roachslayer
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I've got a 2001 Eddie Bauer with bucket seats in the middle row. Some searching indicates that Ford clearly made bench seats for the expy.
Questions:
I'm not sure if I am reading that right, or how applicable it is.
I found some pics online of various years/trims with benches, including a 2001 Eddie Bauer, yet my 2001 EB clearly came with buckets.
^ 1998 Eddie Bauer
^ 2000 XLT
^ 2001 Eddie Bauer (looks like a bench to me!)
Can awesome folks here shed some light before I get into this project? Is there really a difference in floor mounts in 2001 between the above pictured bench, verses bucket seats? After which, my questions above become important. Thanks!
Questions:
- What year ranges are compatible? 97-2001?
- Do I need to remove the carpet? (I assume the mounts are located differently between bench and buckets)
- Are there different styles/models of benches? I'm seeing listings of 80/20 and 60/40 split seats in the junk yards. Is it all the same, they just aren't consistent in labeling?
"You CAN'T easily add Rear buckets to a 2000 (and possibly 2001) X. Two mounting holes are missing and there is a rib molded into the floor right where a mount would go."
I'm not sure if I am reading that right, or how applicable it is.
I found some pics online of various years/trims with benches, including a 2001 Eddie Bauer, yet my 2001 EB clearly came with buckets.
^ 1998 Eddie Bauer
^ 2000 XLT
^ 2001 Eddie Bauer (looks like a bench to me!)
Can awesome folks here shed some light before I get into this project? Is there really a difference in floor mounts in 2001 between the above pictured bench, verses bucket seats? After which, my questions above become important. Thanks!