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Post by Paddington Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:12 pm

Hi, is it possible to remove the swivel element of the drivers seat in order to lower the seat. I'm a shorty and find if move the seat forward enough to use the pedels then my leg bashes off the plastic under the steering wheel. Thanks
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Post by crisp Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:00 am

It is possible to replace the seat base but you then lose the ability to swivel the drivers chair. For the peugeot version I think you might find a base on ebay for about £160.




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Post by pjonesf1 Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:38 pm

Hi Crisp,

Sorry to jump in on this one but I am also vertically challenged and experience the same shin rubbing. If I buy the lower frame shown on your link do you know if I can keep the swivel option
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Post by rogerblack Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:43 pm

To answer the original poster's question, yes it should be possible to remove the swivel and re-attach the seat directly to the base, as the swivel is usually an add-on when the base vehicle is converted to a motorhome.  Our driver's seat has no swivel but the base is height adjustable both fore and aft using two levers on the left hand side, is yours not? 

I do have a lower height seat box in my garage somewhere.

We bought it for the passenger seat on our Pollensa, which has a swivel but no height adjustment. I didn't like sitting high up as I'm fairly tall and the overhanging bulkhead and top of the windscreen obscured the view. It worked fine as it goes however I then found that my knees were always bent due to the lower seat height so I ended up using a foam pad to boost it up again which defeated the whole point of the exercise. 

So I removed it and refitted the original box and now just slouch if I want to enjoy the view!

Whilst it was fitted, it didn't affect the swivel function, however this would depend on your particular vehicle as it might impinge on the bulkhead or whatever is located behind the driver's seat. 

 I have the dimensions and pictures of the box somewhere if it's of interest.

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Post by inspiredron Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:54 pm

The problem with a lower base plus a swivel will be the handbrake lever

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Post by Paddington Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:46 pm

I spoke to the dealer today and they said if they remove the swivel it should lower the seat by an inch. Although they can't do this immdiately. But I think I might book it in for this and try how it goes.
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Post by Molly3 Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 pm

Don't find the shin rubbing a problem as I can adjusted the seat to stop it .I found low handbrake a pain until I fitted an extender .took a lot of getting use to .now would not be without it .
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