Matt,

I have the middle seat installed.  I didn't cut the floor.  I bolted the
rails THROUGH the floor to the threaded holes underneath.  First I removed
the plywood floor and located the proper holes.  You will find plastic
"screws" in the holes to keep them sealed.  I put the rails down over the
screws to determine which to remove.  After I removed the proper screws, I
set the plywood back in, and drilled pilot holes using a small bit, about
1/8 inch, up through the bolt holes up from the beneath the van, being
careful not to touch the threads.  I then removed the plywood again and
drilled down my new pilot holes.  Finally, I bolted down through the carpet,
through my new holes, into the floor.  The upside is, that like the posting
recently, the rails are raised above sill level, so I can remove the seat by
just removing the four bolts in the rails, and sliding the seat out.  The
downside is that when I remove the seat, the rails are sitting on the floor
still.  Trip hazzard?  I have also found that with the seat folded forward,
I can still put down the bed.  So, if I don't want to pull out the seat to
get to the fridge, I don't have to.  I will try to take a couple of digital
pictures and send them to you.  Frankly, I did it this way because I had
never seen the seats installed before and it seemed the way to do it!  I
didn't think about cutting the plywood and carpet.  Seems like a lot more
work.

John.

                Date:    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:35:05 -0400
                From:    "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
                Subject: Westy Middle Seat

                Could one of you with a Westy middle seat take some digipix
of your
                floor for me?

                I have the seat, and the rails/bolts, but need a visual on
how VW sliced
                the wooden floor, and where, etc.

                P-mail is fine. Big files okay.
                Pics with wife or girlfriend okay, too.

                From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

                G. Matthew Bulley
                Bulley-Hewlett
                Corporate Communications
                Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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