Was thinking about new seats for the '85 Regal. While riding around in my son-in-law's Silverado, I thought his were nice not only because of the 6-way power seats but also because the 3-way seat belt comes out of the seat back and you don't have to worry about finding a place to anchor the shoulder part of the assembly. Anyone use this type of seat in their Barth?
Jim

My immediate concern would be the ease or difficulty of mating typical automotive seats to an RV seat pedestal base.
Matt

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Originally posted by Jim and Tere:
Was thinking about new seats for the '85 Regal. While riding around in my son-in-law's Silverado, I thought his were nice not only because of the 6-way power seats but also because the 3-way seat belt comes out of the seat back and you don't have to worry about finding a place to anchor the shoulder part of the assembly.

I would be concerned with the shoulder harness forces and leverage involved. Mounting the auto seat on the pedestal would not be too hard, but I would worry about how well the pedestal attachment to the floor and structure would stand up to shoulder harness forces in a collision. They are usually installed with seat belts attached to the floor, so are probably not built for even seat belt forces. It might be simpler to attach the shoulder harness to the body structure behind the side window.

Another thought is to make a very sturdy, non-swivel pedestal. A strong box structure could pick up really sturdy attach points underneath. But, that leaves the issue of fore and aft movement, which I presume would require tracks. They might not be sufficiently strong for the forces involved. We have never swiveled our front seats.

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Anyone use this type of seat in their Barth?
Jim

Several have. A search should show them.