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  • Re: Dark Grey interior panels needed (rare black and grey interior??)
    Historical mailing list - ccc1
    Wed, 3 Dec 2003 03:11:16 -0600
    ...Jon, your '86 may > have the rare "black vinyl" on the back of the seatbacks, with the grey > velour on the fronts of the...
  • Re: Fw: Eurovan Camper Seat Available
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 21:01:30 -0800
    ...For what it's worth...a '97 EVC middle bench seat is NOT compatible with a '94/95 EVC due to the seat anchoring...
  • Re: Mid-Atlantic Holiday Party pictures
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 14 Dec 1999 02:27:54 +0100
    So for those who wonder how my Syncro looks on the inside (seating arrangement), just have a look at TomCs 9-pax. I put...
  • Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:56:17 -0600
    I have two amps under my drivers seat and they have never gotten warm enough to shut down or anything like that. Just make...
  • Child safety seats in the back
    Historical mailing list - Oliver Gruber
    Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:31:40 -0400
    Hi all, I have an 87 Syncro and I need to mount three child seats across in the back seat. Is there a mounting...
  • Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel.
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:38:41 -0700
    ...My proud finished product allowed the seat to turn 90 degrees and with no armrest on the 85 I could slide the seat forward...
  • Re: Stolen Syncro In Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Project Pat
    Wed, 28 May 2014 19:54:18 -0400
    ...Stolen Syncro In Seattle From FB: <https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4492106593.html>
  • Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:46:44 -0400
    At 05:37 PM 7/21/2010 Wednesday, Fillmore West wrote: >I've chose to just turn the reg seat around when necessary. >I...
  • Re: Re[2]: Modifying driver seat bac...
    Historical mailing list - sstones
    Thu, 12 Jan 1995 08:07:41 -0500 (EST)
    On Wed, 11 Jan 1995 puusital@mv.us.adobe.com wrote: > I would like to make the seats incline further forwards too, so's...
  • Re: rear seat bed
    Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
    Sun, 14 Jun 1998 22:28:57 -0230
    ...When I pull on the knob to release the seat bottom, it doesn't > release. I cannot feel anything happening all under there. Any...
  • Re: Free 85 vanagon parts!!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:55:16 -0500
    ...Not sure how much the seat pedastals were modified to accept them, but it would be an interesting "upgrade" if the seats were in...
  • Re: Argh. It's a sign
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:15:23 -0800
    The '85 should have captain's chair sytle seats (drop down arm rests) unless it is a very early '85. MUCH better seat in...
  • WTB Jump Seat(s)
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sat, 10 Feb 2001 06:54:16 -0500
    I'm looking for one or two grey jump seats with the brackets and seatbelts. I'd prefer to purchase locally to avoid the...
  • seat options for Multivan?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:51:45 -0800
    ...Can I install a 2 or 3-person bench seat into my van (taking out the 2 rear-facing seats, of course)? I've...
  • Re: Complete gray Wolfsburg Interior for sale in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Matt F
    Sat, 15 Sep 2001 16:06:38 -0400
    ...Complete gray Wolfsburg Interior for sale in Seattle > Jump seat style interior, with everything but the carpet. > best offer over a grand. wont ship...
  • I am looking for a rear seat that folds into a bed
    Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
    Sun, 16 May 2004 09:25:21 EDT
    ...I would like to put a rear seat that folds into a bed for weekend camping. My current rear seat folds down, but not...
  • Re: As Seen in N. Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:54:41 -0700
    ...Seattle > > I couldn't pass up taking pictures of this, in a muffler shop parking > lot in Ballard (that's in NW Seattle) > http...
  • Re: FS: Blue Front Seats - SOLD
    Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
    Mon, 8 May 2006 13:06:44 +0000
    ...David Wilhite <dlwilhite@COMCAST.NET> > I've got a set of blue front seats with armrests (non-adjustable) for the > Vanagon. They are in...
  • Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:33:58 -0700
    ...15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150 > http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/407229036.html > > Just popped up on CL > > Not mine, great...
  • Re: Lubricating the seats
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:33:10 -0400
    I really just grease up the seat tracks (both on the seat and on the base), i disassemble the swivel base, grease accordingly, and...
  • Need interior fabric
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Delozier
    Sun, 01 Dec 1996 20:04:28 -0500
    ...It did not have arm rests for the front seats (that the po had burned with cigarettes) and the fabric for the rear cushion...
  • Re: seating for six so far
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:22:09 -0400
    A full Westy can seat up to seven with a front bench from a transporter. These come up on eBay from time to time...
  • Internal 115V power
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:19:42 -0600
    ...I'm thinking of installing a 4 gang receptacle under the rear seat, with a metal box under the seat and the receptacles themselves...
  • Re: Recent Trip - FWIW
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:36:16 -0500
    Hi John, A dropped valve seat will slow you down, but the vehicle would remain drivable. A dropped seat robs an engine of 1...
  • Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:07:17 -0800
    ...I installed a factory three point on the passenger side of our van so that we at least have three seats with shoulder belts...
  • Re: Seat change?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:16:23 -0800
    Dear seat changer I once took a set of high back bucket seats from a Mazda and fit them into my 1969 vw van...
  • Re: Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:26:25 EST
    ...It is just to the rear of the driver's side. > -snip- > > For clarification purposes, I am defining "jumpseats" as those seats > which > > can...
  • Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:48:53 EST
    ...Anyway I know there are a lot of size ball bearing swivels out there to adapt into the vanagon seats. I have made a...
  • Re: Movement in front seats
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:01:08 EST
    In a message dated 12/11/04 9:33:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, Xpecoach@AOL.COM writes: > The front seats, in my 90...
  • seat "guide pieces"
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:28:28 -0700
    I'm tracking a vibration rattle in a seat and so I looked at ETKA. It shows two "guide pieces" (251 881 213) that...
  • Front seat covers
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 4 May 2023 06:55:48 -0700
    hi all, Could anyone please recommend good and affordable front seat covers.. mine are torn and I can't find the same brand anymore...
  • Drivers seatbelt on west
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:56:33 +0000
    Is there any way to remove the driver's seatbelt for cleaning or replacement without having to remove the cabinets? Sent from Xfinity Mobile...
  • Re: Cooler Seat for the Eurovan MV Weekender package
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Apr 1995 10:58:09 -0400 (EDT)
    How much do you want for the seat/cooler unit? I'd be interested in it for our MV! RIc
  • Good Body Shop in Seattle??
    Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
    Tue, 12 Mar 96 16:40:16 UT
    Looking for a good body shop in the Seattle area. My '64 25 window needs some rust work and welding. Any recomendations? Thanks! --Jonny
  • Swivel Seats For Sale - Ebay
    Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
    Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:36:53 -0500
    Just posted a swivel seat for sale on ebay. Practically brand new. David Wilhite 86' Syncro GL (For Sale) 01' KLR 650 84' Subaruvanagon
  • Re: single swivel seat and misc VW stuff new and used
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:24:47 -0700
    The misc. VW stuff is sold. The swivel seat is still available. Long live the Vanagon List! Andrew
  • pick and pull boneyard in Seattle?
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:11:24 -0700
    There used to be a pick and pull VW yard in south Seattle, anyone know if they are still in business? Thx, Mark
  • Re: Passive restraining systems.
    Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
    Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:34:49 -0800
    ...So the 3-point seat belt is required. Now, I sort of agree with you on the government thing.. I belief in the darwinian...
  • Re: Problem installing a baby seat - caution, long
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:50:01 -0800
    ...If you've ever had a really big person in your vanagon passenger's front seat, the seat belt won't reach around some...
  • Re: Country Home Camper? - center seat
    Historical mailing list - mark brauer
    Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:35:16 -0600
    ...Country Home Camper? - center seat > > --- "Mark in Westminster, CO" <beeser750@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: >> Is having the center seat unusual? My '84 Westfalia Vanagon >> has...
  • Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differences..etc
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:02:37 -0500
    I used to use the middle seat from my '84 7 passenger in my '85 Westy ... but it has the rigid back so, in...
  • Re: front seats, cheap
    Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:49:41 -0400
    I also have some seats cheap, Westy, pair, 80-84 blue/brown plaid, excellent condition, $30 both. east coast, NC. Will be at HighCountry...
  • Re: dissasemble the late vanagon seat??
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:23:35 EST
    In a message dated 3/10/07 1:10:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, vanagon@FRONTLEFTSPEAKERPOSSE.COM writes: > on the early 80's seats...
  • Re: CLEANING SEATS
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:20:31 EST
    In a message dated 2/22/07 3:38:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM writes: > I have a center double seat...
  • Re: Free double middle seat grey/blue in Berkeley
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:57:58 -0800
    see look a free love seat?? ;-) * burningvan? * reminds me of the " free sells " i use to have, after moving from San Jose. Joe -----Original...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Under Seat Storage Drawers
    Historical mailing list - William Monk
    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:30:35 -0500
    I have the drawers under seats. They are to lock up my .380 (don't want to hear about guns you don't know...
  • Re: 1990 Vanagon seats for sale
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:44:23 -0800
    ...The black piping for 1"at the > front edge of one seat is messy. > > > > Price is $250 obo > > > > If anyone is interested Email me...
  • Re: Clutch cylinders in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 3 Aug 2015 10:46:29 -0700
    ...Clutch cylinders in Seattle any recommendations for a local source for clutch master and slave cylinders in the Seattle area? Karl Wolz Sent from...
  • Re: WTB: green tweed seat
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:02:23 -0800
    ...green tweed seat Just curious, �I thought tweed was a type of nubby wool fabric.� But, I might be wrong.� mcneely
  • cleaning seat upholstery
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 31 May 2010 14:17:46 -0500
    a while back I asked about the best products for cleaning seat upholstery, as I had a new to me jump seat that was...
  • FS: Multivan
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:09:09 -0800
    ...White, great shape in and out, stone guards (or whatever you call that lower body armor), pop top, full length rear bench seat plus...
  • FS: Westy: Firdge, Stove, Sink, Water Resevior Cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:53:00 -0400
    ...This includes the whole right side cabinet between the driver�s seat and the rear seat. This does NOT include the rear horizontal and...
  • going....going....(f.s. in Cleveland)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
    Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:46:18 -0400
    ...Both seats are in good condition. $35 for the pair. Mark Thoma [text/html]
  • Re: RE>Middle Seat Installation
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:56:45 -0400
    ...I need some of these clips and bolts to attach the seat rails to the floor tracks. Anybody have some spares? -- Regards, David Bogle...
  • rear hatch screen for sale, westy middle seats for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:12:41 EDT
    -i have a perfect vanagon rear hatch screen for sale, fits all vanagons. -also have 2 person folding middle seats for sale, with integrated...
  • WTB: Brown front seats with arm rests for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 19:15:19 -0500
    I am looking for a pair of brown velour front seats from a Vanagon. I would like them to be in nice condition and...
  • Re: Which years/models had centre seat attachments?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:46:40 EST
    ...Does anyone know which years/models > had the attachments in the floor for the removeable > middle seat? > > Thanks, > > ALL vanagons have threaded holes in...
  • Re: Non-Family Hauler
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:34:37 -0400
    In 1956 I actually got a traffic ticket for wearing a seatbelt. It was in Seminole, Texas and the Highway Patroleman was Gene Pate...
  • Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 23 May 2005 15:01:56 -0600
    ...Tight Swivel Seats > In addition to cleaning like Jim suggested be careful how tight you > get the bolts (nuts?) that hold the swivel in...
  • Who needed the tan late model front captains seats with adjustable armrests?
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Tue, 29 May 2007 05:30:27 -0700
    I remember someone recently posting they needed tan late model captains seats with adjustable armrests. I found a nice set of them but can...