Bench or buckets?!

[xtreme80]

Personally, I love my bench seat, and don't think I'll ever put buckets in my truck. Something about the bench gives it that feel of an old classic truck, and being able to have a lady slide over and sit in the middle next to me is awesome.

But at the same time, everyone I know with an old truck, that's all they ever talk about. Buckets buckets buckets. They think I'm crazy for liking the bench.

Now I know most of the guys that like to keep your vehicles stock will prefer your original bench seat, but what about the guys that are into street trucks? If you were building a lowered street cruiser, what would you want?

[ocbaud]

originally i wanted buckets, but i've changed my mind that i like the bench. would like to have it redone(new springs, cushions, etc)

[moneyeater]

How funny is this?! Just last weekend my buddy and me fabricated consoles for bucket seats out off a Peugeot limousine and the seating is real nice with lumbarsupport,adjustable height and headrests and the safetybelts were at them too! I gave my bench to a guy with a similar projekt and he wanted to get rid of his single seats!So in case of cruising with my lady i´m on the wrong way but for the longer roadtrip the single seats are more comfortable!

[loader820]

i like those seat can you post a pic of the bottom on how you mount them an what they came out of

[killthewabbit]

I'm on the fence about this as well. I like my bench and I like the way it looks in the truck, but sometimes I wish it were more comfy, and I wish I had a console/armrest. If I had unlimited funds, I'd probably go with one of those modern truck seats with the flip up/down jump seat in the middle. I don't think I'd ever go with completely separate buckets though, so I voted bench.

[bigblock79]

buckets all the way

[bigblock73]

It funny...when my truck had a bench I wanted buckets...now that I have buckets, I kind of wish I kept the bench (especially with a family started now).

I love the look of buckets, but really love the practicality of a bench.

[cochino12]

40-20-40 bench is the only way to go, plus I cant stand not having a good cupholder ha ha.

[454HO]

My daily driver is a Toyota Sequoia with buckets and center console. I am recently re-married at 45 years old, and when I drive around with my new bride I always reach my right hand all the way over the console to hold hands with her. It's a killer on the lower back. So whenever I get the truck running, it will retain the bench seat so I can get my sweetie sitting right next to me.

[87 STEPPER]

Real buckets here

Your still young wait another 20 yr's and that will change!

Don't get me wrong i love my lady but...................................................

When i get in to drive my hotrod truck i don't need any female gittin' between me and my other baby i got my hand's all over her.

Oh yeah bucket's are pollin' away with it

[Eyegore]

a bench w/ buckets, your in the phoenix area, in the back of the auto-trader there is a co. that sells this type that i like, not a real good pic, but they bolt right in

[68GMC454]

i love my bench seat,,and wil put it in my 76 dually soon..but i would love to have buckets,,keeps the ol lady on her side of the truck..even as a kid i never liked to have somebody crowding me,,i never knew when i wa gonna run somebody and dont want no knees in the way of the shifter...that and i dont like to be crowded up when driving..i like my ol lady sometimes,,but i love my truck...lol

[N2TRUX]

I have a bench in my 77 and want buckets. Since I have a wife and daughter that ride with me on rare occasions, I still have a bench.

I just love the look of the 73-77 low back buckets...

[streetstar]

I like buckets as long as they are lo-backs for a single cab truck ---- i guess i shouldnt even be responding, because i like benches just as much

In my opinion, the factory low back buckets from 88-92 or so, are the only things worth transplanting into a classic. Anything the factory offered during your trucks time frame is good too



I should have bought several more sets of these in the early nineties. There was a shop that did Choo Choo Customs type conversions in town for a couple of dealers and they would sell these seats at giveaway prices. Oh well, at one time you could get 69 camaros for 4 grand too

[abebummy26]

I like buckets especially factory buckets with the console because I have a set.

[69BBsuburban]

I don't mind buckets in Blazers/Suburbans...but they are UGLY in pickups if you can see the back rest through the back window.......just screams buttrocker....to me anyway.......esp. when those buckets came out of a '70's Camaro or a Caddy......

[bagged81]

My wife can't sit close enough with buckets.

[Zoomad75]

In a regular cab truck a Bench seat just looks right. Plus it gives kind of a "sleeper" vibe if the truck is quick. I've got a stock bench seat in my 69 Nova and really think I'll keep it. For one, everybody seems to be stuffing buckets into them to the point it's boring. Plus other than factory buckets with the rest of the interior stock, late model seats out of anything look out of place.

If we are talking about a Crew cab, Sub or Blazer I think buckets just work better.

[jermasaurus]

I'm with BigBlock on this one.
When I had my bench seat I thought buckets would be the answer to all my problems. I put some power leather ones in my truck.
I want my bench seat back now. There just isnt enough room to lean the seat back far enough to be comfortable anyway. I'm about 6'1, so the seat has to be all the way back.

More than enough head room though.

[Srubydo1986]

i like the 40 20 40s benches coause it the best of all worlds

[baknblk]

i got a bench in mine..but could go either way...

[Ivan D.]

Originally Posted by xtreme80

Personally, I love my bench seat, and don't think I'll ever put buckets in my truck. Something about the bench gives it that feel of an old classic truck, and being able to have a lady slide over and sit in the middle next to me is awesome.

Couldn't agree more with you man, couldn't agree more - I got me buckets in my car, only reason I have them in truck too is cause someone already had them put in. If I had a bench I'd keep it, it ain't a race truck so it don't need buckets.

[xtreme80]

Good answers everyone! Keep em comin

[knightlife]

Im doing a bucket conversion myself in the next couple months...so I can put two badass l7 12s in the console fo de bazz! plus, it just looks sexy as hell

[moneyeater]

Originally Posted by loader820

i like those seat can you post a pic of the bottom on how you mount them an what they came out of

Had to fabricate mountingconsoles and used the original mountingpoints from the benchseat.The seats are out off a Peugeot 605 sedan(made in france).
The driverseat has mechanicly adjustable lumbarsupport and adjustable height and the safetybelts are fixed to them so i just had to mount the beltroll!





Oh,don´t worry about the white spots on the floor just welded all those little holes shut and gave them rustprotection and it looks similar on the underside!