Tom's Bronco Seats

[englewoodcowboy]

I was looking at parts today and stumbled across his seats. The fit looks decent etc. till I saw the video of the bracket install. What I don't get, is it has the flip brackets for the pass side, however it also has a bracket that you through bolt to the rear pan preventing the seat from being able to flip forward. Has anyone installed these seats and retained the flip for rear seat egress? If so, can you post up picks or a video? I am trying to have a few options if my current idea of retrofitting the power seats I got out of the Lincoln MKVII doesnt work out as planed.

 

[67RT]

Are you talking about the rear fold and tumble that bolts into the rear seat belt holes? If so, it has a bracket and j clip to allow flipping forward. It folds and then flips..
Directions were pretty weak and I ended up with a few extra holes in my floor because the left and right front brackets are slightly different, yet not marked, and my dumb A$$ did not test fold before installation! It will sit properly yet not fold if brackets are reversed. Otherwise, easy install. Fit is good, but tight. It rubs on both sides and I have no mat or carpet, just bare wells. So far I like it, but have had no passengers as my cage is not done. It sits very low, so I don;t think it would be comfy for long rides for an adult..

 

[Hozr]

I understand completely and did what you are asking with the passenger seat. I made a custom latching mechanism to retain the forward flip. I'll get you pics when it stops raining.

 

[englewoodcowboy]

I am inquiring about the pass seat and its flip feature for rear seat access. I am not worried of the fit is tight as I will be recovering them and they can be trimmed down to fit with carpet etc. Thanks for the input, keep it coming!

 

[Hozr]

You pull the cable forward and it releases both latches. It fits really snug and doesn't rattle at all.

Sorry, crappy iphone pictures

 

[Slednut10]

You pull the cable forward and it releases both latches. It fits really snug and doesn't rattle at all.

Sorry, crappy iphone pictures

Nice setup, HOZR. Did you fab those pull latches or salvage them from something?

 

[Hozr]

Made them myself. THey are spring loaded slide bolts for a trailer similar to these. The pins are 1/2" and I reinforced the tub on the back with 3/8" steel. The whole setup is darn stout!

 

[tomsoffroad76]

May need to clarify something here. Our TBP Deluxe Seats have a different mounting bracket system now than what is shown here. Our passenger seat bracket is a full custom bracket without hinges, but it does now support sliders on the passenger side so you can fold the seat forward and then slide it forward to get into the back. This makes it much easier to access the back than in the past, but does not allow for the tumble forward modification listed here. We don't do a tumble forward design because the seat is taller than stock seats so the backrest isn't able to tuck under the dash like original seats.

 

[tomsoffroad76]

Hozr, I do like your modification to the old style brackets and the pull pin looks to be quality. Great job!

 

[LTL4life]

I plan on buying a set of the seats soon. Kinda wish all the brackets/sliders were pre-assembled

 

[Slednut10]

Made them myself. THey are spring loaded slide bolts for a trailer similar to these. The pins are 1/2" and I reinforced the tub on the back with 3/8" steel. The whole setup is darn stout!

Thanks, Hozr. I may have to steal your idea for my rig!

 

[tomsoffroad76]

I plan on buying a set of the seats soon. Kinda wish all the brackets/sliders were pre-assembled

The sliders do come pre-assembled on the seats. The brackets need to be bolted on but that's a simple procedure. Just a few bolts on each seat. We send them that way because the seats would be much more expensive to ship with the brackets on them and more likely to get damaged during the shipment.