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• Middle swivel captain's chair to front of Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:30:46 -0800
  Is there any modification needed to use the optional 5th swivel middle captain's chair in a Westy as a front seat? Are they...
• Re: rarest of the rare middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:31:16 -0500
  ...at 8:54 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > check the middle seat out in this van....:) > > _http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php...
• Craig's list Seattle...15 today.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:05:22 -0800
  ...Just curious, today I clicked up the Seattle Craig's listings for Vangons and found 15..Regulars for as low as $800. 2/3rds...
• (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...
• '81 air-conditioning Q
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:25:53 -0700
  On my '81 air-cooled westy, I have a stock VW air-conditiong unit, mounted in the stock location, above the rear seat. Since...
• Getting at the Rear heater -- '87 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Fri, 17 Feb 95 10:21:30 EST
  ...Problem is that the bar upon which the seat pivots is in the way of getting the heater cover off. Does the whole seat...
• Re: VANAGON digest 925
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:50:52 -0700
  My mother has a converted '68 bus that no longer makes use of the original middle bench seat. It's black and in good...
• westy middle swivel seat w/ storage compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:51:58 -0400
  ...apparently the owners opted for the middle swivle seat w/ the box underneath.. it lists NEW for $250 from VW in '85..... why, then...
• Help with Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 11 May 1998 12:58:31 -0700
  Could some of you folks in Seattle please give me map references for the Boeing museum and for the Boeing surplus sales site. I...
• buying fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:15:04 -0800
  I have made a few inquiries here in the Bellevue area east of Seattle (you know Seattle -- it's the town playing musical football...
• Re: Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - FLADGER
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:23:19 -0700
  ...Bus Boys sells the seat mount hardware for Buses through 1979 as well as the special bolts. C.F. === Volkswagen Owners! Your official Parts...
• Re: Middle 3 person seat F.S.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:56:21 EST
  ...writes: << If anyone is interested, I have a, slide in, middle seat out of a nine pass. Vanagon for sale. Located in Pgh. PA...
• Re: new Michelin x tires / rear westy seat
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:36:28 -0600
  Try pulling the seat forward then pull the nob. Darrell > > Secondly I have not been able to open the storage area under the rear...
• Interior dimensions of new Eurovans
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Gardella
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 14:12:13 -0800
  Does anyone know the interior length from the rear hatch to the back of the drivers seat in the 2001 or 2002 Eurovan Weekender...
• Re: F.S. Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:41:37 EST
  In a message dated 2/25/02 11:09:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, Syncro5@AOL.COM writes: > I have a swivel seat mechanism...
• Re: Weekender Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 21:05:35 -0400
  ...I started a Yahoo group called Wolfsburg campers (see link in my signature) and put some pix in the photo section, rear-facing seat...
• Re: rebolting rear seat
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:47:11 EST
  ...These are there to accommodate the sundry seating configurations available for the van. Perhaps, these existing anchors will align with your plans. George
• RE - Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:36:03 -0400
  On the screen I added to my 89 westy I used a combination of velcro tape up the side by the rear seat along...
• Seat swivals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:56:00 -0400
  A few weeks ago there was a thread about small plastic clips used on the front seat swivals. I recently cut 2 of these...
• Re: Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:34:48 -0700
  ...http://members.cox.net/holisticdream/teeterEbaydemo.htm > Just replaced my '84 Westy's standard seats with the captains chairs > recently > Love them! > I believe...
• Where does baby go?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 09:14:43 -0400
  ...Where does everyone on the list put their baby seat? Is it OK in the front seat here in PA since I have not...
• Re: FS: Middle bench seat for free
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 17:20:43 EST
  ...Time, dnd.obryan@GMAIL.COM writes: > I have a middle bench seat that was given to me and I need to pass it on...
• Chrysler - they invented the minivan...and rear facing seats and side table too?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 04:21:13 EST
  ...minivan? \X/ did " :<) apparently they also believe they "invented" rear facing seats and a flip out side table too..according to this: http://www...
• Trip report part two -long.
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:09:59 -0700
  ...I also built a storage box that filled the space behind bench seat and was even with the height of the bench seat. This...
• newbies questions...
  Historical mailing list - t ob
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 22:28:20 PDT
  ...2.) Has anyone replaced the original front seats with other bucket seats? If so, how do I do it. The track on the Volvo...
• Re: Seatbelt Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 10 May 2007 22:50:59 -0700
  MARK WINS THE TECHNICAL QUESTION ANSWER PRIZE!!! The secret answer to the seat belt unwind: The mechanism is designed to only release the belt...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:10:20 -0700
  ...If you find one you can just swap out the seat you have > > > > > > with the weekender seat. So a rear seat out of anything...
• '73 Westy Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 12:05:49 -0400
  ...How do you fold the front seats? I have this canvas thingummy with apparent clips on the windshield pillars and the pillars behind the...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:33:14 +0200
  ...Also told that the seat actually wont fit..too wide. Hmmm! Has any one installed a later model bed seat in a 1984 and...
• Re: Propex outside install?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:08:15 +0000
  I mounted my HS2211 under the seat. I found it easier to route the combustion air and exhaust pipes to the outside rather than...
• how to access the area under the front seats
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:12:15 -0600
  ...Re: "Secret compartment"--Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have battery under each seat; anybody have other suggestions/experience with creating a "secret" or secure compartment...
• Re: [Westfalia] Van Camping around Seattle / Tacoma????
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:02:01 -0700
  ...Re: [Westfalia] Van Camping around Seattle / Tacoma???? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 7:02 AM On Thu, Aug 6...
• 82 Vanagon L FS -cheap-
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Waldinger
  Tue, 13 May 1997 18:14:34 -0400
  1982 Vanagon L 7 passenger Cream over Yellow brand new tires (250 miles) front seats, middle 2-seater, and rear seat/foldout bed from...
• Re: CD Changer
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:03:25 -0500
  ...Have you considered placing it behind the driver's seat on that little storage tray between the driver's seat and the rear seat...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:30:42 +0100
  On the old buses with three seats up front, the spare lives happily under the front seats. On the two seat style, the tire...
• middle seats from 90 gl
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:01:16 -0500
  hey all, i pulled out my middle seats out of my 90 gl to free up space and eventually put in a table and...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:56:10 -0500
  ...Look under the directional vent in frot of the seat. You'll see a 1/2-3/4 plastic strip attached to the heater...
• Re: jump seat installation
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:37:05 -0700
  ...My neighborhood welder had some round pipe > sections that he welded to the floor for the jump seat foot pegs. He > charged about $40...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP... Where are you located?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:33:54 -0800
  Mike B, where are you located? I am been looking for that exact kind of seat for years. If anybody in Canada has that...
• Re: Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:41:16 -0600
  ...Movement in front seats > The front seats, in my 90 Carat, are not tight in the track. I've pulled them > out, even traded...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:18:14 EST
  ...The best advise here was to touch something metal as > > you drag your butt across the seat. This dissipates the static charge as it...
• '80 No Compression #3 Update
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 05:40:12 -0800
  ...Intake valve #3, valve seat is mashed INTO the head. I guess it makes up for the valve seat that worked itself OUT last...
• Re: Platinum Cat Q's
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:56:03 -0700
  ...Originally I saw the plat cat at a boat show in Seattle, and I thought it would be just perfect for my vanagon camper...
• Re: Different Models
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Fri, 3 May 2002 14:23:44 -0700
  ...weekender = fold down back seat. no stove, no cool jump seats, nothing special except the rear and center seats fold down to make a...
• Re: Westfalia Interiors (long reply!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:13:53 -0400
  ...Jump seat > between 2 rear cabinets. Put into walk-thru Kombis, but seat > back bulkheads were cut out and a boat type bench flip...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:12:40 -0700
  Bryan, You seriously want to know *what's wrong with the current location under the passenger seat???* - It's incredibly inconvenient when you're...
• Re: : Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:57:27 -0400
  ...Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery > > Patty, > I have the yellow top under the driver's seat and a red top under the > passenger...
• Re: Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:53:45 -0400
  Well after reading this I have to ask if anyone else has a swivel seat adapter that does not require welding? Eric 86-VW4x4...
• Re: Vanagon Interior FS
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 23:07:24 -0400
  ...I have an 83 Westy and am interested in replacing the front seats with the ones with arm rests and are a little fancier...
• Vanagon seat, bed for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:01:54 EST
  ...One is a vanagon seat with armrests in good condition which I believe will fit the bus as well. It's in the light...
• Re: Vanagon Rental in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:51:20 -0700
  ...Vanagon Rental in Seattle Can someone tell me if anyone still rents Westy's in Seattle? David Hunt '86 Vanagon 'White Shadow'Get more...
• Re: More pictures of overhead AC & Leather Interior unique to T3's (Vanagons) in Thailand
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:15:33 -0500
  Nice! No seat belts for the folks in the rear? Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:39:39 EDT
  ...This is a passenger van with a rear seat that folds > into a bed. I have noticed that the height of the storage compartment...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:36:33 -0400
  The 12v cooler on those Weekenders was fitted behind the passengers seat, it was fitted with some sort of securing device if my memory...
• Re: Below Seat Drawer Mod
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:56:05 -0700
  ...Below Seat Drawer Mod This is the one I remember Miguel: http://www.rockymountainwesty.com/VanagonWestfaliaStorageDrawer.htm On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3...
• Re: Careless driver wrecked my van :(
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:23:11 -0800
  ...I'm pretty sure it's totaled but I'll find out tomorrow. :( > I had my kids in the back seat too. Thank God...
• Fw: Re: Floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:35:53 -0800
  ...Floor mats >> bus depot has VW front mats for about $50, but no center >> (b/w seats) mat (vw does not have the center...
• Vanagon parts and accessories for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:08:01 -0400
  ...Westy center double seat, gray, seatbacks fold forward, exc. condition, $225 Two (2) left side headlamp assemblies, '86 to '91, $50 each '86-'91...
• Re: anyone mounted a door pocket on their pass door?? BTDT's?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:38:16 -0500
  ...It also doesn't interfere w/the swivel seat. Ric At 10:48 AM 1/16/02 -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >im going...
• Blood on Seat
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 12:19:57 +0000
  ...She started walking around and tracked blood all over the floor and especially the rear bench seat (where she decided to lay). Sooooo, any...