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• Will Vgn middle bench seat fit Westy? (was: Jump Seats)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 14:50:14
  ...But I'm not sure if the bench seat is too long to fit between the sink/stove cabinet and the sliding door. If...
• Re: Full Width Z-Bed installation struggle.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:58:43 -0700
  ...Has anyone else removed and reinstalled this type of full > width > bench? > > Help is appreciated. > > 1987 VW Vanagon Syncro. >
• Re: Securing a bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:43:53 -0400
  ...I have a double bench seat that I’ve installed on the tracks in my 85 Westfalia. How should I secure the bench seat...
• Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:01:46 EST
  ...6-passenger with bench seats in front. The seats in mine are done in gray crossweave pattern vinyl. I believe the vans which came...
• Re: Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:30:38 +0000
  Or you could go to one of the many FLAPS who have alternator test benches you can use for free. Todd '88 WEsty -------------- Original...
• Fix rear bench, Vanagon Lounge brackets
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:28:22 -0400
  ...9:34 AM, Markus Benne <mbenne@M-BASS.COM> wrote: > > Fyi > https://www.boxeer.com/products/westylounge-rear-bench-kit-vanagon-free-worldwide-shipping
• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:15:02 EST
  In a message dated 11/3/00 5:42:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << Contrary to popular belief, these...
• jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 08:25:47 -0800
  I ended up buy a junkyard support of the normal "third" bench seat, cutting in half, a front seat with swivel, welding the swivel...
• Re: How to install the Westfalia sliding bench?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 13:31:49 -0400
  ...My bench may not have been a original Westfalia but it has the sliding rails. I actually have two benches a brown and a...
• going....going....(f.s. in Cleveland)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:46:18 -0400
  ...turbo-diesel vanagon.) I'm also selling the middle bench seat and the rear bench seat out of my '82 diesel. Both seats are...
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:53:08 +0000
  ...love handles and mud flaps > > Booty Bench? You know, the booty that you could use for a work bench. > > On Friday, October 17, 2003...
• WTD: Blue Rear Bench/Bed from 85 Vanagon GL Weekender
  Historical mailing list - steven kim
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:00:24 +0000
  Hello, I am looking for a blue, rear bench/bed from a 1985 Vanagon GL weekender with all hardware and the mounting backet for...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:57 -0600
  ...two on the rear bench seat. > If you want it to seat 5 people without changing the rear bench seat, that leaves you with...
• Can I replace my back seats of 84 van with newer seats?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 95 13:40:32 PST
  ...I want to take my middle bench out and replace it with a newer modeled seat that folds down. Are they interchangeable with no...
• Vanagon middle benches for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 02:51:20 -0400
  I have two middle benches for sale, one cream and one gray. Price is $175 each and they are located in Los Angeles. I...
• Re: Full Length rear seat latching
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 21 May 2008 10:55:54 -0700
  ...That bench would require other work to fit into your 86. The seat in the 86 (if it's weekender bench) on the other...
• re; lotsa gauges
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 13:16:52 +2909
  ...67 -Westie walkthrough 59,67 Single Cabs | | 67 -Panel/bench divider | | 58 -Panel/bench divider Bus Bones, | | 58 -15 Window Deluxe Dedicated to preserving...
• rear bench seat pad
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:15:39 EST
  ...What are the available options to replace that stuff? I don't see a foam slug in any catalogs for the '81 bench. Hopefully...
• FS: rear heater (water, under bench)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:02:08 -0700
  ...The heater works fine but we don't use it, and I needed more room under the bench seat. UPS shipping anywhere in the...
• Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:28:36 -0800
  ...I dont want to add a third seat belt to the bench in back I'd like a single seat in the area the...
• Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:12:15 EDT
  In a message dated 9/22/02 6:25:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, JordanVw writes: << rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:28:06 -0600
  ...I was thinking roll on bedliner stuff on the rear deck thru under the bench seat including both sides of the engine cover. On...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:00 -0800
  ...3) 2-person front bench (slides in to stock tracks but needs seatback support via bulkhead or custom rod) I happen to have all...
• FS: 88 Vanagon GL, St. Louis Area
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 1997 10:43:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Manual tranny - 7 passenger -Dual captains chairs (front), split bench (2nd row), rear bench seat folds down for full-size bed - A/C overhead...
• Re: Free blue velour middle bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jermide
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 00:10:31 -0500
  ...Free blue velour middle bench seat Come and get it near Macon, GA. I will not ship it. It's from a blue/blue...
• Re: FS:rear facing jumpseat or short second row bench for westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:33:05 EST
  ...full width sofabed in rear) had the fold-fwd middle 2 person bench seat.. did u get any snow up there in maine yet...
• Re: Shoulder belt for middle seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:33:08 EST
  ...driver's side rear bench shoulder belt? For that matter, is the driver's > belt different from that rear bench belt? Three different belts...
• bench testing a VC--> how??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:57:15 -0800
  folks, i have a handful of VCs laying around and want to "bench" test them for a qualitative "aggressiveness" of them. Any firsthand experience...
• Re: Freen Middle Bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:42:35 -0800
  ...Freen Middle Bench seat John, Is that a special kind of seat? Will I need matching Freen front seats too? Or they maybe airconditioned...
• Re: Need to prime master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:55:36 -0500
  ...pump-the-pedal method to bleed the brakes, you > need to 'bench bleed' the master cylinder first. > ( like it simply will not bleed unless...
• Coolant under rear bench carpet
  Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
  Sat, 04 Jan 1997 19:58:51 +0000
  HELP! I pulled the never-used seat belts up from underneath the rear bench seat of my '88 GL today, and was horrified to...
• Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 10:26:57 -0700
  My mechanic in Sacramento told me about a bench seat (VW OEM) that would fit on the rails underneath the screw-down metal covers...
• <FREE> to a good home... 3-person benches in SF
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:44:56 EDT
  Hello all, I have another 3-person bench that my local part's guy is giving away. Send me a pmail and it's...
• What is under my bench?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:56:12 -0400
  What is the gizmo box under my 86 Camper GL's rear bench? It appears to be 'stock' and it made by VW/Audio...
• Re: Wall mount table
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:08:29 EDT
  ...The problem with that arrangement is the old GL Weekender bench is too wide for the table mechanism. You can only open the bench...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0400
  The bench will work but I can tell you that the engine stand makes putting the heads back on a very different experience When...
• re:What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 18:20:27 -0500
  ...If your bus has a bench seat you need one from a bench seat bus because of the bump behind the seat.
• Re: Aux battery, install location
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 8 May 2008 12:04:51 -0700
  85 westy -- I put an optima yellowtop under the bench seat on the far left (when facing front). Left the charging relay under the...
• stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:47:21 -0400
  ...Over the last few years I have installed a new CD player, two 6x9 three ways in the westy bench seat, and two 5x7...
• Re: SUPER RARE 2 seater front bench seat MADE FOR A WALK-THRU VAN on ebay.de
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:17:34 -0500
  ...SUPER RARE 2 seater front bench seat MADE FOR A WALK-THRU VAN on ebay.de > ive NEVER seen a setup like this before...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:38:29 -0500
  ...Stand or Bench for engine? Something I read recently in either bentley or haynes says to take some certain measurement when the engine is...
• Re: Stereo Upgrade Project
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 12:53:00 -0700
  ...I've also seen some mount something like a 6x9 in the lower front doors or rear bench panel. James V 86 Syncro Westy...
• Free two-person bench in So.San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:39:50 -0700
  Girls and boys, I have a 2-person middle bench being given away for FREE. It's yellowish vinyl commonly found on earlier Vanagons...
• `87 Middle row bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:09:24 -0800
  Any Alaskan members(for obvious reasons) want a gray middle row 2 person bench seat from an `87? It is left over from converting...
• Adding safe passenger seats?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Hudiburg
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:48:27 -0600
  ...Three car seats on the back bench is pushing it.
• FREE: blue 3-person rear bench in SF / also brown fronts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:30:48 EST
  Blue velour 3-person rear bench. FREE for pick-up in the SF area. This is NOT the kind that folds into a bed...
• FOR SALE: Vanagon rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:20:26 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P><BR>I have a second row bench seat, beige, good condition except for a little...
• Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:53:50 -0300
  ...I have them all on my bench and some are dirtier than others. I have taken two apart and one was definitely dirtier than...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:34:08 -0600
  ...I have >done the bench compression. It worked fine. I got a >spare starter & bell housing, bolted it up, got out >the spare battery...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:58:31 -0500
  ...The typical Weekender option for vans consisted of a rear cushion over the rear deck, folding bed/bench, and middle bench with seatbacks that...
• Rear seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
  Fri, 14 May 2010 00:44:09 -0400
  ...The bench seat is a fold-out bed. Is this an easy job, or a spring loaded nightmare to put back in place? It...
• Re: Vanagon Dual Front Passenger Bench Seat on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 02:24:26 -0400
  ...just posted a used and very worn Vanagon Dual Front Passenger Bench Seat > on eBay. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
• Re: really dumb newbie question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:43:45 EST
  ...The middle bench should have seatbacks that fold forward for easier access to the bench/bed. There should also be a foam cushion over...
• Public thanks to Karl M
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:19:25 -0700
  ...I bench tested it today but had no luck after repairing cable and supplying power. I emailed Karl and he promptly guided me to...
• dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 02:30:03 -0600
  ...I have my motor on the bench and no amount of pushing, tapping, oiling, begging, sitting on, etc is making the thing go in...
• Urgent to Derek!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 96 22:58 AST
  ...For a long, long period of time I was posting messages to the list looking for a center bench seat and the small table...
• Looking for westy interior parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 12:27:48 -0600
  ...My current 82 van has a full width bench seat/bed that I would like to replace with the above. Does anyone have what...
• Re: westy for 7????
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:17:12 EST
  ...Do these fit in a westy with auto trans? > Does anyone have one they would sell > yep, front bench seat from a 9 pass...
• Re: Engine Removal devices Cherry picker etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Jackson/Mary Kenady
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:55:35 -0700
  ...Slide it out and put it on a bench. Usually I just pick it up and place it on the bench. Lawrence E. Jackson...
• Re: Can a 91 GL 7 Seater be Converted to Carat Interior?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:41:45 -0000
  ...new rear bench as it's 2" or so narrower -get the adapters that move the rear bench seatbelt and bench mounting points inward...