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• Re: Rear-facing safety was: Re: WTB: Westy swivel seat swiv'ler
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:04:16 -0400
  ...Westy swivel seat swiv'ler >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >This reminds me: anyone out there done a mod to allow the passenger seat...
• Re: front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:11:22 EST
  ...My question is, are these arm rests fitted as an optional extra to my seats, or are they completely different seats from the ones...
• FS: '82 Westy front seats
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sat, 6 May 2000 19:50:41 -0700
  I have the original front seats from my '82 Westy for sale for $50 or best offer. The upholstery is the original green and...
• Re: Front seat replacements
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:36:53 -0700
  ...Front seat replacements My '91 vanagon front seats are really uncomfortable and I was wondering if the Eurovan seats fit in the tracks without...
• Re: placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:24:30 -0800
  ...The car seat then sits facing forward, with the back tether going over the back of the seat, clipped onto the metal ring, and...
• Re: 1987 Camper Center Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 14:00:11 -0500
  >Camperites, > >I've looked at the 1987 Camper Supplement to the Vanagon Owner's Manual and >found a Center Swivel Seat pictured and described...
• Modified EV seat in Westy with pix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:10:49 -0700
  The Eurovan seats I installed in the '87 Westy are much more comfortable and supportive than the stockers but needed more travel.� I removed...
• Rear seat belt (Westy 85)
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:53:30 -0500
  Hi, This morning I had try to use an Envenflo car child seat (the type for the older ones). Both rear seat belt of...
• Jump Seats, More Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:41:37 -0400
  I always wanted rear facing jump seats. Now I've got more than I need. Hardware and seat belts too. If any one is...
• Vanagon rear seating options
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 09:06:03 EDT
  ...The rear seat back folds down, but I would like to convert to the weekender bed package. Can I just change the mounting/hinge...
• Re: Amp under drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:35:11 -0600
  > > > I have a 150x2 watt amp (no built-in fan) that I'd like to locate under > the > driver seat I've put a300W...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:40:18 -0700
  ...No cutting of seat or top posts required. The seat does need to be removed for the install, but the battery fist in just...
• Re: Front seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 May 2023 19:32:39 -0400
  ...And, it is like getting brand new seats. If you price out seat parts this becomes a more affordable upgrade. If you were to...
• Re: Front seat weight?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:43:35 +0000
  ...Front seat weight? I have a single middle seat. It seems to get heavier every year, but I estimate the total weight for the...
• Bench Seat Lock Box Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:31:34 -0600
  Here's the write up on my new Bench Seat Lock Box setup... Secure, lockable storage space for large items like cameras, lenses, laptops...
• VANAGON SEATS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Hans Van Het Hoen
  Tue, 25 May 1999 18:42:32 PDT
  VANAGON SEATS FOR SALE- I HAVE COMPLETE SET OF SEATS BROWN VINYL MINT CONDITION OUT OF MY 84 VANAGON.LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY. $ 175...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:40:56 EDT
  In a message dated 9/25/99 8:53:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bogle@BWAY.NET writes: << My understanding is that all seats...
• Re: back bed headrests
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:12:30 -0400
  How bout this idea- use a third row seat for a first row seat.The upholstry will match.Remember the old bench seats in...
• Seat Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:53:03 -0800
  Just out of curiosity, anyone out there riding in the Recaro seats in a Vanagon/Westy? I've wondered if there is any improvement...
• Seattle craigslist Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:46:15 -0700
  There are some 'relatively' low cost westies on the Seattle craigslist this morning. http://seattle.craigslist.org/search/car?query=Westfalia Rob becida@comcast...
• Re: westy table
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:13:50 -0800
  ...Or behind the rear seat. Rotate the base/arm to go behind the driver seat.
• Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:58:58 -0700
  ...If you pull the knob out and lift the seat up, it just hinges up and allows access to under the seat. Now if...
• FS: extra single seat
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 12:27:02 -0400
  ...i've got an original 'extra' single seat (the seat that slides in the tracks between the front and rear seats) from my '85...
• WTB: passenger seat belt bracket...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:29:13 -1000
  Can someone sell me a seat belt bracket, with an intact plastic catch/release mechanism for the right-hand side of the pair of...
• Re: bolt needed for seat rails
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:26:31 -0700
  ...Its the one that holds the seat bottom to the frame rails itself. http://www.eucasafari.vendioweb.com/bolt%20pics/ The first picture is...
• Re: Rear Facing Wolfsburg Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:23:36 EDT
  ...that your looking for the single rear facing seat w/ storage from a westy weekender.. i thought you were looking for a wolfsburg/carat...
• Re: are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:54:52 -0700
  ...and people still dont listen. >> >> Hey I listen- rotated my seats recently for their annual rotation. > > But isn't it hard to drive when...
• Re: Moving the Seat Back
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:22:01 -0700
  Dan, At the back of the rails that the seat slides in there are tabs that are bent in and stop the seat from...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:20:02 -0700
  ...SO when he takes his seat out the tracks are not covered. alistair On 29-Jun-11, at 10:37 AM, pickle vanagon wrote...
• Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:01:46 EST
  ...6-passenger with bench seats in front. The seats in mine are done in gray crossweave pattern vinyl. I believe the vans which came...
• Re: Westy Front Seatbelt Extension/Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:38:00 -0700
  You could try installing one of the early non-Westy "female" end of the seat belt system. The Westies and later Vanagons had a...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:51:01 -0500
  ...If you made such a seat to fit a portapotty, and if were properly padded and fastened down well enough, could you add some...
• Re: Seat Tracks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:42:47 -0500
  ...On Feb 29, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Daniel Rotblatt wrote: > Though I've pulled the seats and cleaned and greased the seat tracks...
• Re: [WetWesties] Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:38:08 -0700
  ...The right density foam and some imagination, you > can > make a better seat with what you have. > > I actually like the Vanagon seats. Until...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:47:17 -0800
  ...My wife doesn't think the Westy front seats offer enough support under her thighs so I swapped the passenger front seat with the...
• Re: passenger seat rocks
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:40:06 -0500
  David, I've never had this happen, but if you remove the seat (slide all the way forward, then lift the rail latch with...
• Re: seat removal
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 22 May 2002 15:04:18 -0400
  ...1) Use the regular fore aft ajuster to move the seat all the way forward. 2) There is a little black clip on the...
• Re: Unusual back seat? FREEEEE
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:51:12 -0800
  There's one north of me w/ the same seat for cheap: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/289601565.html On 3/7/07...
• Re: Town and country seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 17:08:56 +0200
  ...What I don´t like (on any third party seat) is the extra cushion height. I am 1,90m tall and can´t even...
• Re: Headrest for rear seat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 08:08:36 -0400
  ...Allo Does someone know if used headrest front driver and passenger seats can be installed on the rear seat? Is there any predrilled holes...
• 71 Westy Seat Back Covers
  Historical mailing list - Don Bulman
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 08:56:45 -0700
  Does anyone have for sale the back covers, for the front seats, for a 1971 Westy? They are the creme,tan color. My seats...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:16:05 EST
  In a message dated 11/10/05 10:49:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, gary2a@TELUS.NET writes: > One thing the stock vanagon seats...
• How to Remove Seat Upholstery from the Lower Cushion?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:03:40 +0100
  The thigh bolsters on the lower seat cushion of my Van are permanently crushed from age. I'd like to replace the cushion foam...
• Re: "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:51:04 -0800
  On Jan 17, 2011, at 9:41 PM, Camins Bretts <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > So, what kind of seat is this? The...
• 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...
• custom seats (was Re: tho
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:02:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...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: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:52:39 -0700
  David, I do the 180 degree turnaround all the time on the passenger seat of my 85 Vanagon, with standard issue blue carpeting on...
• jump seats into a GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:43:41 -0400
  I just ordered the floor mounting plates I need to finally mount jump seats in my '85 GL. However, the dealer microfiche parts blow...
• Re: Recaro seats @ 2K
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:13:37 EDT
  In a message dated 8/16/05 10:49:34 PM, chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Has anyone invested in a pair of Recaro seats...
• Re: Middle seat in GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:17:08 -0800
  I don't know what a 'bood' is , But there are rails bolted to the floor originally for that seat. It's kind of...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:00:26 -0400
  Eurovan front seats recline flat, if you can find those. Stephen mobile > On Apr 2, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand...
• Re: Plastic seat track inserts
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 May 1999 17:39:24 +0200
  Garrett Adams wrote: > I'm thinking about ordering four of those gray plastic inserts that fit > between the front seat rails and the matching...
• Re: Saw the weirdest Vanagon for sale today...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:44:23 +0200
  David Marshall wrote: > Two seater as in only a driver and passanger seat came from the factory. It is possible to get new Caravelles...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:33:53 -0400
  ...Putting it under the bench seat means I've lost that much storage. Now I have no space under the seat, I have a...
• Re: Q re: newly acquired 1997 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:42:20 -0800
  ...Have passenger side airbag removed (is this possible?) and put her seat in the front seat. 2. Put her seat in the front seat...
• Re: Swivel seat question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:49:23 -0500
  ...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: How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:34:44 -0600
  Steve, As far as I can tell, you have to remove the seat and twist the seat mounting bracket 180 deg to get the...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:56:16 -0400
  ...The true Westy double middle seats came without a left >> side armrest. That would let the seat move over a few inches more. >> >> Mark
• Re: Fiat (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:27:58 -0400
  > I hear you but I want a four seater for the kids. Technically the 124 is a two-seater; the rear seat having been...
• Re: Middle front seat? (Nine Passenger front seat)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:01:46 EST
  In a message dated 99-03-01 21:53:18 EST, tmjcgarret@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Has anyone ever seen a middle front seat for...