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  1. Sep 7, 2017 at 9:29 AM
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    Also a shout out to @Sr5_Tacoma for letting me borrow your trailer! I appreciate that. :cheers:
     
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    No problem! Always happy to help when I can
     
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  3. Sep 11, 2017 at 6:37 AM
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    Finally got around to swapping ]the bench seat out for some buckets w/ center console. Swapped everything out of the bench seat and installed in the passenger bucket seat. also put in some heating pads to make them heated bucket seats. Thanks @LivinLoud for the help
    IMG_1887.jpg
     
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  4. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:15 AM
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    Your air bag light on?
     
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  5. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:15 AM
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    negative.
     
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  6. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:18 AM
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    Spliced in the connectors?
     
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  7. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:20 AM
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    no splicing anything at all.
     
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  8. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:31 AM
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    You got lucky then
     
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  9. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:52 AM
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    Blais03 [OP] Guess I'll bring a spare wheel bearing...

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    How so? I just took everything out of the new bucket seats. Then swapped everything from the bench seat to the buckets. the entire wire harness and everything. I used the buckles from the bench seat and removed the ones on the bucket seat. It was incredibly easy just a little time consuming.
     
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  10. Sep 11, 2017 at 9:06 AM
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    Ah that's why. I didn't want the buckles sticking way up and left the bucket receivers on
     
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  11. Sep 11, 2017 at 9:08 AM
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    They actually don't stick way up. They fit perfectly in there. image.jpg
     
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  12. Sep 11, 2017 at 9:09 AM
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    Yea that's not too bad, mine looked like they would be a lot higher than that
     
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  13. Sep 11, 2017 at 9:11 AM
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    Yep and I took both seats apart and got the heaters in too. Once you have a warm ass in the winter you don't go back.
     
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    I had it for one winter and it was nice. It wasn't the in seat style though. Cheap Wal-Mart thing haha
     
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    Yeah fuck that lol
     
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    Exactly. My dad loves them though haha
     
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    They're not too bad to install either
     
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    I mean… it’s a Ford, you don’t care
    Any time!
     
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    New trailer! Pretty pumped about it. Thanks again to @LivinLoud for all the help cleaning her up.

    IMG_1972.jpg IMG_1973.jpg IMG_1977.jpg
     
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    Thanks @DrFunker for the rear storage bins!:cheers: Also... sorry for cutting the shit out of them :sawzall::sorry:

    Managed to get my amp mounted and my sub box to fit inside!

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