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• Westphalia Jump Seat
  Historical mailing list - The Davis Family
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:54:44 -0700
  I am looking for a jump seat that fits in the middle of an 85 Westy. Can anyone help me out? Does any model...
• Rear facing seats (R = L ?)
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 17:05:31 -0800
  ...I am thinking of splitting a pair of rear facing seats with another Westfalia owner. Can the LEFT side seat be mounted on the...
• VANAGON SEAT
  Historical mailing list - Eddie Staub
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:52:26 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can locate a sliding/folding seat to go alongside the two passenger bench seat in a vanagon GL? I...
• vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:13:30 -0400
  ...but can you please tell me what you dislike about the vanagon seats? Personally I've been very happy with my own, and I...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:11:56 -0700
  ...And, I’ve used > > both the two seat and single seat on the rails for extra seating. > > > > > > My grey seat fits the same rails...
• the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:28:25 -0400
  Regarding adding a 5th seat to a westy... supposedly these 5th seats really exist. Gary even has a photo of one on his website...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:27:20 -0700
  ...I don't think it's >> a swivel seat... >> I used to have a 1985 weekender (poptop, no kitchen) it has a seat like...
• Single middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:35:46 -0400
  As most of you might be aware, the prices for the single middle seat can range from reasonable to astronomical. When I saw one...
• Re: Subject: Update: Installing 3rd se Update: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:26:16 -0500
  ...The seat belt reel mounts to a bracket affixed to one end of the bar that bolts to the back of the seat pedestal...
• Re: Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:32:24 -0500
  ...Middle Seat wanted > > Hi folks, > > I've seen several people offer a middle seat for free for pick up. > I'm not sure if...
• Re: Town and country seats, drivers side installed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:29:16 -0700
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, albell@SHAW.CA writes: > Got the drivers seat into friends van today. Pics added to blog post > > https://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Re: 10 passenger vanagon!! whats your record?
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 12:56:24 -0500
  ...we set the 3 person middle > seat > (from a 9 passenger) in front of the rear sofabed seat, and folded the > jumpseats down...viola...
• Re: Infant Carseat - OUR EXPERIENCE
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:22:09 -0500
  We started with an infants seat from my brother and quickly switched to a Century products "Breverra Contour" when Tersa got a little bigger...
• Re: Fiat (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:21:51 -0500
  ...I can fit half a bum cheek on the seat though. I didn't realize that the 124s weren't four seaters! This might...
• early walk through seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 16:09:37 -0400
  ...the seat doesn't slide on runners) drivers style seat for a 59 walk thru bus. all seat conditions considered but would like to...
• Re: wierd vanagon seat... anyone seen one of these??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:55:36 -0800
  Yes, a homemade one from a cut down 2 person middle seat. I have made a few myself but not exactly the way that...
• Re: rear seat swap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:08:30 -0400
  ...Hope summer is going great >in PA! I was disappointed to find that the '89 GL seat has noticeably less internal storage than the...
• Re: Survey--Merkur seats
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 00:04:10 -0600
  I think that you have two chances of finding, any Merkur seats used,anywhere, (1) Slim (2) None This perhaps is one of the...
• Re: westy for 7????
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:17:12 EST
  ...Do these fit in a westy with auto trans? > Does anyone have one they would sell > yep, front bench seat from a 9 pass...
• Taller Seat Belt Clasps
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:03:19 -0600
  Folks, Anybody know if these are available? I'm talking about the things you stick the seatbelt buckles into to lock them. My girlfriend...
• Re: cheap neoprene seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:44:12 -0800
  ...cheap neoprene seat covers I went to www.wetokole.com They want $450.00 for front seat covers , not incl. shipping. There has to...
• Re: Front Bucket Mods
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:24:05 EST
  ...ive done that in a camper, tho, swivel the front pass seat backwards, remove the allens, and lay the seatback on the dash.. quick...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery - fitting and driver's seat removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:35:10 EST
  ...just slide the seat forward.
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:00:30 -0700
  On Nov 11, 2011, at 9:36 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > failing to > mention you have to rotate the seat so it faces...
• Re: 85 rear seat fold down
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:47:52 EDT
  In a message dated 4/1/08 11:02:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, mkriley@FUSE.NET writes: > i cannot get my rear seat...
• Re: Installing swivel seats in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 95 12:31:57 EDT
  ...is the floor sufficient to support a self supporting seat, I know our drivers seat doesn't touch the metal wall, but in a...
• access to battery ?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 13:31:48 -0700
  ...On this vanagon that I saw, there were two swivel seats though neither one seemed to swivel. When I pushed the passenger seat forward...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:02:09 EDT
  ...the floor rails themselves keep >the >seat in place, and the rails are bolted to the floor. those 4 bolts that >go >from the...
• How do you remove the swivelling seat from a westie?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:22:54 -0700
  My Syncro Westfalia has the front swivelling seats and I want to remove the seat from the swivelling base. My seat has a bar...
• Westy back seat size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:02:27 -0500
  The bottom bed in a Westy opened up is 73" x 46", I'm looking for the size of the back seat cushion & seat...
• Re: Middle seat?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:33:06 -0500
  It will fit exactly from any year if it is the standard two-person seat. Jim On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:28...
• Seat change
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:13:44 -0700
  We are knee deep in a front seat project. 1985 Vanagon that we had traded for Dodge Caravan seats. Now going with gray leather...
• rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:34:38 -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...
• Silver Vanagon Stolen in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:01:40 -0800
  ...Roof rack, rear bench seat, 86 model. �571 ZLU Washington Stolen Sunday Nov. 8 in Seattle (Madrona /Central District) � Not mine. Call police if...
• Installing rear used seat belt
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:57:15 -0700
  Does anyone have any experience retro fitting rear 3 point seat belts? Someone told me I could use a seat belt from a MKII...
• Re: Seat refreshing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:22:10 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=267239&highlight=seat+foam Hope it helps. � Stephen There's a thread on thesamba.com...
• Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 01:03:46 -0500 (EST)
  ...Tun) writes: >process of putting a rearward facing seat in the boot with 3 seat belts. what do you Brits mean by a "boot...
• Weekender foldng back seat.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 22:34:54 -1000
  Anyone know what a weekender back seat looks like. I think that I found one in the back of a local shop and wanted...
• westy middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:23:44 EDT
  westy middle seats for sale w/ floor rails. have integrated seatbelts, and fit 2 people. slide in, and out. have armrests. fit in the...
• WTB 87 jumpseat seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Sat, 27 May 2000 08:05:53 EDT
  Hi all, I�m looking for a Seatbelt unit for the jumpseat behind the drivers seat on my 87 wolfsburg. The little plastic case...
• For Sale: Rear shoulderbelt seatbelts for vanagon westy - easy install
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 2002 12:00:29 EDT
  ...vanagon westy OEM VW right rear seat shoulderbelt assembly.. retracting shoulderbelt..complete kit.. easy to install, makes use of child seat more safe, also...
• wanted: good running 2.1L wbx engine, also carat/wolfsburg capt chair seatbottom
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:11:43 EST
  ...grey velour capt chair seatbottom from wolfs/carat (or whole seat) p-mail if you have any of the above. can trade parts or...
• WTB Seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 20:31:39 -0400
  ...I went to put my son in the back seat discovered no rear seat belts. Whoops. Anyone have some they are willing to part...
• Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:40:36 -0700
  saw this ad in THE STRANGER, a Seattle weekly newspaper. http://www.californiavan.com/seattlead.jpg Not very often you see a Vanagon shop...
• Re: 9 Passenger Van Sighted (and Caught!)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 12:32:39 +0100
  This is just like my interior, only I have the regular two seats and walkthrough up front, but the rear seats are all the...
• Re: seat repair
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 22:20:31 -0400
  I have been into the seat to this point. I have found the lower back support to be lacking, and this is similar to...
• Re: How do I tell what jumpseat/bracket belongs behind the pass seat
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:50:13 -0800
  ...What bracket/seat goes > behind the pass seat? I also have one that goes behind the drivers seat > available in Mystic,CT if anyone...
• sliding seats?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:09:50 -0400
  ...You'll find that you can even pull that seat out and put it back in backwards-facing the rear seat. Great for the...
• Re: Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:54:00 -0500
  ...I did install the middle 2 seat bench, and then put a large card board box between the second and thrid seat at just...
• Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's"rotation"?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:31:55 -0800
  Darrell, Any suggestions on how to stop a pretty obnoxious passenger seat squeak? I can stop it by putting something of 5 or 10...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:39:10 -0400
  Shawn, I can't say it's a good idea to engineer your own child seat restraints. Using 600lb chain? Did you do an...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 02:22:03 +0000
  http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=wua8um1.u6ylx81&x=0&y=-ksae1x&localeid=en_US I once installed a 90 Subbie seat to...
• Re: Vanagon Lawsuit/Sue the Bastards!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:16:47 EDT
  ...They are shown on the right seating position of the full width middle seat, the left position of the 2 person middle seat, both...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:33:33 -0700
  ...I don't think > it's > >> a swivel seat... > >> I used to have a 1985 weekender (poptop, no kitchen) it has a seat like...
• Re: westy middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:34:31 -0400
  ...The people in the middle seat have way more knee room than the people _behind_ the middle seat. They obviously work better when they...
• FS: Swivel Seat Assemblies from '80 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:44:11 -0600
  ...One of the items I have available is a pair of swivel seat assemblies for the front seats. I have these for both the...
• Jump Seat '86 Vanagon & paint question
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:22:21 -0700
  ...If that's not possible, can I simply pull a front driver or passenger seat from a wreck and use that? Is there any...
• FS: RARE single middle swival seat on lockbox, from westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:09:55 EST
  ...Rare single westy middle swival seat on locking storage box. slides in on floor tracks. fits ANY vanagon or westy. seat is tan velour...
• Re: Different Models
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 6 May 2002 19:45:51 +1200
  ...It had the 2-person seat in the middle (now owned >by someone else) and a 3-person back seat with fold-down arm...
• 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...