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Old Jul 7, 2001 | 10:48 AM
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Question about installing "new" 3rd gen seats...

First off, howdy all, I've been a lurker for some time here but this is my first post!

I've got a source for a set of used black cloth seats from an 88 to put in my 85 Berlinetta, who's seats are ratty, plus I'm redoing the whole interior in dark gray/black. The problem is I've got the 6-way power driver's seat and split rear seats, but the "new" seats are manual fronts and solid back in the rear.

Is there a way to easily transfer the power stuff to my new driver's seat and also can I just drop the solid rear seat right in?

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Old Jul 7, 2001 | 11:11 AM
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Oops, sorry I didn't see this post:
https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/002366.html
in my search. At least this answers the rear seat question, but what about the front manual to power part?
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Old Jul 7, 2001 | 01:12 PM
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What I've heard is that all you have to do is take the seat track off the manual seat and install the power track. Should be a direct swap.

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Old Jul 7, 2001 | 04:25 PM
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Excellent! I'll have to scrounge up the $$ to get the seats then!
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Old Jul 7, 2001 | 04:57 PM
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The only thing about swapping tracks is, you gotta have the same style new seat in order for the controls to swap over too. My point is, I bought 95 Formula seats and couldn't swap the power track over from my old seats because there was nowhere to mount the controls. Just something to consider.

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