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• Re: Replacing seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:44:11 -0500
  ...Kinda like chewing gum and walking all at the same > time.Be careful. > > If anyone has replaced Vanagon seats with arm rests, with seats...
• Re: Gray double seat in the Seattle area....seats 6 in a westy!
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:45:14 -0800
  ...for a gray double seat in my area? And what is it worth? >> Zoltan > > zolt, these let you seat 6 people in a westy...
• Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:38:29 -0500
  I live in the Philadelphia area and have noticed a 2-place bench seat (blue velour) out of an'85 Vanagon GL in good...
• Re: Vanagon Westy Bench Headrests
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:14:45 -0500
  ...I have a rear bench seat from a 90 Vanagon (see http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~jstric01/images/picture.htm) with headrest for $100...
• Fire extinguisher brand/mounting recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:02:12 -0700
  ...I was thinking of the pillar behind the passenger seat/right in front of sliding door. I was also thinking of the pillar behind...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:34:14 -0500
  ...No freebies when it comes to jump seats. I still am looking for a good deal on a used jump seat tray. I only...
• '86 heated driver's seat cold
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:59:31 +0100
  ...My wife would like to keep her behind warm in the winter, but the seat doesn't heat. My repair manual doesn't cover...
• Passenger Seat Battery Box
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:09:56 -0500
  I took some more measurements and I was wrong--a group 41 battery will fit, once the seat is out of the way. I...
• Weekender seating in Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:41:44 GMT
  ...Weekender seating in Eurovan? > > Do Eurovans come with the "Weekender" package like my '91 Carat does? You > know, fold down rear seat and two...
• Re: Need Jumpseat
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:48:02 -0600
  ...Matthew If the dog is sitting in a backward facing jump seat and the collision is something like head-on, then the dog will...
• An '84 GL 7-seater for rescue
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:14:28 -0300
  ...The middle seats appear to be missing ... so it's only a 5-seater]. The body appears to be sound on this one ... the...
• Re: re. Heated seats
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:53:32 -0800
  My '88 Merkur Scorpio has heated seats that work great. Perhaps the coils from one of these cars would work well in a Vanagon...
• glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:46:41 EST
  i have another car w/ velour seats and someone spilled a spot of wood glue on the seat.. any ideas on how to get...
• cheap neoprene seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 13:15:16 -0500
  I went to www.wetokole.com They want $450.00 for front seat covers , not incl. shipping. There has to be a cheaper way...
• Question about the seats
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Tue, 4 May 2004 21:34:14 -0400
  Volks Where can I get (in the web) the small plastic gizmo installed in the seat rails? My driver seat (West 87) is moving...
• La Grande Oregon to Seattle
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 08:08:38 -0800
  ...Anyone out there passing thru La Grande on their way to Seattle? I need to get a transaxle from there to Darryl's shop...
• FREE westy 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:37:25 -0500
  FREE westy 2 person middle seat. grey. folds forward w/ seatbelts. includes the factory rails to bolt to floor. matches '87 up westy interior...
• wanted: carat/wolfsburg rear sofabed..in crappy shape (i need seatbottom frame)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:23:58 EST
  i need the rear seatbottom frame from a '87-91 carat or wolfsburg... anyone got a crappy or ripped, shredded, burned up whatever rear...
• Re: battery door and swivel seat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 16:32:09 +1100
  ...battery door and swivel seat? > >I was told that i need to cut the battery compartment door for a swivel >seat (one salvaged from...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Madeline
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:39:42 -0700
  ...Went to the junkyard and pulled the rear bench seat out of a passenger van with three matching color headrests. Pulled the upolhstry off...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:25:59 -0700
  The two cutouts are so you can get your fingers in there to lift the seat up! John McLean 87 Vanagon GL > No Shit...
• Re: FREE: seats for Fox and Scirocco
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:26:29 -0800
  Benjamin Tan wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a one red vinyl seat from a Scirocco S in perfect condition (looks > like a Recaro) and...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:07:16 -0500
  What works for me is holding the metal door frame with bare hand when sliding out of the seat until fully out of vehicle...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:14:07 -0700
  ...wrote: > Tried a search in the archives (lubricate, seats, seat rails) and got > nada. > > How best to lubricate seat rails and moving parts? > > Mark >
• Can a 91 GL 7 Seater be Converted to Carat Interior?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:16:31 -0400
  Hi all, Is it possible to convert the rear 7 passenger 91 GL to a Carat interior with 2 facing seats and pop-up...
• Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:52:40 -0400
  ...Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service > >saw this ad in THE STRANGER, a Seattle weekly newspaper. > >http://www.californiavan.com/seattlead.jpg > >Not very...
• Re: Propex outside install?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:25:12 -0800
  Samba threads? Outside and under rear seat http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=601703&highlight=propex+rear+seat Another, and good...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:34:23 EST
  ...For camping trips, I usually remove the rear-facing seats. Any experience out there either equipping a bus with these seats that did not...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:53:21 -0500
  ...Harvey at jtharvey2@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: > I was wondering how well people like their swivel seats. > > I planned to install front swivel seat bases...
• Re: Slide-in seat accessories wanted
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:34:24 -0400
  ...Ed in CT > Last weekend I got a chance to install a set of seat rails in the> floor of my westy. The seat...
• 3rd seat belt for rear
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 11:02:07 MST
  ...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: re. rear facing jump seat pictures
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:36:46 -0500
  ...Of course, my rear facing seats have lap-only belts unfortunately. Michael Townsend > >See http://www.geocities.com/ftpspace1/seat.html > >Gary >Calgary, Canada...
• FS: swival seat mechanism! fits ALL vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 23:39:11 EST
  ...allows your existing front seat/capt chair whatever to swival 360 degrees. these are OEM vanagon swival seat mecanisms from vanagon westys. $85 ea...
• Re: swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:22:23 -0600
  Neal Powers wrote: >I have a swivel seat bottom from a vanagon any interest contact me and tell >me what you will pay > > > > Anyone...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:23:20 -0800
  ...Shocking seats!! > anyone else get shocked from static electricity everytime you get out of > your > drivers seat? Lose the polyester leisure suit. Tom S.
• Seattle mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:57:26 -0600
  I was in Seattle for the first time in 8 years and drove by "the" VW mechanic up on Phinney Ridge at Phinney and...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:17:32 -0400
  FWIW, yes the center seat is (effectively) the same as the front seats. Though mine does not have the headrest that the fronts do...
• Re: Recaro seats @ 2K
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:14:43 +1200
  >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: raised instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 06:41:17 -0800
  Yes, I did swap '93 EV seats into my '87 Westy and that raises�my seating position about 1", enough to boost me up...
• Re: WANTED 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:50:37 -0500
  ...WANTED 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts > Why is it that you guys out in california are throwing away stuff the > rest...
• Re: 1988 Wolfsburg rear seat swap: troublesome or not?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:27:45 -0400
  ...However, what interior do you have in each? If it is the Weekender/Carat interior with the hard plastic panels the seat is a...
• How To Ship A Seat?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:50:49 -0700
  Hello, Some of you may remember that I was looking for the optional middle seat for a Eurovan camper. I failed in finding one...
• I-4 conversion parts kit available in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - maded
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 22:26:14 -0800
  ...7bit Attention Seattle Area Vanagon folks! Bry's Auto Wrecking in Seattle has a complete set of parts from a Vanagon diesel for doing...
• Re: Motor Home Seat
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 10:29:33 -0600
  Just a word in case anybody gets too excited about the seat - it's vinyl. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Leader of the Pack" Winnipeg...
• improperly vented battery could cause damage to pass seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:29:56 EST
  ...not the front part of the seatbottom.. then i thought.. Battery! i took the seatbottom to a local interior shop to be restiched, and...
• Seat Foam Grunge!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:18:42 -0800
  In an effort to stay in the basement as long as I can (mother-in-law's visiting) I have taken the seat covers...
• Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's"rotation"?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:13:29 -0600
  ---------------- Hi Bill, There should be a thin piece of plastic in the slide between the fixed slide and the seat slide . Maybe you are...
• Re: Euorvan MV???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:08:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...My major criticism of the Weekender is the "cooler" under the rear passenger seat... First off, it holds no more than a six-pack...
• 2nd row seat reversal
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:56:19 -0500
  ...My daughter drives a 1986 Vanagon (Scooby Mystery Machine) and would like to reverse the 2nd row seat so that it faces the third...
• Re.Driver's Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 16:03:07 +1100 (EST)
  Kedar, Your driver's seat will swivel to face the rear without hitting the steering wheel if you slide the seat to it's...
• Remove Middle Seat - How?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:05:42 -0400
  ...yet), and I was looking to remove my middle seat. I see that it slides in on tracks. Do I need to remove those...
• 84 wolfsberg brown same as 85-86 interior brown?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 17 May 2004 22:22:26 -0400
  I have the chance to buy a single seat(jump seat) from a 85-86 brown camper. My 84 wolfsberg has the slide and...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:14:02 -0500
  ...I like stiff seats. Look at Porsches or GTI seats, they are stiff hard racing seats. They support you. Not like those big comfy...
• Re: Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:15:58 -0700
  ...steve '85 westy with skinny balding tires and middle seat tracks kent, wa At 11:11 PM 09/07/1999 -0400, David Bogle wrote...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:25:19 -0500
  ...The Aftermarket seats completely derailed from the tracks as the van moved forward and my wife, child and I stayed staionary on these seats...
• Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what havesome of you used?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:57:32 -0700
  ...my torso is maybe 6" longer than the 85th percentile human, and this causes problems with almost all stock seating. I removed the seat...
• Re: Stolen Syncro In Seattle
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Wed, 28 May 2014 16:58:11 -0700
  Waz up with Seattle... seems like once a month another van goes a missing... -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• more free seats
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:53:05 -0800
  I have free seats too! 2 newish condition kombi seats. Black plastic, no rips or dings. comfy. come and get em before they get...
• where to find a van online?--3 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:34:23 -0400
  HI, LIst! Curiosity took me to these links, and in one of the pictures I saw a Vanagon with a middle seat that comes...
• Re: Survey--Merkur seats
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 01:02:39 -0500
  >Andrew - i was not suggesting that everyone put NSX seats in their car - >they >are indeed far too rare and expensive. But when was...