Manufactured in France by Scopema, the RIB swivel plate for campervans gets lots of praise on the various forums. In our own experience, we have found these seat swivels to be very robust and rattle-free.
The offset feature of this particular swivel means that the pivot point is offset from the centre by a few centimetres towards the handbrake side of their seat. This means that the seat finishes up facing backwards a bit further from the door. The main advantage is that seats with armrests will spin around more easily. If you have a double seat swivel on the passenger side you should choose the non-offset version, otherwise there won't be enough room for both seats to swivel backwards.
To rotate the seat, the engine must be turned off, vehicle put in gear and the handbrake released temporarily. Once the seat is facing the rear re-engage handbrake. For seats fitted with up/down height adjustment, you will find that you probably need to pump up the seat height to allow the seat to rotate without the grey plastic trim around the base catching on anything. If you have a plastic handbrake cover then you may have to remove it and replace with our fabric slip-on cover.
Important
This swivel is not yet TUV approved.
If you have the current model Vito Dualiner van with original seat base, these seat bases don't work very well without a modification. See downloads section for more info.
These swivels will not fit vans with through-loading seats. Through-loading / or load-through simply means there is a space under the seat allowing you to load long items underneath the seat giving you additional room. Vans with load-through seats won't work as they don't allow the swivel to sit flat.
Features
- Swivel plate fits between the base and seat slider rails on normal seats
- Automatically locks in place facing forward for driving
- Pivot point is located offset from the centre so seats with armrests spin better
Specification
- Seat height increase: Approx 43mm
- Safety: European TUV safety approval
Included
- Swivel plate
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Bolts to fit standard seat boxes
