Ron Dame Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 These upholstery guys around here... they don't want to touch my car or want crazy prices... like $3500 for the back seat ONLY! And that quote, he didn't want to do, saying that they were AMC seats and you can get covers on line. I'm not convinced. First, these 1980 seats don't look like any AMC seats that I recall, but I also don't really recognize them as anything familiar. So who supplied the seats to Avanti? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 1 minute ago, Ron Dame said: These upholstery guys around here... they don't want to touch my car or want crazy prices... like $3500 for the back seat ONLY! And that quote, he didn't want to do, saying that they were AMC seats and you can get covers on line. I'm not convinced. First, these 1980 seats don't look like any AMC seats that I recall, but I also don't really recognize them as anything familiar. So who supplied the seats to Avanti? Back seat is Avanti Only… most likely made in house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dame Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 Sorry, I meant who supplied teh front seats? I can get a rear seat cover from SI or another vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfelr Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dame Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 And who made those seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfelr Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 WOW MY DIERTATION DISAPPEARED......THESE ARE SATURN SKY (PONTIAC SOLSTUS SAME)$200.00 PAIR V 1400 TO REBUILD ORIGINALS SLIGHT MODIFICATION AND BRACKET FABRICATION REQUIRED ....MANUAL NON POWER .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dame Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 in my 1970 RQA.......1998 Pontiac FireHawk - manual forward + reverse, Inflatable lumbar support and side bolsters - manual front seat support adjustment ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, silverstude said: in my 1970 RQA.......1998 Pontiac FireHawk - manual forward + reverse, Inflatable lumbar support and side bolsters - manual front seat support adjustment ... Wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 probably Recaro seats but a photo would help. My 79 front seats could use a re-cover but they are also missing headrests and associated hardware. (Insert locations have been upholstered over.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneC Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 I agree with John.... most likely Recaro seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 (edited) I inadvertently found your answer in a generic 'Net search. LSeat says they are Recaro. https://www.lseat.com/products/1980-avanti-ii-recaro-custom-real-leather-seat-covers-front.html And am I recalling correctly, the Studebaker Avanti front seats are out of an Alfa Romeo, yes? Edited November 4 by Geoff It posted before I could type my summary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-R3 Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 On 11/4/2024 at 5:24 PM, Geoff said: ........I recalling correctly, the Studebaker Avanti front seats are out of an Alfa Romeo, yes? The story, as I heard it (probably 50 years ago) goes.... Loewy was walking around an Alfa factory at some point and was attracted to the design of a pair of seats that were being removed from a car. He inquired about the seats origin, but not specifically why they were removed from the car. A similar design was used on the two front seats for the new Avanti. It was later revealed that the Alfa seats were being replaced with a better version because they were uncomfortable on long trips.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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