Bucket seat interchangeability

[71Beeper]

Does anyone know what bucket seats are interchangeable to what years of B-Bodies?
I've heard that E-Body and B-body bucket seat frames are the same - just the foams and covers differ.
Is this true?
What about later year A and B-body to early year? Can I use 72 & up A-Body seat frames or later year B-body seat frames? I do plan on buying new foams and covers to make them into 71 Road Runner seats but I need to buy the seats first...........
Also is there any interchangeability for seat tracks?

[fiddlerfingers]

You can buy repop seat tracks for fairly cheap now from moparplus.com. I know the seats I got out of a challeger were to short in height to work in my RR.

[71Beeper]

You can buy repop seat tracks for fairly cheap now from moparplus.com. I know the seats I got out of a challeger were to short in height to work in my RR.

That's interesting...I wonder if Charger seats are the same?

[ILUV72RRs]

'71 to '74 Charger seats should be the same as '71 to '74 Road Runner & GTX. Only the seat patterns changed in '73 & '74. '71 & '72 are the same. The Challenger & 'Cuda seat frames are lower than the B-bodies. Which is ok if you want to look like a low rider going down the road!

[SureGrip]

Does anyone make foams for the 71/72 seats? I have had a set of the black/orange covers for a long time now and a few sets of seats...but I don't know of anyone making b-body seat foams.

[sdweatherman]

Good question. My bucket seat foams for my 71 ssp are not in great shape. Has anyone come across reproduction foam for these seats? Thanks.

[72Satellite440]

Your right couldnt find them, just 72 charger-but says its the same
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1972-73-74-Mopar-GTX ... 588c58e05c

72Satellite440-Dan

[quapman]

The SEATS were too short or the TRACKS were too short?

70/Early 71 B & E frames are the same with different foam, all other years are different from B to E.

In 73 & 74 the E-body upper foam was molded into the frame, so they cannot be altered in any way. E-body seats in 73-4 also had no plastic back like the B-bodies.

Not sure about the earlier years, but 73-later A-body seats are very similar to E-body. I think the base foam is the same, but the upper has a slightly different shape.

All of the above seats will fit on any tracks from 70-76(?). Just make sure you have the right tracks for your car.

Later B-body tracks (Cordoba, Charger, etc.) will NOT work in a 71-74 B-body.

I have not seen repro foam for the B-bodies yet.

[71Beeper]

Thanks for that info quapman. I was hoping that the 71 E-Body seats were the same as I have a line on a set, but wanted to make sure the frames were the same....

[sdweatherman]

Those bucket seat foams on eBay from PG Classic look to be aweful close. I will have to pull out my old foams to take a closer look.

[Hugh]

Those bucket seat foams on eBay from PG Classic look to be aweful close. I will have to pull out my old foams to take a closer look.

I bought that exact pair of seat foam from pgi on ebay and they fit like a glove! Very Pleased with them!!

[fiddlerfingers]

I bought the same pair of seat foam and they work great. There seat covers are alot cheaper and they are good also. I was most impressed with the new door handles I bought from them. Top quality for sure....

[73X]

Not sure, but I think 71 seats are not the same as 72 - 74, if I'm not mistaken 70 and 71 B Bodies share the same seat frames.

[71Beeper]

I did end up getting the 71 E-Body seats. But I think they are actually B-Body seats. Someone just put new material over the existing material & I can feel 2 rows of buttons under the new material. I don't think any E-body seats came with the 2 rows of buttons on the backrest and bottom of the seat. At least I got the proper seat tracks!

[ILUV72RRs]

You feel two rows of buttons underneath? Humm. Those sound to me like they're '73-'74 B-body seats. The '71-'72 B-body seats didn't have any buttons on them.