byrdman454

Can the front seats from a '84-older 928 fit in the '85-newer 928? I think the mounting is the same, but the wiring will definitely be different. The biggest issue is the seat belt mounting. The seat belts mount on the seat in the '85-newer and in the trans tunnel on the '84-older. Does anyone know if Porsche left the seat belt recepticles in the newer cars? The car I am looking at is a '85 and I have a set of seats the correct color from a '83, but not sure they will work. The seats I have for the '85 are white that have been dyed several times chocolate and the dye job just doesn't last.

Ducman82

mounting the seats is the same... but that is a good question on the seat belt mounting holes. my guess is no.

whatudrivin

Ducman.... After all this time I finally realized that there is in fact a t-rex on the underside of her shirt.....

Landseer

Saw a woman on a plane a few weeks ago with exactly that shirt! Wife was with me, rolled her eyes.

Courtshark

Definitely no seat belt receptacle on my 88 S4.

UncleMaz

I think there are fitment/safety issues putting early seats in a 84+ cars. The seat belts are only part of the issue. I remember asking this same question.

Randy V

LOL - I never noticed it before now either. Just assumed she was doing a T-rex imitation.

eijun

So what was exactly the problem with the older seats?

I want to replace my auto seats with manual soon.

UncleMaz

It has to do with bolt integrity. Here is a good thread on the subject.

https://rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=679620&highlight=early+seats+bolt+late+ob

eijun

Interesting, I will have to double check how old the seats that I got (I think mine didn't come with the bolts so it might be a moot point being I need to buy bolts and washers anyway)