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Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation
Historical mailing list - drc11
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:38:05 -0700
...Installed three headrests on the rear bench seat back. Got a dog chewed seat from a Vanagon at Campbel Nelson with 3-matching OE...
Rear Bench Seat Question
Historical mailing list - zzyzx
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:08:22 -0700
Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds?
Rear seats for next to nothing...
Historical mailing list - zolo
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:33:29 -0800
Hi guys, I know someone who does not need his practically brand new rear seats from his carat. In the Seattle area. Let me...
swapping middle seat for rear-facing seats
Historical mailing list - James B Robinson
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:27:45 -0700
How hard is it to swap the middle seat in an 85 for rear-facing jump seats? Is there more to it than just...
FS: Rear vanagon, westy shoulderbelt
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:54:34 EDT
...vanagon rear shoulderbelt. fits all vanagons and vanagon westys for the rear seat. OEM VW. all vans have holes already drilled for this belt...
3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:30:48 -0400
Hi All, I'm looking at the 3 point retractable seatbelts that GoWesty sells for the rear seats of a vanagon. In their pictures...
FS: Westy: Firdge, Stove, Sink, Water Resevior Cabinet
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:53:00 -0400
...This includes the whole right side cabinet between the driver�s seat and the rear seat. This does NOT include the rear horizontal and...
Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:50:44 EDT
...There is a middle seat belt there now too... fits 3 kids nicely. >> there are no provisions for headrests on the westy rear sofabed...
Re: seat belts for rear seats
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:28:41 -0400
...Does anyone here know if the seat belt & retractor from the front seats is the same as or can interchange with the rear seats...
second '86 rear-facing seat in my '86 weekender
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:24:52 -0400
Against all good judgment, I've purchased a second copy of the same stock rear-facing seat currently in my '86 weekender, to mount...
Re: Adventurewagen question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:45:44 -0700
my 85 has the lowest grade version of a back seat. in otherwords, what Vanagons had prior to Z-bed rear seats. that can...
Rear bench seat: Weekender?
Historical mailing list - Merin, Lawrence M
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:22:14 -0600
...I can lift the front edge of the seat up about 6" to access the rear heater control (and of course the seat back...
Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:43:00 -0400
Your 88 Wolfsburg is fine! I bought a 90 Carat (same seatbelt configuration as yours) precisely because it had headrests for all rear passengers...
Rear-facing seats and seat belts
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:24:41 -0500
Unless you are backing up at 60 mph when you are rear-ended, the severity of the of a rear end collision is much...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:34:10 -0000
My '87 (non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed with the padded rear cargo area. I...
Re: still confused
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:57:47 -0500 (EST)
...In 1986 & 1987 VW made a basic version of the Camper model that has a pop-top, refrigerator, fold down rear seat/bed, a...
Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Thu, 13 May 2010 08:02:16 -0700
...the rear seat only seats two, jump seat one, > passenger front seat one; that's 4. I'm putting in a jump seat, but...
FS: '87 interior (gray) in WV
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 18:03:11 -0400
Complete interior excepting the front seats. Door panels good, no speakers, middle and rear seats good enough, need cleaned. Rear cushion exceptional (from a...
Re: Child seats in VW vans?
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 22:34:56 -0400
DavidM wrote: > > Has anyone experience with carrying young children in child seats in VW > vans (Vanagon or Euronav)? > > Can the rear facing seats be...
Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:22:39 -0500
That folding rear seat is one of the handiest things about a Vanagon. Makes it possible to carry 4X8 plywood inside, 12 ft stepladders...
FS 3 person blue rear seat upholstery
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:17:49 -0700
I have the back and the seat for the sculptured 3 person rear seat. I want to get rid of it, so make an...
Parting out '87 Wolfsburg Ed. Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Apr 1999 18:26:47 EDT
...2.1l motor with fuel injection setup (unknown condition) manual tranny (unknown condition) bracket for mounting rear facing seat- $25 Rear facing seat belt...
Re: Rear Seat Removal
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 07:26:03 -0800
...Rear Seat Removal > I am looking at the rear seat in my 81 vanagon. Not a westie or anything, > just a plain old vanagon...
Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:47:12 EDT
...I then installed a 3 person rear seat (converts to > bed too) and 2 person middle seat from an 87' Syncro. The middle seat...
Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 13 May 2010 12:42:19 -0500
...the rear seat only seats two, jump seat one, > > >passenger front seat one; that's 4. I'm putting in a jump seat, but...
Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
Historical mailing list - David-M
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:04:40 -0500
Alan Bosch wrote: > > Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in > a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped...
Wanted
Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:32:11 -0400
Hi, I'm looking for rear seat material from an 84 Westy to repair my torn front seat covers. Does anyone have the 2...
Re: "Jump" seats (was: 87 Vanagon FS or Part-out? Weekender)
Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:22:51 -0500 (EST)
...Upholstery on > these seats was light gray pinstripe velour. Between the cushions of the > front seats & the rear-facing seats, a little storage tray...
Re: 3rd seat belt for rear
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 03 Jul 96 14:04:42 CDT
...Would anybody have experience with >installing a 3rd seat belt for the rear bench? Has anyone tried rigging >something up behind the front passenger...
re. rear facing jump seat pictures
Historical mailing list - Gary
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 11:36:33 -0700
There has been some discussion of the rear facing seat so I thought I would post some pictures of what it looks like in...
Re: MV
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 01:14:00 EST
...rearfacing bucket seats attached immediately behind the frond seats (the driver'a and passenger's seats share the headrests with the rearfacing bucket seats...
Re: Folding seats... where to find?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Irvin
Wed, 10 May 2000 06:27:08 -0800
I paid $200 (us) for a folding rear seat and pad. The Van I pulled it from had the rear facing seats, which I...
another FREE rear seat (3 person)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:05:56 EDT
i also have a blue velour vanagon rear seat with armrests, for FREE if you want it come get it in allentown, pa its...
Re: rear seat hinges
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:05:00 -0700
...Means raising the engine cover >>> so >>> I need the hinges that lift the rear seat when the seat back is >>> lowered to make it...
Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:51:08 -0500
Lee, What was the problem with the installation of the Carat table and the regular rear seat? I am contemplating putting the table from...
Vgon seat swap shop
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 7 Jun 95 15:52:27 EDT
...brown corduroy middle and rear seats in need of restoration; actually the middle seat is usable as is -- the rear seat is played . excellent...
FS 3 person rear seat upholstery & 2 person middle seat in Halifax NS
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:47:46 -0700
BLUE 3 person rear seat upholstery, seat and back, upholstery ONLY, not the full seat. This is the style that has the form - faux...
Re: westy rear facing second row?
Historical mailing list - Elliot Kane
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:41:07 -0700
...Those rails are in the middle, though, which puts the middle seat somewhat near the rear seat when facing aft. They didn't put...
anyone have rusting problems around there rear seatbelts?
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:26:51 -0400
Anyone have problems with rusting around where the rear seat belts bolt to the firewall? Seems where the plate that is welded to the...
Rear Seat Re-installation question.
Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:54:59 -0400
...I bolted the static end of the shoulder belts in with the rear bolts of the seat when I installed it originally, but tonight...
WTB Gray seat material
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:12:57 -0700
...I am looking for the gray seat material for the rear seats. Some anymal has chewed it up a little on both the bottom...
Re: AC under rear seat?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:14:00 -0700
...But, a doka cab is much smaller > and the rear seat is right behind the front seats so it's probably not a > good...
Re: Rear facing seats for camper
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:01:52 -0400
...Were there any rear facing seats made for the Vanagon Westy that went behind the passenger seat and held a porta potty underneath? Thanks...
Re: rear seat hinges
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:31:47 -0700
...Means raising the engine cover so >>> I need the hinges that lift the rear seat when the seat back is >>> lowered to make it...
Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:56:19 -0400
...seatbelt for the 1 person seat. > > Mark > > David Bohannan wrote: > > >All, > > > >I currently have a 4th seatbelt installed in the very rear seat of...
Re: Middle seat again
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:08:17 -0800
There is a different middle seat setup for models with a rear bed. Does your middle seat have levers on the side of seat...
Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:45:49 -0500
...Ours does, and the child and seat face the back of the van. Having the seat in the already rear-facing jump seat makes...
Re: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:47:17 -0400
...Dave On Jul 17, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Martin Jagersand wrote: > Hi, > > My 94 Eurovan Westy has three seatbelts in the rear. My...
Re: don'know much about aerodynamics
Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
Sat, 6 Aug 1994 10:11:49 -0500 (CDT)
I have done the rearward facing two person seat thing in my van. I got an old fold up table from a friend, and...
Re: removing front seats
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:56:31 -0600
...If you are facing the seat from the front/side, you would "press" towards the rear, if you are facing the seat from the...
Re: Front folding jumpseats project
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:36:05 EST
...Two types of rear facing seats are usually available. One is bolted in the left rear facing position. Armrest for those is in the...
Re: Child seats in VW vans?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:17:25 -0700
I use a rear facing child seat in my Double Cab all the time. No problems. At 12:24 7/11/98 -0400, DavidM...
FREE rear blue vanagon seat w/ armrests
Historical mailing list
Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:43:25 EDT
folks, for those of you not in canada, i have the same thing Malcom has, its also a blue velour rear seat w/ the...
FS: brown or grey 2 person middle seat and rear weekender sofabed
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 02:26:55 EST
...brown 2 person middle seat, w/ seatbelts, armrests, and floor tracks..folds forward and slides out and is freestanding.. fits all westys and passenger...
Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 09:13:06 -0600
...The GL rear seating does have "bumps" when laid out for sleeping, but I just throw down an extra pad over the seats for...
Re: Last air cooled model?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 22:03:22 -0500
...I like this interior, while the side seat that butts against the rear seat make the rear bench effectively a two person seat, like...
Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 27 May 2018 09:54:27 -0700
...Carat, no closet, with table, with 2 rear facing jump seats - Weekender: with rear closet, with table, one rear facing/storage seat, with pop...
for sale: vanagon weekender interiors
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 04:19:55 EDT
...they have rear sofabed w/ cushion and fold fwd middle seat. installs in any vanagon. also have grey carat interior w/ flipout side table...
weekender fold down rear seatbed for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Nov 1997 19:08:56 -0500
i have a grey weekender fold down rear seat bed for sale. it folds down into a bed w/ a cushion over the engine...
(long, condescending) Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:23:55 -0500
...Jump Seats & Seat Belts >Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in >a Vanagon? Too, has anyone...