I'm considering replacing the original bench seat in my 49 with something a bit more modern (and comfortable). I've seen a set of GMC seats on e-bay (came from an 04 model as I remember - the auction has ended) that have the seat belts (an upgrade that is a must as far as I'm concerned) as part of the seat. I'd rather have a 60/40 split seat than a set of buckets if I'm going to do this. If I do make this change, I'll probably hang on to the original seat.

My questions are: what should I be looking for if I'm going to do this? What are the pit falls of doing this (outside of the non-original stuff) and what will/might fit?

Any thoughts, positive or negative, are appreciated. I'm still tearing it down so it'll be a while before I have to worry about this particular problem.

Thanks in advance.

Jim Blake
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