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• 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate control????
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:07:44 -0800
  ...56146, VAN, airbags, passenger airbag, front shoulder harness, rear shoulder harness, tilt wheel, recliner, leather seats, cruise control, air conditioner, trip computer, automatic climate...
• Re: Eeeek! Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:51:07 -0400
  ...If you replaced the brake pads without having the disks replaced/resurfaced then you may need to 'seat' the new pads before you have...
• Re: How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:05:08 -0700
  ...How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL? > In a message dated 8/18...
• Back on list - NVC question for Seattle people!
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:47:46 +0200
  ...I'm flying to Seattle next month for a trip from the PNW to Yellowstone and then down to SLC and Arizona. I'd...
• stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:47:21 -0400
  ...Over the last few years I have installed a new CD player, two 6x9 three ways in the westy bench seat, and two 5x7...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:38:03 -0500
  In my Westy the seat has to be turned so that the back is towards the windshield. There is a battery clamp that holds...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Optima Battery position
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:20:50 -0500
  ...The posts stick up but not enough to hit the bottom of the westy seat. The nice thing about this setup is I can...
• Re: Wow! Vanagon diesel in the lot at work!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:10:46 -0400
  ...can't climb up into the front seat, or > negotiate the step-up into the rear seats. > the ones wearing pant-suits don't...
• VanaGone Camping ( longish)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 22:18:25 +0200
  ...Then I took the middle seat out and with a little help from a grinder and a socket-set made the backrest slightly foldable...
• Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:50:10 -0700
  ...Back of the passenger seat location is not so good for me, I really use the rear facing passenger seat. Also I have my...
• Re: Smelly dirty vanagons ..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:02:18 -0700
  ...transporting animals is fine, its just some people never clean > anything or bother to cover any of the seats... or let their dogs use...
• Re: Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael P. Pelikan
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:43:18 -0500
  ...If you took the middle bench out maybe you'd be ok, but if you need the seating, the two rear-facing seats are...
• Re: Middle Seat Tracks
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:36:53 -0400
  ...I, too, just recently bought a middle seat with tracks for my westy. The the tracks are also different sizes. I remember this from...
• Re: Sound Deadening - how much to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 14:24:09 -0500
  ...I hadn't thought about doing the seat pedestals and there was several other points in there I missed. I checked out your site...
• Re: Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:45:58 -0500
  ...What gave it its unique functionality was the hinges/hardware that allowed the seat to fold up and out, creating a bed. (The Europeans...
• FS: Recaros from Jetta easily adaptable to Vanagon $275 for the pair
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:12:27 -0700
  ...The seat tracks are being sold separately and not correct for your Vanagon anyway. Unbolt the tracks and adapt your seat tracks to fit...
• Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:28:43 -0500
  fwiw, the insurance industry pushed the seat belt and (where applicable) helmet laws through. In states that passed, then repealed, helmet laws, the insurance...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:28:57 -0800
  ...Are there front seat covers made for Westfalias? Rear seat covers? Expensive? Thanks for all the help. Todd, I reupholstered my '81 Westy camper...
• Re: Where is the dust coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:12:37 -0400
  ...Watch for dust devils. > > After inspecting and cleaning empty area block off the rear lower edge under the seat with duct tape or something...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:47:26 -0600
  ...I'm > thinking of installing a 4 gang receptacle under the rear seat, with a > metal box under the seat and the receptacles themselves...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:52:13 +0000
  ...That is of course if you are > > installing it under the > > front seat. > > > > > > > > Chris DeLong > > Fine Tuning > > 206.522.5503 > > www.finetuningperformance.com > > Seattle...
• Subwoofer/Stereo Details in '82 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:20:54 EDT
  ...I mounted the subwoofer in a custom cabinet I fabricated beneath the driver�s side swivel seat. Got the idea some time ago from...
• Re: 87 vs 93
  Historical mailing list - John Erickson
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 07:42:03 -0800
  ...That being said .... > > I would go for the '87 and install a 2 person middle bench seat. The ones > made for Westies have "tilt...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:22:05 -0600
  ...I find >> that I dont need to roll it up to get it out of the way when the >> rear seat >> is up. It...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 12:48:40 -0400
  ...Is this > possible (the van is a 84) ? Are the fittings the same for the normal seat > and the puul-out seat ? Has anyone...
• Fw: Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:21:39 -0800
  ...Look up in the > manual what the fuse controls and you will have it pretty narrowed down. > > For him it was his automatic seat...
• Westies: Extra storage and better sleep!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 08:30:26 -0800
  ...Those of you (most of you) with the standard contoured rear seat could really benefit from the extra bedding! Sleep tight! -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle...
• Re: Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:58:05 EDT
  ...I never swivel the drivers seat, and at 6'4", I could use a > little extra room. I sit so high I can't...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Nov 2009 (#2009-1016)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:14:33 -0800
  ...Especially difficult is the decision to let them sleep on the bed without seatbelts to protect them so you can cover some ground. The...
• Re: How to clean dirty seats
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:31:43 -0700
  ...If you can, take off the seat covers > and clean them exclusive of the foam bolsters and so on. SewFine makes > some > fine covers...
• 2.1 Intake System (and assorted bits) for Sale - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:29:07 -0700
  ...Must take the entire package. $250 2.1 ECU - $200 2 ‘83 striped front seats - clean/usable $100/both Black ‘89 Dash - Free! Round...
• Free two-person bench in So.San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:39:50 -0700
  ...Fits onto stock seat tracks. Add seating to your Westy or use as a couch in yours man/woman cave. Local pick-up only...
• Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:29:29 -0400
  At 11:36 AM 6/30/2013, Eric Caron wrote: >Only other missing thing I have is the latch for the back bench >seat...
• `87 Middle row bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:09:24 -0800
  Any Alaskan members(for obvious reasons) want a gray middle row 2 person bench seat from an `87? It is left over from converting...
• '86 Armrest Tension (Lack thereof)
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:26:41 -0700
  I pulled the armrests off my front seats (non-adustable type) to remove seat covers. After reinstalling them, they no longer have tension/drag...
• Re: buses for sale ... Alabama
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 08:54:27 +0100
  > From JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu Wed Mar 6 08:07:13 1996 > > 1988 Volkswagen Van, one owner, interior in excellent condition, great cloth > seats...
• Cracks in cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:57:52 -0700
  ...I have have found a crack that runs from the intake valve seat to the exhaust valve seat, in narrow portion. All four cylinders...
• leather seats for sale
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:16:47 -0700
  still have a pair of black leather sport seats from a gti that i have to sell so that my wife won't kill...
• Re: Plastic seat track inserts
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 14 May 1999 12:46:57 EDT
  ...My seats move better. I lube with heavy wax, the kind that is sold at hardware stores as "stainless hinge lubricant". I beleive the...
• Re: im lucky to be alive....
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:45:05 -0700
  >i am alive to write this because i was wearing my seatbelt. >it really makes me think how lucky i am... Think about the...
• Frt rotors / wheel bearings. How to?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 17:28:10 -0500
  ...To get the bearings properly seated in the rotors do I really have to take them to a shop with a press? If I...
• Re: Front seats hard to turn
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 02:27:35 EDT
  In a message dated 7/9/02 11:17:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, boatshop@INTERCOM.NET writes: > > My 2 front seats on my...
• FREE: blue 3-person rear bench in SF / also brown fronts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:30:48 EST
  ...Also some early velour brown houndstooth seats. Fabric worn but seat is quite serviceable. Plus the thing things have ARMRESTS. Nice upgrade for old...
• Hightop FS (hochdach)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 4 May 2003 12:48:03 -0700
  ...manual tranny, straight body, no visible rust, faded light yellow paint, high-top looks good, no middle seat, brown vinyl interior, small cabinet behind...
• Front seat desk/organizer
  Historical mailing list - James Karukas
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:40:12 -0700
  ...Slot for securing w/seat belt. And if that's not enough, check out the wacky steering wheel table. www.mobilegear.com/cat46_1...
• Re: e on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:41:05 -0700
  ...glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas? >
• FOR SALE: Vanagon rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:20:26 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P><BR>I have a second row bench seat, beige, good condition except for a little...
• Re: WTB early 80s striped westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:51:22 -0800
  ...I'm looking for any piece large enough to replace > the cloth part of the front seat, and would consider a replacement > front seat...
• Re: [Syncro] 20 VW Vans spotted around Seattle and Bellingham
  Historical mailing list - Jon Seymour & Barbara Dykes
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 21:41:07 -0700
  ...attended the wedding. > >My youngest (Catherine 15) spotted 20 Vanagons between Seattle airport and >around Bellingham. > I've taught them well! > >This must be...
• Dead Yellowtop house battery
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:10:45 -0400
  ...I've checked Bond, Advantage and Walmart but have not found one that fits in the space behind the drivers seat. The old one...
• side door sill plate wanted and more
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:31:29 -0800
  ...Also looking for a rear seat back side lug cover (the rubber thing that covers what the seatback latches to in the up position...
• Re: Battery and Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:17:33 EDT
  ...The manual implies that there is a storage compartment >under the seat with bolts to remove the seat, but I can locate no >storage...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:02:47 -0400
  ...Danger, danger Will Robinson!!! > > Oops! There's battery acid under the passenger seat. Holy burn my skin > Batman!!! (See accident comment above). > > If it...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...Main battery is behind the pass seat. No. 2 AUX is under the rear seat. A 4-way boat battery switch manages them like...
• wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:05:42 -0700
  ...Another clue is the small exposed metal area at the lower left area of the side panel where it meets the below seat kick...
• Re: Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 8 May 1998 16:25:06 -0700
  The seat belt law more or less achieves voluntary seat-belting and is modifing behavior so that people automatically buckle up out of habit...
• Re: 7 door panel...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:35:37 MST
  ...Upon logical reflection, I think the walk-thru panels had the > two front seats instead of the bench seat. I am pretty sure this...
• Re: Bob Lewis VW? EV MV?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:09:45 -0800
  ...The MV has two theater style, rear facing seats in the middle, the GL has a two seat, front facing bench in the middle...
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:20:16 -0400
  ...How about > visibility? Can you actually see the dial/screen/front of the radio from > the drivers seat? That's the problem I've...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:02:44 -0700
  ...In backwoods Eastern Washington/Oregon, you gotta have a couple of car seats either on your porch or in your yard or your living...