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flashed · 09-27-2011, 10:03 PM

Well they arent really new they just look new as I just picked them up from the upholstery shop today .They did a great job on them in black vinyl and black tweed .They asked what pattern I wanted and I told them to surprise me and add extra padding on the already good original padding. I know this post is useless without pics so if someone will volunteer to post pics and give me an e mail address I will get my wife to send pics from her work computer as our home puter wont let us send pics .Boy did they turn out purty .

gcburdic · 09-27-2011, 10:17 PM

PM sent flashed...I'll get them up in the morning for ya

flashed · 09-27-2011, 10:56 PM

Thanks Geoff
Will get them to you tomorrow .Let me know what you think of the cup holders mounted on front of the storage box.I have not yet decided if Im going to keep them or not but if I do they will be sandblasted and painted black .They work really well as they flip up when not in use.

68Stepbed · 09-28-2011, 08:14 AM

<-- Can't wait to see pics!

sdailey · 09-28-2011, 08:24 AM

Patiently waiting for pics..................

flashed · 09-28-2011, 09:32 AM

They should be along soon ...........................................................

gcburdic · 09-28-2011, 09:33 AM

Pictures

Sammy · 09-28-2011, 09:44 AM

Looks great.
Wait till you take a 3 or 4 hr ride with them installed in your truck. So much more comfortable than the stock seat.

into69z · 09-28-2011, 09:56 AM

Those look great-I hope the extra foam doesn't make you sit too high-I redid mine and I sit about an inch higher than when I had my bench. My line of sight is "in the dark blue tint at the top of the wind shield which works good for me(5'-11")

I like those cup holders-where can I get some?

mrein3 · 09-28-2011, 09:59 AM

Nice! I really like the cup holders. Good idea.

**leddzepp** · 09-28-2011, 10:51 AM

Those look great!

flashed · 09-28-2011, 12:02 PM

Geoff ,Thanks again for posting the pics for me . I cant wait for my truck to come home from the bodyshop someday for these seats to go in. For those of you interested in the cup holders they are from a Foose ball table that was being thrown away at the university where I work so they may be available from places that sell or repair pool tables .

sdailey · 09-28-2011, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashed

Geoff ,Thanks again for posting the pics for me . I cant wait for my truck to come home from the bodyshop someday for these seats to go in. For those of you interested in the cup holders they are from a Foose ball table that was being thrown away at the university where I work so they may be available from places that sell or repair pool tables .

Let me guess the upholstery was free as well.

Very nice. Can't wait to see them installed.

old Chevy guy · 09-28-2011, 07:38 PM

Those seats are truly a beutiful thing! Nice job! The only thing that would make me love them more is if they were in my truck.

into69z · 09-28-2011, 08:17 PM

flashed-thanks for the info on the cup holders-I looked around and this is what I found-seems they come on dark blue as well as other colors to match my interior

Amazon.com: American Technology CH00100-WHT-1 THE...

flashed · 09-29-2011, 12:24 AM

The links above didnt work for me ,I will try again later.

Shannon ,The upholstery shop labor and vinyl with extra padding was $325 as I furnished the black tweed material which was another $125 for a grand total of $450 .I have enough black tweed to make a cover for the gas tank. One funny thing about my seats is they somehow installed the seat slider lever on the wrong side of the driver seat between the seat and the storage box .I brought it to their attention and they said they would fix it but after I sat down on the seat I decided I liked it better that way .Not a bad price for a nice set of Buddybuckets and they sure do sit well here in my office. I have almost as many new parts for my truck in various rooms of the house as the bodyshop has of the old parts.My new grill and grill shell with emblem came yesterday as well.

firedog · 09-29-2011, 01:05 AM

Looks great the buddy buckets are in my opionion the best seats ever made for a truck ! Mine are awesome!
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flashed · 12-01-2011, 11:57 PM

Im missing my truck terrible bad so I just came back to see my seats online even though they are right beside me .My truck is in limbo right now as the boby shop is busy with insurance work but hopefully they will get back on it soon.

09-27-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	New Buddy Buckets Well they arent really new they just look new as I just picked them up from the upholstery shop today .They did a great job on them in black vinyl and black tweed .They asked what pattern I wanted and I told them to surprise me and add extra padding on the already good original padding. I know this post is useless without pics so if someone will volunteer to post pics and give me an e mail address I will get my wife to send pics from her work computer as our home puter wont let us send pics .Boy did they turn out purty .

09-27-2011, 10:17 PM	#2
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: New Buddy Buckets PM sent flashed...I'll get them up in the morning for ya __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present

09-27-2011, 10:56 PM	#3
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: New Buddy Buckets Thanks Geoff Will get them to you tomorrow .Let me know what you think of the cup holders mounted on front of the storage box.I have not yet decided if Im going to keep them or not but if I do they will be sandblasted and painted black .They work really well as they flip up when not in use.

09-28-2011, 08:14 AM	#4
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Re: New Buddy Buckets <-- Can't wait to see pics! __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

09-28-2011, 08:24 AM	#5
sdailey The Few, The Proud Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ball Ground, Georgia Posts: 1,830	Re: New Buddy Buckets Patiently waiting for pics.................. __________________ Shannon

09-28-2011, 09:32 AM	#6
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: New Buddy Buckets They should be along soon ...........................................................

09-28-2011, 09:33 AM	#7
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: New Buddy Buckets Pictures Attached Images __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present

09-28-2011, 09:44 AM	#8
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: New Buddy Buckets Looks great. Wait till you take a 3 or 4 hr ride with them installed in your truck. So much more comfortable than the stock seat. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

09-28-2011, 09:56 AM	#9
into69z "brand new second-hand" Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White House, Tennessee Posts: 526	Re: New Buddy Buckets Those look great-I hope the extra foam doesn't make you sit too high-I redid mine and I sit about an inch higher than when I had my bench. My line of sight is "in the dark blue tint at the top of the wind shield which works good for me(5'-11") I like those cup holders-where can I get some? __________________ Steve 69 3/4t custom camper tilt,am/fm,speed warning,air gauge,buddy buckets,aux battery, big block,p/s,p/b,a/c 67 Camaro 96 Impala ss-sold 04 hybrid Honda-saving gas for the blue truck!:b69:

09-28-2011, 09:59 AM	#10
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Re: New Buddy Buckets Nice! I really like the cup holders. Good idea. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

09-28-2011, 10:51 AM	#11
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 19,996	Re: New Buddy Buckets Those look great! __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man

09-28-2011, 12:02 PM	#12
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: New Buddy Buckets Geoff ,Thanks again for posting the pics for me . I cant wait for my truck to come home from the bodyshop someday for these seats to go in. For those of you interested in the cup holders they are from a Foose ball table that was being thrown away at the university where I work so they may be available from places that sell or repair pool tables .

09-28-2011, 07:38 PM	#14
old Chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Foster Rhode Island Posts: 1,176	Re: New Buddy Buckets Those seats are truly a beutiful thing! Nice job! The only thing that would make me love them more is if they were in my truck.

09-28-2011, 08:17 PM	#15
into69z "brand new second-hand" Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White House, Tennessee Posts: 526	Re: New Buddy Buckets flashed-thanks for the info on the cup holders-I looked around and this is what I found-seems they come on dark blue as well as other colors to match my interior Amazon.com: American Technology CH00100-WHT-1 THE... Amazon.com: American Technology CH00100-WHT-1 THE... __________________ Steve 69 3/4t custom camper tilt,am/fm,speed warning,air gauge,buddy buckets,aux battery, big block,p/s,p/b,a/c 67 Camaro 96 Impala ss-sold 04 hybrid Honda-saving gas for the blue truck!:b69: Last edited by into69z; 09-28-2011 at 08:18 PM. Reason: try this link

09-29-2011, 12:24 AM	#16
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: New Buddy Buckets The links above didnt work for me ,I will try again later. Shannon ,The upholstery shop labor and vinyl with extra padding was $325 as I furnished the black tweed material which was another $125 for a grand total of $450 .I have enough black tweed to make a cover for the gas tank. One funny thing about my seats is they somehow installed the seat slider lever on the wrong side of the driver seat between the seat and the storage box .I brought it to their attention and they said they would fix it but after I sat down on the seat I decided I liked it better that way .Not a bad price for a nice set of Buddybuckets and they sure do sit well here in my office. I have almost as many new parts for my truck in various rooms of the house as the bodyshop has of the old parts.My new grill and grill shell with emblem came yesterday as well.



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09-29-2011, 01:05 AM	#17
firedog Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 1,005	Re: New Buddy Buckets Looks great the buddy buckets are in my opionion the best seats ever made for a truck ! Mine are awesome! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 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

12-01-2011, 11:57 PM	#18
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: New Buddy Buckets Im missing my truck terrible bad so I just came back to see my seats online even though they are right beside me .My truck is in limbo right now as the boby shop is busy with insurance work but hopefully they will get back on it soon.

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