Replacing Air Ride Seat

tenntrucker · Apr 18, 2012

I'm wanting to get a new seat, so been doing some web surfing on the subject. I really like the National Seating Premier Leather w/heat. Was wondering if anyone has it, or is there a better one on the market?

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pearlpro · Apr 19, 2012

I am doing the same thing and Ive looked at the Nationals, I called down to 4 State in Joplin the Mafia truck shop fellas and they gave me some good prices, I definetly am getting a seat with heat, in fact Im looking at a pair and those seats are Nice. I will prolly do the Installation myself.

jjoerger · Apr 19, 2012

Try Superior seating. That's where we got ours and love them.

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zorry · Apr 19, 2012

If you get to the LA area pick up a 10-4 magazine. In the back is an amazing array of services. One is a seat repair man. 25 years repairing truck seats. Sells new and used. Switched our high back seat backs with air lumber left to right for 20 bucks. Theres also a mobile 5 th wheel repair guy, and a speedo repair shop listed.

zorry · Apr 19, 2012

Elmer's truck seat repair "since 1947" 7834 Santa Fe Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255, 323-588-8458

tenntrucker · Apr 19, 2012

Thanks, but I don't get to the left coast. But this is the seat I'm leaning towards. What caught my eye was this,

"Features the BackCycler, developed by orthopedic Professor Rowland G. Hazard MD. The BackCycler is an air driven, spinal motion system. The slow, pulsing action facilitates blood flow and reduces disc pressure."

Doggie Daddy · Apr 19, 2012

We bought one of the "back cycler" seats for our previous truck from national.
It was a good seat and much better than the stock seat. But if I was to do it again, I would trade the "back cycler" for the heat.

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Doggie Daddy · Apr 19, 2012

Just reread the OP, maybe the "back cycler" is also available with heat.
I think when we ordered ours it was one or the other.

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zorry · Apr 19, 2012

We have b-c and heat.

tenntrucker · Apr 19, 2012

Yes heat is an add on that's available. And I'm going to add it on. Now have to choose cloth or leather, leather is an extra $374.00 adding heat is $274.

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zorry · Apr 27, 2012

Sitting at Volvo Dlr in Memphis. Seats Inc has some nice looking seat covers that are heated. They plug into cig lighter. On sale here for $64. Something to think about if you need to recover your seats.

tenntrucker · Apr 27, 2012

Thanks, but really need to replace the whole seat.

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BobWolf · Apr 27, 2012

Depending on how deep your pockets are you can try this a few years ago my brother replaced his seats with captians seats from a dodge c-van they bolted right onto the air ride base without a problem. He had to do a litle wiring swich and fuse for the heat and they were quite comfortable.
and cheaper than a complete new unit.

tenntrucker · Apr 27, 2012

It's more of a want than a have to thing I guess, but going all out on this one. I want about all the options on this.

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Refer Hauler · Apr 28, 2012

Get the best seat you can find and get all the options!!!. It's a write off anyway!

I look at it this way, this seat is where we spend most of our time and make most of our money. A good mechanic doesn't use cheap tools. and I don't plan on setting on a cheap uncomfortable seat,just because I saved couple of hundred bucks or so. Most seats wear out and get lumpy over 500 K in my experience

Since I live just north of Louisville I go to the truck show on the last day and pickup a demo seat for about 40% of retail. they don't want to pay to ship them back.