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How hard would this be?

Old Mar 3, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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How hard would this be?

I found a nice set of captain chairs on Craigslist that I'd like to get. Right now I have a bench seat in my truck. What all would I have to do in order to put the captain seats in? Will I have to drill holes for the new mounts or is mine already set up for them?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:14 AM
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I'm looking at doing something similar. Here's what I've found so far.

The floor pan of the ext. cab is different than crew and regular cab (which are the same with regards to the front seats - go figure). More than that, your bench probably has only two gliders/sliders, so you'll need to use the seat frames from the chairs. Your floor pan should already have the bucket seat/captain's chair front mount points under the carpet, but probably not drilled and/or threaded. Not sure of the threaded studs, which would/should be sticking up for the rear mount points. Or vice-versa - I forget.

If the new seats are from the same style cab and the same year range, they'll fit - but you'll probably be drilling a couple of holes.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Thanks! Not real sure what they came out of, all it says is "Will fit regular/extended cab" Ya, the bench does only have 2 gliders. Wasn't sure if the sliders that are there now were already in the right spot for the new ones or if there are 4 different places to mount the new sliders.
Even if I could find a bench with an arm rest I'd be happy.
 
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