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Jul 24, 2013 | 01:50 PM

mliebski

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Replacing captain chairs with bench

Hello,

I have a '03 Excursion XLT with front captain chairs/bucket seats and start thinking about swapping in a bench from a F-250 or other Excursion.

Has anyone an idea about the effort? Is there drilling required?

Thanks

Michael
'03 Excursion V10 <160tkm ex-Police since last week on LT285/75R16s

Jul 24, 2013 | 02:08 PM

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Its a bolt in. 99-13 Superduty seats fit.

Look for a jump seat. Same effect as having the bench, but will be cheaper since you can retain your seats and ditch the worthless console

Jul 24, 2013 | 02:22 PM

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I have a bench seat tan leather and would like captains chairs and am willing to trade. Do you have tan leather?

Jul 24, 2013 | 02:35 PM

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This is an epic idea IMO. I really wanted to do this in my EX as well but didn't think the fronts were as easy as bolting them in.

Did any super duty trucks from 99-13 come with black leather?

Jul 24, 2013 | 02:59 PM

mliebski

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I have a bench seat tan leather and would like captains chairs and am willing to trade. Do you have tan leather?

no, the seats are in grey cloth, I like the cloth better, especially in Winter up here in Ontario.

Jul 24, 2013 | 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ccllud

I have a bench seat tan leather and would like captains chairs and am willing to trade. Do you have tan leather?

You don't have bucket seats up front?

Stewart

Jul 24, 2013 | 06:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ExSKARsion

This is an epic idea IMO. I really wanted to do this in my EX as well but didn't think the fronts were as easy as bolting them in.

Did any super duty trucks from 99-13 come with black leather?

I think only Harley Davidson model's

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Jul 25, 2013 | 12:35 PM

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In my excitement about possible captains chairs in the 2nd row I overlooked where he said front haha

And here I thought I had the monopoly on quick-reading a post!

Stewart

Jul 25, 2013 | 12:50 PM

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Remember when you ditch the console, you'll have to rewire your rear speakers. Most people forget...

Jul 25, 2013 | 01:23 PM

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why is that? the back headphones input?

Jul 25, 2013 | 02:21 PM

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mliebski

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no console in it

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Remember when you ditch the console, you'll have to rewire your rear speakers. Most people forget...

luckily I don't have a console in it, it's just empty space. I guess the police had something custom there instead.

Thanks for the suggestions I will look into it

Mike

Jul 25, 2013 | 05:01 PM

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why is that? the back headphones input?

If you have the console with the audio panel, the 4 rear speakers are split there. Disconnect the panel, no rear audio. This also causes issues with aftermarket decks that are not capable of handling a 2ohm load, the sound from the rear speakers will be weak. Some people just disconnect the rearmost set in this case, turning it back into a 4 speaker system.