How hard is it to put bucket seats where a bench used to be? Do I need a certain year bucket? or can I make my own bolt downs easy? Thought about it for awhile but have never looked or tried. any input is any input, thanks
I was thinking about doing the same exact thing…. I'm thinking you might have to weld or bolt down a guid where the bucket seat will sit so it will slide if you want that, if not then i saw just bolt or weld the thing in place….I was also thinking connecting 2 bucket seats together with a bar behind them so they will still function like a bench but their will be buckets instead?
I thought the "sliding" part of the seat was what you bolted down, and the rest is just all attached, but what do I know!
find a 80s suburban with buckets, cut the mounting bracket from the floor, and bent the tabs for the seat bracket and bam there ya go
Wait. If it's BOLTED IN, wouldn't that make it just a chair? Look in the seat sub-forum Ol boy...there's great info in there. Gobs of them will interchange easily. I'll let you know how my '89 Astro van captain seats work out.
It can be done. IMO, someone with minor to light moderate fab skills should be able to do it fairly easy. If you can work a drill motor and a grinder to cut the Suburban seat inner front seat perches out of the floor, then you can do it. If retrofitting other model seats, then an imagination and a bit more fab skills will be needed but can still be done.
