Seats- are they all the same

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Seats- are they all the same

Post by SW480 » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:42 pm

Hi

So are the seats in all 480s the same , I understand they have a few different styles and the evolution of a head rest in the back .

But will a turbo set fit in an ES .

I've got an 89 es auto with leather seats and was going to replace them with some turbo ones with the cloth middle .

Will it be a straight swap . ?

Thanks

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by dragonflyjewels » Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:51 pm

Yes, it will be a straight swap - my hubby has done several seat swaps, the half leather set he originally put in my ES got taken back out and put in a turbo - everything exactly the same.
Sylvia

Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo

no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by jamescarruthers » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:32 pm

There are at least two different seat bolt pitches for the front seats. If you are unlucky you might have to swap the bases over. I seem to remember that it was quite fiddly but perfectly possible.

Just measure the distance between the bolts between your two sets of seats to know how much work you will have to do.
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by jifflemon » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:43 pm

And be prepared to battle with the seat bolts - Very Tight and Torx40 bolts with limited access (particularly the fronts!) :angry:

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by jamescarruthers » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:59 pm

A nice way to to do front seats is to remove the backrest. Wind backrest fully aft, remove Terry & and hinge pin, disconnect upper heated seat electrics and elastic underneath. Then you can just play with the base.

Now is a good time to repair or test your heated seat elements. They often have a break on the temperature sensor in the bottom cushion. Check resistances with Ohmeter-- backrest is simple, look for a decent resistance and not open circuit; bottom cushion is similar but requires you to consider the Temperature Sensor which might open the circuit.
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by Alan 480 » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:49 pm

and before you do anything 'disarm' the ruddy great big spring on the mechanical seat belt tensioners!!!

next to the seat belt mount there is a small red arrow thing turn it across the car to lock them from 'firing', trust me you don't want to be near it when it goes off, brown trousers!!! :shock:

they can be reste, but it is as scary (or more) than changing front coils :wink:
Alan

480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by dragonflyjewels » Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:49 am

Alan 480 wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:49 pm
and before you do anything 'disarm' the ruddy great big spring on the mechanical seat belt tensioners!!!
The only one of our 480s that has them is the GT so maybe SW480 won't have that problem
Sylvia

Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo

no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by dekkb » Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:27 pm

jifflemon wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:43 pm
And be prepared to battle with the seat bolts - Very Tight and Torx40 bolts with limited access (particularly the fronts!) :angry:
hmm, mine have all been Torx 45's with a random T50 :cry: that made things interesting. But as you say Very tight and VERY limited access. ended up drilling out 4 of the 8 and replacing them.
Previous: 440 turbo ( broken with an impressive loud bang) 2008
Current: 1993 480 ES
2009 Subaru Legacy sportsback (blown engine)
2004 Audi A6 avant 2.4 V6

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Re: Seats- are they all the same

Post by jamescarruthers » Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:33 am

To avoid rounding the heads try a few drops of Screw Grab or EZ Grip on the heads after you've cleaned them out before putting the Torx bit in‎.‎


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Todays-Tools-S ... B0000DD2JZ

https://ezgrip.net/‎

This is life-changing magic‎ stuff by the way!
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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