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**FL71C10** · 02-16-2011, 01:37 AM

Well, sort of. I bought a set of seats out of a 2003 Dodge truck. They are similar to buddy buckets. Hopefully I'll be able to get them installed without too much trouble. The upholstery on the driver seat is a little torn, but I got the back seat also and kept the cloth to get it fixed someday.

First Ive got to get the beast running and driving!

68 SHORT-STEP'N · 02-16-2011, 01:54 AM

Thats a heck of a deal , they look great !

LostMy65 · 02-16-2011, 02:18 AM

Looking good.

firedog · 02-16-2011, 02:43 AM

for the price that buddy buckets are going for you can make those look almost identical to the real ones

clos69 · 02-16-2011, 08:53 AM

Great score!!!! I've been looking for some for awhile....but all I can find are torn junk ones...Im planning on using the bench seat tracks and weld some angle iron to be able to mount the Dodoge seats on.

**FL71C10** · 02-16-2011, 10:02 AM

They are out of a 2003 Dodge crew cab, if that helps someone find some.

clos69 · 02-16-2011, 10:46 AM

Did you buy them at a pick-n-pull or off CL?

**FL71C10** · 02-16-2011, 10:51 AM

Craigslist.

67_ShortFleet · 02-16-2011, 10:59 AM

I hate to ask, but could you post a picture of the side of the seat. I curious how high they sit. Thanks

1970 Bowtie · 02-16-2011, 11:12 AM

Nice score on the seats nieghbor.I ran into a guy at a gas station that owns a shop over here and he does interiors.Let me know if you need his #,best of all he drives a 69 c\10.

**FL71C10** · 02-16-2011, 11:54 AM

Thanks, I'd like to get that info from you.

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Originally Posted by 1970 Bowtie

Nice score on the seats nieghbor.I ran into a guy at a gas station that owns a shop over here and he does interiors.Let me know if you need his #,best of all he drives a 69 c\10.

**FL71C10** · 02-16-2011, 11:54 AM

No problem, I'll do that sometime in the next few days. I haven't bolted them in yet. I just dropped them in place, but they are no higher than the old bench. I measured about 6" from the bottom of the wheel to the seat on the bench, and this one is about the same. It also is about the same distance back from the wheel as the bench.

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Originally Posted by 67_ShortFleet

I hate to ask, but could you post a picture of the side of the seat. I curious how high they sit. Thanks

**FL71C10** · 02-25-2011, 12:35 AM

Pics of the side of the seats for 67 Shortfleet. Sorry it took so long but I am really busy at work and not much time to work on the truck.

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Originally Posted by 67_ShortFleet

I hate to ask, but could you post a picture of the side of the seat. I curious how high they sit. Thanks

67chevy1series · 02-25-2011, 12:38 AM

well i'll be darned! now a day bud buckets! they look good i would get rid of the head rest ..... to tall and less room for sight...

67_ShortFleet · 02-25-2011, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

well i'll be darned! now a day bud buckets! they look good i would get rid of the head rest ..... to tall and less room for sight...

Where did you see head rests?

67chevy1series · 02-25-2011, 12:44 AM

there are little nubs where the head rest pushes down into in the top in the pics...

67_ShortFleet · 02-25-2011, 12:40 AM

Hey thanks for the pictures! I will study them.

**mr48chev** · 02-16-2011, 11:49 AM

Some days you win one. Those look good in there. A guy could probably take a section out of the bases if they sat too high.

I'll have to measure the seat in my coworkers Dodge tomorrow if he brings it to work and doesn't ride the put put.

**N2TRUX** · 02-16-2011, 11:50 AM

Those are very comfortable, and the console is functional. I know the purest will hate me, but this is a MUCH better choice than the original buddy buckets.

02-16-2011, 01:37 AM	#1
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Buddy Buckets for $50? Well, sort of. I bought a set of seats out of a 2003 Dodge truck. They are similar to buddy buckets. Hopefully I'll be able to get them installed without too much trouble. The upholstery on the driver seat is a little torn, but I got the back seat also and kept the cloth to get it fixed someday. First Ive got to get the beast running and driving! Attached Images __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

02-16-2011, 01:54 AM	#2
68 SHORT-STEP'N SLOW POKE Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tyro, VA Posts: 1,208	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Thats a heck of a deal , they look great ! __________________ 68 SHORT-BED-STEP-SIDE piece by piece , day by day , I will restore this truck , before the 100th anniversary !!!

02-16-2011, 02:18 AM	#3
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Looking good. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

02-16-2011, 02:43 AM	#4
firedog Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 1,005	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? for the price that buddy buckets are going for you can make those look almost identical to the real ones __________________ SOLD 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet 350/350 combo Tach/tilt/buddy buckets Bagged/18" Wheels Black on Black Project "Pandemic" the Farm Rat 1927 Chevy Capitol Truck Rat rod '30 Model A Frame Dual Carb 5.3 LS http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=804162 2007 GMC 4 DOOR 2WD BUILT 5.3 STAGE 3 CAM 93 TUNE LIFTED 22X12 WHEELS 33" TIRES 2023 Jeep RENEGADE Wifes ride

02-16-2011, 08:53 AM	#5
clos69 Its Topless Season!!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 1,657	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Great score!!!! I've been looking for some for awhile....but all I can find are torn junk ones...Im planning on using the bench seat tracks and weld some angle iron to be able to mount the Dodoge seats on. __________________ -Carlos- The of America *1967 SWB Custom C-10* *(Celeste)* Join the *Patina Club*

02-16-2011, 10:02 AM	#6
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? They are out of a 2003 Dodge crew cab, if that helps someone find some. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

02-16-2011, 10:46 AM	#7
clos69 Its Topless Season!!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 1,657	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Did you buy them at a pick-n-pull or off CL? __________________ -Carlos- The of America *1967 SWB Custom C-10* *(Celeste)* Join the *Patina Club*

02-16-2011, 10:51 AM	#8
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Craigslist. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

02-16-2011, 10:59 AM	#9
67_ShortFleet Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 423	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? I hate to ask, but could you post a picture of the side of the seat. I curious how high they sit. Thanks __________________ Matt Garage build http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=6784 My slow but sure truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394924 My philosophy on tires is the same as cigarettes. "smoke them if you got them" HAPPILY DIVORCED!

02-16-2011, 11:12 AM	#10
1970 Bowtie It's all in the timing Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Mary,Florida Posts: 600	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Nice score on the seats nieghbor.I ran into a guy at a gas station that owns a shop over here and he does interiors.Let me know if you need his #,best of all he drives a 69 c\10. __________________ The Dude Abides. ---------------------- I aint sayin, I'm just sayin.

02-25-2011, 12:38 AM	#14
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? well i'll be darned! now a day bud buckets! they look good i would get rid of the head rest ..... to tall and less room for sight...

02-25-2011, 12:44 AM	#16
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? there are little nubs where the head rest pushes down into in the top in the pics...

02-25-2011, 12:40 AM	#17
67_ShortFleet Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 423	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Hey thanks for the pictures! I will study them. __________________ Matt Garage build http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=6784 My slow but sure truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394924 My philosophy on tires is the same as cigarettes. "smoke them if you got them" HAPPILY DIVORCED!

02-16-2011, 11:49 AM	#18
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,708	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Some days you win one. Those look good in there. A guy could probably take a section out of the bases if they sat too high. I'll have to measure the seat in my coworkers Dodge tomorrow if he brings it to work and doesn't ride the put put. Last edited by mr48chev; 02-16-2011 at 11:49 AM.

02-16-2011, 11:50 AM	#19
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Buddy Buckets for $50? Those are very comfortable, and the console is functional. I know the purest will hate me, but this is a MUCH better choice than the original buddy buckets. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"



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