

| Subject: | Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy? |
| Date: | Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:47:50 EDT |
In a message dated 8/25/08 1:11:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes: > > It's pouring down rain here (finally) so I'm going from memory a > couple of years , but I'm trying to determine if there was one length > of rail made for nonwesties and another length made for westies. > > the ones I have came from a GL. I have a westy. If I were to install > my rails without trimming them, they would extend under the stove > cabinet an inch or so. Since I have never seen a factory installation > of these in a westy, I am not sure how it was done or it it makes any > difference. > > Question: if you don't need to remove cabinets, and you are suggesting > the use of a radial arm saw, are you saying that the floor will come > out without removing cabinets? > trim down the rails. they only need to be as long as the middle seat. there is no reason they need to extend under the kitchen unit. set the radial arm saw to only cut thru the plywood floor, not into the metal (obviously) the plywood strips will just pop out. leave a 1/4 " gap on each side so the seat can slide on. the rails bolt to the floor with the regular 17mm seatbelt bolts ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)
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