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• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:13:12 -0400
  ...minor interference where the bed/seat box assembly > > is contoured for the sloped metal body area under the rear bench. Expect > > to trim some...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:32:44 -0400
  ...prescribed > driving route while you listen facing backwards hanging over the rear bench > seat with the engine cover off. Maybe not on the freeway...
• MultiVan, was: cooking in the van....
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:12:01 -0500
  ...Genetically, the traits for a pop-top, upper berth, rear closet, and bench seat storage are dominant. The traits for a stove, sink, side...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:16:19 -0800
  ...Pop-Up Roof with double bed > >Cushioned seat behind drivers seat with underseat storage > >3-seater rear bench folding to > >Removable 110/12 Volt...
• Re: Help needed - camping TOMORROW UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 09:47:51 -0400
  ...It is back on the bottom of the cabinet near the bench/bed, right next to the ac outlet (I think). It is a...
• It's always three! (Be prepared)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:34:31 -0800
  ...furiously set aside bedding, wiggled the 50 wire at starter, no change. Since my hammer was now buried under the bench seat, I grabbed...
• Re: Conversion Low Price Vanagon Sale...where?..Here,
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:04:13 -0700
  ...The rear seat folds into a > bed, (the full width of the > van) and if you take the middle seat out, you have > space...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:32:58 -0800
  ...wierd > stuff...especially in that nook ok the side of the > rear bench seat...by the way...you should always check > that for illegal...
• it's time to say goodbye
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Tue, 16 May 2006 10:07:19 -0500
  ...The rear bench folds down to a bed. I do have one extra front bucket seat, since I purchased a pair of seats from...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:16:16 -0800
  ...It is a removable seat that faces to the rear when installed. There is a system of brackets attached to the right side battery...
• Re: 87 camper for sale, San Francisco area, $3200. yup.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:59:01 -0700
  ...The dent in the right rear quarter is significant with a rusty crinkle forward of the rear wheel. The body has a few rust...
• Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 2022 12:41:00 +0000
  "Why don't they put the battery under the rear bench compartment?" One would lose a lot of storage space.  Mine has toolbox, folding...
• 87 Wolfsburg Seating Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 19:12:24 -0400
  ...This included a rear bench that folds to a bed, a fold-up table on the driver's side wall and two rear-facing...
• Re: overheating questions
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 21:01:27 -0500
  ...maintained one owner Transporter with a nicely made bench seat folded into a double bed. Now six years later it's been made into...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700
  ...Only the front > > floor bolt holes can be used this way on the bed/bench since the rear > floor > > holes would not be accessible...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:14:30 -0800
  Mine is made to just slide under the rear bench when the seat is a bed. Helps support it when people just "plop-down...
• Re: Seating Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:32:27 EDT
  ...This included a rear bench that folds to a bed, a fold-up table on the driver's side wall and two rear-facing...
• "Jump" seats (was: 87 Vanagon FS or Part-out? Weekender)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:22:45 -0500
  ...This included a rear bench that folds to a bed, a fold-up table on the driver's side wall and two rear-facing...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 17:20:33 -0700
  ...4 (foldout rear bench & pop-up tent) >> - 2 adjustable tables >> - all original curtains for complete sight coverage (incl. front curtain & >> rear bug net) are...
• Re: 1987 GL question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:21:24 -0600
  ...Had 86,000 miles on it, A/C, Power Steering, Rear seat folded into a bed, middle bench seat. No radio. Very clean. Ran...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:16:34 -0800
  ...There is also the hardtop Weekender with full queen size rear lower bed , fold-out table and rear-facing seat. Jake On 1/30...
• Re: What features from the Vanagon would be necessary in a new vehicle for you to consider it an adequate or improved replacement? was: "Brand new" bus now Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:41:08 -0400
  ...High, comfortable seats that fit me at 6'2" > -Rear bench folds into a bed > -Easy to service (I guess that eliminates an engine...
• Re: Solar Panel config?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:23:24 -0700
  ...I have a Group 27 deep-cycle battery under the bench seat. A typical evening with soft music, fluorescent and LED lighting, and a...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:11:15 -0600
  ...wierd >stuff...especially in that nook ok the side of the >rear bench seat...by the way...you should always check >that for illegal...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:42:28 +0000
  ...Only the front> > > floor bolt holes can be used this way on the bed/bench since the rear> > floor> > > holes would not be accessible...
• FS: 1984 Vanagon GL $650 or parts in San Francisco Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:25:38 -0700
  ...That means it is not a camper but has the rear folding bench which turns into a bed. Has the rare front AC which...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg???
  Historical mailing list - Kind Fellow
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:54:31 -0700
  ...wolfsburg vanagon, 190,000 miles...has a > rear bench that folds out into a cool bed w/a > cushion > in the back above the...
• Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:25:31 EST
  ...This included a rear bench that folds to a bed, a fold-up table on the driver's side wall and two rear-facing...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:14:12 -0800
  ...The Z bed set up is hard to use that way, I agree. and the rear seats before that, where the seat bottom doesn...
• Re: I just test drove the 99 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:02:16 -0400
  ...Its now offered with an optional single seat or bench >seat in the middle row which was not mentioned anywhere I had looked. > >Anyway...
• Re: Custom cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 May 2016 14:13:46 -0300
  ...and were maybe a little shallower than the cabinet over the rear bench. The ran from the front edge of the sink leaving just...
• Beds, Valves, Advice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 13:16:47 PDT
  ...big middle bench seat that can be removed if some of the fibre board floor covering (and carpet) are removed. The rear fold- down...
• 86 Syncro GL $3500 -San Jose, CA
  Historical mailing list - Ken wallich
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 12:44:13 -0700
  ...Babe (the big blue Ox), a very good running '86 GL Syncro, Blue, fold down rear seat (not a bed), middle bench (non-folding...
• Re: Coincidence?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:25:01 -0700
  ...you get the picture) when the boy called out from his command post on the rear bench, "Dad, the Hyena is purring!" ... and it...
• Re: What features from the Vanagon would be necessary in a new vehicle for you to consider it an adequate or improved replacement? was: "Brand new" bus now Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:35:54 -0500
  ...High, comfortable seats that fit me at 6'2" >> -Rear bench folds into a bed >> -Easy to service (I guess that eliminates an engine...
• Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:42:13 -0700
  ...I know I need to >> install a >> shoulder belt and will need to bolt down some tether anchors >> somewhere behind >> the rear bench seat...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:37:24 -0700
  ...Easy to reach if you sleep in lower bed. But not easy to reach from the sliding door. One reflection I should have put...
• junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:28:47 -0700
  ...spots as was the CD jukebox and massive amp under the rear bench. Perhaps some of that money should have gone toward preventative maintenance...
• FYI Excellent Condition VW VanagonGL*Picts* - $3000
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:04:27 -0700
  ...2004-04-12, 12:31PM PDT This is a vanagon that has a fold down bench that works as a double size bed. There...
• '82 Adventurewagen to be dipsosed of (long)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 10:21:51 -0700
  ...engine (below bed platform) Fluorescent lighting in the ceiling panel, supplemented by tow incandescent lamps. Second deep-cycle battery under rear bench seat (discharged...
• what do you pack?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Fri, 25 May 2001 07:14:51 -0300
  ...Boots, etc, raingear, grass mats, clothes 8) Rear closet... Bottom: extra oil filters, ball joints, Coleman Black Cat, oil, ATF, rags, etc. Middle: Sleeping...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:28:21 -0800
  ...Pop-Up Roof with double bed > > >Cushioned seat behind drivers seat with underseat storage > > >3-seater rear bench folding to > > >Removable 110/12 Volt...
• Vanagon or Dodge Ram Conversion Van (longish)!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:34:03 -0700
  ...It has a plush interior with two front seats, two middle seats and a rear bench which converts to a bed (at least will...
• Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:32:53 -0500
  ...There is nothing in > > front of the rear bench seat for a passenger to hit if properly anchored > > with a lap belt. And, the...
• Re: non Westy Camping advice? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:50:15 -0400
  ...Bedding - We do have the Weekender bed/pad and I really recommend that you ultimately track one down (try Chris Turner <jordanvw@aol.com...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 13:21:57 +0000
  ...4 (foldout rear bench & pop-up tent) >> - 2 adjustable tables >> - all original curtains for complete sight coverage (incl. front >> curtain & rear bug net) are...
• Re: Bleeding the Coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:54:40 -0500
  ...1) removed the rear heater > 2) spliced the coolant hoses together with a copper plumbing elbow > 3) removed the bed/bench and cleaned up...
• Re: Shower and amenities was sticking with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 08:43:18 -0800
  There are porta-potties that will slide right under the bench seat assuming you provide a cut out section to do so. Haven't...
• Re: Help on buying '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 08:29:12 PDT
  ...especially if you start > with a 2WD! All vanagon GLs '88+ have the rear Weekender bed/bench. Add > curtains, Coleman stove and Koolatron/cooler...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Oct 2016 (#2016-358)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kansa
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 07:27:23 -0700
  ...4 (foldout rear bench & pop-up tent) > >> - 2 adjustable tables > >> - all original curtains for complete sight coverage (incl. front > curtain &= > > >> rear bug net) are...
• Re: Z-bed Foam: 2240 Users? (aka 2.2 lb, firmer)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 May 2011 21:59:17 -0700
  ...The rear seat was light years better than mine. Partly due to advances in material maybe, but mostly due to foam with less "miles...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:04:58 -0800
  ...It is a removable seat that faces to the rear when > installed. There is a system of brackets attached to the right side battery...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 03:40:14 EST
  ...It is a James-Bond style, fold-down, easily > removable, rear-facing jump seat .... This is the option I'd pick if I didn...
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:57:35 -0700
  ...imaginary world that spread from rear hatch to bench seat. I remember being tucked into fold out bed on late night drives with my...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 07:56:47 -0700
  ...4 (foldout rear bench & pop-up tent) >>> - 2 adjustable tables >>> - all original curtains for complete sight coverage (incl. front >>> curtain & rear bug net) are...
• DIY Westy chuck box
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:44:52 -0800
  ...I have the box sized so that it slips under my folded down bench/bed and helps support that as well as being out...
• Re: managing your dogs?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 9 May 2005 14:26:14 -0700
  ...I also put a pet bed down on the back floor so one can sleep on > the back seat and the other can sleep...
• Re: winter handling / driving
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:55:02 -0500
  ...It's not acamper but I can flip the rear bench into a bed. A cell phone is a good idea as well but...
• Re: Rear Speaker upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:26:53 -0500
  ...I've got an '89 Wolfsburg with > the Weekender bench/bed. > > Anyway, I've found *excellent* results with good > quality 4" speakers in the...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:44:24 -0800
  ...heard the two person bench also fits, but don't have one to verify. Might make access to the rear seat more difficult unless...