Any experience with these seats or seller?

jcook · 03-01-2005, 07:57 PM

What do you guys think on this price? My driver seat has more rips than who know what. I would like to replace the both the fronts. The back can stay the way it is for now. no one can really see it back there. Are they worth it? I am on a tight budget.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7958479417&catego ry=33701

miciar · 03-01-2005, 08:24 PM

ive grown to hate ebay...too much hastle and bidding drama

have you tried local wrecking yards?

im a touchy feely kinda guy and a picture just wont do..plus you can see first hand what youre getting and walk out with them right then and there. im just guessing, after shipping you could find em elsewhere for a few bucks more and avoid the hassle and the possibility of being out 100 bucks all together if the seller dosent come through. it happens. careful man

Mr. Notorious · 03-01-2005, 08:24 PM

If you're on a tight budget, I'd suggest seat covers. However that is dirt cheap. Shipping for seats like those are usually over $100. Have you even been in a vehicle with seats like those? IMO they are very uncomfortable for trips over 20 minutes. They have very little padding. If you look at the second seat in the piture, it looks like a plastic seat with a seat cover over it. They're cheap but they will probably very uncomfortable. Leaf springs are uncomfortable as it is!

xxxflhrci · 03-01-2005, 11:48 PM

If only the fronts of your seats are bad, you can likely get them refaced for 100 bucks each.

jcook · 03-02-2005, 06:39 AM

$100 A PIECE! Man you are trying to break me. I hate the seats enough. I would not reface them. The levers to fold the backs of the seat are half frozen up. they are trash.

xxxflhrci · 03-02-2005, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jcook

$100 A PIECE! Man you are trying to break me. I hate the seats enough. I would not reface them. The levers to fold the backs of the seat are half frozen up. they are trash.

Weren't you looking at spending 100 bucks plus 40 more for shipping, anyway? But, I guess if your seats are all to crap then refacing is not for you. But 100 bucks a piece to reface a good seat is better than those cheapo injection molded seats that you are looking at, IMO. They are basically made like those cheap patio chairs with a crappy vinyl cover stretched over 'em. I doubt if they would be very comfortable and doubt if they will give you the right seating position since they are "universal" seats that you can bolt into anything from a Beetle to a helicopter.

jdjonesdr · 03-02-2005, 11:57 AM

Note that no one is bidding on them. They are cheap universal seats. Don't waste your money.

jcook · 03-02-2005, 12:10 PM

Are there any good seats with that same price tag that you guys know about?

pyro9862 · 03-02-2005, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jcook

Are there any good seats with that same price tag that you guys know about?

Junkyard or someone parting a car, that's the only way you're going to get decent seats without dumping $400 minimum. Or get lucky like me and find a brand new set of seats in a dumpster

**BackRoadJPin** · 03-02-2005, 08:04 PM

Wait a little longer and save some more money these ones will be a bit more comfortable then the ones on ebay.

I am in the exact same boat as you are, my driver seat is so far gone that when I went to the seat shop to see if they could be recovered and redone with foam inserts they told me don't waste your time... good thing too since then the passanger seat is in perma recline.

anyways here are some cheapy's to look at Outland , Smittybuilt you will like yourself more in the end if you save a bit more money and hold out for better seats.

Last summer I hit 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers and they had high back black vynol bestop seats for $89.00 each *but I was out of money at the time* a better seat will come along.

jcook · 04-26-2005, 02:32 PM

where can i find the best seats, reclining and not low back. <$400 for the pair

03-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#3
Mr. Notorious Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,010 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	If you're on a tight budget, I'd suggest seat covers. However that is dirt cheap. Shipping for seats like those are usually over $100. Have you even been in a vehicle with seats like those? IMO they are very uncomfortable for trips over 20 minutes. They have very little padding. If you look at the second seat in the piture, it looks like a plastic seat with a seat cover over it. They're cheap but they will probably very uncomfortable. Leaf springs are uncomfortable as it is! __________________ 1992 4.0HO 5spd -- BDS 3.5" lift -- 33x11.5 M/T's -- Gibson Cat-Back -- 8.8 with 4.10's -GONE 1967 FJ, linked, 350 chevy, 35's, arbs, blah blah... 2002 TJ "If you're not moving ahead, you're falling behind"

03-02-2005, 06:39 AM	#5
jcook Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	$100 A PIECE! Man you are trying to break me. I hate the seats enough. I would not reface them. The levers to fold the backs of the seat are half frozen up. they are trash. __________________ IF IT DOESN'T FIT FORCE IT. IF IT BREAKS, IT NEEDED REPLACING ANYWAYS.

03-02-2005, 11:57 AM	#7
jdjonesdr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 73 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	For what it's worth....... Note that no one is bidding on them. They are cheap universal seats. Don't waste your money. __________________ DOMINICAN STORM RIDERS JEEP CLUB, SD,RD, Member #1, 1990 Wrangler, 4.2, 5 sp. Manual A/C Stock, yes, stock, bought it new and still looks like the day I bought it. It's my sixth jeep, had em' all my life, did all my 4 wheelin' on sand dunes. I know my jeep loves me.. right? Please, tell me it loves me....

03-02-2005, 12:10 PM	#8
jcook Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Are there any good seats with that same price tag that you guys know about? __________________ IF IT DOESN'T FIT FORCE IT. IF IT BREAKS, IT NEEDED REPLACING ANYWAYS.

04-26-2005, 02:32 PM	#11
jcook Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	where can i find the best seats, reclining and not low back. <$400 for the pair __________________ IF IT DOESN'T FIT FORCE IT. IF IT BREAKS, IT NEEDED REPLACING ANYWAYS.

03-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#2
miciar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: norcal Posts: 22 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	ive grown to hate ebay...too much hastle and bidding drama have you tried local wrecking yards? im a touchy feely kinda guy and a picture just wont do..plus you can see first hand what youre getting and walk out with them right then and there. im just guessing, after shipping you could find em elsewhere for a few bucks more and avoid the hassle and the possibility of being out 100 bucks all together if the seller dosent come through. it happens. careful man

03-01-2005, 11:48 PM	#4
xxxflhrci Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Posts: 3,643 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	If only the fronts of your seats are bad, you can likely get them refaced for 100 bucks each.