s14 power seats to s13 manual seat swap

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big302
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Hey guys, I just got a set of leather seats that the guy told me were out of an S14. They are power, were my old ones are not. I am sure i can find a way to power them up, but my question is, has anyone swapped frame and tracking over from a manual seat to a power seat? My tracks on the power seat are not the same as the manual, and they are not a direct bolt in like I have read in other posts. I would need to massage the rails to make them work, then like i mentioned, run power to them. It might be easier just to strip the seats and try to mount them on the old framing. Has anyone done this before. Thanks.


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big302 wrote:Hey guys, I just got a set of leather seats that the guy told me were out of an S14. They are power, were my old ones are not. I am sure i can find a way to power them up, but my question is, has anyone swapped frame and tracking over from a manual seat to a power seat? My tracks on the power seat are not the same as the manual, and they are not a direct bolt in like I have read in other posts. I would need to massage the rails to make them work, then like i mentioned, run power to them. It might be easier just to strip the seats and try to mount them on the old framing. Has anyone done this before. Thanks.
Have never seen S14 power seats, don't think they were ever made. Maybe Z32 seats? Pics of seats?
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The S14 never came with power seats as an option as far as I know.

And S14 seats would bolt in the stock holes just fine. The bolt locations are identical between the chassis. Nissan wouldn't retool their chassis fabs when it would be easier to retool the seat rail fabs.

I have a feeling you were sold seats from a different car entirely.

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All "S" chasiss are the same s13,s14 and s15 the all fit the same rail/holes. you probelly have some z32 seat like everyone has said.

do they look like this? these are 300zx seats.


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+1 for thinking they're 300zx seats

big302
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Thanks for the info guys, looks like the seats are from something else, Guy said they came from his freinds s14, guess not. Well I will have to either torch the perches and remount them , or just toss them and find something else. Chalk this one up to a learning experience. Luckily they did not cost to much. Thanks again.


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