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• Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 28 May 2003 18:09:45 -0700
  ...Was this an option? Any idea what years? > > Doug, > > Adding the 2-person middle bench can be done by installing tracks in the > floor...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:54:35 -0800
  When I bench tested mine on propane I just unscrewed the gas hose from my bbq grill and screwed it right to the back...
• Re: extra seating, 12 point tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:47:11 -0400
  ...The >regular front passenger seat can be replaced with a 2-seater bench. Almost all >delivery Transporters had 3 seats up front, nothing more...
• Re: Rebuilding a distributor.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:02:29 EST
  ...I clamped it in a bench vise.) I've seen the results whenever the coupling is held in a bench vise then wailed on...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:33:51 -0800
  ...Sounds fairly simple (knock on wood) There seems to be mixed response to "bench bleeding" the master cylinder. Does anyone care to elaborate on...
• Direct Link for water tanks (was Re: Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:31:52 -0700
  ...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: [Re: 90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed]
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 11:32:54 -0800
  ...I've long > > since forgotten how many bolts held the brackets and the 7 seater bench in > > place, but it was just a few...
• Re: 1982 Westy auxillary heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:29:24 -0700
  ...When I turn it on the combustion blower and the fresh air fan (the fan that takes in fresh air from beneath the bench...
• Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:04:48 -0400
  ...verizon.net> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:34 PM Subject: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure! > My own rebuild. I got it...
• replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:36:07 -0400
  ...Only other missing thing I have is the latch for the back bench seat. I'm sort of liking it without it but perhaps...
• FREE: Gray weekender middle bench w/ headrests
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 01:14:08 EDT
  Located near San Francisco. Free for the taking. This the one with the backs that fold forward. The headrests have some nicks but decent...
• Seeking Seats Wish List Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:47:09 -0700
  I am seeking 2 bench seats that will fit in my 86 White Beauty that have head rests. The van is white with grey...
• How close is a 86 wolfsburg westy (weekender) interior to a carat interior..
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:55 -0500
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=533496 Is the rear bench metal like the later ones or wood like a full...
• Re: Screen on door of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 22:51:20 -0600
  ...are they on the back end of the screen, nearest the bench? If so, they may have designed that location for them so the...
• Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - James Cardwell
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:49:05 -0800
  ...So now I need to convert the rear-fixed seat to a bench seat that can fold down into a bed - idealing keeping the...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 2002 12:09:41 EDT
  In a message dated 5/11/02 11:31:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pokey@VANAGON.ORG writes: > 1) The bench seat is hinged...
• Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 09:49:23 EST
  ...live in the Philadelphia area and have noticed a 2-place bench seat (blue velour) out of an'85 Vanagon GL in good shape...
• Dyno place found!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:09:57 EDT
  ...I DO NOT want to pull my engine out simply to get it tested on a bench! (Now if the list members want to...
• Re: Seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 23 May 2004 19:31:48 -0700
  ...If you put in the table it is wise to know that the bench seats are different and that you will need to do...
• Re: LED bench/barbeque lamp
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:39:08 -0700
  On Sep 2, 2012, at 9:13 AM, JRodgers wrote: > > Designers Edge Clamp-On or Magnetic Bar-B-Que Grill/Workbench > Utility Light > > http...
• Re: 66 Camper
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:26 -0500
  ...VW >66 Split Window bench seat pop-top camper. Serious inquiries only. >770-977-4982. I am very familiar with this bus (used to...
• Re: Carat Question/seating arrangements
  Historical mailing list
  05 Jan 1996 16:43:13 GMT
  ...rear facing theater seats to put in the middle forward facing bench and vice versa. You just need to locate the appropriate holes under...
• Re: Copy of: Bench seats for the front
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 17:52:26 -0800
  A dealer in Merced, California has a neunsitzer Diesel Vanagon, sunroof too. There are a few in the US, where *no* transporters were delivered...
• Making a Bed--any advise?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:56:42 EDT
  ...Its just plain bench seat version. I've removed the seats and want to build a platform suspended somewhat above the engine to maintain...
• Need seats with head rest 1986
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:34:22 -0800
  ...I would like 2 jump seats and a back bench with head rests - without having to swap out the seats in my weekender if...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:35:15 -0800
  ...seat part of the bench seat (4 ?12?mm bolts) and then the 4 17mm bolts that hold the bench seat frame in. (I...
• Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:53:04 -0800
  ...I have seen plenty of them that > have been repeatedly caught up in the bench mechanism with numerous cuts > to prove it. Others I...
• non-functioning AC unit taking up what would be a cool rear overhead cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:35:55 -0400
  ...We all pretty much > stuck them under the rear bench seat and ran the gas line through the back > of the cabinets' then trough...
• Talking about MPVs
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 23:28:08 -0000
  ...Our 4 kids were quite comfortable across the 3rd row bench. This is what I call a real MPV. For reasons like this I...
• Re: Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 05:59:03 -0500
  ...The "deluxe" had the shorter rear bench and storage cabinets instead of a seat, and a fridge and stove. Adam P 81 westy (3...
• Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:22:04 -0700
  ...I keep in under the rear bench & set it beside the turned around passenger seat unless I'm doing some fancy cooking inside & need...
• back seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:14:54 -0500 (EST)
  As I have converted my '85 GL into a Westy (or Westie, whatever...), I have a rear bench available in excellent shape: blue velour...
• Auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 02:44:28 -0000
  Well I am going to order a new radiator matrix for the rear bench auxiliary heater. What else should I renew while I'm...
• Re: I'm picking up my 99 Eurovan Camper on Sat
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:24:18 -0700
  > > $34,697.00 EVC + middle bench seat + shipping > $ 2,081.82 6% NJ sales tax (ouch) > $ 200.90 license,registration etc. > This makes me...
• captains seats FS, more
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:53:19 -0700
  ...Pair- Grey Captains, adjustable armrests, $50 for one, $90 for two Bed/bench- Blue, GL, with large rear cushion, $80 Jump seat- grey, with...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger..why? just install a 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:54:53 EDT
  ...dosteven@SYR.EDU writes: > and the MIDDLE 2 pass slide in bench can be slid in backwards (some > clever adjusting needed) > no adjusting needed...
• Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:38:36 -0400
  Hi all, I need high resolution well-lit pics of a complete wasserboxer on the bench, especially in the rubber head-gasket area, to...
• Re: Securing a bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:41:59 +0000
  ...I have a double bench seat that I’ve installed on the tracks in my 85 Westfalia. How should I secure the bench seat...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:15:16 -0700
  ...I noticed weeks ago the rear cushion was a couple inches wider than the bench/bed. Since my bench/bed cabinet finish is wood...
• Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 7 May 2016 15:00:52 +0000
  ...I am leaning towards an installation under the back bench seat. I am trying to understand the logic of removal of the built in...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 05:45:21 +0000
  ...I had two places bench test my stater....one (canadian tire) was ignorant to the fact that it would not be a true test...
• Bench seat reupholstering
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 10:47:54 PDT
  Howzit volks! My 60 bus has three bench seats (the cab's, and two facing seats with a missing table in the middle, camper...
• Re: Westy qvestions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:14:32 -0500
  ...There is a serial number on the Westfalia nameplate attached to the bottom of some of the rear benches. Do these numbers signify the...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:35 -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: Bus graveyard
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:35:05 -0800
  ...The full Westy P27 was sold >> those years too so there was a choice. >> >> It has a 3 person bench seat that folds into...
• Re: Table getting in the way
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:32:46 -0700
  ...COM> wrote: > Does anyone else find themselves sitting on the back bench of their westy > with the table pulled out in front of them...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:04:21 -0500
  ...I will put together a hardware spec for the locking westy bench design as soon as I have time to fully study it! (read...
• WTB Sliding Door and Panel for 86 Syncro (Any '86 Really)
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 17:39:03 -0000
  ...tray that goes in the panel on the passenger side rear bench. Thanks Leif Paulsen '91 Westy '86 Syncro '70 Transporter Take a Liking...
• Re: ecu 025 906 022 d
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:35:13 EST
  Rebuilt means that the ECU is tested on a bench and all of the internal parts that need to be replaced are replaced. Then...
• Ticking ECU again..
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 07:22:20 -0800
  ...Ya see, I've had my rear bench out for the last couple of days while I do some interior work, and I've...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 27 May 2003 06:35:20 +0000
  ...I spoke with a >local car mechanic and he said that the cups in the cylinder have reverses >themselves because I did not bench...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:06:38 -0700
  ...I never claimed my experiences were an engineering benchmark. I don't think Dan bending an Audi wheel qualifies either. The cognoscenti know Baja...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:34:53 -0700
  ...It is possible to add removable headrestraints to thy rear bench. If all you need is additional seating, you can do one of three...
• Re: swapping middle seat for rear-facing seats
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:54:48 -0400
  Middle bench seat is much more beefy, especially if you are hauling kids and car seats. It can be installed facing backwards. I did...
• Re: BusBoys~catalogs and more...(less?)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 20:12:48 +0930
  ...67 SingleCabs 74 Hi-Top Camper | | 67 -Panel/bench divider 74 412 Wagon | | 58 -Panel/bench divider Bus Bones, 80 Cabriolet | | 58,65 -15...
• Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:33:47 -0400
  I posted a query about bench/bed hinges earlier and mentioned that my camper is coming back together now. Here's a blog post...
• Re: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:50:30 EST
  ...It looks to me like the front seats are tan velour (from a later van, perhaps) and the bench is the original tan corduroy...
• removable middle bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 01:33:06 -0800
  I have an 86 Vanagon with the middle seat that I often need to move in and out of the vehicle. What a pain...
• Re: 85 Brochure
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:37:32 EST
  ...This includes a folding rear bench seat, engine compartment cushion and center seat with folding backrest." BenT San Francisco
• Re: Erratic Cold Idle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:28:16 GMT
  ...It is easy to bench test, just hook up 12 volts and watch the passage close up. Takes a few minutes. This one was...