Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 21:38:27 -0400
Reply-To: Southard <southard@GIS.NET>
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From: Southard <southard@GIS.NET>
Subject: Re: Middle Seat Installation
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David:
There exists hardware for connecting the seat to the tracks. Hard for me to
describe. Maybe you could find a friend with one installed or a local
junkyard. I got mine from the person I bought the middle seat from.
Did you have to pull up carpet before you began cutting?
Maynard
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
On Tuesday, September 07, 1999 1:56 PM, David Bogle [SMTP:bogle@BWAY.NET]
wrote:
> Interested Listmember,
>
> The middle seat intallation into my Westfalia is mostly done. Just need
> some bolts for the track/body connection. Don't think the plastic plugs
> will do in the case of an accident.;-)
>
> First I drilled up through four of the plugs from under the van to
> locate the track centerline. Marked a 2 3/4 inch cut width and cut the
> vinyl flooring with my trusty Olfa retractable knife and a straight
> edge. That left me something to follow with my circular hand saw.
>
> The tracks are recessed. The front cut must extend beyond the shorter
> track
> length to allow the seat track to slide on over. Both cuts are the
> lenghth of the longer track. Since the circular saw only goes until it
> hits the cabinets, the last 3 to 4 inches was done first by drilling
> along the cut line and then with a chisel. I'll paint the cut plywood
> edges before bolting the tracks down.
>
> If I remove the left side arm rest the seat will be able to slide on
> over about another 4 inches. I think I will not do this since the seat
> is held in place horizontally by the door and the cabinets. At least
> not until I have it anchored to the tracks somehow. Any tips on this
> anchoring would be appreciated from those with middle seats anchored. I
> can picture an accident scenario where the sliding door opens and the
> seat slides out with belted passengers attached. }:-0
>
> It's a tight butt-squeeze to get into the rearmost seat without the
> folding feature, but that will just be reserved for the not-horizontally
> challenged folks and kids. There's plenty of legroom in front of the
> middle seat. Only drawback is no access to the fridge while the seat is
> in place.
> --
> Regards,
> David Bogle
> Brooklyn
> '87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia 6-Passenger
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