What seats?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jun 03, 04 6:03 pm

Hi guys just trying to sort out some seat covers, when I realised I think I have differant seats to the covers I were going to order!
Excuse the mess inside the car, its all stripped out now but see if you know what they are.
They dont have the covers that have little squares around the base and lower back.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/575004

Cheers guys, not that bothered if they are incorrect, just want them to not let the car down when its done $\:D/$

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Jun 03, 04 6:23 pm

Blimey Morgan, you haven't made it easy for us mate!

Anyway, they look to me like standard B Body buckets as fitted to the 70 Runner.

Any chance of getting a better shot, I've got loads of reference...and loadsa seats come to that! 8)

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Thu Jun 03, 04 6:23 pm

They look e-body seats to me

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Jun 03, 04 6:32 pm

This is about the best shot of the B body buckets I'm talking about...are these the ones?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jun 03, 04 6:32 pm

Sorry mate it is an old photo!
I was supposed to get a digi camera today, but forgot to buy one.
Might nip up to my dads to fetch his, all it is I can get my hands on some covers for standard charger seats, not this type, anyone got any?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jun 03, 04 9:05 pm

No Ivor,
I have just been down and had a look,
they have stiched lines running from the headrest part of the bucket seat back, to the bottom.
The base has stiched lines again, from the back to the front.
Now, they look like charger seats I see in the cars on ebay now,but the stiching is in (hard to describe) 3 sets of 4 lines or 3 blocked lines containing 4 stiched lines, for example each block has a centre stiched panel say 1 1/2" wide then 2 outer stiched line both say 1/2" for example

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Hope thats confused everyone! oh dear,

anyone got any normal seats?

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jun 04, 04 12:49 pm

I think I need a picture!

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Fri Jun 04, 04 1:21 pm

They look like regular 1970 + high-back buckets to me, the pic is stock '70 Charger, others had variations on the padding, but were the same headrest/back/frame. Dunno if this helps, thoug

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 04, 04 6:47 pm

Hiya James
They look like those but dont have that pattern lower down or on the base.
Now the covers I can get are the same as those, I think they would fit.
I do have a trimming company we use I suppose if I get stuck.
Please someone say yeah they will probably fit!

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Jun 04, 04 6:55 pm

Difficult to be sure from that photo Morgan, but they look very much like my 70 Coronet R/T seats. They're definitely not Charger seats. I recently restored mine with new uphostery from http://www.legendaryautointeriors.com/ which I would recommend highly.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 04, 04 7:25 pm

Yeah thats em!!!!

Nice one!
Now, do I replace the seats for charger seats? or the covers to charger covers? or replace the covers with the originals? does any of that matter?

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Fri Jun 04, 04 8:09 pm

I'd think a proper Auto trimmer could make either fit either seat, but it'd be easier if you get the right ones for your seats, rather than the right ones for the car (assuming you're not worried about originality).

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Jun 04, 04 8:54 pm

Morgan, the seats will require modification for the Charger covers to fit. The centre of the seat cushion on the Charger seats is pinned down on 4 sides instead of 3, and has different foam rubber. Not impossible, but I'd recommend sticking with the right covers for the seats. Each of my seats took a day to fit!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 04, 04 8:59 pm

I know I am perhaps a bit of a heathen but if you like your seats then re-cover them rather than replacing them with charger seats (it's cheaper too!)
Besides any money you save on the interior can go on the engine/exterior!