Still slightly incomplete but here are pics of the recent installation of late model (2004) F150 captains chairs into my Pig. Advantages other than the obvious improvement over a well-used original bench include the built in shoulder belt assembly, recline, adjustable lumbar support and a wide enough bottom cushion to hold and support my cushioned and wide bottom.
Had these same seats in my 2005 F150 SuperCrew and loved 'em for 120,000 miles so was happy to find these even though upholstery is mis-matched and I still need to source the flip down arm rests that should be on the inside back cushions.
Install was incredibly easy. After removing the bottom bracket and trimming off the lower outside edge of the seat base with a cutting wheel, we set the seat right on top of the floor pillar. It positioned it perfectly behind the steering wheel. We used a piece of 2" angle iron bolted directly to the floor (bolts reinforced underneath) on the inside, trimmed with a grinder to fit around the tranny hump, and bolted the seat directly to the angle iron. That left the cushion exactly level without shims, etc. Only downside is the need to relocate the rear heater, which I'll figure out before next winter.
Need to raise each side about a quarter inch in the back as we have the slider bound up and trim the bottoms of the plastic lower surrounds and install them before reinstalling the lumbar knob/recline lever. I'll try to remember to take pics of the install with the seats out and add them.
Now trying to decide if these seats or power steering with the mini-truck wheel were the best mod so far. Right now it's a toss-up. Am having the front Specter cammo bench cover made into slip covers for the buckets so all matches without spending a ton on re-upholstering front and back. FJ60 console still needs to be permanently attached but nicely completes the whole install.
Had these same seats in my 2005 F150 SuperCrew and loved 'em for 120,000 miles so was happy to find these even though upholstery is mis-matched and I still need to source the flip down arm rests that should be on the inside back cushions.
Install was incredibly easy. After removing the bottom bracket and trimming off the lower outside edge of the seat base with a cutting wheel, we set the seat right on top of the floor pillar. It positioned it perfectly behind the steering wheel. We used a piece of 2" angle iron bolted directly to the floor (bolts reinforced underneath) on the inside, trimmed with a grinder to fit around the tranny hump, and bolted the seat directly to the angle iron. That left the cushion exactly level without shims, etc. Only downside is the need to relocate the rear heater, which I'll figure out before next winter.
Need to raise each side about a quarter inch in the back as we have the slider bound up and trim the bottoms of the plastic lower surrounds and install them before reinstalling the lumbar knob/recline lever. I'll try to remember to take pics of the install with the seats out and add them.
Now trying to decide if these seats or power steering with the mini-truck wheel were the best mod so far. Right now it's a toss-up. Am having the front Specter cammo bench cover made into slip covers for the buckets so all matches without spending a ton on re-upholstering front and back. FJ60 console still needs to be permanently attached but nicely completes the whole install.
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