Topic: Which Bench seats work?

[THK Matt]

Alright so my 87 has Bucket seats.

The gf has convinced me to get a bench seat as she wants to ride center with me.
I have has a solid bench seat before and they just suck cause you can't move the driver and pass side independently.

So to comprimise, my question is which Split Bench seats will work?
I don't care which vehicle brand, all that matters is that they will bolt my cab with no or minor modifications.

Make? Model? Year?
my thought to look for are Isuzu's, Ranger's, BII's, Mazda's, Nissan's, Newer Model 3rd gen trucks?, 95-04 Tacos?

A little help?
If anyone has done so, let me know.

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3rd gen ex cabs, 90% came with a split 60/40 60 being on the driver and 40 on pass.

[yota4x4sc]

 ya my 92 xcab yota came with the 60 40 bench, and i love it..its so nice 

[THK Matt [OP]]

Awesome! ill keep my eye out!

ya my 92 xcab yota came with the 60 40 bench, and i love it..its so nice 

Sweet! now I gotta source one. then just pull the covers off and refoam them

[Snowtoy]

Depends on how many miles are on the seats, and how well the interior was maintained.  The 60/40's in my  '90 have 185k+ on them and the drivers is still in good shape, no sag at all.  I have owned it since it was new and had put custom seat covers on it '94.   On the other hand my '91 had about 210k miles on it when I got it, it had spent the last 10yrs of its life as a winery truck, no seat covers and the seats were shot to hell, both of them, which is unusual.  This set I put in tan '86 I restored in '07 seamed to be a middle of the road, not covered, but taken good care of.  W/210k on the odo and w/the exception of a crack in the plastic head rest coating, and a small tear in the vinyl by the back adjuster, the seats were a still solid.




The 3rd gens are little wider than the 2nd gens, but the seats still fit, just less room between them and the doors, than w/the 2nd gen seats.  As with most import seat swaps, the outer mounts line up, the inner front does as well(if set-up for buckets), and the inner rear mount lines up w/the seat belt bolt.  IIRC, I used the seat belt bolt for both the belt and the seat mount.  In order for the seats to sit level, you will have to raise the outer rear mount a little, about 3/8-1/4" if I remember correctly, which seams to be common for most bucket seat swaps, at least those that I have done in the 2nd gens.

A set of 1st gen Tacoma seats should still fit about the same, I can't comment on any other manufacturer seats.

[THK Matt [OP]]

Awesome information, thanks for the pics too Snowtoy! im on the hunt. i like those seats! do they all have that fold down center?

[Rocksurfer]

Skip the bench and just have her sit in your lap.

[THK Matt [OP]]

Skip the bench and just have her sit in your lap.

we already have one baby and another on the way... dont need a 3rd LOL

[Rocksurfer]

You should always wear a helmet when offroading didn't anyone teach you anything? 

[THK Matt [OP]]

But its so much more fun! lol

I will go with this bench seat setup and it if drives me banana's ill get some honda buckets... man are they comfy had a set in my old pickup.

[THK Matt [OP]]

This is Crawlerbubba's 79 Toy with a 94ish Ford Ranger Split Bench.
I have some options :]

[yota4x4sc]

Awesome information, thanks for the pics too Snowtoy! im on the hunt. i like those seats! do they all have that fold down center?

All of the 90s trucks that i have seen with the 60 40 seats have that fold down arm rest in them

[Snowtoy]

X2, I haven't seen a set yet that didn't have the arm rest.

Another option if you happen to come across one, is the bench seat bottom w/bucket seat backs.  I am not sure how long Toyota produced them, this one is in an '87.

[BUDDERS]

The seats in my '02 taco would be perfect for what you need.  The left and right side slide independently of each other and it has a fold down armrest with a storage compartment in it.  I think these only came in 2wd extra cabs - at least that's what mine is.

[THK Matt [OP]]

X2, I haven't seen a set yet that didn't have the arm rest.

Another option if you happen to come across one, is the bench seat bottom w/bucket seat backs.  I am not sure how long Toyota produced them, this one is in an '87.

Good option! maybe I can make one with my stock buckets?

The seats in my '02 taco would be perfect for what you need.  The left and right side slide independently of each other and it has a fold down armrest with a storage compartment in it.  I think these only came in 2wd extra cabs - at least that's what mine is.

Thats what I'd really like! but tacoma parts up here are hard to come by.

79-95 toyotas and 88-97 rangers are a dime a dozen.

[GNasty 82]

My '82 came with (I think)  Honda Accord seats from an unknown year and I absolutely HATE them  They do not let the back forward and it's a pain in the  to access anything behind the seats in my single cab.

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My '82 came with (I think)  Honda Accord seats from an unknown year and I absolutely HATE them  They do not let the back forward and it's a pain in the  to access anything behind the seats in my single cab.

Almost all accord seats even 4 doors lean forward some what. Probably not enough though. Get 2 door integra buckets they are the best.

[TractorDriver]

Deffinatelly the easiest swap would be the 90s model excab seats as they will bolt in and are the right width...