Your best seat swap into your 60 series

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I got a set of Procar Elites a couple of years ago in gray canvas. They are supportive and comfortable for a long drive. They mount on the stock runners so both seats took all of 20 minutes to swap out.
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The Procar Elite™ seat from Procar by SCAT has a contemporary style that adds a sporty look for various makes and models. Sliders included.
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Just installed volvo S40 (2005) seats in my 62. Drivers is powered, passanger is not. Super comfy for tall ppl, and got a ton more leg room (at expense of back seat). harvested factory brackets off factory rails and adapted them to the volvo rails without too much trouble. Im 6'4" and at the furthest back setting I cant fully push in the clutch.... Need to finish the wiring and clean up the sides bc the factory plastic cover was interfering with the side trim on the B pillar.

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Seats that are pretty much bolt in are Subaru Impressa.....the set I have are manual.... not sure of the year....... pull the Subaru rails off and the bolt holes are 15.5" apart.. and thats you need for the OEM 60 rails to bolt on....
only down side is they are a bit tall..... Im 5' 10" and my head is 3" from headliner.... but nice easy swap without fab-ing
 
In2cruisers said:
Seats that are pretty much bolt in are Subaru Impressa.....the set I have are manual.... not sure of the year....... pull the Subaru rails off and the bolt holes are 15.5" apart.. and thats you need for the OEM 60 rails to bolt on....
only down side is they are a bit tall..... Im 5' 10" and my head is 3" from headliner.... but nice easy swap without fab-ing
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Do you have a pic of the install like that pic above of the Volvo seat. I find Volvo seats are pretty tight fitting and I'm not a big guy.
 
I'll drop these in here as I searched for seats for a long time before committing to some. Bestop Trailmax II Pro seats. They're $350 or less per seat depending on the options you select like fabric insert or not. I went with Spice color with the center fabric insert and they are PHENOMENAL and match the brown 60 interior really well. Two people have sat in it and immediately ordered a pair for their trucks also. I drove cross country in these seats including a 17-hour day and had no discomfort or back pain. Really happy with them!

Mounting these on the factory sliders required a piece of 3" wide flat stock as the holes of these seats are ~3/4" inset per side so a total of ~1.5" narrower mounting holes than factory.

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Hokie LX said:
I'll drop these in here as I searched for seats for a long time before committing to some. Bestop Trailmax II Pro seats. They're $350 or less per seat depending on the options you select like fabric insert or not. I went with Spice color with the center fabric insert and they are PHENOMENAL and match the brown 60 interior really well. Two people have sat in it and immediately ordered a pair for their trucks also. I drove cross country in these seats including a 17-hour day and had no discomfort or back pain. Really happy with them!

Mounting these on the factory sliders required a piece of 3" wide flat stock as the holes of these seats are ~3/4" inset per side so a total of ~1.5" narrower mounting holes than factory.

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Those are nice looking seat covers too, what are they?
 
I had BMW seats in my truck for a few years, very comfortable though a bit tall. I swapped them out as I needed to be able to fold my seats forward to access the rear. I found some seats from a Mini Cooper for a good price. I had made brackets for the older seats and by adjusting the hole locations I was able to bolt the new ones in fairly easily. They are heated(not connected yet), and about an inch lower. I’m pretty happy with them. The bolsters are a bit tall, but I use the step getting in and out.
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Hokie LX said:
I'll drop these in here as I searched for seats for a long time before committing to some. Bestop Trailmax II Pro seats. They're $350 or less per seat depending on the options you select like fabric insert or not. I went with Spice color with the center fabric insert and they are PHENOMENAL and match the brown 60 interior really well. Two people have sat in it and immediately ordered a pair for their trucks also. I drove cross country in these seats including a 17-hour day and had no discomfort or back pain. Really happy with them!

Mounting these on the factory sliders required a piece of 3" wide flat stock as the holes of these seats are ~3/4" inset per side so a total of ~1.5" narrower mounting holes than factory.

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How are these holding up? Still comfy after another year and a few more outings?
 
BrickRunner said:
How are these holding up? Still comfy after another year and a few more outings?
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They’re still fantastic! Zero complaints. @GLTHFJ60 put a set in Moonshine and likes his a lot too.
 
BrickRunner said:
How are these holding up? Still comfy after another year and a few more outings?
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I'd be interested to know as well.
I've never wanted to change seats away from OEM but their comfort level anymore may force my hand. I have it narrowed down to these Besttops and the Procar elites. The Bestops are definitely the most "OEM looking" aftermarket seat, and the Procars bolt right in apparently.
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Skniper said:
I'd be interested to know as well.
I've never wanted to change seats away from OEM but their comfort level anymore may force my hand. I have it narrowed down to these Besttops and the Procar elites. The Bestops are definitely the most "OEM looking" aftermarket seat, and the Procars bolt right in apparently.
@Hokie LX
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I looked at the ProCar’s as well. I wanted the Elite Lumbar seats but they only come in vinyl, leather, and velour and I didn’t want any of those. I wanted fabric seats and Procar wasn’t able to put the normal elite canvas covers on the lumbar seats. Ultimately, for the price of the Bestop seats, they’re hard to beat. I also like the look of them better than the Procar but that’s personal preference.
 
Hokie LX said:
I looked at the ProCar’s as well. I wanted the Elite Lumbar seats but they only come in vinyl, leather, and velour and I didn’t want any of those. I wanted fabric seats and Procar wasn’t able to put the normal elite canvas covers on the lumbar seats. Ultimately, for the price of the Bestop seats, they’re hard to beat. I also like the look of them better than the Procar but that’s personal preference.
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Solid info, thanks.

Did you buy direct from Bestop? I'm looking at their site now, price has gone up.
 
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bhsdriller said:
I have a set as well. They are very nice way better and actually match the brown interior pretty well.
Got mine off Amazon. You can get them on sale for $340 shipped is what I paid.
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Which bracket did you use?
 
I followed this.
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cruiser enthuiser said:
Time for some new seats! As mentioned earlier in the thread the BMW seats just sat too high in the cabin. It was not a natural or comfortable position. I think this is not a problem if you have an ‘85 or later as the floor mounts are different and lower.

I shopped around a lot and finally settled on the Bestop Trailmax II seats. I like these a lot, they have decent bolsters without being overdone, nice lumbar support and the size is perfect for the cabin of a 60 IMHO. They’re Designed to bolt up to CJ Jeeps but I figured I could come up with something to fit them into my truck...
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