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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Doing the Cavalier seat mod

Went salvage yard hunting today looking for seats... not a single thirdgen here that had any interior left, and all the 4th gens I saw they wanted way too much ($150-300) each for the cloth seats... well, I stumbled across a 2004 cavalier that he had just got in and the charcoal interior was immaculate. So, I asked how much for the seats and he said $50 for the set! WOO HOO! I snagged them and will put my brackets on soon and put them in.

On a sad note, at one lot there was a totalled 95 T/A with leather, and they had just left them in the sun/rain and they were falling apart and rotting out. I told them they could have sold those for $300-400 if they had kept them in good shape and they just looked at me like WTF?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Car: 87 IROC Z
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Transmission: 700r4,2500 stall
Axle/Gears: G80,10 bolt 3.42's
What all do you have to do to get the cavalier seats in?Swap the brackets or what?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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Pics?
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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you just have to swap the sliders off of the camaro seats to the cavalier seats, they bolt right in.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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pics?
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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interesting I have never heard of this mod.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Yeah, you pretty much have to get to the car right when it shows up to get seats that aren't covered in greasy, oily engine parts are mildewed from the rain.

I got lucky with my 97 camaro cloth seats. It had just arrived when I spotted it and got both front and back for $48.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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can you get pics i might just doo it my self
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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I'm still working on getting the motor swapped, pics will come.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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i have 2002 cavalier seats in my car. prior owner did it.
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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what years do the donor seats have to be?
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