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Old 01-27-2014, 11:39 PM   #20
rs74
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Re: bucket conversion and console

Dragging this back out of the cobwebs. I have some questions if you can bear with me. Looking at buying a set of 90 burb buckets, console seat belts and dash for my shortbed.

First ? is do I need to switch the seat brackets from the buckets to ones from a bench as I have heard you can do that or is it just as easy to get the brackets from the burb for the inners of the buckets. Also does the female end of the seat belt bolt in where the seat bolts down on these?

Second ? is about the overhead console. I am going for the look that Gates72 has in his pics. I think that turned out nice. Are most of the lets say 85-91 overhead consoles the same length? I was thinking of an 03 Silverado console but might be easier to do one of these. Exactly how to they mount. Are there brackets welded to the roof or is there some type of reinforcement there?

Third thing is door panels. I like the look of Gates72 passenger side door panel. The only problem is getting one to match the drivers side without having four window switches. So not sure how to work that out. Gmachinz did a pretty good job on his panels. I think he took the burb cloth insert out and trimmed it down and put it in a truck door panel. The thing with that is finding the correct shade of gray in a truck which I don't think they made. Running out of options here. I have also thought about putting in the drivers side burb panel and try using one of the back window switches to operate my back power sliding glass window. Not really fond of having that look since to me it kind of looks half a** done. I want to have the same cloth as the seats in the door panels. Any suggestions on any of this.

Oh and one more thing. How much difference is the burb seat belts compared to the truck belts. Someone mentioned they don't fit quite right. Would I be better off using the truck male belts and the burb female ends. I know this is alot of questions but thought this might be the right thread to add to. Thanks guys.
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