Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:17:08 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Headrests in the back
In-Reply-To: <39C919B8-2EAC-4C0B-8A33-0B1CEFD2CAAB@NBNet.nb.ca>
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Oh don't worry, every time I think I've done something special I see someone else has done it before, and a whole lot better.
Latest example is this really nice (laser or waterjet cut?) stainless steel vent. My version totally pales in comparison.
The nice one linked here
http://www.daswolfgang.com/stainless-fridge-vent/
I try not to become depressed :-)
Alistair
> On Jul 19, 2016, at 8:23 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>
> Stuart,
>
> Shhh! … dont’ tell Alistair he was out-shone by an OEM bit … he’ll go back into hiding and all we will see are bumper and ladder revisions for the next year ;-)
>
>> On 19-Jul-2016, at 12:19, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> I didn't know Frank had these when I was doing my son's van, so Alistair graciously fabricated some tube brackets out of aluminum that I mounted to the front of the seat back.
>>
>> The OEM kit is a cleaner solution and easier to install than what I did, which required cutting out the foam and the steel wire that holds the clips that give the seats their sculpture.
>>
>> I do recommend removing the seat back to work on it, but that requires removing the seat assembly, which isn't that difficult.
>>
>> Well worth the time and expense for the safety of all the rear seat passengers.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
>> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 4:52 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Headrests in the back
>>
>> I have two sets of the tubes you need, and one or maybe two more headrests.
>> Stewart in our group has recently had the tubes and hardware fabricated, he
>> posted his results.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 6:37 PM Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> Gordon:
>>>
>>> If you can get the rear seat back or just the tubes from a late model Club
>>> Joker / California or Atlantic, you can transplant them. I saw another
>>> thread on Samba some time ago where folks had come with other solutions to
>>> add head rests to the rear bench.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 18-Jul-2016, at 20:30, Gordon <gordonmahung@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Now that I almost have my front headrests taken care of, I can
>>> concentrate on the rear seat. It worries me that my kids sit back there
>>> w/o headrests. Any solutions out there?
>>>>
>>>> - g
>>>
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