junkyard seats

In order to save a nickel I'm thinking of replacing my seats ('62 CJ5) with seats from donor vehicle.
Any ideas which car or truck may have suitable replacements?
Thanks in advance,\.
Tommy

 

I pulled mine out of a late 90's ford ranger.

 

There has been discussion here before on this. Dodge vans were another suggestion

http://www.earlycj5.net/forums/showthread.php?79221-What-seats/page2&highlight=dodge+seats

 

I ran Subaru seats for a couple of decades. About the same width as the Jeep seats and had flip forward backs. The trick to any of these will be maintaining access to the tool box. Also, if you still have the stock fuel tank, they can't be very high.

 

Chevy Aveo seats have the thinnest sections down at the back and bottom of the seat. You can mount them farther back then any other seats that I have found. I am always looking when in the wrecking yard for any parts that can be repurposed into a Jeep.

 

Personally I'd save to have the originals redone if they are in good condition.

I'm doing that after searching for decent looking replacements and not finding anything comfortable and originalish looking.

 

Does it matter if they were originally power seats or do they have to be manual?

 

You can use whatever you'd like, but you'd have to wire up the power seats to use the power function.

 

Most of the time power seats have a thicker base due to the motor, track design, etc. I don't know on the Aveo seats. Good tip Daryl! I will be checking those out.

 

The last time I was at the junkyard there was a set of porsche 944 seats that looked perfect for the jeep. Mazda miata is another good option. Do you want high back or low?

 

The Porsche 944 seats are usually covered in leather, which wouldn't be too happy in a CJ. About 30 years ago, I had Porsche 914 seats in my 5a. They are about the thinnest factory seats made. I hated the high-back look, and swapped them for some '65 Mustang seats that worked quite well.
-Donny

 

Yeah, high backs never look right to me. Jeeps are all about being totally open, in my book.

 

I agree low backs look best on non-rollbar Jeeps.
Definitely what was planned for the '57 restoration. However, all my trail Jeeps have high backs. The extra support is invaluable on the trail. Saving my back and kidneys is well worth it.
All depends on the intended use and personal needs/taste. If you have a rollbar or rollcage the seats do not really change the overall look of the Jeep anyway.

 

We just got done with a junket to Pull-a-Part. If you are going for vinyl that might be bit tricky. The few that we saw we wore out.
Mini vans are another possible source. And they are dirt cheap. spotted a windstar that had a very nice pair of leather fronts and rears to chose from.
If you go with fabric covering - scotchguard the devil out of them.
If you go leather there's plenty of ways of treating those also. (think horse saddles...)
We're going for comfort since we're not doing a spot-on restoration. We grabbed a pair of buckets from an '02 Catera.
It'll be an additional 1" on the backside and the bottoms will be requiring a bit of fabrication, however that is what my Better Half wants, so we'll see...

_Dan

 

Keep an eye put for lots with a "primo" section. I picked up seats in perfect but dirty condition out of a 2010 Galant. They have great support, are leather, and are manual....that last one was the key....keeps the base small. I built a simple frame to connect to the original seatbelt bolts, floor, and tunnel. Simple build, works great, and I can keep my underseat tank and still see out the windshield. I'm 6'2". No fender notching either, although I can do that later with how I set up the frame and sliders.

hopefully one of these pics worked.

 

Keep an eye put for lots with a "primo" section. I picked up seats in perfect but dirty condition out of a 2010 Galant. They have great support, are leather, and are manual....that last one was the key....keeps the base small. I built a simple frame to connect to the original seatbelt bolts, floor, and tunnel. Simple build, works great, and I can keep my underseat tank and still see out the windshield. I'm 6'2". No fender notching either, although I can do that later with how I set up the frame and sliders.

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here is what I found a month ago, been waiting 4 years for them.
came out of a commando. I forget the year but they are the same as the ones I messed up.

 

Those aren't just intermediate seats....they look exactly like the stock seats in my 1970. (even the same color)
My dad's 69 has the same seats too.