Seat belts

[Crosslybobo]

Got some bucket seats yesterday from a guy at work who is parting out his 90 suburban. Will the stock seatbelts in my 82 work. I got the bench seat. Are the plug in parts going to work well with the new bucket seats? Looks like shoulder parts will be ok. If not what do I need to buy

[Crosslybobo]

No

[thirsty]

Are the plug in parts going to work well with the new bucket seats?

What do you mean by this?

[Crosslybobo]

The part that you plug into that sticks up through the bench seat. Is that thing tall enough to work with buckets. Seems like you need the tall stiff piece that will always stick up

[thirsty]

Just lug it over to your truck and try it would be the quickest answer if you already have the seats from him.

Didn't you already have some buckets that you reupholstered?

[Crosslybobo]

no

But i would like to get these reupholstered if it dont cost a arm and a leg. There is a big tear in the middle.

Seems like the suburban had the buckle sticking up some kind of way. Some kind of plastic sheath that made them stick up. Of course the bench seat dont have those.

[bake74]

No

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[84burb]

Yes, the suburban had a plastic sheath that held the inside belt up between the seat and the console. It's not very strong and breaks easily down at the floor. When I get my seats redone, my plan is to build a slot into the side of the cushion to capture the belt.

[blazing816]

If you use the center console I have run the belts through that and all of you have to do is cut a slit in the console and it will hole the inside belt for easy access. Or us some thin gauge sheetmetal to replace the plastic sheath, just make sure you file the edge so you do not cut yourself everytime you buckle up....lol.