would these Charger (?) seats fit a 71 Sat?

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:25 pm

Local seller - they're in much better shape than my 71 Sat/RR buckets, even if they don't match exactly.

Post by **bruce** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:17 pm

If your Satellite is a bucket seat car these would drop right in the same holes...

moparmodeler · Post by **moparmodeler** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:21 pm

My car is a bench seat car, and bucket seats mounted in using the same holes!

Post by **bruce** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:46 pm

moparmodeler wrote:My car is a bench seat car, and bucket seats mounted in using the same holes!

Your bench seat car had all the holes for buckets? That's cool, cuz I've seen bench seat cars that only had the holes in the floors for the bench.

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:00 pm

My car WAS a bench seat car, but now it has these buckets in it (installed by prev owner):

Post by **bruce** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:11 pm

If those fit so will the ones from that Charger.

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:18 pm

OK... Is $350 a good price for them? There's a small split on the edge of the drivers seat at the seam, but otherwise they seem pretty excellent.

Post by **Eric** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:38 pm

bench and bucket cars use different outside holes (next to the doors). The buckets will fit in the bench holes, but the inside studs won't line up with the dimples in the floor pan, and if you use a console, the seats will rub it....

1carcrazyguy · Post by **1carcrazyguy** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:48 pm

Want to see what they would look like in a 71 Sat??

When I order new seat covers I will get the correct Sat/RR covers so they look like the correct seats for the car!!

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:41 pm

So they'll fit as long as I've got buckets in there, already?

I LOVE the buddy seat, btw -- there was one on ebay recently that went cheap... Anyone repop those, yet?

1carcrazyguy · Post by **1carcrazyguy** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:43 am

My car came from the factory as with buckets and the center fold down, buddy seat. When I bought the car, it was missing all the seats. We found a 72 Charger that had the same set-up. So we got all the seats and put them in my 71 Satellite. The front buckets and center fold down, buddy seat fit fine. The rear seat will be fine once I order the correct covers and had the foam built up for the correct seat covers. The back seat of the Charger is supposedly the same frame yet the Charger foam, on the seat bottom, is about 1 inch narrower on each side??? Once again though, once the correct seat covers are installed the foam will be corrected so it will be the same as it left the factory!

moparmodeler · Post by **moparmodeler** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:19 am

Eric wrote:bench and bucket cars use different outside holes (next to the doors). The buckets will fit in the bench holes, but the inside studs won't line up with the dimples in the floor pan, and if you use a console, the seats will rub it....

Humm, interesting!! I don't have a console. I plan on getting one someday. This is really good information!!
Thanks Eric!

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:41 pm

i wanted to switch to buddy seat from console kinda lol.....they repop the upholstery for them, but not the assembly from what i've found

Post by **Eric** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:46 pm

billzilla wrote:So they'll fit as long as I've got buckets in there, already?

I LOVE the buddy seat, btw -- there was one on ebay recently that went cheap... Anyone repop those, yet?

They'll fit if you have a bench too, just have to drill a couple extra holes.

Post by **Eric** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:49 pm

moparmodeler wrote:
Eric wrote:bench and bucket cars use different outside holes (next to the doors). The buckets will fit in the bench holes, but the inside studs won't line up with the dimples in the floor pan, and if you use a console, the seats will rub it....
Humm, interesting!! I don't have a console. I plan on getting one someday. This is really good information!!
Thanks Eric!

Just going from personal experience here...my butterscotch car was converted before I got it, using the bench holes. The inside holes do not line up with the dimples and the seats rub the console making the most annoying noise!!!! IIRC there are two sets of holes in the underbracing and the buckets would line up with the other set.