I was wondering if it is possible to easily swap out a different year seat in my 76? I like the 80's on for their style and comfort. I am willing to do what is nessesary to make the fit (within reason of course).I plan to go on the Hot Rod Power tour again next year and would like a more comfortable seat.
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I have a set from an 86 which would need to be recovered.  Left side has electric but I have no idea if it works.  Come and get them and they are yours.

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Are thse seat out of the 86 still avaiable? My 78 has a set of 79 seats in it but with a bad back they are not a very comfortable seat. I would like to upgrade but want to stay with a Corvette seat. If Phil doesn't want them I would love to pay for shipping. 

Hey Silverbullet. Go ahead and take them. I have a old hawaian disease right now called Lakamoney. It prevents me from doing certain things I used to do. It hopefully will go away soon so I may regain the use of my wrenches. My condition can be fixed by the Hawaian cure of OhIgotahitthelotto.
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OK silverbullett they are yours.  Before I get the shipping estimate, please send me your email address so I can send you a picture of them.  They are way less than beautiful and will have to be recovered at a minimum.  I do not know it the left electric seat motor is working.  Once you see them if you still want them I will get the shipping estimate.

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I had the idea of changing the seats in my 72, after looking at all the after market seats I couldn't find a set that had the right demensions, in all the cases the seat back was to high for my taste, I looked at an early C-4 the demensions were almost the exact same, the nice part is that you sit in the C-4 seat not on top like the C-3 seat, another plus is that the cushons come out of the frames which will make them easy to mount in the stock location. Anyone else have a set of early C-4 seats they want to get rid of 84-93anips38601.8715277778

Hey anips, Look on ebay motors,parts #7998158975 and # 7997935959 They are seats in various forms of intactness. Also search ebay for 84 on seats. There are covers,seats,foam and parts for good to typically high prices.
       Phil

Thanks Phil.

Thanks Phil,

 I hope that disease is more like a short term virus. Thanks for the opportunity.

 

No prob. Anytime for a fellow c-3er. I am slowly getting better. Thanks for the interest.

Hey I put the seats in last night. They look good and are very comfortable. I took the slide brackets off another pair of seats, drilled new holes in the seat bottoms and mounted the brackets. All I need to do now is raise the front of each seat a quarter of an inch, so they can be adjusted easier. I look forward to having them recovered. I'll be using seat covers until then. Thank you OH6A!

 

I am happy that you got what you were after.  Agree that seat covers are in order; they are not beautiful.

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Hey Bullett, what side brackets did you use, C-3 brackets? hows the seat clearence next to the consel, how do the C-3 seat belt work out?

Hey Anips,

Do you want to get rid of the 72 seats? I might be interested if they have the design bar in the top half. I have a 75 but like the look of the bumper car seats. Since I only drive 750 mi a year in mine the confort isn't what I am after. Can you tell me the condition and the colr as well? 

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Hey Anips,

 I had to use the brackets from the  C-3. The C-4 brackets were too tall and the mounting bolt holes were way. I drilled holes in the bottom of the seats added six large washers as spacers in the front and four in the back. If you dont do this you will not be able to adjust your seats. The seat belts work fine and the seats are very comfortable. The way the seat is built, you do sit higher or at least a different angle. For me the view is better, more comfort and a better seat.

Sorry Larry, NFS, the interior has been restored with Deluxe and leather, saw a pair at a swap several weeks ago in tan leather, going back in a week the person might still have em, I'll check.

Silverbullit,

Do you still have the 79 seats?  I might be interested in them if you do.

I do have the 79 seats. They will need some work. Originally I bought the seats for the hinges. These seats were in a junkyard for 2yrs in a totalled 79. I cleaned them up put seat covers on them and bolted them in with plans t re-build them. If you want them I can e-mail pics. If you like what you see, you pay for shipping and they are yours.

Wow!! Lots of good deals going on here. Another great reason to love this place. The late C3 seats would be great to have in an early shark like mine. I have thought about this one several times just never pulled the trigger on it. 

Eddie 70,

 If Contrails doesn't want them in the next few days then you can have them. Also, you have a great car!! The body looks fantastic.

[QUOTE=silverbullett]I do have the 79 seats. They will need some work. Originally I bought the seats for the hinges. These seats were in a junkyard for 2yrs in a totalled 79. I cleaned them up put seat covers on them and bolted them in with plans t re-build them. If you want them I can e-mail pics. If you like what you see, you pay for shipping and they are yours.[/QUOTE]

Shoot me some pics, please!, on second thought, just let me know what shipping will be to 31639 zip code, and I'll shoot you the money!  Thanks, Bullit!

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Contrails,

 They are yours. When I paid for shipping when OH6A sent the 86' seats to me the shipping was $100. I'll check today with DHL and Brown. I'll also get some pics and send them to before shipping. I would feel better if you saw pics first. I'm working 14 hr days it will take me a day or so to get things rolling. Thanks.

Cool, Thanks again!

Hey Custom....

I put a set of recovered 79 - 82 seats and tracks in my '78 and they fit fine. They sit slightly higher though and I had to rearrange my seating style to keep my head off the roof hoop, but I am 6'-2" tall. If you are any taller than that the later model seats will likely cause severe head bruising. If you do happen th swap them make sure you swap tracks too. The 79 - 82 seats will not work on earlier tracks.

As a hint, if you buy on ebay, aviod "Vetteman", my transaction with them was a NIGHTMARE!

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