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• Still no AC
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:10:54 -0700
  ...The breaker reset is just inside the lower cabinet next to the bench seat on the breaker panel to the left of the CGFI...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:53:13 -0600
  ...I'm going to be in Phoenix over Christmas and if anybody down there has a two person bench, in good/great shape, brown...
• Re: New Floor Mats?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:20:47 -0600
  ...Vanagon L mat....the big square one that fits between > the bench seat and the two jump seats.� > > I'd love to have one...
• Re: For Sale: westy grey middle bench seat....VW Vanagon 1990 2nd row seat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 12:09:11 -0500
  this also fits in a westy...and is grey.. In a message dated 11/25/2016 12:04:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:04:42 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX Engine turns beautifully by hand on the bench. Put the...
• Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:06:06 -0400
  ...That way the open window would be accesible from the back bench. The dog could put her paws on fold out table, and get...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:53:01 -0700
  ...On 9/29/2013 2:32 PM, John Meeks wrote: > My 91 (weekender) came with three headrests installed on the rear bench > seat back...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 07:51:52 -0700
  ...the warning in the camper manual is about driving, not bench testing. Sure, there is a thermocouple, and it works. If it fails, most...
• Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:33:03 -0700
  ...I have them on some of my benches in the shop and as cushioning where I work. They're made from reclaimed tires. Come...
• Re: Heads Up Warning on Garmin GPS Map Update
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:55:34 -0700
  ...My Benchmark atlases get a real workout and are the primary navigation aide. But there are other features of the GPS I have that...
• 110 AC arrangement
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 01:29:02 -0400
  ...He had a small unit installed under the rear bench seat ( had to do some cutting in order to vent it out the bottom...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:20:00 -0600
  Wow! Canadian Tire has covers that are guarranteed to fit Vanagons for about 40 CDN bucks - for buckets and bench - in a whole mess...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - DGT
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:30:42 -0600
  ...level with the bench seat. > > I think this answers your question... > > Alan Bosch > & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
• Re: pop up camper
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 May 2006 15:44:24 -0400
  ...It has no onboard kitchen facilities but does have benches and a table and sleeps 4 adults and a child. Mike '84 GL 7...
• Re: 2nd battery full-time?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:48:09 -0400
  ...just installed a heavy duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench. > > Is it ok to leave this battery connected to the main battery...
• Re: bleeding master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:08:33 -0700
  ...or is this not really a possibility.... > On some vehicles it is considered advisable to 'bench bleed' the M/C before installing but I...
• Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:11:13 -0400
  ...We have a largish Trojan 130 amp-hour auxiliary battery under the bench > seat in our Westy, Mellow Yellow, and use solar power when...
• 3 seat bench renov. '85 westy
  Historical mailing list - santos
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:13:25 -0400
  ...why? so i can make room in the center strip for a three seat bench. i'll be keeping the current rear seat, but...
• Re: Roof top Air conditioners
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:15:17 -0800
  ...Super clean interior, Captains chairs, rare removeable center bench seat for 6 passenger capability. Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine...
• Re: Any German Translators? Some VC
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 22:08:58 +0100
  ...Perkins wrote: > >Hi, > >I have got some plans for a rear bench seat but they are in German, I can > >work most of it...
• Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:34:50 -0400
  ...Inserted between the bench and the pedal, it kept Ras Bulli at a "comfortable" 50mph on level ground ;) On 12-Dec-2014, at 14...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:16:02 -0700
  ...I worked at a front end shop for 5 years and did hundreds of lower ball joints (none of them Vanagon) with a bench...
• Re: Oh Lucky Day! (manual steering rack, Febi Tie Rods, some pics, insights)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:13:43 -0700
  On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > On the > bench, turning it, it had a similar...
• Re: Westy foam replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 10:39:44 -0700
  ... also, with the added 1" at bench, one sits a little taller. i.e. seat back height ends up being a little shorter in...
• Re: will the vanagon bellhousing fit a bug engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:13:35 EDT
  ...will a type-1 bug engine fit on the vanagon (gasser) bellhousing? This would be just a way to mount a starter to benchtest...
• Re: Westy Mystery Bracket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 13:09:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...a round handle made to fasten something in place. > >The folding >bench seat does not make use of this as a support (an initial...
• Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:42:09 -0400
  ...real nice. > >Westfalia Weekender?? If this has a poptop, rear bed/bench and two rear >facing single seats it's a Multivan. Excellent choice...
• More Big Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:59:28 -0800
  ...It is a four point system with 4 bass cabs (30"x25"x25" - all four fit EXACTLY between the rear bench and the front...
• Re: Handle Straps
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:47:00 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-29 11:45:51 EDT, smanning@EXECPC.COM writes: > Anyone have the handle straps for the rear bench...
• FS: 1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition in So Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:56:07 -0700
  ...Rear bench folds to bed and has matching engine bay cushion. All upholstery inside is tear free. Interior fluorescent light works. All cup holders...
• Re: Shipping large items
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:06:53 -0400
  ...That will ship large items like doors, rear bench seats, n stuff. for around 80 bucks to almost anyplace. > >Anybody have a link for...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Mar 2006 to 21 Mar 2006 - Special issue (#2006-244)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:05:48 -0800
  ...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: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:32:37 -0500
  ...I'm in the process of doing that now and have also removed the OEM heater under the bench. And, I'm not using...
• Re: cool portopitti storage idea in westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:32:14 -0600
  I'd be carrying a large box to put stuff in that was in the bench. Waaaaaay too much lost storage and would need...
• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Apr 2022 21:25:37 +0000
  Hi Pete.  I like the pockets on the rear pf the bench seat.  I couldn't tell from the pictures, but I think you...
• Re: Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:53:34 -0400
  ...The center mount seats take up too much room and the bench >> is even worse making the fridge inaccessible. They also take up a...
• Re: Front seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 May 2023 20:08:28 -0400
  ...One thing I was surprised about was that for my 84 bench I got the same cover as for the 85. The 84 is...
• Re: Dometic problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:02:41 -0400
  ...It's possible to burn it on the bench with the flame box open enough to see the flame. You have to bend things...
• 64 project for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 02:48:27 -0500
  ...It had a table/bench set-up in back that could be dropped into a bed, but no other camper ammenities. I almost forgot...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:58:18 EST
  ...The rear seat folds into a bed but is narrower than the GL folding bench. There is a narrow closet to the rear similar...
• rear hatch power lock needs help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 8 Sep 2019 16:47:36 -0700
  hi all, I removed the rear hatch power lock assembly to repair the lock tumbler, lube, bench test... all fine... after re-install the...
• update floor in camper without removing cabinets
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 21:52:58 -0400
  ...https://photos.app.goo.gl/MTSjzPBvZyRe1bYr5 (The rear bench seat is out in this picture). I am planning on installing the rails without removing...
• Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Sat, 7 May 2016 16:34:19 +0000
  ...installation that has a Propex heater also installed under the rear bench seat?=C2=A0 I like the idea of some redundancy in having...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:06:31 -0400
  ...a fork mount attached to the kick board of the rear bench > seat.Does anyone have other-like mods or a link to the...
• Re: redline waterwetter
  Historical mailing list
  21 Mar 1996 21:40:33 GMT
  ...coolant in the car I have another bottle sitting on the bench in the garage, so I'll probably try it out on the...
• '65 13-Window Deluxe FS
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Sun, 06 Oct 1996 18:03:34 -0700
  ...1965 13-window deluxe, new paint, dual port (1600?), dual carbs (brand?) almost all new rubber, great interior, lowered, bench seat, 12V, purple over...
• FW: 87 Vanagon for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:27:08 -0400
  ...Full repair records available. > Air Conditioning, Cassette Player, Automatic Transmission, > removable bench seat. Surprisingly good acceleration for an automatic. > > Contact: > > Wil Barker > 732-699...
• converting gl to westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:27:58 EDT
  ...this entails all camping stuff, closets, rear bench so i can fit water tank, spinning seats and most importantly the pop top. what kind...
• Re: after market heater
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 18:03:02 -0500
  ...by drilling a hole in the floor either under the rear bench seat or inside one of the cabinets. Does anyone know if this...
• Removing BA6 - completely
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:43:02 -0400
  ...I am concerned about removing the fan fixed to the inside of the rear bench, it does not look that accessible, protruding in a...
• Re: Reimo Bed Hinges
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kostreva
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:21:29 -0500
  ...Are there hinges available for this seat, or do I need to retrofit a Westfalia rear bench? Mark. >Sorry I don't have a...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:10:02 +0200
  ...1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf > Only the �92 Vanagons have the electrical low-beam-alignment system and 3 > point belts for the rear bench.
• Re: LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:35:37 -0500
  ...It's always a pain to > find anything under the rear bench, at night while camping. > -- > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > -- Michael in...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:02:51 -1000
  ...Noticed the bench seat was a little >>>>> difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with >> a >>>>> bench seat...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:48:36 -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: Bus graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:17:05 -0600
  ...The full Westy P27 was sold > those years too so there was a choice. > > It has a 3 person bench seat that folds into...
• Re: getting seam rust repaired
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:11:25 -0700
  ...Probably not the closet or the rear bench would need to come out, but the bench is easy and the closet much more involved...
• RE: Pete's generator question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 94 08:37:11 EST
  ...The generator will fit in the space under the bed (but not under the bench). I've looked at several alternative configurations but I...
• Starter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:33:19 -0800
  ...gear spin? (remember I have a spare starter on a work bench) I tried this and it didn't work. I didn't connect...
• Re: rear wiper won't work
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:55:27 -0500
  ...First, check fuse 12, and replace as needed. :) Relay bench test: unplug the rear wiper relay. Connect terminal 4/31 to battery ground. Connect...