Converting bench seats to buckets.

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  1. Lunchboxjr

    Lunchboxjr Member

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    Hey I'm new to the forums and I have a question. How difficult would it be to change the front bench seat of a 71 maverick to buckets?

    Any input or advice is more than appreciated!
     
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    Really easy. Are you talking about swapping Maverick / Comet buckets into it? If so then just drill the extra 2 holes for the rails to bolt into, and they fit fine. If you are looking into other model seats then you might have to do some modification in order to use the rails, what with maybe using spacers and re locating the bolt holes.
     
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    There are a number of bucket seat swap related Tech articles. Read over those to get a sense for the amount of work. Then you just gotta decide if you want Mav/Comet bucket seats, or some other type.
     

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