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i_live_in_canada 12-11-2018 05:56 PM

1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
i have a 1990 chevy with the bench seat in it, my brother in law has buckets and center console I would like to swap in. anyone done this before? is it a direct bolt in?


thanks

Palf70Step 12-11-2018 07:26 PM

Re: 1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
You'll have to drill holes for the buckte's inner mounts and the center counsole, but it is easy to do. I don't think the floor has any premade marking on it where you will need to drill, so just measure twice or so with the brackets, drill, bolt them in. I would use a hard thick washer or plate for the inner seat bolts to give it more strength in the floor mount support.

i_live_in_canada 12-11-2018 07:32 PM

Re: 1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
thanks ill try that

Sixball 12-12-2018 09:10 PM

Re: 1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
I swapped buckets in my 94 that came from the factory with a bench. Use the risers as a template. I used thick plate steel underneath the body for reinforcement. The floorboards are actually thin
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sweetk30 12-13-2018 01:11 PM

Re: 1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
my old 96 crew cab floor had the threaded nut tabs welded on the bottom of the floor already . i just had to pop the hole threw the tin floor to get to them .

YBNORML 12-22-2018 05:51 PM

Re: 1990 chevy bucket seats swap
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetk30 (Post 8404734)
my old 96 crew cab floor had the threaded nut tabs welded on the bottom of the floor already . i just had to pop the hole threw the tin floor to get to them .

Same here. I did a Tahoe interior swap into my old 99’ crewcab. Almost all of the corresponding bolt locations had dimples in the floor from above and a welded nut underneath.
I used 92 seat frame as I didn’t have the wiring for the lower seats and they still lined up.


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