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• Re: removable middle bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 11:33:36 PST
  Stephen, When I bought my 84 GL the middle seat was so easy to remove that it never occurred to me that it was...
• Re: definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 May 1999 13:29:46 EDT
  ...One rear facing seat(with storage) and the rear seat that folds into a bed. I also have the table in the wall. It...
• Re: Flashlight holder source
  Historical mailing list - Barry & Margarita
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:32:35 -0400
  ...seat base with two > clips that separately screw into the seat base. > If anyone knows of a source for this flashlight mount, please contact...
• Looking for a couple'a parts
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 21:22:42 -0500
  Hi all, I'm looking for that catch under the back seat that keeps it from lifting up and being converted to a bed...
• Re: Prices on Used Captains Chairs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:21:20 EDT
  ...That was the only westy vanagon I have seen out there, and I got to it time:) >> the "swivel seats" are the same seats...
• 2001 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:39:10 -0700
  ...anchors - ESP (Electronic Stability Program) - New premium stereo - Single seats for second row seating - New middle console - Foglights They question is, how much will...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:15:16 -0400
  ...I'm putting one of the Sony amps under the pilot's seat -- can't remember the model number offhand (XM1805?), but I'm...
• Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:37:30 -0400
  Hi All I was cleaning my van the other day and specially under the back seat. I removed the small cover to get access...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 17:31:11 -0700
  "I would install the passenger van seats with adjustable arm rests on both sides and put a swivel mechanism on the passenger side only...
• for sale: vanagon capt. chairs w/ adjustable armrests - fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:56:33 EDT
  ...chairs/front seats w/ armrests.. fit ALL vanagons 80-91. .. nice easy comfortable upgrade for early vans and 80-84 westys that had the...
• Tightening front seat armrest
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:21:27 -0700
  ...how do I get to the bolts that hold the armrests onto my front seats? One of them is loose and the armrest is...
• Drive 2 vanagon front seats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:21:35 -0700
  CiAgICAKQ2FuIGFueWJvZHkgcGljayB1cCB0d28gVmFuYWdvbiBmcm9udCBzZWF0cyBpbiBQdXlh bGx1cCBXYXNoaW5ndG9uIGFuZCBkcml2ZSB0aGVtIHRvIEdyZWVuIExha2UgV2FzaGluZ3Rvbj8g VG9kYXkgb3IgdG9tb3Jyb3c/IEkgYW0gd2lsbGluZyB0byBwYXkuClN0YW4yMDguNjYxLjU5ODEK CgpTZW50IGZyb20gbXkgVmVyaXpvbiwgU2Ftc3VuZyBHYWxheHkgc21hcnRwaG9uZQ==
• Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:53:40 -0400
  QWZ0ZXIgdGhlIDYwMCBtaWxlIHJvdW5kIHRyaXAgdGhpcyB3ZWVrZW5kIHRvIEV2ZXJ5YnVzLCBJ J20gbG9va2luZyBmb3Igc2VhdCB1cGdyYWRlcy9hbHRlcm5hdGl2ZXMuIE15IDMwIHllYXIgb2xk IHN0b2NrIHNlYXRzIGp1c3QgYXJlbid0IHRoYXQgY29tZm9ydGFibGUgdG8gbXkgNTcgeWVhciBv bGQgYnV0dCAmIGJhY2suIERvZXMgbmV3IHNlYXQgZm9hbSByZWFsbHkgaGVscD8gQXMgZm9yIHNl YXQgYWx0ZXJuYXRpdmVzLCBteSBwcm9ibGVtIHRoZXJlIGlzIG15IDYnNCIgaGVpZ2h0LiBJIHJl YWxseSBjYW4ndCBnbyB3aXRoIHRvbyB0aGljayBvZiBhIHNlYXQgY3VzaGlvbiBhcyBteSBoZWFk IGFsbW9zdCB0b3VjaGVzIHRoZSByb29mIG5vdyEgVElBLCBKZWZmCgoKU2VudCBmcm9tIG15IFZl cml6b24gV2lyZWxlc3MgNEcgTFRFIHNtYXJ0cGhvbmU=
• Drivers side rear seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:58:01 -0500
  Tackling installation today! Any tips? Jeff
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:25:53 -0800
  ...The real trick was to hand "lap" the > seating surface of the valve face to the seat. Very fine grinding > compound in a moderate...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:14:48 -0700
  ...I wonder what he has under his driver seat now? >> >> Richard > > Actually, I never installed a set of those in my own van (only...
• Re: 3-Point Rear Seatbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:38:24 -0700
  ...Mark The Bus Depot wrote: >> I recently purchased a new (hah) 1981 Vanagon, and I >> would definitely like to see 3 point seat belts...
• Re: Rear seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 09:23:26 -0500
  ...Rear seat belts >I want to install a shoulder seat belt in my 85 Westy. Is someone knows >if the hole for the upper...
• Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:54:49 -0700
  ...Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS So what happens in a Westy collision - what comes loose and becomes a projectile? What is left after...
• FS: '89 Wolfy in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:10:09 -0700
  ...It has a fold-down bed and table only, seats 7 people. The two front seats are captains chairs and two of the back...
• Re: Seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:37:57 -0500
  Rob, You may find that dirt and dust is jammed in this seat belt spool and keeping it from working. Remove, all this garbage...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:41:27 -0400
  ...And they can be > easily reached by the driver and front passenger. > > Re the bigger compartment accesible from behind the seat, I've got...
• "Mint" 85 Westy FS (Phoenix)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 10:53:52 -0700
  ...Spent summers in Illinois and winters in Arizona. "Dad" covered up factory carpet with indoor out door upon delivery and removed extra jump seat...
• ignition switch and seat belts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 95 19:16:35 EST
  ...In the same beetle I installed a set of used seat belts that I had found in a junk yard. Non-retactable ones that...
• Re: Wanted: Vanagon table
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:01 -0400
  ...The rear seat used in the 87,88,89 Wolfsburg editions, 89, 90, 91 Carat, and 90, 91 Multivan is narrower (about 4") than...
• 91 Westy Captn Driver's Seat Removal and Aux battery?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 11:46:45 -0600
  Hello, Can some one tell me how to get the entire seat and base out of my 91 Westy Syncro? As noted above, I...
• FS: 86 Syncro Wolfsburg Westy at EPage Ad 149054
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:32:40 -0600
  ...Yes rear facing seat behind the > > > drivers seat. Refrigerator which is 120/12v is removeable and bolts to > > > the floor behind the passenger seat...
• Middle seat in a Westy and First Campout Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:55:18 EDT
  ...1) I have a two passenger middle seat that I am going to try and install this weekend in my 82 Westy. It appears...
• Jumpseat measurments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harrison
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:38:52 -0400
  ...In that time I have also read over a decade of archived listings about installing a jumpseat in the passenger seat position. Based on...
• Bed "pads"?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:22:30 -0700
  ...As is, it's a bit 'interrupted' by the crease between the seat back and bottom and also where the foam pad meets the...
• Re: Where is the dust coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:09:23 -0500
  ...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: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:13:01 +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...
• Re: Re; Missing a hole in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 15:34:40 EST
  In a message dated 12/1/01 11:20:37 PM, CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes: << Anyway, I was groaping around in the bask seat...
• Re: free seat
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:53:18 -0500
  ...free seat Hey folks, I have a middle seat from my 85 GL that I need to get rid of. It isn't a...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:12:58 -0800
  ...Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros? > In a message dated 12/7/08 11:42:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, > trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET...
• Re: Locked Electric Driver's Lock
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:09:35 +0000
  Removing the driver's seat with door closed.  Oh Joy.  Have fun and remember you love the beast.. Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: dbeierl...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:58:32 -0700
  ...For info I can't remember ever having passengers in the rear seat for more that a hour or two.few miles. Could that...
• Re: Here's a new one...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:35:00 -0800
  ...Here's a new one... > "Will a magnet that jammed a seat belt latch on a 91 Wolfsburg automatic > with a stock 2.1...
• Re: Cartalk's VW puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 12:45:54 -0800
  ...some of his >friends sat on the rear seat and shorted the battery with the seat frame. > >Actually the battery exploded beneath them. > >Nobody...
• Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael Modl?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:54:35 -0500
  ...Which lugnuts are people using to fit the wheel properly? The ones for the Vanagon steel wheels barely fit into the seat, the ones...
• Re: BA6 Info - question?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:03:43 -0600
  ...The heated air vents through the floor outlet behind the front seats. It's also ducted into the bottom of the heater enclosure for...
• 91 syncro westy alignment tips
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 19:50:18 -0700
  ...Does any one have any tips for getting proper wheel alignment on a 91 syncro vanagon? (a shop in the Seattle area would be...
• 1993 VW Eurovan Westfalia on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Herbert S. Phillips III
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:17:14 -0500
  ...battery from the factory under the driver seat.Automatic trans with 2.5L 5 cyl audi engine.Runs great! Bidding starts at $2,500...
• who cares...
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:32:10 -0400
  I was around before seat belts and motor cycle helmets and crash tests... I liked my 1951 Merc convertible just fine... In Britain we...
• For Trade 2 hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:27:49 -0400
  ...I have a middle seat with only one belt, the other male portion is missing. (probably out searching for other females, he never was...
• Re: laptop hideout
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:14:44 EST
  Decoy works too..get a cheap junker from ebay and put it uner the back seat..the crooks will not take the time to...
• gary lee wide rack for sale- seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:49:02 -0700
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• Re: G-mail (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:00:49 -0700
  ...It seems I didn't bolt the seat down > tightly after I removed it to clean. It sure sounds like a honk though. > > Maggie...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:10:27 -0700
  ...As I recall (I did it to an 86 syncro back in 1996) I had to pull the seat but that was not as...
• Re: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:06:40 -0800
  ...If you don't normally have passengers in the rear, that is travel solo or with only someone in the passenger seat up front...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:21:08 EDT
  ...must pick up in southeast PA as for swival seat bases - only full campers got them. chris ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:33:13 -0800
  ...There are > holes in the floor and the owners just bolted the seat with 4 bolts. > > so I need the rails installed. > > Janet Sanford >
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:21:02 -0500
  ...The couple including a baby in a car seat strapped in the back seat suffered no injuries (the couple got minor scrapes,but the...
• Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:42:16 -0800
  ...I wouldn't be surprised if someone wanted to charge $ 150 per seat ..< even more > and I hope it would be perfect at that...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:15:58 -0700
  ...Then again, I think the seat belt warning light is in English. Neil. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Todd Brown...
• Re: Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 01:11:10 -0500
  ...Center seat removal. Rear seat bench removal. Minimum height of person for wearing shoulder belts. Proper application of shoulder belts. Warning not to rest...
• Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 1 May 2012 12:53:11 -0400
  ...The battery under the drivers seat is Sears Item# 02850131000 Model# PM-1. Under the passenger seat, I am using the Sears group 65...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:11:59 -0700
  ...Also told that the seat > actually wont fit..too wide. > Hmmm! Has any one installed a later model bed seat > in a 1984 and...
• Re: want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:02:29 -0400
  We have a Wolfsburg and it is very convenient to have table, rear-facing seats (and they come out in literally 30 seconds!) and...
• Re: steering wheel/seats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:34:09 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:38:47 EST "John \"Shaggy\" Donovan" <Awf986@AOL.COM> writes: > I put seats from an 86...