My C-for-C Loot

[TheKirbyMan]

Those are some NICE seats! How much more comfortable are they than the bench seat you had? (I know, silly question) Is that console a direct bolt-in? I really like how the seats and console look together. It looks like a factory job. Originally Posted by oddshot You're probably right ... I'm more interested in something with function and durability ... than I care about appearance. The military does have a lot of useful looking steel and aluminum containers. I might be better off looking at Cheaper than Dirt and Sportsman Supply for stuff like this. No cup holders though. I'll probably have to bend something up and pop rivet it on the outside. Maybe you could get a short section of large metal pipe in the proper size and bolt or rivet that to the container you get? (Or you could just set a roll of duct tape on top of the container and be done with it... )

[ctubutis]

Originally Posted by oddshot

Are the inboard and outboard mounting brackets riveted to the seat sliders?

Yes, using rivet-like fasteners.

Originally Posted by oddshot

Why not just drill out/cut off the rivets ... remove the mounting brackets ...

It's hard for me to take close-up pics of all this stuff (especially when it's dark
out) so I'll just explain... The two front brackets are somewhat different
(although the rear ones look to be identical) but the larger problems are 1) The
rivet-like fasteners are of different sizes; one size is close to that of your thumb,
the other the size of your pinkie. I'd guess a grinding wheel would be best.
2) Access... the way things are shaped, the electrical sensors mounted on the
other side, the way the top portion of the slider assembly hinders access to
those "rivets," all of that makes it difficult.

It's purt obvious that stuff was put together with the intention of it never being
taken apart.

Originally Posted by oddshot

then remove and mount the corresponding brackets from your Ford bench seats on to ONE of the bucket seats.

I had never thought to even look at the brackets from the bench seat, that's a
good idea to look at those, thanks!

Originally Posted by oddshot

The ford stuff is already contoured for the floor of your Ford.

Bingo!!! More below...

Originally Posted by oddshot

If you can't find 2 more Ford bench seat brackets ... I got a TWO SETS of them.

I'll keep this in mind, thank you!

Originally Posted by doug1222556

To follow up on Oddshots idea- didn't the Broncos have buckets? If you could get the brackets off a pair of nasty looking ones, you wouldn't have to do much modification.

Ah, I see you are confused...

Those two separate brackets shown in my picture above are from a Ford
driver's side bucket seat; that was exactly my original idea, to put those
brackets in place on the Jeep buckets.

(As an aside, I got those Ford brackets from the same vehicle from which I got
the plastic center console.)

(As a second aside, it was an early 80s F250 extended cab (not crew cab as I
had stated earlier) that also had factory power mirrors! I had heard of the
existence of such an option but this was the first time I had ever seen 'em in
real life.)

Anyway... using the Ford brackets might still be an option but it'll be difficult
(explained above).

Right now, I'm leaning towards bending the tabs on the front of the Jeep
brackets to more closely match the Ford floor contour. I'll think about it some
more, ask a few people here locally to take a look and offer suggestions, that
kind of thing...

I'm the kind of guy who likes to think about things, look at various options,
learn from taken-apart vehicles in the junkyards before doing anything. This is
why I posted this stuff out here, to get some input & ideas from you guys.

Originally Posted by TheKirbyMan

Those are some NICE seats! How much more comfortable are they than the bench seat you had? (I know, silly question)

Hard to say as they were just sitting on the floor and those front brackets
elevated 'em up to the point that I had to squeeze my legs between the seats
and the steering wheel.

I have tilt steering, though, so it wouldn't be too much of a problem if they
were to stay there, I guess.

I also figured out that I'm glad I have a full-size truck! I'm 6'2" yet I still had
plenty of room 'til my head would hit the roof. But, pushing the clutch all
the way to the floor required extreme leg extension.

But, they're power-adjustable in every which away possible! Except side-to-side
tilt, I guess.

Originally Posted by TheKirbyMan

Is that console a direct bolt-in?

Should be, it was held on only with four sheet-metal screws. Not sure if it came
out of the factory that way or not but it wouldn't surprise me if it did.

Originally Posted by TheKirbyMan

I really like how the seats and console look together. It looks like a factory job.

The pictures are deceiving; the seats are gray, the console is black. The colors
are close and they don't look bad together, but they're not an exact match.

But, they're better than my current red velour bench seat (which is better than
the foreign seat that a PO had installed in it when I got it).