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Tue, 23 August 2016 02:57

quadracerx1

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Hi guys...

I got new seats for both the front and a pair of recliners to replace the dinette. I think they are out of a Toyota Sequioa mini van...

Some questions for the experts:

1) One of the middle seats has a center section. Do I just cut it off and use that seat on the drivers side?

2) I plan on using the factory swivel mounts with these. I will try and mount them exactly like the factory so that they will swivel properly and clear the side walls like the factory seats do now...

3) I have a spare pair of factory front seat mounts for mounting the recliners where the dinette used to be. I assume these will work?

OR

Would it be best to just buy four aftermarket seat mounts and cut my losses? Would that be easier?

Thanks...

Steve

75 26' GMC Glenbrook Puyallup, Washington

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Re: New Seats... [message #305870 is a reply to message #305866]

Tue, 23 August 2016 07:37

tphipps

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I used the OEM seat mounts when I installed the seats from a Mazda mini-van. Just had to configure a mating system to match both very different seat mounts.
Since you have the OEM mounts, frankly I would adapt them before I expended any more GMC units on different mounts. You have very little to lose, except time.
Tom, MS II

2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552 KA4CSG

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Re: New Seats... [message #306022 is a reply to message #305866]

Fri, 26 August 2016 19:44

quadracerx1

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So digging further into my seat update, I realized that they have "Power Sliders" and are in fact from a Toyota Sienna mini van....

Anyone have the wiring diagram for these seats?

Thanks...

Steve

75 26' GMC Glenbrook Puyallup, Washington

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Re: New Seats... [message #306043 is a reply to message #306022]

Sat, 27 August 2016 10:59

thesmith

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I have a Toyota sienna van and love it's seats. Had a look at the cabling from the seat and it seemed a lot of signal cables go back to the car and it's not just a power and earth connection. I suspect that they may even hook up to the computer.......

It might take some ingenuity to make it work out of a Toyota......

quadracerx1 wrote on Fri, 26 August 2016 20:44

So digging further into my seat update, I realized that they have "Power Sliders" and are in fact from a Toyota Sienna mini van....

Anyone have the wiring diagram for these seats?

Thanks...

Steve

Cary, NC 1978 Center Kitchen Royale.

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Re: New Seats... [message #306050 is a reply to message #305866]

Sat, 27 August 2016 16:26

quadracerx1

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After closer inspection, I think I will forgo the electric adjustments and use a manual slider...

One stupid question, I'm using the factory seat mount bases. Does the "access door" face the dash or face the rear of the coach? Not sure mine were installed correctly by the previous owner, so I'm trying to verify...

Thanks for all the help...

Steve

75 26' GMC Glenbrook Puyallup, Washington

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Re: New Seats... [message #306051 is a reply to message #306043]

Sat, 27 August 2016 16:27

quadracerx1

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"thesmith" Do you have any photos of your installation? It would really help...

Did you use the factory seat bases?

Thanks,

Steve

75 26' GMC Glenbrook Puyallup, Washington

[Updated on: Sat, 27 August 2016 16:29]

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Re: New Seats... [message #306055 is a reply to message #306050]

Sat, 27 August 2016 20:19

wally

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quadracerx1 wrote on Sat, 27 August 2016 16:26

After closer inspection, I think I will forgo the electric adjustments and use a manual slider...

One stupid question, I'm using the factory seat mount bases. Does the "access door" face the dash or face the rear of the coach? Not sure mine were installed correctly by the previous owner, so I'm trying to verify...

Thanks for all the help...

Steve

Our seat base doors open towards the dash. Pretty sure they have never been out since new.
HTH

Wally Anderson
Omaha NE
75 Glenbrook

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Re: New Seats... [message #306056 is a reply to message #306050]

Sat, 27 August 2016 20:34

pjburt

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quadracerx1 wrote on Sat, 27 August 2016 14:26

After closer inspection, I think I will forgo the electric adjustments and use a manual slider...

One stupid question, I'm using the factory seat mount bases. Does the "access door" face the dash or face the rear of the coach? Not sure mine were installed correctly by the previous owner, so I'm trying to verify...

Thanks for all the help...

Steve

My driver's "access door" faced back and the passenger door faced forward (dinette seat back would block the access if it faced back). My bases were also tapered so the driver's seat moved up as it was moved back and the passenger seat moved down as it moved back. I did away with those bases and have pedestals now. The seats set lower and both now revolve.
Sooo... I can't be a lot of help. I do know when my driver's seat was all the way back, I felt I had to keep ducking my head like in my old chop-top coupe.

Jerry Burt Fresno, CA.
73 Gmc 26' Canyon Lands
Members: FMCA - GMCMI - GMCWS
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

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Re: New Seats... [message #306057 is a reply to message #306056]

Sat, 27 August 2016 20:54

John Sharpe

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GM finished coaches had different bases through the years. So ya'll are talking about different animals. The earlier models had bases that moved up as the seat slid rearward. The last production coaches had bases that had boxes whose doors faced the front. The swivel caused the seat to move away from the side wall as the seat is rotated toward the center of the coach. Therefore, the driver and passenger bases are different. I would think that they would work fine when used in the lounge area facing each other; with the drivers base facing rearward and the passenger base facing forward.

John Sharpe
Porter, TX
78 Eleganza II, TBI
40 Ford Panel, TPI

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Re: New Seats... [message #306062 is a reply to message #306057]

Sun, 28 August 2016 07:02

tphipps

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And, if your coach was Avon fitted, the seat base is much different. No storage comp, no ramp, passenger one was set at a different offset from the centerline of the coach. Could not rotate the driver's side without hitting the side window. Sorry for no photo, went to recycle after installing FlexSteel from 77 parts coach.
Tom, MS II

2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552 KA4CSG

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Re: New Seats... [message #306076 is a reply to message #306051]

Sun, 28 August 2016 19:03

thesmith

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I have a Toyota mini van but as yet no GMC.

Pete

quadracerx1 wrote on Sat, 27 August 2016 17:27

"thesmith" Do you have any photos of your installation? It would really help...

Did you use the factory seat bases?

Thanks,

Steve

Cary, NC 1978 Center Kitchen Royale.

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