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Van seat install questions
#59738 January 25th 2005 6:13 pm
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Hi,
Can anyone out there possibly post a rough drawing of how to secure a seat to cargo area in a 2003 Dodge Ram van 1500. It doesn't have anything in Cargo area to mount to. The obvious is that I wil have to drop the gas tank, and drill through the floor. My question is, "How do I secure the seat safely to the thin sheet metal?" If anyone can show me some ideas, or direct me to a website pertaining to the subject it would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

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#59739 January 25th 2005 8:14 pm
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thats a good question ...mine has little latches in the floor that the seats lock into . granted mine is a chevy , but the seats are from a dodge ....i'm still not sure why they fit , i guess the seat frames are all made by the same company or something . if thats the case maybe you could find out what company makes the seats and order the latches from them . then just weld em in .

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#59740 January 25th 2005 8:25 pm
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My 95 Dodge has the latches too... I imagine you could just drill thru the floor and secure the seat base with 4 HD bolts? Maybe put a steel plate on underside of your van, and bolt thru it for more support.  -

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#59741 January 26th 2005 9:22 am
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on the other end of the spectrum, my van has absolutely NOTHING latched in. everything is mounted with a bolt through the floor and of course the nuts are rusted on underneath after having a previous life in florida then moving up to virginia. so yes my dremel has seen lots of work already and i gotta go thru it again when i want to put in new carpet, gotta cut out the front seats... [Mad]

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#59742 January 26th 2005 9:28 am
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Mostly it depends on the bracketry the seat comes with. I borrowed a seat from a friend once that just had steel tubes for the base. I recomend screwing 3/4" plywood to the floor for support and carpet installation, then drill holes and use electrical conduit clams bolted down with grade 8 stainless bolts with the largest washers you can find.

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#59743 January 26th 2005 11:58 am
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When my bench seat was mounted in my van we cut out the buckets that go into the floor as well, and had them professionally welded in. I can now take my bench out when the need arises.


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