I found some "mint" recovered 1971 chevelle bucket seats and rear for $900.00.:eek: It that too much? I really want to replace the bench...(my parkin days are long gone) :boring: But that price set me back a little, because next I would have to find a console and all the goodies to go with it.

OUCH:eek:

A decent set off ebay would run right around $500 to $600.Than new covers to make them mint and who knows maybe head rests some foam ?.A mint set in lets say Black could add up to $1000 i would think.This stuff adds up fast.

Keeping looking! I got a nice set buckets, from a guy for $150, you could drop them in your daliy driver and use them they are that nice. Try not to buy off of ebay as you WILL spend a fortune for shipping.

looks like i got hit pretty hard then. i bought a set a buckets for $100 and covers for $150 and then had them covered for $90. is $340 too much (not that it matters now the damage is already done)for a finished set of 70 ss buckets?

In my opinion. If anyone pays over 400 dollars for a set of buckets that still need to be recovered. Thats too much.

In your post you say bucket seats and rear. Are you getting the rear seat as well for $900.00? If so that price is not too bad. If you consider doing it yourself you would have approx $300.00 for a set of buckets, $120.00 for seat foam,$175.00 for new covers,$175.00 for new head rests. So you are allmost to $900.00 and you still have to do all the work yourself. Also if you are switching from a bench to buckets you will need new seat tracks and a new shifter hump if your car is a manual trans.Plan on spending $1,500.00 for a bench to bucket conversion unless you get a great deal somewhere. Maybe you could get a deal from someone(private owner) if you offer to buy everthing you would need at one time.

At one time they were going for big chunks of change. Now that I see you can buy the frames, springs, foam, covers, and practically everything else, it almost isn't worth going junkyarding for a set.

I am sure you can find a better deal than $900 however.

I'm sure you can get a better deal than $900.00 as well. Just need to find the right person. If you start buying repo frames and springs etc. you are going to have way over $900.00 into just the front buckets. I did a bench to bucket conversion approx 4 years ago and at that time a reconditioned bucket seat with new cover etc. was $1,000.00. That was for a single bucket seat. Also in my earlier post I said you would need new seat tracks. My mistake I meant new bucket seat mounting brackets will have to be welded in.

Has anyone else out there used buckets out of another vehicle?I've got a set of 2003 Pontiac Sunfire buckets in mine and I love them.

Thanks for the info:D

I just sold a set of '67 SS bucket seats on Ebay for $920. That was about double what I expected to get. There were in GREAT shape. The guy paid that much and is actually going to recover them. Crazy, but I guess if someone wants something..... By the way, I just joined this forum. I own a 1970 Monte Carlo(that's what the buckets came out of). I am looking for another Chevelle to replace the one I traded 8 years ago. Anyway, hello everyone!!

:eek: I'm glad I bought mine when I did. I paid $100 a couple years ago, but they need new covers, backs, and side thingies. I might just sell them if that's what they're going for!

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I paid $280 for a set that had to be completely re-built..since then, had the frames bead blasted and powder coated, new foam, new covers, plus headrests were stripped and re-dyed to match rest of interior...it adds up fast, I know I have $1000 into them all said and done. Sold my nice bench seat for $325 so that took some of the sting out of it.

like i said before, this is'nt a hobby anymore. tell me how many guys can put out 1000 just for seats. you got to have a big paying job. in the early 80s i put a whole new inside in a 65 mustang for that kind of money. no wonder i don't post very often.....counntryboy

Um... don't know where you guys think you can get factory bucket seats without needing re-covering for $100.. At that price I'll take a bunch.

I've bought and sold a lot of factory bucket seats(i have a tendancy to change my mind a lot) and $200-$250 for a set of REBUILDABLE seats is pretty much standard on this side of the country- but again that is for seats that need new covers & foam. So then add in the cost of the new covers and foam and springs, side & back plastic if you need it, and of course labor to have someone re-assemble them.

I would say that $900 for a pair of Mint condition seats is probably a good price (as long as they really are mint)- but again thats over here on the west coast where stuff aint cheap anymore :p

Here are the seats I sold...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8044256318&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT

I would never pay 900 for those seats... I would rather have nice LEATHER corbeau's for that money. Looking at that auction above mine are going on ebay now and then I'm buying corbeau's.

Paid $100 for mine last year, they are used but not torn, they have been recovered in black cloth and vynle. a guy at the local swap meet had a pair last month for $100 including brand new back plastic thing (seats were cores). but the other 3 pairs out there were going for $250 basically for cores. So the deals are out there just have to get to the swap meets early. JIm