non bench seat for a box.

[marquis_82_withneons]

Trying to narrow down what will work for my seat swap. I'll be running a 5spd so my current bench seat isn't the best option. I'd also be interested in a center console down the road but main thing is seats for now. I know it will more than likely be a pair from a whale since I believe that's the only one that offered a center console right? I'm sure you guys know of a few options. Thanks

[knucklehead0202]

I'm considering this as well, and would like to keep power seats, even if it takes some electrical fuckery. Buckets would be nice though, tired of flat seats.

[mcninetyone]

I have seen several conversions using Taurus buckets and console in Panthers. They look pretty good and come with leather and power.
Also, the buckets and console from Crown Vic sports can be considered.

[marquis_82_withneons]

Seat style and console style are none of my worries. Power would be nice but can do without. I'm just looking for a fairly direct swap whether I can bolt the seat to existing brackets or I have swap the thing, idk. Whatever seats I get will probably be reupholstered as well to match my rear cloth. I want cloth in the end. But again not crucial now. My first thought was the seats from a whale p71

[Mr Bean]

92+ Panther seats won't bolt up. You will need to fab up custom rails. Because the seats are lopsided the rails won't easy to make either.

SN197 Mustang buckets can be made to fit fairly easily.

[marquis_82_withneons]

Let me try a different route.. what options do I have with my split bench? "5spd swap guys" feel free to chime in

[pantera77]

what options do I have with my split bench? "5spd swap guys" feel free to chime in

What do you mean? You don't need to do anyhting with them.

[9t3lightning]

I have police buckets from a 93 cv they bolted right into my 90
And used a console from an exploder
Weird thing when I added the heated seat kit to the police buckets the tags inside say 'Taurus'
So I'll assume SHO BUCKETS would swap too??

[marquis_82_withneons]

I think the 90s are different than the 89 and down boxes aren't they? But anyway, that's great! I was thinking for some reason the seat sat to far forward. Cool!

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Weird thing when I added the heated seat kit to the police buckets the tags inside say 'Taurus'
So I'll assume SHO BUCKETS would swap too??

Maybe. The SHO seats have the tracks built into the sheetmetal for the bottom seat pan, and the legs said tracks use to bolt to the floor are not even height - two are identical citty-corner from each other, the other two are different from them and from each other as well. I no longer remember what exactly the geometry was, but the best way to go about using them in a '89-down box is to cut all this shit off and bring the seat pans down to flat and then do whatever needs done to bolt the Panther rails to that. The driver's seat will have your standard 6-way joystick setup plus two more switches (lumbar and bolsters) built in it, the harness plugs directly into the box Panther seat track, just feed the seat power and do something about a good ground. Passenger side seat will also have the lumbar and bolsters switches, but may not have the 6-way joystick thing, and again just give it power and ground and it will work.

Went thru all that while running SHO seats in a truck that has a flat frame to bolt buckets onto. The same seats are scheduled to continue their service in another truck, this one has no frame to bolt both of them onto so they will be using the Panther tracks modified as needed. They are super-comfy tho...

[pantera77]

With a little fab work you can easily put whatever you want in. I eventually put Bronco II seats in, then box PI buckets

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Just looking at those and my back hurts already! lol

[marquis_82_withneons]

so box panther PI had buckets?

[Kodachrome Wolf]

so box panther PI had buckets?

Seems to have been an option. The P72 I stumbled across just carried a basic front split bench seat. The seat material was trimmed very similarly, though.

[pantera77]

so box panther PI had buckets?

They were an option, and they apparently are very rare.