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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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Any seats a direct swap for the stock bench seat?

Debating switching over to bucket seats. I can always fab up some mounts but I figured I'd see if there wasn't anything decent that could directly swap over.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Direct swap, no. Most can be installed by making simple brackets. Gen 2's been done a few times. I think someone posted up BMW seats installed.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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I'm thinking WJ seats. I need to measure them first though, at 6'3" I really can't afford to lose any head room.


 
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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Those seats look good, hope you can make them work.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Those arent actually mine, just pics off google but the same as what I'm looking at getting.

I'll make em work as long as they're not deeper than the stock bench seat.

I like the bench seat for obvious reasons, but 99% of the time I'm the only one in the truck and having the middle open gives me room for an amp and sub.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 01:56 AM
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Here is the BMW seat install. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...project-6.html
 
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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WJ heated/electric seats it is when I can get my hands on a set.

Measured a friends and they're the exact dimensions I need to run a 10" sub in the middle of them.

If anyone's curious they're 21"w x 23"d x 31" h. With the electric I won't lose any headroom, though I am going to have to wire them up. The stock bench seat (no arm rest, full seat) I measured at 4'4"w x 23" d.

I'm 6'3" so my biggest concern was losing leg room and height. The steering wheel already hits my legs with the stock seat, hoping I can fab the brackets up to get the WJ seats to go lower.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Motor, did you ever get those seats into your Dak?
 
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