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Old May 1, 2015 | 02:40 PM
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I'm doing a resto/mod on my recently purchased '78 and thinking about going with a later model seat, possibly 79 - 82. Can anyone tell me if they will bolt up ?
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I have these seats from a BMW 318i
they are made by Recaro and bolted right in

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Originally Posted by Miner 49er
...thinking about going with a later model seat, possibly 79 - 82. Can anyone tell me if they will bolt up ?...
Should be bolt up with the exception of the 81-82 power driver's seat. Those will not fit your floor pan. Use your seat tracks on the 79-82 seats.

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I put seats from an 81 in my 78. I used the tracks from my 78 since the power tracks sat way to high in the lowest settings. I had to shim the back of the seat to fit my tracks. Easily done but at least mine were not direct bolt on
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Originally Posted by RockyL32
I put seats from an 81 in my 78. I used the tracks from my 78 since the power tracks sat way to high in the lowest settings. I had to shim the back of the seat to fit my tracks. Easily done but at least mine were not direct bolt on
Thanks for the info. guys, you've been a great help !

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