Bucket Seat Substitute

BigStrok3:

I never got around to taking a picture of them in my Dart before that woman ran a stop sign and put an end to it. I removed the seats and they are sitting in my shed. I can perhaps take a picture of them. I think its true, they do sit kind of high. The scat frames had 3 vertical mounting holes and I set mine on the lowest holes. I wasn't happy with their "stance" in the car until I shimmed up one side with washers. Lots of compliments after that.

I've read how others have said you need to mount steel plates to reinforce the area where the new holes are drilled....but I'll tell you....my 70 Dart is a total loss with bent frame and mangled front end. But there was no evidence of strain on the mounting holes. I just used big washers under the bolts.

My biggest issue with these seats is that even with traditional styling, the seats have pretty aggressive lateral support. Getting in and out of the car once these seats were installed...became a gymnastics feat. With a 38 inch waist, I don't miss many meals and sitting in these seats for longer than 90 minutes got a bit uncomfortable. The seats really hold you in there and my 17 year old son, wearing only the lap belts...had no injuries from the crash.

The seats are well made in my opinion and the force of the accident did not in any way distort the seat back. If you have a small butt and want good lateral support, I think they are a good product.