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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Seats and Restraints => Topic started by: vince311 on June 19, 2008, 04:28:17 pm

Title: Identify seat year
Post by: vince311 on June 19, 2008, 04:28:17 pm

curious if there is a tried and tested way to identify what year my bench seat is?

I'm looking into ordering the seat upholstery....but am told the cut is different depending on the year. My truck is an 82...but i have found several parts from various years, on my truck.

i can provide pics...if that's all it takes :-)

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: hotrod24 on June 19, 2008, 04:36:30 pm

what year is the seat

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: vince311 on June 19, 2008, 04:59:16 pm

Quote from: hotrod24 on June 19, 2008, 04:36:30 pm

what year is the seat

my question was, "how does one tell what year the seat is?"

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: comp on June 19, 2008, 05:07:25 pm

 add the pic

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: Captkaos on June 19, 2008, 05:08:41 pm

Seats are broken down by year.  There is only 2 sets for Bench Seats: 1973-1980 and 1981-1991
81-87(91) have the buckles going through the cushion.

This is an 81-91 seat:
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6411.0;attach=3773;image)

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: vince311 on June 19, 2008, 05:26:12 pm

Quote from: Captkaos on June 19, 2008, 05:08:41 pm

Seats are broken down by year.  There is only 2 sets for Bench Seats: 1973-1980 and 1981-1991
81-87(91) have the buckles going through the cushion.

This is an 81-91 seat:

now we're getting somewhere. the belts definitely don't come through the seat cushions. here are a couple pics. sounds like i have a pre 1981 seat.

(http://www.ewertdesign.com/seat.jpg)


(http://www.ewertdesign.com/seat2.jpg)

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: comp on June 19, 2008, 05:29:29 pm

cool now i know  ;D

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: Captkaos on June 19, 2008, 05:40:50 pm

Looks like a 73-80 to me.  If you flip it over and it has holes for the seatbelts well it is a 81-87

Title: Re: Identify seat year
Post by: vince311 on June 19, 2008, 06:40:07 pm

Quote from: Captkaos on June 19, 2008, 05:40:50 pm

Looks like a 73-80 to me.  If you flip it over and it has holes for the seatbelts well it is a 81-87

thanks Chris!