Source for factory or replacement seat bases?

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I will! I HATE it when folks leave a thread unfinished.

Me too and there are a ton of them in this forum. One other thing about the seats. If the seats you have that are bolted to the floor happen not to be GM seats you might have a problem with them bolting to stock seat bases. If they are GM seats (at least from contemporary vehicles) they should bolt up fine. You might not have seen this thread yet and if not you should read it. It is a complete education on seats for these trucks.

https://www.gmt400.com/threads/88-98-bucket-seat-alternatives.796/
 

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Me too and there are a ton of them in this forum. One other thing about the seats. If the seats you have that are bolted to the floor happen not to be GM seats you might have a problem with them bolting to stock seat bases. If they are GM seats (at least from contemporary vehicles) they should bolt up fine. You might not have seen this thread yet and if not you should read it. It is a complete education on seats for these trucks.

https://www.gmt400.com/threads/88-98-bucket-seat-alternatives.796/

The interior and engine were pulled for the repaint that was done to it, blue to silver on black. The seats appear to be original. I have no clue what happened with the bases.
 

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I'm still eagerly waiting for pictures, lol. I can't even imagine what it must be like with the seats on the floor. I'm also really curious how they are attached.

The seats are bolted to adjusters, which are bolted to the floor... am I missing something? I assumed that the seats bolted to the adjusters, which bolted to bases, which bolted to the floor. Have I been ignorant in this thread? Do the adjusters finish the sequence, or are they bolted to something else? The passenger side is really screwy... I'll pick the truck up from the shop today and get pics.
 

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The seats are bolted to adjusters, which are bolted to the floor... am I missing something? I assumed that the seats bolted to the adjusters, which bolted to bases, which bolted to the floor. Have I been ignorant in this thread? Do the adjusters finish the sequence, or are they bolted to something else? The passenger side is really screwy... I'll pick the truck up from the shop today and get pics.

Lol, no you aren't missing something. It just seems like it would be a pain in the butt to bolt it up that way, with very little working room.
 

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Lol, no you aren't missing something. It just seems like it would be a pain in the butt to bolt it up that way, with very little working room.

I've kind of put the truck on the back burner... not dropping the ball. I'm off all next week and hope to go to Pull a Part and at least look at the two extended cabs they have that should match my truck.
 

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Bought AK99's bases that he had for sale; got them in today (thanks for the easy transaction!!). Gonna clean 'em up a little and paint them black, then I'll be back with pics.
 

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I still need pics, but I got the new seat bases installed. I now know that the seats that came in it, though nice, are far from factory. I had to custom fit them, but they look really nice. If only my wife could get up in them now!! They are much higher.

Thanks to all who responded.
 

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I still need pics, but I got the new seat bases installed. I now know that the seats that came in it, though nice, are far from factory. I had to custom fit them, but they look really nice. If only my wife could get up in them now!! They are much higher.

Thanks to all who responded.
I wanted to see how goofy it looked BEFORE you fixed it, now it should just look mostly normal right? With some aftermarket seats anyway.
 
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