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Re: Sources for Gle interior. 1978 99 GLE Posted by Gary Stottler [Email] (#1463) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Gary Stottler) on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:59:18 In Reply to: Re: Sources for Gle interior. 1978 99 GLE, Slyde, Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:47:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Slyde,
Yes, that's true - the '79 900 Turbo 5-door had the GLE seats while the 3 door had the EMS seats. I'm looking at the photos in the 1978 full-range brochure, and it appears that the seat cushions are the same but the skins are perhaps pleated differently - while the EMS seats have tucks that pull the skin down close to the cushion all the way across between the bolsters on both the back and the bottom, the GLE skins may only be "tucked" in two places on the cushion and two places on the back. But it looks like the cushions themselves are the same. There's also a difference in how the area around the headrest "hole" is upholstered - on the GLE seats it's matching cloth while on the EMS seats it's vinyl.
Do you need front and back or just front? I have access to 5-6 sets for 3-door Turbo (keep in mind that the bottom cushion on the 4/5 door is different than the 2/3 door). None of them have good upholstery, but should be able to find some for you to start with since you are going to reupholster them anyway.
Best,
Gary
_______________________________________ Gary Stottler
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