Modern seats

[68 Sport Satellite]

I'm using a set of Toyota Solara power front buckets on my 68 RR build. They have moderate bolsters and the passenger goes forward when you put the seatback all the way up. I had mine upholstered in the white Pearl for my 68 RR project. They match the Legendary rear seat covers I found for the back as well as the front and rear door panels.

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those look REALLY good. Did you need to make custom floor brackets?

 

[Blackheart]

I am putting 2016 Challenger seats in my 63 Sport Fury. My floorpans are higher on one side so the seats won't sit flat. Are you guys making frames, shims or what to level the seat mounting??

 

[skingjack]

Put some 2000 Honda Accord seats in my Runner- driver side full power, lumbar support etc. Very comfy with no more neck/back discomfort. I’m happy with them (my chiroproctor not so much…new seats are impacting his retirement plans).

 

[Blackheart]

I used 2016 Challenger seats for my Fury. I had my upholstery guy use Katzskin custom ordered colors with new reproduction Fury emblems.

 

[Vince63fury]

looks great, can you post a pic showing them mounted in the car?

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Put some 2000 Honda Accord seats in my Runner- driver side full power, lumbar support etc. Very comfy with no more neck/back discomfort. I’m happy with them (my chiroproctor not so much…new seats are impacting his retirement plans).

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The upholstery job looks bitchin'!

 

[skingjack]

Only took 6 months to get the material from the manufacturer.
Been asked by many people (even Mopar people) who think they are factory seats...

 

[Blackheart]

looks great, can you post a pic showing them mounted in the car?

I'm not there yet, I have some floorpan work to do first. They are made for a flat floor pan and the 63 B Body is not flat.

 

[Wietse]

Nice ideas here, makes me want to find something "modern" and supporting seats as well.
Anyone knows the dimensions of the B-body original frame bolt holes? (i've got a '69 Coronet)
I've seen some seats but wonder if can fabricate a bracket to install on the original frames and bolt a new seat on to without getting too high.

 

[SSmoothie]

2018 Hellcat seats

 

[Geff McCarthy]

These seats are attractive, and offer better comfort and support. However, they offer no additional impact protection, since they don't have shoulder belts. The function of a seat belt is:
a. Keep your lethally traumatized body in the vehicle, so
b. The coroner's work is easier.
If going to all this trouble, GET SHOULDER BELTS!! A functioning shoulder belt prevents most upper body - and face - blunt trauma. The air bag really adds very little protection.I plan to install Sebring convertible seats in my 63 SF vert...with the integral shoulder harness.

 

[Geff McCarthy]

i write this from my expertise in human impact tolerance; I worked in the USAF lab with the decel tracks, etc.

 

[biomedtechguy]

The function of a seat belt is:
a. Keep your lethally traumatized body in the vehicle, so
b. The coroner's work is easier.

GET SHOULDER BELTS!! A functioning shoulder belt prevents most upper body - and face - blunt trauma.

AGREED!
Although I selected my Scat Procar seats because of their appearance and relatively low cost, I knew I'd want or need a 5 point harness in the future, and the bucket seats I got have slots for them to pass through.

 

[StckweldinSteve]

2003 Chrysler Sebring front seats, Chrysler 300 rears.. don't recall the year?


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Sorry to bump an old thread, but these seats look killer. I’ve sourced some for my satellite. Did it take much modification on your application for the rears or did they fit pretty well? I’ll take measurements on my own of course,just curious how they went for yours.

 

[StckweldinSteve]

These seats are attractive, and offer better comfort and support. However, they offer no additional impact protection, since they don't have shoulder belts. The function of a seat belt is:
a. Keep your lethally traumatized body in the vehicle, so
b. The coroner's work is easier.
If going to all this trouble, GET SHOULDER BELTS!! A functioning shoulder belt prevents most upper body - and face - blunt trauma. The air bag really adds very little protection.I plan to install Sebring convertible seats in my 63 SF vert...with the integral shoulder harness.

My satellite doesn’t have the upper mounting point for a shoulder belt and I’ve read that if you use a seat with a built in shoulder belt in lieu of this that the flooring needs extra reinforcement, otherwise it’s got more tendency to sheer the metal. So two part question….

Anyone got any luck adding an anchor point for a shoulder belt?

Is what I read about reinforcing the anchor points for the seat necessary with a built in shoulder strap?

 

[747mopar]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but these seats look killer. I’ve sourced some for my satellite. Did it take much modification on your application for the rears or did they fit pretty well? I’ll take measurements on my own of course,just curious how they went for yours.

I'd love to tell you it was easy but it was anything but that lol. I made a custom lower and upper frame and remounted the foam and covers to them plus added a bit of foam to the bottom to widen it enough to fill in the sides. I'll look up where I posted it and provide a link.

 

[747mopar]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but these seats look killer. I’ve sourced some for my satellite. Did it take much modification on your application for the rears or did they fit pretty well? I’ll take measurements on my own of course,just curious how they went for yours.

Restomod charger pics

 

[j-c-c-62]

My satellite doesn’t have the upper mounting point for a shoulder belt and I’ve read that if you use a seat with a built in shoulder belt in lieu of this that the flooring needs extra reinforcement, otherwise it’s got more tendency to sheer the metal. So two part question….

Anyone got any luck adding an anchor point for a shoulder belt?

Is what I read about reinforcing the anchor points for the seat necessary with a built in shoulder strap

the issue with the mounting of a seat with an integral shoulder belt is the forces on the seat are large and become a 3ft? lever on the base mounting points, which wants to shove the front seat mount thru the floor downward and pull the rear mounts right up thru the floor or do both, remember those mounting points are trying to restrain the driver's weight, the weight of the seat, and a lot of that weight has a 3' lever arm helping it abuse the mounting points.
Make it strong.
If using an OEM roof mounted shoulder harness mount, any accident that deflects the roof inward, immediately loosens a 3 point seat belt, and you are free to go elsewhere.

 

[INTMD8]

^ Yes, when I added seats with integral belts to mine I tied the rear of the seat rails together with thick square tube then bolted that through the subframe connectors

 

[Kern Dog]

Some may scoff at or dismiss the newer seats simply based on appearance.
I am generally not a fan of seats that look too out of place in a classic car but if you want to remain in place while cornering, you need modern styling with side bolstering.
My '70 Charger seats look great in design but lack side support that you get with modern seats.

I went with Dodge Neon SRT 4 seats in 2015:

Since my interior is a mix of black and charcoal, the SRT 4 seats were a close match.