Over the recent past we've had several threads about choosing and purchasing seats from a wrecking yard for Studebakers.
On one thread, a poster mentioned trying all the electrics both motors and heaters, before taking them home. Good advice.
One other I've learned the hard way is seats from wrecks can have bent frames. It isn't always obvious by looking, but in an impact, the body inertia from drivers and passengers can bend the sheet metal frames. Suggest putting them on the floor, sitting in them, closing eyes and feeling does the back feel in line with the seat bottom?
For pickups, some modern seats have thicker backs and can push we long-legged folk too far forward. I look for the thinnest possible back on a seat going into a truck.
What other suggestions do we have to share?
jack vines
On one thread, a poster mentioned trying all the electrics both motors and heaters, before taking them home. Good advice.
One other I've learned the hard way is seats from wrecks can have bent frames. It isn't always obvious by looking, but in an impact, the body inertia from drivers and passengers can bend the sheet metal frames. Suggest putting them on the floor, sitting in them, closing eyes and feeling does the back feel in line with the seat bottom?
For pickups, some modern seats have thicker backs and can push we long-legged folk too far forward. I look for the thinnest possible back on a seat going into a truck.
What other suggestions do we have to share?
jack vines
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