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hilcntry
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Sep 03, 2015

Ford E450 swivel seats

Greetings!
some time ago I asked if any class C Ford based RV's had a good experience installing a passenger side swivel seat base. Got a couple answers from Chevy owners that they installed swivel seats and were happy with the mod. A couple Ford owners doubted it could be done, not enough clearance. Well I went ahead and got a passenger side swivel from SHOP4SEATS and it works fine. The RV in question is a 2006 Carri-GO, A division of Dyna-Maz, the chassis is a 2005 Ford E450 and installation was a half hour job. You need a metric torq socket for the front two base to frame fasteners, other than that common tools on hand will do the job.
The actual swivel is a two step process that takes about 10 seconds. The seat back must be levered full forward towards the dash. The seat travel must also be adjusted forward to the dash then the seat will swivel part way. Move the seat travel to the rear a couple inches and finish the swivel.

hilcntry
  • How deep is the step down from the living area to the cab floor? Can you post a picture? Dick
  • Greetings!

    Re the chair, Think it's a standard Ford chair with a nicer leather cover on it. Could be Carri-Go orders the vans with fabric covers and puts their own covers on. It looks like premium leather and has Dyna-Max stitched in the leather in a couple places so I know its not a Ford cover but all the hardware looks stock Ford.
    hilcntry
  • Happy that it worked out for you.I know I like mine,it really comes in handy for more room in a small Class C.

    That may answer the questions that other Ford owners have in This Thread
  • Cool. Which chair did you go with? I remember someone said an arm might get in the way.