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: Bucket Seat Rebuild info Needed


SSuper Dave
Jan 20th, 00, 10:02 AM
I've got a pair of bucket seats that I have disassembled in order to recover them. The frames and springs are in great shape, as are the bottom seat foams. The seatback foams came apart in my hands though! I am looking for some replacements, but see in the YearOne catalog that for '66-'70 models require "extensive modifications such as cutting, regluing, reforming and heat pressing the seams". However Ground Up has no disclaimers. Is there more than one supplier of these things for my '68? I can recover the seats, but manufacturing foam is way out of my league! All repiles appreciated.

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"SSuper Dave" Palmer
A.C.E.S. #1483
Team Chevelle #32 Gold
1968 Chevelle
1991 Z/28
1970 El Camino

Slime
Jan 20th, 00, 11:20 AM
Try Nat'l. Parts Depot. I got foam there and was satisfied. Good Luck

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Steve

vt.69ss
Jan 20th, 00, 5:25 PM
Dave, Just ordered seat foams today from Original Parts Group (OPG).

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Walter Momaney Jr. ACES # 1898
69SS , 72 Malibu

67ss
Jan 20th, 00, 7:48 PM
James Hinshaw gave the lecture last year on rebuilding seats.You can call him Fri 8-12.M-TH 8-5 at Hinshaw's 100 Bell St Burlington, NC 27215 / 336-226-8242 .

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John 67SS
ACES #2887
Team Chevelle Gold #127
Bassett,VA

von
Jan 21st, 00, 1:21 PM
Dave, I used the Year One foams on the seats and backs on my '69 with no modifications required. It looks stock. I don't know what they could be talking about.

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von '69 300 Dlx SS Murphy's Law is always in effect

GIMME N SS
Jan 23rd, 00, 8:41 AM
Dave, I ordered the OPG seat foams. Haven't installed them yet, but look as though will need no mods. FYI. Scott

mkidv
Apr 9th, 03, 4:23 AM
I too have been looking for the buns, from the info I collected you get original fitting buns from OPG for a ton of money less that you get out of YO. And talking to people who got theirs from OPG they fit fine with no mods needed.

chevelledude71
Apr 12th, 03, 12:50 AM
I would be happy just to find some buckets. Then I could worry about the rest. smile.gif

mr 4 speed
Apr 25th, 03, 8:54 AM
..oops

YenkoChevelle69
Apr 29th, 03, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by chevelledude71:
I would be happy just to find some buckets. Then I could worry about the rest. smile.gif I told you I had an extra set of cores.