Rear Leg Room Lwb Vs Swb

[Andrew Davies]

Hi

Looking at a T6 Kombi van and wondered if there is any more rear leg room in the LWB vs the SWB ?

Ideally I'd like the rear seats far enough back so I could get some swivels for the front - purely for the social aspect when we're camping etc - ie somewhere to sit if it's pissing down outside or the tent has taken off in a force 10

I'm also looking a kombi slide pod for when I'm away for short stays and cant be arsed with the tent so I need to leave enough room at the back for that - any suggestions ? I've seen the sliding units but they seem a bit steep for what they are.

 

[DaveyB]

Leg room is the same.
However there are a couple of options:
1. Install a Caravelle floor rail system. This will enable you to slide the rear seats back as far as your luggage will allow. You could combine this system with something like a slidepod multipod.
2. With a LWB I saw a really neat trick on an Exploria demo van; install a single set of quick release seat mounts behind those already fitted. Then you can drop the seats from a forwards to a backwards position. It’ll only really work on the LWB according to Exploria.

 

[Andrew Davies]

Ok ta - will have a look - I've seen posts about that

Would I need to replace the actual seats ? Was planning on going with a 2+1

 

[DaveyB]

Ok ta - will have a look - I've seen posts about that

Would I need to replace the actual seats ? Was planning on going with a 2+1

There would be no need to change Kombi seats regardless of the factory seating option that you go for. If going 2+1 you would just someone to fit the additional set of 4 QR floor brackets. I can draw up a very simplistic floor plan if it would help you to visualise? Will you have the single behind the driver, or behind the passenger?

 

[Andrew Davies]

I'm not too bothered but I'd imagined the single rear on the passenger side. Do they take much fitting ? - I'm frankly a bit useless when it comes to chopping up cars.

 

[DaveyB]

The best bet is to get someone who knows what they are doing to fit them. They are not difficult but the fuel tank would need dropping.

 

[Andrew Davies]

Ok. Looks straight forward I guess. Will see if I can find someone local who knows what they're doing - I'm not messing around with fuel tanks etc.

Have you seen anything suitable to cover over the original/new qr sockets when they arent in use ?

Finally, You think I'd still get a slidepod in behind the relocated seats (if I got a LWB)

 

[Andrew Davies]

@slidepods -

 

[DaveyB]

Ok. Looks straight forward I guess. Will see if I can find someone local who knows what they're doing - I'm not messing around with fuel tanks etc.

Have you seen anything suitable to cover over the original/new qr sockets when they arent in use ?

Finally, You think I'd still get a slidepod in behind the relocated seats (if I got a LWB)

Yes you will definately still get a pod in the back with the seats in the rear position. On the Exploria demo van I saw, they had their Kombi bed in the back of the LWB with the seats in the rear position.
Yes I have seen some QR bracket covers, someone posted a link to them the other day. Be darned if I can find the thread though. Can anyone else remember where these were?

 

[Andrew Davies]

Cheers for that - time to find myself an LWB then