Back Seat Swap

[Clutch_Grabwell]

Installing a full set of new seats in the Monte this year starting with the rear. The front seats were pulled from a wrecked '05 GTO but the yard wanted nearly as much for the rear set. A trip to the pick-and-pull revealed a set that looks like they could be made to fit with minor modifications. The plan is to fit the new seat's padding onto the old frame for ease of installation.
Current seats:

Proposed replacement (will obviously need to be recovered in oxblood):

Really comfortable, needs to be a little wider at the top. Expecting to replace the perforated section with original velour to maintain a hint of originality.
Looking good?

 

[Doug213xrj]

Looks good if every thing work out.



Doug

 

[Clutch_Grabwell]

did you need up swapping it out or did it not fit good looks sick tho

That was just a mock-up. I'll be swapping the cushions onto the old frame and then it goes out for upholstery. I'll be updating if/when progress is made.

 

[383S10]

Various seats will fit in g-bodies......the seats in my Regal are out of a 91-93 Buick LeSabre.....the only draw back is the seats wont tilt forward for rear access but will slide forward enough to gain access to the backseat area............

 

[OSFleming]

Dude thats awesome. What car did those come out of? Looking to redo the inside of mine!

 

[Clutch_Grabwell]

Dude thats awesome. What car did those come out of? Looking to redo the inside of mine!

Cadillac Eldorado, '01 or so. They're more comfortable than most front seats. That's a $40 investment so far. 8)
Can't wait to see them in the right color.

 

[topstring]

Now if someone just had an idea on a rear seat that would fit in the wagons

 

[JBreu]

Installing a full set of new seats in the Monte this year starting with the rear. The front seats were pulled from a wrecked '05 GTO but the yard wanted nearly as much for the rear set. A trip to the pick-and-pull revealed a set that looks like they could be made to fit with minor modifications. The plan is to fit the new seat's padding onto the old frame for ease of installation.
Current seats:

Proposed replacement (will obviously need to be recovered in oxblood):

Really comfortable, needs to be a little wider at the top. Expecting to replace the perforated section with original velour to maintain a hint of originality.
Looking good?

Are those rear seats also from a gto??

 

[383S10]

JBreu......I believe he said those were Cadillac Eldorado 01 seats.....but was motivated by the cost of some 05 GTO he saw at another salvage yard which made him go to the local pull a part to a cheaper fix........I think that what happened.....anyway they're nicer than the Buick LaSabre seats I used in my Regal.....

 

[Clutch_Grabwell]

And we're back...
For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to weld sections of the bottom Eldo seat frame to the Monte seat frame. Disassembling the Monte seat was easy. Remove the hog rings and everything comes apart: frame, cushion, and upholstery. Not so easy with the Eldo. The foam appears to have been poured around the frame in a mold and separating the two was a project.
This is pieces of the Eldo frame welded to the Monte seat to maintain the profile the new cushion had before.

This is the upper section of the Monte seat frame laid over the Eldo upper. The Caddy must have had a longer wheelbase as there were no cutouts for the rear wheelhouses as there were on the Monte. The sides of the Eldo frame had already been removed and chunks of foam were sliced away (with a carving knife from the kitchen ) as well as a couple of inches off the bottom to clear the mounting straps.

I didn't find it necessary to completely separate the upper frame from the foam (and I'm second-guessing myself about the lower) and attached the Eldo upper the to the old frame with zip-ties. This may or may not end up being permanent.
Here are both sections installed as were the originals. This looked good until temporarily reattaching the upholstery and installing the armrest. The armrest hole needs to be slotted upwards to compensate for the upper being lower in relation to its original installation. The upper could go higher to solve this but the headrests are right where I want them.