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  • Hello, Happy New Year, and unusual request :-)
    Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
    Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:47:19 -0700
    ...When I camp, I just remove the rear seat back, and have a queen size bed, minus a few inches as you all know...
  • Subwoofer options
    Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:23:43 -0500
    ...I ended up putting mine under the rear seat and it has worked out well. Anywhere you put it will be a sacrifice in...
  • Re: `87 Middle row bench seat
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:02:12 -0500
    ...Hood and enjoy our Blue Ribbon beers.... > > We're kinda upscale, havin one a them foreign car seats instead of an old > chevy one...
  • Re: Seat covers front captain chairs
    Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
    Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:33:49 -0700
    ...Costco sheepskin seat covers. Yes, quite happy with them. They just cover the face of the back but the seat has an elastic wrap...
  • The original 1970 Drive-Away Tent for a 91 Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
    Fri, 5 Dec 1997 00:45:44 -0800
    ...one more seat for inside or outside when camping...bed can unfold without removing seat...storage box under the seat... Salut... Alain Thibault Westfalia...
  • Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:39:44 -0300
    One idea is to turn the two front seats to face each other, then build a bed/crib to fit that space (basically a...
  • Re: About VAG Alloy Rear Spring Seats For 16" Models
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 9 Jan 2002 23:58:24 -0800
    Me thinks the VAG alloy spring seats will be more expensive! Go to a discount store and get a teflon cutting board - couple of...
  • Re: Empty Weight of Westy Weekender?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:18:52 -0700
    ...It should have a refrigerator behind the passenger seat, a Dometic RC-160E. Good luck, Tim Maynard Southard <echomhs@GIS.NET> wrote: I'm...
  • Re: Relay beneath drivers seat
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Sat, 19 Jun 2021 07:23:48 -0400
    Speaking of the relay under the drivers seat. Is one of the wires connected to the relay connected to the light over the kitchen...
  • Re: Relay beneath drivers seat
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Sat, 19 Jun 2021 07:24:15 -0400
    > Speaking of the relay under the drivers seat. Is one of the wires > connected to the relay connected to the light over the kitchen...
  • Re: Westy Stolen In Ballard (North Seattle)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 1 Dec 2013 08:11:18 -0500
    ...If you see a dove blue (medium blue) 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon > Westfalia camper van in the Seattle area, please call 911 and report it...
  • vanagon stuff FS (seats, interior bits, wheelcovers, bumpers etc)
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 9 Feb 2002 01:05:52 EST
    ...vans, grey -2 person westy or pass van middle seat w/ floor tracks and seatbelts, grey -vanagon ashtrays -e-brake handle covers -headrests -1...
  • Re: What a day...
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:34:02 -0700
    ...So I go and find a pretty decent > 1996 Vanagon 7 seater with a brown interior like my wolfy and with an engine > and...
  • Re: Westy Bed hardware
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:15:03 -0700
    ...I don't need the seat or back, > > just the hardware. > > > We have what you need, new, for $95 with your list discount: Ron...
  • Anchorage theft warning(LVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Wed, 23 May 2007 12:08:54 -0800
    ...needed repairs, and swap over the interior from standard 7pass seating to jump seats and the flip up table. Vanagon content includes my Syncro...
  • Re: westy table
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:28:47 -0800
    ...Or behind the rear seat. > Rotate the base/arm > > to go > > behind the driver seat. > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q...
  • A Few Vanagon Items for sale **Upfdate**
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 2 May 2017 15:10:17 -0400
    ...Carpet - Sold Jump Seat - Pending (with one on deck if that doesn't go through) Transmission - Sold > * Brand new Sewfine - full front carpet set...
  • Re: For Sale On The Samba
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
    Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:44:55 -0800
    ...Hineline wrote... >Whoever did the upholstery didn't line up the plaids for the back seat >back and seat. Like this? http://www.flatsurface...
  • Swivel Seat - FInally
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:20:34 -0400
    Well, after many years of Vanagon ownership I can finally say I have a swivel seat in my bus. Finished installing on on the...
  • Re: 9-pass vanagons
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Jul 1996 11:11:03 -0600
    ...James >BTW didja know that there are 11 passenger T4s? Yep, one can get the 9 pass >configuration with two side-mounted jump seats...
  • Weber carbs for VW bus (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
    Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Call Mark at 206.362.6344 (Seattle).
  • For sale:Vgon Weekender int.(fold down rear sofabeds)
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:29:34 EST
    ...Also have velour and cloth Vanagon front seats w/ armrests, and miscellaneous side, and door panels too. colors i currently have now, are grey...
  • Re: Vanagon rear seat
    Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
    Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:51:09 -0600
    pmunce wrote: > > I have a 1989 Vanagon rear(2nd) seat for which I have no use. > Any ideas about how to dispose of this...
  • How My 60's Beetle Burned
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Sat, 9 Jun 2001 18:36:34 -0700
    Years ago in Seattle, my early 60's Beetle caught fire on the freeway. There was no traffic & no one to come to my...
  • Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 29 Sep 2002 05:12:15 EDT
    ...Don't know the exact colorcode, > I'll > check it out later. > > theres nothing wierd about the front seats. theyre regular '87 tan captains...
  • 91' Vanagon For Sale - Seattle
    Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
    Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:13:35 -0800
    ...Gray interior, fold down back and center seat to a bed. Tinted windows, alarm, remote locks (actuator needs replacing on passenger door) Reallly nice...
  • Re: SUPER RARE 2 seater front bench seat MADE FOR A WALK-THRU VAN on ebay.de
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:54:43 -0500
    I'm a little bit puzzled by the support bar. It appears to be far too wide for the interior of a Vanagon. That...
  • Re: 110 AC Mounting
    Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
    Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:34:04 -0500
    ...A 5000 BTU or 5500 BTU unit will not fit under the seat. A 3000 BTU unit will. Isn't this a bit small...
  • Re: washing seat and mattress covers
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 27 Jun 2003 07:29:46 -0700
    ...M --- Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM> wrote: > Has anyone ever removed their mattress and seat > covers and stuck them in > the __________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
  • FS 82 camper Denver, CO $650 ... sorta
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:20:00 -0500
    ...No front seat swivels, but front seats there. No odometer or insterment cluster. Clear title. In Denver. 303-503-0882 Contact: Phone: Location: Joel...
  • Re: FS:rear facing jumpseat or short second row bench for westy
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:33:05 EST
    ...full width sofabed in rear) had the fold-fwd middle 2 person bench seat.. did u get any snow up there in maine yet...
  • Re: 11 passenger double slider door van
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:26:56 EST
    ...It looks like > there are no seatbelts for the forward most bench though. Anyone in > England want to buy it for me? > > Jason > the...
  • Re: P22 Westy layout
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:53:35 -0700
    ...photos. >Download that picture of the back seat and after enhancing the light >spectrum try to guess what kind of dog ate that seat. > >
  • Center Seat Giveaway
    Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
    Sat, 14 May 2005 20:31:29 -0700
    I'm giving away a center seat that I got for free. It won't fit my '83 so it must go. I'm...
  • Re: Vngns ARE junk! . . . and Gas Guzzlers to Boot
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:08:33 -0800
    ...On the > other hand, I didn't really like the pattern of the seat fabric. --clip-- That's pretty important, tho. You don't...
  • Re: Wilder's Law
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:16:08 -0500
    ...With the miles he has/puts on his vans, I think he should have need of replacing a seat or two :). -- his pal, Stephen...
  • Westy Seat Base Lower Shape
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:13:33 -0800
    I picked up a couple Westy rotating seat bases yesterday. Got them real cheap because the dingbat who salvaged them only got the upper...
  • Re: Aux battery, install location
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 8 May 2008 13:53:49 -0400
    ...I have a gasoline Westy which already had the starting battery under the passenger seat so I put the Aux battery under the driver...
  • Re: secure storage?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:51:14 -0800
    "-I'll think about a hardware solution for the bench seat.} I've considered this also.� The local serious hardware store (not just a...
  • Re: Battery placement alternatives
    Historical mailing list - Annie
    Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:04:27 -0700
    ...Some compound the >> concern >> > by adding an auxiliary battery under the driver's seat, or under the >> rear >> > passenger seat. >> > >> > I think Scott Daniel...
  • Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 27 May 2011 18:22:11 -0500
    ...Thus, the seat belt protects not only the occupants of the car where they are belted in, but the lives and property of others...
  • Re: Air bags & VWs
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Nov 1996 13:02:21 PDT
    ...Many states even have > laws restricting children to the back seat. A one year old should be in a > safety seat mounted in the...
  • New Jump Seats & Other NOS Stuff
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:05:56 -0500
    ...The mounting parts that are part of the seat are included. The mount that permanently attaches to the front-seat pedastal is not. Price...
  • Rattan Seats for a Sincro - ***Please*** Help
    Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
    Fri, 9 Jul 2004 03:05:31 EDT
    ...The most remarkable thing about that little jitney was that it had rattan seats. Between the sand and the wet bathing suits, rattan is...
  • Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:27:23 -0600
    ...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: westy middle seats, and how to install floor tracks/rails
    Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:30:01 +0200
    ...westy middle seats, and how to install floor tracks/rails > FYI, i have the middle seats and floor tracks/rails for sale. > > install is...
  • Re: Upper Bed-'85 Westfalia Camper
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:39:33 EDT
    ...The easiest way to climb into the "attic" without the jump seat is to: 1. Face the sink and place the left hand on...
  • Fire Extinguisher: New, bigger,....better?
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Thu, 28 May 1998 16:07:50 EDT
    ...Problem is that I installed a "Theater Seat" behind the passenger front seat which meant moving the little extinguisher (not to mention that I...
  • Re: front seat arm rest removal?
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:53:43 EST
    ...Anyone have any idea how to get these off Without cutting the material? >> between the armrest and seat, there is a set-pin in...
  • price quotes
    Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
    Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:48:57 -0600
    ...Instead of having a middle bench seat like my 84 westy, it has a single rear-facing seat directly behind the passenger seat. The...
  • Re: camper front seat pivot
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 2 Aug 2000 14:18:31 EDT
    In a message dated 8/2/00 10:20:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mpaschall@cpt.fsu.edu writes: << seat pivot/turntable on a...
  • Re: Carat Synchro?
    Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
    Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:49:29 -0700
    ...Cory '90 Syncro Westy Many syncros had the same interior setup as a Carat Vanagon (rear facing seats, and rear seat/bed). I don...
  • 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...
  • Speaking of 91 Non GL with grey tweed
    Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:15:51 -0400
    ...replace the seat or 3. (least favorite option) find a seat cover to fit. Of course, the VW dealership is no help. I love...
  • Re: HELP!!!! does anyone on this list have a '89 Blue Wolfsburg Edition?????
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:09:54 +0100
    ...But AFAIK on the painted metal plaquette under the driver�s seat the color is listed, too. I may be wrong, however. Raimund ----- Original...
  • Re: Curtain Behind Front Seats - How?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodger
    Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:03:55 -0400
    ...John Rodger 88 Westy 98 Jetta VR6 On Friday 13 August 2004 17:00, Mike Miller wrote: > Strung a rope across behind the seats...
  • =?US-ASCII?Q?Re:_Recent_Trip_-_FWIW?=
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:07:08 -0600
    Jbrush wrote: >>If I could get past the phobia of the dropped valve seat that has been threatened many times here, I would certainly...
  • Re: Biggest Dog Crate lengthwise
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:45:42 -0500
    You can also make a barrier out of the plastic lattice sheets for use behind the front seats. Then the dog(s) have the...
  • Re: Driver's seat & pain
    Historical mailing list - Joseph J. Liasse
    Mon, 1 Jun 1998 01:03:59 -0400
    ...I fixed it with one of those electric back message (Homedic) seat pads you can pick up in K-Mart, Wall-Mart or other...
  • Re: anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:48:45 +0000
    ...If you look closely, you can see an OEM VW jump seat/box/stool behind the front passenger seat. http://www.kadikiiss.com/wvw...