Has anyone installed a bench seat in the front of their excursion???? i want to do it because i dont need the center console and want to have room for more people.... pictures would be great and install tips and also what truck should i take it out of to fit right in!

 

The bench was standard on the xl model, I believe. They mostly went to fleet companies and government.

 

oh man i want one haha!!

 

Ummm, because you don't want to haul the football team in 2 vehicles???

 

if you want matching leather/heated seats your limited prolly came with. i would look for the bench seats out of a lariat super duty pickup.

 

Pete (Duck Fan) swapped his center console with another buddy local to us who had the center seat/flip down armrest in his F250.

Stewart

 

This has been done and documented, just search for the threads.

I some how don't think the full bench came in the leather, or is VERY rare. The split 40/20/40 does tho. The 20 is the flip down seat console. You can put this in with your original seats with a few mods.(the flip down arm rests will have to be removed, as with the mounting studs ground off)
Most any from the 00-04 will fit and color match, upto 08 should fit but not color match.
(reg cab and the 4 door cab only- as the extend cab have front seat belts in the seat if you go the full seat set replacement.) It is harder to find just the 20 seat separate, but some wreckers have them, or you could go the whole set up for more and not worry about having to grind off the arm rests.
I ordered my 20 seat on friday and should have it in later this week for a sat install. I have the cloth, so I figure I will be grinding off the original arm rests and finding an upholstery part to cover the hole left in the seat.(hopefully) Here is the link that I used to find one. Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
Good luck.

 

My 04 F250 had the Split Bench Seat, in the Prairie Tan color, might want to try that route.

 

My seat came in this week, and is now installed. Not very hard or time consuming at all. Make sure you buy a torx socket to fit the bolts that hold the seat in, and the arm rests on.(they are different sizes) The front leg of the 20 seat lines up with the other seats. The back legs have holes in the floor, under the carpet, and they are inside of the back legs of the driver and pass seat. If you don't have a tap, I suggest you go buy one and cut threads in those holes. They are not pre threaded. You will need some new 1/2" bolts to fit, 1.5" long, and buy the tap and bolts together so they are the same thread pitch. Unbolt both seats and unplug power wire underneath before you take the seats out. Remove center console and unplug power wires under console. You can now cut out the area where the back bolts go, and then thread the hole. You also need to remove the arm rests from the front seats. Once the rests are off, you can tape off the area, or remove the fabric, leather. I cheated and just taped off and then used a grinder to cut. Once cut, you are ready to bolt 20 seat and then driver, pass seats back in. Took me about 2 hours install. Very easy, and I lucked out and have a tap and found bolts to match at work. Already used the cup holder with the 20 seat folded down on the way home after install.

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I have a Bench seat for a Excursion its grey cloth and in great shape. are you still looking for one to install...

 

Just FYI, this thread is 4 years old, and the OP hasn't been on FTE in 3 years. Not saying he won't come back and reply to the thread, but if he doesn't, it's probably because this thread was created a long time ago.

Stewart

 

Lol. 4 years too late.

 

Where are you located? If you still have the bench I'm interested.

 

Pics, but not 4 yr old ones...

 

That pretty clean looking. I want a gray 40-20-40 leather split bench for my 2000 limited. The front leather is toast. The PO had the drivers recovered and its still worse than the passenger seat which is original. Ain't got the $$$$$ at the moment, but someday....