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Wow, deal of the century , and those are Nice

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Score! Very nice

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Huge score.

Thanks guys! Super excited about getting them!
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I'll give you $400 for them :lol:

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Thanks for the offer, but, not that hungry yet. :)

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What site did you find them on?

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Facebook Marketplace.

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my buddy buckets with early chevy NOS fabric for the insert.

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Hey, you are the guy that I bought the truck from in Buda, I am sure of it!! I mean how many people in Buda, Tx could have this truck in this color with these seats!

Here is how she looks today - you putting in those bucket seats what an awesome idea :metal: I have done a few upgrades to the truck myself since buying it from you ;-)

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Freakin' awesome!

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Seat covers I’m getting ready to have installed from Ricks upholstery.

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Awesome, Is Rick`s currently suppling these?

Thanks Russ

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I called Ricks in December and the lady I spoke with said they are indeed still selling the seat covers but they wouldn’t be ready until June or July because they had a lot of orders to fill. I found a local guy instead, cost less and I don’t have to install them. Ricks products are nice but pricy considering the install is on you.

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Exactly. Take a picture to your local upholstery guy and he can make them himself as well as install them properly so they don’t look like a pair of wrinkled jeans when they are done.

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I received covers before Christmas. Yes, there was a wait, most of the local shops were months out on getting something done so I went ahead and ordered from Ricks. Great service and very nice covers. I am happy with them.

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Thanks for the info.,

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Does anyone know if there is a replacement adjuster handle available or not?

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Beautiful!

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Are the black items I circled on the front of the console seat belt clips? What do they look like up close? How do I get two?

My console has two factory looking holes on each side, and I've always wondered what they were for.

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I bought NOS clips off eBay. I may have another set at home but I'm 2500 miles away till mid June.





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Seats are done for my dads truck. Now to install this weekend.
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Very nice!!

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Agreed. Very nice....

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would be interested in a set of those clips should you run across another set.

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Hot ziggity, those are some nice seats!

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Finally got around to re-upholster my buddy buckets last night, just need to clean and paint the slider to consider them done. Added a couple of stainless steel cupholders to the seat back as well.

One question, might be lame, but here goes. :confused:
The strap with the velcro, on top of the buddy seat foldable back, what's it's purpose?
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To hold center seat to the cab so it won’t fall forward

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Thanx for the reply Rods, much appreciated.

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Basic set, covered in factory parchment. Frame and jump seat powder coated black. Upholstery shop added the cup holders.

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I tore apart my buddy bucket seats in preparation for restoring them. Here are a bunch of photos of the internals.

The upper upholstery is stapled closed.

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Mildew!

There is thin foam and plastic sheet on the back side of the upholstery.

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The springs are embedded inside the foam.

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I sure hope I'm able to reuse this rubber U-channel. I'm going to flip it over so the new staples go into a fresh side. The original staple side has some cracks starting to form in it.

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U-channel and staple dimensions

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The bottom flaps of the seat back upholstery overlap and are stapled to the dense rubber U-channel.

Hog ring dimensions.

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There are cardboard stiffeners stapled to sections of the lower upholstery that tuck up under the upper upholstery.

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The seat bottom upholstery is secured with one steel listing wire in the back and hog rings along the sides and front.

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The passenger side foam was in decent condition other than reeking of mildew.