Stock seat knowledge needed for black leather manual to power seat swap

[Tiki2777]

Alright, so recently at U-pull-it I find the hidden gem, full black leather interior unmolested in a 1999 GS. I bought it all for under $100 (insane deal right?), but the drivers seat is a manual (no power). I have full grey leather interior on my gsx and want to keep my power driver's seat. How should I go about swapping this?

Should I somehow take off the leather seat covers or just remove the brackets / power frame and bolt the whole thing into the new black leather cushions?

I can post picks of how far I have gotten (already have the lower seat cushion removed), BUT I am stuck on the last bolt in the driver's back rest on the left hand (door side) of the seat. Here's a diagram of it: (It is the top bolt on the backrest bracket across from the number 23 that needs 33ft.lbs)

Anyone?

 

[spyderdrifter]

You'll have to find a GSX power seat in black or have your gray one recovered. The seating surface is different between the two. The manual seat bottom can't just be swapped over and work properly. Also you can't put the seat cover from the manual seat on the GSX seat because it won't fit.