Hub Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) Hello all, So my swivel is finally installed! It works great, and my wife is thrilled with the additional seat height for sightseeing. As some of you may be aware, there is minimal amount of information on installing the swivels-r-us swivel for the NV vans (see photo of instructions). Even after installing the swivel, I looked at the instructions supplied by swivels-r-us, and they are still confusing to me. Fortunately for me I got a response from Cojo (another member) about my original question as to the correct measurements of the swivel. He confirmed that the correct size of the swivel is 17 1/2" X 18". Looking at how to remove the seat I was not comfortable, it is not obvious, and I am a bit spacially impaired. My wife was correct in her assumption, but I really wanted to hear it from someone who had actually removed the seat (she's really good at "Nanny-Nanny Boo-Boo" however!) Cojo sent me the following: "I found that removing the whole seat assembly was a big help, so you've got that under control. Next, you want to take a close look at the seat and take note that there is the seat itself, the fore/aft slides and the seat base. The slides seem to be permanently attached to the seat base. Essentially, you want to insert the swivel between the seat and the slides. I recall there are 4 bolts/nuts holding the slides to the seat (or maybe there are 8 nuts...). And they're not really 'bolts', they're more like studs that are permanently mounted to the slides and then nuts are used to fasten the seat. Oh, and there is a piece of plastic trim along the right side of the assembly that partially covers the bolts. The trim 'pops' off with careful persuasion and get you easier access. From there, this is approximately what I did:1)Remove the nuts & seat from the slides/base.2)Bolt swivel to seat with included hardware. I was a bit concerned about only 4 bolts, so added another pair to the rear slots/holes. Leave hardware slightly loose for now.3)Bolt swivel to studs on slides/seat base.4)Reinstall seat/swivel/seat base back into van.5)Monkey around with the fore/aft position of the seat/swivel/base assembly so that you can rotate the seat. There was a bit of interference with the swivel frame and the fore/aft slide actuator lever. I used the slots to find a position where the interference was minimized. At some point, I may go back and 'dremel' the swivel frame a bit to get more clearance.6)Tighten all of the hardware.7)Reinstall plastic trim cover on side of seat.8)Last, don't forget to reconnect the airbag sensor wire connector. I routed the wire up through the center of the swivel.Note that swiveling the seat takes a bit of work in that the door needs to be open a bit and there may need to be some fore/aft adjustment to get clearance from the dash." The above instructions are spot on! Just a couple of comments. There are eight nuts that have to be removed. I switched steps two and three above and it worked as well. The plastic trim you need to remove on the right has several plastic clips that need to pop out. First remove the plastic handle used to retract the passenger seat, the plastic cover can be popped out with a screwdriver, and one screw holds it on. I wanted something to replace the console, so I put in a removable pine box about eight inches tall. It is low enough and strong enough to step on while sitting in the driver's seat, if I'm too lazy to step over it. I just pick it up and move it when I swivel the seat. Hope this helps someone's frustration level.Steve Edited April 25, 2019 by Hub 4 NVinNE, Rahvin2j3, it-treker and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hub Posted April 25, 2019 I forgot to include this detailed,voluminous instruction sheet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Rogers Posted April 26, 2019 That instruction sheet is amazingly insufficient. I'm really surprised it doesn't even have any warnings about not driving with the seat reversed, etc. The instructions and photos you provided are much, much better! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cray54 Posted April 27, 2019 Is there any way to position the swivel so it can operate with the center console in? I picture opening the front door, sliding the seat fully forward, starting the swivel, and having to slide it rearward before it is complete... but I'm not out looking at the van right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hub Posted April 27, 2019 Nope, won't work. That's why I put the removable wood box there. Wife (NomadTed) would have liked a swivel, but she won't give up the center console. One or the other. My Nissan console is sitting in a storage warehouse. I didn't realize how big that sucker was until I pulled it from the van. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bilco Posted September 27, 2019 FYI I found a Swivel base for the NV at http://www.discountvantruck.com/ for half the cost at Swivels R Us. I'll post again after install with an update Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nissaron Posted April 26 On 9/27/2019 at 8:41 AM, Bilco said: FYI I found a Swivel base for the NV at http://www.discountvantruck.com/ for half the cost at Swivels R Us. I'll post again after install with an update Followup? I'd love to know how it went/it going. I'm interested in this swivel myself because A. I'm cheap, B. Swivels-R-Us (like many outlets these days, it seems) no longer supports our glorious NV vans. Just judging from the photos, it does seem like the s-r-u swivel is better quality *shrug* 1 radin2son reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
