Regmon Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hello everyone. I have bucket seat question. I'm doing a bench to bucket seat conversion on my 72 monte. and I'm recovering a set of seats from a 71 Malibu. My question is, what is the distance the buttons are from the top of the seat backs? Are they placed half way from the top to the bottom? Of somebody can measure there seat button location, that would be great. See pic..any info is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealRed70 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I have one original set of Monte buckets that has the buttons 10 1/4 inches down from the piping/ top seam to the middle of the button. I have two more sets of originals that have the buttons at 11 1/2 inches down. I would go with the 11 1/2 myself, but lets see what some one else has for a measurement. I would not go by any measurements from seats that have been recovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 looking at my bench seat, it looks like the buttons are at the same height as the buttons on the door panels. maybe i'm splitting hairs..but thanks for the measurements..will help when ready to put the buttons on the covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 seats & console all done. buttons set at 11 1/2" from top. thanks Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Looks great! Did you do them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 They look really good sitting there on the garage floor but i bet they will look even sweeter mounted inside the car. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 They look GREAT!!!! But I would change the carpet, it has a crack in it. lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 yes, did all the work myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SPEED Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Wow nice job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970mcss Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 They look great, did you rebuild the cushions?? Or recover the old....nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imr Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 those look fantastic. great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealRed70 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 They look very nice. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 thanks everybody...rebuilt everything. see pics of what i started with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdrive Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Excellent job! 🙂 You might want to go ahead and knock that rivet out of the detent plate. I have your replacement ready to go. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Hello, just wanted to show some pics of the finished project. Thanks to everyone who gave there input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Great job! Looks fantastic! Thanks for the update and pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Wow! Beautiful work and end result! You can be justifiably proud! Lots of satisfaction in having a project turn out so well - congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Looks sharp!! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Very nicely done! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Very Nice!! Good to see "after" pictures. Just wondering if that bucket is a power bucket seat? looks set back more than the passenger in picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmon Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Nope, no power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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