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• Name that Westy
  Historical mailing list - jim hayes
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:37:05 -0700
  ...Besides the rear fold down rear seat and cab seats there is only one seat, fixed and facing backward, against left wall behind driver...
• 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...
• 86 Vanagon - Weekender Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:58:30 -0600
  I am looking for the following items to convert my 86 Vanagon which already has a fold-down rear bench seat and mattress over...
• FS: Vanagon middle bench and front seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:42:45 -0400
  I have several Middle benches for sale from Vanagons 1985-1990 as well as a rear seat that becomes a bed from a weekender...
• retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cote
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:32:34 EDT
  The stock seatbelts make it a PITA to put childseats in the rear-most seat of a vanagon. Has anyone installed retractable (lap) seat...
• more FREE van parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 7 May 2003 07:48:07 -0700
  AC cowling for a van (not westy) Complete rear seat (seat and back), blue, type that folds down. Rear seat (not back) non-folding...
• Interesting T4 seating (was RE: 9-pass vanagons)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 12:29:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...The second version has the traditional fowrard facing rear seat with two jump seats in the luggage compartment. 10 Seater T4 vans - LWB - two...
• Re: Rear heater core replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:46:06 EST
  ...I certainly didn't want the hassle of taking out the rear seat every time I had to exercise the rear heater core bleeder...
• Re: Multivan
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 14:57:43 +0200
  ...they are complete with a folding rear seat, and two rear-facing seats, they are registered as campers.. These models are named Multivan Allstar...
• Inside rear Westy seat cushions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:39:23 -0700
  ...For those interested in what the inside of the rear Westy seat cushions looks like I have put some photos at: http://photos.yahoo...
• FS: vanagon middle/rear shoulder harness for child seats etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:09:03 EDT
  ...do you care about your rear passenger's safety, or your children in car seats? then a rear shoulder belt would be a good...
• fold out rear seat ?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:14:20 -0800
  ...What i have been watching for is either the cabinets and rear fold out seat from a Westfalia or even just the full width...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:30:01 -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...
• Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:48:04 -0600
  I'm trying to figure out how to get under the rear seat of "Fifty Shades Of Brown," my new-to-me 1982 diesel...
• Re: Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 05:59:03 -0500
  ...Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ??? > Greetings from Atlanta, Ga. I recently bought a full size Rear bed seat out > of...
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:56:16 EST
  ...You would have to weld in new mounting points, >> not where the seat mounts. only where the rear seatback catch is (which isnt really...
• Rear-facing safety was: Re: WTB: Westy swivel seat swiv'ler
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:39:28 -0600
  ...anyone out there done a mod to allow the passenger seat to remain in the rear-facing position while driving, i.e. seatbelt, lock...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:34:58 -0800
  ...front seats, but our middle seat is not fitted for headrests. We occasionally use Cunegonde as a travelling office, and the rear table fits...
• 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...
• Re: AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:41:52 -0700
  ...AC under rear seat? Hi all. Anyone running an AC unit under the rear bench seat? If so, how effective is it? I know...
• Seat tracks and travels
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:26:37 -0700
  Took the Vanagon down to Vancouver (WA) yesterday to buy a rear seat & tracks, visited a friend and stopped at Powell's book store...
• Re: Rear Seat Question Never Seen Before
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:04:32 EDT
  ...rear seat. I've never seen anything like it in a Vanagon before: > Three contoured seats, fold down armrests, three sets of seat belts...
• Re: extra seating, 12 point tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:47:11 -0400
  ...if you want to make it a 7 pass westy, then install a rear-facing Carat > fold-up jumpseat behind the front pass seat...
• Re: Rear Seat/Bed Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:14:38 EDT
  ...of the rear seatback then you have a sofabed. of course if you got that handle youre supposed to have a rear mattress too...
• 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:37:19 -0500
  ...One seat bottom (cushion and fabric) 3. Seat bottom cover (fabric/vinyl only) or rear cushion cover (fabric)only. Have anything? I'm in...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list
  28 Jan 97 13:03:42 PST
  ...A minimum for camping for us would be, pop-top, full width rear seat/bed, sink and stove. Fridge is optional and can easily...
• Vanagon Weekender Seating- FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:08:53 EST
  ...This includes all of the interior panels, the folding rear bed/seat, rear cushion (needs a cover), middle seat that folds forward (also good...
• "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - Camins Bretts
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:41:08 -0800
  ...that's a standard passenger van GL rear bench seat. does not make a bed. just a fyi.
• Re: Sweet 71 Panel FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:29:41 -0400
  Inerior is nice, but missing rear seat. panelvans never had rear seats... :) -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• WTB Brown rear seat and cushion
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:17:08 -0700
  ...I’m looking for the rear seat of a Westfalia and the rear cushion. There maybe someone who has a set for sale. I...
• Free rear 3 person foldable seat
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 17:53:04 -0700
  ...Very good condition blue rear 3 person rear fold down seat. M __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:23:18 -0400
  Well, my '91 camper does not have head rests on the rear seat. Also does not have 3-point seat belts on the rear...
• Re: luggage area
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:05:46 -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: How close is a 86 wolfsburg westy (weekender) interior to a carat interior..
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:50:47 -0800
  ...The carat rear seat ruins your flat sleeping surface, so why do it? > Would double removable jump seats be hard to put in? The...
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Evans
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:07:02 -0400
  ...Can you > Westy experts think of any fitment problems with this layout? Will > the Wolfsburg rear seat, when laid flat, extend any further forward...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 02:48:26 EDT
  ...mean specifically the westy style full width rear seat/bed w/ mattress and GL style middle seat that folds forward.) >> that's not a...
• Vanagon Seats for Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 09:31:05 EDT
  ...This seat is $200 obo. I also have a blue velour rear folding seat/bed with frame. Just the seat- $200. Pad for rear...
• (fwd) FS - '90 Vanagon Carat Rear Facing Seats
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 09:41:56 -0500
  ...FS - '90 Vanagon Carat Rear Facing Seats > > I have the rear facing seats and all hardware from a '90 Vanagon > Carat. I do not...
• Re: Rear seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 May 2010 18:41:43 -0700
  a Z -bed rear seat ? if it's one of those , very nicely..... each cushion parts unbolts or unscrews from the frame mechanism. large...
• Westfalia seat in Toyota
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:34:47 +0000
  ...He is looking for a set of seat hinges to make a bed/rear seat with. I'm thinking he should get a whole...
• FS: beige Weekender folding bed $75
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:29 EDT
  ...The seat is in San Francisco. Matching rear cushion and middle seat also available. Thanks you one and all, BenT ps: Some folks have...
• Tan/brown rear folding seat $30
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:47:04 -0600
  Tan/brown rear folding seat for sale, $30. I'm cleaning out our garage in Nampa, Idaho (a Boise suburb). I will not ship...
• Re: definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Sat, 15 May 1999 16:00:37 -0400
  ...One rear facing seat(with storage) and the rear seat that folds into a bed. I also have the table in the wall. It...
• 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...
• 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: Rear bench seat: Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:23:40 EST
  ...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: rear shoulder belts installation - thanks
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 13:59:18 -0500
  ...Thanks! Now, can anyone tell me if the rear-facing seats from the Carat have shoulder belts? ed Alistair Bell wrote: > A couple of...
• FS Middle and rear seat (Nova Scotia)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 13:00:57 -0300
  ...The rear seat's front seam is coming apart (one foot long - repairable), but otherwise is OK. Some seat-belts are there, some are...
• Re: purchasing advice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Vanagon Syncro, 1990, 91 7 passenger, pretty bare bones, removeable rear-facing seats behind the driver & front passenger seats. Most have "Weekender" rear seat...
• Fwd: Dynamic Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:59:43 -0400
  ...under the rear seat, passenger side two 110 amp hour batteries under the rear seat, middle position [propex heater will be under the rear...
• Re: seat don't fold flat --- need an owners' manual ???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:16:50 EDT
  ...foldup table and the rear seat will lean > forward but not lay flat.....any ideas? > > seatback release lever behind seatback, lift that at same...
• Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
  ...49.7 CU FT behind rear seat 92.9 CU FT rear seat down 201 CU FT rear seat down, rear-facing seats removed...
• Re: 3 seat bench renov. '85 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:56:46 EDT
  ...one monster bed immediately after the driving cab. >> there is no way you can mount a passenger van 3 person rear seat or rear...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 09:50:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...then you could possibly seat 5-6. Again I cannot remenber if there were 3 seatbelts on the rear bench, but only 2 adults...
• 1990 Carat interior FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:59:14 -0700
  ...The two jump seats, the table and support hardware, the rear windshield washer and wiper, rear day-bed / seat, seat-belts, molded side panels...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 07:58:54 -0700
  ...Steven 91 Westy On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 5:50 AM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>wrote: > Were there any rear facing seats...
• fold down rear seat for '83
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 08:24:45 -0700
  Does anyone know of a rear seat, either oem or aftermarket, that would fold down flat for an '83 GL wasserpumper? I've read...