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[35fordcoupe]

Randy- Nice looking rear seat. They are comfortable and it looks great in your car, but a word of caution if you are not planning on reupolstering, the stitching has been known to bust open on those seats. I have not had trouble with mine yet (knock on wood), but it's something to think about.

Rich- do you have some more shots of your car? I really like the picture you posted.

[randyr]

Randy- Nice looking rear seat. They are comfortable and it looks great in your car, but a word of caution if you are not planning on reupolstering, the stitching has been known to bust open on those seats. I have not had trouble with mine yet (knock on wood), but it's something to think about.

Thanks 35Fordcoupe! Yeah, I'm aware of the stitching problem on the top of the seat. Mine has it but it looks repairable. I haven't decided my interior colors yet so I don't know if I reupholster it or fix it and stay with black. I've been reading on a GTO forum about these things and I see you have an '06. Once I have mine put together, it won't get as much sun on it as it would in the GTO because of the small back windows. I need to see a pic of how the seatbelts/shoulder harnesses are installed so I can fabricate mounts for them. I'm supposed to talk with a guy who's parting one out today to get some pics of that.

[35fordcoupe]

I believe my car had tinted windows before I got it. I found out when the tint guy I took it into told me there was lots of glue residue (wonder what else was done and taken back to stock that I don't know about) so hopefully the tinted windows have saved my stitching.

You have those door panels a bit further back toward the seat than they come in the GTO. It looks like if you slide them toward the front of the car they won't fit so tight against the seat and still be functional...just a thought.

[randyr]

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You have those door panels a bit further back toward the seat than they come in the GTO. It looks like if you slide them toward the front of the car they won't fit so tight against the seat and still be functional...just a thought.

Actually, the armrest is not in it's final place. It's just lodged in there to hold it up. I was just showing Dave that I think there's room to use those narrow armrests with these seats. There is still a lot more fitting to do before it's functional. Thanks for the heads up about placement though..