73 bucket seats vs 69-72 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BurnoutNova · 02-25-2008, 05:28 AM

i have some 73 blazer bucket seats, and my original medium green buckets from my 71, and the 71 buckets need recovered, but there not that bad. so what i was wondering is are the 73 buckets the same as my 71 buckets?becasue if they are i want to just leave the originals alone, set them to the side and get the 73 buckets redone in black and maybe if they ever start reproducing the right shade of green i need redo the originals.

1969k10stepside · 02-25-2008, 06:24 AM

The brackets are different and the foam is a little different too.The foam can be made to work with 71-72 covers though.

BurnoutNova · 02-29-2008, 07:28 PM

you have to shave the foam off or somthing? i just dont want to have something that looks like crap.

maybe i can find some black 73 style seatcovers... do the 73- up style upholstry look similar at all? im pretty sure these have been recovered at one point

Mint68 · 03-01-2008, 04:01 AM

I think I have one bucket laying around here somewhere, cant remember if it is the driver or passenger. I think I will dig it out and make an office chair out of it.

sameyrasmea72 · 03-01-2008, 04:19 AM

These are like 75 seats with 72 brackets and covers on them. I did not do the work, so I am not sure what is invloved with the foam work .

TonyJohnson · 03-01-2008, 04:21 AM

Wow... THAT works.

jay_shy · 03-01-2008, 05:53 AM

I have 71-72 seats and 73 seats, I will post a pick of them side by side tomorrow evening when I get back home.

Jason

Brad · 03-01-2008, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mint68

I think I have one bucket laying around here somewhere, cant remember if it is the driver or passenger. I think I will dig it out and make an office chair out of it.

I've made a swapmeet chair out of mine.

bad421 · 03-01-2008, 10:35 AM

nice to know that i wasnt saving mine all that time for nothing

jay_shy · 03-02-2008, 06:30 AM

With all the snow we got and me running around crazy I wasn't able to get the pics tonight. However I will get them tomorrow.

Jason

BurnoutNova · 03-02-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

I've made a swapmeet chair out of mine.

thats funny, but what mint68 means is he thinks one of MY buckets is HIS, you see, we bought a 73 k5 blazer together, for parts and he likes to give me crap about everything is half his, scince we each paid for half of the vehicle.

he is sadly mistaken though, becasue those are MINE hahaha

jay_shy · 03-03-2008, 12:47 AM

Finally got a chance to get the pictures. The one on the left is a 71 blazer passenger seat and the one on the right is a 73-75 I am not certain. The mounting brackets are different.

jay_shy · 03-03-2008, 12:50 AM

A few more.

Huck · 03-03-2008, 02:55 AM

Having personally recovered several 69-72 then trying to use the same cover on a 73 and up, it seems like the seat section is deeper on the older seats so when you attempt to cover the 73+^, you have a little challenge to get the fabric tight. The cover requires the inner U design to be stretched down before the outer edges to get the right affect. Huck

72armyswbtruck · 03-03-2008, 05:00 PM

Man time to right click save on those pics

robs71k5 · 11-13-2009, 05:02 AM

So is there a different span in the mount holes from fron to back ?
I have 73 seats and I believe the holes at the front of that seat work but they come up short at the rear of seat for the tilt mechanism and therfore I had to make a plate to extend the bracket closer to the back of the seat .Not sure if the hole patterns were changed to reflect this change at factory or not

BluTrukker · 11-13-2009, 09:31 AM

They look pretty much the same to me!

Tuff Gong · 12-19-2014, 10:14 PM

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02-25-2008, 05:28 AM	#1
BurnoutNova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,057	73 bucket seats vs 69-72 i have some 73 blazer bucket seats, and my original medium green buckets from my 71, and the 71 buckets need recovered, but there not that bad. so what i was wondering is are the 73 buckets the same as my 71 buckets?becasue if they are i want to just leave the originals alone, set them to the side and get the 73 buckets redone in black and maybe if they ever start reproducing the right shade of green i need redo the originals.

02-25-2008, 06:24 AM	#2
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 The brackets are different and the foam is a little different too.The foam can be made to work with 71-72 covers though. Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 02-25-2008 at 06:24 AM.

02-29-2008, 07:28 PM	#3
BurnoutNova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,057	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 you have to shave the foam off or somthing? i just dont want to have something that looks like crap. maybe i can find some black 73 style seatcovers... do the 73- up style upholstry look similar at all? im pretty sure these have been recovered at one point

03-01-2008, 04:01 AM	#4
Mint68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 762	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 I think I have one bucket laying around here somewhere, cant remember if it is the driver or passenger. I think I will dig it out and make an office chair out of it.

03-01-2008, 04:19 AM	#5
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 These are like 75 seats with 72 brackets and covers on them. I did not do the work, so I am not sure what is invloved with the foam work . Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

03-01-2008, 04:21 AM	#6
TonyJohnson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cheboygan, MI Posts: 998	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 Wow... THAT works. __________________ Tony Johnson -- '71 Blazer w/L-31 Vortec 350, SM465, NP205, performer intake, edelbrock 1406, HEI, 4" lift, Boyd EFI tank, Vintage A/C My Blazer --

03-01-2008, 05:53 AM	#7
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 I have 71-72 seats and 73 seats, I will post a pick of them side by side tomorrow evening when I get back home. Jason

03-01-2008, 10:35 AM	#9
bad421 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 411	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 nice to know that i wasnt saving mine all that time for nothing __________________ ASE MASTER TECH 1968 K10 LT1 350,SM420,T-221 lwb fleetSold 2007 Ford Ranger DD 2000 Ford F250SD V10 4x4 1968 Pontiac Firebird 468/TH400 current project 1991 Dodge W350 SRW CUMMINS POWERED Whole lotta fuel and a whole lotta Smoke

03-02-2008, 06:30 AM	#10
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 With all the snow we got and me running around crazy I wasn't able to get the pics tonight. However I will get them tomorrow. Jason

03-03-2008, 12:47 AM	#12
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 Finally got a chance to get the pictures. The one on the left is a 71 blazer passenger seat and the one on the right is a 73-75 I am not certain. The mounting brackets are different. Attached Images

03-03-2008, 12:50 AM	#13
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 A few more. Attached Images

03-03-2008, 02:55 AM	#14
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,261	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 Having personally recovered several 69-72 then trying to use the same cover on a 73 and up, it seems like the seat section is deeper on the older seats so when you attempt to cover the 73+^, you have a little challenge to get the fabric tight. The cover requires the inner U design to be stretched down before the outer edges to get the right affect. Huck

03-03-2008, 05:00 PM	#15
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 Man time to right click save on those pics __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

11-13-2009, 05:02 AM	#16
robs71k5 K5drive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: burnaby BC Canada Posts: 815	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 So is there a different span in the mount holes from fron to back ? I have 73 seats and I believe the holes at the front of that seat work but they come up short at the rear of seat for the tilt mechanism and therfore I had to make a plate to extend the bracket closer to the back of the seat .Not sure if the hole patterns were changed to reflect this change at factory or not

11-13-2009, 09:31 AM	#17
BluTrukker BOHICA Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stewartville, MN Posts: 440	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 They look pretty much the same to me! __________________ Trying to save someone from their own stupidity is like teaching a pig to dance. It is a waste of your time, and it annoys the pig!



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12-19-2014, 10:14 PM	#18
Tuff Gong Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 3,179	Re: 73 bucket seats vs 69-72 from other post Attached Images

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