A cheap, better rear seat

BroncoChicken · Dec 9, 2018

Snagged some rear Explorer seats and mounted them up to a stock rear frame. Much more comfortable and total cost was about $100.

bronconut73 · Dec 9, 2018

What year Explorer Bud?

BroncoChicken · Dec 9, 2018

They’re actually from current generation Police Explorers. The middle seats are replaced with the plastic one piece seat. Two 40% sections fit just right.

sykanr0ng · Dec 9, 2018

BroncoChicken said:
They’re actually from current generation Police Explorers. The middle seats are replaced with the plastic one piece seat. Two 40% sections fit just right.

/\/\ They pull out brand new seats and replace them with drunk proof hard plastic, then sell the new seats.

SteveL · Dec 9, 2018

Nice looking set up

Cortez · Dec 10, 2018

Looking good, those fit nicely.

hyghlndr · Dec 10, 2018

Might be helpful to show how you mounted to the stock rear seat frame.

Thanks

chrlsful · Dec 10, 2018

not a bench (individual buckets)? mounted directly to floor (oe frame is still on grn/tan bench)?

jperry1290 · Dec 10, 2018

It took me a few years, but I scored a Corbeau rear seat for cheap on CL.

BigB · Dec 10, 2018

Did you source them from the same place?

Do you have a link if you got them online?

BroncoChicken · Dec 10, 2018

I cut the armrest and backrest supports off as well as the lip on the stock seat frame. Some L-channel sandwiched in for support and just ran new bolts through all of it. The green and tan seat cushions have gone to the big upholstery shop in the sky.

I have a Denver Police friend here that hooked me up with the guy that retrofits the seats. Call your local PD to find some.

chrlsful · Dec 10, 2018

"...seats...gone to the big upholstery shop in the sky."
too bad, 's plenty on here that could use em...coulda funded ur project.

Anyway, thnxs for the tips/pics !

trailerjack · Dec 10, 2018

So you trashed a whole back seat just for the bracket? You could have gotten 250 bucks for that seat probably.

BroncoChicken · Dec 10, 2018

The original seat looks better in the picture than it was in reality. I looked for a frame only, but this is what I could get locally. I still have my stock rear seat to match the fronts. I’ll pass those along to someone as a set when I get my front buckets installed.

hyghlndr · Dec 10, 2018

Thanks for the additional pictures.

onpier55 · Dec 10, 2018

Do they have headrests?

BroncoChicken · Dec 10, 2018

The police seats do not come with headrests. You could use regular explorer seats, but finding a pair would’ve been more difficult and much more expensive I’m guessing. They also have a more pronounced curve on the passenger side of the seat back. These are closer to square on both sides of the back.

ptwist · Dec 11, 2018

Are they going to be able to fold down and/or tumble forward?

BroncoChicken · Dec 11, 2018

Eventually I will try and make them tumble, it shouldn’t be difficult. Right now they just fold.

jmangi62 · Dec 11, 2018

Wow,those are nice. Did you have any problems with the seatbelt install? It looks like they could be used in the front too,very nice work.

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