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Re: Raising the seat back
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Wed, 19 May 2004 09:38:00 -0700
...Raising the seat back > > Randy > > very nice work what are those metal bars bolted in between the two seat > bottoms? > > jonathan > > On Tue, 18...
Re: neoprene front seat covers, side panels too???
Historical mailing list - Tyler Durden
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:21:05 -0500
www.wetokole.com sells custom neoprene seatcovers for the '87+ Vanagon. They are very nice, but pricey. On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:27...
Re: Looking for Late Model Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Sep 1996 19:24:09 -0400
...I may be wrong but I don't thing the camper >has the center seat. I have 5 children and need the seating. The...
Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 19:13:04 -0800
...The thing that stops me is that the primary user of the seat is my 9 year old daughter. There's just no way...
Vanagon Seats, Again
Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
Tue, 8 May 2001 11:24:03 EDT
To those I'd discussed getting Vanagon front seats from, the velour-ish tan captain's chairs for an '82 Diesel GL, I apologize...
Re: Interchangeability of seats between years
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:46:26 -0400
...You can swap seats from baywindows as well; 1976-91 swap just fine. Happy Trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 197x Westfakia "Bob the...
Re: '77 Westy: Interference between Bed and Table
Historical mailing list - Joe Chanin
Mon, 20 May 1996 06:44:48 -0700
...I beleive that the bottom of the seat actually rests on that support once you convert the back seat to a bed and I...
Smelly Interior
Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:26:08 -0700
...I recall a while back there was some heated discussion on how to get the bad smells out of your rig, specifically the seats...
Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 16:04:26 -0500 (EST)
...I had >to cut a line in the carpet from the seat to the sliding door - is this >usual? > > Aaaarrrrgghhh!!!!! DUH!!! well, I guess...
Re: CRASH WORTHY??
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:57:33 CDT
...my fat-ass cousin, weighing in at nearly 300 lbs, was seated in the middle of the back seat (actually, she was seated in...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:10:08 EST
I have a decent one of these seats. It would just bolt in place of your rear seat without much modifications (you just need...
Re: Country Home Camper? - center seat
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:43:45 -0700
--- "Mark in Westminster, CO" <beeser750@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Is having the center seat unusual? My '84 Westfalia Vanagon > has it. It can be unbolted...
Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:39:12 EDT
In a message dated 10/9/04 5:36:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, AlanCote@AOL.COM writes: > > The stock seatbelts make it a...
FS: 84-86 westy tan herringbone capt. chair, also grey or tan middle seats
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 22:45:26 EDT
...use it to replace your worn out drivers seat... also have a bunch of 2 person middle seats for sale.. tan, grey, blue.. pick...
Re: Bench Seat Lock Box Install
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:38:44 +0000
...Secure, > lockable > > storage space for large items like cameras, lenses, laptops and purses > etc. > > > > http://texasvanagons.com/bench-seat-lock-box/ > > > > > > Abel Longoria >
Memorial Day, Vanagon Memory-2011
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Mon, 30 May 2011 01:59:44 -0700
...Pop the top, Fold-down the rear seat, Lift the stove lid, Fold a jump-seat, Rotate a passenger seat, Lift the rear lid...
Re: Modifying driver seat bac...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Jan 1995 15:58:22 -0500
I would *love* to modify my van seats so they go back further in my 90. I want to know exactly what you did...
Looking for jump seat lever
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:52:25 -0600
...Does anyone have a jump seat lever they'd want to part with? Alan Bosch '88 Wolfsburg
Need jump seat mounting instructions
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:13:27 -0700
Well I got a jump seat with the mounting hardware to go behind the front passenger side seat of my '90 Westie Camper (Thanks...
Re: Fire Extinguisher locations in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:18:19 -0800
Where exactly behind the driver's seat? I guess you have to move it if you want to spin the drivers seat, and what...
Re: T2 seats
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:33:20 EST
In a message dated 2/6/01 8:59:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, moby@COASTALNET.COM writes: << Does anyone know if vanagon seats...
front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
Wed, 16 May 2001 22:06:25 -0700
...on my 87 non swivel front seats I am missing 2 of those little plastic strips that lie under the sliding rails. Is there...
Re: installing seat rail plastic tracks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:17:49 -0400
...I don't remember any details, but it all made sense with the seat removed. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
Re: Amp Under Front Seat OK?
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:07:28 -0800
...Sounds like it should be fine under the front seat. I was particularly concerned about the "heated seat" effect with the amp right beneath...
Vanagon Middle Seat
Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:45:24 -0600
I'm wondering if there would be any interest in the two-person middle seat from my '86 GL. It is the beautiful tan...
Free Middle Seat
Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:59:37 -0700
I'm wondering if there would be any interest in the two-person middle seat from my '86 GL. It is the beautiful tan...
FREE westy 2 person middle seat
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:07:06 -0400
_TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - FREE 2 person westy middle seat_ (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1172576)
Value of Jump Seat?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:33:21 -0700
How much would y'all expect to buy/sell a jumpseat for, including the brackets and seatbelts? Thanks, tabe johnson/87 westy
Westy seat hinges?
Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
11 Jul 1995 09:12:09 -0800
Who wanted the Westfalia seat hinge length measurements? Do you need JUST the lengths? As measured from where to where? Michael '76 Campmobile
Re: gti seats in vanagon
Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 18:43:51 -0700
If I am not mistaken they use the center rack to adjust the seat like the superbeetle. DrRufo 81-vanagon SOCal
Bench seat removing
Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:30:40 EDT
Does anyone know of an easy way to remove the center bench seat on a vanagon?Maybe I missed some trick. TKS Andrew
Passenger seat recline
Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:05:12 -0700
Does anyone know how to make the passenger seat recline all the way in a 1984 Westy? Marshall Williams 1984 Westy [text/html]
Re: Stock Seats & Lumbar Support
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:30:33 EST
try a set of seats from a Merkur...Xr4Ti or Scorpio..they are super comfy and have inflatable lumbar supports chris
Seat covers
Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
Sat, 25 Jan 2003 21:47:29 -0500
Who's got a good source for seat covers? I need front and middle (with armrests) and the usual westy back bench. Thanks, Scott
15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:44:34 -0700
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/407229036.html Just popped up on CL Not mine, great deal. Lee
Re: Water pumps...Seattle area
Historical mailing list - Seattle Nick
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:44:43 -0500
I've lived up here all my life (Seattle). We do seem to have lots of the Vans. -Nick 84 Westy
Extra seats for children
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Mon, 28 Apr 1997 23:06:59 +0100
VW Caravelle Child Bench As promised several weeks ago here is the description of my children's bench seat, which increases the GL's...
Re: Securing a bench seat
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:47:07 -0300
...Securing a bench seat > > Do you have the hardware? It is several (about 8?) sets of bolts and clamps > for the sliding rail. Some...
Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:59:28 -0700
...I was thinking I had the luxuriously roomy compartment under the driver that non-swivel seat folks have. Planned to mount the battery on...
Re: [Re: Vanagon favorite part.]
Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:09:45 EST
...I like stiff seats. Look at Porsches or GTI > > seats, they are stiff hard > > racing seats. They support you. Not like those big > > comfy...
Re: Getting at rear heater
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:31:30 -0500
It's that lower bar that that makes getting at the screws really hard or impossible without removing the seat. Not sure about the...
Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:56:49 -0800
Typing "seat belt I clip" in the Google search window (www.google.com - a very helpful site!) returns this result: http://www.carseatsite.com...
Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:36:28 -0700
...I then installed a 3 person rear seat > (converts to > > bed too) and 2 person middle seat from an 87' Syncro. The middle seat...
Re: 2 person middle seat avail
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 1 May 2008 23:48:14 -0700
The only good thing to be said for these common seats (and I'm and offender who has trashed at least 6 blue or...
Re: Rear seat removal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 May 2010 18:41:43 -0700
a Z -bed rear seat ? if it's one of those , very nicely..... each cushion parts unbolts or unscrews from the frame mechanism. large...
Re: How to ship?...
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:23:24 -0700
...Here's what I did to ship a seat from Phoenix to Milwaukee: 1) Weighed and measured the seat. Not super exact. 1) Called...
Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 2 May 2012 13:00:51 -0400
...A Group 31 Under The Seat > You guys have me scratching my head right now. A Group 31 under the seat? > I have a...
Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:56:55 -0700
...Although in my defense I have a pair of those fabric seats in good condition and I can't give them away in thesamba...
Re: rear seat hinges
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:43:32 -0700
...The fold up against the bottom of the seat and take up virtually no room when the bed is not deployed.
jump seat? camper...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 May 94 17:50:05 EDT
I'm not sure what you want to call it but my 85 vanagon GL westy had the seat for the middle. The seat...
FS: '82 Vanagon Camper (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
Mon, 3 Mar 1997 19:57:16 -0800 (PST)
A seattle vehicle. Just passing this on... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 10:57:36 -0800 >From: "M. Natale" <natale@u.washington...
Re: Part number for middle seat track covers?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:05:44 -0700
At 7:46 PM -0400 6/15/01, Jim Grergory wrote: > Could someone please get the part number for middle seat track cover for...
Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:57:51 -0600
...right into the seat. -------------- Clip --------------------- Sometimes the push rod doesn't seat properly in the lifter socket, > it will seat itself after a little...
A home-made toilet, used for the trip North
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:55:48 -0600
...You only need a wooden toilet seat, and a plastic 15 Litre pail with lid (obtained free from any fast food joint, commonly used...
Re: A Bench seat up front?
Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 07:43:48 -0800
...That's a bench seat up front, one in the middle and the standard one in the back. I imagine you could find a...
Re: Reading in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Bill
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:11:38 -0700
...It works fina as a map light when the passenger seat if facing forward, and equally well as a reading ligh when the seat...
Re: westy middle seats for sale
Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:55:52 EDT
...they have seatbelts attached to >them. they come with floor tracks, and can be installed in ANY vw van or >camper. they have armrests...
Re: Seat Swap
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 5 Nov 2014 05:26:10 -0800
...If you have tracks on the passenger side, I suspect that the Vanagon seat will slide right in. Jim On Nov 4, 2014, at...
FS: Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA)
Historical mailing list - C B
Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:25:11 -0700
Slight wear, clean, complete except for seatbelts. NOT a z-bed (does the list wisdom know if this upholstery will fit z-bed brackets...
PickUp Seat Trouble.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Sep 95 14:41:20 +0100
Hi y'all, I'm a bit lost, i don't know how i can identify the CORRECT seats for my December '73 1600...