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shelby987 · 02-04-2008, 06:53 AM

I think I have found a good deal on a set of dark charcoal seats for my truck, but I have two questions.
-I haven't been able to get a confirmation as to whether these seats (99-06) can be installed in a truck with a stock location gas tank (in cab)....seems like everyone who has posted, has a relocated tank,

-The seats do not come with the 'jump seat' as they came out of a truck with a console. I plan on putting the jump seat in, but until I can find one, I would like to put these seats in my truck, does the jump seat mount to the outside bolts of the bucket seats, or does it have its own set of holes/bolts? If it has its own bolts, can someone give me an idea of what the required spacing is between the seats?

Thanks! I can't wait to be done with my stock bench......old seat + stock 3/4t springs = kidney pain.....this truck is possibly looking at a 800 mile trip in the very near future, and I would like to have these seats in it for that trip!

jeffspower · 02-04-2008, 10:08 AM

Where I have mine positioned worked with the fuel tank BUT the console would have to stay down- no room to flip it up. You can place the seats & jumper further forward, but you will have to fab up raised mounts for the front bolts- as you can see in the pic the mounting points would be up off the floor ahead of the raised floor support if you did. And yes, the jumper bolts down with each seats inner bolts.

shelby987 · 02-04-2008, 11:11 AM

thanks Jeffspower, that was exactly what I needed to know.....Are you pleased with the fit and comfort of the seats? I have seen the headrest fill up a bit of the back window, does that create a problem for you at all? (or anyone else who has installed these seats?)

Hmmm.....maybe I will skip the jump seat for now, and buy an 80's console to put there (the jump seats are $$$$ online, maybe I can find one in a pick-n-pull in the summer).

69halfton · 02-04-2008, 11:24 AM

funny, i always found the stock bench really comfy,

but then, i have a 1/2 ton with coils

jeffspower · 02-04-2008, 11:26 AM

I'm 6' 250lbs, and I tried the OE bench, '91 bench, '88 shorty buckets... these are the most comfortable to me. NONE give me the legroom I really want, but that is mostly the small cabs problem, not the seats. You might lose a tad of legroom with these, but that is made up for in comfort IMO. Since the cab is shorter on these old trucks compared to '99-up, the headrest does fill the back window pretty good. But it doesn't bother me. Any seat with a headrest takes some getting used to in these trucks. These seats are wide, deep & tall. They don't leave your *ss hanging off the edge, or your shoulders unsupported. Some likey, some dislkey

jeffspower · 02-04-2008, 11:28 AM

Thought I'd mention... I have a nice early '80s red Blazer console. $25+ shipping if interested.

extd56 · 02-04-2008, 11:33 AM

Tint the back window a dark tint and you will never see the head rests plus they will not fade out that way too.

Solver · 02-04-2008, 11:58 PM

The jump seat does bolt down into the inside seat track holes on each side so you will want to measure a jump seat to get the spacing right for when you do put the jump seat in. I have an extra set out in the barn that I could try and measure if I can get to them unless someone else has a set installed that they could measure for you.

02-04-2008, 06:53 AM	#1
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	06 seat install questions I think I have found a good deal on a set of dark charcoal seats for my truck, but I have two questions. -I haven't been able to get a confirmation as to whether these seats (99-06) can be installed in a truck with a stock location gas tank (in cab)....seems like everyone who has posted, has a relocated tank, -The seats do not come with the 'jump seat' as they came out of a truck with a console. I plan on putting the jump seat in, but until I can find one, I would like to put these seats in my truck, does the jump seat mount to the outside bolts of the bucket seats, or does it have its own set of holes/bolts? If it has its own bolts, can someone give me an idea of what the required spacing is between the seats? Thanks! I can't wait to be done with my stock bench......old seat + stock 3/4t springs = kidney pain.....this truck is possibly looking at a 800 mile trip in the very near future, and I would like to have these seats in it for that trip! __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

02-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#2
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: 06 seat install questions Where I have mine positioned worked with the fuel tank BUT the console would have to stay down- no room to flip it up. You can place the seats & jumper further forward, but you will have to fab up raised mounts for the front bolts- as you can see in the pic the mounting points would be up off the floor ahead of the raised floor support if you did. And yes, the jumper bolts down with each seats inner bolts. Attached Images __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

02-04-2008, 11:11 AM	#3
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Re: 06 seat install questions thanks Jeffspower, that was exactly what I needed to know.....Are you pleased with the fit and comfort of the seats? I have seen the headrest fill up a bit of the back window, does that create a problem for you at all? (or anyone else who has installed these seats?) Hmmm.....maybe I will skip the jump seat for now, and buy an 80's console to put there (the jump seats are $$$$ online, maybe I can find one in a pick-n-pull in the summer). __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

02-04-2008, 11:24 AM	#4
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: 06 seat install questions funny, i always found the stock bench really comfy, but then, i have a 1/2 ton with coils __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-04-2008, 11:26 AM	#5
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: 06 seat install questions I'm 6' 250lbs, and I tried the OE bench, '91 bench, '88 shorty buckets... these are the most comfortable to me. NONE give me the legroom I really want, but that is mostly the small cabs problem, not the seats. You might lose a tad of legroom with these, but that is made up for in comfort IMO. Since the cab is shorter on these old trucks compared to '99-up, the headrest does fill the back window pretty good. But it doesn't bother me. Any seat with a headrest takes some getting used to in these trucks. These seats are wide, deep & tall. They don't leave your ss hanging off the edge, or your shoulders unsupported. Some likey, some dislkey Attached Images __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD* '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

02-04-2008, 11:28 AM	#6
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: 06 seat install questions Thought I'd mention... I have a nice early '80s red Blazer console. $25+ shipping if interested. __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

02-04-2008, 11:33 AM	#7
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: 06 seat install questions Tint the back window a dark tint and you will never see the head rests plus they will not fade out that way too.

02-04-2008, 11:58 PM	#8
Solver Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Storm Lake, Ia Posts: 1,449	Re: 06 seat install questions The jump seat does bolt down into the inside seat track holes on each side so you will want to measure a jump seat to get the spacing right for when you do put the jump seat in. I have an extra set out in the barn that I could try and measure if I can get to them unless someone else has a set installed that they could measure for you. Attached Images __________________ 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 LWB-Blue 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Black 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Red 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-green 1972 GMC 4x4 LWB-White 1971 Cheyenne 10 LWB-Ochre 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Copper 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Black 1969 Custom 10 LWB-lt blue 1968 GMC 3/4 ton-green 1968 1/2 ton swb stepside-silver 1967 Chevrolet CST 10 LWB-green 1967 Chevrolet custom 20 LWB-Maroon



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