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• part needed for 84 (may be universal vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 10:57:27 -0700
  Hello fellow list members....If anyone is parting out a vanagon I'm in need of the rails for the middle seat. That is...
• Re: Seeking Adventurewagen Armrest Rear Bench Seat(blue non weekender rear seat)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:08:16 EDT
  ...Jahsurf@AOL.COM writes: > In place of the existing flat bench seat in the back of the AW I'm > resto'ing > for Buffett...
• Re: captains chairs
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 09:26:36 -0400
  On that note, FREE to a good home, a decent pair of BLUE captain's chairs and a middle two-person seat from an...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - front swivel seat set-up
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:08:55 -0700
  On 5/21/07, Larry Word <larry_word@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > If I place unit atop my existing passenger seat tracks, that's redundant...
• Re: Eurovan MV???
  Historical mailing list - Z
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 14:11:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Fold down rear seat bed. two rear facing "jump" seats for "middle" seat. pull up table w/ flourescent light above it. EV MV Weekender...
• Re: So I bought another Westfalia - pics
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:21:37 -0600
  I have a brown 2-pass corduroy seat from an '82 that I occasionally use in my Westy. No go on opening the fridge...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:25:34 -0500
  Hi, Ken! Under the driver's seat. We usually take a lot with us on our trips and would like to keep batteries out...
• Swivel seat problem Driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 13:17:44 -0700
  Hi, The steering wheel is in the way when I swivel the driver's side seat. Due to not being able to move the...
• Radiator fans and Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:08:15 -0700
  ...This seat belt is killing me. I see lots of posts about adding seat belts to the rear in older vans, but can you...
• can someone inspect a van in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:11:29 -0400
  ...Is there anyone that would be interested in going to look at it. ( or may have already?) It is in the Seattle/Tacoma (Seattle...
• Re: Need Weekender Rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 5 May 2004 10:32:06 -0700
  ...Need Weekender Rear seat Hi: I installed a side table panel in my vanagon and now I need the "weekender" size folding rear seat...
• Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:50:24 -0700
  On 5/12/06, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote: > > > This brings up an interesting question: > > Can the more recent Vanagon Jump seats be retrofitted...
• Re: kids hammock in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:22:26 -0300
  ...driver's side passenger's side [=======================================] [ ] o--------------| |----------------o headrest holes [seat | |seat ] [ | canvas | ] [--------------| |----------------] o o headrest holes [ ] [=======================================] This could be an upper bunk with...
• Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:36:48 -0500
  ...If I had not had my seatbelt on I would have been thrown all over the cockpit, so guess where today I would be...
• Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 May 2003 15:30:40 EDT
  ...It > looks like the passenger side seat hinges forward to allow access to > the back seats. Was this an option? Any idea what years...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:01:16 +0200
  ...bench seat storage > Yeah, you'll notice the two cutouts are aligned with the two hole cutouts in > the seat bottom, i.e. grips...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:54:16 -0700
  Mike, The original poster asked for suggestions on how to more securely anchor seats in a vehicle never designed for this. I offered my...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 06:20:25 -0800
  ...It will help those who might be thinking of making the purchase of jump seats. -Dana- Budd Premack wrote: > > Last summer I installed jump...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:03:51 -0400
  I got front seat covers a few years ago from: Seat Cover Warehouse, 1607 North State Road 7, Hollywood, FL 33021, (954) 963-4989...
• Back to port-a-potty and tires
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:47:41 -0800
  ...I may add a permanent padded top seat at some point but for now just use a pillow for a comfortable seat up front...
• Re: Copy of: Bench seats for the front
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 11:07:26 +0200
  ...model called the "12 seat minibus" Where do you want to place the 3 additional seats? On the engine's compartment? I think this...
• Re: more free seats
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:17:38 -0800
  Front seats?? - consider them, er um sold I guess - how do you want to arrange shipping to Quesnel? At 02:53 PM 28/01...
• Re: BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:57:00 -0800
  ...They're "E36 M3 3-series" seats, he > says. All the pics I've found for similar seats, they look like they might > be...
• Re: WTB: green tweed front seat
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 01:51:50 -0400
  I hate those seats! I have two vans with them and they both hurt my butt after 30 min of driving. I robbed my...
• Looking for a part for a 67 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:30:18 -0400
  ...I am finishing the restoration of a 67 Bus for a customer and I need one of the driver's seat mounting tracks. I...
• Re: Service in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:33:23 -8
  ...Service in Seattle? > My wife is on holiday in the Seattle area and would like her 84 Westy > checked over. Can anyone recommend a...
• Hot air from under passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:53:08 -0700
  I noticed hot air coming from under the passenger seat of my '88 Westy, and after some investigation, found the source! It seems there...
• Upholstery Shop Reccomendations
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:55:08 -0600
  ...Rear Seat & Bed Cushion. Top Bed Cushions Front Seats. In addition I want the front seats completely rebuilt .... foam etc. Also want an internal...
• Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Dean
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:37:14 -0800
  Another question regarding swivel seats. I've got a high mileage 85 westy. The swivel seats are sloppy. Are those plastic bushings what make...
• Re: seat "guide pieces"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:09:21 -0600
  Does anyone have a pic of these installed and working properly? I lubed the seat tracks and they are working better, but still not...
• Re: I wanna buy a Westy Middle Seat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 14:04:56 -0700
  How many pelts you offer? Not have seat just want to know. Karl. Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: A "Westie" Mercedes-Benz?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 22:56:44 -0700
  ...Additional bench seat with head supports and 3-point seat belts extends seating capacity to 6. Storage module-additional storage room for toilet; cover...
• Re: front swivel seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:31:35 EST
  ...the seats in a westy dont swivel - the bases that are WELDED TO THE BODY do... if you want the single westy middle seat...
• Re: Front Seat Measurements
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:32:24 -0800
  ...Front Seat Measurements > On the list of round tuits. Got too busy to measure them this weekend. > I'll try to tackle this tonight...
• Re: Front seat switch, '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:35:56 -0800
  *you* are obviously not thinking about seats, benTboy. it should be: slide out, slide out, slide in, slide in. bill On Friday, January 24...
• Re: Unusual back seat? FREEEEE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 00:08:07 EST
  ...thats the standard GL rear seat. your just used to seeing the GL > weekender sofabed, which was an option. > > oh.. by the way.. if...
• FS: 2-person front bench from 9-passenger/8-passenger van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:52:56 -0700
  ...No rips on seat and seatback but has some damage to top of sides. Should be easy to fix or reupholster to match your...
• Pro Tip - Vanagon Seat Belt Inertia Reel
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:06:49 -0700
  ...I just spent an hour trying to unwind a the seat belt off an inertia reel on my 1982 diesel Westfalia which I had...
• Distance from inside of rear hatch to back of front seats on 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:29:46 -0400
  ...section of counter-top laminate. � My Vanagon does not have middle seats and the rear seat folds down. � Will it fit? Thank you, John
• Middle seat headrests
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:07:39 -0800
  I read somewhere you can add headrests to the middle seats of a Vanagon. I can feel the depressions under the fabric, but I...
• Carat hater in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:47:00 -0400
  I have an exceptionally nice 90 Carat for sale in Seattle....I listed it on CL and every day someone flags my ad for...
• Re: Moving to Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:44:36 -0700
  At 02:31 PM 10/17/98 EDT, Michael Modl wrote: >Welcome back to Seattle. Vanagon Land. Seattle is a great place, but not...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 19:45:42 -0800
  ...try behind the passengers seat bet the jump seat and arm rest for the same but for the drivers seat right side prices and...
• Anyone put their 1987 Westfalia slider window upside down?
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:00:55 -0700
  Seems to me that the dog on the back seat would love the window opening on the slider near the back seat instead of...
• Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:17:32 -0700
  ...Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS i dont know why people w/ westys are responding to this... VW will not mount a middle shoulderbelt...
• FS: brown or grey 2 person middle seat and rear weekender sofabed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 02:26:55 EST
  ...brown 2 person middle seat, w/ seatbelts, armrests, and floor tracks..folds forward and slides out and is freestanding.. fits all westys and passenger...
• 1984
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:50:16 -0400
  OK here goes Vanagon going to crusher in 14 days still have a bunch of stuff to just about give away! seats you come...
• Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 19:27:34 -0500
  ...Kevin, Take the screws out of the front of the seat bottom. Please take a hacksaw blade and cut the bottom lip of the...
• Re: how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:37:04 -0700
  ...My other idea is to simply remove the seat cover from the seat and take it to a dry cleaner. Todd '88 Westy
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:19:29 EDT
  ...The Subbie seats I converted in also have adjustable headrests. Now, I`m thinking ahead to some gray leather seats out of an SVX...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:45:29 -0800
  So, did you do these yourself, or are they SewFine seats, etc.? I was considering getting seatcovers for my '84 Wolfy Westy from them...
• jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:39:32 -0400
  anyone have a jump seat for sale? recommendations? Thanks so much in advance, Gabby '86 Westy -- comes with small children.
• Re: Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:26:22 -0600
  Leon Korkin has some Nissan (Datsun?) seats in his Syncro. Maybe he'll chime in. Richard
• crewcab back seat FREE
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 1998 15:08:46 EDT
  free vanagon crewcab back seat, blue velour with armrests. come get it allentown, pa chris (610) 395-2485
• 84 seat removal?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:11:22 -0500
  How do you go about removing the two center pedestal type captains seats in an 84 Vanagon? Thanks Jeff
• Seattle mechanic
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:07:18 -0700
  Hey gang- who's the fairest mechanic of them all here in the rainy city of Seattle? MDC '86 Vanagon
• Vanagon Rental in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 00:35:40 EDT
  Can someone tell me if anyone still rents Westy's in Seattle? David Hunt '86 Vanagon 'White Shadow'
• Recaro seats @ 2K
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:44:55 -0700
  Has anyone invested in a pair of Recaro seats? Are they worth the money? Any pros or cons? Thanks
• swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:42:05 EST
  I have a swivel seat bottom from a vanagon any interest contact me and tell me what you will pay
• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - William Bruce
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 10:40:30 -0400
  Are there retro-fit swivel seat bases available for Vanagons? If so, does anyone know who sells them. Thanks William