Replacement seats???

[Jayschevy]

10drum, the color looks really nice.

[Zukowner]

Originally Posted by 10drum

This is the seat I bought:
http://shop4seats.com/truck-seats/40...uck-seats.html
It took about 6 weeks to get them. They came with a different console than what is in the ad. I wasn't sure at first but the cup holders and storage is nice.

Those look identical as the ones from http://www.discountvantruck.com/
They have the exact same seats as the ones listed on the site.
Did you have to reuse anything or did it come with all the necessary brackets? Did you have to alter anything to get those to fit? I'm over the search for the elusive original buddy buckets and I think I'm going to go this route

[67 chevelle]

10 drum what is your steering wheel from

your new seats look realy nice

[10drum]

They are the same, but I think they are a couple of hundred less. They came with two brackets that bolt to the existing nuts in the floor, there is a frame that sets on top of the brackets, and then the seats and console individually bolt to the frame, It was very easy. There isn't a lot adjustment for seat position. I set the back at the angle I liked and then pushed the seat as far back as it would go. I'm 6' 1" and 175 lbs and it is very comfortable for me. I would like to be able to move the seat another inch back but the the rear of the cab and tank prevents that.

[10drum]

67chevelle the steering wheel is original. The horn button and wheel did not fade the same.

[Scott Liggett]

I removed my '67 GMC's bench seat, mostly because the springs were wasted. The seat cover still looked great, but my back side was bouncing off the speaker box under the seat.

Going off an idea a friend did with his '52 Suburban, I found a really nice pair of leather buckets from a 2000 Pontiac Montana at the salvage yard. I removed the air bag sensors and grabbed a pair non power seat tracks from the same era Chevy Venture. Total cost was $65.


I am going to remove the headrests. Don't like them. I have to pull the seats out of the truck to do it.

[1968aj]

found these for$40. going to try and make them work this weekend.

[Vinny_JP]

10drum,

Looks awesome! Can you post a few pics of the center console?

Are there 2 storage compartments? The obvious fold-down compartment, and another compartment under the seat?

Just trying to get a better idea before I commit. The website's descriptions aren't much help.

Thanks!

[10drum]

Vinny_JP, Here's some photos. The console isn't like what was displayed on the shop4seats web sight. I was a little disappointed at first until installed it. I emailed them and they said that the console has been changed and they had not updated the web sight. They offered to refund and/or exchange, but I liked the seat and console and decided to keep it as is, beside it will be in the down position 99% of the time anyway and the extra cup holders and storage on the top is nice.

Scott, those seats fit nice. I had a 69 Ford F100 (I couldn't afford a C-10) back in the 70's and 80's and I installed seats from an LTD in it, but I never liked the way the back stuck up in the rear window and I just couldn't do that with this truck.

[Nitis]

Are this cup holders deep enough to hold anything?

[10drum]

Not really, they'd hold a coffee cup ok, but I'd be careful turning very sharp if there was a soda can in there

[Vinny_JP]

Thanks for the info and pics! Absolutely beautiful truck.

I'm sold.

Now, if they could only make the cup holders normal depth...

[10drum]

Vinny, The plastic top is just screwed to a piece of plywood, if you are careful with the right size hole saw, deep cups could be installed. I don't really like the hard plastic top, so I may modify it somehow. I'm going to check to see if I can get some of the vinyl from the vender and make padded armrests. Thanks for the compliment, I drove that 69 F100 for over 15 years and 150,000+ miles, it was one of the best vehicles I ever owned, I sold it for more than what I paid for it, but all I ever wanted was a '67 to '72 C-10. I saw this one and had to buy it.

[Vinny_JP]

Well I just may have to do that. I'll see how many spilled cups of coffee it will take before I take some sort of action. If you do make any mods, be sure to share!

Glad to hear you finally got the truck you've always wanted! What a neat story. Sure is a great looking ride.

Thanks for sharing your project with us!

[Andy4639]

1999 Chevy Tahoe electric/heated seats all electronic's working with some aftermarket skins and wiring by me to make them work the way I wanted.




Here is my thread.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648379