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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Please help identify these seats...

I need to know what year car they came from and color name if possible. I want to order new seat covers but apparently these are not original to my car.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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They look a lot like the 4th gen Camaro ones that were in my old 92 RS.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Def not 4th gen seats. They look "almost" like the 91-92 Grey RS seats you could get. But something looks a little "off". They might be but im not sure they just look a tad different. They have got to be from a third gen though.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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If the pics are correct on Hawks, they seem to be 82-84 Firebird seats. Can anybody verify this? Would my seats be the Silver? http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/in...ROD&ProdID=677
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Slick71ss those do look like '82-'85 high back seats used mostly in the Camaro but also found in some Firebirds.Do the back seats have the same piping and pattern as the front seats?I have to agree to on them not being from a 4th Gen.Contact Hawks and ask if they have material samples they could send you.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Yes, the back seats match and it is a solid back seat, not split.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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is there something special about them ?
they look fugly to me,
too large/tall

ewwwww..

good luck
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Fast68
is there something special about them ?
they look fugly to me,
too large/tall

ewwwww..

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No, I just need to either replace them or recover them. I want to stay with light grey seats, so if I can't find any mint light grey seats, I'll have to recover these.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Def not 4th gen seats.
Why "definately not"? 4th gen seats are a direct bol-in. Had 4th gens in that car, front & rear, and have 4th gen front seats in my GTA.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Cause im at junkyards almost every weekend. I also have 00' SS seats in my car and 94' z28 seats in my gf's car. They did not use that pattern or style. 93-96 had a style then 97-02 had another look.

Slick71ss - Coming back to my memory those seats could be early style. I seem to remember seeing some black vinyl seats in that design.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Yes those are the 82-85 firebird base seats,I have only seen them in vinyl,So I'm thinking those seats have been recovered before in the past.slick71ss If your restoring your car back to original condition.I would dump those and just get the correct and VERY common seats with the solid adjustable headrest started in 83-92.IMO keeping those base seats will make it look like a base car and non of us like that .
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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You can often see those seats in early 82 Firebirds / TAs.
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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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I'm not restoring the car back to original. I just picked this car up to use as a summer daily driver. To be honest, I don't care what kind of seats are in it, I just want them to match colorwise with the interior. I'm trying to keep the cost down, and I'm replacing the headliner, visors, sail panels, front carpet, and have to either recover the seats or find replacements at a good price. This is just an 86 LG4 car, so it's not worth a whole lot.
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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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Those are the same style seats that were in my base model '86 V6 Firebird.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Thanks for the help. I now know which covers to buy and fabric samples are on their way!
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