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Good Day All
Have a '67 Dart with bucket seats no head rests.
Toying with the idea of adding headrests. Does the entire seat need replaced or just the seat backs?
Thanks to all who respond.
'64 Dart
 
Seat backs the frames are different for the headrests. Same with Barracuda.

Just had a set apart for Todds 67. We wanted to install the headrests into the existing seats . Couldn't do it the frames needed to be changed
 
Oldmanmopar said:
Seat backs the frames are different for the headrests. Same with Barracuda.

Just had a set apart for Todds 67. We wanted to install the headrests into the existing seats . Couldn't do it the frames needed to be changed
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@64Dart Disagree... just did this on my '67 and the holes are there in non headrest seats. If you get '67 headrests (1 year only) you can buy the install kit from Classic Ind.

I have more pics of you want.

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Oldmanmopar said:
Seat backs the frames are different for the headrests. Same with Barracuda.

Just had a set apart for Todds 67. We wanted to install the headrests into the existing seats . Couldn't do it the frames needed to be changed
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I had installed headrests in my '67's seatbacks, but it wasn't a great (the way it was done didn't have great support). Eventually I had ABC redo it using a 70 split bench seat back frames modified. The laer seat had latches for the seatbacks. That was the main reason I recall we scavenged the 70 seat frame.

If you look on my webspage here Bench Seat, Headrests & Latches
notice the orignal '67 non-headrest seat back doesn't have the second horizontal bar that is on the '70 seatback to better support the headrest and strengthen the frame.

Here's a 67 that was at Carlisle in 2019. I beleive those are original to the car.
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Some more 67 headrest images . Bench seats got a more squared or boxy shaped headrest although some people question whether the ones shown really came from a '67, but I think the answer is probably yes.
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1967 Bench seat headrests ??

Greetings all, I'd like to ask, were headrests available on bench seats in 1967 (Darts, Barracudas, Valiants) ? I'm aware that headrests were available and somewhat rare on bucket seats in '67, I'm very interested to discover whether they were on bench seats. Thank you all for your input...
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Appreciate the responses. Haven't disassembled anything yet to verify if it's possible. As the '67 headrests are a one year only, this might be academic exercise. One year only items make this a challenge.
'64 Dart
 
It makes sense that the seat frames that got headrests were different or modified
 
Mattax said:
It makes sense that the seat frames that got headrests were different or modified
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Except that they are not! I installed headrests into my original, non-headrest seats WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS, other than installing the headrest attachment kit.

I’ll wait here til y’all discover that for yourselves.
 
So the factory made a headrest attachment kit for cars with that option?
That's cool. Have pics?
 
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