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Old Jan 6, 2014 | 07:28 AM
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Are late model seats interchangeable in early models?
I have an 85 and found a good deal on seats.
Can I put these....
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The new ones are not power. they are standard seats.
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Old Jan 6, 2014 | 08:34 AM
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Yes they are.. are the ones you are looking at just the leather and cushions or the complete seats? if Complete with tracks, you will need to either get the added controls to make your power OR just unbolt the power tracks from the new seats and bolt the new seats to your manual tracks
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Old Jan 6, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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my old '87 seat cushions were like your lower pic.My old (and better condition) '89 seat cushions were more like the upper pic ( except i think for a small added panel between the headrest/seatback) and it took a little stuffing/tucking but they fit the earlier style '87 frames

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Some one check me on this, please. The driver and shotgun seats also swap. (standard, not sport seat). dd
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Originally Posted by daddog
Some one check me on this, please. The driver and shotgun seats also swap. (standard, not sport seat). dd
Correct
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Hey Ranman - if you get a chance could you tell me what the height of the manual seat brackets are - from the floor mounting surface to where it bolts to the seat bottom.
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