Adding A Third Row Of Seats In A Kombi!
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Thanks buddy, hopefully I can talk her out of it as I’m happy with the van the way it is and I can think of better things to spend money on.
I had the brackets put into the floor at positions for 3rd & 4th row . If using triple bench , it will not clip in to 4th row position .
Cost for one set brackets fitted was £100 by local converter . Didn't include seatbelts - just put brackets to give flexibility when parked up .
Cost for one set brackets fitted was £100 by local converter . Didn't include seatbelts - just put brackets to give flexibility when parked up .
Mine came fitted with a third row bench seat so eminently doable.
4 brackets with easy access underneath (unlike row 2 which needs the fuel tank dropping).
Have a look on ebay - brackets, bench seats and belts all available and will give an idea of prices.
Two suggestions / comments:-
- you might want to fit rear side windows to alleviate travel sickness.
- would a single shuttle seat work? This uses same fixings as the bench seat and has an integral seatbelt. No need for side seat belts and gives cargo space either side. Also light / easy to remove unlike a bench seat which needs 2 people. I was planning to do this and bought a seat / brackets but plan changed - still available to buy!!
Ian
4 brackets with easy access underneath (unlike row 2 which needs the fuel tank dropping).
Have a look on ebay - brackets, bench seats and belts all available and will give an idea of prices.
Two suggestions / comments:-
- you might want to fit rear side windows to alleviate travel sickness.
- would a single shuttle seat work? This uses same fixings as the bench seat and has an integral seatbelt. No need for side seat belts and gives cargo space either side. Also light / easy to remove unlike a bench seat which needs 2 people. I was planning to do this and bought a seat / brackets but plan changed - still available to buy!!
Ian
Another thought - are your row 2 seats a bench or a 2seat/1seat combination?
If its a bench then access to row 3 will be challenging!
If its a bench then access to row 3 will be challenging!
I have one of those for sale too!!
Not as comfy as a captains chair and not always simple as air bag needs changing.
Not as comfy as a captains chair and not always simple as air bag needs changing.
It’s more the set up of having the two middle chairs turned around so we can all sit at a table, we have an 8 month old an 8 year old and one on the way so the middle row with two car seats plus an 8 year old will be tight, so I’d put the 8 year old on the back seat
If you have a factory kombi, with a 2+1 in the second row, you can fit a triple and feet in the 3rd row, with belts (Fixing points are alreadythere on a factory kombi - Need stripping and the panels need modifying). Or you can fit a shuttle centre single seat in the middle position in the rear, as this has the seatbelt integral - Both use the same mounting positions, or two in the very back row on on each side. The options are endless.
The other option to go Caravelle, as we have done in our demo (although with 4 single swivel Capetians chairs) is the next stage and a lot more involved, and certainly more costly, dependant on the cost of the complete kit, and they are not cheap.
We can do all of this, to VW spec, using all correct reinforcement bracket with a fitting certificate at the end. We keep some of the seat option in stock.
HTH
The other option to go Caravelle, as we have done in our demo (although with 4 single swivel Capetians chairs) is the next stage and a lot more involved, and certainly more costly, dependant on the cost of the complete kit, and they are not cheap.
We can do all of this, to VW spec, using all correct reinforcement bracket with a fitting certificate at the end. We keep some of the seat option in stock.
HTH
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Im selling the entire setup out of a shuttle. Absolutely everything.
As mentioned before I have one of those for sale along with 4 floor brackets.
Ian
Ian
Hi all ...I'm really needing some help ..up north so no one to ask ..new to this van stuff ..have a kombi 2nd row now looking to install middle 3 seat bench with side belts ...but where to mount the belts and what we need exactly is proving impossible to find out ... please can someone advise or point me in the right direction.....thanks
