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Longhorn Man · 01-15-2005, 08:47 PM

Got my bucket seats installed last night...installed a piece of parts store carpet over the fuel tank with the top portion folded in and secured to the bottom of the inner wall over the tank. It isn't as nice as what goes there with stock buckets, but it was only 10 bucks and 30 min labor....good enough for now.
The seats were pointed out to me on evil bay and I was outbid...so I contacted the seller since he had more than one auction for the same style seat. He offered me a set of (brand new) Bostrom medium height black cloth buckets shipped to my door for a total of 125 bucks.
You just can't beat that.
Drilled a few holes in the floor and bolted them down no problem. Noticed that since the seat backs are so much thinner than stock, that leg room is increased. Seat height is about one inch lower than stock bench seats are...cool, more head room AND leg room! I do need to go in and unbolt the front bolts and install about 1/2 inch or so of washers to get a little of the rearward tilt I have always liked. They are pretty much sitting flat and I personally don't care for it like that.
While they are not the most comefortable seats made today, they are light years ahead of the stock (good condition) bench I pulled out. Full foam with a little bit of side support on both top and bottom cusions. They could be a tad firmer...but they are not too soft.
I sprayed the later style k/5 console I got from Fine 69. I need to redo the lid. I ended up tossing it into the sand blaster and roughed it all up like that, but I discovered that the bare spots came out real glossy and the parts that still had factory coloring was kinda semi-gloss. I'll have to strip it all down and prome it so i can get the semi gloss look I like.
Has anyone ever raised the console up? I would like to have it high enough that I can lean on it a bit. (This town car has spoiled me) I was thinking that I could place some 2x4s underneath and probably cover them with carpet so they don't look stupid. I just wonder if the console would then look retarded...anyone have input on this?
Here is a pic...I'll try to get the others re-sized and posted here in a min.

Rollie396 · 01-15-2005, 08:52 PM

Looks great Longhorn Man,nice find!

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2005, 08:55 PM

Yeah, here's a couple more.
What's everyone's opinion? I like how they are not drasticly different from stock, yet very comfortable and were extreemly inexpensive.

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2005, 08:56 PM

Oh, and my stereo will be getting mounted in the console too. Virgin dash, nice tunes.

**68 Stepside** · 01-15-2005, 10:13 PM

I think the seats look like crap, I'll trade you a nice bench for them

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2005, 10:22 PM

They look WAY better than the Mustang seats you had!!!

**68 Stepside** · 01-15-2005, 10:29 PM

Ouch, that's hitting below the belt!! (And you're right)

If I go buckets, I'll have to get that sellers ebay name from you. (Too bad I sold my damn console).

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2005, 10:32 PM

I don't know if this dude bought a whole bunch as a discontinued model, or if they are stolen, but I don't think anyone could buy a set of new Bostrom buckets for 60 bucks holesale.

jamis · 01-15-2005, 11:15 PM

I like them.......now take them out and ship them to me

muddpile · 01-16-2005, 12:48 AM

Those look amazing in there! It's giving me second thoughts on whether or not I should rebuild my old bench. I wonder what those normally sell for and where a guy could score a set.

bud45 · 01-16-2005, 12:59 AM

Knowing the product, you got one heck of a deal! The seats I sell at the local Peterbilt dealership in this line go for $900+ each, but they're air-ride and oscillating- but Bostroms are NOT cheap in any configuration!

I sold a Seats Inc. low-ride seat to a fellow who installed it in his Dodge p/u, with an on-board electric air compressor. It was virtually a bolt-in job, with one small bracket for the front left side at the floorboard, where it dropped off from the flat portion of the floor to the door. I think it finally ran him a little over $500, but it's completely helped his poor ol' messed up lower lumbar! He tried pillows, etc., but still couldn't drive more than a few miles without severe pain in his back. This solved it & I was glad to help the fellow out...

rennspd · 01-16-2005, 01:21 AM

They look great longhorn, I set mine in the cab and will bolt em in after I repair the drivers floorpan, Now I just need a factory console to complete the look. These seats are soo cool, probably one of my best e-bay finds! You guys that want em, he probably has more sets left, I got mine for the $40 starting bid plus $65 shipping!!! I was thinking of buying another pair to sit in front of the PS2 in my daughters room (where these set before I put em in the truck!)

powell72 · 01-16-2005, 01:24 AM

I'm normally a stock seat kind of guy but those look killer

Staceydude · 01-16-2005, 01:42 AM

Hey Longhornman,

Could you please measure the gap between the seat?

I am wondering if either a Dodge or Superduty flip up seat would bolt in between them....

Or, is there enough room for 3 seats across?

Please let me know as I am hunting a set to get more leg room etc when I get my ride all straightened out.

Thanks

Stace

BraveDave · 01-16-2005, 01:50 AM

by all means, please post the seller's ebay name. i need a set of those in the worst way.

67ChevyC10Stepside · 01-16-2005, 02:02 AM

those are EXACTLY what i want.

1969 GMC · 01-16-2005, 02:51 AM

I was going to ask the same question about the center console...I have a nice one I got from Bamm 24, and I want to put it in my truck. But seeing as how most of these consoles are cracked around the bottom mounting points, I'm leery of actually leaning on it. Anyone else ever raised one up?

meathead95 · 01-16-2005, 12:21 PM

yeah post the sellers name. I would like to check them out.

Longhorn Man · 01-16-2005, 12:28 PM

How about a link to an auction?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW
You could put 3 across, however, the drivers seat would not be centered on the steering wheel, and that is WAY worse than it sounds. I was working on an old POS 86 Rustang at work and some kid put in racing buckets, they were so wide that they wouldn't sit centered where they were supposed to go and the steering wheel was about an inch to an inch and a half to your right. After only 30 min of driving, your lower back muscles would be sore.
I can try to measure the distance, but it'll be later on today since it is at the shop. I plan on goin in and getting some brake work done.
The consoles being cracked...mine has some damage, but it looks more like someone couldn't get the last bolt off the floor and just pulled it up anyways. Where else do they normally crack at?

Longhorn Man · 01-16-2005, 02:40 PM

15 inches from the edge of seat to the edge of the other.

Staceydude · 01-16-2005, 04:03 PM

Thanks Longhorn.

Regards,

Stacey

*chevytruckfan* · 01-16-2005, 05:51 PM

If you took that box out of the bed you could reverse mount the bench in the back for the drive in, cruise in etc..

Longhorn Man · 01-16-2005, 07:36 PM

lets see...an alluminum diamond plate Snap On box that is big by huge....or a ratty old bench seat...

If you wanna make the trip, I can fetch the seat out of the dumpster and we can mount it in the back of your truck.

**68 Stepside** · 01-17-2005, 12:51 AM

Oh come on man, did I miss the pic of what we were talking about on the phone? I thought you wanted to rub it in :p

jhwkns · 01-17-2005, 01:05 AM

Those are real nice Andy... sweet deal

01-15-2005, 08:47 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	new seats make all the difference Got my bucket seats installed last night...installed a piece of parts store carpet over the fuel tank with the top portion folded in and secured to the bottom of the inner wall over the tank. It isn't as nice as what goes there with stock buckets, but it was only 10 bucks and 30 min labor....good enough for now. The seats were pointed out to me on evil bay and I was outbid...so I contacted the seller since he had more than one auction for the same style seat. He offered me a set of (brand new) Bostrom medium height black cloth buckets shipped to my door for a total of 125 bucks. You just can't beat that. Drilled a few holes in the floor and bolted them down no problem. Noticed that since the seat backs are so much thinner than stock, that leg room is increased. Seat height is about one inch lower than stock bench seats are...cool, more head room AND leg room! I do need to go in and unbolt the front bolts and install about 1/2 inch or so of washers to get a little of the rearward tilt I have always liked. They are pretty much sitting flat and I personally don't care for it like that. While they are not the most comefortable seats made today, they are light years ahead of the stock (good condition) bench I pulled out. Full foam with a little bit of side support on both top and bottom cusions. They could be a tad firmer...but they are not too soft. I sprayed the later style k/5 console I got from Fine 69. I need to redo the lid. I ended up tossing it into the sand blaster and roughed it all up like that, but I discovered that the bare spots came out real glossy and the parts that still had factory coloring was kinda semi-gloss. I'll have to strip it all down and prome it so i can get the semi gloss look I like. Has anyone ever raised the console up? I would like to have it high enough that I can lean on it a bit. (This town car has spoiled me) I was thinking that I could place some 2x4s underneath and probably cover them with carpet so they don't look stupid. I just wonder if the console would then look retarded...anyone have input on this? Here is a pic...I'll try to get the others re-sized and posted here in a min. Attached Images

01-15-2005, 08:52 PM	#2
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Looks great Longhorn Man,nice find! __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

01-15-2005, 08:55 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Yeah, here's a couple more. What's everyone's opinion? I like how they are not drasticly different from stock, yet very comfortable and were extreemly inexpensive. Attached Images

01-15-2005, 10:13 PM	#5
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	I think the seats look like crap, I'll trade you a nice bench for them __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

01-15-2005, 10:29 PM	#7
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Ouch, that's hitting below the belt!! (And you're right) If I go buckets, I'll have to get that sellers ebay name from you. (Too bad I sold my damn console). __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

01-15-2005, 08:56 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Oh, and my stereo will be getting mounted in the console too. Virgin dash, nice tunes.

01-15-2005, 10:22 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	They look WAY better than the Mustang seats you had!!!

01-15-2005, 10:32 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I don't know if this dude bought a whole bunch as a discontinued model, or if they are stolen, but I don't think anyone could buy a set of new Bostrom buckets for 60 bucks holesale.

01-15-2005, 11:15 PM	#9
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	I like them.......now take them out and ship them to me __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

01-16-2005, 12:48 AM	#10
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Those look amazing in there! It's giving me second thoughts on whether or not I should rebuild my old bench. I wonder what those normally sell for and where a guy could score a set. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-16-2005, 12:59 AM	#11
bud45 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Satsuma, AL Posts: 72	Bostrom seats Knowing the product, you got one heck of a deal! The seats I sell at the local Peterbilt dealership in this line go for $900+ each, but they're air-ride and oscillating- but Bostroms are NOT cheap in any configuration! I sold a Seats Inc. low-ride seat to a fellow who installed it in his Dodge p/u, with an on-board electric air compressor. It was virtually a bolt-in job, with one small bracket for the front left side at the floorboard, where it dropped off from the flat portion of the floor to the door. I think it finally ran him a little over $500, but it's completely helped his poor ol' messed up lower lumbar! He tried pillows, etc., but still couldn't drive more than a few miles without severe pain in his back. This solved it & I was glad to help the fellow out...

01-16-2005, 01:21 AM	#12
rennspd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gulf Breeze Florida Posts: 101	They look great longhorn, I set mine in the cab and will bolt em in after I repair the drivers floorpan, Now I just need a factory console to complete the look. These seats are soo cool, probably one of my best e-bay finds! You guys that want em, he probably has more sets left, I got mine for the $40 starting bid plus $65 shipping!!! I was thinking of buying another pair to sit in front of the PS2 in my daughters room (where these set before I put em in the truck!) __________________ 71 swb c-10

01-16-2005, 01:24 AM	#13
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	I'm normally a stock seat kind of guy but those look killer __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

01-16-2005, 01:42 AM	#14
Staceydude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: DFW Area Texas Posts: 436	seats... Hey Longhornman, Could you please measure the gap between the seat? I am wondering if either a Dodge or Superduty flip up seat would bolt in between them.... Or, is there enough room for 3 seats across? Please let me know as I am hunting a set to get more leg room etc when I get my ride all straightened out. Thanks Stace

01-16-2005, 01:50 AM	#15
BraveDave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 336	by all means, please post the seller's ebay name. i need a set of those in the worst way. __________________ '72 Chevy Cheyenne Super, '56 Chevy Bel Air,'56 Chevy Nomad, '61 Chevy Impala, '64 Cadillac Fleetwood, 1966 Thunderbird Convertible



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01-16-2005, 02:02 AM	#16
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,034	those are EXACTLY what i want. __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.

01-16-2005, 02:51 AM	#17
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	I was going to ask the same question about the center console...I have a nice one I got from Bamm 24, and I want to put it in my truck. But seeing as how most of these consoles are cracked around the bottom mounting points, I'm leery of actually leaning on it. Anyone else ever raised one up? __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

01-16-2005, 12:21 PM	#18
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	yeah post the sellers name. I would like to check them out. __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

01-16-2005, 12:28 PM	#19
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	How about a link to an auction? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW You could put 3 across, however, the drivers seat would not be centered on the steering wheel, and that is WAY worse than it sounds. I was working on an old POS 86 Rustang at work and some kid put in racing buckets, they were so wide that they wouldn't sit centered where they were supposed to go and the steering wheel was about an inch to an inch and a half to your right. After only 30 min of driving, your lower back muscles would be sore. I can try to measure the distance, but it'll be later on today since it is at the shop. I plan on goin in and getting some brake work done. The consoles being cracked...mine has some damage, but it looks more like someone couldn't get the last bolt off the floor and just pulled it up anyways. Where else do they normally crack at?

01-16-2005, 02:40 PM	#20
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	15 inches from the edge of seat to the edge of the other.

01-16-2005, 04:03 PM	#21
Staceydude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: DFW Area Texas Posts: 436	Thanks Longhorn. Regards, Stacey

01-16-2005, 05:51 PM	#22
chevytruckfan Account Suspended Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 930	If you took that box out of the bed you could reverse mount the bench in the back for the drive in, cruise in etc..

01-16-2005, 07:36 PM	#23
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	lets see...an alluminum diamond plate Snap On box that is big by huge....or a ratty old bench seat... If you wanna make the trip, I can fetch the seat out of the dumpster and we can mount it in the back of your truck.

01-17-2005, 12:51 AM	#24
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Oh come on man, did I miss the pic of what we were talking about on the phone? I thought you wanted to rub it in :p __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

01-17-2005, 01:05 AM	#25
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Those are real nice Andy... sweet deal __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

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