Bucket seats replacing my bench seat. Any ideas?

[muscletruck68]

Im tryin to put bucket seats in my 68 that has a bench seat. I would also like to put a console in. Any ideas on this project?

[fordman]

do you have the seats yet? if so how do they fit? what would you like the console to do for you? hold drinks have a center arm rest \ speakers \ storage?

[FORDification]

Just about any bucket seat setup is going to require fabricating some mounting brackets. The only bolt-in that I'm aware of are the low-back Mustang buckets which were an option in these trucks. However, finding the mounting brackets are virtually impossible...they get listed on E-bay occasionally, but get a pretty penny.

You're basically only limited by your imagination and fabricating skills. The only piece of advice I can offer though is to do it right. If you find a pair of buckets that won't just bolt right in, don't slap some 2x4s under the brackets or something cheezy like that to level them out. Take the time to fab up some real mounting brackets, and make sure you reinforce the floorpan area wherever they attach.

[spartman]

I probably shouldn't mention this but the bucket seats from an Olds Acheiva will fit pretty close without having to fab brackets up.

You will have to drill some holes and reinforce the steel underneath but you will only have to do that to a couple of holes.

[averagef250]

Most all the 67-72 ford chassis motorhomes have the bucket seats in them. A local guy buys these old motorhomes in disrepair just for the seat bases and ebays them. I've never seen a 67-72 F-series with factory buckets, just ones that were swapped in from a motorhome. Can't say I was a fan of how they looked, but to each his own.

[CACWBY]

This is the Buckets that were a (rare) option, this picture is of a 65 with "Ranger" trim package, and it was the same in 67, using Mustang Buckets seat from 65-66 (horizontal pleats), in 68 they went to Buckets from 67- Mustang (vertical pleats). I purchased some myself for a future interior modification, and assume I will have to fabricate the bases myself.

[ezernut9mm]

i'm hoping to go with a set of these. i've got a line on a set and hopefully can work the deal.

[460 crew]

I just got a set of 2005 F150 seats in my truck this week, just had to make 4 brackets for the outter legs to sit on and still need to make some backing plates for the mounting points under the cab. I found my seats on ebay and they were about 500 to my door. best part is the seatbelts in the seats already. There are some pics in the link below.

[KevinNY]

Just for reference here are a couple of pics from an ebay sale a while back. The seller claimed it was original in a 67 CS.

[CACWBY]

Thanks -
FYI -SCAT also makes some low back buckets that are close to this style

[Big D's 69]

Those low back seats look good, but looks like there too low for comfort. And looks like unless you had a tilt wheel it would be at an awkward driving position.

[dotcentral]

I've been scratching my head on this same issue. There was an old post where someone claimed they used 2 sets of bench seat sliders and got them to work with Jeep cherokee seats. But it was an old post and the pics are gone. Plus the guy seems to have left the site, I tried to get a hold of him but with no luck.

Anyone happen to save a copy of those photos? I can't figure out how he could have made it work without some fabrication.

[WhosetheBoss]

i'm hoping to go with a set of these. i've got a line on a set and hopefully can work the deal.

What came of this? I think im gonna go with Gen 1 lightning seats as well.

[Buckinthebowtie]

In the factory bucket seat trucks, was the console out of a mustang too?

[69F110]

I'm not tracking on the console question...the seats were there, but no concole (as I know it...the console is the section/ thingy in the middle of the seats). Just empty space.

I would like buckets in mine, and I am going to build a special box console with speakers angled up and out towards the driver and passenger (one each side)... I did it for my 1970 I had back in High School and it worked good, only that was not buckets...had it in the center.