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• Re: Seats - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:10:03 -0500
  ...Can the passenger seat and driver seat be swapped? My driver seat is > showing some wear, but the passenger seat is never used and...
• Request help with my seat
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 24 Feb 1995 08:44:36 CST6CDT
  ...Oops, wrong seat! I have this new Westy rear-facing seat (thanks to Michael) that I need to mount to the floor in a...
• New seats available for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jun 2016 10:54:00 -0700
  Small Car is offering some interesting seats for $500/pair. Unfortunately, the rails are out of stock: https://smallcar.com/vanagon/interior-parts/seat...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:22:22 -0700
  I put 3 headrests on my westy rear bench seat. There is a middle seat belt there now too... fits 3 kids nicely. Madeline...
• NOS style seat covers?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 15:34:11 EDT
  Hi all, Does anyone have a source for NOS seat covers. My seats are tan corduroy and need to be replaced. Thanks! Greg 86...
• Vanagons Seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:05:47 -0400
  I have some extra Vanagon seats that I would like to sell. Front seats $50 each Middle bench $50 Rear bench that becomes a...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:54:17 EST
  ...It should be great for listees who have successful seat conversions to chime in. Volvo? Saab? Subaru? Bentley? I will agree the Volvo seats...
• Re: Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:13:14 -0500
  Hi, Here is my method for the Breverra toddler seat, useful for the lap-only middle position or the outboard 3-point position on...
• Re: Problem installing a baby seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:01:42 -0600
  ...Problem installing a baby seat > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm having a problem installing the baby seat. > > > > The buckle is at a very awkward location relative...
• Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:01:15 -0600
  Jim, if I recall, you have to lift the seat portion partly up to get to those bolts. They are a royal PITA!! You...
• Re: GRAVEYARD FOUND!!! (was Re: Middle Seat Graveyard)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:16:10 -0600
  It seems all middle seats get lost as they are easily removable, get stored & when the bus/van exchanges hands, the seat does not...
• Re: front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:04:05 -0800
  ...My question is, are these arm rests fitted as an optional extra to my seats, or are they completely different seats from the ones...
• Front Seat Sizes - a measurement needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:34:32 -0700
  Volks, OK, I think I almost have the Vanagon Front seat size thing sorted out (previous post "Front Seat Sizes - Need Info" Would someone...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:44:15 -0600
  Yeah, you'll notice the two cutouts are aligned with the two hole cutouts in the seat bottom, i.e. grips for pulling the...
• Thank You + Weekender Epilogue
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:24:34 -0500
  ...Our 1981 Vanagon L's rear seat could only fold down without all the additional hardware. I can't remember whether the middle seat...
• 1969 VW Convertible-Rare Automatic! $1,850 OBO Seattle... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:10:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...pnw.forsale, seattle.forsale.misc, rec.autos.marketplace, seattle.forsale.transportation Subject: 1969 VW Convertible-Rare Automatic! $1,850 OBO Seattle... --------------- 1969 VW Convertible...
• Need Seat Belt for Rear facing jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:09:18 -0400
  I have a customer that needs the seat belt from a wolfsburg or Carat Vanagon jump seat. He needs the retractable side and it...
• VW Flaps in West seattle or greater seattle area,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin C
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:56:12 EST
  ...Hopeing that someone could shoot me the names of some good VW FLAPs with reasonable prices in West Seattle or greater Seattle area. Or...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:21:35 -0800
  I found a like new Leatherman's in the compartment under the driver's seat and a Navajo sterling silver money clip in the...
• Seeking Seats Wish List Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:47:09 -0700
  I am seeking 2 bench seats that will fit in my 86 White Beauty that have head rests. The van is white with grey...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:21:01 -0700
  ...He wants the kind of hinges that are similar to the stock westy bench seat hinges but place the seat higher so that when...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:44:57 -0500
  ...Where are those seats going to eventually die? > > In the grand scheme of things, what ever really happens to middle seats, > in the end...
• Re: Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:14:53 -0500
  If anyone else feels as strongly as John about the Vanagon seats, I have a pair of front seats from an early Westy that...
• Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:16:27 -0700
  ...Does anyone > > have any suggestions - used parts or alternatives to three point seatbelts? > > By the summer both car seats will be facing front. > > ThanksJeff > >
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 May 2007 - Special issue (#2007-472)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Tue, 8 May 2007 17:10:25 +0000
  Unless you have a 91, in which case it's a Multivan Weekender...and seats 7. :-) I've heard that earlier Weekenders (86-ish...
• Re: Seattle! - NVC
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:29:22 -0800
  What to do in Seattle? Restaurants: Ivar's on the Waterfront or The Fisherman, just up the street. Space Needle observation deck if the...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 13 May 2007 22:06:53 -0400
  ...Next, you turn the seat base around 180 degrees > and that > will give enough clearance to pull the aux battery. If the seat > mounting...
• Re: Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:45:44 -0700
  my 85 has the lowest grade version of a back seat. in otherwords, what Vanagons had prior to Z-bed rear seats. that can...
• Rear bench seat: Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Merin, Lawrence M
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:22:14 -0600
  ...I can lift the front edge of the seat up about 6" to access the rear heater control (and of course the seat back...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:44:48 -0800
  ...seat covers >In a message dated 2/22/00 4:22:40 PM, todd@LARKBOOKS.COM writes: > ><< Are there front seat covers made for...
• FS jumpseat Bracket was RE. rear facing jump seat pictures
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:09:11 -0700
  I have one of these rear-facing seat brackets for sale. It is from a carat. $30 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Ques: squeak under passenger seat.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Drahzal
  Wed, 29 Jan 97 13:33:04 PST
  ...matthew --- On Wed, 29 Jan 1997 12:17:45 -0600 Louise Christensen <loudesign@mindspring.com> wrote: > >Conditions of squeak under front passenger seat: > Squeak...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:34:24 -0700
  Hello, also with regards to the the type of seat you have, mine had a back anchor and i ran it over the back...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:45:28 -0800
  ...Monday, February 23, 2009, 1:28 PM whats the benefit of eurovan seats over vanagon seats?� the only benefit i can see is they...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:44:24 -0800
  I still have pics up on my web site with the single seat on the tracks, with detail of the tracks and covers. The...
• vw mk2 Recaro seats in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:03:55 EST
  ...weld some vanagon seat tracks to > > the bottom of the recaros from a crappy old vanagon seat.. > does this work on the vanagon westy...
• FS: Gray Seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 12:43:52 -0700
  I have a brand new (still in the box) set of Sagaz Select #20 seat covers in "Gray Herringbone". Due to an ordering foul...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:46:01 -0800
  The Eurovan seats use a knob for the reclining mechanism instead of a lever as on the Vanagon, so you likely could not get...
• vanagon headrest plastic guide pieces?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:49:49 -0800
  ...Each vanagon front seats has two, and some of the later rear seats have six. I need four and the retainer clips. They'd...
• for sale: westy swival seat mechanisms. fit ALL vanagons.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:13:01 EST
  for sale: westy swival seat mechanisms...fit ALL vans...lets your front seats do a 360 degree spin... let me know if interested. chris
• grey middle seat for sale/fits westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 23:14:54 EST
  i have a grey 2 person middle seat for sale, fits westy too. nice shape. has seatbelts $100 must ship by freight. chris allentown...
• Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 16:21:35 EDT
  Yes,My Vanagon has the full bench seat and does have the two screw in supports on the passenger seat.
• Re: Tan Capt. chairs for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:46:22 -0500
  ...The '84 Pattern is different from later tan seats. Someone who is looking to upgrade from the horsehair striped seats wouldn't care. My...
• Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differenc...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:40:07 -0800
  Could be, since I have seen a dozen+ of the single swivel seats and even owned a few. My guess is that more of...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:30:38 -0900
  ...Can anyone explain (or provide pictures) of what > the additional seating options are? I'm confused about jump seats, > middle row seats, etc. Can...
• Vanagon-Bay Window seat swap question
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 06:25:09 -0500
  ...does anyone have a pair of Vanagon seats they are willing to ship to 35758, and, Are there any issues such as differences in...
• Re: T2 seats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 00:27:52 EST
  In a message dated 2/6/01 8:59:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, moby@COASTALNET.COM writes: > Does anyone know if vanagon seats...
• how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:18:02 EDT
  does anyone know how to get bubblegum off of velour seats? a friend of mine discovered a wad of old bubblegum stuck to the...
• FREE 2 person blue middle seat w/ belts...will fit a camper too
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:10:02 EDT
  i have a FREE 2 person blue velour middle seat w/ seatbelts.. from a 85-87 GL pass van. will fit in a westy...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:01:48 -0800
  When you find the seat be sure to install it to factory specs for safety. You don't want it ripping loose in an...
• Re: Rotate Tintop Passenger Seat 180 degrees
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Apr 2022 22:12:42 +0000
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Rotate Tintop Passenger Seat 180 degrees         & it’s pretty cool how much it opens up the Living Space when Camped or otherwise...
• Westy child restraints-how to use a booster?
  Historical mailing list - maded
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:29:49 -0700
  ...This of course is not an option with the Westy bench seat. We have found only one seat with a harness that is approved...
• Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:35:42 -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: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:13:36 -0500
  ...The seat is "nearly" full length because there are no camper parts to take up the space. As fara s the jump seat - I...
• Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 06:31:58 -0500
  > >process of putting a rearward facing seat in the boot with 3 seat belts. > > what do you Brits mean by a "boot"??? That's...
• re. you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:48:45 -0600
  ...did you know you can put headrests on your middle or back seat in your passenger van? all passenger vanagons come w/ holes in...
• Re: dirty, dirty seats clean again
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:51:08 +0100
  Dirty seats are best cleaned in the washing machine. Downside is, you have to disassemble them. But it pays off: http://kfz.freepage.de...
• Re: was Camp stove input requested now Weekender Ice Box
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:23:03 -0500
  The 93 Eurovan Weekender I parted out a couple of years ago had a 12V cooler box under the driver's side jump seat...
• Re: Stuck Driver Seat
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 9 Apr 2021 23:04:42 +0200
  ...The seat´s sliding tracks are mounted to the seat´s cushion pan via 4 screws from underneath. If these become loose, they move...
• Re: Passenger seat stuck
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Sun, 2 Aug 2015 13:16:52 -0700
  ...We took the seat off and couldn't find any immediately oblivious issues. It's an '85 vanagon. Non swivel front passenger seat.