[DirtMcGirk]

After 80,000 miles in the truck, my seats are getting worn out.

I wanted to replace them with something a little more aggressive, maybe something down the road that I could slap some 5 points into.

Anyone ever replaced the seats in their car/truck? How much of a cluster am I getting myself into?

 

[Serial Midget]

Go full on 80s with striped Ricardos.

 

[duck]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't go with a 5 point unless you're fully caged.

Depending on your electronics attached to the seats it shouldn't be too bad.

 

[IH8Rice]

replacing the seats in a car is usually easy. unless you have airbags in the seat.
i put two Sparco Milan's in my truck and ditched the center console.
putting a 5point in a truck can be tricky depending if its a regular or extended cab.

 

[ltr450rider]

Alta-Dena makes great crates.

 

[tylerpier137]

5-points are not only non-DOT legal but if you roll with 5-points and no cage youre pretty much guaranteed a broken neck. Get some nice DD style buckets and run your stock belts.

As far as install, you can buy premade brackets for pretty much any seat and vehicle combo.

 

[Potroast88]

A couple of these bad boys should do the trick.

 

[stoney]

Junkyard.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

I had them in my CJ, but I had to weld in a tie down bar for them.

So I will stick with the stock belts and the new seats. Thanks!

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

 

[jimmydean]

Smittybilt used to make a mini truck bench that was 2 of their super seats with a fold down center.

Something like this usually comes with mounting brackets to fit, or you can swipe the rails off your old seats and attach them.

 

[fatnslow]

I'm all for the budget route - if you already have captains chairs in your truck, you can pick up some nice seats out of a 'sporty' car in the junkyard and weld 'em to the existing brackets. Super cheap way to get nice, supportive seats.

 

[reflux]

5-points are not only non-DOT legal but if you roll with 5-points and no cage youre pretty much guaranteed a broken neck.

Do tell, why the broken neck?

 

[dante]

Oh, you said TRUCK monkeys.... damn, I was thinking it was something else.

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[MMike]

Why would anyone put a 5 pt harness in a car if they are not jumping said car over 30 school buses?

Inertia reels are nice.

 

[IH8Rice]

Why would anyone put a 5 pt harness in a car if they are not jumping said car over 30 school buses?

Inertia reels are nice.

it adds to the NOS boost

 

[Greyhound]

BurlyShirley thinks it's stupid to do ANYTHING to your truck if it isn't a showpiece.

 

[SnowMongoose]

Yeah, unless you're planning on racing it, 5-points in a truck is all sorts of dumb.
(even more dumb than 5-points in a car that wont be raced/capital-D Driven)

 

[BurlyShirley]

BurlyShirley thinks it's stupid to do ANYTHING to your truck if it isn't a showpiece.

I just think aesthetics are pretty much a waste of time and money.

If your truck is uncomfortable to ride in or causing you H-roids or something, by all means, swap out the seats.

 

[Greyhound]

I just think aesthetics are pretty much a waste of time and money.

If your truck is uncomfortable to ride in or causing you H-roids or something, by all means, swap out the seats.

Are you following me?

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Seats are just getting worn out, tattered, filthy.
I guess I could do seat covers, but that's just treating the symptom, not the disease.

 

[BurlyShirley]

Seats are just getting worn out, tattered, filthy.
I guess I could do seat covers, but that's just treating the symptom, not the disease.

Pretty sure you're the disease.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Are you the cure?

 

[BurlyShirley]

Are you the cure?

Im standing on the beach with a gun in my hand.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Staring at the beach, staring at the sand?

 

[bdamschen]

Do tell, why the broken neck?

If your cab is crushed down, you can't duck to the side because the 5 or 4 point is holding your shoulders perfectly in place.

 

[jimmydean]

BurlyShirley thinks it's stupid to do ANYTHING to your truck if it isn't eggplant.

Fixed.

 

[tylerpier137]

If your cab is crushed down, you can't duck to the side because the 5 or 4 point is holding your shoulders perfectly in place.

Exactly.

Stock style seat belts are designed to allow the wearer to move some what side to side. 5-points don't allow movement so they are a bad idea with a cage.
Really though, you're pretty gay if you have 5 points in your truck and don't do stuff like this in it.

 

[Leppah]

Seats are just getting worn out, tattered, filthy.
I guess I could do seat covers, but that's just treating the symptom, not the disease.

Get them covered in red velor, like the lowriders.