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• WTB: gray VINYL upholstery from later models
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:05:20 EST
  Hello Folks, Need enough material for a two person front bench. I'm not sure if this material came in other models. It's...
• ticking ecu in '86 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bravo Sierra
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 17:19:50 -0700
  ...awhile with the plastic trim removed from the bottom of the rear bench seat/bed. anyone ever heard an ecu click? any idea why...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:11:50 -0700
  ...It has a bench that makes into a true bed, has massive storage under it, came with screened sliding windows, rear hatch jail bars...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 May 2020 22:15:10 -0400
  ...coolant seeping around >>> under the back bench - seems to me the floor of the box around the rear >>> heater is concealed by thin particle...
• Vanagon Interior FS
  Historical mailing list - Root, Tim
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:12:09 -0600
  ...This includes two rear facing jump seats, side panels with fold down table, fluorescent light fixture, and rear fold down bench seat. I am...
• Free Vanagon seats!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 09:22:54 EST
  I have the center two person seat and the rear bench seat in black vinyl. Both are in excellent condition with no rips and...
• Re: want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:02:29 -0400
  ...children want the two rear facing jump seats with the fold down >table >> and front facing rear convertible bench. > >You can expand the limits...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:20:29 -0500
  ...Question about Weekend Rear Seat Hi all. Those of you with Weekender rear seats that fold down - when folded, is the seat level with...
• Re: Rear bench hinge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:53:43 -0500
  ...I have been fooling with it for a few days (no Eric unfortunately bench is still not happy!) I have been feeling it up...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 27 May 2018 12:33:38 -0500
  ...Inside it looks like Weekender (rear facing jump seats, rear bench that folds into a (full width) bed), table. Perhaps this is what Canadian...
• (mostly vanagon related) Racepak Smartwire placement thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:35:13 -0500
  ...If I put the PDU near the ECU under the rear bench, it will be closer to the engine, but the power wire will...
• Re: Propane detector location
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:13:46 -0600
  ...bob Soooo, the questions > is where should mount this thing? It's on the cabinet wall below the rear > bench a few inches from...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:19:03 +0000
  ...Some models had two flex-neck reading lamps at > either side of the rear bench which could be used sitting on the bench or...
• Re: 9-pass vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:39:21 -0700
  ...Is >this one with a >bench-style front seat and a partitian behind selfsame >front seat? If >so, I just got myself a similar...
• Re: Any German Translators? Some VC
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 22:30:05 +0100
  ...Jerome Perkins wrote: > >Hi, > >I have got some plans for a rear bench seat but they are in German, I can > >work most of...
• Re: Wal Mart batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:15:49 -0700
  ...I do use one of their Deep Cycle batteries (made in Mexico by Johnson Controls) but I have it under the rear/bench seat...
• Jump seat single bed project.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 11:45:18 -0800
  ...I'm 6' 2" and cannot touch the rear bench seat back or the back of the front seat, albeit another two inches and...
• Re: (1984) What Exactly Did the Wolfsberg Edition Designate?
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:30:12 -0800
  ...Tachometer Clock Vanity Mirror Reading Light (over glove box) Middle Bench Seat (which mine does NOT have - "Weekender" only?) Rear Seat Bench (folding) Curtains...
• Re: Wot's a Z-bed was Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:57:55 -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: how do you tell if you have a digijet or digigant???
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:23:31 +0100
  ...If I remember right, the Digifant has its ECU under the rear bench seat and the Digijet doesn't. Also, the idle stabilizer controller...
• free - back seat (bench) vanagon '84
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:16:09 -0400
  ...for them, else, I'll use them in my '76 westy. rear heater? got one. seat belt hardware.... ditto engine compartment lid 10 bucks...
• Re: LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:13:26 -0500
  ...It's always a pain to > find anything under the rear bench, at night while camping. > -- > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >
• Rear side marker light experiment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:52:00 -0700
  ...Pics etc on the blog, first post has the circuit bench tested (and also I try out a new led front turn signal lamp...
• Rear facing seats, & large sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Adam Culp
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:23:13 -0700
  All, Is it a difficult thing to add rear facing seats to a vanagon that came from the factory with a center bench? I...
• Re: Need recomendations for new shocks for an '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:57:29 -0800
  ...Right > now @ RockAuto they are $24.79 > > for the Fronts & $32.79 for the rears. > > By the way ~ I run 15"EuroVan SteelWheels on...
• for sale: vanagon front table , other westy and vanagon stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 19:11:19 EST
  ...front blower motor/heater core, complete as one unit $85 FS rear heatercore/blower $75 complete -3 person middle seat fits all vanagons bench...
• Re: There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:03:59 -0400
  John, At least in the 90-91 Multivan you do have the Westy Poptop, 2 rear facing removable jump seats, fold-down rear bench...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:45:28 -0600
  ...My other concern is the lack of headrests on the rear bench seat of my '84 Westfalia, since that is where the kids ride...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:40:50 -0400
  My father owned a 1978 Westy and had cut a hole in the sheet metal beneath the rear bench, for easy interior access to...
• A Helpful Mother-in-Law
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:34:00 -0500
  ...fabric, and I thought they would make nice bolsters for the rear bench. She agreed, and will sew 'em up for me. I'm...
• Lower Ball Joints!!!!!!!!!!!(valiant)
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 20:21:41 -0800
  ...6, 3 on the column rubber floor mats, vinal bench seats front and rear, plenty of leg room for a six footer, large trunk...
• Re: Some cool upgrades we are doing on a Westy.
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:14:47 -0500
  ...His install isn�t under the bench� the small cabinet between the fridge and bench gets his vote. Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com...
• Re: Self-healing hoses?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:17:25 -0400
  ...take away the back bench (easy), clean the mess under the bench, replace the seals in the heater (2) , they are very cheap from...
• 1986 Syncro Westy Weekender For Sale
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:44:33 -0400
  ...100 watts CD system with 4 Boston Acoustic speakers and custom subwoofer under rear bench. Bench and jumpseat behind driver have been reapholstered, and...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:03:36 -0500
  ...wrote: > >> My 91 (weekender) came with three headrests installed on the rear bench >> seat back. Maybe you can find a junkyard special and scoop...
• 1984 Sunroof van with blown headgaskets $850
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:59:38 -0700
  ...Rear bench but no middle. Non-armrest seats from 1990 Vanagon in front. Was sold to a person who was moving out of State...
• What is my van worth..? 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:28:55 -0400
  ...heads @ 115,000 4 Speed 2 rear facing jump seats curtain set from Bus Depot rear bench folds down to a bed Work done...
• FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
  ...rear window defogger, privacy curtains, fluorescent interior light, pop-u roof with double bed, skylight, cushioned seat behind drivers seat, 3-seater rear bench...
• rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:04:11 -0700
  I have the bearing housing on the bench, looking to disassemble to clean and repack. Bentley 42.4-5 says "remove outer bearing inner...
• Re: "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:13:46 -0700
  ...and a > motorcycle load > comprising a Split rear bench seat... > > Anyone want a geeze? > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Re: AC Idle Stabilizer valve?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:33:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...light (may also need the original Digifant computer located under the rear bench seat). there's no IDLE SPEED BOOST VALVE for the AC...
• Re: Fwd: Wolfsburg Edition vs Other Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 21:26:08 -0400
  ...bench middle seat with folding > backs, screen windows on the sides, and jailbars. Could also have a sunroof. > '87-89 They have rear facing...
• Re: what would you take on a 3,500 mile road trip?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:54:33 -0600
  ...elevations will varying from sea level to about 12,000'. > The big box-o-tools and spares that fills a rear bench in a...
• rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:43:56 -0500
  Tracy, Greeting from another CT Vanagoner. As for parts, here's some thoughts. First, Chris (jordanvw@aol.com) always seems to have one for...
• Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:11:26 -0700
  ...I know I need to install a shoulder belt and will need to bolt down some tether anchors somewhere behind the rear bench seat...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:36:42 -0500
  ...I am familiar with the DA6, but > have always encountered it mounted under the rear bench on the passengers > side with ductwork up under...
• Re: Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 11:11:20 -0400
  ...Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation We finished a day-long project yesterday. Installed three headrests on the rear bench seat back. Got a...
• Re: placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:24:30 -0800
  ...I got a length of marine rope (nice and strong and not very stretchy) and tied it to a back seat bench bracket. I...
• Re: Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Apr 1995 07:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
  Bill Killian in bragging (and rightfully so) about his EuroVan MV sez: >Has a table between the forward facing rear bench and the rear...
• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Fri, 1 Apr 2022 17:37:21 -0600
  ...the rear engine area, front doors and part of the floors with the Ultimate and then put the VComp over the rear bench. Gil...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 06:29:27 -0700
  ...Noticed the bench seat was a little >>>>>> difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with >>>>>> >>>>> a >>> >>>> bench seat...
• Re: Differences in models for 1990
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:18:19 -0700
  ...It had the rubber mats > and the two rear facing seats instead of a bench seat. No power anything. Basic but nice. > > Cheers, Anthony...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:30:45 -0500
  After I purchased my 91, I removed the rear bench and did a bit of cleaning. Hit the jackpot!!! Two sets of keys, a...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:12:39 -0800
  ...WBX starter is not self supporting and cannot be bench tested … unless > your bench has a bell housing ;-) > > Why not simply swap them on...
• Re: Sound Deadening - how much to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 05:05:09 -0500
  ...I used the foil bubble stuff from Home Depot to insulate the rear passenger area side panels, and the rear door. I'm blown...
• Re: AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:38:57 -0700
  The A/C units I have seen installed under the rear bench seat were supplemental units and not expected to cool the whole Vanagon...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:51:11 -0700
  ...There must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an exposed lock visible from the outside?? A...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:16 -0700
  ...There must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an exposed lock visible from the outside?? A...
• Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Mon, 6 Mar 2017 14:38:33 -0500
  ...Our hope is to eventually find a rear bed bench and build some custom cabinets or find some westfalia cabinets. If anyone has or...
• 1986 GL For Sale San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Bert Kyzer
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:03:00 EDT
  ...Has folding rear bench and split middle seat. All as original except blaupunkt stereohead unit. No holes have been drilled for speakers or other...