Question re: dormobile rear seats

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Gromit
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Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by Gromit » Tue May 03, 2016 9:54 pm

I'm slowly working my way through the long, long list of work that needs to be carried out on my IIa Dormobile.

I now have a set of Exmoor seat covers and was looking at the seats last night to make up my mind how to approach painting them and I couldn't work out what the knob in the picture below was for.

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There is a pin under the seat which goes into one of two holes but there is nowhere for this to screw into ? Did it just screw against the vertical part of the floor ??

Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by AlexB » Tue May 03, 2016 10:12 pm

There is a bit missing. Basically a flat piece of metal with a 90 bend on it so that when you screw that screw in, you can't lift the seat up
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by DrivingDutchman » Tue May 03, 2016 10:52 pm

What Alex says...

Michiel
1969 109 sw dormobile Dora
1996 overland defender sw 110 Nellie
1962 109 sw safari diesel Hannie (sold)
1973 88 series 3 soft top in various bits on the drive...
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by Gromit » Wed May 04, 2016 8:16 am

Thanks, thought it must screw into something.
Were there two strips (because the seats can be in two different positions) or was it only screwed down in one position ?

Could someone please post a photo.

Many thanks,


Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by DrivingDutchman » Wed May 04, 2016 10:39 am

Hi Colin,

The strip is a long-ish strip that covers both positions of the seat if that makes any sense. There is one for the left seat and one for the right seat. Will try and post a pic for you when I get home this afternoon.
The strip is riveted to the front of the box I believe. The pic will confirm later.

Cheers,

Michiel
1969 109 sw dormobile Dora
1996 overland defender sw 110 Nellie
1962 109 sw safari diesel Hannie (sold)
1973 88 series 3 soft top in various bits on the drive...
Gromit
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by Gromit » Wed May 04, 2016 10:56 am

Thanks Michiel,

I think I understand, but a photo will confirm my understanding.......


Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by DrivingDutchman » Wed May 04, 2016 9:27 pm

Hi Colin,

Here are the pictures.
They should speak for themselves.

Michiel

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1969 109 sw dormobile Dora
1996 overland defender sw 110 Nellie
1962 109 sw safari diesel Hannie (sold)
1973 88 series 3 soft top in various bits on the drive...
Gromit
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Re: Question re: dormobile rear seats

Post by Gromit » Thu May 05, 2016 8:51 am

Many thanks Michiel,

Wasn't quite what I'd imagined so thanks for posting the photos, off to the steel merchant tomorrow to buy some small angle iron.....


Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
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