Seat swap = buckets for split bench?
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Seat swap = buckets for split bench?
The buckets in my '95 XLT are fair with the good canvas seat cover on them, but I hate the center console and would like a seat for one more. I borrowed my dad's '79 Bronco for a while when mine was down and really liked having the split bench in the front. I'd like to either swap the buckets for a split bench or get a center jump seat out of something else and bolt it in, ideas?
I'd assume a front bench from another bronco or a supercab pickup is what I would need? What have you all done?
I'd assume a front bench from another bronco or a supercab pickup is what I would need? What have you all done?
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Any pics? Did you just drill and bolt it to the floor pan? I swapped a dodge center seat in to my Lightning, but it had a seat pan that the buckets bolted to, I just drilled and mounted to that.
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pics are deceiving. The interior is coming out here in another month due to mold. My top is leaking and with the carpet and such its just created this breading ground for mold. The seats will get shampooed and dried out in the sun, carpet will be pulled an interior rino lined.
I will say these stang seats are comfy though.
I will say these stang seats are comfy though.
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I spied a gray cloth center jump seat in an '06 F-150 at the yard this weekend, looked like it would fit nicely and had seat belts attached as well as cup-holders. Didn't have any torx sockets with me or I would have snagged it.
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Well anything will fit, just depends how hard you want to work! I measured the width and it will fit between the seats. Of course holes would have to be drilled in the floor pan with some reinforcement added to the bottom, only issue I could see is if the tranny or t-case is in the way of getting to the bottom side.
Even if so a piece of strap could be welded to the top of the floor.
Even if so a piece of strap could be welded to the top of the floor.
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might as well grab both driver and passenger seats so they match if your going thru that much work just for a center jump seat.
the one from our year trucks is direct bolt in no fab necessary. Take pics as I am sure it would look sweet with the 06' setup
the one from our year trucks is direct bolt in no fab necessary. Take pics as I am sure it would look sweet with the 06' setup
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Well, I worry about the flip forward feature on some newer seats, I don't think they would flip and slide like our bronco seats do. Plus the driver's seat had a cig burn so I didn't really want it.
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