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• Transporting baby solution
  Historical mailing list - Alexis Neely
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:14:51 -0800
  ...The convertible seat just did not work in the rear bench seat. It felt very ubstable. The rear bench is too narrow and the...
• Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:16:44 -0700
  Hi Alan, I assume you are talking about the rear bench in a Westy? I put lap / shoulder belts in there. Got some new...
• Re: Rear Cushion Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 12:57:13 -0700
  ...I've only done this on the rear bench. Tony 87GL Phillip Bouton wrote: > > > I washed mine with a rug cleaner with stain > guard...
• Adding accessory/lighting?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:25:34 -0700
  > Some time ago, I took out the rear heater unit from under the rear bench on > my 87 GL Wolfsburg Edition. Now I have...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:53:07 -0400
  My westy has a nice door in the rear bench for easy access. There were some recently on eBay at: http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger (rear 3 seat bench?)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:06:14 -0700
  ...Does anyone have an idea > if a 3 seat rear bench would fold out with the stove/fridge still in place? > If I could...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:55:37 -0800
  ...Mine does not have a rear cover either, I don't think they came with one. You can create a little bracket very easily...
• baywindow rear view mirror stalk install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:11:19 -0700
  ...Baywindow/loaf mirror stalks, on bench and installed. Decided for yourselves whether there is an improvement in rear visibility: http://shufti.wordpress.com really...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:25:02 -0400
  ...the rear bench like in the non-folding benches? Are the two cut-outs there just to let air in as the rear heater...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:34:58 -0800
  ...We occasionally use Cunegonde as a travelling office, and the rear table fits nicely in between the back bench amd this additional rear-facing...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:56:14 -0800
  ...Europe. > It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a > bench seat with plywood, foam, and the fabric...
• Eurovan for Triplets!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 09:23:06 -0500
  ...The rear bench fits the 3 car seats across with room to spare. All other vans and minivans you could only fit 2 car...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:26:19 -0700
  ...Noticed the bench seat was a little > > difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with a > > bench seat...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:45:12 -0500
  ...I am familiar with the DA6, but have always encountered it mounted under the rear bench on the passengers side with ductwork up under...
• Re: What is under my bench?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:01:28 -0400
  ...under my bench? Please respond to shawn luft > > > > What is the gizmo box under my 86 Camper GL's rear bench? It appears > to...
• Re: I think I'm gonna sell it :(
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:22:03 -0600
  .... with the rear-under-bench-heater removed. Nice looking van. bob > > http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/slllloth/van/ Will post more > detailed info...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 15 May 2020 11:43:57 -0700
  ...coolant seeping around under the back bench - seems to me the floor of the box around the rear heater is concealed by thin particle...
• Re: My Apologies too/Bench Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:18:35 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Back to seats, the bench _will_ just fit, but even though I've done this with mine I have never put the bench in...
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:56:16 EST
  ...positive that the mounting points for the Wolfsburg rear seat and your stock '84 rear bench are different. You would have to weld in...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:38:29 -0500
  Hi Scott, Indeed, this vanagon has buckets up front and two 3-passenger benches in the back. It's a great people-hauler, esp...
• Re: Turning around the middle bench in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:34:36 -0400
  ...Turning around the middle bench in a Westy > Hi all, > > I've always been frustrated that there is so little legroom for the rear...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:55:18 -0400
  ...Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds? in the US, yes. it was an option on the earlier...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:20:16 -0500
  ...rear. In the front I have the regular driver's bucket and on the passenger side front I have a two person bench. It...
• Rear Facing Jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Zimmermann
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:46:30 -0800
  ...getting the two rear facing seats for an 87 Vanagon in the tan/gold cloth color. I have the middle bench seat in the...
• booster seat help
  Historical mailing list - Ken Sid
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:16:17 -0800
  ...I would like his seat to remain in this spot versus the rear bench. Does any one have any working solutions for this. thanks...
• heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:57:13 EDT
  The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits heat even eith the valve turned off. Is this normal or...
• REARRANGE ME TILL IM INSANE
  Historical mailing list - Michael Briere
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:45:31 -0400
  IM NEW AT THIS...CAN YOU TAKE THE BENCH SEATS OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH A WEEKENDER? HOW HARD IS IT AND ARE THEY...
• Re: Rear facing seats, & large sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:33:06 -1000
  ...the people on the rear bench catch a lot of wind when driving at highway speeds. The sunroof seals always need replacing (over time...
• Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 May 2003 15:30:40 EDT
  ...I am putting the rear facing Carat seats in my 7-passenger van. As for the 3-person middle bench, they were a pretty...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:37:36 -0800
  ...I was curious to know if the bench seat came with a back or not. Neil. On 1/24/08, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail...
• Re: WTB: 2 headrests for Westy benchseat????
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:03:47 EDT
  ...you can add the right rear shoulderbelt to any camper. ive done it before. chris
• AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:14:43 -0700
  ...Anyone running an AC unit under the rear bench seat? If so, how effective is it? I know it's not the best location...
• Re: Foam rubber source for bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:57:02 -0500
  ...wrote: > Hi folks: > > Was just quoted nearly $200.00 for the rear bench seat (foam only) for my 89 Westy, which seems very high...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:45:59 -0500
  ...Europe. > It doesn't use your existing rear bench seat. Instead you have to make a > bench seat with plywood, foam, and the fabric...
• Rattle is Killing Me!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:32:29 -0500
  ...The sound definitely travels up from under the rear bench because it is much louder when I leave that cabinet door under the seat...
• Re: What kind of vanagons are we driving
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:26:40 EST
  82 GL Diesel, 7-seater '86 GL "Weekender" - 7-seater, flip-access middle bench, folding rear with mattress '77 "Samba" T2 sunroof - Not a...
• seized screw
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:01:20 -0400
  Folks, In trying to remove the whole rear bench assembly, one of two screws holding the assembly to the van sheet metal (the ones...
• 85 Camper Wolf 3 point seatbelt question
  Historical mailing list - Westy Clarke
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:31:15 -0800
  ...The rear bench and the 5th seat only have lap belts and I need to put in a car seat that requires a shoulder...
• Question about rear seat operation/removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:48:04 -0600
  ...However, the Owner Manual for the car says "The rear seat bench is secured with one bolt on each sidewall underneath the seat covering...
• Re: Pokey WTB: Middle Bench Seat and Rear Cushion (Westy or non-Westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2004 11:52:44 EDT
  ...Middle Seat" > > The rear cushion is actually just to obtain matching fabric > so I can re cover my front bench seat. Therefore as long...
• Re: Slider door card and rear bench recovering
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Jul 2024 09:46:38 -0700
  ...I used lightly waxed olive drab canvas on slider door and rear bench restore project this last weekend. >> >> https://shufti.blog/2024/07/02...
• FREE interior parts, SoCal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 7 May 2003 08:56:33 -0700
  ...Rear folding bed/bench, weekender, tan cloth Middle seat, 2 person, tan vinyl Front seats, non-armrest, tan vinyl No shipping, you must come...
• Re: FS: Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:21:30 -0700
  ...Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA) > Slight wear, clean, complete except for seatbelts. NOT a z-bed (does > the list wisdom...
• Read: 95 EV rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 11:57:10 -0500
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• deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:45:14 -0600
  ...I want to install a marine battery underneath the rear bench. Any tips? Also, what can possibly drain my aux. battery when parked (not...
• Re: Headrest guides
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:23:31 EDT
  ...Time, jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > How do you get the headrest guide out of the rear bench seat... > > flathead screwdriver and pry out. chris
• Re: A new thread ... 60-year-olds
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 16:56:31 -0400
  ...Beneath the rear bench and in > >the small spaces on either side of the bench were quite a few CONDOMS and > >empty condom wrappers...
• The cross bar under the rear bench seat GL
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:24:55 -0700
  ...out and make it into a bed and back to a bench. If you cut the bar out how bad is it to pull...
• Re: Westy qvestions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:21:41 EDT
  ...There is a serial number on the > Westfalia > nameplate attached to the bottom of some of the rear benches. Do these > numbers signify the...
• Re: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:47:17 -0400
  ...My Vanagon > Westy has at least as wide rear bench, but only has two rear > lapbelts. > > Has anyone installed a third lapbelt in their...
• interior parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:09:36 -0800
  ...Complete rear folding bed/bench seat with the large rear cushion, from an 86, $70 (tan pattern cloth fabric, rear cushion fits with rear...
• Read: 95 EV rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:56:26 -0800
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• Rear bench seat heater, joint leaks.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:21:45 -0500
  The joint next to the heater right after the valve leaks if you move the hose at all. (Don't move the hose, I...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:00 -0800
  ...equipment) 2) Rear facing jumpseat from a Carat or similar model bolted in back front passenger seat. 3) 2-person front bench (slides in...
• How close is a 86 wolfsburg westy (weekender) interior to a carat interior..
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:55 -0500
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=533496 Is the rear bench metal like the later ones or wood like a full...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:39:44 +0000
  Tim Smith wrote: > Back to seats, the bench _will_ just fit, but even though I've done this with > mine I have never put...
• Re: Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 10:15:08 -0800
  At 1:02 PM 2/8/99, Dave Rodriguez wrote: >The weekender does indeed have the different rear seat, as well as the table...
• Z-seat for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 10:34:29 PST
  Rear bench seat from 71 VW bus. Folds flat .Black .Good condition.Has been taking up room in garage too long.MO Ken Lewis...
• Shipping large items
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:53:04 -0700
  ...That will ship large items like doors, rear bench seats, n stuff. for around 80 bucks to almost anyplace. Anybody have a link for...
• Syncro Westfalia Wolfsburg Weekender for sale - central Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:00:31 -0700
  ...the kitchen - it has one rear-facing jump seat and a fold-out table, full-width rear bench, and factory dual-battery setup. Chocolate...