While looking for bucket seat tracks I came across Planted Seat Technology. From some Google time, they have been around for a while with some reviews and videos floating around. I like the look of the product as I have little in the way of fabrication skills and it's nice that spacers are not needed. Has anyone contacted Planted to produce seat brackets? From their FAQ on the website they seem to be willing to create vehicle specific sets, provided they have a car to use as a template - they are located in Kirkland, WA. https://www.plantedtechnology.com/ edited to correct spelling and location.
This is the email response I received from them this morning after inquiring about any desire to create Maverick specific brackets: Thank you for your email and interest. We're happy to add just about any application. However, we must physically have the vehicle to use as a model to build them. If you happen to be located near us in Kirkland, WA we'd be happy to schedule a time to bring your Maverick in. If not, please feel free to spread the word online via forums, social media groups, etc, to try and send one our way locally. We've had luck with referrals like this in the past. Sorry we don't have a solution for you today! Unfortunately, I am no where close to Kirkland, WA.
To be honest I have not settled on a specific seat yet, though I keep coming back to 94-'04 Mustang leather seats as there are a few locally. There's also a few fox mustang seats that have my interest (https://lmr.com/products/mustang-fox-body-seat-guide) I really don't mind spending more money up front on the brackets (especially if they suit our cars), if I can save money on used seats. I realize that sliders need to be adapted to the aftermarket brackets. The reason I posted this thread is that I do not believe that I am the only one that would benefit from a source of new vehicle specific bucket seat brackets. The price for used bucket seat tracks is only increasing and there seems to be fewer and fewer of these posted for sale since I joined the forum a couple of years ago. Finally I saw another user on here used Summit universal brackets and sliders for an install - another route for me to consider.
I have used the Summit brackets & sliders in my Maverick with Mustang seats. The brackets are a little light gauge but so far I've had no problems. My car had a bench seat in it originally so I had to locate the inside bolt holes but I found little 'dimples' in the floor where they would have been had the car come with buckets. The right front bolt of the driver's seat ended up inside the emergency brake bracket under the car and while it is a pain to get it tight it can be done. Because I didn't have factory bucket seat spacers I had to come up with my own which I made out of 1"square tubing from the local farm supply store. The difficulty is making sure the seat sets correctly once you're finished. I found the dimensions for the factory spacers on the Maverick site but can't lay my finger on that right now. On the inside bolts use large, thick 'body washers' under the car to ensure the bolt won't pull through should the car get hit - heaven forbid. I used grade 8 bolts everywhere too. The ' 87 Mustang buckets that I installed have a few threaded holes in the frame to attach to the sliders. The sliders attach to the brackets via holes you will need to drill. It took a little trial & error to get them in level but once you get them done you'll like them very well. The brackets I used were SUM-G1151-14. They are 2-1/2" wide & tall x 13" long. The tracks were SUM-G1153. Bruce
The Fox seats look good in the Mavericks and were on my short list to until I landed a decent set of 70/71 Torino seats. I was also looking real hard at a set from a BMW but someone beat me to those.
