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• Swap your seats for even Butt wear!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 02:04:10 EST
  ...what does this mean??? it means it's time to rotate your vanagon seats for even butt wear!! dont let your drivers seat wear...
• Re: WTB Seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:18:27 -0400
  ...You could use "Complete" seatbelts from any year, though. Mike Randy C. Nunes wrote: > Went to take the family for a short ride in...
• Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Jessica Evans
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:41:39 -0800
  ...For example, are the jump seats large enough to hold a full-sized toddler carseat (not infant seat)? Are the seats bolted to the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Dec 2004 - Special issue (#2004-1200)
  Historical mailing list - Waldron, Evans
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:43:42 -0500
  ...I have a set of seat covers that I removed from a set of uncomfortable seats. Ended up replacing seats with later ones with...
• Re: Seat Kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:25:33 EDT
  ...If so links, & words of wisdom would be nifty > Thanks > Tromper - Vaguely Seattlish, WA > i have foam...or whole seats.. what year/model/color...
• Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:25:31 EST
  ...These seats are located direclty behind the driver and front seat passenger and have fold-up bottom cushions like theater seats. Upholstery on these...
• "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - Camins Bretts
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:41:08 -0800
  So, what kind of seat is this? The other GLs I've seen had a fixed back on the third seat, whether they were...
• Re: Seat Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:43:35 -0500
  Ray, I can swing by and show you the jump seats in my carat, and how they mount. Jim On Jul 12, 2006, at...
• Re: What hardware is needed for the middle seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:58:38 -0400
  ...most people dont even bolt the seats to the tracks, the tracks hold the seats in place. once you install the seat, just replace...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:19:25 -0700
  At a time when I did not actually own a VW I actually wound up being given a middle seat from a bus that...
• Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:07:54 -0500
  ...My main question is how comfortable is the GL seats for sleeping? > I really don't care too much about the seats matching as...
• Removing arm rests for repair of arm rest posts and to install perfect fit seat covers
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:55:55 -0800
  I took my seats out to remove the arm rests and install sheepskin seat cover for a perfect fit. Below are my suggestions and...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Update Part Deux!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Sep 1995 08:37:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I don't know any details about bus seating options, except for the obvious points such as, 8-seat non-walk-thrus have a...
• Re: Front seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 May 2023 16:51:54 -0400
  Hi Dan, Not cheap, but amazing seat covers. Not only do they protect the seats but they make the seats feel new again both...
• Re: Infant Carseat Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 23:02:09 -0400
  David, I use a Sit-n-stroll seat for my 15-month old. It works as a car seat, FAA approved airline seat as...
• Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:20:39 -0500
  the vinyl covered masonite kickpanel under the rear seat simply pulls straight off. there are 2 springloaded C clips that clip over the seatbottom...
• Re: Box behind/below driver seat.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:24:24 -0700
  Hey, you dissin' our Westies? Seriously, the driver's seat only needs to turn about 90 degrees to use the front table. Karl Wolz...
• Re: Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 05:59:03 -0500
  The full length bed came out of a "Basic " camper....one that had an ice box and no stove, a little seat next to...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:15:14 -0800
  I'll bet you're talking about the Sagaz seat covers, right? If so, they don't make one for the *Westy* back seat...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 23:38:12 EDT
  ...you will, howver, need to devise some sort of bracket to hold the seatback in the upright position as the bench front seat relies...
• Seat Swap
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:32:36 -0500
  ...What I was wondering about now was changing out the regular 2nd row seat with a pair of the individual rear facing seats such...
• Re: Additional Seating for Westfalias
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 15:03:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...I am hoping to get a rear facing seat(s) that would go back to back with the front seats. I have checked with...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:50:44 EDT
  ...on all other vanagon seats, there are holes in the metal seatback frames, which accept the headrest sockets, and installation is simple. chris
• placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:58:57 EST
  I added weight bearing hooks for the cars seat tether for rear facing at all seat positions in my 87 Westy, but now must...
• Re: Seattle Area Mechanics?
  Historical mailing list - Tim in Seattle
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:20:10 -0700
  ...On 4/20/05, Wes Neuenschwander <wes.neuenschwander@comcast.net> wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for Seattle area VW mechanics. Preferably > north Seattle...
• Re: seat belts for rear seats
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:28:41 -0400
  ...Does anyone here know if the seat belt & retractor from the front seats is the same as or can interchange with the rear seats...
• Removing seat cushion
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 6 Mar 2022 13:28:17 -0800
  I'd like to remove the passenger seat cushion. I took the seat out but don't know how to remove the cushion. Do...
• Re: front seats for 90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 15:13:53 -0400
  The seats from a Eurovan (some years, early?) will work and are a worthwhile upgrade. After about 20 minutes work on each seat with...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:21:38 -0500
  Stephen Grisanti wrote: > I don’t have a regular Vanagon to compare the Westy with to see if the > seat rails are substantially different...
• Re: Passenger seat recline
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 03:14:37 EDT
  ...tho you can remove the allen bolts at the base of the seatback, swival the seat backwards, and lay it on the dash. did...
• Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 10:26:57 -0700
  My mechanic in Sacramento told me about a bench seat (VW OEM) that would fit on the rails underneath the screw-down metal covers...
• FS: jump seat, side table, foldout bed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:11:40 -0800
  ...driver side bracket and seat belt for the jump seat supports and brackets for the side table brackets for the side panels brackets for...
• Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:35:14 -0400
  ...Can you just swap in a regular westy seat or are the cushions a different shape? I know you can do this with the...
• Re: My back seat won't open
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 21:07:14 -0700
  Chack and make sure that there is nothing BEHIND the seat that is jamming it forward. Pull the rear pad and look down into...
• Porsche seats in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:35:56 +0000
  Has anyone tried using Standard Porsche seats in a Vanagon? Most Porsche seats are made by Recaro
• Gray double seat in the Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:13:04 -0800
  Anyone for a gray double seat in my area? And what is it worth? Zoltan
• Re-padding seats: HOW TO
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 07:06:42 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Lisa Quinn wrote: > I'd like to repad the seats in the westy. They have good fabric, but > the...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:28:18 +0000
  ...My 30 year old stock seats just aren't that > > comfortable to my 57 year old butt & back. Does new seat foam really help...
• Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:54:29 -0800
  Can the middle seat be reversed to face back? Michael 91GL Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@YAHOO.COM> wrote: And I have a tan set that...
• Re: 89 Westie seats in 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 13:40:21 -0700
  ...the seats are basically the > same from '80-'91. any vanagon front seat will fit in ANY vanagon. $500 for > a pair of vanagon...
• Re: Swivel seat question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:52:40 -0500
  Eric, the swivel platform is bolted on, and the tightness of the bolts controls how easily the seats turn. The difficulty with that that...
• Child Safety Seats
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:11:00 -0500
  ...I'll be attaching the kid seat in the middle seat in my 85 GL till I get my Multivan interior. Then, depending on...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:03:43 -0700
  ...You don't want that seat breaking and launching a passenger backwards. The seat is easy to remove, it just slides off the front...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:34:16 -0400
  *sigh* I remember as a kid my brother and I crawling all over the back seat of my parent's Buick on long trips...
• Re: Seats - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:09:04 +0000
  John, I know you've got your answer already, but yes...swap left & right front seats without any issues at all.  I got this...
• FS: 2 person grey middle seat for westy..WITH floor tracks & seatbelts $50
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:37:01 EDT
  i have a 2 person middle seat with floor tracks and seatbelts. seatbacks fold forward as well for sleeping or carrying loads.. mount it...
• Re: Passenger seat recline
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 09:13:24 -0700
  ...tho you can remove the allen > bolts at the base of the seatback, swival the seat backwards, and lay it on > the dash. did...
• Re: 6 seater westy (2 person middle seat in westy, & 2 person middle seat FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:53:23 EST
  ...i have some 2 person middle seats for a westy, for sale..with floortracks and seatbelts.. grey blue, or brown..p-mail me for...
• Re: swapping middle seat for rear-facing seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:06:52 EDT
  ...The factory wleds in the floor locating slots and reinforces and welds where you have to bolt on the back of each front seat...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:52:15 -0700
  ...You may consider these of no importance to you but there is a reason VW made the seats different. Either seat will mount and...
• FS: blue middle seat, SoCal
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:02:49 -0700
  I have a blue 2 person slide in middle seat I don't need anymore. It is the better GL type that has separate...
• Seats for type II
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 1995 15:30:59 -0600
  ...The front seats are getting worn and uncomfortable. Can anyone recommend a good method for obtaining new seats? Are there aftermarket high back bucket...
• Seat Kit
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:13:11 +0000
  Hi Folks, I just got quoted $650 for a complete rebuild of my drivers side vanagon seat. This seems a bit more then I...
• Re: Town and country seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:23:52 -0700
  ...There is a a bit more thigh support in the new seats compared to the Westy seats. The height of the arm rests ( angle...
• door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 09:14:11 -0700
  ...only one grey wire (from door? assume the missing grey is for seat belt switch). Missing grey/red wire that is also part of...
• Re: Middle Seat for Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:06:35 -0500
  Better than a middle seat for the camper, find a rear facing seat from a Carat or late Multi Van. Leaves everything accessible and...
• Re: Drivers Seat rotation (was Box behind/below driver seat)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:11:33 +1000
  ...I release the mechanism,turn the seat 90deg (headrest towards driver's window) slide the seat all the way forward and it spins around...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 07:31:22 -0300
  ...The > installer slides the seat until the holes in the seat base bottom line > up with the threaded holes in the tracks. The bolts...
• Re: Toddler seat ?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 15:33:52 -0800
  ...The seat goes to 60 lbs, and it has a 5 point harness. These worked well for us. You just buckle the seat in...
• Re: Could this be the next future Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:25:03 -0600
  ...the front seats have to open their doors, so the rear seat can open their doors, then the front seats have to close their...