On , Sean Dunbar wrote to All :
SD> I have a 1980 Ford F-150 pickup (that's why I say this is a bit off topic 
SD> )... I'd like to know if it's possible to put a bench seat with the
SD> headrests from a newer truck (such as a 1990 F-series truck) in this 
SD> truck 
SD> without having to make new holes?  I'd really like to do this, partly 
SD> because 
SD> the newer seats are more comfortable, and also for the headrest (I don't 
SD> like 
SD> the idea of my head smacking the window in an accident)...
Shouldn't be a problem if you manufacture adapter plates that bolt to the new
seat and the older holes, out of 1/8 or 3/16 plate steel. I didin't have to 
o
it, and I have a seat from a 1991 F150 in my '77 F250. The holes were within
1/16" of being in line, so I used a rotary "drill file" to oval shape the
holes to fit. In the case of a seat that the width of the brackets is a
problem, you may have to adapt with plates. This was the case in using a 
ench
seat from a Dodge van in my '79 E150 van, where the mounting holes existed,
but the previous owner left his seat behind when he moved (real dipstick, 
his
guy).
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