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Old 08-16-2007, 01:57 AM
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I have a set of leather trans am seats out of an 02 that im going to put in my Camaro. The problem I found out is that the power connector on my drivers seat is different from the one on my Camaro. What do I do? Also how can I get my lumbar to hook up?
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find you a plug from a firebird, and swap the ends out..
that would be the ez-iest way to do it..

dont know as far as the lumbar goes
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Originally Posted by 01 Thunder
find you a plug from a firebird, and swap the ends out..
that would be the ez-iest way to do it..

dont know as far as the lumbar goes
Yea. ill just do that.
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If your Camaro seats are in good shape, I would like to discuss a purchase.

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The power plug is the same from TA to Camaro . . . BUT, to get everything to work there is a harness with electrical and air lines that must run from seat to seat under the console to work, since the air pump is under the passenger seat. Here is the part:



The lumbar and side bolsters "inflate" on both seats (typically), but there is only one air pump, and it is under the passenger seat. The drivers seat is the only seat with power movement, front, back, up and down.

My finished seats:


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Wow thanks man! Ill order one when I get to work tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by robertbartsch
If your Camaro seats are in good shape, I would like to discuss a purchase.

Rob 914.217.7993(cell)
I had mint condition factory seats. I sold them a while back for some Corbeau CR1's. I just bought some Trans Am seats because I got tired of my CR1's.
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Originally Posted by Stangkilr
Wow thanks man! Ill order one when I get to work tomorrow.
As I said via PM, this operation should be 100% plug and play.

zip, zero, mods.

My seats came out of a 1999 TA, and I installed them into a 2000 SS.

If the donor car is still around you should be able to get the harness out of it, albeit a tad difficult seeings that it runs not only under the carpet, it runs under the center console.
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
As I said via PM, this operation should be 100% plug and play.

zip, zero, mods.

My seats came out of a 1999 TA, and I installed them into a 2000 SS.

If the donor car is still around you should be able to get the harness out of it, albeit a tad difficult seeings that it runs not only under the carpet, it runs under the center console.
Thats no big deal.
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Good info!!!
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Needs to be a sticky! Great info indeed.
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My Camaro came with Trans Am seats as standard. It's an export model (Finland)

Although it's equipped with Sparco Evo seats now..
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The power works in mine, but the lumbar doesnt work, but they are still more comfortable than stock camaro seats IMO.

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So if someone doesn't care about lumbar its just unbolt, swap, rebolt, and plug the power in?
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Originally Posted by Alt
So if someone doesn't care about lumbar its just unbolt, swap, rebolt, and plug the power in?
Nope, the power connector is different.
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Bringing this Thread back from the dead. I can't seem to find the harness that I need. Is there a new part #.
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#12177553 . . . . . I replaced the missing photo from my above post . . Shows what the harness controls and were it connects to.

I looked up the number at GM Parts Direct and it came up.
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Thanks Exta, Funny thing is, after I had already changed out the whole track from the SS seat I found the harness sitting with a bunch of other parts I have sitting around. God I hate a messy garage!!! Thanks for your help though.
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I've had them in my Z28 for over five years now.....damn, where did all that time go???

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