drodio
"Avalanche" • 2022 170" Ext Cargo 4x4
Just bought a 2020 170" 4x4 and starting the build process. I happened across the AMF Bruns SmartFloor and was intrigued by it!!! Been searching all over to try to figure out how to get it installed in my van, as AMF only does commercial and works via dealers, who mostly also only do fleet/commercial work.
But after a bunch of phone calls, I was connected to Andreas of RRE Global, who seems incredibly knowledgable about all things SmartFloor, and he's going to help us get it done. He's also training up other shops to do the install as well, so it should become more accessible to the VanLife community over time.
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Andreas Bruckner
Andreas@RRE-Global.com
cell 559.708.2314 (he's very responsive over text, too)
If you'd like to talk to him, you can tell him "Daniel Odio from the Sprinter forum sent me" as I told him I'd share his contact info here.
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Here are my notes from my call with him:
BTW there's also a cool article about RRE Global in Overland Journal that I saw
Hope that helps others who are also trying to figure out a modular flooring solution!!!
BTW: I'd also love to know if anyone has answers to these questions:
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But after a bunch of phone calls, I was connected to Andreas of RRE Global, who seems incredibly knowledgable about all things SmartFloor, and he's going to help us get it done. He's also training up other shops to do the install as well, so it should become more accessible to the VanLife community over time.
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Andreas Bruckner
Andreas@RRE-Global.com
cell 559.708.2314 (he's very responsive over text, too)
If you'd like to talk to him, you can tell him "Daniel Odio from the Sprinter forum sent me" as I told him I'd share his contact info here.
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Here are my notes from my call with him:
- He can install in Santa Barbara, LA or Las Vegas
- Floor is cut to shape; fits around wheel wells
- Typically set up w/ 3 rows (six rails; each chair uses 2 rails) but may be able to do 4 rows on a case-by-case basis
- Lead time is about a month
- Install takes one day + 6 hours to cure before driving
- He's testing a 2 seater bench that works on these tracks and converts into a bed
- Cost is $6k to $10k depending on the number of seats
- Lots of different seat options; here's the AMF Bruns catalog (around page 50)... there are also other brands of seats that fit these rails
- The rails are effectively beefy L-track that meets safety requirements. Regular L-track rings, etc. do fit in these.
BTW there's also a cool article about RRE Global in Overland Journal that I saw
Hope that helps others who are also trying to figure out a modular flooring solution!!!
BTW: I'd also love to know if anyone has answers to these questions:
- Do these Travois swivel seats fit in a SmartFloor system? I.e., is the rail width an industry standard? (I don't think AMF Bruns makes swivel seats)
- Does anyone have other brands of seats they recommend? I specifically need to seat seven people and want to do a row of 3 and a row of 4. So I need skinny seats. Andreas said the AMF M1 seats are 16" and should fit four across; he's verifying w/ his engineer. I'd love to know if anyone has seating recommendations for four using a SmartFloor system. It would be epic if there was a bench bed like this one from Travois that could seat four people across, but I don't think that exists... LMK if you know of one!!!
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