Swapping to a manual seat frame
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Swapping to a manual seat frame I was wanting to know if swapping a manual seat frame from a power is just a quick swap. I bought a manual frame this week that I'm waiting to use on my Camaro to drop a little weight. It's a 99 SS. I couldn't find a good thread on it by searching. Thanks
Yea it's super easy. As long as the slider/mount is made for your car it's a direct bolt on. If you bought a universal mount you may have to do some drilling to make the holes line up correctly.
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The weight difference is about 3lbs.. Idk if it's worth it.. 
Manual frame
Power frame
15lbs for power
12lbs for manual
At least I got paid for the job when I found this change under the seat lol
Keep in mind that this is a bathroom scale so it's not the most accurate for lightweight stuff..
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The TA seats with the inflatable bolsters were heavy.
The manual track is nearly as heavy as the power one as it still has 6-way adjustment. I picked up a passenger-side track, cut the back mounts off, then fabbed new ones out of angle stock. The front mounts fit fine. This saved 8-10 lbs.
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The manual track from a 3rg gen bolts straight in and is a lot lighter than 4th gen track. 7 lbs the complete track both sides
3rd gen has a non up/down track on the drivers side.. just forward/back, same as passenger side on 4th gen.. so it's light
I just did this swap. Sorry no pics I've bolted it back into the car. I also modded the rail to move the seat back a total of 4"
3rd gen has a non up/down track on the drivers side.. just forward/back, same as passenger side on 4th gen.. so it's light
I just did this swap. Sorry no pics I've bolted it back into the car. I also modded the rail to move the seat back a total of 4"
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The manual track from a 3rg gen bolts straight in and is a lot lighter than 4th gen track. 7 lbs the complete track both sides
3rd gen has a non up/down track on the drivers side.. just forward/back, same as passenger side on 4th gen.. so it's light
I just did this swap. Sorry no pics I've bolted it back into the car. I also modded the rail to move the seat back a total of 4"
3rd gen has a non up/down track on the drivers side.. just forward/back, same as passenger side on 4th gen.. so it's light
I just did this swap. Sorry no pics I've bolted it back into the car. I also modded the rail to move the seat back a total of 4"