Is it possible to swap out bucket seats for a bench seat?

Skull Leader · #1 (**permalink**) 11-09-2008, 03:18 AM

I have a 2004 XE with manual tranny. It's not the 4 door version but the one with a little room behind the seats. Anyway, I hate not having a bench seat for the ladies to scoot on over next to me. Does anybody make an aftermarket bench seat or can I swap one in from a wrecked Frontier? I was hoping for a 60/40 seat with the fold down arm rest/console. What else would I have to change? If I take out the console I'll also have to find the parts to make the area around the shifter look nice also.

Is this possible?

Inyourface1650 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-09-2008, 03:20 AM

stickshifts and safetybelts,
bucket seats have all got to go.
when we're driving in the car,
it makes my baby seem so far.
i need you here with me,
not way over in a bucket seat.

you can swap out one from a single cab frontier. Also snag the console. it all should bolt right in

Note: your back area will become utterly useless because I dont think the bench has the tilt and roll feature that your passanger seat does to gain access to the rear

98 frontier 4x4 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-09-2008, 01:42 PM

The bench seat does tilt forward so people can still squeeze in to the back seats.

ScottXGTR · #4 (**permalink**) 11-09-2008, 04:52 PM

a bench from a similar year frontier will bolt right in.

**roastbeef** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-10-2008, 12:43 AM

thats kinda corny but ok.

Peck · #6 (**permalink**) 11-10-2008, 04:30 AM

The back of the bench is unfinished, would look ugly. The bench seat is not comfortable what so ever, at least it wasn't for me. Any drive over 45 minutes played hell on my back.