utility bucket vs. real buckets - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

woodymm3 · 07-08-2008, 12:25 AM

seems like the utility buckets are wider. but i checked em out and they are original what is better the utility with the metal backs or the plastic back seats? i really dont know but i can get either one for a good price so would like to know what you guys think

should i go with regular plastic backs

or the utility metal backs?

thanks

**bigdon-70blazer** · 07-08-2008, 08:03 AM

Depends on what you are doing. If you need to recover either set, the utility buckets do not have the upolstery repopped whereas the smaller plastic back buckets do have the recover materials ready made, look in LMC or Classic industries. You can get the utilities covered but it will be more of a job someone will have to custom.

bouncytruck · 07-08-2008, 09:09 AM

Also, you can't fit the metal backs from utility buckets on the standard buckets. The shapes are different.

**raggedjim** · 07-08-2008, 09:18 AM

Utilities are kind of squared off, and are more comfortable for bigger guys. The others are more "sporty"

I have utilities, but I'd rather have the other.

Rg

lyrikz · 07-08-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodymm3

seems like the utility buckets are wider. but i checked em out and they are original what is better the utility with the metal backs or the plastic back seats? i really dont know but i can get either one for a good price so would like to know what you guys think

should i go with regular plastic backs

or the utility metal backs?

thanks

Third time is the charm.

**special-K** · 07-08-2008, 08:17 PM

Utility buckets are real.The other ones are more comfoetable,IMO.

woodymm3 · 07-08-2008, 09:36 PM

so i am getting mostly that the utilitys are the less desireable of the two. good to know. looks like i am going to go with the original buckets then instead thanks. if anyone else has an opinion against it then would love to hear it

67_C-30 · 07-08-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Utility buckets are real..

You're wrong, man! Funny - but wrong!

**special-K** · 07-09-2008, 06:01 AM

Ok,they are actually bench seats sawed in half with the middle tossed out.My bad.

I think the utility whatchamacallits are alot like some of the 1st GM car buckets as far as shape goes.Just flat and square.I have a set and if I ever use them they will be used in a custom application.I mean,I`d have an upholsterer give a shape to the seating surfaces.They could be made to be more comfortable than their shapelier sisters with some custom foam work.There`s just no bolster to them.They seem to have a utility feel to them,ya think?When I was younger I never gave comfort a thought.I do now or when I don`t I sure feel it.

It`s funny,when upholstery was first being reproduced for these trucks 15 or more years ago I was wanting covers for a Blazer.I was asking an "expert" dealer about getting them for a`72 with the basic upholstery.I wanted the CST covers and was asking if they`d work.I knew those were all that was offered but wasn`t sure if there were differences in the seat itself.He told me,"We only deal in the upscale seats".I told him these weren`t the utility seats,just the non-CST..."Nope!" was all he`d say.I never covered those seats thinking I`d have to get custom-made.

07-08-2008, 12:25 AM	#1
woodymm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma city Posts: 490	utility bucket vs. real buckets seems like the utility buckets are wider. but i checked em out and they are original what is better the utility with the metal backs or the plastic back seats? i really dont know but i can get either one for a good price so would like to know what you guys think should i go with regular plastic backs or the utility metal backs? thanks

07-08-2008, 08:03 AM	#2
bigdon-70blazer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Poplar Bluff, MO Posts: 1,501	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets Depends on what you are doing. If you need to recover either set, the utility buckets do not have the upolstery repopped whereas the smaller plastic back buckets do have the recover materials ready made, look in LMC or Classic industries. You can get the utilities covered but it will be more of a job someone will have to custom.

07-08-2008, 09:09 AM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets Also, you can't fit the metal backs from utility buckets on the standard buckets. The shapes are different. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-08-2008, 09:18 AM	#4
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,463	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets Utilities are kind of squared off, and are more comfortable for bigger guys. The others are more "sporty" I have utilities, but I'd rather have the other. Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

07-08-2008, 08:17 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets Utility buckets are real.The other ones are more comfoetable,IMO. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-08-2008, 09:36 PM	#7
woodymm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma city Posts: 490	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets so i am getting mostly that the utilitys are the less desireable of the two. good to know. looks like i am going to go with the original buckets then instead thanks. if anyone else has an opinion against it then would love to hear it

07-09-2008, 06:01 AM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: utility bucket vs. real buckets Ok,they are actually bench seats sawed in half with the middle tossed out.My bad. I think the utility whatchamacallits are alot like some of the 1st GM car buckets as far as shape goes.Just flat and square.I have a set and if I ever use them they will be used in a custom application.I mean,I`d have an upholsterer give a shape to the seating surfaces.They could be made to be more comfortable than their shapelier sisters with some custom foam work.There`s just no bolster to them.They seem to have a utility feel to them,ya think?When I was younger I never gave comfort a thought.I do now or when I don`t I sure feel it. It`s funny,when upholstery was first being reproduced for these trucks 15 or more years ago I was wanting covers for a Blazer.I was asking an "expert" dealer about getting them for a`72 with the basic upholstery.I wanted the CST covers and was asking if they`d work.I knew those were all that was offered but wasn`t sure if there were differences in the seat itself.He told me,"We only deal in the upscale seats".I told him these weren`t the utility seats,just the non-CST..."Nope!" was all he`d say.I never covered those seats thinking I`d have to get custom-made. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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