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Thanks a lot for the link to your WAV, I have seen that before too - do you have anymore photos of the build at different stages? it is a great use of space - what is the width of your bed?

I just planned to keep looking while I did the rest, but kept emailing anyone on eBay/gumtree with a spares or repair 806/syn/Uly and found some pretty quick.

Although as mentioned in my conversion post the bolts on the seat base can be a little tricky... So possibly plates are a better option.I think I posted a link to some for around £80 and I'd emailed the manufacturer and they said it'll bolt straight in with a little modification with a hacksaw.

So - found a guy near Barnsley with a wreck of an 806 who agreed to let me have the seats for £100 before he scrapped it (as long as I gave him my drivers side one to get it there!)- maybe I went in too high but as it turned out he more than earned it...

so not really knowing what I was doing, I tried to get my drivers side seat out and failed bleeding and cold! The seat came off the base fine but those bolts on the base where impossible (maybe my lack of experience is showing here?)

So having read on here how easy it should be (not yet actually re-reading Monkeynuts post!) I guessed that the bases were probably the same and the seats would bolt onto the slidey track things and anyway I wanted a pint.

Called the guy on the way over on Saturday just to let him know I had only the seat bit - turned out he hadn't been able to remove the bases either! fantastic, must be fine!

Anyway, as I'm sure is perfectly obvious to everyone else we checked the seat holes against each other and theyre out by around 10mm.

4 hours later having used a crowbar, chisel, big hammer and an angle grinder we finally got the bases out of his (relatively) unharmed, it was very good of him to put in all this effort with no complaints at all.

So now the important part: I have to repeat this with mine without damaging anything. I have a plan to wd40 the underneath of all the bolts even if it means removing the exhaust and going at them with a wire brush? Having already rounded some of the torqs off I'm seriously dreading it

Any tips from people who have done this?!

I have and it says not compliment with a caviat at the top about inaccurate results for vans under 3.5 tonnes made between 2000 and 2002!

I Think I want the massive ugly type - I'm going for the mad max look! will they be strong enough to sit on you think?

My spare has been moved to the inside to accommodate the floor (I assume they are underneath on the originals?) I can keep it there in general use but will need to be on top when camping.

Cheers guys, I am looking and waiting for a breaking uyl/806/syn ( I am so bored of having to search for everything 3 times!) But the local scrapyard seems to think they have some espace ones which they say are the same.

I have the single front seat already which I like as you can walk into the back without getting out!

I was thinking it would be good to have an area of the forum where people can post things they are selling/giving away or links to bargains on eBay that I'm sure we all find but don't necessarily need at the time?

Just an idea!

Cheers - I'm trying to keep the chance of mistakes as low as possible (especially when it comes to safety!) so I want something that bolts straight it- been talking to these guys

http://www.motorhomespares.com/collecti … 1031099389

They say I'll have to cut a bit off or something! anyway I'll look into it when I've got the back stripped out.

Cheers!

I ended up buying it - 60 miles and happy so far - had some advice from a mechanic friend who said that it should be ok...

Anyway only positive comments now on! Please don't burst my bubble....

I will strip it out over the weekend and create a post with photos.

Cheers

Well, there aren't many wheelchair conversions for less - what apart from the model and price rings alarm bells? I've put a £100 deposit on it...

I see that there is a SWB and a LWB.

Is the SWB common over here? I've not been paying attention!

Cheers! I don't care about bodywork/interior but I don't really have the experience to know what else to look at, I've got a mechanic whos prepared to come look at a few with me but not too far as I'm paying him!

Id like to think I'd have it for a while and to be able to put effort into the conversion I have to feel like its got plenty of life left!