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• Re: Removing seat cushion
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 6 Mar 2022 16:26:08 -0800
  ...I took the seat out but > > don't know how to remove the cushion. > > > > Do you have instructions or a link to help me...
• Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:56:08 -0400
  Hi folks, I've seen several people offer a middle seat for free for pick up. I'm not sure if shipping is even...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:59:44 -0500
  ...Obviously, not having them is a safety flaw. > Also, can three-point seat belts be installed? Thanks David McNeely >
• DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:55:05 -0800
  ...the rear seat, either a part of the seats frame or even that handle that pull on to make the rear seat come out...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:34:08 -0600
  ...My jump seat, which IIRC I bought from Dennis Haynes, has a shoulder belt. It is odd, in that the belt roller is on...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:04:41 -0400
  even with a sealing lid, won't the gasses just vent out to under the seat and up that way? It's just not...
• Re: WHAT IS THIS!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:41:57 -0800
  ...The rear seat and fold out table appear to be > > > standard Carat stuff. > > > > > > Looks like the front seats have been tweaked to put a...
• Re: Drive side swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:42:56 -0500
  ...Do I have to purchase seat brackets that the seat will slide on? I see bolts/nuts to remove the actual swivel part but...
• Re: Winter Camping (with dog)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:05:32 -0500
  You want to build a platform or similar for the front seat for your dog to ride in. What happens to your beloved canine...
• Re: Front Seat Mounts Under Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 30 May 2003 10:04:39 -0700
  ...seat swivel mechanism. > >My Westy camper has no power steering or swivel seats, >but I'm pretty sure that if I lifted the seat...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0700
  ...Looking now, gap is *also* present, bed folded to seat position. Regardless, gap is at driver side of rear seat-bed. Neil. On Sun...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:24:03 -0500
  ...If you have a rear-facing seat, a middle seat, or a child's cot for sale, I'd love to hear about it...
• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:17:03 -0600
  Remove seats and then clean and relube the swivel section. Worked on my 82 camper on which one seat required hercules to swivel it...
• Caravelle Rear Seat Backrest fitting
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:28:28 +1000
  Greetings all I have just acquired a Caravelle interior including the full seating. My question concerns the rear seat backrest. Where does it attach...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:41 -0800
  ...This is for wheels which have concave seats, not flat > seats! Andrew, If the lughole seats are a 60� conical seat, either 14mm or...
• FREE 2 person middle seats for westy grey
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:52:54 EDT
  free westy 2 person middle seat.. grey must pick up in allentown, pa
• FS: 88 DublCab PU, Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 09:18:49 -0700 (PDT)
  As seen in Seattle Times of 7/24. All disclaimers apply. $15K obo. (206)485-9399
• looking for a drivers side front seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - matt bezark
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 12:25:41 -0700
  i have an 89 syncro westy. who has a seatbelt to sell me? matt.
• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Sat, 25 May 2002 01:17:38 -0500
  swivel seat on Ebay curretly 17 bucks http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1823480822 Mike
• Bug Drivers in Seattle Beware....
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:54:29 -0700
  Pictures here of a hazzard to Bug drivers in Seattle.... http://www.pbase.com/labusch/troll
• Re: better seats
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 23:50:42 +1200
  >Has anyone ripped out the wimpy/flexy drivers seat and upgraded to something >more comfortable and supportive? Seems long haul Westys could benefit from...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:28:58 -0700
  Today's Child car seats have many ways to hook up, I use the middle 2 seats for my 2 girls and run the...
• Re: rear 3 point belts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:25:05 -0500
  ...Product #KT-122LHCamper http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3429&category_id=&category_parent_id=&search_phrase=seat%20belt&start= Mike...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Young
  Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:18:13 -0400
  I have a pedestal slide in seat for my 91 Westfalia. I purchased the tracks on the samba years ago and found a brown...
• Re: Vanagon seat replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:40:54 +0000
  The web site lists differently.  Clarification, please.  I could find no install info.  Thanks! Seats– Leather captains chairs from a new VW Toureg. On...
• Re: Air bags & VWs
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 12:51:41 -0800
  ...Many states even have >laws restricting children to the back seat. A one year old should be in a >safety seat mounted in the...
• definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:59:21 EDT
  ...the "weekender" package, or "weekender interior" refers to a 7 PASSENGER van with the back seat that folds down into a full length sofabed...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 11:57:28 EDT
  ...All panels, seat vinyl, carpet dash, table etc... > match mine. Sure wish I could find that newer fabric/design as the > corduroy is falling...
• Re: Country Home Camper? - center seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:32:31 -0500
  ...Country Home Camper? - center seat > --- "Mark in Westminster, CO" <beeser750@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > > Is having the center seat unusual? My '84 Westfalia Vanagon > > has...
• antiswivel seat?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:59:31 -0800
  ...now my drivers side seat is mounted with only 2 of the original bolts on the swivel portion, and makes it feel VERY unsafe...
• Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:18:24 -0400
  Yes, VW continued to use 'horse-hair' mixed into the padding on later-model VW's for that trademark German seat feeling. For the...
• Re: Need '99 EV prices and available options
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:34:15 +0100
  ...hitch up to 2 tons 885 530 detachable hitch, 2 tons 1,120 671 Comfortline seats, doors in fabric 955 572 windows with heatshield...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:31:47 -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...
• Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:20:01 -0500
  Thanks Annie! Using the instructions you supplied on the use of the I-clip for seatbelt shortening as inspiration, I was able to shorten...
• Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:50:12 -0800
  ...Most modern cars >> have the >> buckle right near the base of the seat where the seat base meats the >> backrest. The bus has the...
• Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:17:19 -0700
  Eric, Take seat out, slip the plastic guide in one of the tracks on the van, split facing to the rear. Push in all...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:53:44 -0700
  Per the VW Owner's Manual: - no swivel seat: under the driver's seat - swivel seat: under the bench seat Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message...
• tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:05:29 EDT
  ...here's another fyi - there is no such thing as "swival seats". there are SWIVAL SEAT MECHANISMS, that are a 3 piece mechanism (base...
• Re: Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:56:07 +1200
  >My 1984 RHD VW Caravelle with a 7 seater configuration has static seat belts >upfront and none at all for the back. Does anyone...
• WTB: crappy condition jump seat
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:34:31 -0500
  Does anyone in MD / PA / norther VA have an old Carat / Wolfsburg jump seat taking up space in their shed? I've a project...
• westy middle seats for sale (have grey, and blue)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 11:30:07 EST
  2 person westy middle seats for sale. i have 2 left. they have seatbelts, folding armrests, folding backrests, and headrests. come w/ floor tracks...
• Re: Vanagon Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:05:45 EDT
  And I wonder why they bothered putting the swivel under the driver's seat. It's possible to rotate the seat almost 90 degrees...
• Middle seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 05:54:25 -0400
  this was the middle seat of a 9 passenger van. they were sold in the US up till '86 or so, but are extremely...
• need seat belt part...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:24:34 -0500
  I need a middle row seat seat belt buckle, the plastic part on the flat steel plate, one that works, for my '90. Could...
• 81 Vanagon seatbelt question
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:56:09 -0500
  Were there two types of seat belts put on vanagons in 1981? I ordered one online and when I received it it was a...
• Re: Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:03:24 EDT
  ...What's with this? Try turning the seat around...that's what I have to do on the passenger side of my 91 Westy.
• Last call for bits and pieces, cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:04:07 EDT
  ...I have 2 vanagon windshields, 2 bucket front seats and one folding rear seat, perhaps a z-bed? (metal scissors type frame) All seats...
• Re: Front seat switch, '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 16:48:00 EST
  In a message dated 1/24/03 3:27:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, jandkjohnson@JUNO.COM writes: > The driversside seat is beginning to...
• Re: heated seats
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 05:17:04 EST
  Last time I was in Canada, I picked up a heated seat cushion from Canada Tire for about $25 I believe. It plugs into...
• FS: 2 person middle seat..fits westys or passenger vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:30:16 EST
  ...2 person middle seat.. can be mounted in any westy or passenger van. includes floor tracks (if needed) . this is the fold-fwd type...
• Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:15:22 EST
  anyone else get shocked from static electricity everytime you get out of your drivers seat? i just installed the 89 wolfy front seats in...
• Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:47:07 -0300
  ...dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >saw this ad in THE STRANGER, a Seattle weekly newspaper. > >http://www.californiavan.com/seattlead.jpg > >Not very often you see a Vanagon...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 07:55:33 -0700
  A real family would just pile in the rear seat like a pack of sardines, with independent blankets rolled up like tacquitos, with a...
• Re: Swivel seats for an '85 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:06:01 -0800
  I welded a swivel in my passanger seat. It is nice and was easy to do, but there are some things to consider. 1...
• Re: FS:rear facing jumpseat or short second row bench for westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:27:57 -0500
  ...seats 2, seatbacks fold forward, has > seatbelts, armrests, comes w/ floor tracks (if you need them). fits all > westys. The > jumpseats are easily shippable...
• forwarded message from Ron Salmon
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:59:50 -0500 (EST)
  ------- start of forwarded message (RFC 934 encapsulation) ------- >Anyone know what's need to make that jump seat fit in the middle >section of my...
• Re: Z bed will not pull out
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:01:23 -0700
  Check all the seat belts... mine got stuck like that because the seat belts were in the way for the bed mechanism to me...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:13:03 -0500
  Do mean under the driver's seat or in the Westy cabinet behind it? Ken On Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 9:39 AM Pete...
• Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:59:11 -0500
  > Can Vanagon seats be mounted atop 5-gallon paint buckets? That might be > pretty tippy, tho'. With the right mods, this could be a...
• Headrests- SAFETY CONCERN!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:19:53 -0400
  I just finished swapping "new" seats from my '82 GL into my '82 westy (ones with arm rests!). When I finished, I thought I...