mk5 passenger seat?

[fordmaniac]

hiya guys, i want to make my van into a camper and remove the double seat and fit a singl but is it ok to fit another drivers seat to the passenger side or do you have to fit a single passenger seat say out of a tourneo? i dont really want to start drilling holes in the floor? will a drivers seat fit with the runners fit the passenger side without any mods? any advice appreciated gaz

[garyw1]

hi i have a single passenger seat but want a double would you be interested in swaping?

gary

[fordmaniac]

hiya gary where are you?

[garyw1]

hi chelmsford essex

[fordmaniac]

blimey gaz thats miles away, im in liverpool

[trigger]

I believe a drivers seat will fit to the floor ok but the recliner handle and the seat belt buckle will be on the wrong sides

[trucker.blackpool]

I have had 2 mk 5s, which I have converted to single passenger seat, detest the double one, cramped and un-adjustable. The floorpan on mk5 is already drilled and captive nuts welded in place on the underside. If you lift the matting you should find series of grommets which are a b****r to get out but they protect the thread on the captive nuts. The only issue will be on the later seat sliders the will be the seatbelt pre-trensioners which will be obviously on the wrong side and not transferable.
The hardest part I have found is to locate a decent set of runners as owing to con and use regs the threads are stuck through the floorpan by at least an inch. My advice is if you locate a set still in situ' offer to remove them yourself with lots of penatrative oil and patience. I have located several in the past but owing to the knuckle-draggers at the scrap yards insisting on removing them thereselves have knackered up the torx screw heads making them vitrually impossible to remove without damaging the runners.

T.B

[ginsambo]

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