RAM Mount VB-143-SW1 User Manual

Item Number

RAM No-Drill TM Seat Bases

RAM-VB-143 & RAM-VB-143-SW1

Vehicle base for the

GMC SAVANA VAN (1998-2013)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN (1998-2013)

SPECIFICATIONS

Placement

Attaches between seat frame and floor board. Uses front and
rear, inside seat studs.

National Products, Inc.

Drilling Required

No - uses existing seat bolts

Seat Configuration

Bucket

Construction/Finish

Steel/Black Powdercoat

Dimensions

A = 13.75", B = 7.625", C = 17.625"
Hole Centers = 11.687”

Pole or Pedestal

Included on Base

Weight

6.1 lbs.

Tools required for base installation

2 qty ½”box end wrench’s, 18mm deep, 15mm deep sockets, and
socket wrench for base installation. Tools for complete system

assembly: pliers, phillips screw driver, #10, ½”, 9/16” box end
wrench’s.

Complete Vehicle Mount

RAM-VB-143-SW1

RAM-VB-143SL
shown attached

Features

Installs in minutes with no drilling required
Stabilizer bracket included
Rock solid construction
Lifetime warranty

National Products, Inc.

8410 Dallas Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Website: www.ram-mount.com
Email: [e-mail]

This document, including images, may not be reproduced partly or fully without the expressed written consent of National Products, Inc.

Vehicle Base
RAM-VB-143

Item Number

RAM-VB-143 & RAM-VB-143-SW1

RAM No-Drill TM Seat Bases

National Products, Inc.

Vehicle base for the

GMC SAVANA VAN (1998-2013)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN (1998-2013)

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Suggested tools for this installation are a 2, ½ inch box end wrenchs, 15mm deep socket, 18mm deep socket, and
socket wrench.

1. Attach the stabilizing brace, RAM-VB-143SL to the No-Drill™ base first. Note that there is a small hole and a large
hole on the brace. The small hole side goes to the No-Drill™ base, the large attaches to the seat of the vehicle. Attach
the brace so that once installed, the brace angles toward the front of the vehicle. Also, the brace should be on the
forward side of the No-Drill™ base, not the back. This is important for proper alignment. Place the bolt through the
hole and thread on the nut only finger tight. Flip the brace into a vertical position and set aside this assembly.

2. Using the 18mm deep socket, loosen and remove the nuts holding the seat frame to the floor board. Once
removed, gently lift the entire seat assembly up and off the studs. Place the No-Drill™ base so that it is positioned over
the seat studs coming out of the floor board. The base installs to the inside front and inside rear seat studs. Once you
have the base in position, make sure the stabilizing brace is in an upright or vertical position.

3. Lift the passenger side seat up and align the seat frame holes with the studs. Lower the seat back into place
securing the No-Drill™ base in between the seat frame and floor board. Next, using the 18MM deep socket, fully
tighten the nuts previously removed to 39 ft lbs.

4. Using the 15mm deep socket, loosen and remove the nuts holding the front seat tracks to the seat frame. At the
back of the seat, you only need to loosen these nuts enough to allow you to lift the front of the seat track and clear the
seat studs.

5. Tilt the passenger side seat back causing the seat studs to clear the seat frame holes. Now take the stabilizing leg
out of the vertical and lower it down over the top of the now exposed hole in the seat frame. Keep the seat up for step

6. Lower the seat back down passing the seat studs through the brace and spacer and through the seat frame holes.
Once the seat if back down, and prior to re-installing the seat track nuts, use the ½ inch box wrenches to tighten the
stabilizer leg where it connects to the No-Drill™ base. It is easier to do this now before the seat is fully tightened back
into place. Once the brace to base connection is tight, reinstall and fully tighten the nuts holding the seat to the seat
frame using the 15mm deep socket. Torque to 30 ft lbs.

7. Using the 15MM deep socket, re-install and fully tighten the four seat track nuts to complete the installation.

National Products, Inc.

8410 Dallas Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Website: www.ram-mount.com
Email: [e-mail]

This document, including images, may not be reproduced partly or fully without the expressed written consent of National Products, Inc.