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• Back-of-Seat organizer
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:04:08 EST
  Well, volksies, I got my LL Bean back-of-the-seat organiser in the mail yesterday. Very nice and sturdy looking. I will put...
• Rear Shoulder belt install in Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:28:19 -0400
  ...I ordered part number 253 857 816D, Rear 3-point seat belt (right side) from a VW dealer. I had to get two additional...
• Passenger seat left armrest needed
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 10:06:46 -0800
  Dear List memebers, I am looking to purchase a left armrest for my passenger front seat. I have the grey velour interior. When I...
• Looking for seat cover
  Historical mailing list - Harald Bus
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:46:34 +0100
  Hi! I�m looking for beige velours seat covers from a Vanagon. The original upholstery in the vanagon. Here are pictures to see the...
• Re: 7 Passenger GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:30:38 -0700
  ...The Wolfsburg Edition interior with the single rear-facing seat and folding table is a bit more challenging though. BenT http://members.aol.com...
• Seattle Show
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:21:16 -0700
  Hey Volks, Who is planning on attending the Seattle show this weekend? I certainly am. I think the best part is the "Burger Meat...
• Re: optima batteries
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:24:19 -0400
  ...After reinstalling the seat, the side posts are about 1/4 inch from the metal of the structure that holds the seat. I'd...
• Re: Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:19:52 -0500
  ...that hold it in place) when I want to slide the seat out (or in). I have to do that with my passenger Vanagon...
• Re: [vanagon] WANTED: BLACK captains chairs and BLACK doorpanels from 85-86 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 03:48:41 -0800
  ...i have two full sets including 3 person back seat, all the side panels, and 2-person middle seats. pmail me if interested =) -- BenT
• Re: back bed headrests
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:46:24 -0400
  ...just procure a set of back seat headrests (including the baseplate behind the cushion) from any JY late 80's quantum (maybe passat and...
• FS: 82-84 westy front seats (brown/tan/blue (or green) striped)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:51:15 EDT
  i have a bunch of 82-84 westy front seats.. these are the cloth ones w/ the vertical brown/tan/blue (or green) stripes...
• B. Bob does Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:28:09 -0500
  Just back from a long weekend in Seattle nice town. I stopped in on Daryl at AA trans and a few other unsuspecting souls...
• Re: Recent Car Talk Shows - re air bags
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:55:01 +0000
  ...Don't they specifically say small children should NOT be in the front seat because of that very risk? Kid seats in the car...
• Re: Newbie WANTS an H2O Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 01:15:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The standard (or non-GL) Camper models seated 5 including a permanent rear facing seat behind the driver, but lacked the stove and sinck...
• Re: GL More camp-able
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 06:34:10 -0700
  ...Solenoid for aux battery is under passenger seat so it was a simple cable run to aux battery. Also under seat a small 3...
• Fw: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:39:20 -0700
  ...Jump seat > > I'm planning to add a carat style jump seat on the passenger side of my > '87 > > Westy. > > I've picked up...
• Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:06:35 -0400
  ...Then placed a bucket > of warm soapy water on the little shelf next to the seat, dumped it all in, > squeeze repeatedly like you...
• Re: heaviest/strangest load
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 23:08:15 -0400
  over last work term, i had all the seats out and heres the list of stuff i had in the van: 1 arctic cat...
• Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:22:34 EDT
  In a message dated 9/13/99 7:30:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << Recently acquired a seat/bed rear...
• Re: the "Kombi" .... was:Re: my new 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:06:59 EST
  In a message dated 3/14/01 8:46:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > vinyl seats, and rubber floor mats...
• Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:16:25 -0400
  ...more seating .... but I love the kitchen in the Westy for traveling/camping. We cook anything and everyting on the stove and have never...
• Re: Vw T3
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:17:30 +1200
  ...It also has a "wall" behind the >front-seats, about 80cm high. Add the 3+3 in the back and you can >stuff 9...
• Re: HELP!!!! does anyone on this list have a '89 Blue Wolfsburg Edition?????
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 01:51:44 EST
  ...they had the same diagonal stripes, but the seats were sport seats, not recaros with the huge side bolsters. go to vwvortex cabriolet forum...
• 7 Passenger GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:19:22 -0700
  I have an '87 seven-passenger GL and wonder if anyone knows if the folding weekender seats can be installed into my kind of...
• Re: Interior panel & folding table for 90 Syncro multivan
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:46:52 -0700
  ...I also have the folding Carat Back seat in Grey. Yes, it is shorter than the 7 passenger seat. There are these goofy squares...
• Re: Rear Speaker upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:12:49 -0400
  ...Rear Speaker upgrade I put a pair of Sony 6x9's in the front of the bench seat in my westy. Don't know...
• Re: replacing the rear heater core...
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:19:03 -0800
  ...just got > > a new heater core for the rear of my 86 westy, and > looking at the situation > > below the rear seat, i can...
• There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:44:17 -0400
  ...1 - 7 or 9 seat pass. Vanagon 2 - Sofa/bed side table No pop top 3 - Sofa/bed side table With pop top and...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:53:16 +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: Swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:26:27 +0000
  ...Swivel seat Thanks for the help, guys. I will check out those friction reducers. That GoWesty site is quite helpful. I got some info...
• Re: Kids and Vanagon safety
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:38:04 -0900
  ...Another option to consider is adding a jump seat behind the passenger front seat. The shoulder belts can be found through one or more...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 24 May 2009 11:32:52 -0700
  ...If thats the case, a tight valve never seats onto the valve seat and crystalizes the stem just below the head. Thats the way...
• Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 28 Jul 2018 13:20:13 -0400
  ...optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat > > > > For as much as a yellow top costs and @ 48a/h, maybe a better solution...
• Re: Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:26:44 -0700
  ...I have the following > items- > > GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with adjustable arm rest angle $200 > > 2 black and gray from...
• Re: Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 23 May 2000 00:51:52 -0700
  ...However its' area from the front seats to rear hatch are about the same since those two extra feet contain the engine sticking out...
• FS: 1983.5 Sunroof Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 02:38:22 EDT
  ...This has great potential as a Weekender-I have located the rear bed seat, just need the rear cushion. I am in the South...
• soundproofing and seat tracks, ad nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:53:33 -0700
  ...i also picked up a pair of seat tracks with hardware courtesy of benT and his gang of vanagon bricoleurs (thanks, jero!), and spent...
• Re: swivel seat slop
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:49:33 -0500
  ...swivel seat slop > >Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:09:38 EST > > > >In a message dated 11/10/03 6:14:24 PM Eastern...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:44:17 -0400
  ...Eastern Standard Time, RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca writes: > 1) In the cab there is a vent in the base of the driver's seat...
• early bus compartment under seat????
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 15:47 CDT
  ...The compartments under the seats are for tools and jack, in splits, bubbles and Vanagons. In the Vanagon they also moved the battery up...
• Re: Eurovans, Winnebago and Westfalia (was: Comet Camper Cafe)
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 15:19:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...The pop-top was done by Westfalia and contained seating for 7, but NO > sink, stove, etc. Uh thats the Weekender if it has...
• Re: Recommendation for Vanagon Mechanic or Shop in Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 07:45:20 8
  ...in the Seattle area. Would you please > email me your recommendations (and shops to avoid). If there is a good > response, I will compile...
• Re: <F> Vanagon Fun
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:00:32 -0600
  ...the ejection seats in Canadian Fighters have been judged unsafe for certain weight classes of pilots (eg: quarterhorse fly-boys, or the slightly "chunky...
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 22:36:08 EST
  ...My van does not have the rear fold down bed and has the two person middle seat/rails. What am I getting myself into...
• Re: 110 AC Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:00:44 -0700
  ...i measured the space under the rear seat: 13.5" high and up to 18" deep(at the top) Behind the firewall is ample...
• Re: Westy Inverter Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:15:28 -0800
  ...The wires are from the connection with the fuses behind the driver seat. It is a Westfalia. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Connelly" <paul...
• Re: westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:43:21 -0400
  ...He used get a kick out of > going for rides with his Golden Lab in the front passenger seat. At a > first glance it...
• Re: It's Friday somewhere, right?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:28:38 -0400
  So Mk2 non-mouse seatbelt in a Mk1 chassis? I presume it would work as long as the bolts are the same size. Chris...
• Re: Headrests in the back
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:37:13 -0300
  ...If you can get the rear seat back or just the tubes from a late model Club Joker / California or Atlantic, you can transplant...
• Re: [WetWesties] Spokane woman recovers VW microbus stolen in 1974 (Seattle T...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:04:56 -0800
  ...Re: [WetWesties] Spokane woman recovers VW microbus stolen in 1974 (Seattle T... In a message dated 12/11/2010 3:48:09 A.M...
• Van or other vehicle available for rental in Seattle area week after next?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:17:44 -0700
  Hi all, I delayed renting a car for an upcoming trip to the Seattle area (Kent). Rates have gone up instead of down, and...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 20:26:26 EDT
  ...van versions are Caravelles > > The 7 passenger w/jump seat and folding rear seat are Multivans > > Ric > I would opt for either the German...
• 1983 Westfalia Camper Van For Sale..Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list
  24 Feb 97 13:05:00 -0600
  ...Located in the Seattle Washington Area. Call 206-227-0605 after 6:00 pm
• source for Aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - Don Parce
  Thu, 20 Feb 97 13:50:39 -0800
  ...I don't really want to modify the seat or compartment to fit a larger battery. Can anyone give me the name/model for...
• Re: To table or not to table
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:05:36 EDT
  ...Ours scrapes across the rear seat back on the way in, >but that's not a problem.
• FS: '84 Wolfsburg Westy (full GL westy w/ middle seat) Allentown, Pa
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:38:45 EDT
  ...clock, A/C, 2-tone brown, tan velour interior in excellent shape, inspected, runs great, has trailer hitch, has 2 person removable middle seat...
• Re: front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:50:43 -0700
  ...I went to move the front seats with the rotating bases from the > '85 westy to the '86 weekender. It looks like the rotating...
• 87 WESTY SYNCRO FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Brett and Barb
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 05:13:37 -0800
  ...10x CD Changer, Clean Pop-Top, Sink, Stove, Fridge, Seats 6 with snap in seats, Cold A/C, Propane Space Heater, Hella Headlight Upgrade...
• Seattle mechanic recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Christopher J. Fryer-Edwards
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 06:17:18 +0000
  ...Can anyone point me to a decent mechanic in Seattle. I sent Tim the list from the vendor page of Vanagon.com, but still...
• Re: storage behind drivers side seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 2002 14:40:45 EDT
  ...black storage trays that fit between the jumpseat and the front seats.. hard to find, theyre usually missing.. im sure you can still order...