Westfalia swivel

[69chop]

Hi there,
Can anyone tell me how this would have been welded in place ?
It seems to fit perfectly between the existing runners, not sure if I need to cut the old ones out ?
I've positioned it slightly forward to allow the battery lid to shut, not sure if I should cut the battery lid to allow it to sit further back in line with the old runners.

[multisi]

Dont cut the runners off ! The base sits back like you have shown, the battery lid will have to shortened, there is a factory short lid ,the length is 145 mm including the hinge.

[69chop]

Dont cut the runners off ! The base sits back like you have shown, the battery lid will have to shortened, there is a factory short lid ,the length is 145 mm including the hinge.

Thanks,
Just what I needed to know

[marlinowner]

I took my battery lid off rather than shortening it (drilled out rivets on hinge) and made a cover that clips on, so I could return it to original if required. That was with a bolt-on swivel seat base though.

[ChrisTriple]

How did you get round this? I can’t seem to find any short lids

[multisi]

How did you get round this? I can’t seem to find any short lids

I have some cut down short lids to sell.

[volks_womble]

The base is just welded to the runners on the top edge in 4 places each side - you should be able to see where it was cut...

[ZsZ]

here is a pic:


it looks they used 6 15-20mm long welds per side in the factory

The battery lid for swivel base is shorter than normal

E D I T: replaced the pic to a better one

[ChrisTriple]

How did you get round this? I can’t seem to find any short lids

I have some cut down short lids to sell.

I’d like 1, pm me details please

[ChrisTriple]

here is a pic:


it looks they used 6 15-20mm long welds per side in the factory

The battery lid for swivel base is shorter than normal

E D I T: replaced the pic to a better one

That looks great, very handy too many thanks