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• Re: Seeking Seats Wish List Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:33:14 -0800
  ...This was done on rear fold down bench seats that came with headrests, Carats and Wolfsburgs. To install, feel the top of the seat...
• Drill bit sharpner
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:29:57 -0400
  ...I still do quick touch ups freehand on the side of a bench grinder wheel, you need a flat surface. Roger ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28...
• More FREE Vanagon Stuff. Vancouver BC, Canada
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 May 2013 15:37:31 -0700
  Hi all Transporter Bench seat, black, somewhat stained. Save-able? Gas tank from '81. Minor surface rust, inside *looks* ok. Save-able? (no leaks...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0700
  ...On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > When folded up to a seat, bench bottom is...
• Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 12:45:38 -0400
  ...rebuilds his WBXer. New Battery. New Alternator. Both test out good. Bench tested the alternator at the parts store from where it came. But...
• Re: Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 00:52:31 -0500
  ...The 73 has a cabinet on the passenger side in the rear, with a bed/bench next to it, with a seat facing the...
• Whereabouts of Bob H.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 08:53:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Don't mount an 80 pound vise on a 45 inch high wooden bench assembled from two by fours. Bob
• 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL For Sale in CT
  Historical mailing list - Mike Devlin
  Sat, 19 May 2001 15:16:34 EDT
  ...Rear Carat Fiberglass Bumpers (will sell seperately).Clean Interior Some Wear, Bench Seat. $9000. This Van is in Southwestern Ct. Call Mike Devlin 87...
• Re: List of spares and tools for 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:22:46 -0500
  ...be two people in the van so I figure under the bench could be mostly >spares if need be, of course this depends on...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:45:45 -0800
  Hello, last summer I sprang a coolant leak from the little plastic bleeding screw in the rear bench heater. Unfortunately, I didn't notice...
• Re: Berg Shifter TOP
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:36:19 EST
  ...You the kind where they they have pensioners hanging out on the front bench. If you can't find those, Home Depot and such...
• Re: Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:40:53 -0500
  ...Has anyone removed the rear > bench back and stuffed a queen sized air matress or something similar back > there? Suggestions? -john > > > '85 Silver Sunroof...
• Re: factory vanagon subwoofer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:32:09 EST
  ...I don't want to put a sub under the bench > seat for obvious storage constraint reasons. Anyone have a picture of this > sub...
• Re: is my 87 vanagon priced to low?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:58:16 -0400
  ...mine! I will repainted like new and it will serve as a test bench for my Subi STI 300hp project. :-) Ben http://www.benplace...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michuax
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:44:40 -0000
  ...The existing bench back is > only a piece of plywood with a foam cushion, so there is no where > to fasten > headrests. Has anybody...
• Re: MB Quart 6.5 speakers
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:13:50 -0700
  With the 6.5" woofers in the bench seat enclosure you definitely don't need a subwoofer unless you want people to hear you...
• Re: Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:03:58 -0700
  ...I've been dragging two old center > bench seats around forever it seems. Dragging them because they are > forever in the way when they...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2020 05:51:12 -0400
  ...control valve does not vibrate/hum but will open/close on bench test. So -- valve is good but system is not operating. > So, my...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:13:03 -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...
• look out Felder Industries! - westy table mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:12:30 -0700
  ...One of them pulled some bits of aluminium out from under his bench. "Perhaps this thing checks all the boxes; looks pretty, works mostly...
• rear heater leakage
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:46 -0700
  ...first I thought the core was bad, and it does have a little rust on the bottom, but now I bench pressure tested it...
• [Fwd: EPage SearchAlert (syncro)]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:25:37 -0800
  ...Westy Table(s) & Bench Need any/all Westy tables & bed (Portland, Oregon) 2) URL: http://ep.com/js/mi/c0/n0/1028542.html Summary...
• Oil pressure summary
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:55:11 -0700
  ...See Tom's VW pages for a discussion of what happens when things go too far below this benchmark: http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg...
• Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Jessica Evans
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:41:39 -0800
  ...metal floor of the van? (Actually, that last question applies to the rear bench as well.) All info received with gratitude. Thanks mucho, Jessica
• Re: Entertaining eBay listing - 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:46:36 -0700
  ...to fold out?! They're missing out on highlighting > the > > rear bench's true capabilities in the awesome video! > > > > > > > > we know you just want...
• Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 19:07:22 -0400
  ...This thing was a Westfalia >pop-top, a full-width bench seat/bed in the back, Wofsburg logos, a >little removable refrigerator behind the...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:17:01 -0800
  ...Sorry if it comes out' > gruff.... :) > > Steven > '91 Westy (with Propex under the bench seat since > 1997) > >>I remounted the circuit breaker just inside...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:24:41 -0800
  ...So now I need to convert the rear-fixed seat to a bench seat that can fold down into a bed - idealing keeping the...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:03:51 -0400
  ...The bench seat was easy enough to recover - my wife and I did that ourselves. M On 9/27/06 11:17 AM, "joe...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:55:33 -0500
  ...She had fallen asleep on the bench > seat and awoke about the time she "visited" me up front! No damage, but ... > > Karl Wolz > Sent...
• Re: Dometic problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:40:58 -0400
  ...been cleaned, orifice cleaned, chimney blown out, works great > on the bench. > > But at sea level the flame is weak and blows out when...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:01 -0600
  ...clamp BOTH heater hoses under the bench and go about your business. If you can get to a FLAPS so you can get some...
• for sale: rare NINE passenger Sunroof vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 8 May 1998 10:35:24 EDT
  ...rare NINE passenger. (60/40 split front bench seat, full length middle seat w/ fold down edge) HUGE factory sliding SUNROOF....(3.5 foot...
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 25 May 1998 16:19:37 -0400
  ...Perhaps the only sensible place to put it IS under the bench seat. *sigh* thanks...david -- David Raistrick '69 Westy-Itchigo keen@finally.atlasta...
• WTB: 90 Westy Middle Seat, PA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 21:19:53 -0600
  ...I have been looking for a center bench seat for my 1990 Westphalia Camper Van. Would you know anyone who might have one for...
• Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:50:44 EDT
  ...MSN.COM writes: << I put 3 headrests on my westy rear bench seat. There is a middle seat belt there now too... fits 3...
• Re: For Sale: Weekender bench seat/bed in exc. condition!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:44:46 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/99 7:45:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << Hello list. The seat is out...
• Re: A "Westie" Mercedes-Benz?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 22:56:44 -0700
  ...Additional bench seat with head supports and 3-point seat belts extends seating capacity to 6. Storage module-additional storage room for toilet; cover...
• placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:58:57 EST
  ...I am not sure what to do for the bench seat. Whatever I do I will need to be able to use it as...
• FS: 84' Westy Wolfsburg Edition $900
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:32:47 -0700
  ...Rare removable center bench seat. Hardly used pop top, stove and Dometic fridge, all in really good condition for an 84' It just Needs...
• Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:34:47 -0400
  My own rebuild. I got it on a dolly, hooked up a bell housing to it. It is a 2.1l motor. I have...
• Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:45:56 -0400
  ...It means some kind of base model, with a 3 wide rear bench, and no refrigerator, just storage instead. Did these have stoves? I...
• Has anyone else seen these front bench bulkhead padded vinyl panel?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:37:50 -0800
  Has anyone else seen one of these front bulkhead vinyl panels for a Doka or a 9-passenger Vanagon? http://tinyurl.com/63lq3g Obviously...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:16:06 -0700
  On Jan 29, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote: > "-I'll think about a hardware solution for the bench seat.} > > I've...
• Rear Carat table installed in Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Fri, 8 May 1998 08:51:59 -0000
  ...Awhile back I installed the Carat rear table (*not* a Westy table) in place of the middle bench seat in my '89 Syncro Weekender...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 22:44:25 -0400
  Clever, but I have a pump sitting on my bench and happen to have an extra battery there as well. So I think I...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:18:53 -0900
  ...For those who travel with a bench in the middle, how inconvenient do you find it when traveling with the family? I'd be...
• Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 08:22:59 -0700
  ...I am leaning towards an installation under the back bench seat. I am trying to understand the logic of removal of the built in...
• For Sale - 87 & 85 White Sunroofs in California
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:45:32 -0800
  ...no center bench seat, (already gone) they headliner was pretty ratty so I took it out, The front seats and rear bench need cleaning...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:40:42 -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...
• More FREE Vanagon Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:37:41 -0400
  ...Back bench seat in Tan Velvet oem cloth. from 85 7 Passenger Z-BED type. Back Bench seat in Blue cordaroy Velvet From 84...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 May 2018 09:54:27 -0700
  ...Tintop, no table, no closet, with middle bench seat - Multivan: Carat, no closet, with table, with 2 rear facing jump seats - Weekender: with rear...
• Re: Third seatbelt?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 3 Jun 2016 11:02:36 -0400
  ...It was too awkward for them to try to move it while 3 were sitting in the rear bench seat while going down the...
• Re: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 21:00:53 -0400
  I have a radiator fan from a 90's VW on the bench. Connected to a 12V battery it draws 15A continuous, 25A on...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:41:16 -0800
  ...Either one of those modified vise grip bead makers, or a bench vise bead roller. Alistair > On Jan 7, 2014, at 10:33 AM...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - Sean
  Mon, 9 May 2011 01:32:07 -0700
  ...wrote: > i have a glorious trojan auxiliary battery installed under the bench in my westy. it currently only runs the fridge (norcold) and inverter...
• Re: Left Coast Circle-the-Wagons
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 06:25:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...taylor park is where i rebuilt 3 van engines on one pik-nik bench dureing a very hot summer about 8 or 9 years...
• Question
  Historical mailing list - "Delphine Mechin (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:37:51 -0700
  ...I am looking for an additional middle to bench to add to my camper when I need to transport more people in my van...
• carat owners!
  Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:01:46 EDT
  ...I thought it was one complete panel from behind drivers seat to rear bench. Have there been different parts from year to year, did...
• Alt grumbling noise, anybody guess what it is?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 11:02:33 -0800
  Howdy all, Before I get a new Alternator, can anybody make an educated guess what part is bad? It bench tests fine electrically. It...