Date:         Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:15:41 -0800
Reply-To:     Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Organization: Dana's Mobile Carpet Steam
Subject:      Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
Comments: To: Michael Snow <mwsnow@HOME.COM>
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Mike, cut away the plywood where you want to place the floor brackets
and drill holes through the floor to match the holes you have previously
drilled through the brackets.  Then treat the bare metal and bolt-up
with washers and M12 or M14 treated hardware.  This size is what VW uses
to anchor their lap/shoulder belts.  I believe you would destroy the
bracket before breaking the hardware.

-Dana-

Michael Snow wrote:
>
> Hi chris.  I have considered doing exactly that.  The thing that stops me is
> that the primary user of the seat is my 9 year old daughter.  There's just
> no way I will knowingly compromise her safety.
>
> VW designed the seat to be installed in a certain way.  I intend to have a
> local certified welder put the plates in for me.  Doing it this way is not
> overkill to me, though opinions vary.  I just don't trust the plywood camper
> floor to anchor the bottom of the seat.    There's certainly more than one
> way to attack this problem, but anchoring the seat legs in wood is not done
> in any vehicle I know of that's been made since the 1930s.  Thanks for the
> input :-)
>
> Mike Snow
>
> >
> > it aint that hard..  what you are talking about is overkill..
> > just drill and
> > bolt..  as far as the things on the floor, just cutting holes in the
> > carpet/corkboard will take care of that..
> >
> > chris