recliner holdown brackets

[garyka]

has anyone removed the recliner holdown brackets? If so how much of a job is it on the 3295rk

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Ours were on the step, never use them, think they are still there, just ignore them.

Suppose you got a good reason to want to ditch them, so my answer is no help at all.

[Fire5er]

We removed ours on our 3400RL. They were just screwed in, very easy to remove. Used them in the basement to secure items in that area. To secure recliners now during travel we place the chairs back-to-back with a pillow from the couch between them and use the tie-down straps to tie the backs of the recliners together. So far we do not find that they move during travel...and we have been down some very bouncy roads.

[jsmitfl]

We do the same as Fire5ver. After putting laminate down didn't want these sticking up.

[simonsrf]

They just unscrew!

[garyka]

i'm the one who asked this silly question.I finally got down on my hands & knees and saw that they were screwed in from the top.

[bsmeaton]

No such thing as a silly question garyka!

Fire5er, thanks for the idea. Those floor brackets are always in the way when we move the chairs and not very effective. Think we'll do your idea and use the brackets to hold down our dish receiver in the cabinet.

Anybody find better straps? Almost all of mine are broke now (plastic ends). They ain't as good as our 2003 had.

[simonsrf]

Brad,

REI.com has great strapping for backpacking and hiking...we found just what we needed there.

[bsmeaton]

Thanks Robbie -

I think I actually have a gift certificate for them

[01RAMer]

quote:Originally posted by Fire5er

We removed ours on our 3400RL. They were just screwed in, very easy to remove. Used them in the basement to secure items in that area. To secure recliners now during travel we place the chairs back-to-back with a pillow from the couch between them and use the tie-down straps to tie the backs of the recliners together. So far we do not find that they move during travel...and we have been down some very bouncy roads.

Can I ask what you did with the table that is normally in between the chairs?

[bsmeaton]

01ramer

Our end table and coffee table get tied down to the couch. However we do not have the newer airbed. They may have changed the storage location after they started installing the airbed.