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Mark & Michele (Busnut_pd4106)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 6:42 am: | |
We are converting our coach on a tight budget. But we dont want to make foolish mistakes.
That said, we welcome your opinions on these two captain chairs being offered at $75.
http://www.geocities.com/buswrap411/chair_1.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/buswrap411/chair_2.JPG
They are from a conversion van. We were wondering if they would fit a 4106. I read a thread where the shift was a major concern when upgrading.
At the least they would make great frames for custom restoration. The cushions and fabric are in good shape include mounting brackets, arms, seatbelts, slide forward and back, swivel etc....
Mark |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 8:57 am: | |
And then there's the years of flatulence to air out......
I'd check the RV shops and RV junk yards for used Flexsteel
seats, rather than use van seats. Motorhomes don't get the
use and wear an average van does, and the van seats may
not provide the comfort you're going to want.
I'm using the bus driver's seat, since they were designed for
hours upon hours of driver's comfort. I'll be buying a Flexsteel
seat for my wife. No matter how much you cut corners on other
things for the conversion, a lousy seat will remove all the joy
in less time than a lousy paint job or 40% tires. |
Tim Hoskinson (Tdh37514151)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 12:01 pm: | |
I used conversion van seats that were removed from a new van to allow for a wheel chair lift installation. If you don't mind doing a little work to adapt them for your preference (swivel, air ride ect.) they work perfectly well. I removed the old bus driver seat which was far from comfortable made my own swivel base with forward lock and double slide and can now turn around to face a dinnet behind me as well as drive very comfortably in a nice seat with lumbar support high back head rest and arm rests none of which the original seat in a 4104 had. Get what you can afford that you like but be aware you will have to do some work your self to make it work for what you want. If you have never done any work like that there are plenty of people to help you with advice. Or if you don't want to do the work seats ready to bolt in are certainly available but at fairly high cost and you still have to install them. Best of luck to you. Tim |
Rob King
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 9:14 pm: | |
Hi Mark and Michelle
try looking at these sites, it might give you some ideas:
http://www.rvsurplussalvage.com
http://www.rvseating.com
Rob
91 Prevost
Missouri |
RJ Long (Rjlong)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 1:02 am: | |
Mark -
Just a little observation: Some folk have found that many of the plush & cushy seats have a bottom cushion that's longer than the OEM bus seat. Not a big deal when you're relaxing, but a PITA with a manual gearbox coach when shifting. "Air ride" seats can also be a PITA in a manual gearbox coach - everytime you step on the clutch, the seat moves, and not always in the direction you want it to!
Might want to measure the OEM seat cushion, to find out it's length, then compare to any aftermarket seat you're looking at.
FWIW & HTH,
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
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