Yup, I intalled a '98 split bench to replace my very worn '93 split bench seat.
The the seat brackets that bolt to the floor are the same width & configuration as the Gen2, but they are 3" narrower than the Gen2. What I did is remove the bracket from the Gen3 seats and use the ones from my original seats. To do this, I used pieces of 1/4" steel as adaptors (2 per seat).
When I put everything together I found out I needed 1/2" more height in the seats to accomodate the Gen2 style track adjustment lever. On the Gen2s, the lever pulls a wire up into the seat. where on the Gen3's the lever pushes downs into the track. So I made some 1/2 spacers from some hollow steel bed frame rails.
I did all this work in the tiny kitchen of my apartment at the time. All in all it took about 6 hours using hand tools and a drill. I'm sure someone could use the Gen3 track adjustment lever and the original brackets, but they would need to fabricate a longer lever, and I didn't have those tools.
If you have any questions, email me. And here's a picture of what mine look like now (I'll try to take some more technical pics next weekend when I'm home for spring break):
http://www.geocities.com/geek_farm/photos/dakseats.jpg
Mike S.
www.geocities.com/geek_farm
>I know Mike Styer's done it. From what I remember, it's not terribly difficult, but he did have to work the brackets some or fab an adapter.
>
>"Scott Miller" <scott.m@wt.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone put a Gen 3 split bench seat into a Gen 1 or Gen 2 truck? Any
>> problems or advice? I need to replace my buckets with a bench (I knew there
>> was a reason to only have one kid).
>
>> Thanks!
>
>> Scott
>
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