Date:         Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:05:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
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From:         Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
Subject:      Re: tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
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At 2:05 PM -0400 8/11/99, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>here's another fyi - there is no such thing as "swival seats".
>there are SWIVAL SEAT MECHANISMS, that are a 3 piece mechanism (base) that is
>bolted together and then welded to your camper's body at the factory, but
>they are NOT part of the seat.  ANY vanagon seat will work with these
>mechanisms.

FWIW
I've found that on mine the camper seats are a bit shorter (1"?) than the
non-swivel seats. Now that I've put the swivel mechanisms from the back
half westie in the 7 pass front half with the 7 pass seats, I've found that
the seating position is higher than either one was originally. For me it's
not a problem, there is a little less vertical room from the seat to the
steering wheel, but for a tall person it may be an issue.

 -Otmar-
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