New LMC Bench Seat

[lkt1954]

I would agree it looks like the TMI seat. I checked several other vendors and if I am comparing the same seat they are at $ 1300.00+ for the seat and the brackets are extra.
While LMC isn't my first choice either, why not save some money here??

[Richard]

Originally Posted by lkt1954

I would agree it looks like the TMI seat. I checked several other vendors and if I am comparing the same seat they are at $ 1300.00+ for the seat and the brackets are extra.
While LMC isn't my first choice either, why not save some money here??

No doubt saving money is good. Be cautious of their shipping costs and lead times as well as customer service when an order is not in stock. Believe TMI products are made to order, so I would be very cautious.

[TKCR]

I restore seats, and I do the whole seat. Sandblasting and repairing the seat frame. Soak the tracks for rust removal. The quotes you were getting seems very high to me. I’m at $800 using the original foam, if it’s good. $1000 using new foam. And I’m supplying the core in most cases.
It’s your choice, your money and your seat & truck. But Lordy, I would consider doing the seat yourself. That will definitely save you money. Once you restore your frame & tracks, order a cover and install that yourself also. You do all the work yourself, there’s no way you’ll spend the quotes you are getting. But that is where all the money is going, is the labor. It is very time consuming and a lot of work restoring seats. Doing them the right way, not cutting corners.
Here’s some pictures of a 67-68 seat that I restored. Ended up selling it before it ever got a seat cover. The person who bought it was going to have a custom cover made for it.

[nicklear36]

Originally Posted by TKCR

I restore seats, and I do the whole seat. Sandblasting and repairing the seat frame. Soak the tracks for rust removal. The quotes you were getting seems very high to me. I’m at $800 using the original foam, if it’s good. $1000 using new foam. And I’m supplying the core in most cases.
It’s your choice, your money and your seat & truck. But Lordy, I would consider doing the seat yourself. That will definitely save you money. Once you restore your frame & tracks, order a cover and install that yourself also. You do all the work yourself, there’s no way you’ll spend the quotes you are getting. But that is where all the money is going, is the labor. It is very time consuming and a lot of work restoring seats. Doing them the right way, not cutting corners.
Here’s some pictures of a 67-68 seat that I restored. Ended up selling it before it ever got a seat cover. The person who bought it was going to have a custom cover made for it.

Do you soak the tracks in Evaporust or something similar?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by nicklear36

Do you soak the tracks in Evaporust or something similar?

Yes, Evaporust. Then they will need repainted.