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Re: Modifying driver seat bac...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Jan 95 17:15:55 EST
Derek, <deleted some lines> > I had in mind adding some more notches in the metal there near the pivot so > that the seat could...
Re: 84 seat removal?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:21:48 EST
...1- take up aluminum sliding door threshold that holds carpet down 2- roll back carpet starting at front to back, around middle seat 3...
vw seat belts for the back/middle seats of vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 May 94 10:40:42 CDT
...which might have damaged the seat belt (if the seat belt did it's job and protected someone). of course, the rear seats are...
Re: middle seat mounting question
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:28:52 -0700
If nothing else, you can drill additional holes in the seat base wherever you need them for them to line up with the existing...
bench FRONT seat for sale Re: vanagon seat-help !
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:26:03 EDT
...anyone know where I can find a single seat to go alongside the 2 > passenger seat in the vanagon GL? I understand that VW...
Adding jump seat bracket need measurements
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:43:02 -0700
Hi all, I am adding a single jump seat behind the driver's seat (I've already converted the interior by removing the center...
Re: 2 person middle seats FS.. was:Re: Seat needed for brown84 wesfalia
Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:22:01 -0800
I have the middle jump seat that is for one person. Has arm rest and lap belt. There is a security box underneath. Haven...
Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 19:58:57 -0400
Subaru motor, now Subaru seats - Hey I think you should mount the Vanagon body over the Legacy and be done with it! ; ) John > I...
brown captains seat for sale $120
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:27:59 -0400 (EDT)
I have a brown factory seat for a Vanagon for sale. This is the brown that was standard in Vanagon for many years. The...
Jump seats for sale
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:06:51 -0400
I have two jump seats for sale from a Vanagon Wolfsburg edition. These a= re the seats that mount backwards behind the front seats...
Re: FS: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:59:50 -0400
...rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon. fits > all vanagons as > >well as westys. includes seatbelts. makes it so you can > seat 3...
Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differenc...
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:56:45 -0500
Well the frame is identical, the right side arm is identical, the middle seat from my 86 Syncro even has the folding seat backs...
Re: Center Seat Removal
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Sun, 25 Oct 1998 01:34:20 -0500
The inconvenience of seat removal is just one reason why I shifted to the Wolfsburg-style jump seats. They come out in about 5...
Re: seats
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:38:49 -0700
I put a Recaro model N in my 1971 Bus - It was comfy, BUT the seat pan is very long and sticks forward a...
Re: Let's Talk About Seats
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:35:02 -0600
Ah yes, the annual seat substitution thread- it's been awhile. IIRC, Recaro made nice seats for other vw's & cars that can be...
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...
other seats for a jump seat swivel base?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:28:42 -0400
...For that rare westy jump seat (the one with the swivel base and lock box), are there other seats that will fit on the...
Re: booster seat help
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:38:48 -0800
My boys (who are now 13 and 11 years old) rode in booster type seats that required only a lap belt. But, the seats...
Re: 5-seater Westy?
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Sat, 24 Sep 94 8:30:44 PDT
...Some campers came with a removable single seat and some came with a removable 2-person seat. There is a '90 Camper GL on...
VW seat Material, or repairs
Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:34:00 -0400
...The drivers seat on my 76 Type II is developing a tear where you slide your back over the seatback edge when you move...
seats for sale
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 15:12:38 -0600
...I have the following seats I pulled from the van for sale. Make me an offer. These seats are slightly soiled but will clean...
Re: jump seat for camper
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:11:28 -0800
If you purchase a jumpseat make sure that you get the seat, mounting bracket, and seatbelt with buckle. The bracket bolts to the back...
using vanagon bench seat in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Don Parce
Fri, 18 Jul 1997 17:22:19 -0700
I'd like to add more seating to my 85 Westy using the vanagon bench seat recently put up for sale. I've got...
Swival seat mechanisms for sale!!! fit your existing seat in ALL vans
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:27:32 EST
...swival seat mechanisms for the front seats on ALL vanagons, allows your current existing seats to swival 360 degrees. these are the complete swival...
Alternate vanagon seats-what works?
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:12:59 +0000
I'm know some people have swapped out seats with other choices, but I have never heard the details of what is involved. Do...
vanagon swival seat mechanims for sale...fit ALL vans..
Historical mailing list
Mon, 31 May 2004 13:51:01 EDT
i have some vanagon swival seat mechanisms for sale.. these fit ALL vanagons, passenger or westy. allow your seats to swival 360�. these are...
Re: Seat Kit
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:27:15 -0500
...He usually has complete seats available. And the prices will be better than what you were quoted on the seat repair. I bought a...
Rear Seat Re-installation question.
Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:54:59 -0400
...I had installed the seat when I got the van, but the seat is from an 85. I bolted the static end of the...
Re: Town and country seats in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 18:11:34 -0700
...I have no idea how earlier seats work in the vanagon. And if I sounded subdued about how I think the seats feel it...
Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:32:34 -0400
When I bought my 91 GL, the middle seat was there, but not bolted in. It currently sits on my back porch. It's...
Re: Rotating Seats
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:19:19 -0400
I have two seat swivel mechanisms from a Vanagon camper. This includes the swivel mechanism and seat tracks, but not the flat metal plate...
Wanted: Rear jump seat w/hardware
Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:01:28 -0400
Hi Volks, The subject line says it all, I'd like to get a tan seat, but I think they are only gray. I...
Re: New seats available for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Wed, 8 Jun 2016 11:16:13 -0700
The same seats I installed in friends van and we talked about them a few weeks ago. The Chrysler town and country second row...
Re: wierd vanagon seat... anyone seen one of these??
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:36:04 -0600
...the seatback didn't need > modding because it was already a split folding seat. nice job tho.. > > > > > In a message dated 2/6/2012...
Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you
Historical mailing list - Leon
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:27:39 -0700
...Hard to slide seat mechanism, pass. seat reclines very little, headrest useless etc. Pass seat blocks access to battery and needs to be turned...
Re: Seats - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:30:42 -0500
...The worst that will happen is that your seat adjustment > levers will be on the “wrong” side. But you’ll get used to that...
Re: Middle Seat Questions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:34:55 EDT
...Not popular. > > The middle seat back frame uprights appear to have lower pivot bolts, with > the seatbelt bolts currently intalled so as to fix...
Re: jammed driver seat, solved
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:14:14 -0700
I don't have swivel - - and what happened is the one screw in the rear completely fell out and locked the seat in its...
Re: swivel seats
Historical mailing list - --------------------
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:18:15 -0400
...swivel seats > > >There are two things you need. The swivel mechanism, and the seat. > >First, let's talk about the seat. In order to...
Re: Middle Seat Availability?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
Wed, 19 Aug 1998 10:17:03 -0700
...Price included seat belts, rails to mount to floor and all mounting hardware. The yard is Campbell-Nelson Volkswagen in Seattle; they appear to...
Re: Movement in front seats
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:30:56 EST
...In wrecking yards I see some Vanagons with one of these insets per front seat. (That is the seat has two tracks, only one...
Propane heater for under the rear seat
Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 12:02:09 -0700
...I would like to get a heater but I don't want to sacrifice the seat provided by swiveling my passenger seat around. I...
Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:06:29 -0500
...Why the different sizes in the different years? Also, will the '80 seat when reupholstered with new foam be a comfortable seat to sit...
FREE Middle seats in Seattle
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:20:18 -0700
It is from a 1986 van, blue, nice, in Lynnwood, (Seattle area) Zoltan
Re: back seat, '91 camper
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:23:18 -0400
Well, my '91 camper does not have head rests on the rear seat. Also does not have 3-point seat belts on the rear...
Where do you mount the seatbelts for the rear facing seats?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:15:25 -0700
...My question is, where do I fasten the seat belts for the rear facing seat and were they the static or retractable type? David...
Re: swivel seats
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:36:06 -0700
Jeff, the Westy front seat bottom cushions are shorter front to back and shorter up and down, compared to most GL seats. If you...
Re: Will Volvo seats go in my bus?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Sep 94 14:34:28 bst
...If the seats have got runners attatched you just need to position the seats and drill holes to bolt them down. If they fix...
Re: Middle seat weight?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 21:23:57 -0400
If we are talking about the single seat that slides on the rails where you could also put a double seat, then I just...
Re: Baby Seat in Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Bryan Marshall
Fri, 2 Jun 1995 17:10:08 -0400 (EDT)
We recently installed a baby seat in our '77 Westfalia for Alex - our 9 month old son. We had no problem with the seat...
Seats for a '78 bus
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 May 1994 20:09:22 -0400
Hi, my seats for my '78 bus are toast. I would like to replace them with other seat, preferably with head rests. What seats...
Re: Child seats in VW vans?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:15:05 -0100
> Has anyone experience with carrying young children in child seats in VW > vans (Vanagon or Euronav)? We had no difficulty securing a rear-facing...
'83-'84 westy striped seats for sale
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:35:08 EST
i have a pair of front westy seats, the earth tone striped pattern from '83-'84. these seats are in EXCELLENT shape, and show...
Child seat teathers?
Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 00:05:15 -0700
Has anyone rigged up or is there a factory retrofit that is available for child seat tethers in the back seat of a Westy...
FS: Jump Seat Brackets & Belts
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:58:50 -0800
Anyone need some jump seat brackets and seat belts? The seats are gone but the brackets remain. Any reasonable (??) offer accepted since I don...
Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:04:40 EDT
...thats why no full campers ever came from factory with heated seats. you can add them, but you wont be able to swival them...
Re: Seat Input requested
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 05:44:27 EST
...Other seat suggestions ...... also welcome. << Corbeau Sport Seat .... ~$700 pair http://www.bus-boys.com/sportseat.jpg >> Very good seats for a small car...
Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 02:48:26 EDT
...specifically the westy style full width rear seat/bed w/ mattress and GL style middle seat that folds forward.) >> that's not a "wolfy...
Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you used?
Historical mailing list - John Parson
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:31:30 -0400
With a drill and some bolts and washers, you can make just about any seats fit anything. Just be sure you get the entire...
seat
Historical mailing list - David Cooper
Thu, 9 Mar 2000 15:34:17 EST
I just got excited when I read Kens posting of free seats but then realized I am in California and the seats are not...