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June 18 and 19, 2020 - Taking out the seats was easier than expected. We used a ratchet wrench to take out the bolts that were fastening the seats to the tracks. We removed the seats fairly easily, in about 30 minutes. Sometimes, bus seats are screwed or even rivetted in place. Sometimes the bolts are super rusty and you need an angle grinder to get the bolts out. We were super lucky with our seats. In fact, it all happened so fast that we didn't get to take any pictures of the process.
Having seen our fair share of bus seats for sale on FB marketplace and craigslist while we were searching for our bus, we decided to put them up for free and wait for people to come pick them up. We wanted them gone more than we wanted to sell them, and we definitely liked someone taking them away rather than having to drive to the dump to get rid of the seats. All the seats went to good homes, where they'll actually be used and we're happy we could help people out.
The wheelchair lift was a slightly different story. It did not come out in 30 minutes at all. The lift was held in place by the same kind of bolts as the seats, and some were easy to remove, but the last few bolts? Rusted pains in the neck. One of us had to sit under the bus with a wrench holding the nut in place while the other person tried to loosen up the bolt from inside the bus. It took a while (and several tries), but we got it all loose without breaking the wheelchair lift. Some of the bolts had to be removed with the lift partially opened, and then we closed it back to it's upright position to remove all the other bolts.
Elad and Ruben (Ana's father) removed all the electrical components and wiring very carefully so that it would still function properly for the next owner. It took Elad, Ana, Ruben, Ilia, and Ana's little brother to get the wheelchair lift out of the bus and then to hoist the wheelchair lift into a car so it could get taken away. Although we don't want it in our bus, we're happy that the lift is getting used by someone who truly needs it.
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