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• Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 12:23:38 -0700
  ...This thing was a Westfalia pop-top, a full-width bench seat/bed in the back, Wofsburg logos, a little removable refrigerator behind the...
• Re: Seat covers
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 06:55:57 -0500
  ...The bench is $140-$190 for good quality. If you want the best (custom tailor cut to Vanagon patterns) roughly double the prices above...
• Re: Craigslist 85 Vanagon with "rare black interior"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:58:39 -0400
  ...Not sure those are the correct benches for an 85. 83 maybe but not 85. Please someone corrected me if I'm wrong. yes...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:12:34 -0300
  ...Carol wrote: > The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits > heat even eith the valve turned off. Is this...
• Hard to find middle seat For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Cole
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 20:57:54 EST
  I have a middle bench seat for a 1985 Westy for sale that is in great shape. The color is brown and the seat...
• Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:22:53 EST
  ...back. (or at the very least curl up room on a bench seat) Wherever you are.......you're there! Keith 87 wolfsburg GL 82...
• Where Mount Second Extinguisher?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:47:52 -0700
  ...Mine is mounted on end wall of storage unit, left side, over the fold down bench seat/bed. Right off, can't imagine *where...
• Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:25:47 -0800
  NRA MADD (and a "God Bless This Camper" wooden plaque on the airconditioning housing above the bench seat). all from the dpo...sure as...
• Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Tue, 25 May 1999 10:44:49 -0700
  ...Raising the bench in sitting position is compounding the problem. There are hinges available which raise the bed in sleeping position only. I have...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:53:20 -0800
  ...third seat belt to the bench in back > > I'd like a single seat in the area the bench would be in a vanagon...
• Re: Securing a bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:47:07 -0300
  The bolts which secured the rail covers can be used to secure the bench to the rails. I’d have to go look to...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 15 May 2020 11:43:57 -0700
  Could it be the mechanic didn't mop up all the old coolant seeping around under the back bench - seems to me the floor...
• Re: painlessly removing steering knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 May 2014 23:37:38 -0400
  If the heads are intact at all no reason to get the knuckles to the bench. An oxy-acetylene torch will be your friend...
• rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:10:03 -0500
  My brother's 78 Westy has a small window next to the rear bench seat on the driver's side that when open all...
• Re: Maximum Occupancy of a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:25:21 -0400
  ...This was with the aid of a front Transporter bench and a middle west bench seat. Christopher On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12...
• Alternator upgrade note
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:32:03 -0700
  ...When I put it up on my bench for testing a couple things became obvious. 1. my bench tester isnt powerful enough. When it...
• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:02:14 -0600
  Adam Puzerewski wrote: > I would sure like to know how he did that, short of disassembling the whole > thing and shipping in more than...
• Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:15 -0500
  ...Has anyone ever used the > transporter > > bench seat in a standard van (84 7 passenger GL)? I know they sold vans > as > > 8 passenger...
• Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:39:59 -0800
  ...I am building a bench tester/cleaner for the components. TIA
• Re: SubWoofer Installation & Cuttin'up Your Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:47:47 -0400
  ...Try making a box for the sub-woofer and installing it under the bench. As I understand it those lower frequencies do not need...
• I need to complete my 78 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 96 14:20 AST
  ...1.- Bench seat/storage box between the front seats 2,- Small removable table in driver's cabin If anybody has those parts for sale...
• For Sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL NINE passenger Sunroof $700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:10:34 EDT
  For Sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL rare NINE passenger (bench front seat, full length middle seat w/ fold down end) SUNROOF model w/ huge...
• Re: 86 Syncro Double Cab for sale
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:50:25 -0700
  ...http://ep.com/js/mi?ad=340858 New stock paint (Blue); great body and interior, bench seat, differential lock, excellent maintenance, new heads 80...
• Re: Middle front seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:43:11 EST
  ...its the bench style. chris [text/html]
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:27:55 EST
  ...MYBLUELIGHT.COM writes: > My '87 (non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear...
• Re: Eurovans future
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:46:34 -0400
  ...water? What about all that room UNDER and BEHIND the rear bench? Every Eurovan I've ever driver was BIGGER inside than my Vanagon.
• Seats in Redwood City
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:23:47 -0700
  Hi - I spoke to somebody last week about picking up a 2 person bench seat in Redwood City, CA. I lost your number and...
• Hella Chart Lights Question
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:43:13 -0800
  ...they throw off enough light? I am thinking of putting them over the rear bench and passenger's seat. ___________ Ralph Channell 90 White Westy
• Re: Shore power indicator light ?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:58:00 -0700
  > How would rig up a shore power indicator light? You could plug a night light into the 110V socket by the rear bench seat...
• Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:43:01 -0400
  ...Then along the front of the area under the rear bench to the heater (installed on the passenger side compartment under the rear bench...
• Re: Under bench Propane heater
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 7 Apr 1994 08:58:23 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The heater is about the size of a large > thermos and is mounted under the bench seat. It has two small vacuum > cleaner type...
• Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 5 Jan 1997 20:29:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...pulled the never-used seat belts up from underneath the rear > > bench seat of my '88 GL today, and was horrified to find them...
• Re: Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:11:39 +0100
  ...It was a full width seat in the back and the 2-passenger > middle bench. > > I removed the rear side cabinet, AC enclosure, rear...
• Re: Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 12:24:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...a bench bleed of the master cylinder. > Never found out what to do to accomplish this task. > > > How do you do a "bench bleed...
• extra engine... overhaul...
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:50:17 -0500
  ...Can I do anything with this on a bench in a basement? I live in a rowhouse with no garage... I'd have to...
• Re: Upper bunk foam
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:22:06 -0700
  ...It's roomier, and leaves the 'downstairs' bench seat free for night owls and early risers, and we can leave the bedding on (the...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 02:31:22 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-21 21:32:36 EDT, vwbus@netbiz.net writes: << Regarding the rear facing jump seats, one thing to...
• FS: 1980-1991 Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - SORIN BEJENARU
  05 Feb 97 02:03:34 EST
  ...Anyone needs any middle seat benches? I have them in cream or grey. $100 each. Sorin 103164.3373@compuserve.com (818)240-0499
• Rear Facing Jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Zimmermann
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:46:30 -0800
  ...I have the middle bench seat in the same color and would consider a trade or other arrangement. I live in the SF bay...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:46:55 EST
  ...available, mounting two 6 volt deep cycle RV under the rear bench (and venting them) will provide much more power and probably last longer...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:04:02 EDT
  ...Is there a bench seat that can > fit on those same tracks though? > > yep. want one? i have one for sale. chris [text/html]
• WTB: Light Gray Vinyl Seat Upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:58:22 EDT
  ...I need enough to re-do the seat bottom of a front two-person bench seat. Please pmail me. Oh yeah this is also...
• Re: [Syncro] FREE: GONE...also brown fronts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 04:57:39 EST
  the 3-person bench is still available but the 2 rough captain's seats will be going to a listee in fremont, ca. who...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:36:45 EDT
  ...small handheld Vice Grip for CV bolts. >> That's right; this job calls for at least a pair of bench mounted Vice Grips. George
• Re: bench testing a VC--> how??
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:30:31 -0500
  ...Sudhir On 11/30/06, Matthew <mpteleski@yahoo.com> wrote: > folks, i have a handful of VCs laying around and want > to "bench" test...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:20:05 -0700
  ...On 7/29/07, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > Did you bench test it before replacing it in the Vanagon? > > If the burner...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:44:49 -0400
  ...There is sufficient space on the rails (in a westy) to put 2 single seats, or a 2 person bench. In passenger vans it...
• Re: NVC: "Book Rate" vs Actual Time
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:19:24 -0600
  ...A carb job that needed to be removed and taken to a bench that had to be prepped for the job was .5 hour...
• Re: Closet door mod
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 Feb 2025 20:28:38 +0000
  ...My last two Westies were a Wolfsburg Westy Syncro and Multivan for that reason and the full-width bench. Much more usable and accessible...
• Approximate Value
  Historical mailing list - Matthew J Mitsch
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:52:41 -0400
  1974 bus windowed with two bench seats. Looks like good condition (not cherry), there is some obvious bondo near the base and some rust...
• FREE: 3-person rear bench
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:15:07 EDT
  Hi All, Courtesy of my parts guy. If anyone needs it in the San Francisco Bay Area, pmail me and it's yours. First...
• Re: WTB: 2 headrests for Westy benchseat????
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:03:47 EDT
  In a message dated 9/23/03 1:53:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mst@AK.NET writes: > So where do you find a...
• AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:14:43 -0700
  ...Anyone running an AC unit under the rear bench seat? If so, how effective is it? I know it's not the best location...
• Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:54:36 -0700
  ...http://www.benchmarkmaps.com/ I've found some really great adventures using their Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlas' It's my practice, when traveling...
• Re: Rear facing seats, & large sunroof
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:25:53 EDT
  ...the people on the rear bench catch a lot of wind when driving at highway speeds. The sunroof seals always need replacing (over time...
• Re: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:49:09 +0000
  ...So, what this means is that a >"new" tank, installed under the sliding door, servicing a heater installed >in the rear bench space, is...
• Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:48:04 -0600
  ...However, the Owner Manual for the car says "The rear seat bench is secured with one bolt on each sidewall underneath the seat covering...
• my new vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 16:28:45 -0400
  ...i also got the bench seat unit. any suggestions on printed, simple woodworking references? the bench seat will also need to be restuffed/upholstered...
• Re: Pokey WTB: Middle Bench Seat and Rear Cushion (Westy or non-Westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2004 11:52:44 EDT
  ...to obtain matching fabric > so I can re cover my front bench seat. Therefore as long as > the fabric matches I would take either...
• Re: Asymmetric two post lift
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 11:11:58 -0500
  ...so Is it alright to back into it > so that the Vanagon engine faces my work bench? > Any tricks to it? > Thanks, > John C.. >