Swivel seats as standard or common option?

Top Dog

Hey folks.

Currently musing about a possible project so looking into the various bits and pieces that I might need to source, and among them is a pair of swivelling front seats.

As it'd be a budget project I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what older cars came with swivel seats fitted as standard or as a regularly chosen fitted option so I can know which to be looking out for in scrapyards?

I know that the older Galaxy/Alhambra/Sharan from around '98 had them, but I don't know if they were a standard fitment across the range or not? I also seem to remember that some model of Renault Espace used also have them?

I've had a look on ebay to try help and the above are all that came up in my search. There are kits that can be fitted to any seat, but at £175 + shipping PER SIDE its far from a budget solution :eek:

Any help would be appreciated.

the magician

Im pretty sure a Kia Sedona has 2 swivel seats in the middle row . Think you're right about the galaxy etc , My friends Dad has built a few campers and thats where he got them from a few times.

colm_mcm

Hyundai trajet

JCB

Top Dog

Cheers guys - couple to add to the list anyway

dgt

This had swivel seats...

Wikipedia wrote:

The vehicle had many car safety-related features, novel at the time, some now routine. These features included seatbelts, a roll cage, a padded instrument panel, side-impact bars, and a collapsible steering column. The placement of the spare tire under the front end served to absorb impacts. The most innovative safety feature, which has not been incorporated into other cars, was the ability to swivel the seats to face rearwards should a collision seem imminent.

I do think you can buy a swivel seat kit for any car. For people that need ease of access to their vehicles

CR 7

The older shape Toyota Estima/Previa does too. Think it's only the 7 seater ones you need to be looking out for, not the 8 seaters.

Top Dog

dgt wrote: »

I do think you can buy a swivel seat kit for any car. For people that need ease of access to their vehicles

You can. See my original post

Cheapest on eBay is around 175 sterling plus shipping. So over €400 to the door - just for the swivel kit. Not the sort of money I'd be willing to spend if I can pick up a pair of second-hand seats from a scrapyard for less than half the price

Nissan doctor

colm_mcm wrote: »

Hyundai trajet

JCB

No Trajet I've ever seen has swivel seats.

Guy:Incognito

Renault Espace. Peugeot 807/Citroen C8/Fiat Ulyesse

Rusty_Mectum

Nissan doctor wrote: »

No Trajet I've ever seen has swivel seats.

They most definitely do. Black lever near your heals

boz13

VW caravelle & I think merc viano (think that's what there called - Vito with seats)

Nissan doctor

Rusty_Mectum wrote: »

They most definitely do. Black lever near your heals

Hmmm, I must keep an eye out, never noticed it on any customers cars and the sister in laws 04 one certainly doesn't have them as I've had the seats out several times.

colm_mcm

I've seen swivel seats on agood few trajets, pretty sure they're standard. they're a right pain to use