They are low back bucket seats with the glove box between the seats.
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Good Afternoon All,
I have a 60 panel truck and after all these years I got the seats mounted in the truck. The seats came out or a 1978 ford supercab truck. They are low back bucket seats with the glove box between the seats. My question is I have the seat tag and the date is 5/24/78. My upholstery shop has no outlet for seat covers. They were bought out then closed, imagine that. I can buy seat covers from Bronco graveyard for 175 bucks. Are bronco seats the same as the 150 seats? My friend looked at them and said they look like bronco seats. Macs has covers too but wants 275 for his. Retirerment money only goes so far. What I like about the seats is in 1960, the passenger side was a jump seat and folded forward to the dash. The seat from the 1978 truck is the same way. Thanks for the input. Did I put this in the right forum group? Thanks
I have a 60 panel truck and after all these years I got the seats mounted in the truck. The seats came out or a 1978 ford supercab truck. They are low back bucket seats with the glove box between the seats. My question is I have the seat tag and the date is 5/24/78. My upholstery shop has no outlet for seat covers. They were bought out then closed, imagine that. I can buy seat covers from Bronco graveyard for 175 bucks. Are bronco seats the same as the 150 seats? My friend looked at them and said they look like bronco seats. Macs has covers too but wants 275 for his. Retirerment money only goes so far. What I like about the seats is in 1960, the passenger side was a jump seat and folded forward to the dash. The seat from the 1978 truck is the same way. Thanks for the input. Did I put this in the right forum group? Thanks
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The seat tag is a "buck tag," the codes stamped on it were used by assembly line workers.
Upper pic: Only front seat that 1974/79 Super Cabs came with:
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Hello,
Thank you NumberDummy for you expertise. I done some searching and found out that the 78 and 79 bronco used the same seats as the supercab ford trucks. That's because 78 and 79 broncos were the second generation. the bigger bronco. Also called Wild Horses and they confirmed that information. Just in case some else wanted to know that too. Later......
Thank you NumberDummy for you expertise. I done some searching and found out that the 78 and 79 bronco used the same seats as the supercab ford trucks. That's because 78 and 79 broncos were the second generation. the bigger bronco. Also called Wild Horses and they confirmed that information. Just in case some else wanted to know that too. Later......
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Hello,
Thank you NumberDummy for you expertise. I done some searching and found out that the 78 and 79 bronco used the same seats as the Super Cab ford trucks. That's because 78 and 79 broncos were the second generation. the bigger bronco. Also called Wild Horses and they confirmed that information. Just in case some else wanted to know that too. Later......
Thank you NumberDummy for you expertise. I done some searching and found out that the 78 and 79 bronco used the same seats as the Super Cab ford trucks. That's because 78 and 79 broncos were the second generation. the bigger bronco. Also called Wild Horses and they confirmed that information. Just in case some else wanted to know that too. Later......
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I have a question about the passenger side seat mounting of your panel, were there factory holes in the floor? My 59 panel has no holes with threaded backers on the passenger side. To me it looks like it never had a seat properly mounted on the passenger side, there are a few random drilled holes on that side but nothing that looks like the way the drivers side mounts. I'm working on my floor right now and I figured now would be the best time to address this issue. If your panel does have the pass. side holes, do they look the same as the drivers side? Thanks.
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Yes, mine had factory threaded holes in the floor. The jump seat on the passenger side, folded forward and touched the dash. That seat was an special order seat. I can send you the special order list, if you want or maybe NumberDummy could list it sooner than I.
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No need for any lists, I was just curious about how these ran through assembly. I have a 59 cab that had a bench seat, I looked at that today and the holes in the floor were completely different. They must have used different parts in the making of the floor construction as stated by the build sheet, instead of how they make all accommodating parts now.
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The jump sat back a little further than the drivers seat. It was not on a track like the drivers seat either. The holes did not match from one side to the other. Its been 20 years since I tossed the seats and the holes fixed in the floors. I would have kept the original seats but they very hard and made out of a straw material. Really not comfortable to sit on for very long. Sorry that's about it that I can help you with.
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