This thread is a little old but figured id ask here anyhow. I'm wanting to upgrade my 1997 cobra seats to the 2004 seats. I read that all 1999-2004 mustang seats are exactly the same as the 2004 seats. Is this correct? there is absolutely no difference in the hardware?
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well now I'm reading up on another post to confirm the original post of this thread may not be so any longer as in having to use 99-04 frames to do the 03-04 cobra style seats.
IIRC The 99-04 seat brackets had a center seatbelt attachment bolt, while the 96-98 seat brackets did not; those seat belts were anchored to a bolt on the transmission tunnel.
The 96-98 brackets were a bit lower profile, so you sit a bit lower and get more headroom.
IIRC All the seat bolt patterns were the same, as the 99 cobra seats were the same as the 98.
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I had transmission tunnel bolts installed in order to run lower 96-98 seat brackets on my 99.
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that's probably why I was told by a mustang salvage yard guy that I would have to use my 94 seatbelts with my seatbelt holder and that you can't use 94-98 seatbelts with the 99-04 holders. You said 96-98 but they should be the same as 94-95. I'm about to call TMI on clarification of if now the 94-98 frames can be used. I'm assuming you'd still have to use the 99-04 foams though if you are trying to do 03-04 cobra styles or even plain 99-04 seats.
I suspect that the 94-95 seat and brackets are the same as the 96-98....***
I know nothing about the foam inserts and such.
But 03-04 cobra was a recaro (?) race seat...was the 01 cobra, although the 01 cobra was a bit different IIRC.
***The Recaros are nothing like the 96-99 cobra seats and the 96-04 GT seats; I believe those are all the same.
so correction to this original post 94-04 frames are the same but the foam from 94-98 are different than the 99-04.
all good lol. Yeah just glad I got clarification and now I can decide if I want to get the TMI chicane or just wait on Kevin Brosch to do my skins. I do have one shop that I have to check with to see if she can make the skin in case I want them sooner than the end of the year.
Yes..probably seat bolts pattern on actual seat frames are same on 94-04 all.
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Seat brackets for 99-04 have seatbelt bolt welded to actual frame instead of it being bolted to the tunnel.
i know the seats I took out of the 03 v6 the seat belt holder ( if that's what you call the bracket), it's mounted to the seat. I was looking at the driver's side seat on the one I took out and it had a crack near the bottom base where the belt holder was attached but it moved because of being cracked. When I looked at it I thought immediately about getting another from a car at the yard. I called the mustang salvage yard guy at his location and he told me what I said earlier about not even being able to use the holder on that seat and I'd have to change anyway if I was going to use the 94 seatbelts.
Yes those are usually called seat brackets.
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