Installing a 2004 seat in a 71

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Originally Posted by oatzy

Hey guys I want to put a set of 2004 40 20 40 seats in my 71 3/4 4x4 manual transmission truck. They are out of a 2004 silverado they have the rails and wiring and built in seat belts. I heard the seats need to be powered for the built in tensioners to work. Is this correct? Any issues with this install that people know of. Thanks in advance

If you are talking about the built in tension devices in newer bucket seats, you do not need power for them to work. Try pulling the seat belt out very fast and they should lock up. At least thats the way my Caddy seats work. Now they have a pre-tensioner device built into the seat belt that requires a computer and sensors to operate it. Its an explosive charge device, Me no like!