I was checking through RPO codes for my 1984 Trans Am.
found that the Special Edition Recaro package was y84(which I do not have
But I also found Recaro Seats (RPO- Aq9) which I found on my RPO sheet...
It says it was only available with the Recaro T/A option. Don't believe my seats are Recaros either, but may have been swapped?
Any help?

http://www.82firebird.com/RPOLookup.aspx

 

Do you have pic of your RPO sheet you can post? or can you PM me a pic? What does your cowl tag say? The Recaro seats where only available with Recaro package.

 

That would be a neat find, take a pic of your SPID.

John

 

Dumb question here but first does the vin on your code sheet match your car?
its very easy to swap the console pad,
then - as far as i know for 1984 recaro seats only came in the recaro edition, all of them had tan interior
regular seats were AR9

But i did hear of some 85's having a recaro seat option even with the recaro edition no longer being offered.

here is a pic of a recaro seat from an 82 that i swapped in my 84 trans am

 

My 1984 literature shows that AQ9 is "Lear Seigler" seats and was available for the Firebird, Trans Am and S/E. It shows the Recaro seats as T/A only.

However, I have two build sheets from 1984, both for Y82s. One shows AQ9 as "R/L L/SEIGLER" while the other shows AQ9 as "P/D RECARO".

 

Jeff, or JT.
What was the RPO for the Recaro package?

John

 

Soooo Kicking myself, I was at a junkyard, (has to be 9 years ago now) but they had a Recaro Trans Am, and it had the seats, they were trashed, but I am sure someone could have fixed them up... They were Tan.

John

 

RPO AQ9 was the code shared with both the multi-adjustable Lear Siegler seats and the Recaro seats.

From '82-84 RPO Y84 Black Special Edition Trans Am option would trigger the Recaro seat install. I'm not sure how it was done from '85-86 as the Recaro seat option was reduced to an interior option and was available on any color Trans Am that could be combined with a tan interior.

 

When the Recaro T/A disappeared, the optional Recaro seats were RPO code AS5. But that does not appear to be the case for the T/A Recaro edition as that code is not found. I see no specific code for it.

It does appear that AQ9 was shared, as evident by the build sheets for two different 1984s having two different definitions. I seem to recall a discussion about it from another member, too.

Therefore, to the OP, is it possible that you have the Lear Siegler seats and not the Recaros?

 

Hey Jeff......

Its Eric with the 82 trans am in California. I tried emailing you at 82transam@comcast.net and I tried calling you but no response. Do you mind getting back with me. I had an important question

Eric