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brownie
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 Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:33 pm Post subject: Split Seats Help |
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Trying to identify these seats one on the left has a straight back and more than normal slots in the track did not know if this was a split seat or for a 55 since the car the seats came out of was a 52 but had other mis. 55 stuff in such as tailights ,,, ,,,, and one on the right is adjustable which i know is for the deluxe models any help thanks
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usariemen
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Both are deluxe seats.
One pre and one post 1955 ?
Both oval?
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usariemen
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| The one on the left does not have the adjuster |
Just as my 1953 deluxe.
Both of your seats have the rails and the levers for moving them back and forth. Thatīs a deluxe feature.
The standard seats have clamps and wingnuts that hold them down.
Iīm not much of a seats expert. But to me both are not split seats.
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The one on the left with the adjustable back rest (big rotating knob where the upper frame stops) is '56 and later. The 3 position adjustable backs came out in '56.
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bwaz
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| the one on the right is at least a mid-55 and earlier as it looks to have no backrest adjuster, although the height of the backrest seems shorter than normal. maybe a bus? |
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brownie
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| The one on the left with the adjustable back rest (big rotating knob where the upper frame stops) is '56 and later. The 3 position adjustable backs came out in '56. |
Whats crazy is i have these same seats your talking about in my 56 and as well in my 65 and i know the prevoius owner before me of the 65 didnt have a oval so this is what is confussing me here
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It looks like the backs were swapped between those two seats.
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| I don't think they're swapped... I would expect coils on the back (as they are on the seat bottom) instead of the wavy "U" pattern type shown on either back piece. |
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| bwaz wrote: |
| I don't think they're swapped... I would expect coils on the back (as they are on the seat bottom) instead of the wavy "U" pattern type shown on either back piece. |
Even back in 1946 the back rests of front seats were sprung in the wavy "U" pattern.
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| bwaz wrote: |
| I don't think they're swapped... I would expect coils on the back (as they are on the seat bottom) instead of the wavy "U" pattern type shown on either back piece. |
I meant the frames. The first seat back is curved like a Split, but has the the later bottom on it. The second seat has back is the later style on an early seat bottom.
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brownie
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| bwaz wrote: |
| I don't think they're swapped... I would expect coils on the back (as they are on the seat bottom) instead of the wavy "U" pattern type shown on either back piece. |
I meant the frames. The first seat back is curved like a Split, but has the the later bottom on it. The second seat has back is the later style on an early seat bottom. |
well the still had curved backs later on in deluxe models other than a split or oval
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My Zwitter came with these coils on backs...
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brownie
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| Suboval wrote: |
| It looks like the backs were swapped between those two seats. |
here tryed to see what the curved back looked like well it doesnt fit so there was no way these was swapped
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from the gallery...
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not mine...
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