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Old 06-06-2005 | 03:20 PM
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Default Do 996 seats bolt into a 993??

Anyone happen to know??? THIA
Old 06-06-2005 | 04:53 PM
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Yes.
Old 06-06-2005 | 05:25 PM
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Thanks Mark. The height is the same?
Old 06-06-2005 | 06:09 PM
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I think a search will yeild some answers....... but to my recollection the 996 seats will be a little higher.
Old 06-06-2005 | 06:57 PM
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i know we had this debate in another thread.
It is clear that 996 non-power sliding seats will work.

It is not clear that 996 power seats such as sport or comfort seats will work as the rails slope differently and the height is also different.
This is partially why there is zero market for 996 sport seats removed from gt3 cars as they really dont fit into older 911 models
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Manufacturers look for ways to streamline their products. If a GT3 race seat out of a 996 fits in a 993, I would be amazed if Porsche decided to change the bolt patterns and floor pan design for 996's that have been equipped with sport or comfort seats so that these seats fit in no other 911 model. Simply put, it would go against the grain of Porsche's economic model and be without logic.

Now, the electrical harness is a different matter entirely.
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I talked to several people when I was looking for sport seats for my 993. Everyone said 996 seats would not fit. I now own a 996 and I would say the mounting definitely looks different.
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Originally Posted by Pete C
I talked to several people when I was looking for sport seats for my 993. Everyone said 996 seats would not fit. I now own a 996 and I would say the mounting definitely looks different.
I had read many posts from people here on Rennlist who said that GT3 seats out of a 996 would not bolt into a 993 unless I had the 993-specific sliders, seats that I could only get from Gert. I believed all of these people until I defied the known lore and proved with my own eyes that the GT3 seats would, in fact, bolt right in. Again, this is after having been told by many other people that they would not work.

(Disclosure: they bolt in but the sliders are a bit too high for my 5' 11.5" body and required buying Bre-Krause side panels to gain a tad more room. But they did bolt right in.)



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