best bucket seats for a 57 Belair

[chevynut]

It all comes down to what you want. I personally like having 12-way power seats that you can tweak to fit you "just right".

[reborn55]

me too

[markm]

Hated every set of power seats I ever had, just another thing to break.

[Rick_L]

I kinda like the power seat. Will fix if it breaks.

[chevynut]

I've had power seats in lots of vehicles, and never a problem with any of them. It's not like you run them back and forth and up and down all the time. The benefit is the adjustability, not that you move it all the time. Just like tilt steering columns. Mine stays in one place, but it's in a different place than if it was a straight column. My seat stays where it fits me best with the correct fore-aft positon, height, tilt, and seat back angle that makes it comfortable for me to drive. Most 60's seats only moved fore and aft on a tilted track. Not much adjustability there.

I guess we shouldn't use power windows, power door locks, power steering, power brakes, automatic transmissions, digital instruments, EFI, disc brakes, A/C or anything else that's become standard on most cars since 1965 since it's all gets "too complicated" and it's just another thing to break. Things were so much simpler when you had a horse pulling you around in a buggy.

[A57CHEVYMAN]

a57chevyman

Welcome to the site sgreg831!

Personally I like the late 90's to 2002 Cadillac Eldorado buckets. They are little larger-looking than a lot of other bucket seats, have 12-way power (with lumbar) and heat (if you want it), and fit well in these cars. There are a few others here who have used them too. I tried using a pair of Lexus seats, but they just looked to small in the car so I'm keeping them for another project. I built my own seat mounts that you can see in the pic below. I had a few other guys who wanted them, so I made several sets of them that I'm selling as a kit. The seat tracks need to be modified slightly, and only two holes need to be drilled in the floor for the inboard mount to make sure the seat is secure for safety reasons. The outboard mount is a bolt-in. I have a couple more sets left if you're interested. They may actually work with other seats with some modification.

Here's the 2000 Eldorado seats in my Nomad.

I have a 57 210, 2-door post in progress. recently acquired seats out of a 1996 Eldorado. Saw your 56 Nomad and would like to purchase set of brackets for mounting seats in my car. or possibly (if you are sold out) detailed plans, so that I could fabricate myself. Thanks much. You can text me at 727-488-8650. My name is Chuck.

[chevynut]

Hi Chuck, I am totally sold out right now. But I'm getting ready to order a bunch more laser cut parts and if I can get just one more order I'd make up another batch. I never thought I'd sell so many of these things.

[buckwheat]

I am actually interested in a couple of your seat mounts you have. Please let me know how to purchase your kits and the cost. I have Eldorado seats for my '57 and your mounts really look nice.

[buckwheat]

I guess I made it hard for you to contact me--sorry. My number is 615-403-1679. Please call (or text) with price and timeframe. Thanks!!!!

[reborn55]

How many orders do you need to make it worthwhile. Thanks.

[chevynut]

At least two, preferably three kit orders would work for me. I usually order ten sets at a time.

[chevynut]

If you guys want to order seat kits, please send me a PM or e-mail at Lnobi53@yahoo.com. They are $250 plus $18.75 shipping in the US. If I get at least two orders I'll make some up. Thanks!

[A57CHEVYMAN]

A57CHEVYMAN

Hi Chuck, I am totally sold out right now. But I'm getting ready to order a bunch more laser cut parts and if I can get just one more order I'd make up another batch. I never thought I'd sell so many of these things.

How do I make payment? $250.00 + $18.75, right. Personal check okay with you?

[Complete Auto Upholstery]

Personally I think the newer GTO seats look too "sports car" for these tri5s. They have large bolsters on the sides, but could be re-done by an interior shop to reduce them somewhat. Plus, every pair I've seen say "GTO" on them, so they would have to be re-done. The GTO is a pretty small car and I wonder how well the seats would fit in a tri5. I know some guys have used them.

[55 Rescue Dog]

Strapped into a tight fitting seat will always, trump a comfy pretty one, and make you feel like more of the car. Looks great, but need restraints.