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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Same question, but concerning power and manual seats. Any ideas on the weight difference?
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I can tell you that the difference is
very noticeable on my wife's car, a 1982 911. We have a power-adjustable "sport seat" that we put in for track days, and the non-power "standard" seat that we put in for daily driving. I can certainly feel the difference when picking the seats up. Probably something around 10 lbs difference, possibly more.
Some of that is due to the sport seat being a bit larger (more bolstering) than the non-sport seat, but some is definitely due to the electric motor and actuators. Those are much heavier than the manual adjusters.
Of course, that is 1980s tech. Electric motors have gotten smaller, lighter, and more efficient since then. I'm not sure what the difference would be these days.
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