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Subject:Re: the 5th seat
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:03:18 -0500

What about seat belt installation with these seats?  how does that work?

mcneely

---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
> You can swivel the seat all around. There is not enough foot/leg/knee
> room for adults to be happy with it turned facing other rear passengers.
> Kids can do it, assuming they are ones who can touch each other without
> it causing a ruckus. I can send you photos of mine. I am packing that
> van for the holiday so things are a bit messy.
>
> Over the years I have found these rare single seats for sale numerous
> times in SoCal. I have owned maybe 8 of them, all purchased for fairly
> cheap. I got this one last week on Craigslist for only $50 so I jumped
> at it an hour after the ad showed up. It is meant for a family member's
> van but I am going to use it for a little while first. Then I will paint
> it black, install a grey front seat on it, put tracks in their 90 van,
> and their newest family member can be strapped in safely, within reach
> of the proud parents up front.
>
> Mark
>
> pickle vanagon wrote:
> > I think I'm sold on the seat rail option.
> >
> > In this configuration, the middle seat can be turned around and used
> > facing backwards sometimes, correct?
> >
> > Does this leave enough collective legroom for the passengers or does the
> > middle seat effectively have to be used forward facing while driving?
> >
> >
> >

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David McNeely