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• Re: Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:41:14 -0800
  ...it's a pedestal seat behind the passenger seat, with a manual belt. his seat (don't remember brand, it's been too long...
• FW: Middle front seat?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:25:44 -0500
  Tom Carrington has a picture of my 83.5 9pax sunroof with the three person middle seat and the three person front seat at...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:26:20 -0700
  I was able to put two infant seats side-by-side on the rear bench fine...with a litte struggle....but they were definitely...
• again - for sale: optional Westy 2 person middle seat w/ floor rails
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Sep 1998 11:45:55 EDT
  for sale: ( i got another one of these seats) optional Westy 2 person middle seat, w/ folding armrests, and 2 grey removeable headrests, and...
• Volvo Seats for '83 Westfalia - VW Tracks Available?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:19 -0700
  I have two luxurious Volvo seats, complete with bun warmers, for Cunegonde. The underseat frames (but not tracks) are even correct width and length...
• FS: rare 2 person bench FRONT seat w/ belts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:57:09 EDT
  ...seat has the mod to hold seatback in place so a bulkhead is not needed. includes headrests and bench front seat belt setup. seat...
• Rare single westy middle seat FS Re:Anybody in NC just buy a center single seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 12:21:21 EST
  ...has seat belts. mounts on floor rails. can use your fridge without taking seat out! :<) seat is tan velour - but... this seat can be...
• Re: seating five ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 05:45:41 -0800
  I installed a folding jump seat from a later model Carat. This seat is easily removable without tools by pulling a single knob. A...
• FS: Seats in Portland OR or Seattle WA
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:54:49 -0800
  Cunegonde's seats are available. Worn but clean, no pets or smoking, all padding and adjusters intact and working. With sliders/frames only, no...
• westfalia middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:54:57 EST
  i have 2 westfalia camper middle seats for sale. one seat is blue, the other is grey velour. these come with the floor rails...
• Re: 88 Westy-Third Seat Opt
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  14 Jul 1995 08:29:06 -0700
  RE>>88 Westy-Third Seat Option? 7/14/95 Will the standard "middle seat" fit? These seats are mounted on "bolt on" rails. The...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 11:14:54 -0600
  ...Non-Westy Vanagon seats will slide right in. > > Both will have thicker seat bases than a Westy seat so when installed on > > the swivels...
• FS 3 person rear seat upholstery & 2 person middle seat in Halifax NS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:47:46 -0700
  BLUE 3 person rear seat upholstery, seat and back, upholstery ONLY, not the full seat. This is the style that has the form - faux...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - DGT
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:30:42 -0600
  ...When the seat is folded down, for seating, the cushion is > approx. level with the bench seat. > > I think this answers your question... > > Alan...
• Re: tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:54:16 -0700
  Camper seats seem to be a bit smaller in general. I had replace my drivers Westy seat with a 7 pass seat. A bit...
• Free Vanagon seat in Seattle, WA
  Historical mailing list - Matt Weatherford
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 21:42:28 -0700 (PDT)
  I just got a couple of new seats for my 82 vanagon Westy, the drivers seat was totally thrashed, but the passenger seat isnt...
• Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:31:37 -0800
  Alan - > Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing > jump seats in > a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped a infant...
• Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 15:46:05 -0500
  I have a rear facing jump seat, also. Mine is not factory for the camper. Though it is installed per factory specs, with the...
• FS: Westy 2 person middle seat w/ seatbelts, grey, in California
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:29:35 EDT
  ...Westy 2 person middle seat, w/ folding seatbacks..increases your sleeping area, and allows you to make the rear seat into a bed without...
• Re: Vanagon seats over the years
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:17:47 -0600
  We just finished installing (and road testing) a pair of front seats from a Routan. Leather, cushy, arm rests, taller, longer, reclining,etc. There...
• Vanagon seats over the years
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:09:13 -0700
  I've heard that the late model Vanagon seats have a "longer" seat, the length of the seat base from front to back. Is...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:27:44 -0700
  On Sep 10, 2012, at 1:39 AM, Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Are the seat tracks for the GL Camper the same...
• Re: FS- 30 Vanagon Seats
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 30 Sep 1995 07:42:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...FS- 30 Vanagon Seats >MediVan has about 30 center two person Vanagon seats with seat belts available to the highest bidder(s). These seats...
• Re: Jump Seat 95 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 12:05:41 -0700
  At 08:25 07-07-98 -0700, Joseph Roy wrote: > Is there a middle or third seat that can be added to a 95...
• Adding Recaro seats from a MKII Sirocco
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:32:40 +0000
  I've got a set of Recaro seats from a MKII Sirocco. I understand that these can replace the stock Vanagon seats. Has anyone...
• Re: 3rd seat belt for rear
  Historical mailing list
  03 Jul 96 11:08:02 PDT
  Hello - I installed a second seat belt to the same attach points as the passenger seat, for use with a childs car seat placed...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:03:29 -0600
  ...child seat is the child safety seat, car seat is the seat that VW installed in your Vanagon. Set the child seat on your...
• Re: Rear Facing seats in EV-MV
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 06:41:25 -0500 (EST)
  We used the jump seat for our baby seat until Alex was two years old. Its an ideal position, considering seat manufacturers recommend you...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 19:43:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...and mount it behind the pass seat in a westy. Easy to put in/ take out, and they have seatbelts attached to the hardware...
• Re: Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:03:12 -0600
  >But how do you secure the seat with the lap belt? Its impossible... at least in my '87 >Wolfsburg. There is no way to...
• Re: seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...My '65 Chevy has only two seat belts, but can seat six. >And my '66 Kombi only had 2 front belts, and one front...
• FS: 3 person middle seat from 9 pass, and front 2 person bench seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 11:20:17 EST
  for sale, 3 person middle seat from 9 pass vanagon. make your van a 8 passenger... will fit all passenger vanagons. also have another...
• WTB Jump Seat Seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:15:06 -0400
  Does anyone have a jump seat seatbelt cluttering up their life that they want to get rid of? I have the seat; just need...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:26:04 EDT
  I carry my 17 month old daughter in a child seat placed in the middle of the back seat, facing forward, in my 7...
• Re: FS: RARE 2 person bench front seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:47:50 -0700
  ...2 person bench front seat for vanagon or vanagon westy. replaces > your front passenger's seat with a 2 person bench, making seating for...
• Re: Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:34:10 -0500
  ...The middle seat gets in the way when the rear seat folds down. The MV and weekender have rear facing seats which fold up...
• seat covers or custom seats?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:45:39 -0800
  Hey Folks, While peeking around on eBay Germany (www.ebay.de) I cam across some cool looking, hi back seats or seat covers for...
• Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:16:20 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-04 11:20:45 EST, bauman@ican.net writes: << >i know of plenty of non-weekender middle seats...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 13 May 2010 08:02:16 -0700
  well knowbody ever ware's seatbelts in the back of hermie and usually there are at least 2 slim gal's with us ;) sometimes...
• Re: Seats
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:53:33 -0700
  ...One thing to keep mind is Westy seats have thinner bottom cushions to compensate for the added height of seat swivels. Passenger van seats...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 16:01:49 EDT
  ...Child seats in VW vans? > From: dmc@CYBURBAN.COM (DavidM) > > Has anyone experience with carrying young children in child seats in VW > vans (Vanagon...
• Single Swivel Seat on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 22 May 2001 10:40:17 -0500
  The rare single swivel seat that fits in the middle seat rails for all vans (including Westys) is available on eBay. The seat is...
• Re: jump seats a la carat/wolfie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:37:51 EDT
  ...Granted this is with the front seats all the way back in their tracks (or maybe just one notch forward) but the jump seats...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:47:16 -0600
  We traded the front seats on the 1985 Westfalia for the front seats from a Dodge mini-van. Pure comfort and completely the same...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:35:17 +0000
  whats the benefit of eurovan seats over vanagon seats? the only benefit i can see is they have a crank knob for adjustment... ive...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:03:07 EST
  ...Can anyone explain (or provide pictures) of what > the additional seating options are? I'm confused about jump seats, > middle row seats, etc. Can...
• Jump Seat Wanted (Wolfsburg/Carat style)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 13 May 1998 01:16:13 -0500
  I am in the process of installing a Wolfsburg interior into my 86 Syncro, but I own only one silver/grey jump seat. Does...
• Re: Middle front seat?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:01:08 -0500
  The middle front seat was a part of the passenger side seat. Like a bench seat for 2 people in the middle and pass...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:28:22 -0500
  Did you get the middle seat with backs that fold forward or a middle seat with fixed seatbacks? Mike Brendan Slevin wrote: > Sorry to...
• for sale:vanagon westy 2 person middle seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:39:03 EST
  ...vanagon westy 2 person middle seats. have grey, or blue. have armrests, and seats fold fwd to increase sleeping area/access back seat. has...
• adding armrests to vanagon front seats which did not have them, or other seats
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:37:26 EST
  i have sucessfully added armrests to vanagon seats that did not originally have them. for example, i have added armrests to seats from a...
• Vanagon Jump and Bench seats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:27:29 -0500
  ...I am selling a set of cloth jump seats and a bench seat from a 90 Vanagon. These are part of a set of...
• Free: 3 person Rear Seat Cover
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:37:43 -0700
  Seat COVER, not the seat! Both the seatr and the seat back. And it's Free, but you pay the shipping from Halifax B3M...
• Re: more seating and engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:54:42 +0100
  ...In a first step you could easily convert to 2-3-3 where the middle bench would also seat three. The right seat of...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:16:14 -0800
  re " I'd like another seat in addition to the folding bench seat, without having to modify the Westy camper interior storage and kitchenette...
• Re: seating five ?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Lindsay, Summit Reources
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 06:49:19 -0700
  ...seating five ? I installed a folding jump seat from a later model Carat. This seat is easily removable without tools by pulling a single...
• Re: Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:12:04 -0500
  He's facing backwards, no? Kind of defeats the purpose of the seat? Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 04/04...
• Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:29:53 -0800
  We’ve been wanting more comfortable seats in the Westy and I’ve read that the EV seat swap into a regular Vanagon is...
• Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:33:38 EDT
  In a message dated 9/9/03 5:57:36 PM Mountain Daylight Time, kayakjr@JUNO.COM writes: > Subaru motor, now Subaru seats - Hey...
• Middle track & seat into an '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 20:33:16 -0700
  I put the middle seat in this afternoon and took pictures, The Samba seemed to be a good place to put them so I...