I am installing seats from a 1998 Chevy Silverado with integrated seatbelts.
There have been alot of discussions about the safety of using this seat with the integrated seatbelts. The issue is the strength of the floor and the fact that you aren't using the stock mounting locations or the stock seatbelt mounts. Here are a couple pics of the brackets I am using to mount the seats. My intent was to reinforce the floor to some extent due to the fact that these seats have the integrated seat belts. The mounting holes on these seats do not match the existing holes so what I did was add these plates to the top of the floor and then I have also made three plates that go under the floor.
There is a section of C channel welded to the front bracket that the middle seat attaches to.
Underneath the truck I have this plate that is in the raised area below the front bracket.
Then I have two additional plates that both go perpindicular to this plate. One is about 5" wide and connects the front seat bracket to the rear seat bracket nearest to the transmission. Then I have a plate that is about 1 1/2" wide that connects the front seat bracket to the rear seat bracket nearest to the door. My intent is that with these brackets tied together from the bottom of the floor to the top of the floor, I have reinforced the floor where the seats bolt in. Here are the brackets I am using under the floor to attempt to reinforce the floor - they tie into the brackets above the floor.
Although this is the way I chose to install these seats, I obviously am not an engineer and would recommend you give serious thought to how to securely mount this type of seat.
After getting the seat brackets figured out I moved on to the carpet. Due to the body lift I am using, I decided to swap to a low hump for a little more foot room and that also allowed me to not have to modify the transfer case shift handle.
I am using tile backing board for the carpeting on the rear cab wall. I considered just gluing the carpet to the back wall but thought a smooth appearance would be better.
For the kick panels I decided not to go with the premade carpet panels. Instead, I bought extra carpet and cut it to fit. I left extra on the bottom and sides so the floor carpet will sit on the excess and make it very seamless.
Here's another shot of the carpet.
Here are the door panels I made to match my seats.
I took backing board typically used in a shower (moisture resistant) and used my old panels as a template. Then I glued upholstery foam to the board followed by the seat material. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. They tie the interior together I think. Here are the seats.
I'm using door seals for an S-10 pickup. They slip on rather than having to be glued on. Here is a pic of the seals.
Here are a few pics of the interior now that it is almost done. I'm using Autometer Phantom gauges, a Grant steering wheel and an automatic van tilt column that I have modified to use with the four on the floor.
