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    Default Are Escort and Mustang seats the same?

    I spotted these 86 Mustang convertible seats at Pick-n-Pull today as well as a set of Escort GT seats that look remarcably similar.

    Are they basically the same seat? Are the halo headrests the same?

    Both sets are at the Sherwood Oregon Pick n Pull if anyone is interested.

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    Seats are similar, but swappable. Seat tracks are different but seat track to seat frame is the same.
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    Notice the Escort seats do not have the leg extensions like the 84-91 Sports seats.
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    Tempo GL and GLX and sport and some Topaz had really similar seats too. Same thing as escorts, bases are different. 4dr cars do not fold forward either- another possible difference. Solved with a different (2dr, exp, mustang) hinge if memory serves me correctly

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    I saved some 88 escort gt seats and they are virtually identical to the seats in my 83 CC. Not neted halo and had to change the seat tracks. Pisc in my thread. been looking for another set for Lynns capri.

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    The halos are swappable with fox seats.
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    I wish someone would park them next to each other without foam so we could really see. I was always under the impression that the Escort seats are what everyone else says. SIMILAR but not the same. I thought they were just slightly smaller in every dimension (even width) , which obviously would be expected due to how much smaller and Escort/Tempo is than a Fox. To me, they are only "the same" if the foam and upholstery swaps over. If it doesn't, they aren't the same no matter if they "work" or not.

    Look at that Escort picture. They touch the arm rest on the outside and there is JUST enough room for that armrest in the middle. A Fox mustang is @69 inches wide and a Escort is @62 I believe. So if they are the same, that armrest has to be @5-6 inches narrower than a Fox armrest. It could all be an illusion though. It makes sense for Ford to use the same parts in as many cars as possible so perhaps they are identical.

    I would buy those 'Vert seats even if I had no use for them just to resell them. They look to be newly (and quite professionally) recovered.
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    Similar enough for a driver quality restomod for sure.

    Beats sitting on an actual bucket!

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    I've always heard the same about Escort seats being smaller. I have a set of 83 netted halo seats from a Escort/Lynx. I did a side by side comparison with a set of 84 sport seats out of a GT350. Every dimension I measured was identical. Changed the tracks and they're ready to go.
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