Anyone installed different seats in their charger?

[dkn1997]

one thing you gotta watch out for on a 2nd gen is seat height.  high backs are cool, but too high and they don't look right.  Our cars are pretty low and the space from the top of the door to the roof is very small for the size car it is.  I'm 5'7" and in my stock 68 seats, my head is pretty close to the roof. 

I saw a 2nd gen at carlisle a few years ago, had 97and up grand prix seats in it.  the ones that have square space in headrest.  I have a grand prix and always thought they would look cool in an older car.....NO NO NO, did not look right at all.  although 70 highbacks look ok because of the pointy shape of the top maybe....

try to keep them so that when you are looking from the side that the top of the headrest does not disappear into the roof..
check out this pics of mr angry, see the space, high back seat...but does not get swallowed up in the tiny window opening  that ma gave us.

[hutch]

I gave up and just went with this classic corbeau set of seats for 250 each.  Much cheaper for me than trying to make my old seats look new and they have a better bucket look I think.

[Judhudson]

Sort of on topic...will 3rd gen Charger buckets bolt into the 2nd gens?

If nobody has answered you yet, yes they can.  I have a 73 Charger Seat in my 68 - the previous owner put one in :/

[terrible one]

Sort of on topic...will 3rd gen Charger buckets bolt into the 2nd gens?

If nobody has answered you yet, yes they can.  I have a 73 Charger Seat in my 68 - the previous owner put one in :/

And they are in the original mounting position of the '68 seats? No extra welded brackets on the floor or on the seats?

[NorwayCharger]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

[Nacho-RT74]

Sort of on topic...will 3rd gen Charger buckets bolt into the 2nd gens?

70 use same first half 71 Chargers and 70-first half 71 E bodies. At least they look the same from the distance, so probably will be enough changing the seat tracks from 2nd gen to those laters ones to install them on 68/69 to match with holes and floor shape

[HITMAN 149]

i believe "pocket thunder" put 03" leather intrepid seats in his 68'!?!?!? i think i recall?!?!?!?

[PocketThunder]

i believe "pocket thunder" put 03" leather intrepid seats in his 68'!?!?!? i think i recall?!?!?!?

    And they are as comfy as all get out!  But.......  they do not recline forward past the upright position because they came out of a 4 door car.  And with the seat all the way forward there is not much room to get into the back seat.  So that just means that fat Charger Fans old girlfriends festively plump chicks cant squeeze in the back seat.       

[SeattleChargerDog]

 

[Nacho-RT74]

here is an example:

[HITMAN 149]

i believe "pocket thunder" put 03" leather intrepid seats in his 68'!?!?!? i think i recall?!?!?!?

    And they are as comfy as all get out!  But.......  they do not recline forward past the upright position because they came out of a 4 door car.  And with the seat all the way forward there is not much room to get into the back seat.  So that just means that fat Charger Fans old girlfriends festively plump chicks cant squeeze in the back seat.       

woa!!!!!!!!!!!!! SMACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[73chargers4404]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

[terrible one]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

[NorwayCharger]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

They fit almost right the original holes, but i thought they where a little low so i made up some brackets that raised the seat 1"
The seatbelts you can fit as you like

[terrible one]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

They fit almost right the original holes, but i thought they where a little low so i made up some brackets that raised the seat 1"
The seatbelts you can fit as you like

So Norway, do the Summit seats come with like tracks and studs or whatever? And when you say they "almost" fit, did you have to drill new holes or did you oval out the existing ones?

[NorwayCharger]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

They fit almost right the original holes, but i thought they where a little low so i made up some brackets that raised the seat 1"
The seatbelts you can fit as you like

So Norway, do the Summit seats come with like tracks and studs or whatever? And when you say they "almost" fit, did you have to drill new holes or did you oval out the existing ones?

They come with tracks, so you only have to oval out the holes in the seat tracks.

[terrible one]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

They fit almost right the original holes, but i thought they where a little low so i made up some brackets that raised the seat 1"
The seatbelts you can fit as you like

So Norway, do the Summit seats come with like tracks and studs or whatever? And when you say they "almost" fit, did you have to drill new holes or did you oval out the existing ones?

They come with tracks, so you only have to oval out the holes in the seat tracks.

Ooh so you used your old front seat tracks that bolt to the floor and just ovaled out the holes in them to bolt the seats to the tracks?

[NorwayCharger]

Im just curious if someone has had luck installing seats from a newer car? I dont think I have the money to invest in redoing the buckets right now, seeing as how the covers are 300+ each. I could see newer seats being more comfortable anyways, Im not worried about the value of my car either, its never leaving my hands.

I did fit those summit seats in mine 68

what all did you have to do to get those seats to fit in car ,and do you have to run the belts all the way to the back like they are in the picture or could they be mounted to the front ,looks good ,you bought those from summit?

I'm wondering the same as well! I would love the Summit seats but need some insight as to how to make them fit and how hard it was.

They fit almost right the original holes, but i thought they where a little low so i made up some brackets that raised the seat 1"
The seatbelts you can fit as you like

So Norway, do the Summit seats come with like tracks and studs or whatever? And when you say they "almost" fit, did you have to drill new holes or did you oval out the existing ones?

They come with tracks, so you only have to oval out the holes in the seat tracks.

Ooh so you used your old front seat tracks that bolt to the floor and just ovaled out the holes in them to bolt the seats to the tracks?

Noup, i used the ones that was on the Summit seats..
I made some brackets to raise the seat 1".
You make them or you can buy them http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1151&N=700+4294922468+400304+115&autoview=sku like this one.
Then you can drill the holes in the raising bracket where you want them.
The width of the Summit seat is perfect for the Charger.

[73chargers4404]

Thanks for the quick reply,and thank terrible one for asking all the questions i needed answered,the seats look bad ass very nice ,its goiing to be fun for me i put in a wole new floor in, so there no holes at all in my floor, but i think theres braceing under the floor where the holes go, did you have to drill alot into that braceing to get them to fit snd was that a pain to do?

[73chargers4404]

and allso what year did you fit those in ,i have a 73, i dont know if the seat placement is the same as a second gen