Uplander seats?

[BuffettTruck]

"Hey man, wrong forum. This is..."

Yeah, I get it. Let me explain.

I was sitting next to an Uplander today at a light and noting that the front shared many design qualities with my TB. This sparked an idea and while sitting in the car line at my kids' school I did some searching and looking at the seating, mostly at the mid-row buckets and trying to get an idea of how they were mounted, because I would love to replace my 60/40 and put in a center console for the kids. I checked online for measurements and the TB EXT is actually a couple inches wider than the Uplander.

So I am throwing out a feeler: Is anyone familiar with the interior of the Uplander and have an idea of how involved a swap might be?

 

[djthumper]

I believe that you will need to do custom mounting plates

 

[Mooseman]

I had an SV6 (sister of the Uplander) and the seats weren't that good. On top of that, no seat belts on those, only the rear ones.

 

[BuffettTruck]

Hmm. No seat belts is a deal breaker for me. I will have to keep looking. Back in the day, I would just get a pair of Fiero buckets, slap them in and call it good. Age, it seems, has mellowed me a bit.

Thanks guys.

 

[Reprise]

On top of that, no seat belts on those, only the rear ones.

Hunrh? ::applies affected Scooby-Doo voice:: Wondering how GM got that past NHTSA, et al. I thought belts were mandatory at all seating positions since...'64 ?

 

[Mooseman]

It's on the vans B pillar instead of in the seat.

 

[Blckshdw]

The 2nd row seat belts for us are on the C pillar too, so I'd think all you need to do is make sure the seat belt catches and releases, and that part would be covered.

 

[BuffettTruck]

I thought it odd that there were no belts, but wasn't going to push the issue. I will be going to my local junkyard soon and looking for some front seats to replace my current ones (hopefully the leather electric ones with heating are still there). I will see if they have any uplanders and take some pics of the mounting points to compare with my TB. The biggest concern I have is the flip-forward nature of the TB's seats to access the fuse box.

 

[Reprise]

It's on the vans B pillar instead of in the seat.

Ah - ok. I thought you meant "no belts, and no provision for them".
:::heeheeheeheeheehee::: (scarfs down a Scooby Snack)
(looking at some pics online, the buckle / latch is integrated in the seat; since those were pretty standard back then, even across platforms, I'll put money on 'fits'...lol.)

The biggest concern I have is the flip-forward nature of the TB's seats to access the fuse box.

I'll bet a (sturdy) clevis pin / mount could be rigged up, if 'quick access' was desired. But how often does one *really* need to get to the rear box, especially on an 'immediate' basis? If major fabbing was needed to adapt the seats, though, I might explore that option. You'd also lose 3rd row passenger access, but something tells me that's a minor concern for you, at best.

The other thing I noticed on the Uplander 2nd row is that it is in theatre / stadium configuration, where row 2 is mounted to 'see over' row 1. Most of that is probably floorpan design in the Uplander - but check headroom in both.

While the seats would fit, you want to ensure enough headroom to prevent little noggins from hitting the roof - and the pain that that would cause (for you, via the wife - the kids themselves will prefer the buckets / console enough that they won't complain)