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• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:08:38 -0400
  ...wrote: > Tried a search in the archives (lubricate, seats, seat rails) and got > nada. > > How best to lubricate seat rails and moving parts? > > Mark >
• Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:10:19 -0700
  ...Can the more recent Vanagon Jump seats be retrofitted into an older (like 82 or 83) Vanagon? What I am really asking is how...
• Vanagon seat padding wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:31:12 -0500
  I'd like to buy some good used or new seat pads for my Westy seat. I'm not going to swap the passenger...
• Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:22:56 +1200
  ...but can you please tell me what you dislike about the >vanagon seats? Personally I've been very happy with my own, and I...
• Re: Seattle Area Body Shop?(F?)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 15:36:37 -0500
  <<snip>> Hey there...do you have a favorite body in Seattle you'd recommend?<<snip>> There was this girl I dated back in the...
• Re: ? re: jump seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 11:39:11 -0700
  Richard, Did your van have jump seats, or are you adding them ? There are two sockets in the floor of the van, and behind...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 20:46:36 -0400
  > JCLCThomasson wrote: > > I have found a perfect fifth seat for my van but I noticed it does not > have a headrest. Was this normal...
• Re: heated seats wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:26:28 -0800
  ...Also on the wish >list: >-the seats be grey >-they have the swivel arm rests that my current seats have >-that the seats themselves...
• jump seats
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 20:02:46 -0400
  Jump seats and hardware to mount them. Bought these 2 years ago to go into my 88 vanagon. Going to sell the vanagon without...
• Re: Jump Seat in an'85
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:59:46 EST
  ...Is a 5 seater rare? I've seen the rearward facing jumpseat behind the passenger seat, but not one mounted on tracks like this...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler -Car SEATS
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 13:27:37 -0700
  Car seats are a problem. I have researched this topic and found few options as the kids exceed 50#. It is now recommended that...
• Re: SUPER RARE 2 seater front bench seat MADE FOR A WALK-THRU VAN on ebay.de
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:17:34 -0500
  ...SUPER RARE 2 seater front bench seat MADE FOR A WALK-THRU VAN on ebay.de > ive NEVER seen a setup like this before...
• Re: Dark Grey interior panels needed (rare black and greyinterior??)
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 18:27:54 -0500
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > Jon, your '86 may have the rare "black vinyl" on the back of the seatbacks, with the > grey > velour on...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:43:46 +0000
  ...Thanks for the tip that the Eurovan seat folds flat. Does it fold flat without a "bump"/ridge between the seatback and bottom? Anyone...
• Re: Backup Battery access '81 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:28:31 -0700
  On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:14 PM, brady <dofunk@yahoo.com> wrote: > Remove the seat from the swivel base first. > To do...
• Jumpseats For Sale, instant seating to any westy!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:55:02 EDT
  ...also include all the hardware, and seatbelts. they are simple to install, and can be removed in seconds if you dont need them, or...
• Re: Slide-in seat accessories wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:38:28 -0400
  4 - short 8mm (13mm wrench head) bolts thread into rails thru holes in the seat base rails. Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder...
• Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:18:05 -0500
  ...So far as the rear seat belts, GoWesty sells rear seat 3 point belts and a tether kit for child seats. I'd check...
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:57 -0700
  Actually, many Vanagons (especially the later models) have the rear seat that folds flat. Here's a link to the procedure for laying the...
• Re: Installing swivel seats in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:07:25 -0400
  i too am unsure about whether or not the bulkhead behind the seat of my 73' provides any structural strength. anyone out there with...
• Re: Question Re: Canadian Vanagon Upholstery
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:19:40 -0800
  My experience is that DoKa front seats are the same as passenger front seats in material - nothing special for the trucks. I am pretty...
• Adding safe passenger seats?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Hudiburg
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:48:27 -0600
  ...My question is, has anyone figured out how to add another seat to a Westie? I would like to install a removable seat forward...
• Re: seat options for Multivan?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:57:50 EST
  ...any middle seat from a pass van will work in there, just get the floor tracks. the body already has threaded holes in the...
• 2 person middle seats FS.. was:Re: Seat needed for brown84 wesfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:46:06 EST
  ...If you have one or know wher I can get one it would be greatly > appreciated > i have 2 persom middle seats FS , include...
• Re: Westy Syncro driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:18:57 -0700
  On 10/7/05, Gilles Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, > Can anyone provide a procedure to take the driver's seat out...
• Seat Questions: 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 22:05:22 -0500 (CDT)
  Hi All, I was 'cleaning house' in me 84 Vanagon GL "Brownie Bus" and I found the horizonal slider for the middle seat. This...
• Swivel Seat transplant info
  Historical mailing list - Addison Leplatte
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:24:06 -0400
  ...I am considering transplanting the swivel seat assemblies from a mid eighties Vanagon Westy to an 84.5 passenger vanagon.. I have the complete...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:23:43 -0400
  Laps belts are integrated into the pedestal (of the single seat) and bench (on the two person bench seat) On Jun 29, 2011, at...
• Re: what is westy mid seat worth?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:26:19 EDT
  ...Mine is not the single captains chair (dunce seat). This is a 2 person, 2 belt, 2 armrest seat that slides in or out...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sat, 11 May 2002 14:16:33 -0700
  It occurs to me that you don't need the dividing wall, just the strip that supports the seat back. A 1.5" steel...
• Re: Town and country seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 00:41:30 +0000
  I've been following the Samba thread since new and appreciate the find of a new seat.  I put Eurovan seats in our Westy...
• Re: Removing front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:33:54 -0400
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM writes: > Seat bases are the same size but the Westy seat back is positioned further forward relative to...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:19:00 EST
  ...I have seen the subaru seats > installed but I have never thought that subarus are comfortable seats > in the > subaru. > > seats from a Merkur...
• Re: seat back organizer
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:55:39 -0600
  > > That looks more like a seat front organizer than seat back, but it looks > like it would work and it also looks high quality...
• Need Jumpseat for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 13:43:37 -0400
  Hi folks, We need to seat a third (five-year-old) child. I'm told that VW offered a jump seat to fit behind...
• swival seat mechanism for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:26:37 EDT
  i have a complete swival seat mechanism for sale.. fits all vanagons... uses your existing front seats. allows them to rotate 360 degrees.. this...
• removing driver's seat in 91
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:40:16 -0400
  I need to replace my driver's seat with a replacement that I purchased a long time ago. I've done this once before...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 01:45:45 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-19 19:47:54 EDT, JordanView@aol.com writes: << Another idea for someone wanting just one extra seat...
• Re: How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 00:25:30 -0400
  ...The seat is removed by > pushing it clear forward and then lifting two latches, one on each rail, > which then allows the seat to...
• Re: Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:53:34 -0400
  The one advantage of the single pedestal seat, is that it is the same as the front 2 seats (same rails). Although, the one...
• 89' Westfalia Middle Seat For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:11:04 -0500
  ...Saw one this weekend for sale in the local Toronto rag. "Swivel Seat from 89' Westfalia, grey colour, mounts on centre floor for extra...
• Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 06:50:43 -0400
  Congrats in advance :) I have done it many times, using the standard lap belt, but never with the rear-facing seat that you want...
• '81 Vanagon Seats Available
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:20:29 -0700
  Seeing that there's some interest in older bus middle seats (recent thread on the Type2 list) I thought I might try to get...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options? (correction)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:56:05 EST
  ...comes in grey only.. > > Do you mean it's installed behind the driver's seat or the > passenger's seat? Seems like the driver...
• swival seat mechanism for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:26:00 EST
  swival seat mechanism for sale. mounts in any van, lets your seat swival 360 degrees. $40. chris allentown, pa
• Front bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 02:08:47 -0700
  I was wondering if anyone had turned their bucket seats into a bench seat in a Vanagon? Rob becidawa@hctc.com
• Front seat padding
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 12:14:01 -0500
  Well sometime ago I asked the list about the confort of the seats in the Vanagons. I concluded that the back rest needs work...
• Seat tracks and travels
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:26:37 -0700
  Took the Vanagon down to Vancouver (WA) yesterday to buy a rear seat & tracks, visited a friend and stopped at Powell's book store...
• Q re: newly acquired 1997 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Alexis Neely
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 06:39:17 -0800
  ...Have passenger side airbag removed (is this possible?) and put her seat in the front seat. 2. Put her seat in the front seat...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:46:19 -0600
  does "child seat" refer to infant seat, convertible seat, or booster seat? as far as i've learned, the infant seats require a lapbelt...
• FS: Westy Front Seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:03:23 -0700
  ...http://www.autostadtwest.com/images/seat1.jpg http://www.autostadtwest.com/images/seat2.jpg Located in West Sacramento. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: Annoying Vanagon Seats. Why don't they recline?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:49:55 EDT
  someone mentioned Subaru seats have a similar track. anyone with a subaru want to try it? i have a nice pair of black leather...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:20:45 -0400
  Howdy Volks, Curious about the swivel front seats on a 90 westy, are they capable of being swapped out with the regular seats on...
• Re: swival seat mechanisms for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:25:56 EST
  In a message dated 99-01-23 17:04:19 EST, you write: << i have 2 swival seat mechanisms for sale. fit ANY vanagon...
• for sale: vanagon swival seat mechanisms - allows your seat to swival 360
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:46:05 EDT
  ...vanagon swival seat mechanism - allows your existing seat to swival 360. mounts into ANY vanagon. complete unit from a vanagon westy, with base cut...
• Vanagon seat pad source
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:54:22 -0700
  Folks, Where can I buy seat pads for front Vanagon seats? They are available for vintage Beetles and Bays, but for our homely vans...
• Re: Moving the Seat Back
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:16:14 -0700
  I put Eurovan seats into my '87 Westy and discovered they do not seem to go as far back as the stock seats so...
• Re-pad Front Seats
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:56 -0800
  ...New seats are out of my budget (though Sew Fine seats look nice), but new padding isn't. I don't care what colour...
• Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:20:28 -0500
  Hi all, I have a 1987 Syncro Vanagon GL and would like to convert the backseat to that of a Weekender folding seat for...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 12:12:03 -0600
  I went with the EV seats because they crank all the way back, great for snoozing when you're the passenger. The pouch on...