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Re: [vanagon] Modifing front Seats to recline further
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:07:32 EST
...and i mean ALL the way down :<) it helps if you have a westy and can swival the front pass seat around facing rearwards...
Seat
Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:55:00 EST
On my 81 vanagon with the swivel seat the metal plate and the track stay on the van if you remove the track from...
Re: back seat, '91 camper
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:34:53 -0700
Dave, You can always add the child's seat tether plus rightside shoulder belt. The driver's side is too challenging because of the...
Re: rear seat swap
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:16:56 -0700
80-82 Westies had a "Basic Camper" model which seated three on the bench seat in the rear. You could look for one of...
Re: conversions
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Apr 1995 16:14:45 +0600
...Snake it up through the seat and you have three seats across the couch, one in the rear facing seat and two in the...
Re: Audi seats in Vanagon?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 Sep 2000 02:16:52 EDT
...The Audi seats are a good bit higher in the seat portion than the vanagon seats, and combine that with the extra height of...
Re: where to find a van online?--3 person middle seat
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:08:16 -0500
...It looks > like it seats 3 with the seat back nearest the side door able to fold down > (to get into the back seat...
Re: FREE: seats for Fox and Scirocco
Historical mailing list - t
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:19:11 -0800
I had thought about replacing the shot to hell seats in my 81 westy with Volvo 242GT seats, even bought them at the local...
[Fwd: Re: Front seat padding]
Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:12:18 -0800
...I have had both split front seats, on a '68 bus, and a bench seat on an '82 Vanagon, both of them no-nonsense...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:16:40 -0500
...I have sold the jump seats and now just have the bench seat. You can see the seat at http://www.cs.fiu.edu...
Re: My Apologies too/Bench Seat
Historical mailing list
Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:18:35 -0300 (ADT)
...You get a huge storage area under the seat (or porta-potti closet), and another behind the seat back. Seat belt anchor for front...
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: seat covers
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:47:52 -0600
...Marshall Ruskin I'll bet you're talking about the Sagaz seat covers, right? If so, they don't make one for the *Westy...
Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:17:20 -0800
At 09:49 04-03-98 EST, JordanVw wrote: >i know of plenty of non-weekender middle seats sitting in junkyards, but they >sit...
Re: Removing front passenger seat
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 08:45:18 -0700
Jeff Just to clarify, on my camper (a Riviera, not a Westfalia) the seat cushion would hit the glovebox before clearing the track... I...
Modifying driver seat back angle
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:50:23 -0500
Hi, Has anyone tried to modify the drivers seat in a Vanagon so that it will recline back further than it normally does? I...
Middle front seat?
Historical mailing list - Mike and Tricia Garrett
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:52:32 -0500
Has anyone ever seen a middle front seat for a vanagon? I remember reading something about it once. May have been something somebody made...
seat belt's
Historical mailing list - Chuck Keeter
Thu, 10 May 2001 21:46:25 -0400
Hi Volks, A quick question, Is there a seat belt extension for Vanagons? On my bus the passenger seat belt is a lot shorter...
The dumbest question of the day (middle seat)
Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:44:10 +0100
...I' making a rear bed that folds over the rear seat, but now i want to remove the middle seat, and here is the...
seats and blue interior for sale, 4 speed, etc - Seattle
Historical mailing list - Hansa Leader
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:55:20 -0700
Anybody in the Seattle-Portland area need a complete blue interior for their van? from a 1985. Folding armrests, non adjusting. Also brown vinyl...
Armrest loose- was Re: 91 Carat Drivers Seat Armrest
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:25:02 -0500
On a related subject, the screws that hold mine to the seat are getting loose. How can I tighten them without making holes in...
Slide-in seat accessories wanted
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:06:00 -0500
Last weekend I got a chance to install a set of seat rails in the floor of my westy. The seat slides in beautifully...
Re: 3 point seatbelts in Westfalias
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:59:56 -0500
How do you fit three people on the bench seat? I did the 3 point conversion, and intended to put a middle lap belt...
Re: 90 Westy Weekender - parts needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:20:42 -0700
...as for seat belts on jump seats, I just 'touched' the one for the passnerger's side jump seat on my 'new' 87 Wolfsburg...
Re: Swivel seat question
Historical mailing list - Gregory Wedlake
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:45:43 -0700
...I'd like to access the area under the seats for > soundproofing. Is there a way to reasonably remove the seat do the work...
Re: seatbelts and vanagons/westies (formerly about alcohol and vanagons)
Historical mailing list - Mary
Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:55:32 -0700
At 09:14 AM 6/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: >However, the bench seat doesn't have seatbelts. California has a mandatory >belt law...
Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:32:49 -0800
...I have seen the subaru seats > > installed but I have never thought that subarus are comfortable seats > > in the > > subaru. > > > > > > seats from a Merkur...
WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:08:41 -0700
A close look at my driver's seat reveals that it is not going to last forever (the padding in the back is shot...
Bay front seats
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 May 95 13:05:02 EDT
> Fixed metal roof, seats eight (only one-piece-windshield I've ever seen > that has an all-the-way-across front seat that seats...
FS: rear facing jumpseats (add instant seating to any van or camper)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:59:34 EDT
...simple to mount, add instant removeable seating to any westy or passenger van. these are from a carat. mount one behind the pass seat...
you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 03:49:17 EDT
did you know you can put headrests on your middle or back seat in your passenger van? all passenger vanagons come w/ holes in...
Front seat replacements
Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 22:10:06 -0800
My '91 vanagon front seats are really uncomfortable and I was wondering if the Eurovan seats fit in the tracks without modification. I have...
Re: Rear bench seat folding
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:19:46 -0400
That's as flat as those seats go (obviously). Only the plywood and foam Westy rear seat/ bed goes totally flat. Mike B. ----- Original...
custom seats (was Re: tho
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Oct 94 20:01:00 -0500
...Any info on any seat that is a direct replacement with no swivel is good as well as my seat are in good condition...
Re: Shoulder belt for middle seat?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:41:53 -0800
...Shoulder belt for middle seat? While at a junkyard I saw a 1990 Vanagon GL with 5 shoulder type belt seat belts. In addition...
Re: upholstery question
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 03:01:51 -0400
...Most people want their seats to match, so this is why seat cover manufacturers (such as TMI, Sewfine, etc.,) do all of their production...
Re: Gray double seat in the Seattle area....seats 6 in a westy!
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:29:33 -0800
...Gray double seat in the Seattle area....seats 6 in a westy! > Probably an entire warehouse full of them. Why not? He has warehouses...
Re: Battery Question - 1600 diesel
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Sun, 3 May 1998 13:38:32 -0700
...My 1986 Syncro Doublecab truck (originally Canadian) has its battery under the left front seat, and nothing (even wiring holes) under the right seat...
Re: Swivel Seats
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:57:31 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-20 00:48:44 EDT, Ari@OLTECO.COM writes: << Ummm...the seats may be the "same" to you...
Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
Sat, 8 Oct 2011 23:37:08 -0700
...Has anyone installed a baby car seat in a Vanagon back seat? � SOG �Mesa, AZ
is '90 pass van drivers seatbelt same as '87 westy seatbelt?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 22:56:56 EST
anyone know if the drivers seatbelt (shoulderstrap assy) is the same on a '90 GL pass van as it is on a '87 westy...
Re: seat questions
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:33:25 EDT
clay, slide the old seat off your slide/swivel/track. then slide new seats in. your in like flint. benT <A HREF="http://hometown...
from C/L sf
Historical mailing list - chris jackson
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 18:18:42 -0700
VW Vanagon "Jump" Seats - $100 (berkeley) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: bounding@wolfsport.com Date: 2005-04-07, 1:37PM PDT Vanagon back-facing "jump" seats, go...
85 rear seat fold down
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:46:00 -0400
i cannot get my rear seat to fold all the way down as it bumps into the middle seat. Is there a way to...
Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:31:15 -0800
...Does that mean the rails can actually be unbolted from the seat? http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/_seatTransplant?authkey=0inUs01c7cI#5306010630457153410 BenT
Re: 3rd row seat yearly differences?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 May 2006 02:15:33 EDT
...I'm guessing the opposite is true, but I'd like to double > check. > > So my question is, which year 3rd row seats can...
Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:03:10 -0400
...The best way to get a tight-fitting seat belt is to place your knee into the seat while cinching the belt as tight...
Re: SAGAZ Seat Covers - Get Model 20
Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:41:27 -0800
...I guess it depends if you have a regular width vanagon rear seat or a Westie rear seat, which is more narrow. If you...
Re: Repost - 1980 Vanagon seats
Historical mailing list
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 12:11:07 -0400
Is there a way to install temporary seats in the open space between the = >driver's/passenger's front seats and the bench seats...
Re: Single middle seat
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:55:27 -0400
The single middle seat is identical to the front seats. Fits on the same tracks, etc. In the one I have, it didn't...
Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:54:24 -0700
...By 'single seat' do you mean someone seating on one of the two seat mid bench 'seats' or one of the single seats that...
Re: Town and country seats, drivers side installed
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Apr 2016 05:01:32 -0400
what years caravan seats will fit...any year with the stow-n-go second row? In a message dated 4/11/2016 1:23...
For Sale - Captain Seats
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:32:46 -0500
Chelsea, AL - near Birmingham, AL I've got a pair of Captains Seats w/ armrests and head rests. Good condition, original upholstery, dark blue...
Re: Let's Talk About Seats
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:28:15 EDT
...So, the first thing I did was to install a passenger seat in the drivers position. Just a small change of the bottom seat...
Re: Repost - 1980 Vanagon seats
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Feb 1996 01:14:33 -0400
>The "normal" position for this seat is against the left wall of the van. > Since the Westy stuff is already there, you would be...
Seat covers...
Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 11:34:59 -0400
I just purchased a 91 Westy, and the seats are perfect. Can anyone offer advice on what kind of seat covers to purchase? I...
Re: MV
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:43:16 EST
My understanding is that the MV (MultiVan) interior has the 2 rearfacing bucket seats attached immediately behind the frond seats (the driver'a and...
CDN Middle seat ?
Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:31:30 -0500
...I'll need more seating space tho! Anyone in Canada have a middle seat for sale ? A two place middle seat for the westy...
Shoulder belt for middle seat?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:38:29 -0800
While at a junkyard I saw a 1990 Vanagon GL with 5 shoulder type belt seat belts. In addition to the 2 for the...
center rails ??
Historical mailing list - chris jackson
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:22:37 -0700
Folks, how do the rails for the center seat or seats attach to the floor of the westy? I pick up two seats one...