Well I was bored today and outside enjoyin the sun with the kids, so I thought I'd swap my seats to hide the tear that develops on the drivers seat. I've seen a couple guys on the forum do this so thanks to them for the idea

Such an easy job, 4 10mm bolts on each seat cushion to remove, then just swap em and bolt em back down. Total time: 20 mins, Tools used: 1/4" ratchet, 10mm socket, and 10mm wrench. <---there's my DIY lol

The tear


Driver seat removed... oh yeah, I put an amp there lol
you can see the 2 front tabs where they bolt down, and the rear boltholes are right behind the latch mechanisms... you can also see a couple bolts too, they are silverish coloured...


passenger side removed


both out


They are shaped a tiny bit different at the back, but doesn't hinder this swap at all


my helpers maybe holdin down the seats so they don't walk away?


All done! No more (visible) tears!!


mod of the century?!?!

 

Slick idea!

The original owner of my truck was a fat bastard so the driver's seat is broken down, but I don't dare to make such a swap because the wife would kick me into the next county.

 

Wow, way cool! However figgered that one out... THANK YOU.

Gotta watch those seat cushions, they will run off without a moments notice.......

 

That's been my experience with seat covers. The sort of seat covers that truckers talk about on the CB radio, anyway.

 

Yeah, but, for those types.... sometimes I wonder if them walking off is not such a bad thing.......

 

Man you just got me super excited to do this but I guess 96 seats are different as my recliner is built into the lower cusion so no way to swap then

 

great tip ... i don't have this problem yet, but dumb a** ironworker... i always have somethin' ridiculous in my pockets or on my belt... welding rod, TC bolt, tape measure, multi-tool, 7lbs. of flat stock, spud wrench . . . well i did say dumba** & ridiculous.

 

haha, nice, looks brand new....something im going to probably do....i put a seat cover on to hide it up....

 

Looks good. Good thing you had help! Cute kids by the way, Maxx.

 

Nice, what are the deminsions of the sub box under the seat?