Who makes a good solid aftermarket bucket seat??
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Are Wise and Springfield really the only choices? I'm looking for mid back buckets and coming up with nothing, short of a company in Australia. Are custom seats from scratch just not a thing in North America???
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There were more options available, but it does seem like a few have gone out of stock. I was looking at Attwood Aergo seats, but they seem to be out now too.
I had bought some Springfields for my last boat and they were OK. Nothing great. I'm now looking at the Wise seats too.
Most of the ones available on Amazon I think are Chinese made. I like to read the negative reviews on stuff and see if there's a common complaint that keeps showing up.
I had seen recently a set of drop down bolsters in a classifieds somewhere. Those would prob be the best route to go and have them reupholstered if you want good quality.
I had bought some Springfields for my last boat and they were OK. Nothing great. I'm now looking at the Wise seats too.
Most of the ones available on Amazon I think are Chinese made. I like to read the negative reviews on stuff and see if there's a common complaint that keeps showing up.
I had seen recently a set of drop down bolsters in a classifieds somewhere. Those would prob be the best route to go and have them reupholstered if you want good quality.
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Xlint89 - I fear all those Attwood, Wise, etc are coming from the same big bucket in China. A friend just bought a set from Amazon and they are pretty good except the for the flip up bolster which is wobbly and won't be around long if you really use it.
phragle - what line within PRP did you get? They do like nice. I didn't want to go too high on the back.
phragle - what line within PRP did you get? They do like nice. I didn't want to go too high on the back.
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Colors? I gave up on that a long time ago. I will need to have whatever I buy recovered I'm sure. Remember when their were options? I can hardly. In the absence of the custom wheel offsets we used to be able to order I actually had to have a set of wheels CNC'd from raw forgings last year. Oh to return to pre-2019.
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Xlint89 - I fear all those Attwood, Wise, etc are coming from the same big bucket in China. A friend just bought a set from Amazon and they are pretty good except the for the flip up bolster which is wobbly and won't be around long if you really use it.
phragle - what line within PRP did you get? They do like nice. I didn't want to go too high on the back.
phragle - what line within PRP did you get? They do like nice. I didn't want to go too high on the back.



