Bench to bucket

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:20 pm

Hi guys

I have a 1973 FJ40 and have just pulled out the old bench seats and was wondering if there is a straight bolt in bucket seats out of another year that would work

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:58 pm

Go to the nearest car crushers (not wreckers) & see if they'll let you scavenge some seats. Worst case you might have to make up a couple of brackets if the rails don't line up. Mine cost $20 for a pair of Honda Prelude buckets...

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:04 pm

Ta

No problem getting a warrant when you change the seats :?:

Any chance of some photos of yours :!:

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:39 pm

I've never had a problem. It technically requires certification if you don't use the factory mounts. Mine has a couple of doctored mounts, but it all looks original at a glance, so it hasn't caused a problem. The rules are here, if you can make sense of it: http://www.lvvta.org.nz/SeatAnchorageStd01032006.pdf
The key bits are at the end of the document - Page 52/53 - (exclusions)

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:03 pm

Thanks Muddy

Youve been a help here and at ih8mud.com , as you say most guys are willing to help