Replacement seat options

[Third From Texas]

Usually the cooling is added to the racing suits and they circulate cold water thru tubes in their undergarments...

True, but ventilated seats are pretty common. Only time I road in some was a Ford King Ranch Edition p/u, but they were nice.

 

[coachgeo]

True, but ventilated seats are pretty common. Only time I road in some was a Ford King Ranch Edition p/u, but they were nice.

several versions of forced air fan booty/back cooling seat cushions on flea bay and amazon are available. thought about it myself.. still might

https://www.amazon.com/Cushion-Leve...=gateway&sprefix=seat+cushion,aps,195&sr=8-14

doing the cool suit thing in mine in lue of AC. Mostly thinking of a cool poncho...... it draps over you as you pull the seat belt across. removes for winter..... if heater was not so good Id run warm water thru the same poncho

 

[ramdough]

I was hoping for a junkyard pull or EBay find for seats. Lower budget.

My understanding is that a lot of the cooled seats have CANbus in them and you need to know what signals to send them so they will actually do something. That is why I was asking if anyone has figured it out. Anyone?


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[Reworked LMTV]

There are essentially 4 types of cooled seats:
1. Fan cooled- so so cooling
2. Peltier junction- better
3. Circulated H2O- ok, but not practical and humidity can be an issue
4. Condenser cooled-great, but expensive

 

[ramdough]

Prime Seating. Leather, heated, air ride, lumbar. LH series midback. View attachment 777108View attachment 777109

https://primeseatinginc.com/prime-300-series/

Do you have any pictures of the seats in your truck? Which base did you get? Low profile?

How is the lumbar support? ..... that is one of my pet peeves. I hate sinking into a seat hunched over like on a plane.

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[Reworked LMTV]

You have to remove the base completely for it to fit. Lumbar support is on par with typical high quality seats. You can certainly get more from a racing style seat. New plate to match up holes to frame would be needed. Plasma CNC. Mine seats are actually undergoing a redesign at the base to give more flexibility. I did not like my first iteration.

 

[ramdough]

If you're on FB there is a group that has a number of posts regarding seats and custom installations:

"LMTV MTV Military Trucks" and search for "seats"

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Does anyone know what each of these seats are from? I am trying to get options. I like the idea of armrests, but would rather have lumbar and comfort over armrests. I tend to be the one that drives 10 hours non stop. Once did 20 hours.


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[19Detail]

Does anyone know what each of these seats are from? I am trying to get options. I like the idea of armrests, but would rather have lumbar and comfort over armrests. I tend to be the one that drives 10 hours non stop. Once did 20 hours.


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20 hours. That sucks. I bought a gel seat cushion from Costco for $15 and it makes a big difference. It could be a temporary fix until you find a seat you like.

 

[olly hondro]

2011 and up MOPAR.

 

[ramdough]

You have to remove the base completely for it to fit. Lumbar support is on par with typical high quality seats. You can certainly get more from a racing style seat. New plate to match up holes to frame would be needed. Plasma CNC. Mine seats are actually undergoing a redesign at the base to give more flexibility. I did not like my first iteration.

Any pictures of your install? I am having trouble finding seats. My wife liked your seats. I doubt I will find it in the budget, but would enjoy drooling over them.


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[ramdough]

Honda Civic SI seats from a junkyard. Custom brackets from right angle steel and unistrut. Totally comfortable on and off-road.

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I really like those seats. What year are they?

Do you mind saying what they cost? I found a bunch of old cheap ones and expensive new ones. Just trying to guess how hard I will need to search to find cheap newer ones.


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[PacificNorthWestLMTV]

I've been looking at newer MiniVan seats like the Sienna and Odyssey that are leather with heat and cooling, ie blowing air around the hind quarters They have the arm rests on both sides that fold up and down but I am not sure if they would be too wide. From the height standpoint they seem to look about right.. There are several different wrecking yards that have them priced reasonably.... These seem like a good option...?.. Just have to get them pulled with the harness and switches.

 

[Third From Texas]

You can calculate just how wide a seat will fit with a tape (I forget the number). The specs for most seats can be found with some digging.

Height really depends on your leg length. The OEM seats are pretty low profile to allow for short drivers and you will notice that the highest point of the base is *well* below the transmission hump (several inches). When you look at a lot of installs, you will notice a lot of them are *higher* than the hump, And that's fine if you have the leg to reach the pedals and you are the only one to ever drive the truck.

Also keep in mind that the OEM wheel is at 22"(?) with very limited tilt. So at some point you may end up with the wheel resting on your legs the higher the seat (you can of course run a smaller steering wheel, but at the cost of leverage).

Lastly, and it's more of a personal thing, are the hip bolsters in some seats. While these are great at holding you in the seat when you are bouncing around off-road, they can be annoying to climb over for some people. In sports cars that you slip down into they are a great fit. But in a cab that you already have to climb up into on a regular basis they are an added obstacle to navigate and lift yourself in and out of the higher the bolster

Bottom line, LMTV seat solutions are like office chairs. Go into Office Depot some time and try to find the most comfortable chair. Rarely will two individuals pick the same chair though.

ymmv

 

[spankybear]

just bumping this topic to see if anybody has anything else to add... Having putting a few miles under the butt... not liking the USGI seats... Nope not at all!

 

[Andyrv6av8r]

just bumping this topic to see if anybody has anything else to add... Having putting a few miles under the butt... not liking the USGI seats... Nope not at all!

See post #5. I paid $60 for both seats in excellent condition and installation was easy.

 

[B-Dog]

just bumping this topic to see if anybody has anything else to add... Having putting a few miles under the butt... not liking the USGI seats... Nope not at all!

Quickly scanned this thread and I don't think Eric's blog made it on here. Did you see this:

Pick Your Seat

So I’ve been looking at seats for months and… I still haven’t decided. The air ride cab isn’t bad so I feel as though I don’t really need to invest in air-ride seats. …

builtmfg.com

Apologies if some of these (below) were posted in this thread but here are my crude seat notes when I was shopping. Ultimately, I went with Scheelmann but they are spendy. I wish I could tell you they were worth it but I only installed one to make sure it fit, haven't drove it anywhere with the seats. I bought the seat mounts from Scheelmann which I thought were overpriced but it turns out they weren't and made install a breeze. One could make seat adapters easily enough, they just might not look as nice.

air bag seat mount? Low profile
https://www.trucksystems.de/Mechanische-Federung-fuer-Schlepper-breit-niedrig-universal

knoelder seats $3k per set with heat (no cool) :
8” - 11.5” way too tall
https://www.raneystruckparts.com/extreme-low-rider-truck-seat-by-knoedler/
http://instagr.am/p/B4Lp_l6BSUZ/
Adventure driven/Brutus has scheelmann - Touring

Overland adventure truck did Prime - 200L air ride (per a post on their IG)
https://primeseatinginc.com/prime-200-series/

Middle seats
http://instagr.am/p/B7Rnxnop4_H/
Corbeau seats:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-stewart-stevenson-lmtv-1078/

HEMMT air ride seats in lmvt - way too high
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/air-ride-seats.153533/

Sparco - no good looking options for touring
Maybe the SPX - $3100
https://www.sparcousa.com/vehicle-seats-street

Civic SI seats
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/air-ride-seats.153533/post-2078571

 

[ckouba]

2018 Subaru Outback with homemade mount:

 

[olly hondro]

adding to my post #29 :

 

[wandering neurons]

Apologies for delay i response. The seats were already removed from the donor car, were selected out of the junkyard warehouse so I don't know what year they are. Based on condition, maybe 10 years at most. Only indication is "SI" embroidered on the seat back. I think $100-150/seat but in excellent condition. No electrics on the seat though, which is very important. I did cut the plug for the side air bag that is part of the seat, and had to trim a piece of plastic ear the hinge where it hit the door frame on the cab.

I spent about an hour just looking at and measuring seats to find the right ones.

Good luck!

I really like those seats. What year are they?

Do you mind saying what they cost? I found a bunch of old cheap ones and expensive new ones. Just trying to guess how hard I will need to search to find cheap newer ones.


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[Third From Texas]

I did cut the plug for the side air bag that is part of the seat

That brings up a very good point. Know what you are buying or at least know how to recognize an airbag system. Having an airbag charge go off unexpectedly while installing can be dangerous.