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• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 03:46:16 +0100
  - Lauren Pelzer wrote: > The amp doesn't get too hot to keep under the front seat? Somebody warned me > against putting it there. No...
• Fire extinguisher advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:01:07 EDT
  ...on the pillar behind the pass seat but I was thinking maybe behind the driver's seat. I have a diesel so I don...
• Westy middle seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Hayward TELEPHONE
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:42:08 -0800
  Hello listers ! A friend contacted me yesterday with a (light brown) center swivel seat from a 1985 Westfalia. I don't know what kind...
• need pre-purchase advice [in seattle]/long distance purch.
  Historical mailing list - B P
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:14:13 -0500
  hello all, i'm seeking some advice for a shop/mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection on a syncro, in seattle, wa. sadly...
• Re: redline tranny stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:34:30 -0800
  It's all over the place here in Seattle, but I can save a few cents and sales tax on a case by mail...
• Re: repairing seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:05:59 -0500
  ...I can't say what the testing factor is on seatbelt strength but I will tell you this. Any company manufacturing and selling wire...
• engine block heater source and install in PNW
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 12:36:10 -0800
  ...They are headed up to seattle to jump on the ferry to make it back to alaska. They would like to get a good...
• westy measurement
  Historical mailing list - GreenWesty
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:16:53 -0500
  ...base and from the back of the front seat pedestal to the bottom of back seat. Want to compare the space to my 78...
• I need a seat belt too!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:53:01 -0400
  ...Pmail if you have one you can part with.black, for rear facing jump seat.............I can paypal. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick...
• Re: CB mounting
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:04:16 -0600
  ...My ham radio is mounted on the metal bar that the passenger's seatbelt snaps into. The bar swivels up and down allowing the...
• Re: How come nobody wants a std. vanagon...?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:13:59 -0500
  ...Yes, they are cool and I briefly considered one until I found my '85 Wolfsburg camper which will seat 6 people with seatbelts, sleep...
• FS: vanagon capt. chairs w/ armrests- add to any year vanagon/westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:33:28 EST
  ...chairs w/ armrests / front seats. obviously these will install in any year vanagon, and are a nice upgrade to the 80-84 westys which...
• Vanagon vs bus
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:17:19 -0700
  ...My '67, which was naked inside behind the front seats (except for the chicken tax middle seat stuck in) was called a "transporter" to...
• Re: Buy a condo get a "free" Syncro Vanagon! (phryday stuff)
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:30:38 -0800
  ...Just the important things, eh? Gotta love Seattle... Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of...
• Re: Getting at rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:51:40 -0500
  Ed, I wouldn't think you would have to remove the seats to get at the rear heater. I could be wrong but as...
• Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 21:18:34 -0700
  Hi All, I plan to install an Optima gel Battery under the driver's seat in my 85 Westy so I can use an...
• Re: twanging/creaking noise in front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:47:39 -0500
  ...I find them hard to > get seated there properly. The should be, I spent some time making sure they were seated before tightening them...
• Handy way to carry long stuff in your Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:42:16 -0700
  If you have the folding bench seat/bed in the back like I do and you often carry long stuff... But you have other...
• Re: Rear Heater Cover Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 May 2012 00:08:47 -0400
  Look at the bolts where the seat is attached to the van. Two on each side. Just loosen the rear bolts and remove the...
• 1982 VW Vanagon GL Diesel $1950 OBO (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Option for center seat. Four-foot manual sunroof. AM-FM cassette stereo. Gets 400 Miles on a tank of fuel, approx., 13 gallons. Engine...
• Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 18:01:56 -0800
  ...They prefer not to get a MV because they want to have a middle bench seat and not the two rear facing seats. So...
• Re: My travel toilet, Better than a Bumper Dumper
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:55:56 -0500
  ...No mess or = fuss! Sit down and go to work! =20 When you are not > traveling, just remove the seat and hide it away...
• FS on Ebay - LA Area - Vanagon Middle Seat -grey
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:27:43 -0700
  ...299087531 > > > Item Description: > 1986 VW Vanagon GL middle seat, > grey/black velour upholstry, > with seat belts, never used, as it > was removed for camper...
• headrests/ Multi Van vs Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:41:34 -0800
  Does anyone have 3 Grey head rests for the back seat of a 1990 Multi Van. They should be grey fron and back not...
• Rear Seat Belt
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:34:03 -0700
  Hello, One of my first projects on my '90 Westy was installing the GoWesty shoulder belt for the rear passenger seat. I was very...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:51:55 -0700
  ...I cut the original westy plywood floor into 3 (not equal widths, widths determined by seat track layout) and I faced the ply with...
• Re: Z bed will not pull out
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:26:35 -0500
  ...It used to.... > > >> > > >> The seat back is released, the seat goes up and down just fine but I > > >> can't pull the bed out...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:16:35 -0500
  I have a Rockford Fosgate Punch 600-a4 amp under the passenger seat taking advantage of the short battery cable concetions. When you speak...
• Re: Optima battery
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 06:43:39 EST
  ...Swivel the seat and see if the seat frame clears the positive battery terminal. If not you will have to use a rotary grinder...
• Fwd: Back-of-front-seat-Organizer
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 23:01:28 PST
  ...Back-of-front-seat-Organizer >Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 20:04:00 PST > >Listees: > >For the past few months I have been keeping...
• Re: NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Chris ALmida
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:43:55 -0700
  ...I actually polled the list to see if anyone would mind helping prior to purchasing the seat and did not get an unfavorable response...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - jeff g
  Tue, 18 May 2004 16:54:59 -0400
  ...In order to offset the extra weight of the appliances, VW limited the amount of seating available by design. So do some weighing of...
• Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:23:16 -0400
  ...Two fuses behind driver seat? > > HI folks, > > I’m trying to trouble shoot my non working sink water pump. > > The two fuses behind my...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:32:15 -0400
  ...Noticed the bench seat was a little > > > > difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with > a > > > > bench seat...
• Re: Should I Buy Syncro? '89?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 12:44:58 -0400
  ...It did not have armrests on the front seats, fresh air ceiling vents in back, carpeting, etc. But it did have the rear facing...
• Carpet Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:18:49 -0600
  ...I've washed seatcovers too, but there's a problem with the paper insert that fits to the metal seat bottoms on the lower...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 18:44:28 -0400
  I used to pull over, recline my driver seat fully and take naps in my '82 911 SC, when I left for home after...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:50:24 -0700
  The seats are pretty flat, kind of like a split bench more than "buckets" - they don't recline though.........are you sure they were...
• Re: Solar
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 7 May 2008 09:56:20 -0700
  I can't stand storing anything under the rear seat, getting to it is a real pain... you ever tried sticking your under there...
• Re: 2 seat bench install/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:03:47 -0700
  ...This is with respect > to > > an '86 Vanagon. > > > > > > 3 minutes because the threshold screws werent rusted and the 13mm bolts > that > hold the seat...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:48 -0600
  ...This was beat to death last year and nobody could find a setup with more amp-hours to fit under the driver seat. If...
• Re: Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:57:26 -0700
  ...That engine "nestled between the front seats" was a heating plant -- immediate flashbacks to summer trips through the Mojave Desert, or the Sac valley...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:52:03 -0700
  ...there's a 3rd seat with storage space behind the driver seat and the cooler won't fit in there and yes I remember...
• Re: Vanagon Stolen in Seattle RECOVERED!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:31:03 -0400
  ...starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The green Vanagon Westy reported stolen in Seattle yesterday has been > recovered! And a very interesting story goes with it...
• good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:30:02 -0700
  ...Does anyone know of a good junk yard in the seattle area for stuff like this? Or is it catch as catch can? Thank...
• Re: Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:10 -0700
  ...BenT On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > Does the rear seat open up? > I'm on...
• Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:12:33 -0400
  ...Is there a reasonably priced deep cycle that will fit easily, or with minor mods, under the drivers seat? I see this one http...
• Re: Westfalia indoor mat ideas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:07:16 -0400
  John, my '84 has the same floor with rails for the slide-in center seat. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Apr 22, 2012...
• Re: require assistance ...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:48:39 -0800
  ...1705 South 93rd Street Seattle, WA 98108-5141 - (206) 763-2487 Jerry is the guy there. > > > > -- >
• interesting bus in Seattle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:58 -0700
  I saw a bus in Seattle yesterday that made me do a double-take: a school bus with *2* transporters attached to the top...
• 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:32:26 -0600
  Hello to all- Every time I use the rear auxiliary heater (under the rear bench seat) in my van, I smell antifreeze! I recently...
• Re: Water under back seat
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  27 Oct 96 13:25:56 EST
  ...I have water under my back seat ('85 Westy")& >can't figure out where it's coming from. We recently replaced all the >roof...
• Re: hammock/bed for front seats of camper
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:55:08 -0300
  ...Did I not post this yesterday?? malcolm s Joel wrote: > Snip> i'm not sure how you'd fasten it to the seats, yeah...
• Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:21:38 -0800
  ...sure the individual pins/sockets are seated in the plastic holders (I had one not fully seated, & it's mate would push it back...
• 9 passenger Vanagon for sale in VA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 00:35:42 EST
  ...bench seat up front, and 3 person middle seat. 180k miles with partial rebuilt engine. rare model. It drives well but needs a tranny...
• looking for small interior parts for 87 wolfsburg edition
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 01:06:21 EDT
  Hi List, I am searching for the passenger seat back lever end and passenger seat bottom adjust lever end black plastic pieces. Just the...
• seat covers for canadians...
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:27:29 -0400
  a few months ago, canadian tire had their sagaz seat covers on sale, regular 34.99 for 20% less... not bad, for if you...
• Re: Gray Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 12:36:20 EDT
  ...Time, a003175@EZO.NET writes: << would like to change the GL seating arrangement of my "new" '88 to the rear facing jumpseat layout of...
• Re: weak seat belt retractor
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:07:33 -0400
  ...belt conversion and added belts for the PO-installed rear-facing seats. Now I just need to take my own advice and do the...
• Re: arm rest woes:
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 04:29:15 EDT
  ...pin out of the shaft that holds it onto the seatback between the armrest and the seatback. its a real bitch, have fun.. chris