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stllookn · 10-31-2002, 01:27 PM

Like-new mid-90's Honda or Accord buckets...I hope the truck won't reject them but I love the feel and latteral support for only $100!

79BIG10 · 10-31-2002, 01:30 PM

Looks good. How hard were they to install?

stllookn · 10-31-2002, 01:39 PM

Not too bad...3/16 x 2.5 inch flat bar across the front mounted into the original holes. 1x1 square bar in back with about 3 inches of the original rear bench bracket welded to the square bar to pick up the rear bench holes. I had to remove the rear mounts off the seat and then bolt them to the square bar. It helps to have a welder, die grinder and taps but it looks exceptionally clean and I didn't have to put any additional holes in the floor. Going to put a ratchet shifter and custom console between the seats so needed the extra space.

Local Honda/Accord wrecker has a big sale going on so I couldn't pass them up. Will recover in tan leather when I repaint the truck. I saw the same seats in '67 and loved them. No stock restortations here...LOL!

BigRed · 10-31-2002, 01:43 PM

Hey, those look good. I'd like to do something like that if I ever find a deal like that. I've heard the honda seats are a good fit. Do you feel like you're sitting too low?

LOHRTBT · 10-31-2002, 01:43 PM

oooohhhhhhhhh Me likes dat!!

Very nice lookin. I may have to go that route.

Just need to go sit in a bunch of seats and see which ones feel the best.

stllookn · 10-31-2002, 02:18 PM

I'm 5-9 and my son is 6-0 and we both love them...not too low at all. The original bench in the truck felt a little awkward and these feel great...just the right amount of lean. They are a Recarro style seat which I really like. My wife prefers a wider and flatter bench style of bucket...but who cares...she ain't riding in this one anyway. She drove it once and claimed it was too fast and the suspension was too stiff...LMAO...I say it is just perfect!

BigRed · 10-31-2002, 02:40 PM

LOL That's great! My wife won't ride in my truck either. I can't wait to find a deal like yours. Guess I'll keep holding out!

87gmc · 10-31-2002, 04:34 PM

I know my girlfriend hates my truck says its a piece of junk and its to hard to drive because the gas pedal is "stiffer" than hers but who cares she has a 99 F**d Taurus

10-31-2002, 01:27 PM	#1
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Great Deal on Seats! Like-new mid-90's Honda or Accord buckets...I hope the truck won't reject them but I love the feel and latteral support for only $100! Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

10-31-2002, 01:30 PM	#2
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Looks good. How hard were they to install? __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

10-31-2002, 01:39 PM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Not too bad...3/16 x 2.5 inch flat bar across the front mounted into the original holes. 1x1 square bar in back with about 3 inches of the original rear bench bracket welded to the square bar to pick up the rear bench holes. I had to remove the rear mounts off the seat and then bolt them to the square bar. It helps to have a welder, die grinder and taps but it looks exceptionally clean and I didn't have to put any additional holes in the floor. Going to put a ratchet shifter and custom console between the seats so needed the extra space. Local Honda/Accord wrecker has a big sale going on so I couldn't pass them up. Will recover in tan leather when I repaint the truck. I saw the same seats in '67 and loved them. No stock restortations here...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

10-31-2002, 01:43 PM	#4
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Hey, those look good. I'd like to do something like that if I ever find a deal like that. I've heard the honda seats are a good fit. Do you feel like you're sitting too low? __________________ Scott Shelbourne

10-31-2002, 01:43 PM	#5
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	oooohhhhhhhhh Me likes dat!! Very nice lookin. I may have to go that route. Just need to go sit in a bunch of seats and see which ones feel the best. __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

10-31-2002, 02:18 PM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I'm 5-9 and my son is 6-0 and we both love them...not too low at all. The original bench in the truck felt a little awkward and these feel great...just the right amount of lean. They are a Recarro style seat which I really like. My wife prefers a wider and flatter bench style of bucket...but who cares...she ain't riding in this one anyway. She drove it once and claimed it was too fast and the suspension was too stiff...LMAO...I say it is just perfect! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

10-31-2002, 02:40 PM	#7
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	LOL That's great! My wife won't ride in my truck either. I can't wait to find a deal like yours. Guess I'll keep holding out! __________________ Scott Shelbourne

10-31-2002, 04:34 PM	#8
87gmc I Got My Engine!!!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palmer, AK Posts: 253	I know my girlfriend hates my truck says its a piece of junk and its to hard to drive because the gas pedal is "stiffer" than hers but who cares she has a 99 F**d Taurus

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