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• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:20:03 -0800
  RE: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed Left side means the left side of the right seat. All of my part numbers...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:21:27 -0700
  ...So, "a good German one' is Behr? I guess there isn't a way to verify, on the bench, that my current one or...
• Update on my westy!
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:30:40 -0700
  ...Found the strips that slide in where the bench slides out. In that process, I found more areas to clean inside the vehicle (under...
• Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:53:35 -0500
  ...Would depend on what's involved - do they have to remove old, then make pattern, etc.? > What about for the bench seat? The rear...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:50:34 -0800
  ...and near the > side slider, just over > that end of the bench. Great directional reading/flood lights. > http://www.fleetsafety.com/Jotto-Desk-Police...
• 4-sale in VT,91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mulligan-Shaw
  Wed, 22 May 1996 14:24:18 EST
  ...This Carat has two rear facing seats, bed/bench seat, table. I'm sure they will accept a decent offer. The Vanagon is located...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 01:47:56 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-19 19:47:54 EDT, JordanView@aol.com writes: << these only came in grey velour, tho you could...
• Re: M-code puzzlement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:48 +0100
  ...Damn, I want one! Oh yeah! (Drool, sigh, hubba hubba) Think about that interior instead of the "C" benches in the rear of my...
• 87 Vanagon for Sale
  Historical mailing list - William W. Barker
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:48:19 -0400
  ...Air Conditioning, Cassette Player, Automatic Transmission, removable bench seat. Surprisingly good acceleration for an automatic. Contact: Wil Barker 732-699-2897 day 732-937...
• Re: Remove Middle Seat - How?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 May 2001 09:48:47 EDT
  ...I checked > my Bentley and I don't see anything on how to remove the middle bench seat. > Am I missing something? > > Brian > remove...
• interior parts, FREE!, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:21:34 -0700
  ...front captains, GL blue, decent, with armrests, $15 1- folding bed/bench, GL blue, decent, $30 I am in SoCal so come and get...
• Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:04:25 -0500
  ...Is this the clutch master cylinder? Any tips for replacing it? How about bleeding the system? Does it need to be bench bled like...
• compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:15:20 -0800
  folks, i have a wasserboxer long block NOT IN A CAR which i'd like to check its compression. Has anybody bolted a bellhousing...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-786)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:19:40 -0600
  ...Gonna get a tank and try to fire it > up on the bench. If that don't work I'll go looking for a...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:15 -0700
  So far, anytime I bench tested at a flap store it did not work because it has no support on the end and touches...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:55:10 -0700
  ...Having somewhere to store parts and tools, easily, sure takes the pressure off the inevitable work bench un tidiness. Alistair > On Mar 15, 2015...
• Re: 5-seater Westy?
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 16:46:02 CDT
  ...someone else mentioned campers that came with a 2-seat bench in the middle. i had experimented with my middle 2-seat bench, and...
• Re: Weekender Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 20:29:13 EST
  ...The Weekender bench bolts on to that. The seatback catch is another story. The factory welded a square tube to move the catch post...
• FRIDGE connection question
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:11:31 -0700
  ...while the fridge is outside of it's place on the bench. Two connections are on the fridge. One that with three male connector...
• Does your '76-'79 fridge work?
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 18:56:57 -0400
  ...I, personally, have never seen one operational and ripped mine out in favor of extra storage space and a propane bench fridge behind the...
• Re: removing brake fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 13 May 1998 08:49:11 -0700
  Peter et al, I didn't do this with the cylinder in the car, but rather on the bench. I needed to move the...
• Middle seat mount question
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:16:57 -0600
  Awhile back I took the middle bench seat out of my '85 vanagon. when I put it back in, iwas messin' with the position...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:11:21 EST
  ...AOL.COM writes: << > My '87 (non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear...
• Re: Help with 93 EV. - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:50:02 -0700
  VW finally met the need for better bragging numbers for the bench racers among the soccer moms and dads upping the HP rating to...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:17:23 -0500
  ...Chris On 12/13/05, kayakjr@juno.com <kayakjr@juno.com> wrote: > > ....on the passenger side front I have a two person bench. It...
• Re: Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:40:26 -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: Classified Listings on the Net
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 09:32:19 -0700
  ...It could almost be used as a benchmark. http://www.cfm.com Eug, '71
• Syncro manual transmission oil fill point
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Sun, 10 May 1998 15:41:37 -0400
  ...According to my interpretation, this would put it right under the seat bench metal! Am I right or is there a simple way I...
• steering rack bushings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:47:40 -0800
  ...Bentley shows the bushings being pressed out of the rack (rack on bench). Just another thing to worry about. Alistair
• "Coldmaker" gasoline refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:53:35 -0500
  ...Anyway, I want to install it under the rear bench in my Westy but I don�t have the assembly instructions, does anyone know...
• interior parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:09:36 -0800
  ...Complete rear folding bed/bench seat with the large rear cushion, from an 86, $70 (tan pattern cloth fabric, rear cushion fits with rear...
• Re: LED bench/barbeque lamp
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:20:28 -0500
  George, we all know about p-bottles, portable johns, and so on. I just find the great outdoors to be a better place to...
• Re: Where is the dust coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:22:09 -0500
  ...Or, are the kids tossing dirty shoes under the bench? > > Eric Caron > > > >> On Jun 25, 2023, at 6:45 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff...
• Re: Oscilloscopes- looking for opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:21:39 -0500
  ...You don't say whether this is for garage use, where a bench scope on a cart would be fine, or you want a...
• Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:09:46 -0700
  ...Flip-flop front bench if equipped w/ 2 person front bench. Power mirror & window controls and wiring if so equipped..... Starting to sound like...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 17 May 2020 11:43:14 -0600
  ...I also had the valve “bench tested” and it functioned. I haven’t done a deep dive on this since my idle is rock...
• Re: modifications
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:15:57 -0400
  ...First I took all of the original seats out and put in the weekender folding bed bench, along with a table that is removable...
• Re: upholstering the rear bench seat, 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:17:10 -0500
  ...Good luck C-ya Jonce >Hi folks. >Just getting around to upholstering my rear bench seat. Just curious how other are handling covering the...
• Re: Headrests in the back
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:37:13 -0300
  ...I saw another thread on Samba some time ago where folks had come with other solutions to add head rests to the rear bench...
• Re: '84 Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 15:34:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...Weekender? Does that version have all of this > stuff? The weekender has the pop top with bed, rear bench bed and fold out table...
• Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:46:15 -0300
  ...I'm hesitant to anchor the seats to the fibre-board bench seat back and am not sure that poking holes in the body...
• Re: A/C to be or not to be
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:43:09 +0100
  ...My diesel heater only blows from the rear under-bench cabinet, and the heat hardly gets to the driver's cab, especially when driving...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:34:31 EDT
  ...8/9 passenger vans have an even longer middle bench, > i know, but theres usually enuf crud/rust/spilled soda/bubblegum down in the...
• Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:05:06 -0400
  ...Would a REAR 3 person bench fit rear facing?just behind front seats with additional support for the floppy back? Any help would be...
• Re: "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:13:54 -0700
  ...and a motorcycle load > comprising a Split rear bench seat... > > Anyone want a geeze? > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Re: Rear Cushion needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 2 May 2001 08:24:00 -0700
  ...The bench pieces and the large rear cushion were less than $70 total. Not the cheap stuff either, blue medium density. The larger piece...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:11:31 -0700
  ...I dunno what Vanagon manuals weigh, but I put my manual 5-speed back in my Rabbit by bench-pressing it and this auto...
• Re: Vanagons are too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:24:53 -0600
  ...LOTSA tools, and quite a few parts under that rear bench. I reallly ought to move the plastic bucket of tools to the passenger...
• Re: want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 16:41:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...seats with the fold down table > and front facing rear convertible bench. You can expand the limits of your search just a bit. This...
• Re: more vanagon parts For sale
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:55:26 -1000
  ...person westy middle seat -3 person passenger middle seat -2 person bench front seat -rear weekender bed (regular or carat style) -vanagon front carpets...
• WTB Boge or VW OEM Springs
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:15:12 -0700
  ...Deluxe Instrument panel(tach/digi-clock)Super clean interior, Captains chairs, rare removable center bench seat for 6 passenger capability. Body has rusty seams...
• Re: grey water tank ideas
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 22 May 2006 17:44:00 -0400
  ...The container itself is small enough to store under the bench in back, and it is a really fast simple method to contain your...
• Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sat, 16 May 2020 23:21:09 -0500
  ...Idle control valve does not vibrate/hum but will open/close on bench test. idle Control Module and valve has been changed out with...
• Re: Craigslist 85 Vanagon with "rare black interior"
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:26:59 -0400
  Not sure those are the correct benches for an 85. 83 maybe but not 85. Please someone corrected me if I'm wrong. T...
• painlessly removing steering knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 28 May 2014 22:55:25 -0400
  ...I'd like to get the steering knuckles off the bus and onto a bench to work on those nasty machine screws. The upper...
• Re: "Fun" images of early Split in action
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:35:47 -0400
  ...and a motorcycle load > comprising a Split rear bench seat... > > Anyone want a geeze? > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Re: Porsche 6 in late bus
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:01:02 EST
  ...Unlike the Vanagon and other EFI, I can bench test the Porsche FI with power for the fuel pump and no other electricity. DPK...
• Rear heater system, 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 11:49:23 -0700
  ...as I am looking at the wet floor under my rear bench in my 90 Vanagon, (same problem on my '87) it occurs to...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:25:37 EST
  ...They simply refer to that rear bench as the seat which folds into a bed. What Chris calls a "Westy Weekender" is referred to...
• child seat restraints
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 21:17:11 -0700
  ...There is an adjustable anchor system on the back of the chair that can be fastened to the seat hardware under the bench. Their...