67-72 Suburban OE seats

[richard2717]

Originally Posted by adzints7

My apologies if this is covered, I scanned and could not find the answer directly: will a truck bench seat fit work for the front bench in a 1972 suburban? I understand the upholstery will not cover the back, but is the rest the same? Will I need to find suburban brackets and slides or did the truck and suburban use the same? I have swivel bucket seats out of a Monte Carlo and I am thinking of using those as a second or third row and have them turn inwards...but I need to find a bench for the front!

Pretty sure seats & frames are the same. There are 3 different year versions of the floor brackets 67-68 69-70 & 71-72 but I think they all bolt to the floor in the same location. As long as you have a complete seat you should be fine

[THI]

Originally Posted by WannaBe68

My question is - I have to mail the front and 2nd row seat covers to Cars Inc before they can make the reproduction covers. If Cars Inc makes 2 of the same covers from the one original pattern of my 2nd row seat I send them...will that extra cover fit the 3rd row? In other words - are the 3rd and 2nd row bench seats the same? My 2nd and 3rd row seats both measure about 50" wide...

I am new here and was looking for the answer to this question - did not find it. I currently do not have the third seat in my 1970 Suburban (am looking for one) but once I get one I will recover all the seats. So basically, are the covers for the narrow second seat the same as the ones for the third seat?

Thank you.

[adzints7]

I recently picked up a suburban and it is missing the second row brackets for the middle seatbelts. Does anyone know if there are any aftermarket manufactures of these brackets?

[adzints7]

Photo is upside down, but you can see all three belts are attached on the side barckets. So the passenger side male, female and middle male are all on the same bracket and bolt. Same with the other side.

[RedRoad]

There are no repros but I have purchased some on this site and ebay fairly cheap.

[Bigdav160]

If it originally had four brackets (Like Redroad said - not reproduced) there should be holes in the floor under the carpet. That's where my seat belts were bolted. Through the floor.

[adzints7]

Like these? There are holes, or I can redrill.

[Bigdav160]

Those brackets are just like the OE used. My '73 Camaro has identical ones.

I'd have to look under my Suburban but I think there is a crossmember with the nuts attached already for the second seat.

The third seat, IIRC added another crossmember.

[adzints7]

Great, thanks for the help!

[Bigdav160]

Under your carpet should be this:

[Bigdav160]

The floors were originally wood. Plywood in the Suburban. I presume oak strips, in a panel.

If ordered with the third seat an extra metal reinforcement was placed under the floor between the wheel wells.

[WannaBe68]

BigDav is on the mark...

Plywood was the factory floor - I didn't know this either when I first picked my Burb up in Cali.

[iriereggaeman]

you guys rock. One more mystery for this newb solved. Thanks!

[Travisarmenta]

As far as i can tell my SPID says AS3 REAR SEAT, but it has the long brackets, is this just a typo?

[Huggerorangeblood]

Yes

[THI]

Originally Posted by Huggerorangeblood

Yes

Thank you, that is a lot of help!

[Bigdav160]

Here are the three option codes and dimensions. I should add, I think on my SPID, AS3 is labeled "Rear Seat" but is actually a full width center seat.

[pons0030]

Hi,
Since I bought a 1968 GMC C1500 Suburban. I will be here more often. I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. My GMC has the second bench. I have a hard time finding proper seat covers to match the front bench. Any tips? Also door panels for the rear side are not easy to find. Will the front door panel fit?

Any info will help!

[goldenburb]

I bought this seat 5 years ago for $20 bucks. Is it a burb or blazer seat??
I think it's original seat cover?

[Bigdav160]

I am pretty sure it can be either. That is also the upgrade "all vinyl" seat. In Suburban it would have had wood door panel inserts.

5 years ago I bought it's twin (except middle position) with taller brackets.

[goldenburb]

Hey thanks. now I feel guilty for wanting to strip off the vinyl. .

[MattyBs71]

Does anyone sell second or 3rd suburban bench new seat foam??? I'm not finding any out there online

[vectorit]

When I did mine a couple years ago, myself and my upholstery shop could not find anyone making 2nd row size foam.

I haven't looked recently, but I'm betting there still isn't anyone making pre formed foam like the 1st row yet.

What I do know, is that the pre formed foam replacements are super expensive. So plan for sticker shock.

[MattyBs71]

Originally Posted by vectorit

When I did mine a couple years ago, myself and my upholstery shop could not find anyone making 2nd row size foam.

I haven't looked recently, but I'm betting there still isn't anyone making pre formed foam like the 1st row yet.

What I do know, is that the pre formed foam replacements are super expensive. So plan for sticker shock.

I know foam is expensive.... LOL.... thank you for the info.

[kbrown]

I found a second row seat for a 1975 Blazer, The bolt holes in my 72 burb measure about 42 in. for the third row seat the blazer seat rear brackets measure 35 1/2. does anyone know if the brackets can be moved on the blazer seat or would I have to relocate the holes in mv 72.
Thanks
Kevin