- Jan 3, 2014
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I just picked up a set of "low back standard" buckets from a 92 LX convertible. Everything I've read tells me that Ford essentially used the same two frames for seats from 79-04. You either had the low backs (79-83) or those and GT sport seats after 84 . They just changed the foam and upholstery, right?
I'm sticking these in a 68. I've searched and studied, and everything I read tells me that the 79-93 and 94-04 seats all swap out easily with minor mods.
I'm looking at upholstery and foam to restore the LX frames. I called TMI and the young lady there tells me that only 90-93 LX upholstery will fit LX frames. (Of course, she was putting me on hold to ask someone else my questions, and this was the "tech help" line.)
Sounded wrong to me so I called 5.0 Resto, and the guy there tells me that the 79-93 seats were COMPLETELY different than 94-04, and that you cannot swap them, no way no how because the floors, seat frames and everything else changed in 94.
Oddly enough I have seen numerous swap posts here, and several Mustang mag articles saying that you absolutely CAN!
Obviously the well trained "experts" are no help so my question, oh wise StangNet Late-Model residents, is....Has anyone here recovered LX seats with any other foam or upholstery. I would think that as long as the frame is for a low back standard, then any foam and upholstery for 79-06 low back standard would work. So
if I have 92 seats that I want to convert to 95 foam/ upholstery it should work as long as they have the same frame, yea or nay?
I'm sticking these in a 68. I've searched and studied, and everything I read tells me that the 79-93 and 94-04 seats all swap out easily with minor mods.
I'm looking at upholstery and foam to restore the LX frames. I called TMI and the young lady there tells me that only 90-93 LX upholstery will fit LX frames. (Of course, she was putting me on hold to ask someone else my questions, and this was the "tech help" line.)
Sounded wrong to me so I called 5.0 Resto, and the guy there tells me that the 79-93 seats were COMPLETELY different than 94-04, and that you cannot swap them, no way no how because the floors, seat frames and everything else changed in 94.
Oddly enough I have seen numerous swap posts here, and several Mustang mag articles saying that you absolutely CAN!
Obviously the well trained "experts" are no help so my question, oh wise StangNet Late-Model residents, is....Has anyone here recovered LX seats with any other foam or upholstery. I would think that as long as the frame is for a low back standard, then any foam and upholstery for 79-06 low back standard would work. So
if I have 92 seats that I want to convert to 95 foam/ upholstery it should work as long as they have the same frame, yea or nay?