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• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Jul 2020 00:09:53 -0500
  ...experience where 1 or more of the Bolts that attach the Seat to Its Part of the Rails have backed out >> & then an become...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:45:30 -0500
  ...theyre the same levers used on every front vanagon seat from > 80-'91. :( who was this from? Go We$ty? >
• Re: Dealers and Vanagons, was Re: Pics Of The Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:53:40 -0800
  Same goes for Carter in Seattle, but the prices often take your breath away! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Rear heater controlls?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:32:36 EDT
  ...middle seat puched back, blocking access, so I want to minimize the time spent standing on my head in the back seat. --- Chris Chubb...
• 4-sale in VT,91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mulligan-Shaw
  Wed, 22 May 1996 14:24:18 EST
  ...This Carat has two rear facing seats, bed/bench seat, table. I'm sure they will accept a decent offer. The Vanagon is located...
• Weekender Interior for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 14:21:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...tan velour inserts, ex sldg dr panel -middle seat in tan velour w/ split folding seatback and both folding armrests in excellent cond. -rear...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:16:37 -0600
  > The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not > priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
• Re: Power Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michuax
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 20:55:21 -0000
  Sounds like heated, power seats ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:Vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of > Bj�rn > Sent: Thursday, April 23...
• Re: table won't open
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:14:01 EDT
  ...Had to remove the rear seat, rear facing seats, rug, pads under rugs, and then the whole wall to get to that little catch...
• Re: Buying a 91' Multivan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:03:29 EDT
  ...the rails are the same. "captains chairs" is just another slang term for vanagon front seats with armrests. chris
• Parting out a Vanagon? I need......
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:54:49 +0100
  ...A third section lies flat in the passage between the seats. If you have a lead on where I might find replacement carpeting, I...
• Re: 86' Westy 4-Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 14:00:24 EST
  ...there is a small hole in the formica floor behind the front pass seat where the fridge box usually mounted, and a elec socket...
• Re: M-code puzzlement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:48 +0100
  ...S704 base model carat is not > their carat version, but the german (european), the 6seater absolutely > wonderful carat, with 2 FAT Audi seats in...
• 89 dash Speedometer LIght
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:37:06 -0700
  ...any experience with this? MIchael SChiesser Seattle WA 89 Westfalia ===== Michael Schiesser MD 1732 18th Ave #J Seattle WA 98122 "Fruitlands" is name given...
• Re: How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:31:43 EDT
  ...you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL? >> Aloha Dan, Do what my son does: just...
• Re: cigarette lighter behind drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Kris Estes
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:48:42 MST
  Hello all, Can anyone tell me how that power connection works behind the drivers seat. It looks like a standard cigarete lighter connection but...
• '82 westy/'84 GL 7 seater - different size?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 19:13:49 -0500
  I have both an '82 westy and a '84 7 seater GL. The '84 is noticably taller than the '82. The '84 engine deck...
• FS/89 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ferris
  Thu, 31 May 2001 18:08:23 -0700
  ...Seats 7, back seat folds down into full-size bed. Runs great, engine is in good shape and the body is too. Needs break...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:50:26 -0700
  ...and having a seat back that locks into place really interferes with having a tank on your back. So I wouldn't worry about...
• Re: Vanagon Computer
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:53:15 -0800
  ...A hasp and padlock will lock the rear seat area. Non westies can have a lockable box installed on the floor or you can...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:31:18 -0800
  Don, next time you make one of those 195 mph runs to Seattle, let me know. I'll go to the I-5 overpass...
• Re: middle seat removal?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 20:18:30 -0500
  ...heavy seat tho- Just looked at it... seems like it's fixed to a track that is bolted to the floor. Is there a...
• Re: Camping tips and tricks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:29:19 -0800
  ...does > it also work well as as a seatback setup? That's what I would be > looking to use it for... > >
• Requesting info on installing 3 point seatbelt in rear of Westy on Driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:54:58 -0500
  I thought I remembered a website that detailed installing a 3 point seat belt into the rear of the Westfalia Vanagon on the driver...
• Re: Key questions answered
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:30:46 -0300
  ...Steve did answer me off-line basically stating that he’s never encountered the under-seat lockable storage. He did confirm my hypothesis that...
• EUROVAN POPTOP CAMPER
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 May 94 19:30:01 EDT
  ...EUROVAN POPTOP CAMPER ** Based on long wheelbase (131 inches, or 3.33 meters) Eurovan Panel Van (no center/rear seats, no side windows, etc...
• Re: 70's camper engine questions from a potential newbie
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 96 21:09 CST
  ...did any of the model yrs have front seat that could swivel >toward the rear? when? could they be retrofit? or did all yr...
• Re: Was: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:28:19 -0400
  ...V689103 REAR 3-POINT SEAT BELTS, RETROFIT INSTAL or V689104 AUTO 3PNT LFT CNTR SEAT-BELT RETROFIT IN This is from http://www.vw...
• FS 91 Multivan Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:34:08 -0700
  Hey Folks, A friend of mine has a nice 91 multivan Orly Blue for sale here in the seattle area. Here's the specs...
• Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:24:35 -0700
  ...Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon > Hello everyone - > > I think I will have my hands on a swivel seat base here very soon...
• HELP! Need a Seattle mechanic!
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 09:10:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Now I'm in dire need of a recommendation from you wonderful folks out there for a good, reliable mechanic in the Seattle, WA...
• Re: Reply: stereos
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 23:01:52 EST
  ...I will trim the metal lip away for easy access without moving the seat (or leaving the seat for that matter). I will add...
• A Vanagon to sell you..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 00:23:05 EST
  ...Wait-there's more-no rust, undercoated, no damage, everything works, clean interior, heaters work (rear seat heater also).AFM capacitor fix harness, improved...
• Re: What kind of vanagon '90--'91 NON-GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:46:54 EDT
  ...I have a 1990 with the jump > seats behind the front buckets. The back bench seat folds down into a bed. > The front seats...
• Re: dramatic drop in oil usage with Pennzoil 5-50
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 06:51:10 -0500
  ...This intentionally allows more wear of the microsopic contact surfaces on the metals so that parts seat to a closer fit - "seating in" as...
• Re: My first Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:07:01 -0600
  ...It is missing the center and rear seats, but there is a good chance I can get them back. The last owner bought a...
• Re: 90 carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:38:36 -0700
  ...has table and one jump seat, & back seat folds down into a bed. come with the curtains; seats 6. this is a great around...
• Re: Driver And Passenger Seat Compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:02:19 -0600
  ...Looking at replacing them with some seats from an 86 that also >install on rails. So are rails rails? Will these seats be compatible...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:35 -0700
  ...If you find one you can just swap out the seat you have >>> >>>with the weekender seat. So a rear seat out of anything...
• Re: heating start-up
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:03:27 -0500
  ...Reflector sheets such as space blanke t material, covered with sheepskin or regular seat covers. I currently use a heated seat cushion with massager...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:22:39 -0500
  ...These hinges make the seat the same height as normal in the seat position and 12cm higher in the bed position. They work just...
• German syncro Club
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 30 May 1997 08:29:13 -0400
  ...For the "single-cab" and "panels" 2 seats >were basic (for the german version). Driver's seat was always single, a >double-seat passengers...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:43:31 -0700
  dear bolter you know one could always go to a wreck westie and pull the seat belt bolts form the machine and there you...
• Re: Need Carfax Check Please & Questions on Painting/Rust
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:37:56 -0400
  ...My Carat is needing this too. > > Do they make seat covers for the front, rear, and carat pop-out seats? What > do they cost...
• Re: Clunks, not squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 20:01:07 -0600
  ...The sound is very audible from the drivers seat, slightly audible from the passenger seat and can not be heard at all from the...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:19 -0400
  ...The AMC heads have gotten a bad name because they have in the past dropped seats like the OEM heads did. The current version...
• Re: What kind of vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 21:38:51 -0500
  ...I have a 1990 with the > jump seats behind the front buckets. The back bench seat folds down > into a bed. The front seats...
• FS: 3 Vanagons in Orlando, FL
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:18:47 -0800
  ...86 GL - Tan & Brown two-tone Round headlights - good motor & auto trans, has good middle and rear seats (gold patterned upholstery, front seat bottoms...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:19:04 -0700
  ...For the cheap group 41 under driver seat, I've been using a "can" type solenoid isolator image: http://tinyurl.com/plgduwy w/o...
• Re: rear heater control question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:59:56 -0400
  ...There is a heater box under the back seat and that left hand switch is supposed to control its speed. Under the seat on...
• Re: Drivers seatbelt on west
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:19:07 -0600
  ...cabinets into my syncro). > > The bolts holding belt to body beside seat, the "other end" to the > reel, can be tight and rusted in...
• Re: seat belt retraction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:13:29 -0700
  ...The driver side seatbelt needs help > to retract. I popped off the cover and inspected. It is > not very dirty. But what I did...
• Re: Wot's a Z-bed was Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:05:58 -0700
  ...However it doesn't use your stock rear bench seat; rather, you build your own sofabed out of plywood, foam, and upholstery (which is...
• Re: rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 20:42:09 -0700
  ...I guess they sold me with the guarantee that there'd be no chance of a dropped seat -- it's worth the roughly $100...
• Re Captain's Chair Armrest
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:05:20 -0700
  ...ANy > suggestions would be appreciated. > > MIchael SChiesser > Seattle WA > 89 Westfalia > > ===== > Michael Schiesser MD > 1732 18th Ave #J > Seattle WA 98122 > > "Fruitlands" is name...
• Q: Non-camper Westfalia Interiors
  Historical mailing list - luvoldvws
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:52:03 -0700
  ...The rear seat base has a small metal Westfalia badge attached to it. The vehicle has the standard Carat passenger van interior; rear facing...
• anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 04:46:08 EST
  ...If you look closely, you can see an OEM VW jump seat/box/stool behind the front passenger seat. http://www.kadikiiss.com/wvw...
• junkyard find...
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 17:10:46 -0400
  ...whatever years that is) with roof-AC, complete everything (except exhaust) great blue captains chairs, blue door panels, good windshield, blue rear seat, junkyard...
• Electric Vanagon in Blue Hill, Maine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:17:28 -0400
  ...45 lithium ion batteries he has under the rear seat & 2 built in jump seats($10K for batteries!) He did the install himself-former...
• Re: Vanagons in the Northwest
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:44:51 -0600
  ...wrote: > I Remember doing the STP (Seattle to Portland) > back in 90. Well, I still remember my sore butt and numb fingers !!! ;o) > There...