Adding a 3rd seat

[Youngster]

Originally Posted by Roccon99

Does anyone have recommendations for shops in the Southern California area that might be able to help with an install like this?

A few years ago I was in the same situation as you. I reached out to Korey at Cardiff Campervans and he recommended Stewart Fabrication (Baja racing family).
https://stewartfab.com/about

In the end I found a Transit seat with built-in shoulder belt, I installed it myself. I placed it behind the passenger seat next to the rear barn door.
I'm in north county, if you would like to see how I did it you're welcome to drop by for a looksee.

[Roccon99]

Thanks for the quick reply @youngster, that would be awesome. I'll send a DM to coordinate.

[Steve Hunt]

Originally Posted by flashKaleo

I am looking at a Sportsmobile that only has the driver and passenger seats. I need a third captain seat for my son. Is there a way to add the third seat if Sportsmobile did not include it? They say due to the raised floor it would be hard to add.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Matt

Sent you a PM on what I have with a link to my website with pics and info. Give me a call if interested. I'm in Florida so it's feasible to work out.

[1der]

Originally Posted by Roccon99

Does anyone have recommendations for shops in the Southern California area that might be able to help with an install like this? ......

Try TJ at GoodTimesVans.com in Long Beach. They do very nice work.

https://goodtimevans.com/services/

[mkosina]

I did a double row seat out of a Transit with the integrated seatbelts; works well, but of course not swivel. It does come out easily for extended stays (and doubles as outside bench), but I often just use it with the front passenger captain rotated and the SMB table for workstation, or just to lounge with feet on the rotated front seat. The seating position is slightly above the front seats and gives passengers back there a feeling of being on a little "perch" with great view out front. The integrated seatbelts are "locking" (I believe this is called ALR) for legal child seat installation.

Install was trivial with basically high-strength bolts going through the frame with backing plates under, however for liability reasons I had a "NHTSA certified" installer do it and saved the invoice as well as their advertised credentials. Personally, I would be leery of any DYI seat (and especially external seatbelt anchor) installations, it seems to be a gray area at best.

These also look quite good but are pricey, probably only makes sense if transit rails are already in place and its plug and play: https://www.jmgsystemsllc.com/ford-t...for-oem-tracks