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Old Aug 17, 2021 | 04:11 PM
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looking for some nice seat to fit my 82 dont think the standard one look very nice .
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Fiero seats are popular but are very rare. I use C5 seats but you have to make the brackets fit the seat. There are others as well. Im sure they will be posted shortly
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The '82 seats were about the best available in that time period. I'm guessing that you mean they are in very poor condition....rather than them being designed poorly.
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The '82 seats were about the best available in that time period. I'm guessing that you mean they are in very poor condition....rather than them being designed poorly.
no there fully restored with new covers just never liked the look of them . i have these cobra misanos which were for my trans am but there just to big

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Originally Posted by 7T1vette
The '82 seats were about the best available in that time period. I'm guessing that you mean they are in very poor condition....rather than them being designed poorly.

My only ding on them is they have no head/neck support for anyone over 5'5" for rest or whiplash events.
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most non-c3 seats have sides that are difficult to get over to get in the car. so shop carefully and DO NOT spend any money reupholstering them until after you have mounted them and lived with them for a while. pay 200 for seats and find you hate em and sell em for 100 and you lose 100. pay 600 to do the covers and they are harder to sell at all. and you now have 800 in em...
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most non-c3 seats have sides that are difficult to get over to get in the car. so shop carefully and DO NOT spend any money reupholstering them until after you have mounted them and lived with them for a while. pay 200 for seats and find you hate em and sell em for 100 and you lose 100. pay 600 to do the covers and they are harder to sell at all. and you now have 800 in em...
yes i get what you saying thats why i have asked which seats fit . i am after a new set
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Happy with my fiero seats, not sure how rare they are, maybe my timing was just right but when I decided on them I found a nice set locally for a fair price
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Originally Posted by Flivver61
Happy with my fiero seats, not sure how rare they are, maybe my timing was just right but when I decided on them I found a nice set locally for a fair price
Wish I could find some. I bought some C5 seats but haven't mounted them yet. I already have buyer's remorse about them. Probably gonna resell.
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88 fiero seats, sent custom design to mr mikes, and he made the covers
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88 fiero seats, sent custom design to mr mikes, and he made the covers
they look great a lot better than the standard seats . did you use the standard bases
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many seats fit the car. it is mainly the driver. your average c3 guy is 65 years old. around 6 feet tall. has a gut. and spine and hips don't bend like they did 40 years ago.
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I heard Miata seats fit well into a C3 Corvette. Mr. Mikes makes covers for those as well.
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Buddy has a '75 with early Camaro seats. They are wider and higher. Look great!
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Originally Posted by derekderek
many seats fit the car. it is mainly the driver. your average c3 guy is 65 years old. around 6 feet tall. has a gut. and spine and hips don't bend like they did 40 years ago.

Hah!!! Ouch...
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