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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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I have a 76 that I brought this summer. It's away for the winter and the interior needs some work. Minor things need to be done to the ext but that can wait. My main concern right now is the seats. They are cracked and ripped and the seat itself is broken. I was wondering if anyone knew of a site where you can order whole seats? All i can find is covers. I was also wondering if anyone knew if the C5 style seats would fit into a C3, because I really like the look of them over the C3 and I'm not to worried about keeping it original. Thanks Todd
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Check Ebay for C3 seats, and them recover them.
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I bought a set of '79 leather seats, almost new, at a good price about 6 years ago. They bolt right in, and are a lot more comfortable than my original '76 seats (especially for the wide body wife).

Found them on Ebay, they were (almost) local so I was able to inspect them when I picked them up.
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I put a pair of seats from a wrecked C5 in this summer. I love the look and they are a lot more comfortable than the stock seats. They will fit, but will raise your seated height up a small amount. I used the original C3 seat tracks and made some adapters to attach them to the C5 seats. I got the seats for $200 a piece and they were almost new, so over all, it was a good deal for me as my stock seats were pretty messed up. Also, I am 6'3'', 220, and I fit pretty well...
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I'll have to keep my eye out, thanks for the info Todd.

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