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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 07:45 AM
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Smile Short term replacement seat

I have searched about an hours worth of old threads and I still don't have a simple answer. I have a 92 f150 extended cab with captain seats, I'm getting the drivers seat reupholstered. I need something I can just bolt in and sit on until my seat is done
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, thanks.



 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 10:11 AM
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junk yard, scavenger hunt.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 11:13 AM
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Thanks for the reply, what else had captain seats in it? usually when I go to the junkyard I come back with a lot more than what I went after
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 11:59 AM
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Fiberglass boat seat bolted to milk crate.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 12:24 PM
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Any 9th gen Ford truck with captain's seats will work. This sounds like it's time for a junkyard treasure hunt. I always check craigslist in my area because all the yards post their vehicles so I can tell in advance whether I need to visit them.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 12:49 PM
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Sounds like a plan, I already have a milk crate, just need to come up with the boat seat.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 12:56 PM
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They're cheap. Add a piece of angle or 2 or 2x4 & some bolts.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks, junkyards around here not that high class, they don't post anything. Most of them do have a fair share of 9th gen Fords, just need to get out there and start looking
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 02:39 PM
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Can't say for certain that this would apply to F150 buckets, but Ford used the same seat pan bolt spacing on several vehicles, (Mustang and Ranger come to mind). Simple matter of changing the rails to accomodate any seat to any body. Check the wreckers with tape measure in hand.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 02:42 PM
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Keep your frame, pass seat should drop right on it. Spring boxes same, foam same, etc.

I rebuild driver seats from pass seats all the time. Been doing this for about 20 years on various vehicles.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 08:10 PM
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Thanks for the reply. If I'm following you here basically I need to measure the seat pan bolt spacing and match one to mine?
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 08:22 PM
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Good to know Hit Man X, I've been looking for drivers side seats that matched for months finally give up and decided to go the upholstery route. I've run across two or three passenger seats with matching fabric, guess I need to do a little backtracking
 
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Old Dec 1, 2023 | 10:53 AM
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i have early 90s exporler seat bolted to the stock slides in my crew cab cant see any reason why the ex cab slides would bolt any differently on the seat side
 
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 07:01 AM
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Thanks joshh, the yard about ten minutes from my house has several early explorers in it, I'll check it out later today
 
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