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PARTS FS
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:44:50 -0400
...glass rear hatch front 2 doors rear hubs front rotors gas tank front seats middle seat axles w/cv's suspension parts rear non...
82 Vanagon Rear Seat - Lowering
Historical mailing list - Mark E. Rissman
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 08:52:12 -0800
Can anyone describe how the rear seat is supposed to look after it has been lowered? For example I am trying to get a...
84' rear seats FS
Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:38:10 -0500
We are moving and I have a set of middle and rear bench seats FS. They are brown/tan and in good shape. Scott...
Re: Rear seat lower bolts
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:18:42 -0400
...Then what? -Craig craig- its a weekender rear sofabed.. just like in the carats.... release latch in center of seatback, pull forward, while pulling...
Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 9 Dec 2014 20:32:45 -0600
...But I can tell you that one of the problems you're going to have is keeping the rear seat in a position where...
Re: FW: Additional Center Seat on 93 EV?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 01:02:24 +0200
...Easy to maneuver, and gets just that wee bit more room to pass going into the rear seat. It is still as good as...
Re: Saw the weirdest Vanagon for sale today...
Historical mailing list
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 09:34:11 EDT
...It is a Canadian model with VANAGON on the rear. >> how do you know he didnt remove the middle or rear seats? chris
Re: more seating and engine replacement
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:54:42 +0100
...The right seat of this bench will have a folding back rest to ease accessing the rear bench. The middle bench is mounted on...
Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 7 Oct 2009 23:41:22 -0400
Even wonder why the back seat of a brand new Golf with THREE rear headrests and TWO front headrests make the back seat so...
jump seats a la carat/wolfie
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:42:14 -0400
...Is this normal? Can you Carat/Wolfie people slide your front seats back all the way and still set lots of rearward angle on...
Rear seat removal
Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
Fri, 14 May 2010 00:44:09 -0400
...need to get at the rear quarter panel which is blocked by the rear seat. The bench seat is a fold-out bed. Is...
Rear seat belt (Westy 85)
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon
Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:53:30 -0500
Hi, This morning I had try to use an Envenflo car child seat (the type for the older ones). Both rear seat belt of...
Vanagon rear seating options
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 09:06:03 EDT
...The rear seat back folds down, but I would like to convert to the weekender bed package. Can I just change the mounting/hinge...
Re: Rear Table
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:16:33 -0600
...EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Does your aft/rear table rub the against the back of the rear seat when you > pull it away from it...
Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0700
...Looking now, gap is *also* present, bed folded to seat position. Regardless, gap is at driver side of rear seat-bed. Neil. On Sun...
Re: rear heater
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:47:57 -0500
...rear heater --- Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: <SNIP> > Doing it the way VW designed it requires you to > remove the rear seat totally...
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...
rebolting rear seat
Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:46:25 -0800
...seat- rear-seat around and push it up against the front seats.  make sort of a weekender style setup, without the jump-seats...
seating layouts for weekenders, & mattress deck replacement
Historical mailing list - jax harvell
Sun, 7 Jul 2002 15:00:04 -0400
...can I just flip the middle seat around so it faces rear? any suggestions on what to use for a replacement for the rear...
Re: WTB - nasty brown vinyl middle and rear seat, cargo area carpet
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:59:42 -0800
I have a FREE set of the light brown vinyl seats, 3 person rear and 2 person middle. Excellent condition, in SoCal, no charge...
Re: Seeking Adventurewagen Armrest Rear Bench Seat(blue non weekender rear seat)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:08:16 EDT
...seat in the back of the AW I'm > resto'ing > for Buffett, I'd like to see if anyone has a blue rear...
Re: Rear facing seats for camper
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:51:01 -0500
...Rear facing seats for camper > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 1:20 PM > > > pic of box here > > http://www...
Re: still confused
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Tue, 28 Jan 97 14:38:37
...down bed >> preferably front wheel drive >> 2 rear facing seat --OR-- middle bench seat (Either way seats 7) >> full fridge >> stove and or sink...
Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper BTDT
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:38:08 EDT
...Can you > Westy experts think of any fitment problems with this layout? Will > the Wolfsburg rear seat, when laid flat, extend any further forward...
gray rear bed seat bottom needed for Carat/Multivan- Seattle Area
Historical mailing list - Road Trip
Wed, 7 May 2003 11:03:12 -0700
I need a gray rear bench seat bottom (just the part you sit on not the upright part and no metal framework. just the...
Baby seats and westies?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:06:55 -0600
...Baby seats all say they have to be facing rearward (makes sense to me since a head-on collision would be more injurious on...
westie rear seat transplant?
Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:53:51 -0400 (EDT)
Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly from a type II to a vanagon? I've got an option on...
85-86 Brown Rear Westy Seat Wanted
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:36:18 -0400
...I have everything except the rear seat and engine cushion. SoI'm looking for a rear Westy seat cushion and backrest plus the engine...
Wanted: Rear-facing seat from Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Ross Cupples
Tue, 14 May 2002 04:17:23 -0400
Hey gang, I'm looking for a rear-facing seat from any Eurovan MV. Condition doesn't matter, niehter does upholstry. If anyone has...
Re: Fiat (no vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:27:58 -0400
> I hear you but I want a four seater for the kids. Technically the 124 is a two-seater; the rear seat having been...
Re: Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sun, 20 Apr 2003 10:52:14 -0400
...I am curious though because the carpet is not wet under the rear seat, around the core, or between the rear and middle seats...
Carat interior install question
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:38:00 -0800
...I also need to confirm the upper anchor point for rear seat shoulder straps, is it on the rear pillars between the rear quarter...
Re: Middle seat again
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:28:22 -0500
...No middle seat=no problem. Middle seat= no comy > flat bed. > > Janet, if you have a folding rear seat/bed, when you get your...
Re: camper conversion
Historical mailing list - SEVWC
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 09:39:40 -0500
...The major components installed were closet, fold out rear > seat, table, single rear facing seat located behind the driver seat, and > louver windows........................pretty...
Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats
Historical mailing list - M=
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:11:45 -0500
...into the seatback. Thus the need for a shoulder harness > is reduced, IMHO. > You think collisions never happen from the rear? Ever hear of...
Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Tyler Dann
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:27:24 -0800
...Ours does, and the child and seat face the back of the van. Having the seat in the already rear-facing jump seat makes...
rear seat belt options?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:27:58 -0400
...The left-side rear seatbelt 253857815D is still available... can this be used on the passenger side? Any other suggestions would be appreciated! -Wes
Re: Middle seat again
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:01:26 -0800
...No middle seat=no problem. Middle seat= no comy flat bed. Janet, if you have a folding rear seat/bed, when you get your...
Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:33:02 -0600
...Best, Jim On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:20 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > the vinyl covered masonite kickpanel under the rear seat...
Re: AC under rear seat?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:18:06 -0700
...AC under rear seat? > > > Hi all. > > Anyone running an AC unit under the rear bench seat? > > If so, how effective is it? > > I know...
Re: Headrest for rear seat
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 05:47:43 -0400
...driver and passenger seats can be i= > nstalled on the rear seat? Is there any predrilled holes on the rear seats o= > f a...
Size of Westy Rear Seat/Bed in '80-'83 ???
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:06:29 -0500
...I recently bought a full size Rear bed seat out of an '80 Westy, which is what I want for my '81 --7 pass...
Re: Pokey WTB: Middle Bench Seat and Rear Cushion (Westy or non-Westy)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 May 2004 11:52:44 EDT
...on "Middle Seat" > > The rear cushion is actually just to obtain matching fabric > so I can re cover my front bench seat. Therefore as...
Wanted rear fold down seat
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:34:12 -0500
Looking for a rear seat that folds into a bed for my 82 with old style back seat, preferably tan, but any color considered...
Re: single rear seat from 85 westfalia
Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:26:50 +0100
...single rear seat from 85 westfalia > > Single seat from 85 westfalia for sale. Slides into tracks in the rear. It's tan w/brown...
Re: Weekender foldng back seat.
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:56:31 -0500
Peter, You can easily determine if you have a rear weekender seat by seeing if there are hinges on both sides of the bottom...
Best place to put batteries and how to remove rear heater core.
Historical mailing list - Taeke Takeon
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:24:26 -0400
I'm going to put 2 Golf cart sized batteries (136 lbs) under the rear seat and I'm going to remove the rear...
ecu swap / seats
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 05:40:09 -0600
...The extra seats that I posted for sale last week are all gone except for the vans rear 3 passenger seat. Thanks for all...
hello list
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 14:44:15 EST
...Among them are windshields, seats (including Weekender rear seats), a set of Westphalia front seat swivels complete with base plates , transmissions, engine parts, rear...
wanted: rear-facing seat
Historical mailing list - "Josh SaylorGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com"
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:44:45 -0800
Greetings fellow van folks! I want to buy a rear-facing, removable seat with some upholstery damage, or stains, or something. Does anyone have...
WTB
Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
Thu, 2 May 2002 12:05:39 -0400
...If you have some from the rear seat or rear bed cushion I can cut it and sew it in. I also would 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
...I mounted the middle seat (and rear seat to for that matter) by simply drilling through the floor and using heavy duty bolts and...
Replacement Rear Seat
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:25:11 -0500
...My '85 GL came with a very strange rear seat. It's blue courdaroy, full width, and has a westfalia patch on the underside...
Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:39:46 -0700
...Sure > enough, glaring safety issue here. > > Tonight, I'm going to swap the seat belts from the jump seats with the > adjustable rear seat...
Funky interior in '85 Vgon
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:22:37 EDT
...The rear seat and middle seat were also overstuffed. The rear seat turned into a bed and all of the interior panels as well...
Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
Historical mailing list
Sat, 19 Apr 1997 19:43:04 -0400 (EDT)
...a set of the folding weekender middle seats would really improve access to the rear seats for someone trying to dual purpose the Westy...
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
...You'll have to: -weld-in floor brackets that the jump seats fit into -rear jump seat mounting points on the back of the...
Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:45:05 -0700
...I used a longer bolt threaded through the hole in the rear seat track to secure the rear hook. Very small hole in carpet...
Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:10:46 -0700
...On 10/6/2012 2:08 PM, zzyzx wrote: > Do all rear 1989 Vanagon 7 passenger van seats fold down into beds? >
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...