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Can you replace 2nd row bench with 2nd row buckets?

Can you replace 2nd row bench with 2nd row buckets?

If woulda fit I would trade my great condition ’03 Tahoes pewter/shale leather (shade of gray) 2nd row bench (with all brackets hardware & fold down panels) for 2nd row leather buckets (with all brackets & hardware) in a heartbeat. Limits storage with buckets over bench but be easier for kids & dog to get into third row seatsear.

Can you use second row bucket seats on a Tahoe?

Suburban/Yukon XL will not work since their floor pan for the 2nd row is flat at the rear mounts of the seats. Tahoe/Yukon has a raised mounting surface at the rear. Looking to do this swap myself. IT is actually this post that made me join the forums. Have an 08 Tahoe LTZ with second row bucket seats.

Can a bench seat be swapped for a bucket seat?

Also, the covering panels are different. You aren’t able to simply find a bench seat and do the swap.

How many people can fit in the 2nd row?

So, with no 3rd row, and only bucket sets in the 2nd row it only seats 4 people, which is not good enough for my situation. In addition, I like the way the bench “separates” the passenger area from the “trunk” of the vehicle.

Suburban/Yukon XL will not work since their floor pan for the 2nd row is flat at the rear mounts of the seats. Tahoe/Yukon has a raised mounting surface at the rear. Looking to do this swap myself. IT is actually this post that made me join the forums. Have an 08 Tahoe LTZ with second row bucket seats.

If woulda fit I would trade my great condition ’03 Tahoes pewter/shale leather (shade of gray) 2nd row bench (with all brackets hardware & fold down panels) for 2nd row leather buckets (with all brackets & hardware) in a heartbeat. Limits storage with buckets over bench but be easier for kids & dog to get into third row seatsear.

Also, the covering panels are different. You aren’t able to simply find a bench seat and do the swap.

So, with no 3rd row, and only bucket sets in the 2nd row it only seats 4 people, which is not good enough for my situation. In addition, I like the way the bench “separates” the passenger area from the “trunk” of the vehicle.

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Ruth Doyle