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• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:00 -0800
  ...1) Single seat with locking box/base/swivel (optional Westy equipment) 2) Rear facing jumpseat from a Carat or similar model bolted in back...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:38:57 -0700
  ...Child safety seats in the back does "child seat" refer to infant seat, convertible seat, or booster seat? as far as i've learned...
• Re: [WetWesties] New seats available for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 9 Jun 2016 12:39:49 -0400
  EV seats recline to horizontal but the '09-'16 Stow 'N Go seats do not recline that far and are similar to the Vanagon...
• Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Fri, 27 May 2011 13:26:21 -0700
  ...So I was able to develop the seatbelt habit. Open door, sit in seat, put on seat belt. Simple. After a few weeks or...
• Re: seat padding swap, GL to non?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:44:57 -0600
  ...seat padding swap, GL to non? I've been looking at later model velour GL front seats. It seems to have substantially more padding...
• Re: Problem installing a baby seat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:20:42 -0800
  It wouldn't be impossible to remove that 'too long' female seat belt end, and shorten it. take it to a place that sews...
• Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 01:07:41 -0800
  Kelly Bauman wrote: > > At 09:49 04-03-98 EST, JordanVw wrote: > >i know of plenty of non-weekender middle seats sitting in junkyards...
• Re: Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:27:50 -0400
  ...Seats had no arm rest, seam to be more confortable than the newer Vanagon seat. My more recent addition is a 1990 Vanagon with...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:44 -0500
  ...the rear seat only seats two, jump seat > >>>> one, > >>>> passenger front seat one; that's 4. I'm putting in a jump seat, > >>>> but...
• Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:03:19 -0600
  ...grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and >>seatbelts..fit westy, etc >> >>all this talk about middle seats.. >> >>i have like five or...
• Re: Re-padding seats - anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:17:17 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Lisa Quinn wrote: > I'd like to repad the seats in the westy. They have good fabric, but > the...
• Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:11:29 -0400
  When my daughter was born she was in the rear facing seat in my wife's '98 A4 which did not come with tether...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:21:45 -0800
  ...I'd like another seat in addition to the folding bench seat, without having to modify the Westy camper interior storage and kitchenette. Thank...
• Re: shoulder belts
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:18:44 -0500
  ...Every child > booster seat I have seen requires a shoulder belt. The front seats > (with shoulder belts) are already spoken for. I imagine that...
• Re: FS; Removable single seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:59:28 EST
  ...Gray seat. Black base. > > US models (85s) always seem to have the tan seat with brown base. > > > in the USA the only vanagon campers...
• Re: Rotate Tintop Passenger Seat 180 degrees
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 3 Apr 2022 09:50:29 -0600
  ...Sure....I would be willing to buy a swivel, but this raises seat by 1.3 inches (Westy seat cushion is thinner than Tintop...
• seat belts and rear seating, camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:54:35 -0500
  ...campers were made with only two rear seat belts. Perhaps some campers sold in Europe had three belts on the rear seat, the middle...
• Re: New Seats and carpet kit
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:14:51 -0400
  Thanks! I looked into re-upholstering and re-padding my original seats but = the cost was much higher than these new ones. Only time...
• FS: Blue seats plus rest of interior
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:48:32 EST
  ...He has a pair of front seats w/ nonadjustable armrests, two person middle seat, and the rear bench (not the Weekender bed). Also included...
• Re: Tan Z-Bed For Sale (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:18:06 EST
  ...3rd cushion, seatbelts, and chassis hardware not included. _http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2165586189.html_ (http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2165586189.html...
• back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:47:53 -0400
  Can a rear seat with headrests be had for a '91 Vanagon GL Camper? Can it be installed so as to retain the bed...
• Re: Getting to the battery (Swivel seat in the way)
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:54:20 EST
  ...Even swiveling the seat doesn't help. >> Did you swivel the seat 180 degrees and then move it towards the front of the cabin...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:59:06 -0700
  On 4/27/06, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote: > > Kim, > > Where did you get that information about the seat being smaller in a...
• WTB Gray seat material
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:33:00 -0800
  Hi guys and happy times to all, I need some gray material for my seats to fix. The side panels of the rear seats...
• Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy,...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:47:02 EST
  ...LOL and yea, you can still fold the rear seat into a bed with the middle seat backwards.. chris ************** Start the year off right...
• Re: are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:52:03 EST
  ...but given the choice between having their seats wear out, or just using your right hand to slide the seat, i think most vanagon...
• westy middle seats for sale, blue, or grey
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:20:11 EST
  have 2 westy middle seats for sale, one blue, one grey.. folding seatbacks, 2 person, folding armrests, seatbelts, floor rails, slide in, slide out...
• seating conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:36:03 -0600
  What would it take to convert a '90 GL to a Carat seating style, with the removable jump-seats? Are the mount points for...
• FS: Vanagon middle bench and front seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:42:45 -0400
  I have several Middle benches for sale from Vanagons 1985-1990 as well as a rear seat that becomes a bed from a weekender...
• Re: Front seat replacements
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:07:09 EST
  In a message dated 10/30/02 12:29:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 3kellers@COMCAST.NET writes: > My '91 vanagon front seats are...
• retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cote
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:32:34 EDT
  The stock seatbelts make it a PITA to put childseats in the rear-most seat of a vanagon. Has anyone installed retractable (lap) seat...
• For Sale: 82-84 westy front seats (striped fabric - green OR blue)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 17:35:04 EST
  i have a GREEN/tan/brown striped front seat from a 82-84 westy, and a BLUE/tan/brown striped front seat from a...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 19:26:34 -0400
  If my van has non-swivel seats, how can I, or is it possible to convert them to swivel seats? YOU GUYS ARE THE...
• Re: Here's one I'll bet big bucks ain't in the archives
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:02:28 -0800
  On 3/4/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote: > > ALLOW ME TO PARAPHRASE, what other VW seats fit in a vanagon? > > Nathaniel...
• Front Seats for EV
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 11:56:47 +0200
  Hello everyone, During my search for Vanagon seats I got a nice leaflet from Grammar including drawings of their seats. I like to forward...
• standard westy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 19 May 1998 01:08:15 -0400
  ...the fourth seat in the back is next to the sink and is the L part of the back 3 person bench seat. by...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:15 EST
  fyi people, that front 2 person bench seat will fit in a westy or any other vanagon, in place of your single person front...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:24:56 -0800
  so do the seats that i traded you actually fold down???? i am confused...i would feel quite silly if, in fact, they do...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:26:55 -0700
  At 6/29/2011 08:04 AM, Jim Felder wrote: >While we are on the subject of seats and such, one of the best...
• Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:09:45 -0500
  ...grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc > > all this talk about middle seats.. > > i have like five or...
• Re: Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:50:56 -0400
  ...Hence the > need for a 5th seat option. I'm open to either a single middle swivel > seat or the double bench on the...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:03:18 -0700
  re "hinges that lift the rear seat when the seat back is lowered to make it into a bed." hmmmm....... what year van and...
• Re: wierd vanagon seat... anyone seen one of these??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:03:56 -0500
  It looks like a slide-in center seat. I see where it hooks into rails like the 1984 Wolfsburg seats. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• need a wrecked vanagon, with rear facing seats
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 01:30:36 EST
  I need a vanagon with gray cloth interior and rear facing seats. My interior is in like new condition, it has the center bench...
• Re: WTB Middle Seat for '84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:29:15 -0500
  On eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=255171912 is a "VW Vanagon 2 person Middle Seat" Currently at $175...
• Re: Survey--Merkur seats
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:33:12 EST
  My brother's 1991 SHO has *badly* disintigrating leather seat covers at only 81,000 original miles. Cost to replace with OEM seat covers...
• Jetta Seat Belts and Jetta seats
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:01:39 -0800
  ...Can anyone enlighten me? Also, what is involved in putting Jetta/Golf seats in a Vanagon? Is welding of seat rails required? Thanks in...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:33:48 EDT
  In a message dated 9/10/03 12:24:12 AM Mountain Daylight Time, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > Seat comfort is a matter of...
• Re: FS: Front seats and swivel tracks
  Historical mailing list - Kati
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 19:19:59 -0700
  Hey, I'm restoring an '80 vanagon westi with that sort of color interior and need a couple of front seats. What are you...
• FS: RARE middle/center (swiveling) seat for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - J J
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 18:16:21 -0700
  Hello - I am selling a very rare center (middle) swiveling seat for an '85 Westfalia. I searched the archives and found that Ron Salmon...
• Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:48:04 -0600
  I'm trying to figure out how to get under the rear seat of "Fifty Shades Of Brown," my new-to-me 1982 diesel...
• More free seats
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 21:53:49 -0700
  Since it is free seat day, I have a pair of seats from an 82 westy. They are brown striped w/ headrests. I have...
• seating five ?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Lindsay, Summit Reources
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 06:23:49 -0700
  I am trying to figure a way to get a fifth seating arrangement in my '81 Westy. I have two carseats, a ten yr...
• Re: Ball Seat vs Cone Seat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 1 Sep 2021 08:43:48 -0600
  ...Ball Seat vs Cone Seat > > To WhomEver knows the answer,, Is it OK to use OEM Vanagon Ball Seat > Lug Nuts > > on Cone Seat...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:43:48 -0800
  I put some heated leather Audi bucket seats in a Vanagon once. It was a lot of work as some structure on the bottom...
• Front Seat Mounts Under Swivel Seat Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 24 May 2003 10:27:48 -0700
  ...I removed the driver's seat and the swivel assembly from my '90 Westy and find underneath the rails for mounting the seat without...
• Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Wed, 28 May 2003 12:16:35 -0700
  ...Also, I've seen two Vanagons with a three across middle seat. It looks like the passenger side seat hinges forward to allow access...
• Re: Fold down seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:44:46 EST
  ...fold down rear and center seats using my existing bench seats and > hardware/parts from donor fold down seats? I'm haven't been...
• swival seat mechanisms for sale,fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:10:56 EST
  i have a few swival seat mechanisms for sale, they fit all vanagons. allow your seat to rotate 360 degrees. chris
• Weekender seating in Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 22:00:03 -0800
  Do Eurovans come with the "Weekender" package like my '91 Carat does? You know, fold down rear seat and two rear facing jump seats...