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  • svx carat for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
    Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:59:02 -0700
    ...power locks/mirrors Porsche master cyclinder Porsche leather, power, heated seats up front a Eric Didier sliding door hinge extension 16" BBS wheels ( just...
  • Re: Caravelle GL?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:36:21 +1200
    ...It's a 7-seater, with lightish-blue velor seats; every seat has hinged armrests (not a good idea on the driver's). Blue...
  • more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
    ...seatbelts, bunches of other misc interior bits.. -weekender sofabed and cushion (grey) -3 person middle seat (fits all pass vans) -FREE vanagon rear seat...
  • Instaling an auxiliary battery
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:20:46 -0800
    ...battery behind the driver's seat because of the steering wheel in the way of turning around the seat to properly expose the battery...
  • Re: electric outlet
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:55:50 -0400
    ...When I want to plug something in, I pulled it out from under the rear seat in the cutout under the seat so it...
  • Re: P22 Westy layout
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:21:59 -0600
    ...He describes that severely ripped seat as wear. Said minor dings. Take a close look at the picture of the rear hatch and the...
  • Re: westy manuals and other stuff
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Oct 1994 20:37:26 -0400 (EDT)
    ...There are three on each front door, two underneath the back seat/bed, two within the AC compartment above the pullout seat/bed and...
  • Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 1 May 2012 15:19:41 -0400
    ...Would I do it again? Yes. > > The battery under the drivers seat is Sears Item# 02850131000 Model# PM-1. > > Under the passenger seat, I...
  • Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:49:13 -0500
    ...but has >the disadvantage of limiting the use of the passenger seat... I find it very >useful to turn the seat around where there...
  • Re: the "Kombi" ....
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:32:14 +1100
    ...My '92 falls into that catagory as it is a 5 seater wagon.The fact that it has a rear seat that folds to...
  • Re: back seat, '91 camper
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:52:22 -0700
    ...Obviously, not having them is a safety flaw. > Also, can three-point seat belts be installed? Thanks David McNeely
  • Re: Warm buses
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Sun, 24 Dec 1995 08:55:59 -0800 (PST)
    ...Where is this "divider between the driver's seat"? Between the driver's and passenger's seat up front? Seems like a really odd...
  • Re: parts for the seats
    Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
    Sat, 6 Apr 2019 20:15:23 -0700
    ...I have this same problem! Broke / lost them the last time I removed the seats to grease the rails (pro tip: don't go...
  • Re: want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
    Historical mailing list - Stephen White
    Thu, 12 Jun 1997 11:53:31 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The > MultiVan, Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender in the older days ('86), has the > table, rear facing seats, closet, pop-top, but no sink or stove...
  • Australian Trakka TDI!
    Historical mailing list - Donald Woolard
    Wed, 19 May 1999 10:40:05 -0700
    ...Multivan SWB with rear seat/bed and windows. AUD48,260.00 > 2. Multivan SWB with rear seat/bed and windows and POP TOP but...
  • Re: 86 interior into a 84 need some advice
    Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
    Thu, 3 Jun 1999 08:21:59 -0400
    ...The shop sold me all the > > > seats (front buckts and rear seat with arm rests too) for $100.00 (he > > > even took them out...
  • Re: costco auxillary battery size (group# and/or costco number)?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:24:38 -0700
    Tim, the Seattle area Costcos no longer carry the battery you want, a Group 41. Nor do they carry the alternatives like a Group...
  • Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:54:06 -0600
    ...Having it up front allows convenient use of the passenger seat for my own use, or guest use, and storing/setting stuff up front...
  • Van stories.
    Historical mailing list - John Jensen
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:19:07 -0400
    ...64 with seats and stuff, really worn out old delivery van Third: Nice pretty much cherry 66 with walk-through front seats Fourth: 66...
  • Re: Booster Seats Options
    Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
    Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:52:12 -0400
    ...Booster Seats Options > Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:58 PM > > I have a Cosco booster seat that I bought at Wal-Mart for...
  • Re: speaking of jump seats...
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:33:54 -0500
    ...It even had the the dash >cluster. > >Here's their number. > >(503) 658-3191 > >If you need jump seats, these guys sell them cheap...
  • swivel seat slop
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:11:19 -0500
    <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>hey all,</DIV> <DIV>this weekend i bought some swivel seat base plates for my 87 westy.&nbsp...
  • Re: Stolen Vanagon Recoverd In Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:49:22 -0800
    ...This was recovered in the same > general area that at least two other stolen Vanagons were recovered, > generally NE Seattle. >
  • Early-Late Vanagon Westy interior dimension difference?
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Tue, 8 May 2007 11:56:59 -0600
    ...In each case the cabinet abuts the metal box on which the seat is mounted. Those boxes are slingtly different, since there is no...
  • Re: Fwd: [WetWesties] Spokane woman recovers VW microbus stolen in 1974 (Seattle Times Article)
    Historical mailing list - tim
    Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:55:37 -0500
    ...We all saw the start of the story a year ago. > > > > Thought you might appreciate this article: > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013645782...
  • 1966 Volkswagen VW Van for sale
    Historical mailing list - The Lord of Heaven
    Sat, 22 Jun 1996 21:32:38 -0700
    ...Jalousy windows, step through front seat. Fold down bed/seat in back. Good tabs. I just don't drive enough to keep it. A...
  • 86 Vanagon FS N, Cal
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 04 Apr 1997 18:42:42 -0800
    ...The rear seat folds tio a bed, and the middle seat folds forward too! I want to sell this van right away, I want...
  • Re: Porta-Potti Help, Suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Tue, 03 Sep 1996 12:05:57 -0500
    ...I built a box for mine with a padded seat for use as a >extra seat behind the passenger. Box holds TP, chemicals, >Porta...
  • 14" steel rims & hubcaps for sale
    Historical mailing list - Sytsma, Cory
    Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:10:26 -0700
    ...I'm located in Seattle, WA. I'm not currently subscribed to the list, so please pmail me with any responses - cory.sytsma@attws...
  • Re: Interior noise, how much is normal
    Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
    Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:28:48 -0600
    ...We joke about getting an intercom so that we can talk to the kids in the back seat. Our stereo -a decent aftermarket unit...
  • Rear Spring seats to correct westy sway & front sag fix
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:57:13 -0800
    Tomorrow (Wed) I am going to a local recycling VW yard to pick up an upper and lower spring seat to "fix" my sway...
  • Re: droooooool....
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:58:42 EDT
    ...those back seats are definately from an audi ...the shape of the seat and headrest posts and the armrest w/ compartment for a car...
  • Re: bench seat storage
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 31 Aug 2002 04:52:43 EDT
    ...I understand that you lift up the seat bottom to access the > storage area. My question was about the 2 cutouts on the lower...
  • Re: Non-captain chair padding
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Thu, 5 Sep 2002 13:36:42 -0400
    Chris wrote: "dump your seats and install a set of vanagon capt. chairs / front seats w/ armrests from a '84 up GL or 85...
  • Set of 40 X 34 Vanagon 2Liter head cores for sale
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 06:00:48 -0500
    ...Bare heads........One exhaust seat out, and would recommend other seats replaced. I was in a hurry at the time, so I did not...
  • Re: RE - Sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
    Tue, 8 Jul 2003 05:57:47 +0200
    ...a combination of velcro tape up the side by the rear seat along with drilling a couple of holes for the snaps in the...
  • Reasonably priced NW vanagon FS
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:57:51 -0700
    Not mine http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4144767662.html
  • Re: Eurovan on Ebay with unique option
    Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
    Sun, 23 Jan 2000 16:02:52 -0800
    Freudian, dude... Charles "Luke" Lukey Seattle, [text/html]
  • Re: Earthquake in Seattle-We're OK
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:55:39 EST
    Ben, very sorry-checks in the mail! Robert
  • Re: SVX 5sp
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Wed, 8 May 2002 05:53:54 -0700
    There's a small shop near seattle that does SVX 5sp conversions.
  • Re: Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
    Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:25:34 -0400
    Lots & lots of tools!!
  • Re: storage under front of front seat
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:39:54 -0400
    ...Regarding the relay, I think it would be a heck of a long reach through the driver's seat, and its unlikely you'd...
  • Fwd: Can_CV_Joint_Grease_be_Removed_from_Upholstery
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
    Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:42:10 -0400
    ...A mechanic once left a huge smear of grease on my seat. He hit it with the brake clean and did just as Kevin...
  • Re: AMC heads (part 2)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:29:40 -0600
    ...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: Good head-s?
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:05:17 +0000
    > I'm replacing the heads on my '76 westy and have been doing some digging > about the steallite vale seat problem. I'm getting...
  • 2nd call for '79 parts
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:09:41 -0400
    ...door parts, a rebuildable 2L block, both (brown) front seats, and the back seat (also brown) a decent back bumper, a decent (beige) back...
  • Re: OK, I admit it.....
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
    Sun, 23 May 1999 18:16:14 -0400
    ...It said, "If front seat swivels, then jack is under rear folding seat." Went to rear seat.....no jack, no nada. OK, so where...
  • free seat
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:45:44 EST
    Hey folks, I have a middle seat from my 85 GL that I need to get rid of. It isn't a jump seat...
  • Rear Seat/Bed Question
    Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
    Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:18:39 -0700
    I'm supposed to look at a Vanagon GL Syncro this weekend - owner says rear seat does NOT fold flat - probably a stupid question...
  • Re: So many campers, so few poptop weekenders
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Tue, 8 May 2007 09:43:15 -0400
    >>. Have many people pulled out the fridge/stove/sink and re-worked the seat/bed so they have something more like a weekender? What...
  • Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:03:08 -0500
    ...optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat I get the 48 .. I believe that's a diesel vanagon battery with 600 CCA...
  • Re: changing driver's seat belt '84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:04:12 EDT
    ...Is there a way to R/R the driver's seat belt without removing the sink/stove cabinet? If I do have to remove...
  • Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
    Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:10:06 -0500
    ...BUT, I was told that on the '86 weekender, the stock fixed rear-facing seat bolts into a plate that is welded to the...
  • Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
    Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:42:37 -0800
    ...Installing a rear facing seat out of a Carat behind the front passenger seat will allow someone to ride with the kids and take...
  • Re: trailer wiring
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sat, 13 May 2006 21:12:25 -0400
    ...Lately they've been using 'car seat checks' as another excuse for >this. They can say that your kid's car seat looked improperly...
  • RE: M.I.C...K.E.Y....
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 14 Sep 1995 16:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Put the seat belt bolts back in! Yes, you Westy guys too. You might also consider copper screen mesh inside the dash vents, the...
  • What Determines Steering Knuckle Replacement?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:43:57 -0700
    ...They appear/feel very minor. - spindle inner seat: has marks but I can't feel anything. P. 40.12 "check for scoring or ridges...
  • Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:36:39 -0700
    ...On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com>wrote: > Seat belt bolts are, for the most part, size...
  • Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:32:05 -0800
    I run Non-Westy '87 Seats in my 84 and yes they are a bit taller, but like Mark, it's not an issue...
  • Hello and 1997 Eurovan Camper A/C question
    Historical mailing list - M. Alex Rainey
    Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:03:14 -0600
    ...I have been getting it road worthy and have a question about A/C air circulation for the back seat/cargo passengers area. Isn...