The reason to disconnect the battery is to prevent accidental detonation of the airbags. Orange/Yellow connector blocks are airbag wiring - it's possible that while making/breaking the connection there you can get a stray voltage that triggers the bag. Disconnecting battery is a basic safety step.
Not ideal when your on a slight incline. Although I suppose it's a fancy van so you can probably engage it then unlock it and leave it down with it still engaged. Angry Mike, you sir have been served by a fool!
I like it, If you know someone working on a ford transit van they do swivel bases for the front 2 seat bench (and the benches open up for storage space). Having any swivel front seat on a van is also extra great if you have a pop top bed as youve just made yourself a step to get up. 😙🤌
Great walkthrough of the process. I kinda want to watch again to count how many times you say "swivel seats". 😁 Loving the van series! Thanks for sharing!
Ben I have a question for you. Say you are parking on a slight hill and you decide to stay there for the night. How do you apply the handbrake on your van conversion then turn your drivers seat around to face into the back of the van ? The reason why I ask is that once you have pulled up the handbrake you don't have the clearance on your seat to be able to turn around and face the internal area's that are now your home !!!. I may be wrong but from your video I can't see that you have the room to do the turning of your drivers seat without it hitting your handbrake and you can't turn the seat around firstly then apply the handbrake like I said earlier if you're parking on a slight hill etc. As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
Seeing you take off your shoes before you put your feet on the seat made me think that the little riser behind the seats would be a good place for shoe storage. Then you might take them off to keep the van clean(er), but they wouldn't be very far away when you were going out the door or swivelling around to drive.
you dont have to unplug your negative cable. Its just for safety and common practice used by technicians in case you short out the battery, or your fry your car computer
Вы очень классный специалист, смотрю вас второй год и ваши изделия мне очень нравятся, я сам с Украины, и хотел бы от вас хоть какую-то изделие заказать. Успехов во всех начинаниях вам.
I meant there’s a standards of safety that are met with DOT approved seat since they’ve been tested. Others have not. If you wanna go by “word of mouth”, that’s on you
In my humble opinion, you should make a separate channel for your van life content. It’s not content that I’m interested in, and I’m probably not the only one like that.
@@WobyDesign And this is why I love your channel. Responses like that. I'm here as much for the content as I am for your delivery. If you don't like the video, skip it and watch something else that day. I'm excited to see this content even though its completely irrelevant to me.
Whenever you disconect the seats, the battery must be disconected previusly. Else not, the electronics detect an ABS or an airbag failure.
There better be some broken skateboards in this Sprinter... ; )
Totally agree Lucius!
Bloody oath there better.
The reason to disconnect the battery is to prevent accidental detonation of the airbags. Orange/Yellow connector blocks are airbag wiring - it's possible that while making/breaking the connection there you can get a stray voltage that triggers the bag. Disconnecting battery is a basic safety step.
Thank you for your business and we can’t wait to see more of your van build!
Thank YOU!
How does the seat rotate when the hand break is engaged?
You rotate the seat then engage it, fool.
Not ideal when your on a slight incline. Although I suppose it's a fancy van so you can probably engage it then unlock it and leave it down with it still engaged. Angry Mike, you sir have been served by a fool!
I like it, If you know someone working on a ford transit van they do swivel bases for the front 2 seat bench (and the benches open up for storage space). Having any swivel front seat on a van is also extra great if you have a pop top bed as youve just made yourself a step to get up. 😙🤌
Great walkthrough of the process. I kinda want to watch again to count how many times you say "swivel seats". 😁 Loving the van series! Thanks for sharing!
Can the driver's seat rotate when the parking break is on?
The feet dangle issue is also mitigated by insulating your floor and adding plywood above the insulation.
Isn’t the reinstalled hand brake hitting the swivel seat (when it turns) when the brake is engaged?
Excited for this series man!
The video quality is just top notch man, keep it up!
Great job!!! Loving this new series :) Can't wait to see how this turns out!!
Ben I have a question for you. Say you are parking on a slight hill and you decide to stay there for the night. How do you apply the handbrake on your van conversion then turn your drivers seat around to face into the back of the van ? The reason why I ask is that once you have pulled up the handbrake you don't have the clearance on your seat to be able to turn around and face the internal area's that are now your home !!!. I may be wrong but from your video I can't see that you have the room to do the turning of your drivers seat without it hitting your handbrake and you can't turn the seat around firstly then apply the handbrake like I said earlier if you're parking on a slight hill etc.
As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
Seeing you take off your shoes before you put your feet on the seat made me think that the little riser behind the seats would be a good place for shoe storage. Then you might take them off to keep the van clean(er), but they wouldn't be very far away when you were going out the door or swivelling around to drive.
you dont have to unplug your negative cable. Its just for safety and common practice used by technicians in case you short out the battery, or your fry your car computer
You could figure out a way to lock the seat facing backward as another layer of theft protection.
That parking brake is ridiculously huge! I'm surprised there isn't a foot-style parking brake like a lot of American vans have.
The added thickness doesn't matter when the are turned backwards, but it does matter when you are driving, specially if you are a tall person.
Anything less than an inch won’t make a difference
@@WobyDesign that’s not what she said
so you have to release the handbrake to swivel - make sure you are on flat ground!😁
nice job woby!
great video!
I don’t wanna be nosy but is that a Dyson in yer livingroom?
SWIVEL SEATS!!!!!
so, you can't swivel when parked on a hill because the parking break is in the way when engaged.
Why would you park on a hill?
You’re killing it. I personally do not like the new set up …. But who cares what I think
Yeah I don’t really care
Wooo. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Вы очень классный специалист, смотрю вас второй год и ваши изделия мне очень нравятся, я сам с Украины, и хотел бы от вас хоть какую-то изделие заказать. Успехов во всех начинаниях вам.
What’s the weight on these?
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Battery disconnect because airbags may deploy if you don't. Inconvenient and expen$ive!
Thank you!
Government approval makes stuff safer?
It makes insurance carriers not deny coverage.
@@jameskuhlman9835 yes, but he wasn't talking about insurance, he said safety is paramount. A government approval does not make a product safer
I meant there’s a standards of safety that are met with DOT approved seat since they’ve been tested. Others have not. If you wanna go by “word of mouth”, that’s on you
Get to the subject quicker
In my humble opinion, you should make a separate channel for your van life content. It’s not content that I’m interested in, and I’m probably not the only one like that.
thank god i dont do it for you.
@@WobyDesign 😂😂😂
So skipping the videos you don't care about is somehow too difficult?
@@WobyDesign And this is why I love your channel. Responses like that. I'm here as much for the content as I am for your delivery. If you don't like the video, skip it and watch something else that day. I'm excited to see this content even though its completely irrelevant to me.
@@jameskuhlman9835 often, wise people listen to respectful feedback.
Is it much to ask that you fix the audio in your videos? Your content is great but that echo in the sound is so annoying and amateurish.
this guy: Watches video as soon as its posted. Also this guy: can only comment shitty feedback before he even has time to watch the video.
is to too much to ask for you to stop complaining when you're getting content?
so you have to release the handbrake to swivel - make sure you are on flat ground!😁