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• Re: Removing swiveling seat base?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:15:15 EDT
  ...writes: > I would like to know how to remove a swiveling seat base from a 1980-'83 > Westy. My main concern is that there...
• Re: looking for a single extra seat or bench
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:16:23 -0700
  ...HW> Hi, HW> HW> I am looking for a slide in seat or bench for my '86 Westy (brown HW> interior). Any pointers would...
• Re: Styled Cockpit VR6 Engine German Bus Meeting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:44:47 -0400
  ...The front seats look like Recaros, maybe from a Corrado or Scirroco. Nice Steering Wheel too. Engine compartment looks like it has a raised...
• Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:26:51 -0700
  ...I'm not talking about the battery >slot, but the space that is under the seat itself. Try it for yourself, >it's a...
• Re: Under Seat AC
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:53:43 EST
  ...pulled a complete Behr A/C unit from under the rear seat on a '85 > Westy. This is the first one I've ever...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Jan 2006 to 17 Jan 2006 - Special issue (#2006-36)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:14:07 -0800
  ...They say that Seattle to Anchorage is 2359.43 miles and will take 43 hours and 36 minutes!! They are obviously NOT Vanagon drivers...
• Re: Woofer Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:57:41 -0800
  ...8" Bazooka tube behind the drivers seat or under rear seat. >2. Infinity Basslink in the bottom of the wardrobe closet. >3. JL Audio...
• Re: [Caravana] battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 27 May 2000 09:23:23 -0700
  Greg, I think there is some confusion here between the auxiliary battery compartment under the driver's seat and the starter battery compartment under...
• Re: Seat cover wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:38:04 -0600
  I have those gray wall panels, but not the table or seat. I really liked that setup in my Carat, but it wouldn't...
• Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:12:21 -0400
  ...What did you do for your Vanagon this week? Washed the driver's side seat belt. Easy job. Simply pulled it out of the...
• Re: Memorial Day, Vanagon Memory-2011
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 30 May 2011 11:01:49 -0700
  ...top, Fold-down the rear seat, Lift the stove lid, Fold a > jump-seat, > > Rotate a passenger seat, Lift the rear lid, Slam the...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:42:03 -0500
  ...BTW-Miguel P has a nice set of front seats done by sew fine. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On...
• Re: How did older vans carry wheelchairs?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 23 May 1996 16:51:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This is one situation where a lowered bus would make sense... (rise/run) The ambulances had special floor attachements for holding jump seats to...
• Westy Chair Reupolster?
  Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:35:50 -0700
  I am having trouble extracting useful seat information from the archives. I do not have an arm rest problem or rotating base seats, or...
• Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:35:30 -0500
  ...just passenger vans that have the >>middle seat.. >> >>chris Chris in Tennessee '78 VW Westy '65 Beetle (type IV powered) '99 CR-V '81...
• Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:06:58 -0600
  ...I never swivel the drivers seat anyway so loss of swivel is no loss. However I did pin the seat so that it wont...
• More pictures of overhead AC & Leather Interior unique to T3's (Vanagons) in Thailand
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:22:36 -0800
  ...The front seat themselves appear to utilize the modified factory sets but they now recline all the way back. The middle captains seats and...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:02:59 EST
  In a message dated 12/7/08 11:42:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET writes: > Stock Seats Are Terrible !!!! > (In my...
• Re: Duct-less Westy A/C Query
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:06:58 -0700
  ...Has anybody tried using a plenum-less setup where passengers were actually sitting in the back seat???? What I am wondering about is whether...
• [WetWesties] FS: 1986 Quantum Syncro - Seattle. Pop top too (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:36:55 -0800
  ...1986 Quantum Syncro - Seattle. Pop top too Hi All, I'm posting this for a friend. It's a great car, but needs some...
• Floppy armrest - success!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 3 Jun 2018 15:16:15 -0700
  ...Take the seat out of the van. You can do this with the seat in the van, but it is more difficult. With the...
• Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:14:47 -0700
  ...Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?) > One idea is to turn the two front seats to face each other, then build a...
• Re: [WetWesties] FS: 1986 Quantum Syncro - Seattle. Pop top too (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:12:14 -0800
  ...1986 Quantum Syncro - Seattle. Pop top too (fwd) >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:36:55 -0800 > >Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and...
• Woofer Recommendations - Summary
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:45:25 -0800
  ...8" Bazooka tube behind the drivers seat or under rear seat. 2. Infinity Basslink in the bottom of the wardrobe closet. 3. JL Audio...
• Re: 3 point harness on rear bench
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:15:06 -0700
  ...It > also makes the seat more difficult to manipulate, as the belt binds on the > seat. The reels (or the reel covers anyway) are...
• RE: politically correct?!?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrig
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 13:04:32 PDT
  ...The bus I have originally had the two seats in it(the three seater in the back, and the two seater mounted to the...
• Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan etc.
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:51:05 +0200
  ...Available with 2 (vinyl) seats only in the drivers compartment or with up to 9 seats. Skyliner only above the front seats, rest is...
• Drastically reduced! FREE. FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:37:13 -0700
  ...It's a moving sale-- a local move but I'm tired of moving this seat I will never use because it does not...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:36:22 -0700
  ...Danger, danger Will Robinson!!! > > > > Oops! There's battery acid under the passenger seat. Holy burn my skin > > Batman!!! (See accident comment above). > > > > If it...
• sell or trady my 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:08:22 EDT
  ...Nice interior including jump Wolfsburg jump seats behind front seats. Have all the brackets and seatbelts to install. Have large table and two mounting...
• Re: Eurovan News
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 16:09:15 -0800
  ...It will be able to haul seven adults and hold their luggage >behind the third seat. The Eurovan will also be packaged to go...
• Re: Z-bed cushions interchangeability?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 02:20:35 -0400
  ...the "Z Bed" was a aftermarket conversion made by a company called Z PRODUCTS which converted the standard 7 passenger rear seat into a...
• Re: Vanagon Stereo Upgrade Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 13:04:01 -0400
  ...I've mounted them under the passenger seat to provide easy access from either the driver's seat (while stopped) or the passenger's...
• Re: Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 18:35:31 -0800
  ...In addition it had an oversized sun roof over the rear seats so that the rear seat passengers could stand up and shoot from...
• Re: Child hammock for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:52:44 -0400
  ...At a slightly older age, I faced the front seats toward each other, cut a piece of plywood to size, put it across the...
• Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:05:53 -0400
  ...Repair Arm Rest Stop? > My '84 Westy has the stock seats. I leaned a little too hard on one > of the armrests. I heard...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:01:13 -0700
  I got the same wheels and drilled out the lug holes to 14 mm and redid the seat from the ball style to a...
• Re: Seatbelts/Sunroof Lube pre-'68 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 18:05:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The original seatbelts have a large, threaded eyelet that attaches to the mounting holes and the belts are attached to this with a pair...
• Re: shakedown trip with infant
  Historical mailing list
  21 May 97 11:18:09 PDT
  ...With the rear seatfolded as a seat and some cushions placed against the walls and the rear of the seat, two infants can be...
• FS: 84 GL w/ sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 01:21:54 EDT
  ...Seats five (or seven if you reinstall the middle seat) and sleeps 2 1/2. Recent complete exhaust, coolant pipes (hoses), and C rated...
• Re: swivel seat slop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:55:15 -0500
  hey all, this weekend i bought some swivel seat base plates for my 87 westy. the plates came from an 85 westy. i already...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: Carat/ Wolfsburg interior w/ flip out table..fits all pass ...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:56:07 EST
  ...wall spacer's for the seat to > fit right? . > > Without them the side panel's and the seat won't fit right. > > Love and...
• Re: Fender Flares
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:23:32 EST
  ...I just keep a paper towel in the map pocket > or stuffed between the seat and the seatbelt anchor. > > This isn't the same...
• Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:22:19 -0800
  I would really like to install the 3 point seat belts in the back seat of my Multivan. The two options available are: 1...
• Re: Westy Table
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:29:41 -0500
  ...when not used I swing it around tight behind the pass seat.. it is rather handy for items just inside the door etc.. when...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:03:21 -0700
  ...They do, however, require the used of conical seat lugnuts/bolts to achieve safe attachment. The conical seat nuts/bolts "reach in" further and...
• Re: Seat covers front captain chairs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sat, 27 Apr 2019 06:14:26 -0700
  ...edvbarger@mac.com> wrote: > > HI > > It is time the sheepskin type seat covers at least 15 years old are getting quite worse for the...
• Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:45:05 -0700
  ...It had the heated driver seat and all of the associated electrics, which I grabbed. Pics of the skanky seat and heating pad here...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:04:25 -0500
  The unpainted piece that attaches to the seat with the c-clip breaks off. Unfortunately that was the only piece remaining on mine, the...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:14:26 -0500
  ...sure going in through the slider and then to the front seat will >work out very well as I won't be able to...
• Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:08:50 -0400
  Hello everyone - I think I will have my hands on a swivel seat base here very soon. I want to install in in the...
• Re: Bluestar FS - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:01:02 -0700
  ...On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@gmail.com> wrote: > http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1773732389.html > > > > This...
• 82 Aircooled Moving to Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Aimee MacLeod
  Wed, 26 May 2010 23:03:06 -0700
  Moving to Seattle, WA and looking for a new mechanic to keep our 82 aircooled Westfalia Camper in good shape. If there is a...
• Re: Below Seat Drawer Mod
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:32:22 -0500
  ...DMc ---- miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Someone cut the metal beneath their seats and installed drawers and > had a good link up with...
• Re: 3-Point Rear Seatbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:33:09 -0400
  > I recently purchased a new (hah) 1981 Vanagon, and I > would definitely like to see 3 point seat belts in the > back. How would...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Feb 1997 11:27:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...97 they mention a 12 seater '84 Caravelle Carat, I have >never seen one, or could imagine the seating arangment. Has anyone actually >seen...
• Re: Eurovan Winnibago VR6 at June Jitter Bug Show
  Historical mailing list - Bob Houghton (KC6LVG)
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 08:50:30 -0700
  ...Other than seat fabric material and a pair of reading lights over the rear seat, the interior is identical to my 1995. >Very interesting...
• WTB: weekender rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Stephen White
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 13:22:45 -0500 (CDT)
  ...anything so i dont have to sleep on the floor next campout without giving up all the passenger seating... *************************************************************************** A box of rain will...
• Re: Recommendation for Vanagon Mechanic or Shop in Seattle Area ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 10:20:45 -0700
  ...You can reach them at 524-3366 Scott Semyan '85 Westie Seattle
• Re: Armrest for 1988 GL needed
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:18:56 -0700
  ...After all it does have the cut outs for the center seat. Marcus > > > I'm looking for a "right side armrest" for my passenger...