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• Re: FREE: 3-person rear bench..in PA too
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 May 2001 00:26:30 EDT
  folks, i also got a FREE three person rear vanagon seat...great shape w/ fold out armrests.. blue velour. come get it, tired of...
• Re: back bed headrests
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:12:30 -0400
  How bout this idea- use a third row seat for a first row seat.The upholstry will match.Remember the old bench seats in...
• Does a front bench seat from a bus fit vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:54:21 -0700
  I know where I can get one. I also know the front bucket seats from Vanagon fit late bus. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....more clues!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:28:00 -0600
  I should add that I live (and bench test at 5000 ft. and camp at 10,000 ft) Not sure if that is a...
• Re: `87 Middle row bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:04:14 -0700
  ...years back - the > PO was considerate enough to take the middle bench seat out before > bringing the vehicle to Alaska for me to buy...
• Re: New owner with a question or three.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 13:10:14 -0400
  ...Under the rear bench.Also between the metal drain pan and the top of the stove. Foam strips where added where the rear table...
• Read: 95 EV rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:56:26 -0800
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• Free blue velour middle bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jermide
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:23:17 -0500
  Come and get it near Macon, GA. I will not ship it. It's from a blue/blue 85 GL. Good+ condition overall. Small...
• Rear bench seat heater, joint leaks.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:21:45 -0500
  The joint next to the heater right after the valve leaks if you move the hose at all. (Don't move the hose, I...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 12:23:41 -0400
  ...But before I can carry three >people up fron there are two complications: > >1) The bench seat is hinged and won't stay upright...
• Re: I need a 3 person middle seat or else....
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:19:08 -0500
  ...Even though the single westy middle seat is rare, it may not be as rare as the 3 person middle bench. Maynard '82 Westy...
• Re: Remove Stove, Sink, Refer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:06:08 EDT
  ...just install a 2 person middle bench seat from a passenger van. it will fit in there with the full westy interior. the holes...
• Re: Campers: Request for General Information
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Oct 1994 22:36:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...for maps, tapes, CDs, etc.), a small bench squeezed between the sink and the rear bench, a removable table, a board that fits between...
• Re: year identification
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:29:22 EDT
  ...If you are installing a bench from this vehicle into a Vanagon, it is reasonably easy to do so without much fanfare. The Westy...
• Re: FS: '87 Westy w/ 2.0L golf inline motor conversion from Fast Forward on e...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:51:51 EDT
  ...didn't know it's for westy > benches only. lifts bed level so it's he same height as the revised level > caused by...
• Lithium battery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Cary
  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:46:19 +0000
  I just bought a lithium 100 amp hour battery for under the bench seat. Can I use my regular 12 V charger to charge...
• Asymmetric two post lift
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:35:55 -0700
  ...so Is it alright to back into it so that the Vanagon engine faces my work bench? Any tricks to it? Thanks, John C..
• Z-seat for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 10:34:29 PST
  Rear bench seat from 71 VW bus. Folds flat .Black .Good condition.Has been taking up room in garage too long.MO Ken Lewis...
• FS: 3 person middle bench seat from 9 pass, fits all pass vans
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 May 2001 02:28:08 EDT
  make your 7 pass into an 8 pass... 3 person middle seat from 9 pass van..fits all pass vans. rare.. must pick up...
• Shipping large items
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:53:04 -0700
  ...That will ship large items like doors, rear bench seats, n stuff. for around 80 bucks to almost anyplace. Anybody have a link for...
• Re: master cylinder problem thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Feb 2015 08:54:04 -0800
  Bench bleeding is always a good idea, what I first suggested can be looked at as bench bleeding in the vehicle! Stuart From: Don...
• Re: Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:03:30 -0400
  ...Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle. >>> >>> >>> �I have a z-bench (pretty sure that's what its called) from a 1990 Donor >>>> >>>> Syncro, to...
• Re: 3 point harness on rear bench
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:15:06 -0700
  ...3 point harness on rear bench >> >> While the Go Westy solution is a simpler install, the VW 3-point harness >> for >> the rear bench...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 May 2018 13:04:52 -0700
  ...Other than that the only difference is brown material and a MULTIVAN is a plastic Facia on the bench vs a wooden front plate...
• Re: Vanagon Subwoofer option(s)
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:47:21 -0500
  ...I decided to route my amp output (under the passenger seat) to a custom box I made to fit under the rear bench. It...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:45:38 -0500
  ...I have them all on my bench and some are dirtier than others. I have taken two apart and one was definitely dirtier than...
• Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:55:16 +0000
  ...It was a full width seat in the back and the 2-passenger middle bench. I removed the rear side cabinet, AC enclosure, rear...
• Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:21:08 EST
  ...The standard rear bench has practically ZERO clearance between it and the wall. That plus it's bolted to the wall. Panel and bed...
• Re: Van Sale
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:53:44 -0400
  ...I will say it looks way cleaner than the benchmark from earlier. http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3885386023.html
• Re: Sleep Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 19 May 2011 14:21:08 -0700
  ...If I get ambitious in the future I'll redo the bench with some nicer foam, but I suspect the topper will make it...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:02:36 -0300
  ...Took the whole bench out (I won't mention the seized > screws), cleaned everything, added a missing o-ring seal and replaced the rubber...
• weekender bench seat release
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:09:22 -0400
  ...The bench seat will not open! I had it open when I was looking at it w/ the PO, but now, it won't...
• flipped windows?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:03 -0600
  ...would move the venting location closer to the passenger on the bench seat, right?What works? What fails? What tips?Geneva85 Westfalia- Bostig conversion
• will the vanagon bellhousing fit a bug engine?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:36:28 -0700
  will a type-1 bug engine fit on the vanagon (gasser) bellhousing? This would be just a way to mount a starter to benchtest...
• Van spotting
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 05:55:40 -0700
  ...Spotted a 1984 Vanagon leaker, blue with bench seats. Noisy muffler I am told. They want $1095 for it. If anyone is interested, let...
• 2nd battery full-time?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:18:12 -0400
  Hi, I just installed a heavy duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench. Is it ok to leave this battery connected to the...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:25:34 -0500
  ...We usually take a lot with us on our trips and would like to keep batteries out of cabinets and benches. Pete O '87...
• Re: OX and charge lights on...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 05:06:37 EST
  ...Although the alternator tests good on the bench, once it is heat soaked during operation the alternator case expands enough to reduce the contact...
• West River Westies and bench or jump seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:38:19 -0400
  ...I've been looking for a bench seat or other VW seat to have as a option to slide onto the rails in my...
• Re: '80 Westy water problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:35:30 PDT
  ...Mourkas wrote: >The water tank, if installed, is located under the rear bench seat, >on the driver's side. NOT on any van I...
• Weekender bed support removal?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:55:00 -0500
  ...The one fly in the ointment seems to be that black pipe/bar that runs the width of the seat bench. I don't...
• Re: FS: '87 Westy w/ 2.0L golf inline motor conversion from Fast Forward on e...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 06:25:47 EDT
  ...didn't know it's for westy benches only. lifts bed level so it's he same height as the revised level caused by...
• Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:09:53 EDT
  ...Has anyone ever used the transporter > bench seat in a standard van (84 7 passenger GL)? I know they sold vans as > 8 passenger...
• FS: 85 Westy $2500 1.9 WBX in San Francisco area
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:02:41 EDT
  ...Seating for seven with a two-person bench in the middle. Needs some cosmetics. BenT
• 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:24:36 -0700
  In addendum to my earlier post, was there not a 3rd party product to turn your standard bench seat into a bed Sean Garrett...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:16:47 -0800
  ...I > have my motor on the bench and no amount of pushing, tapping, oiling, > begging, sitting on, etc is making the thing go in...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger..why? just install a 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:02:12 -0400
  then I'd imagine one could find the rare 3 seat middle bench (my 82 had one sold to a large growing family) and...
• Tan corduroy in Westy Wolfburg Weekenders
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:00:02 -0800
  ...But my jumpseat and rear bench could use some new fabric for sure. I would love to buy enough fabric to recover them, but...
• Propex ramblings, was Source for 1" flexible hose and
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:03 -0400
  ...We all installed the heaters together under the rear bench. In hindsight that was THE worst place we could have installed that thing. The...
• 3rd seat belt for rear
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 11:02:07 MST
  ...Would anybody have experience with installing a 3rd seat belt for the rear bench? Has anyone tried rigging something up behind the front passenger...
• Free seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:21:39 -0400
  I have a center (bench) seat that is free to a good home. Let me know if interested. I am also looking for someone...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:51:16 -0500
  Hi, does anyone on the list know how to get to the hoses in and around the rear heater core under the rear bench...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 23:25:02 -0700
  I installed a self-powered sub-woofer under the rear bench and was able to run a RCA cable pair along the driver's...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:51:11 -0700
  ...There must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an exposed lock visible from the outside?? A...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:16 -0700
  ...There must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an exposed lock visible from the outside?? A...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:56:04 -0400
  ...I am going to run my fuel pump backwards on my bench to see what >squirts out... Your subsequent posts suggest that you didn...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:34:58 -0800
  ...We occasionally use Cunegonde as a travelling office, and the rear table fits nicely in between the back bench amd this additional rear-facing...
• '99 EuroVans and RTFM!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 20:11:29 -0700
  ...Caption under picture of GLS interior plainly showing the 2 person middle row bench plus the 3 person rear bench says " The GLS comfortably...
• WTB: Bench Front Seat
  Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 07:05:48 -0500
  If anyone a front bench seat that will fit a 1982, please let me know. I have a 14 year old daughter that wants...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 07:07:12 -0800
  ...I > have my motor on the bench and no amount of pushing, tapping, oiling, > begging, sitting on, etc is making the thing go in...