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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 328 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 328 | I think I've decided I want to put in bucket seats. I want a center console  But, should I pay a lot for nice looking seats, or pay a little for ratty ones, then pay some more to re-upholster them? I'm not sure of the prices on reupholstering and thought some of you might know. Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | My dad took my 64 bench to tijuanna,mexico and it only cost $90 bucks. IT came out good.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Do it yourself! Sewing isn't hard, and can be fun! There should be a tech tip on sewing your own seat covers, and there are several good books on the subject that are more detailed on such things as bucket seat covers. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 96 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 96 | How much Calasis(?) do you have on your hands GMCpanel. I remember the last time i sewed i stuck the needle through my finger, and to answer your question i would get a nice set. it might be cheeper in the long run | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | I've never had a sewing machine mishap...hand sewing, that's another story...  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 | I dumped my bench seat in favor of a set of "racing" buckets out of a mid eighties dodge daytona. Mounted them to the floor with a couple peices of 1/4 X 3 mild steel to get correct height and placement. They are very comfortable. MUCH nicer than the old busted up bench seat I had. Plus I just noticed that JC Whitney has a console that is an almost perfect fit. Now this is in my 1970 C/10, but my dad once put a set of buckets out of a 1965 Impala in a 52 AD, and that was a sweet fit. The old Impala was so big that the buckets only had a small gap between them. you could ride 3 up front and never notice the gap.
Boo
We don't need no stinking V-8s!!
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 | I'm using bucket seats from a Mazda 626....very comfortable. The center console I made. It is 6" wide.
Don Meyer-PhD,mech engr
| | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,271 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,271 | I'm planning on a few trips to the scrap yards ... a new pair of very expensive power seats can be had from a recent wreck for about $100 each!
~~ Alan Horvath 1954 Chevy PickupSinging his praises in thePassing Lane | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 | Horvath sounds right for nice power seats. I got the pair of Daytona seats for $75, but they had one very small tear, and i pulled them myself.
Boo
We don't need no stinking V-8s!!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,781 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,781 | I like the leather seats out of a 2001 up Suburban w/integrated seat belts and the 1996?-present Chrysler Sebring convertible for the same reason. They are also a tad smaller for the AD cab..just my 2 cents  | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | you can see the GMC Van captain's chairs I have in my 59 if you follow the link in my sig. Power too. Nice. I appreciate a bit o comfort in me old age....  | | |
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