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• RE Extra Seating
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:56:20 -0700
  ...It has two front seats (of course), a rear bench seat that converts to a double bed, a side table and two rear facing...
• middle seat for westy question
  Historical mailing list - kgordee Jones
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 11:12:56 MDT
  I recently bought a 1991 westfalia and was wondering if I can get a middle bench seat to put in temporarliy and take out...
• seating five ?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Lindsay, Summit Reources
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 06:23:49 -0700
  ...is there any jumpseat that i could install or possibly a bench type seat between the front buckets ? hope you can help. Paul Lindsay...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon non walkthru
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:54:03 -0800
  ...Mark Mark Upton wrote: > > I just bought a 1985 non walkthru with a full bench seat up front.How rare > are these?Has anyone...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon non walkthru
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:53:59 EST
  ...wrote: > > > > I just bought a 1985 non walkthru with a full bench seat up front.How rare > > are these?Has anyone seen one? > > > > mark...
• FS: eBay FYI
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:41:10 -0800
  VW Vanagon Shift Boot, Knob, Ash Trays & more ~$5 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1871662344 VW Vanagon Middle Bench...
• Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed-
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:54:26 -0700
  ...But out west, I've switched to the Benchmark products. A lot more detail available, both on the maps and in the reference info...
• Westy type/serial plate
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:14:29 -0700
  What does the serial number plate on the front panel of the bench seat tell us? Mine says "Type P27", and "E.04009". IIRC...
• paging Daryl, AA Transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:12:40 -0700
  ...Do you, in your shop, do all 3 of these ? : - R & R the trans from the vanagon -rebuild the trans on the work bench...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:18:45 -0700
  ...The Carat and Wolfy passenger bed/bench seats are slightly > narrower than regular GL bed/bench but have standoff brackets to > account > for this...
• Re: VC: Late Friday Entry
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:50:17 -0700
  ...Two "Klaxon" horns, relay, and flux capacitor sit on the bench awaiting install. Nope. That's part of a slide trombone on the dash...
• Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 12 May 2006 08:40:02 -0700
  ...I also have a two person bench that I have used in my Westy for transporting extra people. This option makes the kitchen unusable...
• stainless exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:24:06 -0400
  ...Vanagon Dual Front Passenger Bench Seat on eBay I bid. :) On 8/4/06, Maynard Southard <echomhs@gis.net> wrote: > I just posted a...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:27:54 -0700
  ...of Multivans imported in the late 80s which had a read bench > seat and two removable jump seats which faced backwards. Always my dream...
• Re: Propex HS2211 heater
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 06:51:44 -0800
  I have the original Propex Heater (smaller one) placed under the bench seat next to the OEM heater. If I had to do it...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:16:35 -0500
  ...Fpr those of you that have done something like this, where >did you put the amp? I suppose It could go in the bench...
• Re: Back bench latch
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:42:53 -0400
  ...what size are the two nuts 10mm?) that hold the back > >> bench latch mechanism in place in the bulkhead beneath the seat? > >> > >> (The latch...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:54:44 -0500
  ...We usually take a lot with us on our trips and > would like to keep batteries out of cabinets and benches. > > Pete O > '87...
• Re: NoStart to Remember
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:58:33 -0800
  ...yeah right.."New" as in about 5+ years New.. :-) old ones went to spare parts box under the bench... dan
• Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:28:23 -0700
  Guys, I'm looking for a complete Westy interior (from later vans, as in gray).....cabinets, kitchen cabinet, flooring, bench/bed. I would be...
• Re: using vanagon bench seat in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:03:47 -0700
  >> On our way home we had to access the fridge several >> times. No problem, we just opened the sliding door and slid the seat...
• for sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL nine pass. sunroof model $700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 04:37:56 EDT
  ...square sunroof..rare model... 4spd. white over blue w/ brown int. bench front seat, full length middle seat w/ fold down edge, 1.9...
• Freen Middle Bench seat
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:51:36 EST
  I have a middle seat (2 passenger) from an early Vanagon available. It is tan/vinyl. Can't ship but is free to whoever...
• Re: What is under my bench?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:18:05 -0600
  "I can't remember off the top of my head which way is on/off." It's toward the rear. I only remember because...
• Re: Vanagon Dual Front Passenger Bench Seat on eBay
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:01:49 -0700
  On 8/5/06, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > > damn... and i bid 5 million spacebucks. :P Sorry spacebucks are only good...
• Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:51:15 -0500
  ...the front doors), 2 6x9 pioneer speakers (for under the rear bench), a 4 chanel 1000watt power amp, a 10inch sub, box, and grill...
• anchor for car seat tether
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 21:03:46 -0700
  Howdy - I've just installed a 3-point lap/shoulder belt for holding down a child seat on the rear bench of my 91...
• Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 19:49:49 -0500
  ...Fuel injector operating voltage they'll be all right operating them on 12 volts for bench testing. or at least, I can say I...
• Vac lines on a 79 Westie?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 22:02:23 +2910
  ...67 -Westie walkthrough 59,67 Single Cabs | | 67 -Panel/bench divider | | 58 -Panel/bench divider Bus Bones, | | 58 -15 Window Deluxe Dedicated to preserving...
• Cigarette Plug Hea-van
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur Lafaire aka obeechi
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:53:43 -0700
  ...Two of each type will be in the dash, the rear kick panel by the sliding door, the outer part of this bench with...
• Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:02:09 -0800
  ...For those who travel with a bench in the middle, how inconvenient do you find it when traveling with the family? I'd be...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:33 -0800
  Regarding the water cooled Vanagons: (I don't know how air cooled Vanagon heaters work.) The stock heater under the rear bench seat uses...
• Re: Vanagon mechanic recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:03:35 -0700
  ...attach behind the front seats facing backwards, no middle bench and a regular back bench. In addition to this, there is a table that...
• Re: mater cylinder replacement
  Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 13:53:45 -0500
  ...Also, bench-bleed the new unit before installation. Simple job. Good luck. Steve Sandlin '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter '00 New Beetle
• Does anyone rebuild AFMs?
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:45:34 -0500
  ...Is there anyone out there that rebuilds AFMs? I have two bad ones sitting on my bench and was wondering Mark Garcia Alhambra, CA...
• Cabin air recirc bench test VIDEO
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:20:24 -0700
  Hi all. Posting this for list members in the cold cold climes. It'll be a while before water cooled engine conversion done, so...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:10:08 -0400
  David, The WBX starter is not self supporting and cannot be bench tested … unless your bench has a bell housing ;-) Why not simply swap...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 14:00:18 -0400
  ...But before I can carry three >people up fron there are two complications: > >1) The bench seat is hinged and won't stay upright...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 May 2008 05:56:00 EDT
  ...We all pretty much stuck them under the rear bench seat and ran the gas line through the back of the cabinets' then trough...
• Re: Braking Distance
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:08:43 +0000
  ...At 30 mph I stopped in 40' (benchmark being 45').  At 40 mph I stopped in 108' (benchmark 80').  I want to do this...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:45:53 -0800
  ...They didn't have kits for the rear bench seat (don't know if they do now), but they gladly sold me extra yardage...
• New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:30:16 -0600
  Engine turns beautifully by hand on the bench. Put the new AMC hesds on with all parts assembled, torque them down, and the beenengine...
• Tether Anchors for 1985 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:45:08 -0700
  ...BTW, we retrofitted the back bench with two shoulder belts - it was a snap.
• FS - Westy AC unit 1985 or earlier
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 10:02:02 -0800
  This is the AC unit that is housed in the upper storage unit (above the back bench) in the Westy. Should work on any...
• amplifier installation
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:39:42 -0800
  I have two, one under the front passenger seat, and the othe under the rear bench seat, I removed my heater ( I live in...
• Re: Reimo bed hinges
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:02:16 EST
  ...It's only for the Westy benches. BenT
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:51:02 -0400
  Hi All, Well, I've inspected under the bench and can't seem to see where the wire harness from the computer goes into...
• Re: Under bench Propane heater
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 7 Apr 1994 09:17:27 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Under bench Propane heater > > X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas > > > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Apr 1994, Steve Johnson wrote: > > > > > > > > I was requested...
• Re: Rattle is Killing Me!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:46:50 -0500
  ...The sound definitely travels up from under the rear bench because it is much louder when I leave that cabinet door under the seat...
• Re: Middle seat stuck in down position
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:43:58 -0700
  It has been asked what kind of middle seat? Mine is the two seat forward facing bench. The p/s side seat is stuck...
• Odds & Ends for SALE!
  Historical mailing list
  3 Apr 1995 17:47:29 GMT
  ...Also, for sale are two bench seats and some seat belts (non-retractable). If interested get in touch with me soon, as i will...
• 9 pass....Re: 1985 Vanagon non walkthru
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:44:24 EST
  ...writes: > I just bought a 1985 non walkthru with a full bench seat up front.How rare > are these?Has anyone seen one? > > > > its...
• '90-'91 Non-GL vans..Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:37:24 EST
  ...They did not come with the weekender bench/bed found in the > Carats > hmmm Ben, they DID have a weekender bed, just no table...
• WTB or Trade
  Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:55:03 -0400
  ...Have a double bench seat that slides on rail to trade or I will buy yours. Must be brown style interior found in 84...
• Re: FS: Carat Interior
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:00:17 EDT
  ...converting their GL to a Carat? I have the panels, > narrower bench seat, table, seatbelts, etc. > > > > I am north of Seattle. > > > > for those of...
• auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sun, 8 May 2011 15:35:30 -0700
  i have a glorious trojan auxiliary battery installed under the bench in my westy. it currently only runs the fridge (norcold) and inverter. i...
• Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:38:25 -0700
  ...Now get off my Group W bench, Kid! Keith Hughes '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!! (was: ISCU Bench test)
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:41:51 +0200
  OK, no ISCU timing waveforms received here yet :-), but I found an interesting web page of one of our fellow list members, with ignition...
• Rear Heater Core Cover Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:44:13 -0400
  ...In looking at getting to the core and valve, It seems that I have to remove the rear bench because the bar is blocking...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:07:44 -0500
  ...Fpr those of you that have done > > something like this, where > > did you put the amp? I suppose It could go in the > > bench...