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squint · 07-14-2005, 01:55 AM

Any members here have bucket seats in there trucks..?..

I am thinking of doing buckets with a custom center console..

If you have buckets can you please post a pic so i can get an idea of how they fit and what type i should be looking for...

thanks.

hotrodhomi · 07-14-2005, 01:57 AM

go for the stock buckets. they look nice, but good luck finding them.

86swb · 07-14-2005, 09:50 AM

Look back on some of the older post. Should be some pictures of some nice buckets there somewhere. Check the ones out that show pictures of their trucks.

Slonaker · 07-14-2005, 11:47 AM

There are pics and plans from Swervin's bucket seat project on www.73-87.com.

Slonaker

bigblock73 · 07-14-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Slonaker

There are pics and plans from Swervin's bucket seat project on www.73-87.com.

Slonaker

Here is his article. Not sure why one of his pics went MIA...but I will check into it tonight.

http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/interior/console.htm

WakBordr7387 · 07-14-2005, 12:28 PM

This is where I bought my seats from. Came with console and all the mounting brackets. It was really easy to put them in, they bolted down using the stock bolt holes. I was suprised they were so easy to put in, hell changing the oil is harder than putting these seats in.

bigarmzz · 07-14-2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WakBordr7387

This is where I bought my seats from. Came with console and all the mounting brackets. It was really easy to put them in, they bolted down using the stock bolt holes. I was suprised they were so easy to put in, hell changing the oil is harder than putting these seats in.

which "series" do you have? do they make you sit at the same height as the factory bench seat?

they list several options....was shipping nuts?

how did you get the factory seatbelts to work?...did you have to modify them?

WakBordr7387 · 07-15-2005, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bigarmzz

which "series" do you have? do they make you sit at the same height as the factory bench seat?

they list several options....was shipping nuts?

how did you get the factory seatbelts to work?...did you have to modify them?

This Is the series I got. They sit at about the same height as the stock bench seats, they can recline back more and are a ton more comfortable than the bench.
My shipping was $100, I bought them through ebay. The company will sell a bunch of there seats on ebay. The ones like mine were actually cheaper to buy through ebay. Its just something that the company does on the side, and its still the same customer service and all.
The only thing I had to do to the seatbelts was take off the plastic sheaths on the buckle parts. With the plastic on there, it wouldn't fit between the seats. But once I cut the plastic off, they fit just fine.

bodydropped · 07-14-2005, 12:08 PM

i got honda civic seats in my truck there alot smaller than a true set of buckets and they sit lower but they r comfortable

heres a console that came out of a conversion burb i added the stainless and painted it

squint · 07-14-2005, 02:10 PM

Nice.. i like that.. but I would like to do a custom Center console.. Can you remove that center console.. ?

WakBordr7387 · 07-14-2005, 02:13 PM

Yeah the console can come out, but set is on one big bracket. So If you were to make a custom console, you would have to cover up that bracket to keep it from looking funny, or just make your own brackets. Besides I don't even think they sell them without the console. And the cool thing about the console that comes with it is that it flips up to become another seat, but then you can flip that seat part up for a kinda hidden storage part of the console.

jermasaurus · 07-14-2005, 07:50 PM

Here are my buckets and a center console I just finished today-well its not completely done because I wanna add some cupholders too.
The console holds two 12" subwoofers mounted on the bottom.
-Jeremy

82c10 · 07-14-2005, 10:35 PM

jermasaurus that isn't you in the reflection is it

jermasaurus · 07-14-2005, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 82c10

jermasaurus that isn't you in the reflection is it

Hmmm. I hope not.

CHEVYE · 07-14-2005, 10:56 PM

here's my blazer buckets and console.

84slopwaggin · 07-15-2005, 10:01 PM

Hey jermasaurus what material did you use to cover your dash? It really looks nice.

jermasaurus · 07-17-2005, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 84slopwaggin

Hey jermasaurus what material did you use to cover your dash? It really looks nice.

Thanks. I can't remember what it is called, but it was only like $3 a yard on sale. I just looked for somthing kind of stretchy that could form around the curves and everything. I used it on the dash, headliner, and door panels.
-Jeremy

86swb · 07-15-2005, 11:44 PM

Is that shag?

07-14-2005, 01:55 AM	#1
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	Bucket seats? Any members here have bucket seats in there trucks..?.. I am thinking of doing buckets with a custom center console.. If you have buckets can you please post a pic so i can get an idea of how they fit and what type i should be looking for... thanks.

07-14-2005, 09:50 AM	#3
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Look back on some of the older post. Should be some pictures of some nice buckets there somewhere. Check the ones out that show pictures of their trucks. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

07-14-2005, 11:47 AM	#4
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	There are pics and plans from Swervin's bucket seat project on www.73-87.com. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

07-14-2005, 12:28 PM	#6
WakBordr7387 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 45	This is where I bought my seats from. Came with console and all the mounting brackets. It was really easy to put them in, they bolted down using the stock bolt holes. I was suprised they were so easy to put in, hell changing the oil is harder than putting these seats in. Attached Images Last edited by WakBordr7387; 07-14-2005 at 12:29 PM.

07-14-2005, 12:08 PM	#9
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	i got honda civic seats in my truck there alot smaller than a true set of buckets and they sit lower but they r comfortable heres a console that came out of a conversion burb i added the stainless and painted it __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

07-14-2005, 01:57 AM	#2
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	go for the stock buckets. they look nice, but good luck finding them.

07-14-2005, 02:10 PM	#10
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	Nice.. i like that.. but I would like to do a custom Center console.. Can you remove that center console.. ?

07-14-2005, 02:13 PM	#11
WakBordr7387 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 45	Yeah the console can come out, but set is on one big bracket. So If you were to make a custom console, you would have to cover up that bracket to keep it from looking funny, or just make your own brackets. Besides I don't even think they sell them without the console. And the cool thing about the console that comes with it is that it flips up to become another seat, but then you can flip that seat part up for a kinda hidden storage part of the console. Last edited by WakBordr7387; 07-14-2005 at 02:15 PM.

07-14-2005, 07:50 PM	#12
jermasaurus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Lenox, IL Posts: 442	Here are my buckets and a center console I just finished today-well its not completely done because I wanna add some cupholders too. The console holds two 12" subwoofers mounted on the bottom. -Jeremy Attached Images

07-14-2005, 10:35 PM	#13
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	jermasaurus that isn't you in the reflection is it __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed* Last edited by 82c10; 07-14-2005 at 10:35 PM.

07-14-2005, 10:56 PM	#15
CHEVYE my gas saver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 2,046	here's my blazer buckets and console. Attached Images __________________ 85' SWB, 4.3/TH350, getting ready for paint 84`SWB, 462ci./TH400, cowl hood, 15" billet spec., flows, blazer buckets/console, flat black 71`SWB, project ebay feedback Last edited by CHEVYE; 07-14-2005 at 10:56 PM.

07-15-2005, 10:01 PM	#16
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Hey jermasaurus what material did you use to cover your dash? It really looks nice.

07-15-2005, 11:44 PM	#18
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Is that shag? __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS



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