Your video was extremely helpful in really being able to see and how to disconnect the 3 parts underneath the seat. I'm sure we would have broken something if it wasn't for your video. Many thanks!
Your videos are the best!!! I love the dog & want U to make a video on how to dance. I saw U 2 dance out an other video and think U dance better then a dance teacher. I just learned how to make my van seat a swivel seat,Thanks!!! I love how U explain better then a mechanic. My van started with rust because I did not paint the inside with that black undercoating stuff. Then I painted the wood. Then I put the wood on the doors. But U did it so much better on your van. Thanks for teaching us all how to do it correctly. Please continue to make videos!!!
There is enough space under the seat for a 'safe', or whatever storage. The wood is beautiful, a helpful hint would be to put ink on a cotton ball or a patch over the potential holes where you will be inserting bolts to fasten the wood panel. The colored patch or cotton ball would mark the back side of the panels on where to drill from the back to the front eliminating guessing. I realize in all things it's one step at a time, but you are making progress in building what you want and how you want it..good things are worth the wait. Thanks for sharing.
@@sheri4673 Our Promaster had a basic non powered passenger seat and it worked just fine. You could always call the vendor and ensure what you are ordering will fit your year, make, model. Ours worked great and it was actually pretty easy and I have very little electrical knowledge. I did my best to show exactly what I did without trying to make it look easier Than it was. I hope your install goes well. Let us know!
Nice - Thanks for taking the time to do the video. I'm sure it would have taken 1/2 the time to install without messing with the camera etc. Very informative. Great job - Fun too!
Guess what? I live on east coast and you guys are on east coast so, a simple 12 hour drive up north and you can Boondock in our drive. No need to pay for the hospitality but if you feel the need, you can install a swivel base on our 20 year old ford. Haha what a deal. You made that look easy.
loving the look of your Sprinter, new subscriber from the UK, love George's builds, shame 1820 isnt readily available in England as I would like to use it for my build, have a great weekend :)
Ian Davison-dalton I contacted the company in the states and they informed me the have a distributor that supplies the U.K. market. I believe they are based near Portsmouth. Hope this helps.
You can get "adhesive zip tie mounts" to tie that cable hard up against the swivel base. Amazon have them, I'm sure Home Depot, Lowes etc would have them.
While your in build mode have you considered installiing a hidden engine kill switch to prevent the theft of your new van. They are very cheap and not hard to install! Just a suggestion for a little piece of mind when your away from your van.
@@CareyOnVagabond No i have not personally! There is a car electronics place where we live that said they would do it for $150. I am getting it done next week to our zion. Usually its just a manual toggle switch that interupts the fuel pump relay. It's much cheaper than an alarm and and less hassel. We thought we would get it done before we overland through mexico this winter.
@@CareyOnVagabond No need for one due to a code chip imbedded in your RPM ignition key. You can even trip it by removing and and reinserting too fast. You'll see a red "key" tell-tale on the instrument cluster showing an attempted security breech. Clears itself on next on/off cycle because it has read the unique code. That was my first lesson in Italian wizardry!
HI Pistol, such a cutie. Good thing George has ALL the tools needed to do this, wow. Dave is sure a handy guy. YEAH Dave has his swivel chair. dang cool. Nice background music Irene.
You know, the one thing I love about all your videos (past & present), is the music you choose! The lite background music you picked for the swivel installation, reminded me so much of that cable show “How it’s Made” on the Discovery Channel...just a perfect pairing of the music, with that task at hand 👍🏼👏🏼 #ToolTimeWithTheCareys #CareyOn🐶
Just came over from Humble Road and subscribed. Love how detailed you are and how you filmed everything so we could see each step. Also, it was nice to see what you did with the wires underneath the seat.
Nice job! You captured the installation with some very nice close up video. I only wish I had this instruction when I installed the swivel in our van back in August. Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences.
I bought my swivel for my e150 last winter. My health makes it too hard for me to do this alone, or I would. Guess I'll have to pay someone to do it. I've watched videos on how to. You make it look like a piece of cake. I wonder if mine are color coded. Love your door panels. I will need to do mine next spring.
Rear doors came out great! We are doing the same with Baltic birch ply. Any tips on selecting Riv nut size? Never used before, but seems to be the best method. Thanks again for another great how to!
Very informative video on the swivel seat with excellent camera work as well you two are quite the team, I’m really glad that I signed up. Do your feet dangle when seat is turned around to the back?
Thank you. My feet do dangle and in our current van we have a dog food bin that doubles as my foot stool.😁 We are looking at engineering some sort of flip up or slide out foot stool. Stay tuned😉😁
Living full time it’ll be nice to know what potentially is going on when something fails and how to get to it. The only thing I would have considered was rear air suspension.
11:33 any idea how wide the battery box is? that battery looks very wide. By chance you know how much space under the driver seat? would be great if you could fit a 300AH LFP (20x11) somehow under a seat.
Curious why the Eurovan unit vs the one from Promaster? I like the lever release better on this one vs mine on the Zion SRT. I am guessing also maybe price? Thx!
Mostly price. Big difference. And I actually like how this one works better. If I was taller I’d probably reconsider as it raises the seat about 1.5 inches. However they also make a shorter seat base you can install and I think you are still below OEM price.
Hey do you have the mounting bolt measurements by chance? Like the distance between and what not? Having trouble finding the exact measurements and bolt pattern. Thanks!
@@CareyOnVagabond hi, Well Im packing the car up making a little bed and ice chest and heading to the coast and making a right hand turn at the 101 and heading north for therapy and my birthday and healing from my last surgery. going for two weeks till my next surgery on the 21 first. I need to smell the ocean.
Awesome explanation, excellent angles in the video. thanks guys
I also have a Boston Terrier. This is for my Boston Blackie Earl and Lucy they are my 😍. 😊
Your video was extremely helpful in really being able to see and how to disconnect the 3 parts underneath the seat. I'm sure we would have broken something if it wasn't for your video. Many thanks!
Glad to hear it helped!
Your videos are the best!!! I love the dog & want U to make a video on how to dance. I saw U 2 dance out an other video and think U dance better then a dance teacher. I just learned how to make my van seat a swivel seat,Thanks!!! I love how U explain better then a mechanic. My van started with rust because I did not paint the inside with that black undercoating stuff. Then I painted the wood. Then I put the wood on the doors. But U did it so much better on your van. Thanks for teaching us all how to do it correctly. Please continue to make videos!!!
Thanks for the kind words and we are glad the video helped!👍
Dave is becoming quite the craftsman ....Nice work
Thanks Joe!
Job well done..and not as complicated. Great video
Thank you!
There is enough space under the seat for a 'safe', or whatever storage. The wood is beautiful, a helpful hint would be to put ink on a cotton ball or a patch over the potential holes where you will be inserting bolts to fasten the wood panel. The colored patch or cotton ball would mark the back side of the panels on where to drill from the back to the front eliminating guessing. I realize in all things it's one step at a time, but you are making progress in building what you want and how you want it..good things are worth the wait. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I am thinking a drawer/footstool that pulls out from under the seat.😉
Dave is in a candy shop with all those tools ! Nice work
😁Yup!
I just absolutely love love love your new haircut!!!
Dave here. I’ll assume you’re not talking about me.🤷♂️😆😆 Irene says thank you! ☺️
Dave, your hairstyle is lovely, too, but not much of a recent change :)
Julie Mac 😂😂😂
Top Job!
Thanks!😁
Elegant execution of a straightforward project with great explanation and videography. Well done!
Thank you very much!
@@sheri4673 Our Promaster had a basic non powered passenger seat and it worked just fine. You could always call the vendor and ensure what you are ordering will fit your year, make, model.
Ours worked great and it was actually pretty easy and I have very little electrical knowledge. I did my best to show exactly what I did without trying to make it look easier Than it was. I hope your install goes well. Let us know!
@@sheri4673 you’re very welcome! Follow along and maybe we’ll see you down the road someday;)
I love all your videos. These are so informative and your travel videos and informative and entertaining. Great job.
Thank you so much Kathy😊
Nice work. The details are what make a difference between a good job and a great job.
Thank you😊
Nice - Thanks for taking the time to do the video. I'm sure it would have taken 1/2 the time to install without messing with the camera etc. Very informative. Great job - Fun too!
Thanks Joe. It was a fun install. The hardest part was getting good lighting and four hands in the cramped area and still show what was happening. 😁
It’s not your normal video; it’s a very nicely composed how-to video! Great job!
Thank you John. We really appreciate hearing that.
Guess what? I live on east coast and you guys are on east coast so, a simple 12 hour drive up north and you can Boondock in our drive. No need to pay for the hospitality but if you feel the need, you can install a swivel base on our 20 year old ford. Haha what a deal. You made that look easy.
That was really smart to tidy up and protect the wiring. Nice tip!
Thanks!
Those door panels are going to look fantastic! Way too nice for a garage! 😂😂😂
Thanks Sheila. It will be hard to screw anything to those panels.🤷♂️😆
loving the look of your Sprinter, new subscriber from the UK, love George's builds, shame 1820 isnt readily available in England as I would like to use it for my build, have a great weekend :)
Thank you!
Ian Davison-dalton I contacted the company in the states and they informed me the have a distributor that supplies the U.K. market. I believe they are based near Portsmouth. Hope this helps.
andrew bell Thanks for sharing that!
@@T8RTU many thanks, I will have to do some searching, but I think with import tax it will end up an expensive option :(
You can get "adhesive zip tie mounts" to tie that cable hard up against the swivel base. Amazon have them, I'm sure Home Depot, Lowes etc would have them.
Great idea! Thanks!
Thanks for making a great video. Just finished up installing a Leisure Lines swivel on my 2021 PM and this made it a breeze.
Awesome! Glad it helped!
While your in build mode have you considered installiing a hidden engine kill switch to prevent the theft of your new van. They are very cheap and not hard to install! Just a suggestion for a little piece of mind when your away from your van.
We hadn’t thought about it. I’ll look at them. Have you installed one in a promaster?
@@CareyOnVagabond No i have not personally! There is a car electronics place where we live that said they would do it for $150. I am getting it done next week to our zion. Usually its just a manual toggle switch that interupts the fuel pump relay. It's much cheaper than an alarm and and less hassel. We thought we would get it done before we overland through mexico this winter.
Thanks for the info. Safe travels!
@@CareyOnVagabond No need for one due to a code chip imbedded in your RPM ignition key. You can even trip it by removing and and reinserting too fast. You'll see a red "key" tell-tale on the instrument cluster showing an attempted security breech. Clears itself on next on/off cycle because it has read the unique code. That was my first lesson in Italian wizardry!
Looks good guys. You answered my concern before I could post it Dave 😁 A split grommet would also work. Carry on.....
Glad we added that to the video.😁
HI Pistol, such a cutie. Good thing George has ALL the tools needed to do this, wow. Dave is sure a handy guy. YEAH Dave has his swivel chair. dang cool. Nice background music Irene.
You make it look so easy!!
It was!😁
That was easy. Thanks for the detailed videos. Great information. Pistol sure loves the attention. She's a cutie. Cheers!
Cheers Andre!
Nice neat install. The wood panels look great too.👍🏻
Thanks!
You know, the one thing I love about all your videos (past & present), is the music you choose! The lite background music you picked for the swivel installation, reminded me so much of that cable show “How it’s Made” on the Discovery Channel...just a perfect pairing of the music, with that task at hand 👍🏼👏🏼
#ToolTimeWithTheCareys
#CareyOn🐶
Thanks Rob!☺️
Thanks for showing us and being so thorough I'm about a year out by 1 trying to gather information thanks for what you do
You’re welcome!
Good camera work on the seat removal/install!
Thanks!😁🎥
Thanks! Great video.
Your build is coming along very nicely ❤❤❤
Thanks!
Bad ass swivel install guys !
Just came over from Humble Road and subscribed. Love how detailed you are and how you filmed everything so we could see each step. Also, it was nice to see what you did with the wires underneath the seat.
Thanks Sharon!😊
I literally laughed out loud when you said you disconnected the battery 2 hours prior 😂. I would definitely have done the same.
😁👍 I was still a bit nervous.😆
Carey On Vagabond Oh, I would be, too! Last thing you want to hear behind you as you’re disconnecting the wires is a loud boom 😬 😂
Nice job! You captured the installation with some very nice close up video. I only wish I had this instruction when I installed the swivel in our van back in August. Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences.
Thanks! I couldn’t find one video that showed the whole process well so I thought I’d make one. Glad you liked it and I hope it helps others!
Always use protection. Got it.
Yes!😳
I bought my swivel for my e150 last winter. My health makes it too hard for me to do this alone, or I would. Guess I'll have to pay someone to do it. I've watched videos on how to.
You make it look like a piece of cake. I wonder if mine are color coded.
Love your door panels. I will need to do mine next spring.
Well if you have to pay someone you now know how fast and easy it is so you should be billed accordingly!😁
I love you guys, that is all !!
☺️ thank you
Clean install on the seat. What finish did use on the doors panels?
A low VOC polyurethane.
very good video. Thanks for showing how to install. Who makes the swivel?
Sportscraft. I think we got it from eurocampers.com
Good job Dave and Irene! Of coarse Pistol got her nose in the picture.(But loved it!}
Yes she did😆
Rear doors came out great! We are doing the same with Baltic birch ply. Any tips on selecting Riv nut size? Never used before, but seems to be the best method. Thanks again for another great how to!
Thanks but we haven’t got to the riv nuts on this yet.
Nicely done. Thank you. Hows the swivel holding up?
Thanks. Works great!
Good job.
You guys are getting there! Great job. I love Pistol!
Very informative video on the swivel seat with excellent camera work as well you two are quite the team, I’m really glad that I signed up. Do your feet dangle when seat is turned around to the back?
Thank you. My feet do dangle and in our current van we have a dog food bin that doubles as my foot stool.😁 We are looking at engineering some sort of flip up or slide out foot stool. Stay tuned😉😁
Living full time it’ll be nice to know what potentially is going on when something fails and how to get to it. The only thing I would have considered was rear air suspension.
I’m always considering it also.😉
Yeah lock tight 😀
🍺 Cheers my friend!
Hold On...Where is the " Nut Bucket!"...copyright George. Great tutorial!
Good morning Irene and Dave. Just curious how your swivel seat has been working. I’m deciding on a few different brands.
So far no issues and it gets used several times a day!
Ok. Great. Thanks so much
“That was EASY”‼️
Easy Peasy😁
We’re did you buy your swivel seat mounting kit, I didn’t find it on your Amazon store list. Thanks
I think we got it on eurocampers.com. We didn’t get it on amazon. Good luck!
11:33 any idea how wide the battery box is? that battery looks very wide. By chance you know how much space under the driver seat? would be great if you could fit a 300AH LFP (20x11) somehow under a seat.
Curious why the Eurovan unit vs the one from Promaster? I like the lever release better on this one vs mine on the Zion SRT. I am guessing also maybe price? Thx!
Mostly price. Big difference. And I actually like how this one works better. If I was taller I’d probably reconsider as it raises the seat about 1.5 inches. However they also make a shorter seat base you can install and I think you are still below OEM price.
I looked on your products page but I don't see the swivel base. Which brand did you use?
We bought it from eurocampers.com
Thanks for trying!
Your hands did not get dirty or damaged! How’d you do that?
😆 Must be The magic of Irene’s editing.🤷♂️😁
Hey do you have the mounting bolt measurements by chance? Like the distance between and what not? Having trouble finding the exact measurements and bolt pattern. Thanks!
Sorry. I don’t. It’s been several years since that install.
Sure would appreciate a link to buy the swivel, if you don't mind sharing that info.
Don’t mind at all.
www.eurocampers.com/ProMaster-Seat-Swivel-Adapters_c_522.html
Will that seat lay flat so you can actually sleep on it? I'm not mentioning scones.
No but that’s never stopped me from falling asleep in it. Scones!😆
@@CareyOnVagabond Scones back to you.😆😁
great thoughts on wire protection
How much did it raise up the seat?
I didn’t measure but the instructions indicated an inch and a half. You can also buy the base which apparently lowers it the same amount.
What brand swivel seat is this?
sportscraft . We ordered it from eurocampers I believe.
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@@CareyOnVagabond hi, Well Im packing the car up making a little bed and ice chest and heading to the coast and making a right hand turn at the 101 and heading north for therapy and my birthday and healing from my last surgery. going for two weeks till my next surgery on the 21 first. I need to smell the ocean.
Mat safe travels!