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• Westy Mystery Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  16 May 1995 10:38:47 -0800
  ...The folding bench seat does not make use of this as a support (an initial guess) It appears to be original equipment, or at...
• Re: Handle Straps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:55:48 CDT
  On Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:44:57 -0500 Steve Manning said: >Anyone have the handle straps for the rear bench area of a...
• 1982 Country Homes Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Curiel
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 09:28:36 PST
  ...New tires, Westfalia rear bench and cabinets, sunroof, bra. I will be gone for the next two weeks (1-15 Jan) please contact esoars...
• Re: Rear cabin heater
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:36:55 -0400
  I guess you are talking about the heater underneath the rear bench. Yes, it is a bleeder valve . Not all rear heaters had this...
• Charging circuit connection - battery under back bench in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:28:24 -0600
  Hi, I want to install a deep cycle battery under the back bench in my 1991 Westy. I was thinking that it would be...
• Re: '85 GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list - .go.brown.
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:53:41 -0800
  ...first of all, moving side to side, that rear bench is much flatter than the bench in my 84. this is very desireable from...
• Re: The cross bar under the rear bench seat GL
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 07:05:22 -0500
  ...out and make it into a bed and back to a bench. > >If you cut the bar out how bad is it to pull...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:42:43 EST
  ...In essence, the local enforcement policy is aimed at ensuring that certain benchmark numbers are met to ensure that the powertrain in question is...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:38:25 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR neil N typed: > Hi Roger. > > Bench test on 110: > > got down to ~ 55 F. Fins started to...
• 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:38:11 -0500
  ...Not sure I want to get into installing batteries under the bench seat. I have the GoWEsty 2nd battery setup and plan to expand...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 27 May 2018 09:59:10 -0700
  ...Inside it looks like Weekender (rear facing jump seats, rear bench that folds into a (full width) bed), table. Perhaps this is what Canadian...
• WTB - Z-Bed hinges for '82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 10:44:01 -0400
  ...I'd like to find a better set of hinges for the back bench if possible. Anyone have a pair that is still nice...
• CV regreasing/needle method
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 16:40:02 -0700
  Paul, You only need about a 4X4 foot area for you and space to disassemble the joint, although a bench with a vise is...
• Re[2]: Walkthroughs
  Historical mailing list
  1 Sep 94 13:20
  ...by cutting holes in the side and adding windows and some bench seats in the back. My bus is described as a 12 seater...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 18:41:55 -0500 (CDT)
  The biggest problem I have with the rear facing seats in not the seats themselves but the seatbelts. They tighten up while you're...
• 2nd vanagon handle
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:36:40 -0700
  ...It looks like it is in the rear for folks in the rear bench seat to easily reach. dave bowers 1986 Westy 102k
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:13:04 -0400
  ...Eurovans for $75 -Eurovan 5 speed transmission for $500 -Vanagon middle bench for $50 All parts are in the San Francisco area. Sorin (650...
• Looking For a Winter Project?
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 22:15:25 -0400
  ...Good body (came from Florida) Engine runs, needs some tuning Rear bed folding seat, table, and bench seat Childs hammock in pop top No...
• Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:17:55 EDT
  Is this an electric or mechanical gauge? Is there just some air in the line. Either way I would not expect much while the...
• Re: Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:13:22 EDT
  ...I did have to take off the driver's side armrest on the bench to give > enough clearance. The one on the passenger side...
• Re: Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:28:32 -0500
  ...has anyone put a subwoofer under the bench > > seat? Any > > tips? I was thinking I could put a 10" and have the box custom...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Messick
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:58:43 -0800
  ...The one near me has a bench mounted one that makes cables that look like the pre-made ones. Soldering can make the cable...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:18:45 -0700
  ...I didn't make time to figure a way to bench test it. With a brake booster on the bench, if one sealed it...
• Re: Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael P. Pelikan
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 06:43:18 -0500
  ...Will the middle bench get in the way when the bed folded down? Yes. In fact, it's the fact that the rear-facing...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:22:56 -0700
  ...Later models got the rear facing jumpseats instead of the front facing 2-person middle bench with seatbacks which fold forward. The brochure I...
• Re: Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:17:56 -0700
  ...There were separate floor panels under the galley and under the rear bench. The edge of the floor proper just eased under the rear...
• Re: bench front seat for sale! was:Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:08:55 EST
  ...can use the seat (lap) belts on the 2-person middle bench in a regular van. The belts bolt onto the same holes that...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 12:25:49 -0500
  ...I'm amused that their "apply" photo on the website shows someone using it at a jeweler's bench. Yrs, d
• Re: Swinging table
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:19:36 -0700
  I put it under the bench seat, along with the pole. Not a great fit, but certainly out of the way. http://intellecti.ca...
• Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:29:29 -0400
  At 11:36 AM 6/30/2013, Eric Caron wrote: >Only other missing thing I have is the latch for the back bench >seat...
• Re: "Interesting" Vanagon FS in NC
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:34:02 -0500
  ...I like the front bench. It looks like an early model. Could it be a diesel? 2009/12/17 george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com...
• Re: top bed ladder?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:10:03 -0400
  I carry a small bench seat in my '87 Westy GL to stand up onto, then step on the countertop (lid down, of course...
• "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:46:16 +1300
  ...and a motorcycle load comprising a Split rear bench seat... Anyone want a geeze? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• For Sale 1961 VW Pickup $400.00 or BO
  Historical mailing list
  2 Jun 1996 16:01:17 GMT
  1961 vw pickup (single bench seat not the crew cab). This is a classic. It=B9s not running and has some rust. I rebuilt...
• Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Denison, Jr.
  Sun, 05 Jan 1997 10:47:45 -0600
  Victor, The heater has a plastic bleeder screw that fails. As long as you have a mess you might want to start it up...
• Tranny
  Historical mailing list - stanwild
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 23:13:38 -0500
  ...about a $275.00 bench job. -------------------------- End ----------------------------------------- Scott C. wrote: > > Have you tried the Vintage VW mailing list? > > listserv@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu > in the...
• To table or not to table
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 16:00:16 -0400
  ...yes) and 2) where does the front table get stored while driving? -------- Wait, wait I know this one! Under the rear bench seat. TJK...
• Re: seat options for Multivan?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:57:50 EST
  ...MUSCLEFISH.COM writes: > Can I install a 2 or 3-person bench seat into > my van (taking out the 2 rear-facing seats, of...
• Found some interior stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:50:30 -0700
  ...All the side paneling, table, rear pul-out bench, and the ENTIRE a/c roof ducting are intact and in good shape. Everything is...
• Make of Propane furnace (was Overseas Travel Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:51:16 -0700
  ...the previous owners, and is installed between the refrigerator and the bench seat, with trim that matches the grey of the cabinetry). It's...
• LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:03:53 -0700
  ...It had a rare bench seat but they still remember it was uncomfortable! Dad still blames me for his selling the Porsche 45 years...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:22:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...I put in all the cabinets and kitchenette, so the rear bench seats two, but I still have the middle "loveseat", which I can...
• Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:29:18 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure! > Is this an electric or mechanical gauge? Is there just some air in the line...
• Re: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:47:17 -0400
  ...My Vanagon > Westy has at least as wide rear bench, but only has two rear > lapbelts. > > Has anyone installed a third lapbelt in their...
• Interesting T4 seating (was RE: 9-pass vanagons)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 12:29:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...From what I can determine from the Norweigan T4 catalogue, one can "special order" a 11 seat SWB van by ordering the full bench...
• Re: largest size for speakers in front?
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:03:24 -0400
  ...I ended up throwing a Pioneer amp under the bench seat and then connecting a 12" bass speaker box to the end of about...
• Re: How to install the Westfalia sliding bench?
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:31:19 +0000
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• FS: Full-width Z-Bed , 2.1 coolant parts in W. Michigan
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:43:33 -0700
  Blue Corduroy rear seat-bed with cushions, bench cabinetry. Queen size- wider than std. Westy- fits all Vanagons. $125 Water rings in engine compartment...
• Wasserboxer Jug Reinstall
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 14:32:03 -0600
  ...I now have the jugs and heads on the bench. After some considerable pounding with a rubber hammer and prying with chisels, the jugs...
• '93 Eurovan for sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:09:16 EDT
  ...It is the 7 passenger variety with the middle bench seat, all power everything, front and rear A/C, and manual transmission. 108k miles...
• 82 Country Homes Diesel Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Curiel
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:04:08 PST
  ...AC/DC fridge, propane stove, water tank, westfalia rear bench and cabinets, new tires. Engine siezed (timing belt did not break or jump). Will...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:23:58 -0500
  ...available, >mounting two 6 volt deep cycle RV under the rear bench (and venting them) >will provide much more power and probably last longer...
• Dirt Cheap 84'Westy/Wolfy.......1st $800...new photos posted
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:12:44 -0700
  OK tire kickers, here she is, a rolling chassis w/AC, PS, rare slide out bench seat for big families.....and a 135K mile...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:04:57 -0700
  ...Seat and one over the rear Bench Seat, also on the Pass. Side. Power consumption is ....... well, have not run the second battery down...
• Re: 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:54:33 EST
  ...Anyone who has an extra 2 seat middle bench or rear cushion > please let me know. > > Thanks, > Chris > > OMG...Chris i thought you were...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:53:00 -0400
  ...it in place of the 2 bucket seats.A first row bench seat! Just weld it and fabricate something to make it fit.Dont...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:26:29 -0700
  I agree that using the rear heater for 5-10 minutes does a good job of warming passengers sitting on the rear bench (for...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:36:06 -0400
  ...Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a > two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. > 2...
• Westy Secrets-Friday
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:05:04 -0600
  ...The rear bench works great folded down with a leg in each arm thingy. Brings new thought to VW 2. The rear matress folds...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:32:08 -0400
  My 91 (weekender) came with three headrests installed on the rear bench seat back. Maybe you can find a junkyard special and scoop up...