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Yeah, they bolt right in. Best place to watch would be eBay.
Be careful saying they "bolt right in" without knowing the year. I have an '01 Limitted and mine were not quite a bolt in. They were used aftermarket seats - really nice quality, but there was one hole missing on the floor - on the "60%" side. So I drilled it and added my own nut/reinforcement under the floor pan.
Also, the floor pan on the '01 is uneven on the 60% side so I had to fabricate a spacer to support one of the forward "legs" for the 60% side.
All in all I'm really happy with the mod, but it wasn't quite "bolt-on". Also be aware that the carpet may be missing in some places where seatbelt mounts were if the new seats have the seatbelt buckle mounted to the seat frame. I think there will be a hole in the carpet no matter what from the center seatbelt mount.
Are you saying your USED, AFTERMARKET seats were not a direct bolt in? If so, how does that situation compare with the ability to have factory seats "bolting right in"?
I can now see it not bolting in if you are trying to bolt in capt. chairs in a year that did not offer them as a factory option. Which may be the case with both his and your 01 model. Good call, thanks for the heads up.
Are you saying your USED, AFTERMARKET seats were not a direct bolt in? If so, how does that situation compare with the ability to have factory seats "bolting right in"?
I can now see it not bolting in if you are trying to bolt in capt. chairs in a year that did not offer them as a factory option. Which may be the case with both his and your 01 model. Good call, thanks for the heads up.
Exactly. The USED and AFTERMARKET facts kind of cloud the issue - but it is the fact that the model year didn't offer them as a factory option that is the "gotcha".
I love to trade my captain chairs for a 2nd row bench. With the 3 kids and all their friends I can use the extra seat. I've got beige leather in great shape in my 04.
Hot this is related--but is there anywhere you can look to see if a particular year has the bucket options? I am shopping and would greatly desire that option. For that matter is there somewhere to look for any of the options. I am also looking for the 7.3 diesel--so basically (in a really roundabout way) I would like to know if the years the 7.3 was available was the 2nd row captains available also?
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