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gmclowsierra · 02-03-2015, 09:26 AM

does anyone know where I can find replacement brackets and seat slides for buckets seats in a 78 suburban. I have the bench and want to put in buckets in the front. thanks

RUN GMC · 02-05-2015, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gmclowsierra

does anyone know where I can find replacement brackets and seat slides for buckets seats in a 78 suburban. I have the bench and want to put in buckets in the front. thanks

Your best bet is to search for a K5 Blazer being parted out with bucket seats.....

ECU PIRATE · 02-06-2015, 09:09 AM

Hit the junkyards and look for a Suburban with bucket seats. You may have better luck locating an later model Burb (88'-91'). Or if all the starts are aligned, you may find that "needle in the haystack regular cab truck with factory equipped bucket seats. Here is a picture of a seat that my dad and I pulled out of a 78' GMC High Sierra complete with the ever elusive truck brackets

motornut · 02-06-2015, 10:23 AM

It seems the seats are the same but the way the bases bolt up are different.
you may have to drill holes to swap the bases,I did
I'm using 89 burb buckets in a 78 Jimmy.
finding the inside factory floor brace is hard too

gmclowsierra · 02-06-2015, 11:43 AM

i think what im going to do is get a 60 40 setup out of a 96-2000 truck front and rear and just use the factory slides and build a frame for them. thanks anyhow guys.

02-03-2015, 09:26 AM	#1
gmclowsierra Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: williamsport,pa Posts: 329	bucket seat brackets does anyone know where I can find replacement brackets and seat slides for buckets seats in a 78 suburban. I have the bench and want to put in buckets in the front. thanks

02-06-2015, 09:09 AM	#3
ECU PIRATE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Centreville, Virginia Posts: 846	Re: bucket seat brackets Hit the junkyards and look for a Suburban with bucket seats. You may have better luck locating an later model Burb (88'-91'). Or if all the starts are aligned, you may find that "needle in the haystack regular cab truck with factory equipped bucket seats. Here is a picture of a seat that my dad and I pulled out of a 78' GMC High Sierra complete with the ever elusive truck brackets Attached Images __________________ The Fleet........ 68' Camaro - 1st car (restored & still have it) 09' VW Tiguan (Wife's Daily Driver) 14' VW Passat SE TSI (my personal) 14' Ford Edge Sport (Daily Work Vehicle) 73' SWB Stepside - 77K org. miles 74' LWB 454/TH400 - drive train transplant for my (Sold) 98' SWB C1500 W/T - shop truck (Sold) 90' GMC Sierra SLE short step - aka " Jezabelle " (Sold)

02-06-2015, 10:23 AM	#4
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: bucket seat brackets It seems the seats are the same but the way the bases bolt up are different. you may have to drill holes to swap the bases,I did I'm using 89 burb buckets in a 78 Jimmy. finding the inside factory floor brace is hard too Attached Images __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

02-06-2015, 11:43 AM	#5
gmclowsierra Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: williamsport,pa Posts: 329	Re: bucket seat brackets i think what im going to do is get a 60 40 setup out of a 96-2000 truck front and rear and just use the factory slides and build a frame for them. thanks anyhow guys.



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