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usmcm1a 12-30-2012 02:14 AM

1968 bucket headrest
 
Hey everybody. I am building a 68 Malibu that originaly had a bench seat. I am planing on putting buckets in and when my budget allows ( college student) addinf headrests. has anybody upgraded non head rest buckets to head rests? what is involved in this process and where did you find the mechanism?

Hank70SS 12-30-2012 07:19 AM

It would be a lot easier to just get a set of 69-72 buckets that come with headrests.

SS Shaun 12-30-2012 03:30 PM

man i have a set of head rest but i am not sure if they are for bucket or bench i think they are bench here they are
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...psb1527326.jpg

shadowgray396 12-30-2012 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS Shaun (Post 41362)
man i have a set of head rest but i am not sure if they are for bucket or bench i think they are bench here they are
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...psb1527326.jpg

Bench seat head rest

SS Shaun 12-31-2012 01:17 AM

yeah that is what i thought. sorry can't help you

shadowgray396 12-31-2012 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Hank70SS (Post 41349)
It would be a lot easier to just get a set of 69-72 buckets that come with headrests.

Agree with Hank on this one.

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/Parts004.jpg

Bucket seats have a 2 post head rest that goes in the top of the seat where the 2 black guide tubes are mounted on top of the seat back. Not sure if all the hardware is available to do a conversion.

Ok found the parts to do a conversion headrest guide tubes are $48 a pair and the head rest release buttons are $32 for 69, not sure if 68 had them. True Connections has them along with most vendors I would guess.

usmcm1a 01-01-2013 08:08 PM

Thanks for all the info! Does anyone know the diffrence between 68 and 69 head reast relaease buttons?

shadowgray396 01-01-2013 10:52 PM

68 did not have head rests if I remember correctly. Started in 69 with head rests. The 69 release buttons are different then 70.

SS Shaun 01-02-2013 10:20 AM

you are correct with that in 68 no head rest it started in 69

usmcm1a 01-02-2013 06:28 PM

The option lists i have seen list A81 as the RPO code for bucket seat headrests in 1968


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