Swivel seat adaptors

[Hub]

Hello all,

 

I am having difficulty with the passenger seat swivel from swivels-r-us. Please tell me I am not crazy. I have a 2017 NV2500 high top. The swivel I received measures 17 1/2" X 18". I measured the bolt distances for the passenger seat, 16 7/8" X 22 9/16". I have been going around and around with swivels-r-us via email, and they insist I have the correct swivel, and that I don't know what I'm doing. Try as I might, there are no measurements of any of the swivels online. Has anyone had this problem? Does anyone know what dimensions the swivel should be?

 

Thank you,

Steve

[marky]

Hello,

 

I have an add-on question to the swivel seat thread.

Any help is much much appreciated!!!

 

My girlfriend uses a power wheelchair because of MS.

We bought a 2016 Nissan NV 2500 high top with a back wheelchair lift already installed.

 

I was going to remove the front passenger seat and build in a flat floor for her to park her chair upfront.

BUT - her wheelchair sits her 12 inches higher than the regular van seat and so she would be really high up, and feels a bit tippy as it is.

 

Now I am thinking to put a swivel seat in, and help her transfer from her wheelchair seat into the passenger seat, when it is swiveled around,.

 

I will need to swivel the seat back to forward, with her sitting in it.

 

Does anyone know if this is possible?

 

Mainly,  would 180 lbs added to the weight of the seat make it impossible/really hard to turn?

And,  I need to make sure that her knees will clear the drivers seat while turning.

 

Can someone please measure on their swivel install, this distance for me?

 

When your passenger seat is 90 degree from the forward position, directly facing the drivers seat.  And the drivers seat is in the forward position.

Distance from the back of the passenger seat (where your lower back touches the seat) to the side of the drivers seat.  (essentially the knee clearance space.)

 

My girlfriend is really tall and has long legs.. so i want to check if we can do this before paying for the parts.

 

Also we probably cannot afford the B&D transfer seats made for wheelchair users, they cost several thousands. Ahhh!!!

 

Thanks fro you help! We sooo much appreciate it

 

 

-Mark and Sage

[marky]

 

sorry duplicate

Edited February 12, 2020 by marky

[evac05]

I installed a swivelsrus swivel on passenger seat of my diy conversion.  I replaced the console with an ARB 50L fridge  and one of the first things we do when we stop is slide the fridge back, rotate the seat, and then slide the fridge back into place.  Well worth it, in my opinion.

[radin2son]

Mark and Sage, If you are near Charlotte, NV get in touch with Scott Nagy at Scott Clark Nissan. He is the commercial manager and has lots of experience with wheel chair adaptation. If not close by, get in touch with him via their web site. 

 

Hope me someone gets back to you with the measurements you need. If not, re-post it under Introduce Yourself. It should get noticed there. You can also check Facebook if you haven’t already. 

[BCTony]

Has anybody tried these:-

https://www.suburbanseats.com/search/swivel

No doubt they would need some conversion / fettering.

[BCTony]

On 2/15/2020 at 8:37 PM, evac05 said:

I installed a swivelsrus swivel on passenger seat of my diy conversion.  I replaced the console with an ARB 50L fridge  and one of the first things we do when we stop is slide the fridge back, rotate the seat, and then slide the fridge back into place.  Well worth it, in my opinion.

 

Any pictures available?

 

[evac05]

Here is the only pic I have available right now ... shows the ARB fridge in the place of the stock console.  It is on a slide, so I can temporarily slide it back into the cargo area when I stop to camp, spin the passenger seat, and then slide the fridge back in place.  Used the dpgoffroad slide.  Here are more pictures at this link:  https://imgur.com/gallery/OwtZyNz  

 

Hope this helps.  Dave

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by evac05
Added pics link.