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• gray rear bed seat bottom needed for Carat/Multivan- Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:03:12 -0700
  I need a gray rear bench seat bottom (just the part you sit on not the upright part and no metal framework. just the...
• (MD/PA/VA) FREE camper closet
  Historical mailing list - Mark Nottingham
  Tue, 7 Jun 1994 23:06:22 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey, The cool parts guy at Anderson VW in Baltimore sold (gave, practically) me a rear bench seat/bed and a closet (kind of...
• Re: Warmer bus talk
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:30:39 -0500
  ...Bench seat models had additional vents at the top rear of the sides right below the rain gutter above the fresh air vents for...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:36:06 -0400
  ...Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a > two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. > 2...
• Re: SAGAZ Seat Covers - Get Model 20
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:41:27 -0800
  ...I mean dimensions. :~) I have furry dogs, so I use the rear benchseat cover by ORVIS. It's great. My wet, muddy dogs can...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:44:21 -0700
  ...This makes it far easier and quieter to close the door while sitting on the bed/bench. Here is a photo with ruler included...
• Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:51:45 -0400
  ...It consisted of a fork mount attached to the kick board of the rear bench seat.Does anyone have other-like mods or a...
• Re: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 11:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Should fit under >the rear seat though. Nobody makes a shortie, to fit under a bench seat in a boat maybe?
• Help! How get to rear heater?
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:13:24 -0500
  ...How do I get to the rear heater? I lifted up the rear bench seat and removed the six screws I found. Stupidly, I...
• Re: FS: '87 Westy w/ 2.0L golf inline motor conversion from Fast Forward on e...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 06:25:47 EDT
  ...that rear sofabed you win the prize.. >> what's the price? it's just a revised hinge for the westy bed/bench. sold by...
• FS: Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:25:11 -0700
  Slight wear, clean, complete except for seatbelts. NOT a z-bed (does the list wisdom know if this upholstery will fit z-bed brackets...
• Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:12:24 EDT
  ...They can nestle under the rear bench and are fuel efficient too. Hi All, What is the list consensus on product comparison of the...
• Re: 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 16:02:14 PST
  ...ball.com (Vic Welker) writes: >Every time I use the rear auxiliary heater (under the rear bench seat) >in my van, I smell antifreeze!
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger..why? just install a 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:02:12 -0400
  then I'd imagine one could find the rare 3 seat middle bench (my 82 had one sold to a large growing family) and...
• Re: Rear Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:36:39 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM writes: > It appears we have a small leak from the rear heater area under the rear bench seat...
• Propex ramblings, was Source for 1" flexible hose and
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:03 -0400
  ...We all installed the heaters together under the rear bench. In hindsight that was THE worst place we could have installed that thing. The...
• Re: baby seat tether in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 09:55:43 -0800
  ...Our mechanic ended up finding a spot just behind and beneath the rear bench. Seems to work well although we haven't tested it...
• Re: westy rear facing second row?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:03:08 EDT
  ...that > the middle 2 person bench (the later one without a middle armrest) from my 88 > GL fits rear-facing behind the passenger seat...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:42:27 -0500
  ...The only other solution I've read is the > removal of the rear auxilary heater unit which > I think is a pretty good idea...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:48:35 -0700
  ...and over the rear bunk, and on the closet, and near the side slider, just over that end of the bench. Great directional reading...
• safety of aux battery location
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:03:57 -0700
  I'm considering adding a second aux battery in the compartment under the rear bench seat. This is where I have my Propex heater...
• Jump Seat in an'85
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 19:48:45 -0500
  ...The tracks run parallel to the bench. Is a 5 seater rare? I've seen the rearward facing jumpseat behind the passenger seat, but...
• Seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 23 May 2004 09:48:16 -0700
  ...He wants to remove the center bench and put in the two rear-facing single seats like are found in Weekenders. Having never been...
• Re: Vanagon Bass experiment
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:28:04 -0500
  ...If I were to tweak it out, I'd probably put a subwoofer in the front panel beneath the rear bench seat and put...
• Direct Link for water tanks (was Re: Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:31:52 -0700
  ...It was a full width seat in the > back and the 2-passenger > > middle bench. > > > > I removed the rear side cabinet, AC enclosure, > rear...
• floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  29 Aug 1994 11:06:51 U
  ...Depending on whether you have the forward facing bench or the rear facing captains, there is a rear passenger floormat set that will fit...
• '99 EuroVans and RTFM!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 20:11:29 -0700
  ...Caption under picture of GLS interior plainly showing the 2 person middle row bench plus the 3 person rear bench says " The GLS comfortably...
• Re: '78 Bus Identity Crisis
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:51:22 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Instead of a bench across the rear that slides out into a bed, the Safare has two small permanent benches on either side over...
• Re: Auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 09:00:42 -0500
  I replaced the rear bench seat heater core in my 85 Vanagon with a Ford heater core the same size and used a plumbers...
• Re: 2nd battery full-time?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:53:53 -0700
  ...On 8/15/06, Shawn Luft <shawnagan@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, > I just installed a heavy duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench...
• Re: Headrest for rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 05:47:43 -0400
  You need to install the rear bench headrest kit for each headrest you want. I have some of these in stock. http://www.frankcondelli...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 15:59:24 -0500
  ...onto the metal floor pan under the bench seat. Other cleaning tips involve removing rear heater, rear storage box and cleaning the whole area...
• Re: Vanagon Wolfsburg Limited editon...about
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:17:42 -0600
  ...In addition to the table WLE's have 2 rear facing seats, a rear bench that folds into a bed, a florescent light over...
• Re: GRAVEYARD FOUND!!! (was Re: Middle Seat Graveyard)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:16:10 -0600
  ...carat rear-facing seats if > they could find them. > > Assuming you did find someone who wanted one, the 2-person middle > bench > could be...
• Re: Only 2,138 16" Syncros Were Made--letter from Germany
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 11:35:56 -0800
  ...I have not seen any bench-seat panels or kombis, although they certainly were offered, but about half the DC's I've seen...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:52:22 -0700
  ...The Westy bench bolts primarily to the floor. Whilst the typical Weekender bench as found in Non-Westies (not to be confused with Westy...
• Re: SubWoofer Installation & Cuttin'up Your Westy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:27:55 -0600
  John, you mean just mount the sub under the rear bench and point it at the floor? As far as having another little box...
• Re: Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:50:15 -0400
  ...seat or >> the double bench on the rails (would also need the rails and hardware). Or >> also a rear-facing jump seat with bracket...
• 91 vanagon carat for sale!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:58:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is dark blue, grey interior with the two rear facing seats and bench in back. It has the other cool carat features like...
• FS: captain chairs, set for $90, various stuff
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:33:52 -0800
  ...2 seater middle bench, which you can use in a westy to get 2 addtl seats. also available, three seater rear bench, this is...
• Rare model seen? True dual A/C
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 May 2002 16:30:12 -0700
  ...Also it had a separate A/C unit under the bench seat with vents on either side of the rear heater vent. There was...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:29 -0700
  Mark, in the Poptop Weekender the folding bench is full width, but the mattress is narrow to fit between the closet and the passenger...
• FREE Adventurewagen parts, cabinets, etc. in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 01:17:51 -0800
  ...Rear bench is also being given away. Not sure if furnace or fridge is going. Will know by tomorrow. No shipping. Remember, the catch...
• Re: seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...and one front seat, I added >anther front seat, and a rear bench including seat belts. My dad's '60 Sunbeam Alpine came from...
• Re: jail bars for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:04:00 -0700
  These jail bars were stock on 1984 Wolfsburg passenger models.These Wolfys also had screens on the sliding windows and a rear bench that...
• Re: Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:13:31 -0400
  ...on plastic lid) with a roll of TP inside for emergencies, stored under the rear bench seat. Cleanable/reusable for #1, disposable for #2.
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 17:33:46 -0600
  ...But rear wheel bearings are still the last charted Vanagon territory for me. But, I'm about to have to do it. So, the...
• 1991 TIICo Vanagon GL for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 19 May 2004 09:40:39 -0500
  ...Rubber flooring, front and rear Gary Lee rear hatch rack Aluminum Roof Rack Tinted windows Fold-flat read bench seat for sleeping $8000 obo...
• Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:30:15 -0700
  What is the difference between these creatures?� I recently purchased a 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL.� This is a passenger van with a rear seat...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 25 May 1999 16:04:39 -0400
  ...the rear seat up two inches would require some 2x4" pieces of wood >to go on the floor to raise the bench part up...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:07:22 -0800
  ...use screws and washers) You'll also need to move the rear bench seat catch posts It is a fairly easy conversion if you...
• Rear Vanagon Removal
  Historical mailing list - Gary Freshley
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:02:41 -0800
  ...Any of you northern tier guys need a rear heater? pmail me. Nice having the extra storage under the bench seat. Gary '84 Wolfberg...
• Re: Vanagons For Sale/Phone Number Correction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:53:33 -0700
  ...The passenger Wolfys and Carats with side tables use a rear bench mechanism like that of the passenger GL beds. These have a center...
• extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:47:17 -0400
  ...Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. 2...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:47:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...that was parting out a Carat, it had the grey velour rear facing jumpseats, and they said 100 a piece w/ all hardware. anyone...
• weekender jumpseats / headrests available
  Historical mailing list - jibboo
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:42:53 -0400
  I've got 2 Weekender Jumpseats (the backwards facing rear seats, the seats can fold up) available, they're from an '89 Wolfsburg Weekender...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:45:45 -0800
  Hello, last summer I sprang a coolant leak from the little plastic bleeding screw in the rear bench heater. Unfortunately, I didn't notice...
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 16:27:48 EST
  ...I just checked again and definitely does NOT have a Weekender bench. No rear headrests. But it does have the rear shoulder belts. BenT
• Re: About Bazooka subwoofers.
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:33:32 -0400
  ...I also have 2 6 x 9 speakers mounted below the rear bench with another amp mounted on top of the rear heater cover...
• Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 18:01:56 -0800
  ...They prefer not to get a MV because they want to have a middle bench seat and not the two rear facing seats. So...