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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Okay, I found a set of 9 way charcoal leather seats in the junkyard for 5o bucks, had to get them. They were from a 97 SSEi. I have a 96 SE. Checked the site for potential problems and the only thing I can't figure out is how to make seat belts work. One post said change the rails, but I'm not sure what that means, when I look underneath and will that work. Do I have any other options? Can the belt on my car be changed? Or can I change just the clip at the seat where the looks like a bolt holding it to the rail?
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Why would your seat belt have to be changed..?
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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if he has a bench then the tracks and the seatblets wold have to be changed

you need to hook up with twister 97, he swapped his bench out for leather buckets
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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I'm just not seeing it. Why?
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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The problem lies with the difference in the seat belts. My 96 has metal and the 97 seats have plastic. They' re not interchangeble. I hope the guy Twister sees this, I don't know him to PM.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Click here for Twister97 to send a PM. He is logged on now though so he might see it.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Okay I shot him a pm, thanks.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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you mean the seatblt holder that has the GM par ton it and the newerones with the plastic and orage holder?
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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Yeah, my car has the metal w/gm on it, and the new seats have the plastic. I'm trying to figure out how to swap them.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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Why would you ever want to replace the bench? I love the bench. I LOOK for the bench, hehe :P I put a pillow over the armrest, put the seat back...mmm, heaven

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Uhh, never mind...
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