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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Which seat would you use???
OK, I have 3 different seats to choose from now for my 72. I have a set of bucket seats out of a Chrysler Lebaron, I have a folding center bench seat from a 99 Dodge Ram, and after wrecking out my parts truck this past weekend, I have a nice factory bench seat. Which would you install??
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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I would go with the Ram seat.... That fold down console that the new rams have is nice!
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I would second the Ram seat option. They look good and are comfortable.
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Join Date: May 2001
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I third the Ram seat
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i gotta learn toward the ram seat as well because they are fairly easy to adapt to these trucks not to mention they are comfy and the console is great
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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ram seat
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Factory bench
I like the original look. The holes line up and no modifications required.
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Well I will vote Factory Bench but I'm sure you'll end up using the Ram Seat....nothing wrong with wanting to be comfortable...
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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ram seat definetly, I dunno every time I hear "Le Baron" I always think of JOhn Voit
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Either one other than the le barron seat. My opinion is, I rarely see a car seat that looks good in a truck.
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Tim, I say Ram also. Pretty comfortable and look nice!
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Ask yourself which one will be more comfortable at -40 degrees F below? I'd choose the sofa by the fire:p
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here is a pic of the bucket seats. I am only guessing that they came from a Lebaron, they are definately from a Chrysler
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Oh, I won't be driving this in the winter at all. My favorite bench seat IS the leather sofa inside a nice warm house on those -40 days
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Use the Dodge seat I am sure it is much more comfy
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My vote's for the original bench. No, it's not as comfortable, but original is just plain cool!
I need to replace or reupholster my bench sear, and I just can't bring myself to replace it with a new model.
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there isn't going to be much left on my truck that is original. I want something different than every other truck, so it will be a toss up between the Ram seat and the buckets i think
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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i would go with the ram seat, i worked on one a few weeks ago, and the seat looked killer. the guy also found factory fabric to do the door panels. it looked real nice.
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I think the ram is good too...But I think the buckets look alright in there also. I'd go with the one that feels best on you backside!!
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Whichever feels best on the ol' caboose! And what ever the choice, take some pics of the install process. We need some good seat install info, this topic seems to come up a lot.
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Just what I did
Well since it's a seat subject, here is what I did... From a 95ish Ford Escort GT. They are bolted in and reinforced underneath. I now have to pull them out for paint and one of Tim Christains carpets
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