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Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody

Posted By: sogtx

Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 12:17 PM

For some stupid reason , my 69 bee missing its bench seat , even though the ones i find cost a million dollars because everyone found out i need one, will a 68 work? Did yhey all have headrests in 69 ? Dont think the 68's had. Found a 68 seat local, and have a 69 4 door bench with headrests. Is it easy to install the headrests ? Will the 68 seat have anything mechanically different or cosmetically different after i reupholster it ? Thanks
Posted By: rrunner

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 01:52 PM

Same seat, but all 69's 1/1/69 and later had head rests
Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 02:22 PM

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Same seat, but all 69's 1/1/69 and later had head rests



What he said and you can transfer the headrests to it , headrests were an extra cost option in 68 so the holes for them are in the seatback frame .
Posted By: mopargem

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 03:25 PM

and the reason they cost a million $$ is back in the 70s & 80s we tossed half of them in the dumpster and put in bucket seats....
Posted By: 1hot68

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 04:42 PM

FYI the 4 door bench is a totally different animal.
Posted By: Birdturd

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 04:43 PM

HOw about a 70 seat vs. 68/69 What differances are there?
Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 06:08 PM

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FYI the 4 door bench is a totally different animal.



He just wants to rob the head rests off the 4 door seats , they are the same .
Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 06:10 PM

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HOw about a 70 seat vs. 68/69 What differances are there?



They will physically bolt in but the latch to fold the seat forward was moved and the headrests in 70 are the same appearance as the 69 down headrest.
Posted By: Birdturd

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 09:04 PM

Thanks John, so if I were to recover the 70 frame and headrests the only visible clue would be the latch, right?

I got a 70 bench with my 68 but I'm thinking of using it rather than tracking down a 68-9 bench thats in good shape for a realistic price.
Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/16/11 10:56 PM

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Thanks John, so if I were to recover the 70 frame and headrests the only visible clue would be the latch, right?

I got a 70 bench with my 68 but I'm thinking of using it rather than tracking down a 68-9 bench thats in good shape for a realistic price.



Headrests are completely different but you could just leave them off or get the right headrests ??? The latch on the side would be the giveaway , not sure if it's a matter of making a small cut to have the latch show through ?
Posted By: jt4406

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/17/11 03:46 AM

I believe you can convert the 70 seat to the 69 style seatback release latches. I have never done it but I did look at a 70 seat with the cover off and I believe it had a cable down to the seatback release. I think you could remove the cable and replace the seatback release with the 69 style, which by the way can be found on a dodge pickup with a king cab and a bench seat that leans forward for entry into the back.
Jess
Posted By: sogtx

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/17/11 12:27 PM

Thanks for info guys, i almost bought a 68 bench at carlisle for big money , wasnt sure if 68 would be correct . made a phone call on way home - scored a seat 10 miles from home and 70% less cost. Im excited. Good thing i kept that 4 door seat.
Posted By: mikemee1331

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/17/11 01:56 PM

i believe i saw a set of 68 bench seats for sale over in the b-body parts section.
Posted By: sogtx

Re: Difference between 68 69 bench seats bbody - 07/18/11 07:17 PM

Its a steal , but he wont ship
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