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Old 03-12-2014, 10:27 AM
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Paint/wheel combo looks great! I'm curious as to what seats you have installed?
Old 03-12-2014, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 78L82
Paint/wheel combo looks great! I'm curious as to what seats you have installed?
They are C5 but in not the greatest shape. I do have the originals with new covers in the attic. I prefer the C5 mainly because you can adjust the back easily. Hopefully will get them recovered in the not too distant future. Have a great day, Bill
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My opinion is: Custom paint = YOUR car.

I personally wouldn't touch a car with custom paint, and the more custom it gets, the less I want to buy it.

For example:
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Originally Posted by Billem
They are C5 but in not the greatest shape. I do have the originals with new covers in the attic. I prefer the C5 mainly because you can adjust the back easily. Hopefully will get them recovered in the not too distant future. Have a great day, Bill
I need to replace the seat foam/leather covers in my '78 but also would like more adjustability and fit. C3 seats are pretty narrow so I'm guessing wider seats might not fit well. Your C5's look like a nice possibility! Were you able to use the existing seat tracks or did you bolt in the C5 tracks?
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Originally Posted by 78L82
I need to replace the seat foam/leather covers in my '78 but also would like more adjustability and fit. C3 seats are pretty narrow so I'm guessing wider seats might not fit well. Your C5's look like a nice possibility! Were you able to use the existing seat tracks or did you bolt in the C5 tracks?
It's kinda hard to 'splain, but I wound up attaching the C3 tracks/sliders to the C5 seats. It takes a bit of modification to the C5seats. The C3 seats are just a matter of unbolting and reattaching to the stock seats. BTW, there are several threads dealing with this conversion. It's a popular swap. Have a great day, Bill
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Originally Posted by Billem
It's kinda hard to 'splain, but I wound up attaching the C3 tracks/sliders to the C5 seats. It takes a bit of modification to the C5seats. The C3 seats are just a matter of unbolting and reattaching to the stock seats. BTW, there are several threads dealing with this conversion. It's a popular swap. Have a great day, Bill
Thanks Bill. I appreciate the feedback! I'll do a search of the threads. Bob
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