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Any idea what these seats are from?

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These were bolted to the K5 seat bases I picked up. As far as I can tell, the sliding mechanism is from the K5, as it bolts directly up the bases. And the seats seem to bolt to the slide mechanism directly as well, although I didn't look super closely.

I'm just kind of curious as to origin. They also have lever for tilt, but that doesn't seem to work. I want the tilt/slide, but at least I'm partway there now.

I think they'll clean up with some armor all. Lol

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I'm not sure what they are, but the CUCV and later years of the K5 share the same bucket seat as the S10, Camaro, and a few other GM products.
 
Interesting, that helps. Since the tilt/slide is part of the seat, do your know if those other vehicles also operate the same way?

It looks like some springs or cables aren't hooked up properly on these, so I can't tell what functions the levers should have done. I don't see any parts move when I lift the handle on the side, I'd need to disassemble further to see what's not happening properly.
 
The S10 and Camaro seats I have seen all have the lever on the side under a cheap cover that breaks like the M1009 had. These are different in that, but if they have covers over the pivot, I would look there first.
 
Look like GM switches for sure. The little single unit was probably for a seat heater. Though the only vehicle I remember with a front mounted power seat switch was the Astro/Safari vans. Though it could be conversion van stuff too.
 
corvette ? since the side of the seat is unreachable when door is closed. I recall the 84-87 Vettes had a switch on the seat. ( forget what it controlled, lumbar maybe ?) was on the seat bottom but near top of the curve at the front. It would collect anything spilled at/near the consul and get sticky. What ever it controlled was powered key off, and would kill the battery in nothing flat. I left GM shortly after that and no longer saw new Vettes, maybe this was the sticky switch solution to move them lower front ?
 
Yes, definitely has cheap plastic covers over the sides. I was surprised to see them laying in the vehicle, whoever removed the covers didn't break them. But these seats are obviously trash.

Believe I saw what looked to be a seat heater in one, that part of the seat covering was missing lol.

This gives me some ideas of what seats to look for at least. I just need tilt/slide.
 
You might be able to get some better pictures, even photoshop the two together into a good one and use an AI reverse image search. It's a distinctive design with the double horizontal stripes and complicated side bolster shape.
 
C4 vettes had a different shape to the back and the entire back had a giant plastic cover that I’m not seeing. But it’s been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of working on one so I might be wrong.
 
My 93 S10 Blazer 4door has switches just like that on the front of the driver seat, the single switch is for the lumbar support. But the manual lever underneath has me guessing. Definitely not an S10 leather pattern though my guess would be Camaro.
 
Blue85 said:
You might be able to get some better pictures, even photoshop the two together into a good one and use an AI reverse image search. It's a distinctive design with the double horizontal stripes and complicated side bolster shape.
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Or look underneath for a P/N or mfg marking, plant location etc.
 
Could be from a Buick, Olds, Pontiac. My 88 has seats from a pontiac grand am bolted directly onto the k5 brackets . They don't look anything like those, just throwing it out there as other possibilities.
 
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