Wanted to share some pictures of my prototype harness bar and adjustable seat brackets that will one day be available on my line of products. Also wanting to see if there's any interest/demand for this.
I can confidently say that installing aftermarket seats with the associated parts is probably one of THE most underestimated and over-looked tasks to be taken on. Many times, people think, "It's just seats, this should take an hour.." in reality, building custom bracketry (that actually fits) and installing harnesses (correctly) can easily be more than a full days work.
However, having a kit that's mostly bolt-in with the exception of drilling a few holes here and there, can really make the job a lot more simple, easier, and less time-consuming.
My particular truck has sort of a bench seat frame but individual seats so my sliders and brackets fit on top of it. I'm still developing a "frame/bracket" for trucks that have the individual seats as opposed to the bench seat style frame. It'll basically serve as an adapter from the floor to the adjustable brackets with sliders.
The newer brackets will have more tilt and height adjustability while still using sliders. Also, no compromises here, they don't have a tall stack-up height due to its unique design! My bucket seat actually sits lower than the original seat.
As for the harness bar, it bolts to the B-pillar right under the speakers (via drilled holes). The newer harness bars will have a second bar under it to where the harness will wrap around, that way the seat won't interfere with the harness buckles so the it can go even further back. It will also have more pick-up/anchor points for additional rigidity.
The seat brackets are constructed of 3/16" thick steel plate with mostly 5/16" hardware. The harness bar is 1 1/2" dia. x 0.120" wall DOM tubing with Grade eight 3/8" hardware.
I'm using a Procar seat and sliders with a 6 pt. G-Force harness with my Ardent Fabrication brackets and harness bar.
Let me know what you all think and feel free to ask any questions.
I can confidently say that installing aftermarket seats with the associated parts is probably one of THE most underestimated and over-looked tasks to be taken on. Many times, people think, "It's just seats, this should take an hour.." in reality, building custom bracketry (that actually fits) and installing harnesses (correctly) can easily be more than a full days work.
However, having a kit that's mostly bolt-in with the exception of drilling a few holes here and there, can really make the job a lot more simple, easier, and less time-consuming.
My particular truck has sort of a bench seat frame but individual seats so my sliders and brackets fit on top of it. I'm still developing a "frame/bracket" for trucks that have the individual seats as opposed to the bench seat style frame. It'll basically serve as an adapter from the floor to the adjustable brackets with sliders.
The newer brackets will have more tilt and height adjustability while still using sliders. Also, no compromises here, they don't have a tall stack-up height due to its unique design! My bucket seat actually sits lower than the original seat.
As for the harness bar, it bolts to the B-pillar right under the speakers (via drilled holes). The newer harness bars will have a second bar under it to where the harness will wrap around, that way the seat won't interfere with the harness buckles so the it can go even further back. It will also have more pick-up/anchor points for additional rigidity.
The seat brackets are constructed of 3/16" thick steel plate with mostly 5/16" hardware. The harness bar is 1 1/2" dia. x 0.120" wall DOM tubing with Grade eight 3/8" hardware.
I'm using a Procar seat and sliders with a 6 pt. G-Force harness with my Ardent Fabrication brackets and harness bar.
Let me know what you all think and feel free to ask any questions.
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