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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Seats and Restraints => Topic started by: dvdswan on December 17, 2013, 12:57:35 pm

Title: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: dvdswan on December 17, 2013, 12:57:35 pm
Does any one know if they made the passenger side bucket seat adjuster?  my bucket seems to be just bolted in place with no adjuster for it.  I would like to be able to slide it forward when needed and maybe tilt forward too. 

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Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: bake74 on December 17, 2013, 08:18:32 pm
     I have only heard of the drivers side having a slide on the buckets, but I could be wrong.  Have you looked to see if other bucket seat sliders could be modified to work ?
Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: Captkaos on December 17, 2013, 08:22:51 pm
No, on bucket seats the passenger side was not adjustable from the factory.
Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: dvdswan on December 17, 2013, 10:47:13 pm
No, on bucket seats the passenger side was not adjustable from the factory.

that's helpful to know.

     I have only heard of the drivers side having a slide on the buckets, but I could be wrong.  Have you looked to see if other bucket seat sliders could be modified to work ?

I've thought of buying a bench slider and modifying it.  I'm going to look into it though.  any ideas about the seat back tilting?
Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: bake74 on December 18, 2013, 06:12:50 am
 any ideas about the seat back tilting?

     Without your bucket already having the tilt, it would be easier to find a bucket that has tilt in it.  Otherwise you have some heavy modifying to your seat to make it tilt.
Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: zieg85 on December 18, 2013, 03:13:55 pm
Wouldn't it be easier just to find a set of high back suburban bucket seats out of a newer truck.  They have knobs that you have to turn for tilting but the passenger side moves like the drivers side...  I've bought 3 pairs so far, the most I've paid was $75 and that included a center console...  The last pair with a console was $50, blue was the color and no tears/rips...came with matching door panels
Title: Re: Passenger side seat adjusters
Post by: Captkaos on December 20, 2013, 09:31:27 am
The newer suburbans have recline and slide.  There is a whole post on this..  Probably need to make a tech page...