Theater Seating Mod

[stenan]

Hey Campers,
I would like to remove the center section of the theater seating in our 2019 321RSTS Fifth wheel camper and mod the center section to fit flush with the recliner’s to allow another sleeper for our small granddaughter. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks Steve

[Swill4wd]

Many of these couch assemblies are individual pieces bolted to two pieces of angle iron. Unbolt your seats from the floor, turn it upside down to inspect. If you can, unbolt and remove the center section, move one side to meet the other side, and drill new holes to rebolt it together. I did this in my house to shorten my couch to a loveseat.

[RedHorse1]

Originally Posted by Swill4wd

Many of these couch assemblies are individual pieces bolted to two pieces of angle iron. Unbolt your seats from the floor, turn it upside down to inspect. If you can, unbolt and remove the center section, move one side to meet the other side, and drill new holes to rebolt it together. I did this in my house to shorten my couch to a loveseat.

I removed our sofa/sleeper (uncomfortable for sitting AND sleeping) with Thomas Payne theater seating. 3 recliners and an extra armrest between two of the pieces. The pieces just “hook” together. Facing the seats they connect from right to left IIRC. Once connected and positioned I screwed each one to the floor in the slide. If I removed the screws I could then lift each section out in reverse order. The backs are also removable from the seat making things easier to move but they can be difficult to attach/detach when in their final position.

Getting close to the 3 year anniversary of this upgrade and we are still very pleased.