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56weav · 01-15-2017, 04:35 PM

Good Afternoon,
I discovered this forum after I purchased my 86 GMC short bed .
Soon I'll be sending it off to be repainted and as a part of that refurbishing I will be replacing the very faded interior. I am or was planning on replacing the bench seat with a set of low back buckets and console from a 1988-95 GMC.
I have hit a snag what I thought was going to work for seat tracks will not.

What recommendations does anyone have for making those low back buckets adaptable to my 86 GMC
Thank You
David

bbbc10 · 01-15-2017, 05:46 PM

custom brackets

56weav · 01-15-2017, 06:46 PM

Ok custom brackets I appreciate your response thank you
Any recommendations for a fabricator? Wedge ?

**TKCR** · 01-15-2017, 08:59 PM

This may help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Hs...ature=youtu.be

And here's a search I did on Youtube. Got all kinds of videos:

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0+bucket+seats

**TKCR** · 01-15-2017, 09:07 PM

What are you planning on doing with you old bench?

*gmachinz* · 01-15-2017, 08:46 PM

What exactly is the fitment issue?

56weav · 01-15-2017, 09:43 PM

Thank you for the responses. Yes , I have looked at the you tube video's and thought I had a direction before I started this post , today however I discovered the seat tracks that would be used in the videos and as mentioned on another forum are actually to long for the 88-95 low back bucket . The seat track is too long for the seat . The tracks original to the buckets would make the seat set way too high as the floor in our trucks is not flat
I have seen pictures of these seat installed so there is a solution

01-15-2017, 04:35 PM	#1
56weav Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Lincoln illinois Posts: 34	A bucket seat question Good Afternoon, I discovered this forum after I purchased my 86 GMC short bed . Soon I'll be sending it off to be repainted and as a part of that refurbishing I will be replacing the very faded interior. I am or was planning on replacing the bench seat with a set of low back buckets and console from a 1988-95 GMC. I have hit a snag what I thought was going to work for seat tracks will not. What recommendations does anyone have for making those low back buckets adaptable to my 86 GMC Thank You David

01-15-2017, 05:46 PM	#2
bbbc10 Diggin The SquareLife Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: garland,tx Posts: 1,933	Re: A bucket seat question custom brackets

01-15-2017, 06:46 PM	#3
56weav Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Lincoln illinois Posts: 34	Re: A bucket seat question Ok custom brackets I appreciate your response thank you Any recommendations for a fabricator? Wedge ?

01-15-2017, 08:59 PM	#4
TKCR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,979	Re: A bucket seat question This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Hs...ature=youtu.be And here's a search I did on Youtube. Got all kinds of videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0+bucket+seats __________________ FB Page for my Seats Belts https://www.facebook.com/73-87-Chevy...9439407476735/ Restoring Seatbelts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=809750 SOLD My 86 Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654972 Past Restored Bench Seats:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715398 PayPal link to pay for your items: https://www.paypal.me/TKCR

01-15-2017, 09:07 PM	#5
TKCR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,979	Re: A bucket seat question What are you planning on doing with you old bench? __________________ FB Page for my Seats Belts https://www.facebook.com/73-87-Chevy...9439407476735/ Restoring Seatbelts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=809750 SOLD My 86 Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654972 Past Restored Bench Seats:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715398 PayPal link to pay for your items: https://www.paypal.me/TKCR

01-15-2017, 08:46 PM	#6
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: A bucket seat question What exactly is the fitment issue?

01-15-2017, 09:43 PM	#7
56weav Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Lincoln illinois Posts: 34	Re: A bucket seat question Thank you for the responses. Yes , I have looked at the you tube video's and thought I had a direction before I started this post , today however I discovered the seat tracks that would be used in the videos and as mentioned on another forum are actually to long for the 88-95 low back bucket . The seat track is too long for the seat . The tracks original to the buckets would make the seat set way too high as the floor in our trucks is not flat I have seen pictures of these seat installed so there is a solution

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