Here are some photos of Silver-Bolt's Viper seat transplant.

http://communities.msn.com/PortlandL...nw?albumlist=2

I sat it in today when we met up for lunch. The seats are much more comfortable in comparison to the stock Lightning seats.

NOTE: This is not my truck so I won't be able to field any of your questions.

Enjoy!

 

They look good but i like my SVT one's better NICE AND SOOOOFT!!

 

The seats look like great seats! It does look a bit odd with the chrome area and with it being open showing that the seat is sitting up on a bracket. I bet they're great in the corners!

 

God they look great..........something else I wanna do to my L now.........

 

When I get the particulars ironed out......... these will be going in as my choice of replacements.

 

I'll try this again:

I bet those seats are great, but that bracket has got to be the most awfulliest thing I have ever seen.

Jer

 

Seats look good!

Did you ever figure out if you can get a Bazooka sub into the console? If not, check the Subwoofers forum here - the've already figured that one out!

 

those barckets look horrid

 

damn good looking seats, but i agree about the bracket. i'd still do it but how much did the seats run?

 

Wow should have known it would be a tough crowd. Normally not much of the mounting shows at all. I slid the seats all the way back for the pics. The plates al only as wide as the factory mounting rails. I do plan to round off the corners and was considering having them anodized black. When I put it together I was torn between making the plates blend in (black) or stand out. I chose stand out so I polished them. With the seats in a normal position it looks much better with just the edges showing. Matches the billet pedals nicely. I did use a 2000+ Expy console, the version without heat controls. The seats are new Viper seats that I bought on e-bay. My biggest concern with the install was strength. A failed seat bracket could turn a minor accident into a fatality. The plates are 3/8" thick 6061-T6 aluminum. All the factory mounting points were used and reinforced with washer and nuts on the back side. Looks to be about a 50lb weight saving overall.

 

Awesome looking seats....big improvement over our ghetto cloth (fake suede) ones...but yeah that bracket is a bit ungainly.

 

i also like how you painted the storage behind the seats blacks, once again , looks very good. i actually like the brackets. my .02

 

I don't think he painted the storage box. Some trucks came with grey and some trucks came with black...

 

Storage bin is factory black plastic.

 

Hey...I wonder if Hennessey Motorsports sold those seats on E-Bay? Remember that post awhile back about him selling that guys front end and wheels? Guy took a brand new Viper to him and a check for 100K plus another 20K and still doesn't have his car. Very pissed off at himself and Hennessey. Anyway your seats look good but the plates need a little work. Some black carpet and black plates would be way cool. IMHO