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Very bad advice IMHO. VW WELDED STEEL PLATES under those steel cups for a reason. Remember the lawsuits from VW bug seats popping off the rail during collisions in the 70's? Those flimsy barss cups in the plywood floor will be as effective as holding your hand out to stop an on rushing locomotive. BenT
In a message dated 5/18/2004 1:49:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: > jeff, you dont need those brackets welded to the floor of the van. you have > a plywood subfloor in your westy, all you do is drill 2 correspondiong holes > in the plywood, and insert brass plumbing fitting cups. thats what people do > when installing these jumpseats in their westys. the metal > plumbing fitting cups > will hold the 2 nibs on the jumpseat base. |
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