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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Swapping Bench Seats

Got a wild hair last week and went yard surfing, looking for a bench up to 96 to put in my 69 F250. Found some junk and finally a decent bench out of a 94...all were priced at $150...think there is a conspiracy among yards here on pricing. Brought that bench home and followed the instructions at this link:
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Then I pulled the new bench slider bracket off that seat, drilled the frame holes out with an 11/32nds bit and dropped the newer seat in my truck. Big time savings not having to unbolt the slider bracket in my cab...old nuts/bolts don't agree with me most times. The only hitch was it was little tight up under the new seat...getting a socket on the four nuts to tighten it down...less room under the newer seat. But it worked out okay. Now I need to transfer the seat cover to the newer seat and park the old bench in the shop...my choc lab already has dibs on it. So, for those considering a swap it's not that hard to do...took me about 2 hours tops, including cleaning/shampooing the carpet in the cab and cleaning the newer seat before I dropped it in. Sits much nicer down the road now.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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I know what you mean it's been a hard search for a new seats . well congrat's on your install
 
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68 f250 seats

I looked at new seats and no luck, i am thinking maybe old ford bronko seats. i want bucket seat with center console. Any help would be way cool.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Any pictures ?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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check this out:
The FORDification.com Forums • View topic - Swapping Bench Seats...Updated with pix
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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Any pictures ?
Sorry, I did not notices the link on your original post.
It looks great!
I am debating whether to keep my 1971 F250 all original or add some mods such as newer seats.
 
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