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• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:17:03 -0600
  Remove seats and then clean and relube the swivel section. Worked on my 82 camper on which one seat required hercules to swivel it...
• Re: 89 Westie seats in 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:32:34 -0700
  ...place in the new car. (unless you already have swivel bases on your seats) Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA -----Original...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:48:50 EDT
  ...i have a 82 and i want completly new seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the going rate >> There is...
• FS: Vanagon swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 17:45:25 -0500
  I have complete swivel seat mechanism for sale that will fit any vanagon. This includes the base plate that is welded to the van...
• Re: are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:06:22 -0500
  ...All the Vanagon seats are swappable left to right. As Chris said, it's the bases that make them swivel.The seat tracks are...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:57:47 -0700
  I have a set of Swivel seats for a 79 loaf, should fit a Vanagon, perfect shape....color leaves a bit to be desired...
• swivel bucket seats?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 17:23:28 EST
  Okay, so I know large vehicles have swiveling bucket seats. I'm wondering if anyone has actually taken advantage of this feature & applied it...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:27:44 -0700
  ...Westfalia seat bottoms are thinner than regular Vanagon seats to compensate for the seat swivels. If space between the steering wheel bottom and your...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:32:03 +1000
  ...swivel seats On the stock Westy the swivel mechanism is welded to the seat frame overlapping the stock rails. Someone (I forget who) has...
• Arm rests with swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:25:33 -0500
  ...of the arm rest, distance from floor level and from back of the seat? (wouldn�t like to stop swiveling the seats) TIA Javier
• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Sat, 25 May 2002 01:17:38 -0500
  swivel seat on Ebay curretly 17 bucks http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1823480822 Mike
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:33:09 -0700
  ...but the seats are not. The camper seat > bases are shorter in height to compensate for the height of the swivel > mechanism, and they...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:31:02 -0400
  ...but the seats are not. The camper seat bases are shorter in height to compensate for the height of the swivel mechanism, and they...
• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - William Bruce
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 10:40:30 -0400
  Are there retro-fit swivel seat bases available for Vanagons? If so, does anyone know who sells them. Thanks William
• Re: FS: Front seats and swivel tracks
  Historical mailing list - Kati
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 19:19:59 -0700
  ...The headrests > are included. > > These seats and swivels would be good for someone without swivel seats who > wants them. They are located on the...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 May 95 22:30:58 CDT
  ...I'm wondering if I can just take the swivel >bases and put them on my seats. Any comments/suggestions would be >greatly appreciated...
• Re: other seats for a jump seat swivel base?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:49:57 -0700
  ...westy jump seat (the one with the swivel base and lock > box), are there other seats that will fit on the base? Like a...
• Re: swivel chair
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 12 May 2002 07:54:06 -0700
  ...swivel chair try volvo seats. that's what i have and they're wonderful. - - - - - Judy ..... interested in the Volvo seats suggestion. Do you have...
• Re: Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:38:29 +0000
  <Jeff, there was a recent post stating that the seats that come with a swivel equipped van, are narrower, so you don't sit...
• Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:15:29 -0500
  ...Anyway I know there are a lot of size ball bearing swivels out there to adapt into the vanagon seats. I have made a...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:47:05 -0500
  ...W Tom Dean wrote: >Another question regarding swivel seats. > > I've got a high mileage 85 westy. The swivel seats are sloppy. Are those...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:10:02 EDT
  ...i have a 82 and i want completly new > seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the > going rate > > you must...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:53:21 -0500
  ...Harvey at jtharvey2@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: > I was wondering how well people like their swivel seats. > > I planned to install front swivel seat bases...
• Re: 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:15:39 -0800
  ...I have screwed around now for about an hour total and still have not > figured out how to swivel the seats ! > I know that...
• Re: Vanagon seats over the years
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:17:12 -0700
  ...I kept those seats when camperized the syncro. I only added the swivel set base to the passenger seat so the additional height of...
• Re: Audi seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:13:11 -0700
  ...They might be fine in a non-swivel vanagon. As for the seats themselves, mmmmmmmmmm, very nice. Got a couple Audi's and they...
• 'FS: Swivel seat mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 01:04:52 -0700
  I have one swivel seat mechanism for sale $150 + shipping with instructions. Will fit any Vanagon front seats. Floyd Truskot 440-245-8448
• Was Re: Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:16:16 EDT
  so, if you weld the swivel mechanism to the floor, do you lose the ability to slide the seat fore and aft?
• Re: Front seat conversion to swivel?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 May 2004 22:31:50 -0600
  ...front seats (driver's and the passenger's) on my 87 GL Wolfsburg do not > swivel. But I would like them to swivel so...
• 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Sun, 16 May 1999 21:06:23 +0100
  ...Also I'd like to convert my 87 Syncro Seats into swivel seats Like the 82 has. has anyone done this?? Looks like welding...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:32:02 -0500
  The plastic bushings for the swivel seats are part #251-881-319; four are required per seat. Go Westy had them, sold out, and...
• re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:51:01 -0700
  ...If you have a westfalia you would probably loose the ability to swivel the seats. I like to be able to turn the passenger...
• Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:39:50 -0700
  ...with swivel seat bases, can you put any Vanagon Driver or passenger seat on that track? Or are you limited to camper seats? thank...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:55:06 -0500
  ...Flynn wrote: > > A while ago there was some information on the prodedure to maintain the > swivel seats. Couls someone forward it to me please...
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:48:53 EST
  ...Anyway I know there are a lot of size ball bearing swivels out there to adapt into the vanagon seats. I have made a...
• Swivel Seats For Sale - Ebay
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:36:53 -0500
  Just posted a swivel seat for sale on ebay. Practically brand new. David Wilhite 86' Syncro GL (For Sale) 01' KLR 650 84' Subaruvanagon
• Re: Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:11:17 -0600
  Jeff, there was a recent post stating that the seats that come with a swivel equipped van, are narrower, so you don't sit...
• Re: Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:56:57 -0700
  ...How hard of a proceed is this? Can > the swivel base be > >adapted to my non-swiveling seats. If it can be I > would...
• More Swivel Questions
  Historical mailing list - jason E. Rao
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 08:48:41 -0500
  ...It does not have the swivel seats. Is there an EASY way to retrofit a swivel seat without welding, etc.? Since the same year...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:48:59 -0700
  ...GL seats on westy swivels, and our family has 6'-1" members, and we have no problems. Didn't even know the westies had...
• other seats for a jump seat swivel base?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:28:42 -0400
  ...For that rare westy jump seat (the one with the swivel base and lock box), are there other seats that will fit on the...
• Re: On the subject of seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:48:50 EST
  ...captains chairs from a westy that swivel to face rearward into my Vanagon? >> the seats dont swivel, the bases do. the bases are welded...
• Re: Front Seat Sizes - a measurement needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:39:18 -0600
  From what I can tell ..............I've used 85 seats in 80s models. Standard Vanagon 80 seat on Westy swivels 83s. There are just...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:31:38 -0700
  ...Westfalia seat bottoms are thinner than regular Vanagon seats to compensate for the seat swivels. If space between the steering wheel bottom and your...
• Re: heated seats wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 14:29:00 -0500
  ...Also on the wish list: -the seats be grey -they have the swivel arm rests that my current seats have -that the seats themselves...
• custom seats (was Re: tho
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Oct 94 20:01:00 -0500
  ...VV>> >I installed custom reclining seats in Bobo but was afraid to VV>remove the > VV>> Bobo? That's very cute. Kind of reminds...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:56:24 -0800
  RE: Little Plastic Swivel Seat Thingies At least one of the online vendors lists them, I believe GoWesty. But well hiden on their site...
• Re: front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 17 May 2001 00:33:41 -0700
  Ed, On my 1983 seats it's a: Track (Guide Piece) VW part # 251 881 213. Swivel and non-swivel seats use the same...
• FS: '82 Westy front seats
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sat, 6 May 2000 19:50:41 -0700
  ...This does not include the swivels, which have been sold separately. However the seats fit the original non-swivel tracks if that's what...
• Re: seatbelt extenders
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:56:34 -0400
  ...I just have to swivel the receivers downward before swiveling the seats. Btw ... seatbelts and receivers are the same through '84 and '85 through...
• seat questions
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:27:02 -0700
  ...84 GL with the better seats with arm rests, however these are on slides, and not the slide + swivel system of mine. soo..... It...
• Re: 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Mon, 17 May 1999 10:09:12 -0600
  ...82 Engine FS & Swivel ?? > Also I'd like to convert my 87 Syncro Seats into swivel seats Like the > 82 has. has anyone done...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:10:21 -0300
  ...Malcolm S Ray wrote: > Are the swivel seats designed to be rotated by a body-builder, or can a > scrawny guy like me turn...
• Re: swivel bucket seats?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:54:52 -0800
  ...how great would swiveling bucket seats be for the > driver/passenger when you've parked it! > > Anyway, help me out with this. I'm...
• Re: front swivel seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:31:35 EST
  ...the seats in a westy dont swivel - the bases that are WELDED TO THE BODY do... if you want the single westy middle seat...
• FS Westfalia swivel seat bases.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 15:59:29 -0600
  I pr 80- up Westfalia Swivel Bases for the front seats. Includes, weld in base, locking dish plate, swivel seat rail section. Price $110...
• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:01:56 -0600
  ...Tight Swivel Seats > In addition to cleaning like Jim suggested be careful how tight you > get the bolts (nuts?) that hold the swivel in...
• Re: other seats for a jump seat swivel base?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:34:04 EDT
  ...westy jump seat (the one with the swivel base and lock > box), are there other seats that will fit on the base? Like a...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:35:49 -0400
  The swivel seats can be difficult to turn if the nuts that hold them down are too tight. The way to remedy the situation...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:38:32 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-19 23:48:58 EDT, loganc@innercite.com@INNERCITE.COM writes: << I have a set of Swivel seats...