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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Default Maybe someone worked over the hinges before me.

Well that might be what happened - the hinges were already busted by a pre owner. When i came to pick the seats up they wouldn't fold enough to get them in my hatch back camaro so i took the hinges apart to get the seats to fold and those pieces are what came out.
I don't have a '79 assembly manual so i need to rescearch more. I don't know of any vendor that sells those parts though.

Thx for the info zwede,
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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My 1980 doesn't have them and I bought the car in 1983.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:15 AM
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How do you know yours don't have them? They could just have been broken all this time.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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How do you know yours don't have them? They could just have been broken all this time.
I don't think the 80 to 82 seats are equiped with this feature. Can anyone else with 80 to 82 chime in.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KENS80V
I don't think the 80 to 82 seats are equiped with this feature. Can anyone else with 80 to 82 chime in.
Yes they are, exactly as described. Because I have had mine apart on my 81.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Default '79-'82 aim?

Anyone have a '79-'82 assembly manual? Looking for the seat hinge assembly. Maybe shown or maybe not shown. Hopefully shown in an exploded view. That little plastic part is sandwitched inside the metal hinge and its hard to figure out how it works.

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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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I'm working on putting a set of '82 seats in my '68 as we speak. I also have busted inertial locks - no one sells them? I'm tempted to just remove them as well.

For that matter I don't see anyone selling the whole hinge even.

Also.... I would love more info and/or pics from someone who's put a set of 79-82 seats in a 68-72 car.

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I'll add that if someone were to make an aftermarket one piece all metal pendulum for the inertia lock - they'd be on to something.

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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 12:41 AM
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Default Watch on Ebay.

Originally Posted by Clams Canino
I'm working on putting a set of '82 seats in my '68 as we speak. I also have busted inertial locks - no one sells them? I'm tempted to just remove them as well.

For that matter I don't see anyone selling the whole hinge even.

Also.... I would love more info and/or pics from someone who's put a set of 79-82 seats in a 68-72 car.

-W
I saw some '79-'82 seat hinges on Ebay recently - none today. And u will find them here on the forum Parts for Sale section.

Good luck Clams,
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Originally Posted by Clams Canino
I'm working on putting a set of '82 seats in my '68 as we speak. I also have busted inertial locks - no one sells them? I'm tempted to just remove them as well.

For that matter I don't see anyone selling the whole hinge even.

Also.... I would love more info and/or pics from someone who's put a set of 79-82 seats in a 68-72 car.

-W

Me too.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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Me too.
I started a thread on that topic - lotsa good info there now.

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