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Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 19:21
by bugly72
I've got a swivel base that I bought for my T25. It appears to bolt onto the van and then has the seat runners welded onto it but I don't know what it bolts on to as it has nuts welded to the base so must bolt from the underside but can't see anything that could be bolted through? Should there be another part to this?? Can anyone help!! Cheers

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 19:37
by R0B
maybe you will need to drill some holes

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:25
by Ian Hulley
IF it's a standard VW/Westfailure base then there should be a set of 4 captive nuts on bars which slide into the van runners and once the upper part is swivelled to various positions there are holes that line up in the lower part of the base.

Ian.

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:28
by R0B
we need pictures :wink:

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:39
by Ian Hulley
R0B wrote:we need pictures :wink:

:roll: Use thee imagination ..... Mr thickeee :twisted:

If Mr/Mrs/Ms Bugly72 is still stuck then I'll see what I can do :wink:

Ian :pimp

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:44
by R0B
never mind that.im pretty certain hes not on about the captive nuts.sounds to me like it has had bolts going from under the van into the base of the swivel.a pic would show weather this is the case or not.

Use thee imagination ..... Mr thickeee

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:59
by Ian Hulley
M8 nyloc nuts (13mm spanner) will slide up along the inside of the van seat runners to fasten a base down to. There are holes in the existing runners which line up with original bases. You just have to pop out the anti-rattle plastic jobbies and put them in the swivel runners.

Ian.

:shock: see what ya mean Rob .... aftermarket bodge-in by the sound of it :|

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 29 Jan 2010, 09:25
by bugly72
Can't work out how to put a pic on here-got some that I can send if you have an email? Mines bugly72@hotmail.co.uk so you can send me one first if you don't want your address put on here. Thanks very much Holly

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 29 Jan 2010, 10:15
by Ian Hulley
Host the photo on another website and then link to it OR sent it to me at (deleted :wink: ) if you get my meaning :ok

Ian

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 29 Jan 2010, 10:50
by Ian Hulley
Pics posted for Holly ....

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Ian :ok

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 29 Jan 2010, 11:33
by Ian Hulley
Sorry to say this Holly but it appears to be a generic (fits to all) swivel that's had T25 runners spot-welded in and this will need either ... stripping down and the lower section welding in between the existing runners OR a pair of steel strips welding to it and holes drilling in them to match the holes in the existing van runners ... I did that with a weld-in Westy one so I could bolt it into our Bus.

Ian.

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 02 Feb 2010, 13:17
by Ian Hulley
OK, so I give a stranger my email address, host their pics and post them and give them my best opinion as to their problems and ..............

Nothing.

Now come on folks, we aren't paid to help you, we do it because we are (usually) nice people :roll: If you want peeps to continue helping you then PLEASE let's have some common courtesy round here ! My 11 year old knows that it's polite to say 'Please' and 'Thank you' so why are we constantly faced with ignorance here ? :evil:

Ian

Re: Fitting a swivel base

Posted: 02 Feb 2010, 14:13
by R0B
hear hear...