Front seat runners

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Front seat runners

Post by Dragonriders » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:08 pm

Hi everyone,

We are considering changing our middle bench seat around so it faces backward. There are instructions on the forum about long and short runners. What are the lengths of these runners so that we can tell if the ones on ours are long or short :?:

Will it still be possible to use the front seats and the folded middle bench seats as our beds as we do at present :?:

As we want to carry our grandchildren around can anyone tell us if they have fitted seat belts for a reversed middle seat? :?:
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Post by westonwarrior » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:10 pm

if you have a bench seat and fold up back seats you have short runners

2 bench seats and you have long runners
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Re: Front seat runners

Post by Rhod » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:53 pm

Not sure, but I've been told that you get a gap between the front seats & reversed middle seats - which has put me off doing the swap since we use that configuration for sleeping downstairs. Also I think that the reversed profile of the middle seats might make for a less comfortable sleeping area?

Others have fitted lapbelts to the reversed seat, but 3-point belts don't work, as there are no high attachment points.

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Re: Front seat runners

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:59 pm

Short runners only go halfway down the floor, long runners go all the way :wink:
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Re: Front seat runners

Post by Dragonriders » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:57 pm

Many thanks for the info, looks like we'll leave it as is.
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