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zepsongs
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seat swap?

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Newbie here. Did a search but didn't find anything that matched my scenario. I just bought a 96 850, drivers seat is well worn so I've been looking for a replacement. I found a guy in the next town parting out a 94 850 Turbo. Would it be possible to swap out the cloth seats, front & rear, in a 96 base 850 with the leather seats from a 94 850 Turbo? I figure the seats will fit but what would I need to do to make sure power adjustment controls & heaters work as well? Thanks in advance.

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Post by MadeInJapan »

The biggest concern I would have is with the airbags. 850's went through about 3 design changes on these.
'98 S70 T5 Emrld Grn Met/Beige Tons of Upgrades Mobil-1
'04 V70 2.5T Red/Taupe Some Upgrades Mobil-1
'07 S40 T5 AWD 6 speed manual! Silver/Black Stage1 Heico & Elevate
'07 S60 2.5T Blue/Taupe- my kid's Volvo

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