Do the early 70 model bucket seats have plastic seat back covers..........

[gomangoRT/SE]

I  think have read in places that plastic seat back covers <did not> come on early 70 models E body Challenger buckets seats.............build date on my car is oct of 69..........does anyone know for sure

[johnny-d]

My 1971 has the hard plastic backs on the seats.

[Killer_Mopar]

Maybe on a preproduction car they didnt have hard back, but I've never heard of a production car that didnt have them. Your car doesnt have an extremely early build date, so I doubt it would have such an oddity, especially if the car in question is a SE.

[Robb]

Unmolested (until I came along    ) Sept. 1969 SE Challenger.

has seatbacks

[Chryco Psycho]

mine also built the 2nd day of sept

[torredcuda]

`70-`72 have the hard seat backs,`73-`74 have all vinyl.

[culp71]

can a plastic back be put on a seat that originally had a full vinyl back?

[anlauto]

`70-`72 have the hard seat backs,`73-`74 have all vinyl.

This is correct !

[mopardave]

hard backs are 70 and early 71 Has the cast hinge covers. mid 71 to 72 is another with no extra cover

[4406v]

My "survivor" 9-69 Challenger RT has hard seat backs on the original seats. One thing I have found weird is the door panels DO NOT have the woodgrain plate above the grab handles, there is wood grain applied directly to the door panel but no holes for mounting the plate??? Is this normal???

[culp71]

so can a plastic back be mounted on a seat that originally had a full vinyl back?
or are the frames different?

[burdar]

One thing I have found weird is the door panels DO NOT have the woodgrain plate above the grab handles, there is wood grain applied directly to the door panel but no holes for mounting the plate??? Is this normal???

Early cars didn't come with wood grain on the door panels.  No holes were drilled for the metal plate.  It seems like someone wanted wood grain on the doors after the fact and applied the sticker right to the plastic panel.

[burdar]

so can a plastic back be mounted on a seat that originally had a full vinyl back?
or are the frames different?

The seats changed in 73.  I've read that the foam was molded around the frame and isn't replaceable like the earlier years.  If the foam is damaged, you just have to piece it back together as best you can.  I highly doubt the plastic seat backs will fit a 73-74.

[kissalien]

Early cars didn't come with wood grain on the door panels.  No holes were drilled for the metal plate.  It seems like someone wanted wood grain on the doors after the fact and applied the sticker right to the plastic panel.

True for vinyl seats but they did if you ordered leather or cloth seats.