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• FS: '91 Non-GL Auto, Silver (Rough shape)
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:16:53 -0500
  ...Automatic tranny, jump seats, rear bench seat folds to a bed, 240K miles (but I don't believe it!) Runs and drives great. Needs...
• What is my van worth..? 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:28:55 -0400
  ...000 4 Speed 2 rear facing jump seats curtain set from Bus Depot rear bench folds down to a bed Work done in the...
• Re: Storing Rear table-Westy Another Idea!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:14:44 -0500
  ...of the uper bed over the engine like this "[ � ]" In that way it receives the table from the rear bench, and I keep it...
• Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 28 May 2003 18:09:45 -0700
  ...modify a rear bench for use in this position > as long as it is not the type that folds into a bed. > > BenT > <A...
• FS: Blue seats plus rest of interior
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:48:32 EST
  ...He has a pair of front seats w/ nonadjustable armrests, two person middle seat, and the rear bench (not the Weekender bed). Also included...
• Re: Let's All be Silly, Chapter 2
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 13:51:27 PDT
  ...that takes care of children) - 1985 VanagonGL with Weekender package (rear bench/bed) Flash! - 1986.5 Scirocco 16v (FlashSilver) JUMBO - 1986 Ford E350 based...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:57:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...comes with: > > pop top > fold down bed > preferably front wheel drive > 2 rear facing seat --OR-- middle bench seat (Either way seats 7) > full...
• Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
  ...bucket seats One passenger rear facing seat behind driver's seat Three passenger rear bench seat (folds into bed, cushion over engine) Tweed cloth...
• Re: want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:02:29 -0400
  ...children want the two rear facing jump seats with the fold down >table >> and front facing rear convertible bench. > >You can expand the limits...
• Re: '85 GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list - .go.brown.
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:53:41 -0800
  ...the rear seat into a bed. first of all, moving side to side, that rear bench is much flatter than the bench in my...
• Re: Syncro Westfalia Wolfsburg Weekender for sale - central Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:12:59 -0400
  ...and a Mexican blanket > on the rear bench will negate the immediate need for those. The rear bed > and upper bunk cushions are in...
• Re: There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:21:38 -0500
  ...It consist of >the rear cushion over the rear deck, the rear folding bed/bench, and the >2-person middle seat which folds forward...
• Re: FS in Austin TX 91
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:25:15 -0700
  ...length rear seat (that does fold down > into a bed), a table that folds up from the side, 2 jumpseats, and a rear > closet...
• for sale: vanagon front table , other westy and vanagon stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 19:11:19 EST
  ...z-bed rear cushion for vanagon brown $20 FS: front blower motor/heater core, complete as one unit $85 FS rear heatercore/blower $75...
• Extra seats for children
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 23:06:59 +0100
  ...I have a 1984 Caravelle GL, but I understand the rear bench was changed in 1986 to the Weekender fold down bed, so I...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:19:47 EST
  In a message dated 3/21/00 12:03:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, edevinney@BIGFOOT.COM writes: << FWIW, this is a deal at...
• Re: Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:25:54 -0600
  ...says you can get it the rear 3-person bench in back, carburetted or fuel injection gasoline engines, or a turbo-diesel engine. there...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:17:01 -0800
  ...That lower space works much better for storing some items than the under the bed space does so I don't see the big...
• Re: Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Apr 1995 07:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
  Bill Killian in bragging (and rightfully so) about his EuroVan MV sez: >Has a table between the forward facing rear bench and the rear...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 May 2010 10:44:24 -0700
  ...You could bolt in custom 2-person benches 'tween the rear bed and the front seats, ala' 12-passenger SA Microbus. Technically, you can...
• Re: Carat (was Pasat)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  25 Aug 1994 11:54:15 U
  ...pretty accurate; it also has the pull out rear bench that converts to a bed. I also would have thought that it'd have...
• FW: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:42:00 -0600
  ...bed in the roof, so if a couple is travelling together they never have the twice daily job of converting the rear bench to...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:33:14 +0200
  ...30 cm plywood box when i fold the back of the rear bench it opens over it doubling it's size up to 150cmX...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:22:55 -0400
  ...easier and quieter to close the door while sitting on > the bed/bench. > Here is a photo with ruler included for positioning info. > > > > https...
• Tornado-like wind currents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:06:48 PDT
  ...My bench seat bed was laid out in the back from the weekend, and I had the Sun Dial roof door open. There was...
• Re: Propex and Vitrifrigo DIY install info?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:53:41 -0400
  ...If your purpose is to heat mainly the bed area then it would be fine. Under the newer fridges or somewhere near the floor...
• Dictionary ... part II
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 15:14:13 PDT
  ...The Eurovan MV with the weekender package has a bench seat which converts to a bed in the rear, two backwards facing bucket seats...
• Re: Vanagon vs. Toyota Van
  Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:25:49 -0500
  ...Not as sweet as the 69 westy I had back then, but the rear benches folded flat and made a decent bed. just my...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:59:30 -0800
  ...We do have a rear facing seat cause I have a weekender, but the kids prefer to sit forward facing in the bench. Hope...
• For Sale - 87 & 85 White Sunroofs in California
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:45:32 -0800
  ...windows, mirrors, locks ect) Has the rear folding bed (brown tan good shape), has no center bench seat, (already gone) they headliner was pretty...
• Re: CARFAX anyone?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:17 -0800
  ...BTW, many came with jumpseats and Weekender rear benches (bed) but no folding side table. The upholstery is tweed vs. velour in the GL...
• Re: fold out rear seat ?
  Historical mailing list - Bollin Werner
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:56:40 -0500
  Recently there was a rear fold down bench from a '90? Carat on Ebay. Can't remember the dealership, but they are located in...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:19:03 +0000
  ...flex-neck reading lamps at > either side of the rear bench which could be used sitting on the bench or > laying in the bed. >
• Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:28:32 -0500
  ...also I still have the Blue interior seats for this vanagon if you pull the back bench z-bed seat it is yours. If...
• '85 ClubCab FS (to me!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 19:55:56 -0400 (AST)
  ...Bra and rear bed factory(?) tarp, bed in great shape with one broken slat. Gates undented. A rare find, made all the more so...
• Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 15 May 2002 13:54:53 -0400
  ...The GL (the white van) has a rear seat that turns into a bed, and the middle bench has foldable back. The grey van...
• Re: Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer now sub under camper bench seat #2
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:15:10 -0800
  ...Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer-sub under camper bench seat > I put a 10 " Kicker sub with a custom box under the rear camper...
• Re: P22 Westy layout
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:31:06 -0500
  ...full width bench seat and so a > wider > bed for sleeping and more comfortable seating for just hanging out in > the rear. It also...
• poptop campers and buses for sale
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 17:17:16 EST
  ...double bed up top, sink/stove/fridge, LP tank good, bed, tables, tracks in floor for middle seat, both swivle front seats, rear wiper...
• RE: Pete's generator question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 94 08:37:11 EST
  ...The generator will fit in the space under the bed (but not under the bench). I've looked at several alternative configurations but I...
• DOUG? carat interior w/ table and sofabed FS..(was Re: Looking for Bench seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:37:02 EST
  ...kids I am looking for a full bench seat (seats 3) > that folds down to a bed as well as the side panel with...
• Re: Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:12:17 -0500
  ...Third knob from top controls the temp of the air coming out of the rear heater located under rear bench seat Forth knob from...
• Re: Is this westie layout original?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:47:18 -0800
  ...I rather like the L shaped rear seat! Great place to snooze or read a book without having to deploy the bed. Looks like...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 22:40:43 EDT
  ...My seatbelts for the rear weekender bench/bed are too small. Have I mucked up the installation or are the seatbelts off the Wolfy...
• Re: pull a part
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:29:34 -0700
  ...I saved what I could today and bought the perfect rear bench seat, and all the cabinet doors. I bought the rear bench seats...
• 84 vanagon- brake lines leaking
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:57:46 EDT
  ...Part is under the bench/bed.) Fill-er-up with brake fluid and pump the brake pedal a few times. Strange sound. Brake fluid...
• Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:18:15 -0400
  ...real nice. > > > >Westfalia Weekender?? If this has a poptop, rear bed/bench and two rear > >facing single seats it's a Multivan. Excellent choice...
• Sunday Atlanta Journal Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:34:46 -0500
  ...Volkswagen Vanagon 1989 $4,000 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON CARAT 1989 Rear bench pulls into bed loaded auto $4000. 404-352-2847 Volkswagen Vanagon 1990 $3...
• FS: 1990 VW Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list - Judson West
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 09:58:39 -0700
  ...removeable rear-facing seats behind the driver and front passenger seats, fold out table, rear bench seat that folds out into a bed, privacy...
• Re: Q re: newly acquired 1997 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:42:20 -0800
  ...This leaves the rear bench free and accessible. I even brought straps and rigged up a way to secure the car seat to picnic...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Madeline
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:39:42 -0700
  ...Went to the junkyard and pulled the rear bench seat out of a passenger van with three matching color headrests. Pulled the upolhstry off...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:11:59 -0700
  ...30 cm plywood box when i fold > the back of the rear bench it opens over it doubling > it's size up to 150cmX...
• Added fire protection over engine cover?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:48:52 -0400
  ...this stuff under the rear bed pad (over the engine lid) and also line the _interior_ of the bench seat (read, aux. heater container...
• Vanagons for sale in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:28:27 -0500
  ...Volkswagen Vanagon 1989 $4,000 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON CARAT 1989 Rear bench pulls into bed loaded auto $4000. 404-352-2847 Mark ad Volkswagen Westfalia...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:36:06 -0400
  ...Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a > two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. > 2...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender? - self-inflicted thread hijack about pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:25:57 -0400
  ...in the back, but with the same rear facing seats and > fold-out > bed rear bench. From what I've seen, though, they're...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:54:42 +0200
  ...30 cm plywood box when i fold the back of the rear bench it opens over it doubling it's size up to 150cmX...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:23:22 -0500
  ...Pop-Up Roof with double bed Cushioned seat behind drivers seat with underseat storage 3-seater rear bench folding to Removable 110/12 Volt...
• For Sale: 1987 Wolfburg Ed Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:25:57 -0700
  ...Has the two rear facing removable jump seats with storage bins behind them. Has working rear bench that folds out into a bed with...
• Re: 3 seat bench renov. '85 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:26:33 EDT
  ...if you want to make it a 7 pass westy, then install a rear-facing Carat fold-up jumpseat behind the front pass seat...