to whomever say's that mustang seats bolt into these cars....

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to whomever say's that mustang seats bolt into these cars....

November 26, 2008, 05:49:07 PM

you would be dead wrong.

i just got done trying 3 different sets of mustang seats..

all from fox's

first was a pair of recaros...no go at all.
second was a set of 86 gt seats...no go at all.
third was a pair of 93 leather/tweed seats...no go at all.

and NO, i wasnt using mustang brackets.

i unbolted the seats from the brackets,and tried using the cougar seat frame/brackets...none were even close to working.

to whomever say's that mustang seats bolt into these cars....

Reply #1 – November 26, 2008, 06:36:00 PM

I want to hear someone else jump in on this. It was a mod I have been planning for a while. I think we need more info.

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Reply #2 – November 26, 2008, 06:40:22 PM

um how hard would it be to modify the tracks to bolt up to the seat?

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Reply #3 – November 26, 2008, 07:09:29 PM

I had a set of gray tweed seats in my Blue Thunderbird.Bolted right in.There were a few holes on each corner of the bottom of the seat.I put the Bird's seat track to the seat,aligned it with the appropriate holes,and put the self tapping bolts in.Done.I also used a set in my red T-Bird a long time ago.Halo seats from an '86 Stang.I swapped on different headrests because the halos were too close to the roof of the car.A set from an Escort GT also worked.

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Reply #4 – November 26, 2008, 07:15:16 PM

Well gee...then I guess all the times I bolted Mustang seats into my cars I was dead wrong.

Recaros don't bolt into Mustangs w/o adapter brackets either. If you didn't have those at least, there was no way they were going to work.

Did your Cougar have a split bench or buckets to start with? Those might be different, but EVERY Tbird/Cougar I have had with buckets to start with accepted Mustang seats without even blinking.

It's not rocket science...

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Reply #5 – November 26, 2008, 07:22:38 PM

Hey CW it is rocket sience?

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Reply #6 – November 26, 2008, 07:27:30 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;244874

Well gee...then I guess all the times I bolted Mustang seats into my cars I was dead wrong.

Recaros don't bolt into Mustangs w/o adapter brackets either. If you didn't have those at least, there was no way they were going to work.

Did your Cougar have a split bench or buckets to start with? Those might be different, but EVERY Tbird/Cougar I have had with buckets to start with accepted Mustang seats without even blinking.

It's not rocket science...

And the Cobra seats I got from you bolted into Eliminator without a hitch. I must be in the grave next to you.

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Reply #7 – November 26, 2008, 07:44:08 PM

Quote from: *MAYHEM*;244876

And the Cobra seats I got from you bolted into Eliminator without a hitch. I must be in the grave next to you.

They were originally in an '83 TBird when I had them

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Reply #8 – November 26, 2008, 09:03:55 PM

FWIW, mustang seat tracks didnt fit my '88 either. i was told the seats would bolt to the t-bird's tracks, but stang tracks wouldnt bolt to the floor. i have a hacked up Holcomb seat bracket now. :(

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Reply #9 – November 26, 2008, 10:40:13 PM

I used a 4-cyl Mustang seat frame (reupholstered with the foam and cloth from an '87 Sport seat - the non console, non TC seat) in my '88. I used the Stang seat frame to cure the famous "Fox lean" and also to get rid of the consolette. Only thing I had to do to mount the T-Bird tracks to it was thread some of the already-drilled holes with the self-tapping bolts, same as Vinnie.

*EDIT* Come to think of it, I seem to remember having to thread the same two holes in my TC seats to install the manual racks when I put them in my car (they were originally power, my car has manual seats)

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Reply #10 – November 26, 2008, 11:22:06 PM

fwiw 88 turbo coupe seats fit in a 96 ranger.

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Reply #11 – November 27, 2008, 12:10:35 AM

i got '79 stang seats in my bird that was origionally a split bench. consolette car

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Reply #12 – November 27, 2008, 03:07:32 PM

i got a passenger side bird seat as my drivers seat in my mark 7
beat that
and its blue in my all red interior...

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Reply #13 – November 27, 2008, 10:59:56 PM

my car had buckets stock....

the recaros are factory mustang seats,no combo would make them work...

same with the 93 seats and the 86 seats...they were inches off,i would have had to make an extend adapter to bolt them to my power seat tracks...and even then...they sat way to high.

someone show me pics of mustang seats in a tbird/cougar.

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Reply #14 – November 27, 2008, 11:09:46 PM

My Sport's seats are identical to Stang "Sport" style seats,just the material that covers them is different.As a matter of fact,I'm going to order the black Stang seat covers for my car when I catch up with the projects already going on with it.The "Sport" seats as I am calling them are the same thing as what some would call the "Turbo Coupe" seats.