removing couch to install dinette

[klutchdust]

09 Itasca Cambria. Original owner removed the dinette and installed a sleeper couch. He offered the dinette to us but it was kind of cheesy and not worth hauling back

from Minnesota. Using portable tables is not what the wife has in mind so I am going to have a u shaped dinette built to match our interior. How did they get the

sofa through the door? Must come apart, and the dinette the same way? The couch is super comfy and leather but replacing it with a higher end dinette/ bed

seems like a good choice. Fortunately there is a company not far from us that builds these. Personal preference and I prefer to have my wife comfy and traveling

with me.

[klutchdust]

I was looking at a website called shop4seats.com in LaHabra Ca. I searched on the web for hours with no luck until I found them. I am interested in a U shaped

dinette that also converts to a bed. Remove the table after dinner and you have a comfy sofa/ seating area. The brown leather sleeper sofa is coming out and

going on e bay. It's pretty nice, electric and all. I like the memory foam idea as well. They start around a grand, add leather etc.

[Hank85713]

How much they going to charge you to make the dinet? We have one of those curved dinnets and it is a major PIA. Not comfortable at all. Wrote to winnebago and they said we would need to go to factory so they could pull the slide to work on it! Spoke with a guy at another place and he estimated in excess of $1000 to do. Also said the push down tables leave a lot to be desired, I know we dont care for it either. anyhow how much did they estimate, could be a reason to go to calif if reasonable.

[klutchdust]

ron.dittmer wrote:
When having a dinette built for you, I advise to specify memory foam for all cushions you sit on and all additional ones used when making a bed. They are so much more comfortable than standard foam cushions. They are also a little thinner which means you have more room to move around within the bench seats.

Also get the surfaces smooth leather, not cloth. Cloth grabs you and stretches badly & deforms when struggling to slide in and out. No struggles with leather.

We originally had cloth and standard foam cushions, later switched to leather with memory foam. What a huge difference for the better.

Our leather with memory foam cushions here. We never replaced the cloth trim to match.

Thank you for the tip. I had planned on leather to match the rest of the coach but the memory foam was good to know. Ill post pictures when it's complete. They say about 4 weeks AND it's nearby so no shipping costs.

[ron_dittmer]

When having a dinette built for you, I advise to specify memory foam for all cushions you sit on and all additional ones used when making a bed. They are so much more comfortable than standard foam cushions. They are also a little thinner which means you have more room to move around within the bench seats.

Also get the surfaces smooth leather, not cloth. Cloth grabs you and stretches badly & deforms when struggling to slide in and out. No struggles with leather.

We originally had cloth and standard foam cushions, later switched to leather with memory foam. What a huge difference for the better.

Our leather with memory foam cushions here. We never replaced the cloth trim to match.

[ronfisherman]

The Original couch in our MH came out in pieces. On many couches in MH's the back comes off.