Bucket Seats?

[garmj]

Has any one installed factory bucket seats in their MJ? I have a perfect pair out of a XJ but the floor brackets are different. :mad: Does any one have an old set of mj bucket seats with the brackets that would be willing to sell the brackets? I like to install seats as the factory does for safety and to keep an original look. Thanks

[offroader461]

you can take the pedistals off your bench and install them on the XJ buckets...its simple...the pedistal has 4 rivets that hold them on..just drill them out and do the same on the XJ buckets and use some 1/4" bolts and nuts and your done...easy solution

[Pete M]

Classifieds generally go in the classifieds, but we may have a better solution for you. MJ bucket floor brackets are the same and MJ bench floor brackets. The issue becomes the center sliding rail section. The straight sliders are best and the most like MJ sliders. The curved sliders will raise the seat up a couple inches. Not exactly good for tall folk. Also, 4door XJ seats won't fold forward, but 2door XJ seats will.

 

[grumpyman]

ok , i don't want buckets because i want to be able to get 3 across BUT i want headrests. has any one found a 60/40 style bench that'll work in an mj ?? i'm talking about the ones that have the folding bit in the middle? but feel a bit more like buckets. i would assume that if i can get one the right width and match up my existing frame this should work.

has this been done or thought about by anyone???

[jtdesigns]

ok , i don't want buckets because i want to be able to get 3 across BUT i want headrests. has any one found a 60/40 style bench that'll work in an mj ?? i'm talking about the ones that have the folding bit in the middle? but feel a bit more like buckets. i would assume that if i can get one the right width and match up my existing frame this should work.

has this been done or thought about by anyone???

I think the Dakota bench will fit... Someone on here has done that... CW maybe??????

[CWLONGSHOT]

Nope, Not me..

 

But you can make your Comanche BENCH BASES work with the XJ buckets EASY EASY EASY!!! :brows: :brows:

 

CW

[Pete M]

BUT i want headrests.

 

Some MJs came with benches with headrests.

[jtdesigns]

Maybe Pingpong then.... I know Ive seen wait,,, I think it was TNT... something about the fold up console in the middle with cup holders ....... hE11 I can't remember who but Ive seen it somewhere on here...

[HOrnbrod]

BUT i want headrests.

 

Some MJs came with benches with headrests.

 

That would be the 1991 - 1992 MJ bench seat.

 

[james750]

I was looking into doing buckets on mine, but I still need the middle seat, I looked into putting a Ford truck Console into it (the ones that have a fold out 3rd seat) but it was definitely TOO big, does anybody know if there is any other vehicle that has a fold out middle seat that is a bit narrower?

 

 

sorry to hijack, it just seams that this is relevant to this thread.

[fiatslug87]

Some MJs came with benches with headrests.

In either 89 or 90 headrests started coming with the bench seats, probably mandated for safety. My '90 Sportruck had headrests, my '88 Pioneer did not have headrests. My '89 Pioneer had buckets so I don't now about that year.

[grumpyman]

hey thanks for the responses guys . this gives me some good options for dealing with the headrest issue

[garmj]

you can take the pedistals off your bench and install them on the XJ buckets...its simple...the pedistal has 4 rivets that hold them on..just drill them out and do the same on the XJ buckets and use some 1/4" bolts and nuts and your done...easy solution

Thanks I will scope that out this weekend. Thanks guys for all the info. :D

[Kenosha Warrior]

Ill trade you MJ buckets for a bench seat? These seats are minter than mint. Grey.

[garmj]

Ill trade you MJ buckets for a bench seat? These seats are minter than mint. Grey.

I will give you my old bench seat but you will have to come and get it. I am in Florida. 8)

[garmj]

I drilled out the rivets today and exchanged the floor brackets fron the bench seat to the bucket seats. It worked perfectly, Thanks guys problem solved. :cheers:

[CWLONGSHOT]

I drilled out the rivets today and exchanged the floor brackets fron the bench seat to the bucket seats. It worked perfectly, Thanks guys problem solved. :cheers:

 

Told ya it was easy and I KNEW you could do it!! :cheers:

 

GOOD JOB!!!!

 

CW