Bucket seats for Duster

Ah musical seats... I had no idea how hard it was.

The seat debate will most likely go on through the ages, however, there are a few questions to answer to help you decide on the path to buckets.

1. stock or custom? If you answered "stock" quit reading and refer to previous replies.

2. if you answered "custom" you have to answer. How much customization can you handle? almost any seat can fit in any car with enough imagination time and skill.

3. How much can I spend? this will most likely be the deciding factor as it was for me. I picked up a set of manual adjust dodge avenger seats for $65 at the junk yard with tracks. (only problem is getting them to bolt to the car.) If money is not an option send some my way :) .

I had to state all of that. it is amazing how little I had planned/budgeted through the whole project.

As for tips on mounting seats from other cars, here is what I did.
1. measure the hole pattern for the seats you like.
2. try to use at least one hole from the old config. If you do you can measure out from the one hole and mark locations for the new seat.
3. tack weld in some threaded stock.
4. thread a nut with a washer down onto the post. now you can place the new seat down onto the stock and use the nut/washer to raise/lower and get the position you are looking for.
5. (this is the fun part) use some cardboard to make templates for the risers and fab the metal parts. I actually left the threaded stock in place and slid the risers I made down on top and welded them in, not the prettiest thing in the world but, it will end being covered by the carpet anyway.

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