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• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:11:39 -0700
  With 4 kids, I use my middle seat pretty much every day so it stays in the van. But when I bought the van...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:25:21 -0700
  ...But the seat works fine ............in both modes, seat and bed ..........the seat back isn't latched firmly, is all that's not perfect...
• Re: Question about Westy middle seats and tracks
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:09:42 EST
  ...its got the floor tracks for the > > middle > > seats (as all 85's do) and a/c. > > What's the deal with seats and...
• Re: Bumpers and other oddities[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 10:09:41 -0800
  Adam - My '80 Westi has the desired door on the front of the rear seat. The other difference between the early Vanagons and the...
• Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:55:24 -0500
  ...The only reason it was possible was the design of that seat. Anybody else with a vanagon chair/seat story?? I'd like to...
• Carat (was: Caret ?)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:25:56 -0400
  ...These seats are located direclty behind the driver and front seat passenger and have fold-up bottom cushions like theater seats. Upholstery on these...
• Cord. seats FS was:Re: Cure for those shreddy corduroy seats
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:05:51 EST
  ...Recovering the bench seat with some other upholstery fabric was easy, requiring little sewing and just a reliable staple gun. The front driver and...
• FS: single captain's swiveling MIDDLE seat plus storage for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:57:38 EDT
  ...Perfect for adding extra seating to your Westy. Locking storage compartment under the seat (no key but any glove box lock will work). The...
• Re: heres some sport seats for your vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:28:53 -0500
  I had one Racaro racing seat sitting around so I thought I would try to put it in my Vanagon. The sides of the...
• Re: Middle Seat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:59:09 -0500
  ...As i recall, you have to loosen seat bolts and SLIDE the seat out the sliding door and back in? Removing the door seal...
• Re: Aux battery removal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 00:00:39 -0600
  Looks quite normal ~ You should only have to Push Down on the "Loop" @ the Front of the Seat Base & Rotate the Seat Base 180º...
• Re: using vanagon bench seat in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:03:27 -0400
  >On 7/19/97 11:41 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: >does your 85 westy have the floor rails? The 2 person middle seat...
• head temps gauges and seats falling out
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:26:04 -0500
  Samuel Chimento wrote: > > Question?? > > Since the valve seats drop out by over heating the air cooled engines in the > Vanagons then > what heat gauge...
• Re: 86 Vanagon, shoulder belts for rear bench seat (for sale)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:16:05 -0900
  Ian, The link you provided says they are for use on rear facing jump seats. If that is your intent and to use them...
• Re: Aux. Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:06:24 -0500
  ...It's very difficult to find a battery that will fit the space under the drivers seat without modification (other than small wheelchair type...
• Re: Middle seat removal (f)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:52:56 -0800
  ...3) remove four 13mm bolts > that > hold seat to tracks. 4) remove corkboard to right of seat. 5) slide > seat out > of van. 6...
• Re: Rrear seat removal in a westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:55:06 -0700
  ...Can't access them with the seat installed and folding the seat up is a PITA without them. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• FS: OEM westy floor tracks and covers for optional middle seat, & middle seat FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:00:13 EDT
  folks, if you have wanted to install the middle seat in your westy but was worried it wouldnt look original, then i have what...
• Re: seat upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:46:31 -0700
  ...On 3/12/2013 9:40 PM, Timmy Evens wrote: > anyone have any ideas on replacement of front captains seats with more comfy seats...
• Shoulder Strap Seatbelts Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:13:37 -0700
  ...Evidently the rear seatbelts are the same as the Go Westy kit. � http://www.kayakwesty.com/seatbelt.html � It looks like one could save...
• seat interchangeability
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 21:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
  I have a 1970 camper with the standard low-back seats, and would prefer ones with head rests (I already have one whiplash). Can...
• 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...
• Questions about EV Jump seats for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 08:28:25 PDT
  Would anyone on the list know if the jumpseats out of an EuroVan fit - easily - in a Westy behind the passenger seat? As anyone...
• headrests for sale, mount on middle or rear seats also
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:10:01 EST
  ...these will mount on ANY vanagon passenger seat - front middle or rear. except the rear westy seat. p-mail if interested
• vanagon swival seat mechanisms for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:36:05 EST
  ...allow your existing seat to swival 360 degrees. can be used with any vanagon drivers or pass single front seat/capt chair can ship...
• Re: seat lock part
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:33:57 -0700
  Somehow i lost the part of Westy rear seat lock that is on the seat itself looks like door handle.Anyone have a spare...
• 3 point middle shoulderbelt for sale, and seatbelts FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:16:06 EST
  ...this came on 90-91 passenger vanagons only but will fit all vanagons with middle seat. also have numerous seatbelts for sale, front and...
• Re: Seat refreshing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:03:24 -0800
  There's a thread on thesamba.com forums about this that appeared recently, a guy recovering his van's seats.� I'll try to...
• Ceiling Glue/Extra Seats for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 08:22:43 -0700
  ...Should anyone want the seat rails that came with my spare seat they can be had for the cost of shipping and packaging. They...
• Re: Where to get front seat padding?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:45:14 -0500
  Hi Richard I jusrt redid the front seats in my 82 this summer, mind you, I only did the seat backs, the bottoms were...
• Looking For A Single Locking Base Westy Seat
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 11:11:14 -0500
  Volks, I'm searching for a single locking base swivel seat for my '85 Westy. If anyone has one, please p-mail me with...
• Wall mount table
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Seleen
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:02:43 -0400
  I just removed my middle double seat from my 91 GL and mounted and installed the weekender style removable jumpseat behind the drivers seat...
• Re: Alternate Headrests or seats?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 18:35:40 -0700
  ...Alternate Headrests or seats? > Dear Friends > > My wife doesn't find the our 84 Wolfsburg Vanagon seats comfortable. She > thinks the headrest is too...
• Passenger Seat Recline Modification - Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:14:34 -0800
  Folks, Recently I solicited suggestions from The List on possible modification that could be done to the front seats in my Westy. One was...
• Westy Rear Shoulder Belts?
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:13:52 -0800
  Hello All, I wonder if anyone has had any experience adding/retrofitting shoulder belt type seat belts in the rear seat of a (1988...
• Re: Reimo seats for 1982 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:58:39 -0600
  ...Uwe (mechanic) > showed me, by way of example, a vanagon GL armrest seat... and it's very > cheaply built compared to the Reimo seats...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 17:06:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Seat has seatbelts but no mounting brackets. Owner will need 1 top mounting bracket and two floor brackets. I think dealer cost on these...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 1 May 2001 11:45:59 -0500
  In my Westy, the level of the rear seat cushions when opened up is level with the top of the cushion that fits over...
• weekender interior FS ( wasRe: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:20:40 EST
  ...I have the back seat > assembly including cushions, hinges, cabinetry, etc) from a 1981 Weekender. > > > What suggestions would the list have? How to mount...
• Re: Rear Seat/Bed Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:15:40 EDT
  ...Otherwise, it's semi folding rear bench back; rigid seatback middle seats with folding armrests; no cushion over the engine compartment. BenT
• Re: Shoulder belt for middle seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:33:48 EST
  ...In addition to the 2 for the rear bench seat there was one > for the middle 2 person seat as well, driver's side...
• rear seat/bed hinge repair?
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:24:15 -0700
  ...Folding Rear Bench/Bed Frame (hardware under the seat") though our hardware isn't bent: At the seat/bed hinge there's a small...
• Re: Aux battery removal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:52:28 -0600
  Looks quite normal ~ You should only have to Push Down on the "Loop" @ the Front of the Seat Base & Rotate the Seat Base 180º...
• Re: FS in Austin TX 91
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:25:15 -0700
  Three extra seatbelts Jeff - the 2 jump seats and the extra place on the bench. My '86 Weekender sits 6, the MultiVan seats 7...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:29:33 EST
  ...ive only done that once or twice, swivaled the front pass seat facing backwards, removed both allen bolts, and laid the seatback on the...
• Re: Front Seat Reversal
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:32:58 -0700
  I think you can put the seat in from the rear. You just have to bend up the stop tabs that stop it from...
• Re: Middle seat?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:49:09 -0400
  ...If you don't then you are going to have to cut two grooves in the floor, buy a seat with seat tracks and...
• Subject: Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
  Tue, 26 May 1998 21:50:00 -0800
  ...Not only does the cabinet get in the way on Westys, but so does the metal plate welded to the seat pedastal that allows...
• Re: Sewfine (was seatcovers)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:46:46 -0800
  ...front bucket seats). > However, the diagrams look like the 79 front seats are identical. My 80 does > not have armrest and has vinyl headrest...
• Westfalia Interior FS Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:44:19 -0800
  ...The rear cushion doesn't match and the rear bed /seats need some material repair that isn't visible with the seat up. She...
• Re: painful front seats
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 May 1999 09:48:43 -0700
  ...This is on >both seats and is a bit painful after driving only a few minutes. My wife's >passenger seat doesn't bother...
• Re: Electric Front Seat Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:42:14 -0500
  Sue, Here's an alternative to an electric seat heater retrofit. A HoMEDICS Back Therapist. 12volt 5 motor Heated Seat Massager. It fits well...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:27:21 +0000
  On Thursday, April 2, 2015 9:19 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > are your front seat rotate? > if so, 90° rotation facing...
• Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:16:13 -0500
  ...Passenger seat swivel base is loose > > How do the welds look that hold the swivel to the old seat tracks? You > could be suffering...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - James Henry
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:38:54 -0400
  Geo As Chris has said, these seats are instruments of torture, I replaced the ones in my 84 Westy with captains chairs that were...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:44:33 -0400
  ...I call several junkyards looking for seats. Everyone stated they don't have these, it was a one year one seat. After carefull research...
• Re: How to remove middle seat.......
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:37:28 -0500
  ...Then remove the chunk of sound insulation that is blocking the seat on its tracks. Then slide the seat out and replace the rest...
• FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:19:10 -0800
  ...There are tears at the upper passenger side of the seat. As I looked at the pic of bench seating area, I could see...
• Re: FS: mint condition 82-84 westy front seat (brown/tan/blue vertical stripe)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 16:20:00 -0800
  ...this seat is the vertically > striped > brown/tan/blue stripes. this was stock on 82-84 westys (not wolfsburg > westy) > the seat is in...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:35:55 EDT
  ...There ARE differences > between a drivers seat and a passenger seat, in the levers that control the > slide capability. The drivers side is on...