Will these seats work with Merrick's rear seat bracket?

[ekajkrats]

Steel Supply LP out of TX looks legit to me and AFAICT has great prices. I'm going to get 6"X120" cut at 48" twice (0.125" thick), 2"X48" (0.125" thick) and 2, 0.5"X48" solid rods for $61 plus $35 shipping to FL, $103 total with tax. By looking at those plans thats all the steel I'll need.

Edit: I had the wong dia rod

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I got these 2013 chevy tahoe ltz 3rd row leather seats delivered today for $225. So if all goes well, the kids will be safer and dad will only be out $325 and 5 hours of time

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I think the fabricating is the cooler path, but there is also an option like these:

3rd Row Seat Brackets with Strikers & Bolts For Chevy Tahoe/ GMC Yukon 2000-2014 | eBay

1 Set of Seat bracket, Strikers & Bolts. Fit For Chevrolet&GMC. For Chevrolet Tahoe / for GMC Yukon 2000-2014 split 3rd-row seats. Function: Install a 3rd row seating will give your car more capacity.

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I took the stock brackets and used metal from a scrap place, for the above parts and under the bed to give it more metal to fasten to. Also elevated them a bit off the floor.

 

[Blue85]

Are the Tahoe/Yukon 3rd row seats the same as the Suburban/XL? I don't know of any reason they need to be different, unlike the 2nd rows. I thought the 1-piece and 2-piece seats were interchangeable.

 

[clutch2k3]

Steel arrived today and everything was exactly as I ordered. I bought it online on a Sunday night and it arrived by the following Thursday. I would absolutely recommend Steel Supply LP (based on this single purchase). I preferred paying $35 shipping to figuring out where to source locally since I don't fab much and I have limited time to drive places during normal business hours.

 

[regal403]

Steel arrived today and everything was exactly as I ordered. I bought it online on a Sunday night and it arrived by the following Thursday. I would absolutely recommend Steel Supply LP (based on this single purchase). I preferred paying $35 shipping to figuring out where to source locally since I don't fab much and I have limited time to drive places during normal business hours.

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Bump for after photos.

 

[clutch2k3]

Ask and ye shall recieve. Used a hobo frieght angle grinder and 90A flux core welder (Go Team HFT!). Could have used more amps but the first test-tab passed my sideways hammer test so I'm confident the welds will hold. That weld spray worked out awesome for dealing with all the splatter from flux core wire. If I ever meet the guy that posted those plans for the bracket, I'm buying him a beer or 2, they are spot on!

 

[Polymath]

That looks great!
I bought all the metal for this yesterday from a local supplier. It was about $55. I'm curious what thickness of plate people are using. I went with 1/8" which seemed fine to me but it was just a SWAG on my part.

Also, I think I need four of those flashlights!

 

[clutch2k3]

That looks great!
I bought all the metal for this yesterday from a local supplier. It was about $55. I'm curious what thickness of plate people are using. I went with 1/8" which seemed fine to me but it was just a SWAG on my part.

Also, I think I need four of those flashlights!

Thanks! $55, wow thats cheap!! IMO 1/8" is perfect.

Go Team HFT! I'd wait for it to go on sale. I use this thing daily and I'm on my second one (lowered a car onto my first one )

 

[Polymath]

Shipping big hunks of metal is expensive. No surprise that ordering online costs quite a lot more. I only do that for specialty alloys or shapes/cuts that the locals don't stock. Local suppliers are always cheaper for common metals.