I'm really struggling to find a 6 seater T6.1 Kombi with these specs. There's a lot more availability of 5 seaters, so I'm thinking I could maybe buy a 5 seater and convert the single front passenger seat to a double seat. Problem is, I don't know whether it can be done safely, and if it can, how much expense/work is involved.
I've been told by a VW dealer that it's totally fine to swap the double for a single, but when I asked about swapping the airbag they said they didn't know anything about that. Obviously, I want the conversion to be 100% safe.
Current questions:
- Does the double seat fit into the existing floor mounting points?
- Does the double seat contain an airbag inside the seat? If so, can it be wired into the floor connections for the single seat without issue?
- Is the double airbag a straight swap for the single?
Any answers/advice appreciated.
Related threads (so you know I've done my homework):
Captains seat to a Double - Key information: Captive nuts for double seat may or may not be in the van already. If not, need to drill more mounting points which may have safety implications. There will also be V5 and insurance implications. Double airbag sourced from eBay, believe it's a straight swap.
Fitting Double bench seat T6.1 - Key information: "You need an extra 4 studs and fix them from underneath 1st. You can get at the 2 next to the handbrake but the other 2 require the adblu tank dropping. Make sure you have a double air bag too"
Fit front 3 seats - Key information: "Going from a basic single front passenger seat to a double usually needs a different air bag fitting in the dash board. Fixings for the seat are usually in the floor ready. Swapping the actual seat is relatively easy. Also need to consider whether your current seat has a heating element, side air bag etc as this will add complexity."
Single to double seat switch, issue - Key information: "You need to get 4 of the bolts and fix them.from underneath. You can get to 2 easily but the other 2 are under the adblue tank if you have one"
I've been told by a VW dealer that it's totally fine to swap the double for a single, but when I asked about swapping the airbag they said they didn't know anything about that. Obviously, I want the conversion to be 100% safe.
Current questions:
- Does the double seat fit into the existing floor mounting points?
- Does the double seat contain an airbag inside the seat? If so, can it be wired into the floor connections for the single seat without issue?
- Is the double airbag a straight swap for the single?
Any answers/advice appreciated.
Related threads (so you know I've done my homework):
Captains seat to a Double - Key information: Captive nuts for double seat may or may not be in the van already. If not, need to drill more mounting points which may have safety implications. There will also be V5 and insurance implications. Double airbag sourced from eBay, believe it's a straight swap.
Fitting Double bench seat T6.1 - Key information: "You need an extra 4 studs and fix them from underneath 1st. You can get at the 2 next to the handbrake but the other 2 require the adblu tank dropping. Make sure you have a double air bag too"
Fit front 3 seats - Key information: "Going from a basic single front passenger seat to a double usually needs a different air bag fitting in the dash board. Fixings for the seat are usually in the floor ready. Swapping the actual seat is relatively easy. Also need to consider whether your current seat has a heating element, side air bag etc as this will add complexity."
Single to double seat switch, issue - Key information: "You need to get 4 of the bolts and fix them.from underneath. You can get to 2 easily but the other 2 are under the adblue tank if you have one"
