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• new skylight & seal
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:25:22 -0700
  ...The seal is the aftermarket type with the bulb on the outside, rather than folding over from the top like the OEM. I can...
• Westy bed FS, full width
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 02:22:48 -0800
  ...Dan has rare full size Westy folding beds from Wolfsburg models. Contact him, not me. Dan Fleming <ddffpc@cox.net> Dan Fleming wrote: > > Mark...
• Re: Fryeday Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:00:52 -0500
  ...you could get one of those folding stools and put a line on it. Then after climbing in, you pull the stool in behind...
• Re: roof racks for kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:50:11 -0500
  ...home depot to get one of those aluminum platforms with the folding legs (about $40.00) to get up there to tie the boats...
• Jump Seat Wanted (Wolfsburg/Carat style)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 13 May 1998 01:16:13 -0500
  ...seat/bed width conflict with the side panel on which the folding table is attached. Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (soon to be...
• Re: Wheelchair ramps-interest only
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 17:32:35 -0700
  ...hooks at other end for the wheelchair.There are 2 6ft folding aluminum ramps for access/exit van.All this was done by Labron...
• Re: Weekender Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 07:09:48 -0400
  ...Weekender Seat Hi, Anyone know how the non folding rear facing weekender seat behind the drivers seat attaches?? Pictures?? Local Scrap yard thinks theirs...
• FS 1980 Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:59:40 -0400
  ...2 Double Beds - couch folds into bed and pop-top with folding upper bed � 2 Swivel Tables - a card table and a smaller table...
• '91 Vanagon Carat FS $6500 Firm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:25:44 EDT
  ...The Carat package consists of two rear facing seats, a folding table with a light over it, a folding rear seat/queen sized bed...
• Re: Under the rear folding seat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:20:21 -0700
  I'll be posting some round tuits that are near their expiration date on eBay soon. I just can't use them with all...
• Re: top bed ladder?
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:34:43 -0700
  ...Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 11:26 AM Van-cafe.com and gowesty.com sell folding ladders that i make for them. they are very...
• FS: 99 EV MV in Rochester NY
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:26:03 -0400
  ...into a bed and two rear facing opera seats with a folding table in-between. It lists for $32,999 and they have marked...
• Looking for Bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Markus W. Wittmann
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:36:51 EST
  ...to a bed as well as the side panel with the folding table. I've found two salvage lots that have a bench so...
• Re: Traveling lighter... a goal... Kayak carriers, Lake Superior?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 30 May 2005 21:57:14 -0400
  John, Folbots and other folding kayaks are GREAT! I picked up a used Folbot a few years ago and only sold it when I...
• traveling with a cat(s) in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:18:19 -0500
  ...in the car, and they stay in a large 2'x4' folding wire cage with plastic tray bottom that fits in the back of...
• Re: 68-71 Gas Heater Curious
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 14:48:14 -0500
  ...small round hole cut in the wooden panel just ubderneath the folding bed. I don't know if this was factory or not though...
• Re: misrepresentation on ebay...
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:32:08 -0700
  ...also non-existent since the middle seat isn't the forward folding seatback kind found with the "weekender" option. Caveat Emptor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dog is my...
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 17:46:40 +0000
  ...I have a crappy folding jack stand that I carry with me because who wants to get under a vanagon to look for a...
• Re: 1988 Wolfsburg rear seat swap: troublesome or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:51:13 EDT
  ...My latest acquisition has come to me without the folding rear seat... The PO left it on Vancouver Island when they went on vacation...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:37:08 -0400
  ...seats middle seat axles w/cv's suspension parts rear non folding bed seat with middle arm rest have 1973 type 2 parts also...
• Re: [vanagon] primary vehicle strategies????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:41:46 -0500
  ...water, and a pile of powerbars. > > > > anybody ever make an affordable folding bicycle that would fit under > > the rear seat?? > > and not kill you...
• Re: REARRANGE ME TILL IM INSANE
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:28:22 EDT
  ...That is composed of the rear folding bench, the cushion over the engine cover, and the middle bench w/ seat backs that fold forward...
• Re: 2 person middle seat avail
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:31:38 -0700
  ...Both tan, both the better folding type, $50 and $200, both for sale for a long time on Craigslist. Probably have a hard time...
• Electrical Upgrades in the Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Mon, 4 May 2015 22:59:31 -0700
  ...I plan to add the following this summer: - inverter - 2nd house battery - blue sea fusebox - solar recharge system - possible gw 80w folding set up...
• Re: LED roadside safety flare, on sale for $7 today
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:19:08 -0500
  ...you're getting up to the > price of this kit of folding road triangles available from NAPA for > ~$30. I strongly suspect that the...
• Re: Top Bunk Access
  Historical mailing list - T and RMB
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 20:53:22 -0600
  The parent's had both an '87 Westy and a '95 Eurovan and used those little folding step ladders that you would use in...
• LED Flash light
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:26:18 -0700
  ...I just bought those thin LED flash lights the other day and it just fits into the upper bed support's rubber folding, because...
• Re: [vanagon] primary vehicle strategies????
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:29:41 -0700
  > > > > A bicycle, water, and a pile of powerbars. > > anybody ever make an affordable folding bicycle that would fit > under > the rear seat?? All kidding...
• ______-envy? Nah..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:37:03 -0700
  ...bed was a huge storage compartment full of bike wheels and folding chairs...weird.. Would I want one? Well, I could re-sell it...
• Re: Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:36:33 -0700
  ...I still have not got a good folding bunk arrangement, I did set up a temp solution last summer, but the need for one...
• Re: Westy friendly step stool
  Historical mailing list - Joe Gawzner
  Fri, 16 May 2003 12:51:38 -0400
  I picked up one of those plastic folding stools at Camping World and they are quite nice. Fold real flat and when assembled is...
• Re: Multivan Badge
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 09:54:31 +0100
  ...it has the full length sofabed, cabinet in LR and fold out table from Left wall, as well as 2 theatre style folding jumpseats...
• Re: Looking to Swap Interiors (Camper to 7 passenger)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:44:40 -0400
  ...The catch on all this, is that I am only interested in the interior with the two rear-facing jumpseats , the folding table and...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:16:19 -0800
  ...storage > >3-seater rear bench folding to > >Removable 110/12 Volt Ice Box > >Second 12 volt battery > >Folding side table, integrated > >Cupholders for passengers...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:34:26 -0800
  ...Brendon, it looks like my mutt (Hoppy) impregnated your thoroughbred! (Totoro) haha (figuratively speaking) Hop-a-long + Totoro = no folding z-bed AND middle...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger (rear 3 seat bench?)
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:27:16 +0000
  ...I am only interested in the interior with > the tw= > o rear-facing jumpseats , the folding table and the rear three seat > folding= > bench.
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:33:29 -0700
  ...But took me too long to figure out folding and cutting of the material ... the plastic strip came a long and I was sold...
• Re: wierd vanagon seat... anyone seen one of these??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:03:57 -0500
  ...the seatback didn't need modding because it was already a split folding seat. nice job tho.. In a message dated 2/6/2012...
• Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:16:55 -0500
  ...Wolfsburg My 87 Wolfsburg has captains chairs facing backwards and the folding table. Was told it is a Multi-Van. However everyeone says that...
• can seat be made to recline further back?
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:39:55 -0700
  ...Anyway, I have an '84 vanagon, the seats are cloth & have folding arm rests but don't have the adjusters in the arm rests...
• Kitchen blog
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:13:20 -0700
  ...very compact He have a two burner propane stove and Coleman folding oven that we try to use as much as possible (keeps the...
• Re: Cup Holder, in captains area.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:32:17 -0500
  ...I > > liked it well enough that I installed a set of them (the folding OEM > > style) in my 83 westy in the same way...
• Two-pass seats available, p-mail only please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:21:39 -0500
  ...Rears are non-folding with fixed armrest. One of the rears has a grab handle on the back, the other has holes where one...
• Misc Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:11:46 -0400
  ...Rear folding seat (turns into bed) , Blue velour no rear cushion. Front seats (Blue velour). Power steering rack. Steering wheel, door panels,power mirrors...
• Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 21:30:37 -0800
  ...I > bought my non folding seat for $100 (grey colour matches the interior). If > I could find a single for that price I would...
• Broken Jack
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:13:15 -0600
  ...The van lurched over and settled to the ground as the remaining section of rod bent (as it was still supporting the folding arm...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#287513884: 87 VW Vanagon Wolfsbg rear facing seats pair
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 23:22:52 -0500
  ...1987 Vanagon folding seats are grey and cloth and being sold as a pair. They have the complete assembly including frames and trays. They...
• New Rooftop tent source!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:16:55 -0800
  ...I did spy one set up that has the rooftop tent with attached awning/tent and a folding ladder going up to the rack...
• '85 Vanagon w/weekender option For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CaptainRod
  Sun, 11 May 2003 12:35:53 -0400
  ...It is marine blue with blue interior with the "weekender" option, folding back seat to form a full bed. The engine recently blew some...
• Re: Pop canvas roof on vanagon video wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:04:13 -0500
  ...Put a folding chair in the top to hold the top with it partially lowered. Just be sure to do the work on a...
• Re: Install Canoe to inside 87"Westy..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 01:01:24 PDT
  I saw a boat available a while back (saw it on the web somewhere) that was a folding boat, and it was made in...
• Re: supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:34:20 -0400
  ...They are a perfect fit for the folding arm thingy on the stock jack. Flip out the arm ---- insert in hole and crank away...
• Re: Folding Rear seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:23:58 EST
  In a message dated 1/22/08 4:18:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, sandwichhead@YAHOO.COM writes: > > Looking at my manual and wondered...
• Bus Fusion 2008
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:18:26 -0400
  ...We will be in whitey my 85 westy hauling my folding trailer with the blue cargo carrier on top so we should be easy...
• Re: how much can my camper weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:00:38 -0500
  ...Their smallest folding models have a dry weight of approximately 1000 pounds. This is the same as the smallest 13' Casita fiberglass eggshell camper...
• Re: I Need Part Numbers for Jumpseat Parts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:25:16 -0800
  ...side trim pieces which cover the frames of the rear-facing, > folding > jumpseats 253 887 481 LINING LEFT 01/87-07/92 5BL Black...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:33:03 -0600
  ...I would like to know more about the optional folding-sliding rear cover. Not that it would a lot for a transmission. In my...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:13 -0500
  ...I cut the foam into two sections, one for each pad so it doesn't affect folding the bed and closing the top. Two...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:59:44 -0500
  ...Does have headrests, which are removed when folding out to a bed, and has three point safety belts for the DS and PS but...
• westy seating arrangements (Re: newbie questions: offroad, addnl. seating, cover
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 26 May 1998 23:44:09 EDT
  ...tracks. (big $$ good luck finding one) 3) single rear facing jumpseat (folding, theatre type) mounted behind pass seat, facing rearwards. (can be obtained from...