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• Re: front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:50:43 -0700
  ...You can cut the welds and weld them (by a competent welder for safety) onto the Weekender. Mike Snow > > Hi, I'm moving stuff...
• Re: Vanagons For Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:23:03 -0700
  ...The primary confusion seems to come from the two uses of the term "weekender". One westy model was called the "Westfalia Weekender", which had...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:20:07 -0600
  ...repeat after me... "There no Weekenders made in '85, only > Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition campers." > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/85wolfsburgedition/page4.jpg...
• Re: 88 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 1997 18:28:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...writes: << Believe me there is a market for vanagon (and EV) weekenders. >> I have to agree with this, to many a full on Westy...
• buying first vanagon, what is a "Weekender"
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Tue, 21 May 2002 12:29:03 -0700
  ...There is an 87 "Weekender" for sale in Sacramento, where i am. can anyone tell me the features of the weekender package,,, related to...
• Re: 88 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 08:47:13 -0400
  PINKNEWELL, Where is this market, I have an 87 Weekender GL Wolfsburg I would like to sell? I just bought an 84 westy and...
• RE: Weekender Seat Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 19:31:15 -0900 (AKST)
  ...Unfortunately the Syncro was not a weekender. I seem to recall that one of the outfits in California used to offer a conversion kit...
• Re: Weekenders - how many different configurations?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:19:26 EST
  In a message dated 1/13/06 6:09:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, tjhannink@yahoo.com writes: > The "Westy Weekender" nickname is cute...
• Re: Searching for a '93 Eurovan Westfalia Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:21:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The weekender (without the stove, etc.) is VERY hard to find, as they were only imported in 1993. Please email kndgrn@manoman.com if...
• Re: Paint color on a weekender I saw?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:41:55 -0600
  On April 20, Leif posted: "I spotted a late model weekender with a gorgeous "midnight blue" paint job" ... "Anyone know the paint color name...
• Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:46:41 -0500
  Someone is selling an 1987 Westfalia Weekender Wolfsburg edition with a cream interior. I have not seen the van yet but it is described...
• Re: Honey, I shrunk the Kids!(so they can fit in my Eurovan)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 22:36:26 +0100
  ...the actual numbers sold, in the USA, for each of the below model years. > 1993 5cyl engine, GL, CL, MV, MV Weekender - 32 > 1995...
• [Fwd: Re: that is one very beautiful vanangon ... sigh ...]
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:17:14 -0400
  ...Happy Trails, Greg Potts www.pottsfamily.ca WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA <--- NEW .CA DOMAIN!!! 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon 1973...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 22:32:00 -0500
  ...87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work OMG! Here I've been referring to our van as a Weekender all along, when it...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 21:13:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...I thought the >westy weekender had something like the fridge and the poptop but no >stove/sink/other cabients. > > Rehash? I love rehash!! just...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:12:23 -0700
  so... could we assume that the weekender was built for North America camping style? :-)
• Weekender interiors for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Nov 1997 23:37:41 -0500
  I have misc Vanagon interior parts: front seats, weekender interiors, sofabeds, etc.. email if interested chris
• Re: [Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)]
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 11:34:53 EDT
  ...what you are describing is just a > weekender interior. > chris I'm sure the van it came out of was hardtop 84 Wolfsburg edition...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:05:05 -0700
  ...The bed from a Poptop Weekender will be too narrow because of the closet in back. You need a Carat, Wolfburg Edition or hardtop...
• Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:37:30 EST
  I've installed a Weekender table side panel in my GL van. The full width GL rear folding bed/bench will not work in...
• Westfalia Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:06:04 -0700
  My 1986 Westy Weekender has a 5 connector battery cut-out relay, with a fifth wire (red, 2.5mm) lying on the floor beside...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:55:00 -0600
  Don't Weekenders have pot-up tops??? John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:29:53 -0400
  ...The > Weekender essentially makes enough sleeping space for two adults in > the rear of the Vanagon. This is accomplished by folding the middle > seatbacks...
• Weekender interior for sale/ or seperate
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  13 Aug 96 14:47:19 EDT
  ...I have a complete blue velour Vanagon interior with the weekender fold down sofabed package (includes door /side panels,middle seat and front captains...
• Re: 98 Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:28:19 -0700
  ...98 Weekender? > Date: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 7:11 AM > > Has anybody heard that they are bringing back the Weekender in 98?? I have...
• FS: brown or grey 2 person middle seat and rear weekender sofabed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 02:26:55 EST
  ...also have a grey rear weekender sofabed, and a brown rear weekender sofabed.. fit all passenger vans. good upgrade for earlier vans.. chris philly
• FS: westy left rear cabinet with BIG door from westy weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 12:52:05 EDT
  ...westy left rear cabinet from westy weekender with BIG door in the face of it.. fits all westy GL's.. this is the one...
• Re: Monterey Bay Craigslist: '89 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 09:40:03 -0700
  Its a Country Homes Camper Mordo, not a Westfalia and it has a 60" wide bed like the fixed roof Weekender. No closet. On...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:22:37 -0400
  ...repeat after me... "There no Weekenders made in '85, >> only >> Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition campers." >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/85wolfsburgedition/page4.jpg...
• FS: Carat weekender interior /sofabed/side table panels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:49:50 EDT
  ...rear weekender sofabed from Carat, grey velour, fits all vans, with hardware. has cushion over engine. also grey plastic sidetable panels.. also have blue...
• WTB: blue rear weekender mattress
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 22:27:59 EDT
  WTB blue rear weekender mattress from '85-'87 Vanagon. p-mail if you have a lead. thx chris
• Want to trade blu/ Gray for Brown weekender
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Mon, 31 May 2004 19:14:18 EDT
  Looking to trade blue weekender seats for brown seats for 86GL. Bucks county PA dan
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:32:36 -0400
  What most people call "Weekenders" are actually Wolfsburg edition Westfalias from 85-86. Full width bed, rear cabinet only, rear facing seat, fold-up...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:43:21 -0400
  ...You are correct, that is a Weekender. A full camper has the fridge/range/sink/water tank unit. Weekender's don't.
• Re: FS 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia Without Kitchen W/73.4K
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 May 2009 21:03:27 -0400
  Anthony, We had a drawn-out war over "weekender" semantics just a little over a week ago. The conclusion was that "weekender" is a...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:55:15 EST
  ...Some people mistake the GL vans (which have rear seats that > fold into a bed) as Weekenders. The true Weekender HAS a poptop but...
• Re: Eurovan Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 13:41:37 -0500
  Michael Townsend wrote: > I believe that if you refer to it as the Eurovan MV weekender, they might > understand you better. The MV trim...
• front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:36:32 -0400
  Hi, I'm moving stuff from a westy to a weekender that I bought for that purpose. I went to move the front seats...
• Re: Different Models
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 2002 04:02:32 EDT
  the rear sofabed and fold fwd middle seat (ie, weekender interior) was an option on all '85-'91 vanagons. it has nothing to do...
• weekender syncro..?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:48:48 -0700
  hi all, someone on this list posted an ad for a weekender syncro... I lost it... could please repost it again...? many thanks
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 06:17:18 -0500
  ...87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work > John asketh: > > Don't Weekenders have pot-up tops??? > > Negative, ghostrider. > > Weekenders have folding beds, fold...
• rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - systemsfarm
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:49:23 -0700
  Hi listee's My 85 Vanagon has the forward folding rear seat, but I would like to convert to the weekender bed package. Can...
• weekender interior FS ( wasRe: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:20:40 EST
  ...I have the back seat > assembly including cushions, hinges, cabinetry, etc) from a 1981 Weekender. > > > What suggestions would the list have? How to mount...
• Re: the weekender saga again
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:25:39 -0500
  ...What's the difference between a standard weekender and the Wolfsburg weekender? What does GL stand for? Personally I like the weekender version more...
• Re: buying first vanagon, what is a "Weekender"
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 21 May 2002 17:01:49 -0400
  What some people call a "weekender" is a Vanagon Camper without the GL level trim package. It was imported in 1985-1987 and was...
• Re: Eurovans, Winnebago and Westfalia (was: Comet Camper Cafe)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 10:51:29 -0500 (EST)
  In a message dated 97-03-25 17:33:49 EST, killian@mnsinc.com writes: > Having an '93 EV MV non-weekender I offer...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:56:22 -0400
  ...NOWHERE is the vehicle called a Weekender or is the word 'weekender package' mentioned. I still am a member of the Wolfsburg Edition Yahoo...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:03:22 -0600
  Let's try that again! Don't Weekenders have pop-up tops??? John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver
• Re: '90 Weekender's value
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 96 09:13:11 EDT
  ...Whlse Retail ------------ ------ ------ 77k to 84K -$340 -$610 There wasn't a listing for the weekender package, I guess you can use the Carat prices...
• Re: WANTED: pics of 'weekender' interior
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 21:22:07 EST
  ...what youre referring to is a westy weekender, or NON-GL camper. poptop, no sink/stove/fridge. chris
• Re: silver socket plug..Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 07:55:17 EST
  ...Same > thing in my buddy's 1987 Westy Weekender. > > then maybe it was continued to the 85-87 westy weekenders.. i just remember my...
• So many campers, so few poptop weekenders
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Tue, 8 May 2007 00:40:29 -0700
  I am looking for a '90/'91 weekender w/ poptop and manual transmission. These do seem to be in short supply. Have many people...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:26:03 -0700
  ...like my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender Vanagon ( poptop , no kitchen, deluze interior, shredomatic seat upholstery' ........... those are not really 'weekenders.' I prefer to call them...
• Re: Syncro question: how frequent was weekender option installed ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:58:18 EST
  ...for '89-91 they all had the weekender sofabed. and the 90-91 had the tweed weekender interior w/ jumpseats. '89 syncros are usually...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 00:06:12 -0600
  My 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender GL has a Westfalia Werke badge on the panel under the rear bench. Dave Dfilcoff@stlnet.com
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:23:51 EST
  ...I have the back seat assembly including cushions, hinges, cabinetry, etc) from a 1981 Weekender. >> Ben B., It sounds to me that you've...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 15:59:04 -0500
  ...camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper? > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > so... could we assume that the weekender was built for North America > > camping style...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 00:56:52 EST
  ...However, these Vanagon Campers (Westfalias) without stove & refrigerators were not ever called "Weekender" by VW. When VW used the term "Weekender" in reference to...
• Westfalia Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:50:01 -0800
  I am looking for a Westy Weekender. If any of you know one please let me know. I am in the Seattle area. Zoltan...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:23:10 -1000
  ...On 9/29/2015 3:11 PM, Jack Botts wrote: > As a "Weekender" owner 3 times over, I have to say that, if your...