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• Westy vs. Regular Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:37:12 -0800
  ...Is the swivel capability of the Westy seat built into the seat itself, or can regular GL van seats be mounted onto junkyard swivels...
• FS: Vanagon seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:14:28 -0500
  1985 blue/grey velour material - 2 front seats with non adjustable arm rests $100 for both - middle bench $60 1986 black/grey velour : - 2...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:22:24 -0700
  ...If you've done this swap or if you can compare your Westy seat rails to your non-Westy seat rails I'd appreciate...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:34:26 -0800
  hi all, i am the one that gave Brendon the middle seat... and i hate to answer for him but the middle seat did...
• Re: Seats - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:45:05 -0400
  ...Other than some minor differences in location of the handles that control the seat positions my seats can be swapped. Nothing needs to be...
• what other marque's seats will fit the vanagon seat tracks?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 01:24:18 EST
  anyone know what other car manufacturer's seats share the same seat tracks as the vanagon and will slide right in? anyone know? the...
• Location of the extra van seat.
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:53:57 -0700
  ><< extra van seat >> > Where's this seat located ? Probably between the front seats and the back hatch. ;o)
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:13:23 -0800
  ...Some 84/85/86 Westfalia came with the seat tracks factory installed and came with a single or double middle seat. The single seat...
• Re: Possible Solutions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:46:50 +0200
  Several vendors offer more than 30 different seats. If they do not fit into= = the rails you may use an adaptor (also available). But...
• FS: RARE FULL length MIDDLE seat and another bench front seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:09:19 EST
  ...also another bench front seat...seats 2 person.. fits any vanagon or camper. will sell them seperately, or as a set to someone who...
• Jump Seat 95 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Roy
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 08:25:44 -0700
  Is there a middle or third seat that can be added to a 95 Eurovan Camper? I need to carry five people in seat...
• Re: seat upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:39:04 -0400
  Timmy, what year Westy do you have? I have found that early Westies the foam in the seat just evaporates over time. It just...
• Re: 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:31:28 EST
  ...A single seat or pair of front seats (brown captain's chairs) > 2. One seat bottom (cushion and fabric) > 3. Seat bottom cover (fabric...
• Re: Bench front seats (from a 9 pass.) in a 7 pass.
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 00:01:28 -0000
  > The bench front seat out of a 9 pass. relies on > the bulkhead as a support for the back. When you put the 9...
• Re: Vanagon seats over the years
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:17:29 -0700
  ...seat bottoms vary in thickness by if the seat is built to be on top of a swivel or not- those are thinner bottoms...
• Re: FW: Additional Center Seat on 93 EV?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 01:02:24 +0200
  Maynard, I've both seen the seat, and used it several times, both sitting in it, and "flipping" it away. When I was in...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:42:21 -0400
  I love my Eurovan front seats. Not a terribly hard modification, and if you ever need to put the original seats back, nothing has...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:52:14 EST
  In a message dated 2/21/02 1:19:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU writes: > I have a bed seat...
• Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:44:28 GMT
  ...There is no way to get the seat to be firmly secured against the seat back. Without that, the toddler seat is useless as...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 18:34:42 +0200
  John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > I was putting the middle seat back in my van this weekend and > started eyballing the possibility of moving the...
• FS: grey 2 person westy middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:12:29 EST
  ...grey 2 person westy middle seat w/ seatbelts & folding seatback, fits ALL vanagon campers and vans. allows you to use your bed w/o...
• Jump seat lever replacement?
  Historical mailing list - luke
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:38:07 -0700
  According to my friendly VW parts counterperson, I recently purchased the VERY LAST Vanagon jump seat actuating lever. So I have one, but need...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 16:13:58 -0800
  ...Harvey wrote: > I was wondering how well people like their swivel seats. > > I planned to install front swivel seat bases in my van today...
• rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - systemsfarm
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:49:23 -0700
  Hi listee's My 85 Vanagon has the forward folding rear seat, but I would like to convert to the weekender bed package. Can...
• Fold down seats
  Historical mailing list - Hugh Harkins
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:18:42 -0800
  Does anyone out there know if it would be possible or reasonable to make fold down rear and center seats using my existing bench...
• FS: rare extra Westy Third captain's seat in SF $350
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:01:24 EST
  This the rare seat available as option for extra seating on the 85 Westies. The seat upholstery is light brown. Folding nonadjustable armrests. You...
• Re: Removing front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 15 Oct 2016 10:22:17 -0400
  Seat bases are the same size but the Westy seat back is positioned further forward relative to the base, probably to assist in the...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:36:33 -0700
  The seatbelt comes with it, bolted to the base. It is only meant to be used with the seat facing forward on the base...
• Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:38:05 -0700
  ...Installed three headrests on the rear bench seat back. Got a dog chewed seat from a Vanagon at Campbel Nelson with 3-matching OE...
• Re: seating five?..2 person westy Middle Seats For Sale w/ belts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:18:08 EST
  ...this is the bench type middle seat that fits in the westy, seats 2 people, has its own seatbelts, and comes with floor tracks...
• Re: seat belts for rear seats
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:10:05 -0400
  The rear seat shoulder belts are different than the front ones. I got my set from Camelback VW (listed on the Vanagon web site...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:33:09 -0700
  I' 6'3" and I find the lack of thigh support on the Westy seats and position to cause my legs to cramp up...
• Re: fitting other seats from different makes into the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:32:23 +1200
  >Something else to consider when looking for other seats to fit in your >van is that a lot of other seats have nice looking...
• FW: Additional Center Seat on 93 EV?
  Historical mailing list - Maynard
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 23:19:13 -0400
  ...Page 35 (after discussion of the rear seat) shows a Single Seat that mounts next to the Center Bench Seat and folds over and...
• Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:11:54 -0500
  >I assume that a few people on the list have installed the front seats >that swivel. How hard of a proceed is this? Can...
• 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...
• Re: Removing front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:07:17 -0400
  steve are you sure about that? i have tried using GL grey seatbottom covers to recover camper seatbottoms and they are too long for...
• 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:30:48 -0400
  Hi All, I'm looking at the 3 point retractable seatbelts that GoWesty sells for the rear seats of a vanagon. In their pictures...
• westy middle seat for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:55:12 EST
  for sale, 2 person removeable middle seat for westy, slides in/out on floor mounted tracks (come w/ seat) back of seat folds forward...
• Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:48:33 -0700
  Tried a search in the archives (lubricate, seats, seat rails) and got nada. How best to lubricate seat rails and moving parts? Mark
• Re: Seat loose - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:50:31 -0700
  Hi Peter, Most likely, the westy rotating mechanism under the seat has too much play. I had the same quirk on my westy. To...
• FS: 2 person westy or vanagon middle seats w/ floor tracks &seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:28:34 EST
  folks, as usual, i have a bunch of the 2 person vanagon middle seats w/ seatbelts and floor tracks that will mount in ANY...
• Re: Seat Input requested
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 08:27:25 EST
  In a message dated 2/19/02 1:24:30 AM, lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes: << Vanagon 87 - Newer Used Seats $150 - $500 pair >> Ichase...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:09:59 -0500
  ...So our 2 year will seat in the back seat as he is now and put the 2 babies in the middle seat. I...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:08:27 +0100
  David, we have had no problems fitting forward facing child's seats to the bench seat of our camper with lap belts. We have...
• WTB jump seat hardware
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:15:53 EDT
  Hello I'm looking to be able to add a single rear facing jump seat behind the passenger seat in my "90 Westy to...
• Re: Middle front seat? (Nine Passenger front seat)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:45:25 EST
  ...9] PASSENGERS fit in that seat? I guess your GF likes the cozy feeling of sharing the seat with 8 other bodies, eh? >> yea...
• Re: Removing middle seat/81 Transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:40:29 EDT
  removing 2 person middle seat on a 7 pass van 1) remove sliding door sill plate w/ small phillips. 2) roll up carpet, and...
• Fwd: [T2] vanagon seats in my 77 Bay
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:04:27 -0400
  Hi Volks, If anyone out here in the lower mainland has some seats to unload, email courtneyhook@shaw.ca . > I'm looking for a...
• Re: Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:03:19 -0700
  A slight modifickation to the seat and EuroVan seats with all their features slip right on. Korkin has Subaru seats I believe. Most of...
• Re: wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts?? MYSTERYMETAL?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:24:20 -0800
  I uses these "wire thingy's" when fitting my child's booster seat into the front seat. The booster seat really wants a "lap...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 22:34:56 -0400
  DavidM wrote: > > Has anyone experience with carrying young children in child seats in VW > vans (Vanagon or Euronav)? > > Can the rear facing seats be...
• Re: Removing front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:23:15 -0700
  I just compared an 86 Westy front seat base with an 87 GL passenger van seat. The dimensions of the metal pan look the...
• Re: None (adding seats)
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  5 Feb 1996 09:28:35 -0800
  RE>None (adding seats) 2/5/96 ========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: dbr@bullhead.adp.unc.edu Subject: Is there...
• Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:28:48 -0800
  Re: " When buckling up the carseats, I would shove the seats as far back and down into the bench seat as possible, placing my...
• 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hinshaw
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:46:35 -0500
  ...I have screwed around now for about an hour total and still have not figured out how to swivel the seats ! I know that...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:48:54 -0700
  Todd, I believe Recaro sells tracks for a Vanagon.:-) Listee Florian Speier used the seat swivels from a Westy. IIRC, he simply drilled four...
• Re: Audi seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:13:11 -0700
  ...The Audi seats are a good bit higher in the seat portion than the vanagon seats, and combine that with the extra height of...
• Re: front seats for 90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 May 2016 19:26:44 +0000
  Eurovans '93-'97 have the seats that can be easily adapted.  I have '93s in my '87 Westy.  From '98 on the rails are...
• Re: Middle track & seat into an '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 20:59:17 -0700
  On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > I put the middle seat in this afternoon and took...