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• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:05:33 -0700
  hi all anyone out there have a good plan for swapping out regular old ordinary vanagon front seats for the special extra fancy swivel...
• Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:46:35 +0200
  ...Took it out of my vanagon in a couple of minutes because I got new seats with integral swivels. If you're in Europe...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 19:58:12 -0800
  ...Be aware that non-westy seats are thicker on the bottom portion than your Westy seats that are on swivels are. Since the driver...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:46:01 -0700
  ...I've never swiveled the drivers seat around though. > I think that may be one reason the original vanagon seats are so shallow > in...
• How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:07:25 -0400
  Also how do I find out what years/models have swiveling front seats? Thanks.
• Re: POP TOP conversion help requested
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 20:58:15 -0600
  ...does anyone know if any of the syncro vans came with >the dual swivel front seats? I have seen one that has a passenger...
• WTB Vanagon "Under Seat" storage doors/Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Thu, 13 May 2004 15:22:39 -0700
  ...These are the shorter ones that are used with swivel seats. Thanks Enjoy your day! Tom Boyd meyra21@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:35:14 -0400
  ...know you can do this with the swivel seats, I was hoping it would work for the fold down jump seats as well. Chris
• Re: tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:54:16 -0700
  ...Now that I've put the swivel mechanisms from the back > half westie in the 7 pass front half with the 7 pass seats...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:29:17 -0600
  I offer another option for adding swivels to your front seats that involves no cutting or welding: http://EuroCampers.com > Vanagon Parts & Accessories > Vanagon...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - front swivel seat set-up
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 21 May 2007 19:05:38 +0000
  ...make > >seat swivel. > > > > If I place unit atop my existing passenger seat tracks, that's redundant > >(2 seat tracks) and > > puts seats 1 inch...
• Re: Swivel Seat transplant info
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:37:03 EDT
  ...transplanting the swivel seat assemblies from a mid eighties Vanagon Westy to an 84.5 passenger vanagon.. I have the complete seats and the...
• Re: Installing Volvo Front Seats
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:41:36 -0800
  ...like many seats, thye are 'taller' on the bottom, compared to Vanagon seats. Vanagon seats are unusally close to the floor, compared to many...
• Wanted: Westy seats, Left armrest and battery cover plate
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 22:55:20 -0500
  Need a left side armrest (gray), 2 front seats in brown (tan) velour, one Westy swivel base, and a main battery cover plate (the...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 05:50:07 -0800
  ...Be aware that non-westy seats are thicker on the bottom portion than your Westy seats that are on swivels are. Since the driver...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Arthur H. Walker
  Wed, 10 May 1995 17:35:16 -0700
  ...So if anyone in the bay area is in a position to take these off my hands (swivel structures with rails for seats) let...
• Re: battery door and swivel seat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 16:32:09 +1100
  ...Oh,yea the swivel raise the seats by about 25mm (1") Cheers, Steve O. Blue Mountains NSW Aust. '92 Transporter 2.1 WBX Kombi...
• Re: tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:05:00 -0700
  ...FWIW I've found that on mine the camper seats are a bit shorter (1"?) than the non-swivel seats. Now that I've...
• 89 Westie seats in 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:19:15 -0700
  Will the seats from an 89 westie mount directly in my 85 vanagon. I've peered in the windows of parked westies and it...
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:42:06 -0500
  ...Anyone fabricate swivel seats ? A long time ago I bought a set of standard seat swivels and did some welding and fabricating and installed...
• front seats
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:20:45 -0800
  ...any lying about? Will seats from other years/models fit my van? BTW, these do have the captain's swivels. Thanks for any help...
• Re: Town and country seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 17:08:56 +0200
  ...I am 1,90m tall and can´t even stand the swivel base under the driver seat. So how much might the height difference...
• WTB : Weekender/Westy Table (not sure which this table is)
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:58:52 -0500
  ...At the back of the book there is a picture of both front seats with fronts towards each other, swiveled inwards... with a table...
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 20:26:11 -0500
  > I expect the price to be around $129 each. Good Lawd! Do you take small children as down payment? Or a used Tiico alternator...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:58:16 -0500
  Barring the location of the proper parts, why wouldn't the small nylon glides that are sold for chair legs work? Mike
• westy seats into weekender
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:38:40 -0400
  I got my passenger side seat swivel out yesterday. Used the dremel with the reinforced cut off wheels. THey did a nice job, but...
• Volvo Seats for '83 Westfalia - VW Tracks Available?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:19 -0700
  ...seat to retain the passenger side swivel. But I want comfy, adjustable, secure seats, which the Westy seats are not, especially off-road. I...
• Re: Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:53:45 -0400
  ...Took it out of my vanagon in a couple of minutes because I got new seats with integral swivels. > > If you're in Europe...
• modifications
  Historical mailing list - Matt Crowe
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 19:55:21 -0500
  ...what about modifying the front seats so they can swivel? Any info? Thanks, Matt
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:30:23 -0800
  ...I've never swiveled the drivers seat around though. > > I think that may be one reason the original vanagon seats are so shallow > > in...
• Re: WTB Vanagon "Under Seat" storage doors/Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 May 2004 22:41:40 EDT
  ...These are the shorter ones that are used with swivel seats. > > i just trimmed mine down when i added swivals chris
• Re: Middle seat weight?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 21:05:14 -0400
  The seat (the top portion) weighs (and is in fact the same) as the front seats. The swivel box itself weights 75-80 pounds...
• Re: Was Re: Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:55:18 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-18 08:16:16 EDT, BDOSS24046 writes: << so, if you weld the swivel mechanism to the floor, do...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:14:15 -0600
  ...Non-Westy Vanagon seats will slide right in. > Both will have thicker seat bases than a Westy seat so when installed on > the swivels...
• Re: Aftermarket swivel bases still available?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:01:50 -0700
  On 3/13/05 20:11, "John Reynolds" <kayakjr@JUNO.COM> wrote: > I'm buying am 87 Westfalia weekender that has no swivel seats...
• 1985 Vanagon - front swivel seat set-up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Mon, 21 May 2007 10:48:19 -0700
  ...make seat swivel. If I place unit atop my existing passenger seat tracks, that's redundant (2 seat tracks) and puts seats 1 inch...
• Re: What size optima battery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:44:38 -0700
  ...If your seats don�t swivel or cant go back that far no problem. If you have swivel seats you will need to pin...
• front swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:44:12 -0800
  will one of these fit in the middle tracks of an 84 or later vanagon? or do you have to use the single seat...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:22:24 EDT
  In a message dated 8/8/01 10:12:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jones@COYOTE.COLORADO.EDU writes: > . ? hmmm... maybe i shouln't...
• Re: seat questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:33:25 EDT
  clay, slide the old seat off your slide/swivel/track. then slide new seats in. your in like flint. benT <A HREF="http://hometown...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:14:02 -0500
  ...Now that I have a full Westy, they swivel around. And swivel seats are just cool. Peace, Peder '84 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt...
• Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:38:38 -0500
  ...What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats > The driver's seat (where most people would put a heater in) can't swivel...
• Re: Swivel Seat transplant info
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:42:50 EDT
  ...Any Vanagon seats can be slid on to these swivel/turntable tracks. You can even use your old seats. That will save you the...
• Re: Driver And Passenger Seat Compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:02:21 -0400
  ...The Westy swivel has the same rails--you can put any other Vanagon seats on them as well. And as far as taglines, he...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:18:00 -0700
  ...i have a 82 and i want completly new <br> seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the <br> going rate...
• Re: front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:02:43 EDT
  ...I offer bolt on swivel seat adapters http://eurocampers.com/Swivels.html Steve Lashley '73 Euro Panel '74 Campmobile '93 EV MV http://EuroCampers...
• Re: Upgrading Front seats.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 May 2001 01:20:28 EDT
  ...bigger seats fit on the swivel bases and > how much head room will I lose? they aint that much bigger!! all vanagon > seats fit...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:20:30 -0800
  Is this mounted in the box under the drivers seat? With the swivel seats in my westy (and assumably the 86 westy originally in...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 15:25:16 -0700
  I retrofitted the swivels on both side of my non-westy Syncro and I LOVE them (bolted them in - welded would have been better...
• Grey Westy swivel seats adjustable armrests FS(pair)
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:48:55 -0500
  Listed on Ebay, item # 7954927622. I heard these usually sell for about $250 a pair. They are mine, forgive me if this is bad...
• Merker Seats
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 06:51:17 EST
  ...the seats into my 87 Westy, however, they are wider then the vans seats, and I assumed that they would not swivel? Merkers have...
• Re: Fwd: Installing Volvo Front Seats
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:11:51 -0800
  ...any height difference in the EV seats.� Westy seat bottoms are made thinner for use on the swivels, which eat up some of the...
• need swival seat thingie
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 19:34:55 -0800
  Volks, I've been to the junk yards and they seem to salvage the swivel seats and want to sell them as a unit...
• Re: Seats
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:53:33 -0700
  ...One thing to keep mind is Westy seats have thinner bottom cushions to compensate for the added height of seat swivels. Passenger van seats...
• Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:16:24 -0800
  Don't know if the little plastic shims really help reduce the wobble (they seemed to in my 84 westy), but I got mine...
• center rails ??
  Historical mailing list - chris jackson
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:22:37 -0700
  ...seat or seats attach to the floor of the westy? I pick up two seats one is a one place swivel, the other is...
• Copy of: for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Dec 96 16:04:27 EST
  ...for Friday >I knew about the oil filler extension tube, the stove cover/drainboard, and >the swivelling front seats. What I want to know...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:01:34 -0500
  ...way drive with my stock seats. I realized how bad my existing foams were. I dont have the swivel base on my drivers side...
• Will 2, 1-person middle seats fit?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:02:55 -0500
  ...middle seats will fit in a Vanagon Westy with the factory installed middle seat tracks. I know that either a one-person swivel seat...
• Bolt on Swivel Seats for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 16:10:32 EDT
  ...http://eurocampers.com/Swivels.html Price is $180 each plus shipping, but I'll take $10 off the price for any listmember. (you must...