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Date:         Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:23:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: swapping middle seat for rear-facing seats
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Anybody got any thoughts on how much they prefer the jumpseats > over the middle bench or vice-versa? I'll be using this bus as an only car > to carry between 1 and 5 adults and 1 or 2 toddlers about their museum > visiting, camout going, grocercy shopping days. >

The conventional middle seat is safer in a crash, especially with headrests. In the later models you also get a shoulder belt for the seat near the window. Personally, I don't care to ride backwards in a jumpseat, and I really miss having an armrest.

The main advantage of the jumpseats is that the lower part can be quickly tilted up to create more floor space for hauling things and the seats can be removed completely very easily if you want to move a piano. BTDT

When the PO of my 91 GL installed jumpseats, he attached the proper brackets to the bases of the fronts seats, etc., but on the floor, he just poked the bottom pins thru the carpet and into the (rather substantial) padding. I had the van about a year before I realized that there were no metal sockets down there. Still haven't gotten motivated enough to do anything about it.

Larry A. Chicago 91 GL with Carat table and jumpseats


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