Replace bench with captains chairs?
January 15th, 2019, 1:28 PM
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Conversions just bolt a base to the floor that has about the same size spread as the base of a front seat. The only issue with you doing the same is you will have to drop the tank to bolt them in on the left side. And while cheap to buy used you would need a helper to hold a wrench inside while you unscrew the nut from the bottom. You-pull yards always take the tank off so at least that part is done for you.
My 2500 has kind of an odd bench in it, it's wide enough for four but goes just ahead of the rear axle, and appears from the seat rails the van was built this way. I would have kept it and moved it back but it won't fit at the back. There is a 4 place bench that mounts at the very back but the base must be different.
My 2500 has kind of an odd bench in it, it's wide enough for four but goes just ahead of the rear axle, and appears from the seat rails the van was built this way. I would have kept it and moved it back but it won't fit at the back. There is a 4 place bench that mounts at the very back but the base must be different.
January 20th, 2019, 8:03 PM
#12
factory captains chairs
Do you have pictures of the captains chairs you may be selling ???
January 20th, 2019, 11:35 PM
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honda65,
Was your van upfitted by Adrian Steel? The seat arrangement sounds exactly the same as mine (i have a 3500, long wheelbase with captains chairs throughout). I found that there is some ability to move seats because the heavy duty panels are tapped for both the wide 2-seat frame and the narrower single-seat frame (at least on the driver's side of the van, I haven't needed to move any on the passenger side... yet). I basically used a large, heavy duty needle to probe through the carpet to find the tapped bolt hole, marked it, and cut out the carpet slightly larger than needed for the bolt to fit. I then moved the 2-seat frame from the 5th row forward to replace the single-seat in the fourth row (and I removed the 5th row single seat altogether). This gave us lots of luggage space at the rear of the van, and we still have 9 seats in the van.
Justin Carr,
However, this won't work for vans with stock seats... but, I have watched several videos of people who have built their own sub-floor brackets to attach custom seats in the back of their vans. I think it would be a lot of work, but it is doable.
Was your van upfitted by Adrian Steel? The seat arrangement sounds exactly the same as mine (i have a 3500, long wheelbase with captains chairs throughout). I found that there is some ability to move seats because the heavy duty panels are tapped for both the wide 2-seat frame and the narrower single-seat frame (at least on the driver's side of the van, I haven't needed to move any on the passenger side... yet). I basically used a large, heavy duty needle to probe through the carpet to find the tapped bolt hole, marked it, and cut out the carpet slightly larger than needed for the bolt to fit. I then moved the 2-seat frame from the 5th row forward to replace the single-seat in the fourth row (and I removed the 5th row single seat altogether). This gave us lots of luggage space at the rear of the van, and we still have 9 seats in the van.
Justin Carr,
However, this won't work for vans with stock seats... but, I have watched several videos of people who have built their own sub-floor brackets to attach custom seats in the back of their vans. I think it would be a lot of work, but it is doable.
BUT, the holes that mount the plates to the bed itself are different. The "love seat" behind the driver is probably going bye bye and replaced with a single chair that I can add a swivel base to. But the other issue is that those plates run the entire length of the bed and are 2" or so thick. Thats a lot of height for my purposes. But they are two rows of plates, long ones up front, shorter ones in the rear. I tried to swap those but no go. So I was thinking about cutting the front plates to the desired length. I'm going to do a test run tomorrow. Looks like a pain. I may just end up bolting them to the bed and using the reinforcement pieces that are used with the stock set up.
And YES, you need someone else to help unbolt the bolts. Him with an air impact and under with the wrench took about 10 minutes to get them all.
January 20th, 2019, 11:39 PM
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January 21st, 2019, 4:14 PM
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Honda65,
In picture #2, what is the bolt hole span (length and width) where the base would connect to the floor of the van. I have an open spot in my van that uses a narrower base than the other single seats, and your seat base looks about right to fit.
In picture #2, what is the bolt hole span (length and width) where the base would connect to the floor of the van. I have an open spot in my van that uses a narrower base than the other single seats, and your seat base looks about right to fit.
January 31st, 2019, 8:08 PM
#17
CF Beginner
Sorry I haven't been on here for an update. The one with the smaller base is 5" x 11" where the normal ones are 7 x 11.
And has this been a cluster F*%K. I need to take pics of the base plates that the seats bolt to. They are heavy duty, which I like but you would think Chevy would make them so you could put the seats in different configurations. Did they?
Hahahahahahahaaaaaa...........of course not. I've tried to mix and match the seats on the plates, swapping the plates them selves around, possibly bolting the seats straight to the floor. The last option is the one I like the most except for where the bolts go. Right now I can get at every bolt from underneath but to drill new ones will be a pain due to the tank, frame, heat shielding, etc. Ideally I want just one seat in the back for now that I can put on a swivel base.
And has this been a cluster F*%K. I need to take pics of the base plates that the seats bolt to. They are heavy duty, which I like but you would think Chevy would make them so you could put the seats in different configurations. Did they?
Hahahahahahahaaaaaa...........of course not. I've tried to mix and match the seats on the plates, swapping the plates them selves around, possibly bolting the seats straight to the floor. The last option is the one I like the most except for where the bolts go. Right now I can get at every bolt from underneath but to drill new ones will be a pain due to the tank, frame, heat shielding, etc. Ideally I want just one seat in the back for now that I can put on a swivel base.
February 5th, 2019, 8:58 AM
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Captain chairs
Hello do you still have your Captain Seats for sale? Please let me know. My name is Don cell #209-483-8796 Thanks
February 5th, 2019, 10:06 AM
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February 20th, 2019, 9:10 PM
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Hello, we finally bought a van and it is missing the first seat when you open the barn side doors it has two seats in the first row one behind the driver seat and one in the middle, and missing the one by the door. By chance do you have that seat? I believe it has a grab handle on it also. Please let me know, you can give me a call if you like and I can send pics if that helps. Not sure if you will have it as my=ine would be considered a 10 seater van and I'm not sure if you'll have that seat. My cell #209-483-8796 Thanks