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water resistant seat covers. . .
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:28:19 -0400
I've spent a lot of time cleaning my seats and would like to find water resistant seat covers for when I go kayaking...
Re: Porsche seats in a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:07:58 -0800
...weld some vanagon seat tracks to > the bottom of the recaros from a crappy old vanagon seat.. does this work on the vanagon westy...
WTB jump seat parts
Historical mailing list - mordo
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:59:00 -0500
...I've got a 90 Carat and my jumpseats have no levers for releasing the seat from the up, locked position. If any one...
Stolen Syncro In Seattle
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 28 May 2014 16:38:30 -0700
From FB: <https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4492106593.html>
crewcab rear seat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:37:02 EST
fs- crewcab rear seat. blue velour w/ armrests chris allentown, pa
Re: Vanagon favorite part.
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:54:45 -0700
I like the seats too. My back twinges every time I get out of my H*nd*, but I drove 13 hours in my...
Re: Seat change?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:08:47 -0500
Baywindow bus seats from 1976-79 will fit. I am told that eurovan seats will also fit; though the bases are taller and that...
Re: seat padding swap, GL to non?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Wed, 19 May 2004 19:57:26 -0700
...The only other thing, that someone else will have to definitively comment on, is whether or not the seat back is like the seat...
Re: 85 Westy For Sale
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
17 Jan 97 16:37:45 EST
...wrote: > >This bus has an extra seat so can seat 6, plus an additional extra single > >seat, so can be used to seat 5...
Re: Taller Seat Belt Clasps
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:36:54 -0800
...Taller Seat Belt Clasps > > << Anybody know if these are available? I'm talking about the things you > stick the seatbelt buckles into to lock...
Re: rear bed seat (weekender sofabed for sale)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:04:59 EST
...It's not a Westy or anything, > just a regular Vanagon, and I want to make the rear seat into the bed seat. > I...
Re: 2nd row seat reversal
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:00:06 -0500
...As an alternative, can the dual seats be adapted to fit an 86 on the second row? Thanks again, Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill...
Re: Replacement Rear Seat
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:43:15 EST
...My '85 GL came with a very strange rear seat. It's blue courdaroy, > full width, and has a westfalia patch on the underside...
Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:20:29 -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...
Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Don
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:42:24 -0600
...The new owner had a child seat installed in the rear seat and set out on a vacation trip. Less than a km from...
speaking of camper battery vents ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 22 May 1998 15:43:30 CDT
... has anyone noticed that there is HOT air coming in from out side, under the passenger seat, when you are driving along in 90...
Re: Fw: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:15:13 -0500
At 11:34 AM 12/4/98 -0600, Darrell Boehler wrote: >I think Helmet is on to something here with raising the rear seat...
FS: '82 Westy front seats
Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:46:55 -0700
I have the two front seats from an '82 Westy available for sale. They have the original brown and green stripe upholstery with dark...
bench seat storage
Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:38:17 -0400
...I have an 85 weekender with the fold-down bench seat. It seems that I should be able to pull down the panel below...
for sale: 2 person westy middle seat w/ belts..add to any westy or pass van
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:12:06 EST
...has seatbelts. folds forward to increase sleeping bed/loading area. also can be installed backwards to make like "booth" seating when dining at rear...
Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:16:43 -0500
...I think the OP is saying that a PO took out the seat, cut out the swivel and then reinstalled the seat on the...
Re: '73 Westy Questions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Apr 96 11:26:29 PDT
On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, dworkin@ari.net (H Steven Dolan) asks: > How do you fold the front seats? I have this canvas thingummy...
Re: rear seat hinges
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:32:36 -0700
...The fold up against the bottom of the seat and take up virtually no room when the bed is not deployed.
Have a seat.
Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:22:04 -0500
Greetings all!!!! I've noticed all of the talk about jump seats, extra seats, tracks and the like. This may be something I'd...
1990 Carat interior FOR SALE
Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:59:14 -0700
I am offering For Sale the complete 1990 Carat interior, all removable pieces that are behind the front seats: The two jump seats, the...
Raising the seat back
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 18 May 2004 16:38:58 -0700
...See RandyBergum.com for pictures and description of the seat mods. Randy Bergum 1990 Carat > [Original Message] > From: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> > To...
Cant Find Part-Please Help
Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
Tue, 8 May 2007 07:00:14 -0600
...I am looking for a seat panel. My dog ripped off the map pocket on the jump seat. I can not find it in...
Re: Carat Question
Historical mailing list
05 Jan 1996 05:24:31 GMT
Tom wrote: >Two rear facing seats backed up behind the driver and shotgun >seats. The usual three person bench in back. If I'm...
Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"?
Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:27:35 -0600
Marshall You can remove the seat and see the swivel mechanism, remove the 4 self locking nuts and clean out the two plates, you...
Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:50:34 -0800
Dudes! I have the opposite problem of having lubricated my driver seat rails with moly grease. Now when I brake or corner, the seat...
Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:46:45 -0400
...Re: [VANAGON] How to instal the plastic seat slide guide? > > Perfect, > > Success! And, the seat that once rocked and made noise is solid, smooth...
Re: luggage area
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:43:00 -0500
...Also the folding rear seat really does fold out flat. You probably know, but if you release the rear seat back catch, pull the...
Re: middle seats as living room furniture
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:30:23 -0500
As a student with a rather small apartment I toyed with the idea of using my middle seat as such, but fortunately I have...
Looking for swivel seat adaptors
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 00:13:06 -0500
...Looking for Swival Seat Adaptors >Hi All, >I'm looking for two swival seat adaptors for my '86 Wolfsburg Westfalia >Weekender (pop top, no...
Re: Seat covers
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 06:55:57 -0500
...You can outfit the front seat with decent quality for $50-$90 per seat. The bench is $140-$190 for good quality. If you...
did you know there are provisions for headrests on ALL vanagon seats?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:34:42 EST
...there are provisions for mounting headrests in ALL vanagon seats, front, middle and rear. bet you didnt know that... they already have holes in...
Re: Middle front seat?
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:11:45 EST
You should be able to get a middle center seat.A single cab has a 1/3-2/3 front seat with a walk...
Looking for Front seats and Bench/bed
Historical mailing list - Brandt Milczewski
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 15:56:08 +0000
Does any one know where to find new front seats for my '85 Westy? Mine are tan velour and very very worn. I'm...
FS: grey westy 2 person middle seat w/ belts
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:42:51 EST
for sale, grey westy (or van) 2 person middle seat w/ seatbelts, folds forward, armrests, and floor tracks, everything you need to mount in...
Re: Vanagon Jump and Bench seats for sale
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 23:49:56 EST
In a message dated 1/17/02 11:46:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU writes: > The jump seats will be...
Seats for sale.
Historical mailing list - Michael Brown
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:26:08 -0500
I have rear vinyl seats from an 85. Good shape a little dirty but should clean up nicely. Pick up cheap. Will ship if...
FS: 2 Swivel Seat Base Units
Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 16:47:49 -0500
I have 2 complete swivel seat mechanisms for sale that will fit any vanagon. This includes the base plate that is welded to the...
Middle Seat Removal from Passenger Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jon Hubbard
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 15:28:50 -0800
I have an 87 Syncro Passenger Van and am trying to remove the middle seat. I've removed all the bolts holding the seats...
Funky interior in '85 Vgon
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:22:37 EDT
...The rear seat and middle seat were also overstuffed. The rear seat turned into a bed and all of the interior panels as well...
Re: Securing a bench seat
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:41:59 +0000
Hi Jim. My van already has the tracks, and it sounds like Eric's does too. I was able to slide in the seat...
Re: Seat cover wanted
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:05:05 -0800
...I would like to get my hands on a brown velour z-bed and matching front seats. I have a velour middle seat I...
Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:17:51 -0700
Can anyone get the south african new front reclining seats? Gary McEachern wrote: > > I visited the South African VW site > (http://www.vw.co...
booster seat help
Historical mailing list - Ken Sid
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:16:17 -0800
Well, we're at that stage where I need to start to figure out how I'm going to accommodate a booster seat in...
spring is here! time to alternate your captains chairs for even butt wear!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:13:10 EDT
lately i've been getting alot of emails from people who's drivers seats in their vanagons are getting worn out.. this can be...
Re: Swivel seat
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:00:34 +0000
...If they get pulled out when you take the seat out, or are missing, it will be quite hard to rotate the seat. Here...
FS: vanagon weekender sofabeds, grey blue or tan, also carat interior w/ table
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:44:41 EST
...also have rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagons. this will slide into your existing passengers front seat tracks and allow you to...
Re: Safety tip of the day: Check your rear seatbelts!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:35:13 -0700
"Assembled, finished, and packed in the USA" of the finest Chinese parts they can get I'm sure! Two point seat belts are cheap...
Turning a Tintop into a Westy
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 5 Feb 2023 19:11:45 +0000
Our brother Tom recently inquired. You know....about those nifty seats on Westy's. I lust for those. With a Tintop, you've got...
Re: Replacing seats?
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:27:40 -0400
Just tape a lawn chair seat pad to the oem seat your good to go. A buddy did this in his 71 fastback as...
Re: 2 person middle seat avail
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 1 May 2008 23:19:56 -0800
John, if you need a beige seat in AK pmail me. I have `86 Syncro that I am parting out with beige interior. Mark...
Re: Fasten Seat Belt Lights Not working
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:36:56 -0230
I've got a stick shift too - if mine ever had fasten seat belt lights, I've never seen them. I think VW just...
Re: re. Heated seats
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 09:54:42 EST
...I have > had jettas and passats with heated seats from 1985 and up. My 1991 passat > has heated seats and I like it (not...
Re: Shoulder belt for middle seat?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:17:14 -0800
...In addition to the 2 for the rear bench seat there was one >> for the middle 2 person seat as well, driver's side...
Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:03:49 -0700
All the more reason to use a seat swivel to attach the Recaro seats. The downside with the Recaros is increased effort getting in...
Re: Westy Captain Chairs
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:10:21 -0300
I think if you slide the seat out and fins the four screws/bolts that hold the swivel part, then loosen the screws/bolts...