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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Old Brackets With New Seats?

Hey i just got some new APC super racing seats from jcwhitney and was wondering can i still use the power seat on the drivers side with my new seat?
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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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I have a very similar question. I guess people don't know/are leaving us in the dark! lol
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Old May 3, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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as long as the mounting holes line up you can use the old brackets.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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hope so, the lady from jcwhitney said i could, but ill find out when i put them in!
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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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The brackets on those seats do not line up with factory holes. You need to take the seat rails off of your stock seats, remove the brackets on the APC seats, and mount the stock brackets. However, the mounting holes do not line up with the tracks from our cars. You will need to drill new holes in the APC seats where their brackets were attached, and make the mounting holes in the stock thirdgen brackets significantly wider.

I'm assuming your power seat tracks mount up the same as the manual seat tracks, which they probably do.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 01:01 AM
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i made a box frame for mine using flat stock and them bolted them to the seat. came out good and you cant see the box frame either
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