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oatzy · 02-24-2006, 04:22 PM

Hey guys I am thinking of putting some newer seats in my truck. I was thinking of a 99 on up bench seat so I would have a center console and shoulder belts. Or 99 on up bucket seats with a subwoofer mounted between the seats with a center console added on top. Anyone done this? Any ideas or reasons not to? My truck has a bench seat so I would have to make up some new mounts in the cab to do this.

And how do i put the pictures in here

BubbaGreen · 02-24-2006, 05:32 PM

If the seats include the integrated seatbelts, you need to fully understand all the wiring required to make them work....otherwise, in the event of an impact, they will not restrain you what so ever.

oatzy · 02-24-2006, 05:46 PM

OOOh I thought they were like regular 80's seatbelts that would lock when pulled to hard.

jugernot · 02-24-2006, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BubbaGreen

If the seats include the integrated seatbelts, you need to fully understand all the wiring required to make them work....otherwise, in the event of an impact, they will not restrain you what so ever.

I just bought a pair with intergrated seat belts. Is it just a power supply issue or something more detailed?

BubbaGreen · 02-24-2006, 05:56 PM

I dont know when the switch was made, but the newer seats are tied into the airbag/computer system. You may find a pretty big wiring harness under your new seat, (dont let it scare you) but you also need to look for another box that detects impact. I dont know the official name, but I call it a pendulum box. If its actually part of the seat, you only really need to connect about 3 to 4 wires. GROUND and BATT and possibly another ground and an IGN. Easy way to check....with the seats sitting near level (like they would be installed) pull on the belts....if they are in a locked state, then you definetly need to wire them up. If they pull and retract, tip the seat apprx 30 to 45 deg, if they are manual, they should lock when tipped. If they require wiring, get the schematics for that year and hook them up right the first time, its dangerous to experiment with this circuit as you can damage the electronics and cause the seat belts to fail.

jugernot · 02-24-2006, 08:51 PM

Sound like I have some research to do. Thanks for the information. Last thing I need is for my family to go flying through the front window.

02-24-2006, 04:22 PM	#1
oatzy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: alaska Posts: 20	putting 01 seats in a 71? Hey guys I am thinking of putting some newer seats in my truck. I was thinking of a 99 on up bench seat so I would have a center console and shoulder belts. Or 99 on up bucket seats with a subwoofer mounted between the seats with a center console added on top. Anyone done this? Any ideas or reasons not to? My truck has a bench seat so I would have to make up some new mounts in the cab to do this. And how do i put the pictures in here

02-24-2006, 05:32 PM	#2
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Re: putting 01 seats in a 71? If the seats include the integrated seatbelts, you need to fully understand all the wiring required to make them work....otherwise, in the event of an impact, they will not restrain you what so ever. __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

02-24-2006, 05:46 PM	#3
oatzy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: alaska Posts: 20	Re: putting 01 seats in a 71? OOOh I thought they were like regular 80's seatbelts that would lock when pulled to hard.

02-24-2006, 05:56 PM	#5
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Re: putting 01 seats in a 71? I dont know when the switch was made, but the newer seats are tied into the airbag/computer system. You may find a pretty big wiring harness under your new seat, (dont let it scare you) but you also need to look for another box that detects impact. I dont know the official name, but I call it a pendulum box. If its actually part of the seat, you only really need to connect about 3 to 4 wires. GROUND and BATT and possibly another ground and an IGN. Easy way to check....with the seats sitting near level (like they would be installed) pull on the belts....if they are in a locked state, then you definetly need to wire them up. If they pull and retract, tip the seat apprx 30 to 45 deg, if they are manual, they should lock when tipped. If they require wiring, get the schematics for that year and hook them up right the first time, its dangerous to experiment with this circuit as you can damage the electronics and cause the seat belts to fail. __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

02-24-2006, 08:51 PM	#6
jugernot Life, Be In It..... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Novato, California Posts: 1,498	Re: putting 01 seats in a 71? Sound like I have some research to do. Thanks for the information. Last thing I need is for my family to go flying through the front window. __________________ Project Name: LEMON DROP. Reconstruction started "December 2000". Projected completion date "Who knows" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200082



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