Let See Seats On Your 55-59 Truck

[parkwood]

Wise Guys seat frame covered in leather.....

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Wise Guys seat frame covered in leather.....

That's a nice looking seat.
Kim

[entourageguy]

Originally Posted by Kim57

That's a nice looking seat.
Kim

I like that as well

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Wise Guys seat frame covered in leather.....

looks nice! did you do the stitching?

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by mknittle

looks nice! did you do the stitching?

I would love to know how to do it but no i didn't, i have a guy who does all the interiors for me...

[1956chevtruck]

Here's what I did with mine. Stock bench seat with a new stock Cameo cover from carsinc.com. I like it and it's simple and nice and stock.
Byron

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by parkwood

I would love to know how to do it but no i didn't, i have a guy who does all the interiors for me...

Looks great.I am teaching myself upholstery There isn't many people around this area that are good at it that are willing to teach. it is a lot of fun though.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by mknittle

Looks great.I am teaching myself upholstery There isn't many people around this area that are good at it that are willing to teach. it is a lot of fun though.

Hey you're not that far from shingle springs, come down sometime and i'll set you up with the guy who does my upholstery i'm sure he would be willing to show you some stuff and help you out.. he does it as a side job.. His name is Shawn.

[Spitshineschwinn]

Stock seat in a 59 Apache. I was pleased with the way it turned out.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Hey you're not that far from shingle springs, come down sometime and i'll set you up with the guy who does my upholstery i'm sure he would be willing to show you some stuff and help you out.. he does it as a side job.. His name is Shawn.

Sounds good, i worked over there a couple times when i was driving a dump truck
When it starts raining i will start sewing more. my machine is as old as my truck but in better shape{ for now}

[Nikotrans]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Wise Guys seat frame covered in leather.....

Nice - how do you like them? Are they a direct bolt in replacement?

I assume you went with the springs and foam option and had them covered to match your interior theme. Looks like you opted out of the 6-way power option too.

It also looks like your '56 made the cover of Classic Trucks (Feb 2015 edition). Your truck has the look I'm striving for with my '57 - stock with a classy, modern touch. Very nice.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Nikotrans

Nice - how do you like them? Are they a direct bolt in replacement?

I assume you went with the springs and foam option and had them covered to match your interior theme. Looks like you opted out of the 6-way power option too.

It also looks like your '56 made the cover of Classic Trucks (Feb 2015 edition). Your truck has the look I'm striving for with my '57 - stock with a classy, modern touch. Very nice.

Niko, The truck belongs to a guy in So. Calif. and we put it together for him.. He bought the seat and the foam and yes it was a bolt in.. he didn't get the power with it as i don't think he would have every used it.. I'm not sure if it made the cover of Classic Truck mag or not... i'll have to check it out and it would be nice if it did. Hope yours turn's out as nice as this one did.....glad you liked it..

[Nikotrans]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Niko, The truck belongs to a guy in So. Calif. and we put it together for him.. He bought the seat and the foam and yes it was a bolt in.. he didn't get the power with it as i don't think he would have every used it.. I'm not sure if it made the cover of Classic Truck mag or not... i'll have to check it out and it would be nice if it did. Hope yours turn's out as nice as this one did.....glad you liked it..

Hmmm - the '56 that is in the magazine is owned by a guy in Canada, so I guess its not the one you worked on. Looks very similar though.

I think I'll go with the Good Guy seat for my '57. I'm thinking of going with the power option since I already went with power windows. I have a three point set of seatbelts from Julianos for a bench seat - they should fit with the Good Guys seat (I hope).

Thanks

[elpound]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Wise Guys seat frame covered in leather.....

That looks really nice! I mean awesome.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by elpound

That looks really nice! I mean awesome.

Originally Posted by octanejunkie

Another thread from the dead worthy of being kept alive.

This rhyme reminds me of the one I use with my brother-in-law, "We're brothers from other mothers of other colors"!

Anyway, my seat is being done now. My interior will look very similar to these pics except the body color showing through the door panels will be my dark red and I'm planning to use stock armrests with this color and the bottoms painted body color also. I'll post photos when it happens.