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• FS parts from '87 and '88 some syncro parts
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:42:04 EDT
  ...2 sets BlUE.$125 each center seats and rear seats Non wkndr. Trans from 2 wheel drive $500. Two motors. short blocks $300&400...
• Re: Carat Synchro?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:32:02 EST
  Many syncros had the same interior setup as a Carat Vanagon (rear facing seats, and rear seat/bed). I don't know what you...
• Shipping Vanagon seats - requesting info
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:51:32 -0600
  Am going to ship some Vanagon seats I'm buying from Jackson, MS to Cookeville, TN. Wondering what you folks paid to ship them...
• Re: storing valuables in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Diener
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:50:38 -0400
  ...I have put a hasp and lock on the back seat so it can not be opened when locked. To make it stronger, use...
• Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:59:39 EDT
  ...matting throughout, safari hatches over the front seats, roll down windows (front, middle and rear), seats like the those in a military business jet...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:30:26 EDT
  In a message dated 4/21/05 1:07:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM writes: > The seatback part is easy since...
• E-brake relocation
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 01:01:17 +0000
  Has anyone relocated the emergency brake from the right side of the driver's seat to a less obtrusive area? Mine is aways getting...
• Re: resealing heads... what else should i do? rings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:42:33 -0500
  Matthew, Most likely, the rings will become un-seated in the head removal process. So theoretically, they will not seat again. Personally I would...
• Re: Seating Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:06:30 EDT
  ...to convert it to one with > a table and rear facing seats. Is it possible? Has anyone done it? What is > involved yes its...
• Need "H" shaped piece for coolant (Seattle area)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:54:09 -0400
  ...I'm in Port Townsend and need to be in Seattle tomorrow so not sure what to do - duct tape it for now? Hard...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:14:05 -0800
  ...Some people relocate it to behind the drivers seat so it can be grabbed on the way out the door heading for the rear...
• Re: are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:49:49 -0800
  ...It's all well and good, but if your seats were wrecked when you bought the van, there's not much you can do...
• The split and a camper ?
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  2 Aug 1994 08:39:16 U
  ...The seats re-arrange into a bed, with the two seat-backs coming off to create the forward-most bed section. One seat-back...
• Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 08:22:59 -0700
  ...Not under the rear seat, we installed it between the front seats, built into one of those consul units you put between seats. It...
• Re: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:13:28 -0400
  ...Seat heater switch console -- it had. > > > > BenT > > sent from my electronic leash > > On Oct 18, 2011, at 10:12 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:22:37 -0400
  ...fridge mounted behind pass seat (currently missing, but >>>> will come with the van,) jump-seat mounted behind driver >>>> seat,shredomatic interior, plastic interior panels...
• Bus seats for sale or trade
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  1 Nov 1994 11:15:36 U
  ...Time:10:06 AM OFFICE MEMO Bus seats for sale or trade Date:11/1/94 I saw the following on another list yesterday...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 23 May 2000 13:53:49 EDT
  ...It's placed behind the drivers seat. Also built a deck over the engine compartment so it's level with the rear seat when...
• WANTED: interior from '89 wolfsburg w/ DIAGONAL STRIPES
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:53:32 EST
  ...Im interested in the seats only (as theyre the only thing w/ the diagonal striping), not the side or doorpanels. also interested in the...
• More FREE Vanagon Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:37:41 -0400
  ...You remove it FREE I remove it 30.00 2 seater folding back with arm rests center seat. same blue as back seat. You...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:26:12 -0800
  ...Installing a rear facing seat out of a Carat behind the front passenger seat will allow someone to ride with the kids and take...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon FS, 128k, very good condition. No pop top. has rear bed.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Osborn
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 18:36:53 EST
  ...Has removable middle seat, rear seat folds into a large bed, and there is a storage area under the rear seat. The engine is...
• Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:08:50 -0500
  I installed the GoWesty 3 point belt on just the passenger side of my '85 Westy's rear seat. It was a quick and...
• Re: Doka AC
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:52:53 -0400
  ...It works better when the rear > seat base is out. But it definitely needs more circulation as well. > > Kim Springer > '89 Tristar #7 2WD
• Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:54:45 -0700
  >Luckily, when one failed 1,000 miles from home, > I had a spare under the seat. Yah after my little mis-adventure of leaving...
• FS / trade: 90 GL in SE VA -- $2200/offer
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:31:01 -0800
  ...Missing middle seat and carpet (PO put an oriental rug back there), rear seat has small rip on the side of the seatback. 4...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:07:22 -0800
  ...100 interior parts 5 bolts and Teflon bushing for new seat posts for the catches 10 welding I put in one jump seat and...
• Re: 1984 VW Vanagon Sale - $1899 (Seattle) 4 speed automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:22:12 -0700
  ...1984 VW Vanagon Sale - $1899 (Seattle) 4 speed automatic? This ad? Which ad? I don't see any ad. How many ads have you...
• Re: "Brand new" bus
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 10:20:36 -0400
  ...It has no seats, because it's a panel van. > They were very commonly used as cargo vehicles and tradesman's vans; > so no...
• Owner's Manual for '73 Westphalia?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 13:31:34 -0400
  ...For example, there is a round knurled knob on the center of the front seat frame (drivers side only) that seems to tighten a...
• Re: Sheepskin seatcover source?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 19:20:54 -0800
  ...I want to put good sheepskin seatcovers in my >'80 vanagon westy. Anyone have these on their vans? Pros and cons? Most >important, any...
• Re: crash damage, Van front end
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: crash damage, Van front end
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:56:57 -0700
  ...The drivers seat in the Camaro collapsed and she ended up in the back seat, shaken, but not bruised!! Moral: Do not spend too...
• Re: steering wheel/seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 00:46:10 -0800
  ...Todd '88 Westy Myron Lind wrote: > conjunction with the higher Westy seat would diminish the sight > line to the > > guages. In fact I wonder...
• Re: FS:rear facing jumpseat or short second row bench for westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:07:53 EST
  ...seats 2, seatbacks fold forward, has seatbelts, armrests, comes w/ floor tracks (if you need them). fits all westys. The jumpseats are easily shippable...
• Re: Recaro example
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:29:06 -0800
  I had a BMW 320i with those very seats. Put 500,000 miles on that car. Two engines. Started with 160,000. Absolutely hated...
• A big **THANK YOU** to Robert Keezer!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 20:55:00 -0700
  ...I figured if I was going to drive from Seattle to Memphis, I would want to have a good water pump... now... how do...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:41:19 -0500
  ...We sell one that fits under the seat very nice but it is > very expensive. You can see a whole play list of videos...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:16:19 -0800
  ...On both the > >equipment was the same. > >No stove, sink, etc... > >Jumpseat under behind the drivers seat > >12V/120V cooler behind the front passenger...
• Re: ...Seattle...alternator...help them!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:43:12 +0000
  ...Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: ...Seattle...alternator...help them!!! > > Hey now, buslist... > Just got off the phone. Karen's...
• Re: Clunks, not squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:39:59 +0100
  ...The sound is very audible from the drivers seat, slightly > audible from the passenger seat and can not be heard at all from the...
• 84 Westfalia outside mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kunkel
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 20:21:29 -0800
  ...The right (passenger) side front door mirror cannot be adjusted - no matter where the driver (left) seat is - to see properly along the right...
• Re: What's Under the Tunnel??
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 01:06:36 +0100
  ...The other way to secure a console or whatever between the front seats would be to drill brackets into the seat pedestal instead of...
• Re: So I bought another Westfalia - pics
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:29:55 -0700
  Can you open the fridge with the middle 2 seats bolted in? I would love to be able to fit 6 people in my...
• Re: cleaning coffee out of seats....ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 04:59:22 -0700
  "any ideas on how to get this old coffee out of the seat foam without taking > the seat apart...?" Chris, if you'll keep...
• Re: seatupholstery removal tip request
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:17:05 -0400
  ...theres a reason why auto mantufacturers dont use plastic cable ties to attach seat upholstry. In a message dated 3/26/2017 4:06...
• '89 Carat Weekender Package (NO poptop) Seattle WA.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:11:36 -0800
  Not mine, don't know seller, but looks legit and possibly a good deal http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/3417035154.html Neil. -- Neil...
• Sunroof - A/C
  Historical mailing list - Steve Drier.
  Sat, 14 May 2011 23:37:51 -0400
  ...In that connection I would like to terminate the A/C tunnel and housing above the back bench seat/bed leaving the area over...
• WTB: Black padded Vanagon dash - Seattle/Portland OR
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 19 May 2011 09:08:41 -0700
  ...I'd like to find one in the Seattle/Western WA area but I do get down to Portland OR once in awhile. Thanks...
• Shop for AC work in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:01:56 -0400
  I have a 90 Carat for sale in Seattle. One of the potential buyers wants an estimate to get the AC blowing cold since...
• RE: Charles: Seat catalog?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Wed, 03 Aug 94 09:37:00 cdt
  ...There seems to be quite a few companies selling seat covers these days. Charles Armstrong '70 Bus
• Re: 9-pass vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 08:08:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...BTW didja know that there are 11 passenger T4s? Yep, one can get the 9 pass configuration with two side-mounted jump seats in...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:47:02 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-21 02:14:52 EDT, bsutton@gladstone.uoregon.edu (Barbara Sutton) writes: << Any suggestions on where to get...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 10:43:56 PST
  Anyone need a camper? I just saw this in the seattle times on-line classifieds. Lots more including a syncro camper (1986 or 7...
• Wanted rear seat from 85-86 cream color
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:55:13 -0500
  I need the material for the rear seat in the cream velour pattern that was available on the 85-86 models. I need this...
• new syncro ;)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:38:28 -0800
  ...brakes, seats 8, parts/service available in every podunk town in North America (at 'reasonable' prices), nice walk-through from front seats to the...
• Re: I wanna buy a Westy Middle Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 00:41:09 EDT
  ...gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes: << Does anyone have a Westy Middle Seat and hardware they want to part with? >> i've got a few...
• Looking for some Carat/Wolfsburg Stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:55:53 EST
  ...Fiberglass body panel behind rear sliding door Fiberglass body panel on sliding door Both Plastic Trays that go between the front seats and the...
• 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...
• westy seats into weekender
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:38:40 -0400
  I got my passenger side seat swivel out yesterday. Used the dremel with the reinforced cut off wheels. THey did a nice job, but...
• Body shop recommendations in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A Abian
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:48:40 -0800
  ...Can anyone recommend a good (reasonable, if possible) body shop in Seattle? Preferably South of the Ship Canal. Thanks, Andrew 1986 Weekender __________________________________________________ Do You...