BIGHEEP Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I plan on going to bucket seats in the future and will also probably install a full center console. I was wondering if anyone else had done this with a column shift auto and what they did to address the empty hole where the shifter would usually go? I could easily just block it off but I wanted to see what others have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd imagine that the logical thing to go there would be a cupholder of some sort. Not sure how much space there is to work with, since I don't have one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHEEP Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd imagine that the logical thing to go there would be a cupholder of some sort. Not sure how much space there is to work with, since I don't have one myself. That is what I am thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd imagine that the logical thing to go there would be a cupholder of some sort. Not sure how much space there is to work with, since I don't have one myself. That is what I am thinking. If you are gonna do it, why not just use a 97+ center console. That might be a far reach for a cupholder. Or why not swap to a floor shift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbyrambler Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Here you go: http://comancheclub.com/topic/14186-most-comfortable-stock-bucket-seat/ :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHEEP Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd imagine that the logical thing to go there would be a cupholder of some sort. Not sure how much space there is to work with, since I don't have one myself.That is what I am thinking. If you are gonna do it, why not just use a 97+ center console. That might be a far reach for a cupholder. Or why not swap to a floor shift? I might go with a 97+ console but i will still have to address the shift gate hole. Swapping to a floor shifter would be way to much work. I'd have to swap the column, gauges, and reroute the shifter cable. I really don't think filling the hole is a problem. I was just seeing if anyone else had done it and how they addressed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHEEP Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Here you go: http://comancheclub.com/topic/14186-most-comfortable-stock-bucket-seat/ :thumbsup: See that is exactly what I was looking for. Thinking outside the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddFoot Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 put any toggle switches power outlets or cb ect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzzzBear Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Try to find some type of a Metal Tray to fit in the hole. I made a small box and attached a lid to the Console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I stole my wife's Ikea soap dish from the kitchen sink. She asked me what happened to it, said maybe the dog took it? She's ridden in the truck about 100 times since then and never noticed it. She even puts her sunglasses in it. :rotfl2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHMJXJ Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I asked Hornbrod moons ago what he used (didn't get the back story though) :rotf: Save a trip to Ikea ... this is what I used >>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/370969757105?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT#ht_2332wt_803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joester1908 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I left it open because I knew I was gonna do a manual swap. While I still had the space, I used it as a cup holder. I was planning on putting a piece of metal over it, drilling some holes for actual cup holders, but the manual swap happened sooner than I expected :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 One thing you might want to consider: Dodge Dakota bench 60/40 seat with a fold down center console. Some of the full size Ram trucks had bench seats with very near buckets on each side and a neat fold down console in the center seat position. There is one or two posts in the DIY section if you look for "Dakota seat" or something close to that. I got rid of the stock bench seat and currently have Laredo buckets with matching door panels. Nothing in the center right now. Did find a full Comanche center console with the factory plastic block for the Cherokee parking brake. Still have to figure out what to do with the floor gear shift space. So I will be interested in your solution. Have to say the Laredo buckets are not really the most comfortable for me. The "wings" on the seat back just do not fit my back very well. So I am experimenting with a pair of buckets from a 94 Grand Cherokee. They will not look as good with the rest of the Laredo interior, but on the few times I take the Comanche for a long drive they just might be a bit more comfortable. One more thing I want to look at the Lexus or Infinity interiors for some possible Ideas. The bucket seats in Anita's 2003 Camry are fine on a 1200 mile drive. So I think the Lexus seats would be comfortable. There is a whole lot to be said about the durability of the old Toyota Camry seat material. The interior of my father's old 89 Camry still looks good today, inspite of 6 or 7 years of neglect has heaped on it. Sorry for the thread hijack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Gregory 89 MJ Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I ran into this issue before i put in my floor shifter, I put toggle switches that controlled my lights there, it worked really well for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayWolf Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 The Laredo seats look like they sit back quite a bit. Is there any more legroom than with the bench seat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 The Laredo seats look like they sit back quite a bit. Is there any more legroom than with the bench seat??? No more let room with the buckets. Seat backs seem to go back further and not sit up as straight. Back on the 2 door buckets has a lot of "slop" in them. Had 4 or 5 different sets of 2 door buckets and they all had the same issue. You put your hand on the seat back and it can be moved for and aft by 2 or 3 inches. Long about 1995 Jeep changed the way the Cherokee seats fold forward and solved that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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