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« on: March 29, 2010, 09:00:37 PM » |
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I am thinking of fitting buckets to the ute (it has no seat atm) and was wondering which ones you would recommend?
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2010, 09:07:29 PM » |
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i have had commodore eh prem hr prem i liked hr ones the best bit of mucking around but look better than commodore i have standard bench in now .
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 11:20:25 AM » |
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The commodore seats will sit too high unless you modify the floor. Go to the wreckers and have a look at a few buckets out of smaller cars such as hyundai and daewoo. Camira seats are very comfortable but not too sure how they would fit. You will need buckets with a shallow profile because of the hump across the floor. Others may have more info . Cheers Jack
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 05:04:59 PM » |
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I currently have Nissan EXA buckets seats in my FC and I reckon they're a good fit - they are supportive and the seat shoulder sits just below the window line. In saying that though, I have a pair of Austin A40 seats that I am wanting to put in. They look like a split version of an FC bench, so there's room for a floor shift. Best of all, they're leather.  Regards, Ol_Girl_58 |
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BLOK
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2010, 06:49:49 AM » |
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[ive got a set of honda prelude bucket seats they are comfy and wrap around you a bit,i havnt fitted them yet but they look easy enough to fit
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2010, 08:39:09 PM » |
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i have daihatsu charade bucket seats in mine .Also agree with BLOK prelude seats would be a good option they are comfy and will consider using them when i redo my interior they also sit pretty low.
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2010, 04:07:12 PM » |
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I've got a set of Datsun 240K two door buckets. Fit in very well, lots of space between for a console, third seat, whatever.
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2010, 07:56:57 PM » |
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have just fitted honda seats to my car and now have to refit them as they sit too high the seat adjuster mechanism hit the hump in the floor but if i swap the seats right to left and left to right the seat slide adjusters will sit over the low outside part of floor alowing seats to sit almost 75 mm lower
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2010, 10:32:41 AM » |
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If your car has to be certified by an engineer your seats will have to meet the current A.D.R. IE, head rest's so that would rule out HR, EH, HK etc.
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2010, 11:44:25 AM » |
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2010, 07:13:10 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2010, 07:14:23 PM » |
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Probably a bit more work than I was planning...
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'll keep them in mind whilst I am out hunting.
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2010, 07:40:56 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2012, 09:47:34 AM » |
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trawling through old bucket seat threads.
Is there any current consensus on a magic fit bucket that fits FEFCs really well, is in plentiful supply and can be retrimmed to not look too far out of place in a 50s car.
Getting sick of rolling around on/in (collapsed now) the stock bench in my wagon.
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« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2012, 03:24:43 PM » |
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Don't know what State of Oz your in ,but Pickapart in Melb here you have heaps to choose from,early Com,early holden even gemini,try fitting seats with little or no plastic,i think they look shit tmo,i go to alot of car events and seeing shitty plastic s/columbs and seats in older cars pisses me off,Why because there to fucking lazy to hunt for period correct stuff,i know the engineering side of it iznt easy but use a bit of imagination ,that's my lesson for today,hope it helps buddy. |
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« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2012, 05:43:06 PM » |
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My mate and I fitted '66 Corvette Stingray buckets into my FC on Monday. What a heap of stuffing around. Looks cool though |
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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2012, 07:35:43 PM » |
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Never seen or tried, but I think early Commodore buckets with the headrests removed would do the job.
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« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2012, 05:54:36 PM » |
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I've got a dark blue pair out of a Holden Astra (around 2005) I bought for my FC Ute you can have. They will fit fine. not too big. and still comfortable.
I decided to stick with the bench seat.
It'll make some more room in the garage. Send me a PM, I'm in Melbourne South East suburb if you're interested.
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