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• FS: grey adjustable armrests for capt. chairs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:32:42 EST
  ...in that case i'll have a good grey velour seatbottom and seatback available too..and headrests.. chris
• G-mail (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:43:03 -0500
  ...It seems I didn't bolt the seat down tightly after I removed it to clean. It sure sounds like a honk though. Maggie...
• Re: rear heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:36:06 -0400
  ...It would be nice not to have to unpack all the accumulated stuff in the seat box to open or close the valve.
• FREE: 2 person middle seat and rear bench
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:31:20 -0800
  ...Berkeley CA this is a free grey two person middle seat that you can add to a westfalia, and a full width rear bench...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 2 May 2012 15:41:52 -0400
  OK, see page 2 of this thread where there is a Group 31 battery under the drivers seat, snug as a bug in a...
• Oct 3rd,Augusta to seattle, confirmed!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 17:27:11 -0400
  ...hopefully make it to seattle by thursday or friday... Leave seattle mondayish, headed down the coast, towards San Diego....from there, kinda sorta follow...
• Re: Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 04:59:49 -0800
  ...I've used child seats in the removeable jumpseats in my '91 Carat as well as in the rear seat and never had any...
• Re: Removing the floor in a late model Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:58:32 -0700
  Hi brent, Just pulled all of the flooring and the rear seat out of my 85 Westy as the rear heater core spewed almost...
• Re: weak seat belt retractor
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:18:34 -1000
  ...In fact, this probably doesn't afect you now, but in the westys with the swivel seats the attach end of the seat belt...
• This list community and falling in love with a vanagon versus my Mercedes Benz
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:36:27 -0800
  ...My buyer was so prompt in paying for the seats with PayPal I steam cleaned his seats for him free with my commercial steam...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:34:20 -0700
  ...wrote: > > > Were there any rear facing seats made for the Vanagon Westy that went > > behind the passenger seat and held a porta potty underneath...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:03:24 -0700
  Vanagon Campers, like my '87 Wolfsburg Edition came from the factory with dual batteries under the front seats. Neither compartment is sealed or vented...
• Re: Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 8 May 1995 11:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The seats should be reground so there will be a nice smooth surface for the new valves to seat against. If you absolutely can...
• Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS--CANADA?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:31:25 -0700
  ...As a result of this, a technical bulletin has been >sent to the dealers about installing shoulder belts on the middle set of >seats...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:37:08 -0400
  ...front rotors gas tank front seats middle seat axles w/cv's suspension parts rear non folding bed seat with middle arm rest have...
• Re: 89 GL Vanagon for sale in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:29:34 -0800
  ...George. --- Kai Elgethun <slykai@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > 89 GL VANAGON FOR SALE IN SEATTLE > > > >I am forced to sell my beloved white Vanagon GL...
• Re: Port-a-potty and storage box prototype
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:09:14 EST
  ...put between the driver and passenger > seat to use with a pillow on top for another seat up front. > > cool idea..my '78 westy...
• Tri Star DOKA on eBay currently $13,800 US
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 08:01:01 -0400
  ...Vehicle has power steering and seat heating at the driver's seat. Thanks, Chris
• storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:26:32 -0500
  ...I know some people have done this and store laptops and other gear hidden away under the front of the seat, in front of...
• nine pass and 12 pass van..(was Re: Vanagon sighting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:46:08 EST
  ...Looked like a > > > seven-seater, but actually had about 12 guys with big guns in it (and > > > a few > > > more guys with guns standing...
• Re: How to clean dirty seats
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:19:25 -0600
  ...If you can, take off the seat covers > and clean them exclusive of the foam bolsters and so on. SewFine makes > some > fine covers...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES - front mounting bolts for
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:47:19 -0700
  Get a 14mm stud kit for the front hubs, then you can use factory (ball seat) lugnuts or conical seat lufnuts (available at any...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:41:10 -0800
  ...different then that might > complicate things or else not provide the seat-cushion-size benefit I was > trying to achieve. > > They do definitely unscrew...
• W'falia AC Hop-Up
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:42:03 -0700
  ...For wiring, I mounted a SPDT switch on the box under the rear seat which houses the rear heater core & blower. The red wire...
• Re: 86 interior into a 84 need some advice
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 26 May 1999 10:44:07 -0400
  ...The shop sold me all the > seats (front buckts and rear seat with arm rests too) for $100.00 (he > even took them out...
• 87 Wolfsburg edition parts van: Should i buy or not?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:50:50 EDT
  ...If i bought this i could sell whatever i don't use(including the worst of the 4 alloy rims and jump seats) and...
• Re: Seatback Storage Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 23:23:07 -0600
  ...Seatback Storage Suggestions? > I'm looking for a nice slip on seatback organizer for our van. I saw one in > Campmor for $9.99...
• '80 Westfalia: have to replace master brake cyl and brake shoes in back
  Historical mailing list - phil hans
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:27:31 -0700
  ...The mechanic is very reputable on the Eastside of Seattle. I do have lots of good tools and the Bentley and Idiot books, and...
• Re: anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Brunson
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:28:44 -0800
  FWIW, about a month ago I looked at an '80 for sale in Olympia, WA with a jump seat. 84 "Rescue" Westy On Fri...
• Re: Battery size to fit under bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:52:36 -0400
  ...Battery size to fit under bench seat? > I recently installed a Norcold DC0040 refrigerator while draws more > current than I expected (see my post...
• Re: costco auxillary battery size (group# and/or costco number)?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:57:13 -0400
  ...Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: costco auxillary battery size...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP... Where are you located?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:42:29 -0800
  > hey pedro, i had the same seat here when you came > out to pick up the > parts...it was from my 84 wolfsburg sunroof...
• Re: Looking for front 2 person bench from 9 passenger vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:17:12 -0700
  ...The seat slides into the same tracks that the regular front seat uses and the seat back is designed to be supported by a...
• Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:22:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper Date: 97-04-18 15:20:25 EDT >From: JordanView To: bryan459@pacbell.com In a...
• Re: Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:21:22 -0500
  Frank, is this as safe as factory original installation? Also, how does the seat back work as a mattress with the kit installed? Does...
• Re: Buzzer is going off - turn signal lights
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:00:33 -0700
  ...The seat belt switch works as it should. The seat belt buzzer and the door buzzer is the same one. This is an other...
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:30:44 -0700
  ...How about >> visibility? Can you actually see the dial/screen/front of the radio from >> the drivers seat? That's the problem I've...
• Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:14:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper Date: 97-04-18 16:11:41 EDT >From: JordanView To: bryan459@pacbell.com In a...
• New (used) Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:43:06 -0700
  ...I'm fairly tall and would like to get the seat height up higher. Is it safe to raise the tracks that seat is...
• Re: What? Not Air Conditioning?!?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:58:12 -0700
  ...It takes up approximately 1/2 of the storage space > under the seat. It vents to the outside with a 4" heater type hose...
• Re: Fuel line seattle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:57:37 -0400
  ...Fuel line seattle Hi, in trouble shooting a problem I removed the fuel line that goes from the tank to the pump in my...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:03:36 -0500
  Somebody in the last year or two wrote an article about installing two headrests in the back seat of a westy. Jim On Sun...
• Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:10:48 -0700
  ...Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> Arrggh! Sorry, I wrote that wrong. >> >> The seat comes off the FRONT of the track, gets turned around and then...
• Re: armrests and seat upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:25:30 +1200
  > >Then I fitted one of the outside rests to the passenger seat ...stood back >...beamed a bit more then closed the door.....Big Problem...
• Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Curt T
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:52:09 -0700
  ...Also told that the seat actually wont fit..too wide. Hmmm! Has any one installed a later model bed seat in a 1984 and...
• Vanagon front seat "mystery hole"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:34:36 -0800
  ...A small (2" diameter") hole on right hand side part the front face of the front seat "pedestal", right behind where the driver's...
• Re: SUV ad for Toyota Quest compared to the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 18:40:22 +1300
  ...To top it off all this stuff >was hauled on the top of the seats, or folded down rear seat to accommodate >a table...
• 87 vs 93
  Historical mailing list - Van Vliet, Tim
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:49:32 -0500
  ...The MV (short one seat for some reason) holds 6, has a pop top, 129000 miles, appears to be in mint condion and expected...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:48:35 -0600
  ...I at least had the satisfaction of seeing one hauled to jail while handcuffed in the back seat and the other to the hospital...
• Trojan 31 AGM battery, under the back seat
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:13:26 -0700
  ...Right now the plan is to put in a Trojan 31 AGM battery, under the back seat. I'm upgrading the simple stock relay...
• Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:26:48 -0700
  So, some of you may have heard about the Vanagons that were stolen in Seattle recently. As an aside, my girlfriend's Honda CRV...
• Re: Vancouver Earthquake?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:58:37 -0400
  ...Didn't feel it just east of Seattle, but my wife felt it in downtown > Seattle. Our friends north of the border doing OK...
• Re: Whoops Re; Electrical Device
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 17:54:46 -0800
  ...One (12 v operation of fridge) should go to a relay under driver's seat. get a Bentley :) alistair On 8-Mar-11, at...
• Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:26:27 -0400
  ...I understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• Re: Seat refreshing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:35:38 -0800
  "Wonder if I can COOL the seats instead of heat.� Will check on it." All you need to do is implement the NASA or...
• Re: VW official website fun
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 10:31:32 -0800
  ...I took a quick peek at a 97 here in Seattle l ast week: it has somewhat sexier white bumpers and rear view mirrors...
• Re: Rear Seatbelts - 89>syncro<GL
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:20:06 +0200
  ...Rear Seatbelts - 89>syncro<GL Date: Tuesday, 2. September 1997 17:54 (I suspect the rest of the world except USA had standard shoulder...
• gti seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 04:58:54 -0700
  fellow listees, has anyone tried fitting gti sport seats (the recaro type) to a vanagon? i checked the archives and it was fairly inconclusive...
• for sale: '87 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 8 May 1998 10:14:03 EDT
  ...back seat folds down into a huge double bed w/ cushion over the engine. one owner front seats have adjustable armrests (woo-hoo) runs...
• back on the list, and in Seattle...
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:45:17 -0800
  Hello all, We've successfully made the move from Missoula to Seattle (ok, Federal Way) and now need to find a good Vanagon mechanic...