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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Seats and Restraints => Topic started by: Skunksmash on April 14, 2010, 10:14:20 pm
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I know we have covered this topic a time or two. But this time, I would like to draw on the experience of someone who has seen a couple different setups, in real life. But pictures would be greatly appreciated as well. I am getting ready to do some kind of seat upgrade. That tired old bench seat just doesn't cut it anymore, especially these days after getting out of the wife's luxury car. I have a friend who has a 99-04 bodystyle truck, and I really like his, and I find them to be very comfortable. But I am not sure how easy they would be to adapt to my truck. I'm sure I could find some in the junkyard someplace, but I have no idea what I should pay for them. Anyone have a recommendation on a good seat for one of these trucks?
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i have an aftermarket seat thats 2 buckets and a lower middle seat back, and the seat back folds down. (its not 100 percent because when my dad owned the truck he had it reupolstered and the dude goofed it up.
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You can wrap a lot of coin into a seat and most are just OK IMO unless you go with the really high end. I have sat in a bunch of seats and still prefer the stock bucket seats out the 89-91 Suburban with the dual armrests. I got a nice pair for $75 with center console and bought the inner perches for $5. They fit like a glove, not to high which is a common problem trying to fit an aftermarket set up in it unless you really spend some $$$. My $.02
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i rode in a buddys truck and it had a silverado seat from 90 someodd. wayyy to high
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You can't beat the Qualitex seats for comfort and look.
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I'm probably gonna go with something like this some day: http://www.procarbyscat.com/Products_Elite.asp
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I found your comment about your liver Very funny
Glad to know I'm not the only one left who may have a fridge in his garage ! ( or in my case...in my office too )
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i modified the seat brackets from a 87 corvette that are going into my truck and fit oh so nicely..
thanks
pat
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I recovered a rear seat from a 3+3. Alot less wear, nice and firm. Feels like a new one.
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I have an older custom seat (can't remember the name on it, it's in storage). It has buckets with a flip down console. The buckets are getting beat so I plan to put some blazer seats on it. The blazer seats are more comfortable.
These are the seats I'm using.
(http://www.suitorsgarage.com/jsuitor/blazerseats.jpg)
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Thanks for the replies. Well what do you guys thing about my 99-04 silverado seats idea? After the brackets had been fully adapted, do you think they would fit in there well?
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i rode in a buddys truck and it had a silverado seat from 90 someodd. wayyy to high
Better measure them
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(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qLRjQnw3_kw/S8tsbqAnT7I/AAAAAAAABpA/1DpTXI3F-jU/s512/IMG_3166.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qLRjQnw3_kw/S8tscTWa3xI/AAAAAAAABpE/P9C8Wt5KlEU/s512/IMG_3168.JPG)
Dealer installed in '96 for $650. I like having a flip up console w/ 3rd seat in case the whole family wants to ride. It's got arm rests too.
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Those look nice. Got any idea of the model number or something? Are they still being sold today?
EDIT: This may be the modern day version
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?category|category_root|-1=Interior&category|cat_-1|358=Seats&partfamilyid=5802
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I threw in a set of Camaro ones in mine. They are from a 96 iirc :-\
http://gallery.me.com/darkreaper79#100019/DSC00118_1
Interior is far from done though :(
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If you're 6'2" 255lbs like me, then 91 suburban seats, period. Best seats I ever had in anything, even beat the lincoln. They fit me like a glove, no kidding.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/78%20C20/GEDC0006.jpg)
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i am planning on putting seats from a 99-04 silverado in mine... i want the 40-20-40 seats (2 buckets and a jump seat) im sure they wont just pop in but they will be oh so comfy 8)
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I am using a 40-20-40 out of an '06 Ram Quad cab. I hate to use anything but GM, but the seat was free and it is comfy. It took some fabrication, but it uses the original 4 seat mounting holes, and it tied in to the middle 2 seat belt bolts as well. Also under the middle seat fits a 10" sub. The only thing I dont like about it is the seats don't fold too far ahead so it's a reach to store anything back there.
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i was actually considering some ram seats as well, for some reason they seem to be cheaper and easier to find than chevy seats and alot of them come in leather. id really like to find one of the old ford seats that have the middle jump seat with the bottom seat part that lifts up and has a fridge under it, that would be so perfect for camping! haha.
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"I have sat in a bunch of seats and still prefer the stock bucket seats out the 89-91 Suburban with the dual armrests."
Is there any modification that goes with puting suburban seats in a blazer?
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remove the pedastals from the Blazer seats and mount them to the Burb buckets. I should have pics soon.
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I wonder what it would take to adapt 89-91 suburban seats into a truck, but have them be able to slide forwards and backwards? In case I needed to let someone shorter than me drive, that is.
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I'm considering the 03-ish suburban seats w/the 98 silverado console. yeah yeah, I saw it in a magazine. ;D
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I need a console that also doubles as an armrest. A lot of the consoles are too low to the ground to do that, so I have to be selective of how I do my setup.
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88-91 burb buckets just need the rear bent and you need the front inner brackets and they will bolt in. That is what 78 Chevyrado had posted.
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Sorry I guess I must have misunderstood what he is saying. So to clarify, are you saying that the rear seat bracket needs to be bent for them to bolt in? From some of the other threads, I thought that some welding/cutting had to be done just to get those seats out of the suburban.
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http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/interior/factory_buckets.htm
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You have to remove the inner mount (cut) and weld it to the truck (weld)
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I didn't have any good cutting tools when I went to the junkyard to get my seats, so I took a big chisel and a big hammer and cut holes in the floor, and took that home and then separated the bracket from the piece of floor. Some people weld in their mounts, but mine had feel on there so I was able to just bolt mine in
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/Parts%20n%20Pieces/GEDC0037.jpg)
The Red circles are the new mounting locations for the 91 bucket seats, reuse all 4 of the original bench seat mounting holes. the blue stuff is for the matching console.
If you get the seat rails bent properly in the back, you can use all the old bench seat holes again, and you have to mount up the inner front floor bracket, and then just drill a hole for the inner rear mount. When bending the rear of the tracks, you have to watch you get them bent evenly left to right or the seat will lean, trial and error here.
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im 1/2 way through getting 02 silverado seats into the truck, working too much at the new job to get it done fast, ive made a frame for the bottoms so that it alows the seats to sit lower, and its turned out great, ill post picks when i get it close to done.
morgan
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Wonder if they will let me haul a cutting torch out to the junkyard lol :D
But anyway, how many of the factory boltholes can be reused for the 91 burb bucket seat conversion? And how many new holes have to be drilled?
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I modified my last post to make more sense. second from the bottom on the previous page.
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Well I found a local custom seating shop that will install whatever seats that I come up with for $250, even wire up electric seats.
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dang for $250 it seems like the seats should come with it...
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Yeah... but he is going to have to fab up the metal brackets and install the seats. I bet its the fab work that costs the money.
As for seats, I'll be lucky if I can find a decent set of 99-02 chevy truck seats for $250 in the junk yard. So all in all, I'll be glad if I can get out of the whole project for $500. But then again I'm in texas. How much would you guys pay for a set of 99-02 seats from the junkyard?
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i got my set of seats and console seat, plus the rear extended cab one for 100$, i just dont know what to do with the rear seat now, probably sell it when i get mine done.
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here we just go to pick and pull, they have tons of trucks, so any bench seat you could want really. they charge about $40 bucks for a bench seat if you want buckets they are $25 each and if you want a console its about $15, $20 for a jump seat. im getting some seats out of a 99 ram with two buckets and a jump seat center console for $80, they are like new. im just going to take off the dodge brackets and bolt on 2 sets of chevy bench brackets, so my total cost will be about $85, haha. but im cheap. i guess if your going total custom and having someone do the work $500 sounds about average, to rich for my blood though....
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I got both my buckets, the brackets, and the console for $55 at pull-a-part.
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Nicest truck seats i've sat in were the leather buckets from my 2500HD CCSB. My gf even liked that truck more than my parents 09 GMC Sierra just because of the seats in the 2500HD
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I got both my buckets, the brackets, and the console for $55 at pull-a-part.
Dang, that's cheap. Wish I had a Pull-a-Part near me. I know I am going to have to pay a lot for my seats because around here, when I call asking about them they say "Naw I usually sell them as soon as I get 'em in."
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i have an aftermarket seat thats 2 buckets and a lower middle seat back, and the seat back folds down. (its not 100 percent because when my dad owned the truck he had it reupolstered and the dude goofed it up.
Yeah well you should see what i am working with...the truck i just obtained had seats mounted to a wooden plank that had been covered over by carpet. The carpet was put in fine...looks great...however the plank is not bolted to anything. >:(......I was told the bucket seats that were installed were Corvette seats....i am not a Corvette buff but i do not believe they are Vette seats. My dad has a set of Camaro bucket seats in the garage that i would like to put in instead of letting them just sit there for ages...will do some visual inspections tomorrow to see if i can make it work......for anyone who has done this with Camaro seats, advice will be greatly appreciated...also if those of you who know trying to do this will be a pain.......chime in also.
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heres mine out of a '90 w/t, it has an arm rest for the driver, easy to install, comfortable, lower and moves further back than stock.
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/titera1/DSCN0429.jpg)
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Those seats look pretty good....i like em...not too fancy but comfortable.
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the link above shows what looks like a mounting kit, or is it something home made
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(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qLRjQnw3_kw/S8tsbqAnT7I/AAAAAAAABpA/1DpTXI3F-jU/s512/IMG_3166.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qLRjQnw3_kw/S8tscTWa3xI/AAAAAAAABpE/P9C8Wt5KlEU/s512/IMG_3168.JPG)
Dealer installed in '96 for $650. I like having a flip up console w/ 3rd seat in case the whole family wants to ride. It's got arm rests too.
I want something similar to this for my 79. Didn't some mid 90's model chevy trucks have this type of setup?
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those are nice seats
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looks like a waldoch set, shouldnt be tooooooo hard to find.
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I want seats like that. those are great
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Just got a bead on a set of buckets from an 88 suburban. Should work out good. What are the differences between the buckets in an 88 'burb and the 89-91 seats? Everyone seems to think the 89-91s are the best.
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I had a cloth bench seat from a 93 Silverado in my 1987 R10 Silverado. I loved it. It was matching blue and looked great. It was firm but comfortable. I was able to swap the seat tracks from the 87 to the 93 seat. I wish I could find a red one for my 82 c20.
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What are the differences between the buckets in an 88 'burb and the 89-91 seats? Everyone seems to think the 89-91s are the best.
Nothing, all Suburban buckets were the same from the time they were introduced in 1984 until 1991. They have armrests built in..
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This would be the ticket!! Air-ride in a pickup would be awesome! A bit pricey for me...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bostrom-After-Market-Truck-Seat-Sales-Special-/110627131975?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19c1e41247
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These look pretty close to what mountaindrew had posted:
http://richardmillsap.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=rca-international-wholesale-llc&item=2087 (http://richardmillsap.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=rca-international-wholesale-llc&item=2087)
This company (RCA International) also sells these on eBay and they list them specifically for 73-87 Chevy's though I bet they are generic aftermarkets:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/73-87-CHEVY-GMC-40-20-40-BLACK-CLOTH-BUCKET-SEATS-/200601024185?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item2eb4c0b6b9 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/73-87-CHEVY-GMC-40-20-40-BLACK-CLOTH-BUCKET-SEATS-/200601024185?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item2eb4c0b6b9)
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Man the prices on those things make me glad I paid $75 for mine and recovered them myself. A thousand dollars for some seats. Too rich for my blood.
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Man the prices on those things make me glad I paid $75 for mine and recovered them myself. A thousand dollars for some seats. Too rich for my blood.
Yeah, good seats can be had for a lot less than a grand. You just have to be patient and willing to roll up your sleeves a little. Plus, nothing beats OEM for fit.