| Re: [GMCnet] Honda seats:Long Term Survey [message #78817] |
Wed, 31 March 2010 21:36  |
KB
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> Karen-
> Several owners are wrestling with installing Honda seats these days.
> Could you be a little more specific about what bases (height and
> supplier) and swivels you used?
> I am planning on using swivels, bases and on the drivers die a six-way
> power seat.
> This is getting very expensive.
I bought the swivels and slides used on ebay, so don't know all the brands.
The swivels are 2 1/2" tall, but now that I've bolted things together,
I think I could easily have gone taller. I'll put in some more metal
channel under the seats to raise the height. The swivels are a bit on the wobbly
side, so we'll either beef them up or replace them.
The slides I got were new old stock a/c delco's for an 80's rv/van conversion.
I think all told I'm into it $75 for the seats, ~$100 for the slides, $100 for the swivels, ~$20
for misc hardware. Swivels and slides could probably be gotten more cheaply at the men's mall;
shipping of heavy parts really adds up.
hope this helps...
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
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| Re: [GMCnet] Honda seats:Long Term Survey [message #78825 is a reply to message #78817] |
Wed, 31 March 2010 22:07  |
GMCWiperMan
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I don't have the Honda seats but similar RV seats I bought 11 years ago.
They're mounted on locally fabricated flat steel boxes about 5" high with
the rear open for storage. On top of each I bolted a 1/4" steel plate about
12"x12" with a single 5/8" bolt and washers in the center of the plate.
Between the steel surfaces there's a 1/4" plastic disc about 11-1/2" in
diameter with 8 holes to accomodate 3/8" ball bearings near the periphery of
the disc. That provides the swivel. A spring loaded locking pin controlled
by a lever out the center side of the base keeps the swivel in place by
engaging a hole in the top plate.
Bolted to the top of the plate is bolted the electric 6-way power base from
a junkyard GM car. The seat belts are still the originals, mounted in their
original locations. The outer belt's anchor is inside the base box, so it's
fed through a fabricated Lexan grommet in the top of the base.
It was a little more work than just mounting a pedestal, but I wound up with
the height I wanted and the enclosed storage space I wanted. The passenger
seat base contains the 1200 W inverter (close to the front-mounted coach
batteries) and the ECM for the EFI, as well as my "Most Used Tools" pouch.
What I did not do, and need to change, is offset the center of rotation for
the swivel so that the seats move away from the outside walls. That will
require reinforcing the top plate to support the cantilevered weight of the
seat and occupant (the bases already have a channel brace inside across the
top to eliminate flexing).
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:36 PM, KB <kab7@sonic.net> wrote:
>
> > Karen-
> > Several owners are wrestling with installing Honda seats these days.
> > Could you be a little more specific about what bases (height and
> > supplier) and swivels you used?
> > I am planning on using swivels, bases and on the drivers die a six-way
> > power seat.
> > This is getting very expensive.
>
> I bought the swivels and slides used on ebay, so don't know all the brands.
> The swivels are 2 1/2" tall, but now that I've bolted things together,
> I think I could easily have gone taller. I'll put in some more metal
> channel under the seats to raise the height. The swivels are a bit on the
> wobbly
> side, so we'll either beef them up or replace them.
>
> The slides I got were new old stock a/c delco's for an 80's rv/van
> conversion.
> I think all told I'm into it $75 for the seats, ~$100 for the slides, $100
> for the swivels, ~$20
> for misc hardware. Swivels and slides could probably be gotten more
> cheaply at the men's mall;
> shipping of heavy parts really adds up.
>
> hope this helps...
>
> Karen
> 1973 23' Patience Tester
>
>
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