show much of the 2002 Firebird power leather seats or the overhead console, but "what the heck".....

 

 

I reeeeaaallly want a 4th gen center console now. It looks soo much better.

 

yeh, i think it's about time i update my pic, on that one i was still working on things, didn't have the underdash panels setup, no hush panels, etc, wires hanging everywhere and the wrong center console, (although i still have that version so i can switch to a later model dash for the cupholder console. All i have to do from the 4th gen now is door panels and A-pillars, both of which have been purchased, a-pillars have been trimmed some, need some more trimming, and the doors have the full 9 yards to go, but that i'm not worried about, if ya can do a dash/autoconsole, you can do a set of door panels, right? lol.

 

I like it a lot too. What do those run typically?

 

hey guys..

on a scale of 1-10(1 beaing a moron can do it, 10 being hard as hell)

how hard is putting in a 4th gen dash, gauges, NO A/C, NO Heat controls?

i dont have a/c or heat, all i really need is to get the guages to work and the headlight switch(how does that work?)

 

Not to steal a thread here, but....

4th Gen consoles in really good shape can run anywhere from $75-$175, The thing you have to watch is which time period and which type you get.

First, a Camaro is a lot harder to put one in and make it look good due to the one piece console and radio pod. Several folks have done it, and most use a Firebird radio and heater/AC pod to make it work. Luckily I have a Firebird and had no trouble.

If possible, get a 98 or newer console. The earlier 4th Gens have a big protrusion on the front that is a stinker to cut off and get out of your way.

Also, if you have an automatic be prepared to have to due some fabricatin to get the shifter in there correctly. Lot of people just get a manual console and do without the gear indicator, it's a lot easier to do that way.

Hope this info helps a little bit.

 

Sal, mooo i love your seats man

 

i see that u guys use the t/a consoles but on ur firebird 3rd gen,wat console do u use for a 3rd gen camaro?sence the console and the radio are all one piece?

 

alright, if you've got a camaro and you want a 4th gen center console, what is normally done is this. The console u use is from a late model maro/bird (98+,LS1 styled cars all have the same console) You'll have to do one of two options (as guys normally do) you either get a firebird radio pod from a 3rd gen and use that removing your factory 3rd gen maro radio pod which is connected to ur center console. Or, you hack up your old pod to fit the 4th gen setup, crappy situation all together. If you're ambitious using a early model 4th gen dash and console can be done, and can have great effects, but it doesn't have the same look as the newest styled ones, however, its very very very clean, good lines, and the lines will flow very well w/ factory camaro body lines....just an opinion though.

On that scale of how hard it is to do, i personally think my automatic center console was more difficult to do than my dash, however, the dash was more time consuming, wiring things for guages to just about a week to get the guages wired, headlight wired, blower motor wired (which udon't have) and the radio re-installed, and after that week things still weren't the way i want them, and infact, im still working out bugs and kinks to massage it how i like, but that's to say with any project.

If a 0 is no mechanicalskill needed, and a 10 is rebuilding a indy engine for 500 miles of racing, then i'd go with a 5. You'll need some knowledge and basic tools, you'll need to have a lot of patience, a good eye for konwing what needs trimming and why, a good mechanical sense (ability to see a "mechanism" and know what makes it work and how to make it work better, or more to your liking) etc, If you're just getting into the car stuff, then this might not be ur cup of tea, if you're good at fabricating thigns, and have a good ability with metal working and aren't afraid to hammer out a couple knocks, bang down a couple humps, and cut out a seems, then more power to you, and with enough time, im sure you'll be jumping up and down with the results.

 

Banging and cutting my shifter makes me a bit nervous although I'm good with tools. Thats why I'm going with a manual transmission console.

 

i was actually refering tot he whole 4th gen dash.. i already have the console done. i really want to do the dash, im just intimidated by all the wiring

 

the 99 Euro spec Z28 seats in my 86 sport coupe.


total 100% bolt in fit.

 

Here's an old pic of my interior- before I added white-faced glow gauges and custom door panels...






The seats were easy, but I did do a small amount of cutting to make the console drop right.

 

Hey. I'm wanting to put in the '98 and up console, but I was just wondering what the height difference is between the 3rd gen Camaro compared to a 4th gen camaro? I ask this because the height for my arm rest is perfect for me right now(3rd gen) and I don't want to have my arm way up in the air. Anyway, any info would be great, Thanks,
1 BAD AZZ Z-28

 

Is it possible to get those seats with red instead of black? my car has red interior and I would really love red on white just like that.

 

my 1999 SS Seats....thinkin about 4th gen dash and console..

 

My 86 Trans Am
With new Dash,


Before the Dash,


My 88 Formula after the Auto to Manual Swap,

 

02 ebony with T/A doorpanels and new carpet/headliner.

Will

 

Hmmm.. 86 Trans Am... 4th Gen Camaro Steering wheel... hmm... oops? ur a little bit mis-matched..

 

My 2000 TA ebony dash and console.

 

hey guys this is my second post on the boards hopefully this pic of my 4th gen interior shows up

 

Wish the pic was'nt so cloudy.

Dash install was a peice of cake compared to the door panels, those are a pita Part that took the longest for me was getting the dash pad trimmed to fit contour of the windsheild so it butted up tight. That was made somewhat easier since my windsheild was out for paint, but I have a new pad and must redo it.

Dont know how the rest of your guys pads are holding up, but I did'nt add enough support up by the windsheild and after 2 yrs of street driving/racing ever weekend the pad is cracked in 3 spots. So I'm going to pull it back out and start using expanda foam to make a solid foundation all the way across the dash for the pad to sit against.

Console was an auto, could'nt find a manual at the time in the color i needed to match the dash/door panels so I made due. Turned out a lil better once I got the new shifter installed.

 

I'm waiting for jason to show us his monster...

 

That was a temporary wheel. I had a grant wheel on there before,

 

Just call Hawks and ask them, I am sure you can get the seats however you want from what I understood.

 

all those interiors look sweet

 

Heres how a guy with the Camaro radio pod modified his. I would have made the cut at more of a 45 degree angle.

 

Hey I didnt want to make another thread of a 4th gen interior swap, so I just dug up an older one to post this. but the past few weekends I swapped out my old seats for '01 TA seats and a 98+ console.....Im sitll not completly done I have to clean things up a little bit more, but I figured I would post a couple pics (BTW Ill never touch a console swap again...that was a bitch)

 

Camaroguy18 thats a nice looking swap. Your seats actually look ebony...some of the others seem to be differing shades making the console not match the dash as well.

What kind of pedals are those?

 

These are out of a 1993 Camaro.

 

I am about to put Ebony Leather '00 Formula seats into my 1988 formula.

I'll post some pictures when its complete.

 

4thGen Int.

 

 

 

thx....the pedals are just some covers...they were on when I bought the car but I know they're in jegs/summit/possibly pepboys etc

 

I love the feel of the newer seats. Pictures aren't that great I'm gonna update it soon.

 

4th gen dash.. what can u use for speakers?

 

i just put mine in this weekend.. plug and play for the ls1 now..

 

heres one of mine with the 98+ console

 

All theses interiors are awsome.Nothin like a 4th gen int in a 3rd gen.