Date:         Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:10:13 -0800
Reply-To:     tim vb-o'brien <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
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From:         tim vb-o'brien <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
Subject:      Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
Comments: To: Michael Snow <mwsnow@HOME.COM>
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I suspect you misunderstood what Chris was saying. You don't anchor the
legs to the wooden floor, you cut the floor away anchor through the
metal floor. On the other hand... I would probably weld it also. I
always over build no matter what I am working on. Just kinda like that.
Haven't had anything fall down yet.

tim

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