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• Seating Question
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:10:34 -0700
  If one has a regular 7 passenger Vanagon and wants to convert it to one with a table and rear facing seats. Is it...
• Re: removing front seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:12:20 -0700
  ...Loren, > > IIRC it's "lift" not press to release the seats from the track stop. > BenT > And thinking it about you're right Ben...
• rare single westy middle swival seat on lockbox FS on CL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:10:07 EST
  saw this while perusing CL... not mine.. here ya go.. single middle swival seat on lockbox http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/1563544437.html
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:06:35 -0500
  I have an 84 Westy with a slide out center seat. We camped with 5 for about 3 years. I also carried an extra...
• Re: '86 heated driver's seat cold
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 22:24:12 -0500
  ...My wife would like to keep her behind warm in the winter, but the >seat doesn't heat. My repair manual doesn't cover...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:22:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...I converted my '85 gl seven seater into a camper. I put in all the cabinets and kitchenette, so the rear bench seats two...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:09:53 -0400
  ...I have plenty of room, so other than not being bolted down, I have no need to put it under the seat. ERic developtrust...
• Re: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:47:17 -0400
  ...Neither Canadian tire nor Auto Zone sells seatbelts. > I noticed Busdepot.com has seatbelts, but will try to find something > closer/cheaper before going...
• Re: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:58:19 -0600
  ...More interesting to me is the jump seat. Are seats like this one available, and can they be installed so as to be fully...
• Part 3:87 Parted out!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 15:41:05 -0800
  ...I'm letting the list know that there were a couple of very nice items not asked about! The Front seats are Perfect, Blue...
• Re: Vanagon Lawsuit/Sue the Bastards!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:31:02 -0700
  ...Every >one I have owned has had the 3-point belts on all outboard seats. >To tell you the truth, I never worried about...
• Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 May 2011 09:54:53 -0700
  ...Don't forget your seatbelt To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, May 27, 2011, 10:15 AM Earlier this year I started a...
• conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 17:10:35 -0600 (CST)
  ...My second question has to do with seats. I've got the stock low back seats right now, but I would like to put...
• Re: Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
  Historical mailing list - Az Barber
  Wed, 23 May 2001 23:40:34 -0400
  ...For a Westy - it allows use of the swivel seat. > However, I'm thinking of adding a behind the front seats one as well...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:37:03 +1300
  >Shoulder belts keep you from hitting the dashboard in the front seats. As >far as the back seat is concerned, the last time I...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:07:43 +0200
  ...Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy > Later Westies have an aux battery under the driver's seat. I don't...
• Full Length rear seat latching
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 21 May 2008 12:23:07 -0500
  ...I have a full length rear seat that folds into a bed - it's not original to my bus. I don't have the...
• Re: fold down rear seat for '83
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 17:06:23 -0700
  This doesn't address Tony Moore's '83 GL wasserpumper rear seat question, but the subject line well describes this improvement. I've an...
• Re: Rear seat belts
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:19:54 EST
  ...Bill >> Bill-- I think you could use the seatbelts & hardware from a Jetta. The bolts, etc. would fit. HOWEVER... The top hole is only...
• Re: A home-made toilet, used for the trip North
  Historical mailing list - Tom Bielavitz
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:13:36 PST
  ...No mess or = >fuss! Sit down and go to work! > >When you are not traveling, just remove the seat and hide it away under...
• Re: A home-made toilet, used for the trip North
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 18:11:37 -0600
  ...No mess or > fuss! Sit down and go to work! > > When you are not traveling, just remove the seat and hide it away > under...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:53:07 -0400
  ...bench seat storage >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >It's a nice idea. This is how list vendors are made, ya know. Go >ahead...
• 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: Pfeiffer Expedition Omen?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 17 Nov 94 10:56:16 PST
  ...I don't think they were in the back seat > though. > > I've done that. Passenger seat. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Front seats...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:10:50 GMT
  ...Can I "rotate" my front seats? That is, put the front passenger seat on the drivers side and vise-versa. It appears that I...
• 87 Syncro Westy, Seattle, $6000 OBO.
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:10:18 -0700
  For those of you on a budget- Short version- Seattle area- 87 Syncro Westy, Flash Silver, gray interior,@ 207k miles. dented, no seam rust...
• 5th seat installation
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:45:17 -0700
  Has anyone ever installed a 5th seat(swivel type) in their westy? The one that I have has a base that should slide onto...
• Re: Will this fit in my van
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:14:17 -0500
  ...Seat will bolt in, but the retaining pegs for the seat back are a couple inches off. BTDT. You can live with it, but...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:53:00 -0400
  The upholstry on vanagon third row seats is first class.Many times they have been little used.Why not find one that does not...
• Re: Seat Recline Further back other than removing the allen bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:12:19 -0600
  "I searched through the archives and last word that I seen was that other than removing the Allen Bolts from the seats you cannot...
• SA Grill kit for sale with lights/bulbs etc Seattle - pickup only
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:24:14 -0700
  ...Easy to find in Seattle. pickup only. No shipping $500 seattle
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:06:37 -0400
  ...Busesbythebeach.com On 9/29/06, Michael Wagner <mwagner628@comcast.net> wrote: > > I got front seat covers a few years ago from: Seat Cover...
• FAQ: fusebox behind driver's seat.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:27:43 -0300
  ...What exactly is the function of the little box with the screw-on cover on the drivers door post (behind the seat) ? Is that...
• Re: Update on my westy!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:13:37 -0400
  ...With it pulled, lift the front of the seat a bit. To make into a bed, with the seat lifted a bit, pull the...
• Installing 1990 Folding Jump seat in '82
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 14:00:34 -0500 (CDT)
  I just received a jump seat from Sorin Bejenaru from a 1990 Carat. Scary net purchasing, eh? I've had good luck so far...
• Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's"rotation"?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:57:29 -0500
  On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Davidson wrote: > Darrell, > Any suggestions on how to stop a pretty obnoxious passenger seat squeak? I > can stop it...
• Center Console / Electronics Rack ... Feedback Request
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 22:06:26 -0800
  Folks, Considering building a "Center Console Cabinet" to fit between the Driver & Passenger Seats. Here are some potential design details: 1. Height ... slightly lower...
• Re: Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 15:18:39 EDT
  ...The conical seat nuts reach in further than the ball seat variety. 2WD vans & Westies will also require the conical seat bolts up front...
• Re: 86' Westy 4-Sale
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:44:33 -0800
  ...The floor area directly behind the drivers seat is inaccessible unless one removes the rear facing single person passenger seat. Our Westy does have...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:11:54 -0500
  ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > You can install a single person center seat that was optional in just a > > few years 85...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:56:21 -0700
  ...It looks like the > syncro seat will bolt right into the 84, no problem. But the Syncro lacks > (I think) the threaded holes to...
• Re: EV Westy spotted?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:46:14 -0400 (AST)
  ...Mine will seat six!, just get a middle seat from 7 seater and bolt in rails etc. Tim Smith
• [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jeff W. Bourdeau
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:48:10 EST
  The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 23:10:41 -0700
  I remember my seats being difficult to swivel when new, but they work pretty easily now. I think it's more of a knack...
• Re: Rear Seat/Bed Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:14:38 EDT
  ...look at a Vanagon GL Syncro this weekend - owner says rear > seat does NOT fold flat - probably a stupid question as I'm sure...
• Accessing battery -- am I too simple?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:32:23 -0700
  I went to access the main battery under the passenger seat on my 84 Westy today. The Owner's Manual tells me to slide...
• 84 Westy parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 13 Jan 2018 09:32:38 -0800
  ...Location near Seattle, WA. https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/1984-vanagon-westfalia/6457146770.html -Mark
• F/ White Salmon River damn "burst"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 10:01:42 -0700
  on the Columbia river system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LxMHmw3Z-U&feature=player_embedded Seattle TImes article http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html...
• interesting group awning purchase- Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:36 -0700
  http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/1274019026.html I have no connection to this Craig's List advertiser; I just found the idea interesting...
• ARM RESTS
  Historical mailing list - MWhit80095
  Thu, 7 May 1998 17:10:59 EDT
  Does Anyone out there in Volkswagon land have a armrest for a 1987 Vanagon GL Blue, adjustable left side front passenger seat good shape...
• Rear-facing seats and seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:24:41 -0500
  Unless you are backing up at 60 mph when you are rear-ended, the severity of the of a rear end collision is much...
• third seat FS
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:37:44 -0400
  ...86 Vanagon center seat, light blue velour, $50, or trade for hub caps. 828-670-5604 (Presumably in the Asheville, NC area.) TJK -- Todd...
• Bentleys in Seattle???
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 13:23:57 -0800
  Hello people, Anybody know where they keep Bentleys for the Vanagon in stock in the Seattle / Snohomish area? Thanks! Jason Loewenstein (Marysville / Tulalip) In...
• FS: '83-'84 westy front seats (green/brown/tan stripes)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:51:42 EDT
  anyone need a pair of front seats from a 83-'84 westy? these are the ones w/ the green/brown/tan stripes.. chris [text...
• Wanted: Grey middle seat in BC
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:58:50 -0700
  Looking for a greay middle seat with the floor brackets. Anyone know of something left in a junk yard, or perhaps someone selling these...
• Re: rear bed seat
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:34:10 -0000
  My '87 (non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed with the padded rear cargo area. I...
• As Seen in N. Seattle
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:02:24 -0700
  I couldn't pass up taking pictures of this, in a muffler shop parking lot in Ballard (that's in NW Seattle) http://share...
• Re: Volvo seats in a Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:36:28 EST
  try late 80's-mid 90's Subaru seats. they have flat mount bases and are the easiest to adapt to the vanagon. get...
• Re: Question on Biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 May 2005 10:09:14 -0700
  ...Search also came up with a bunch of other links on biodiesel in Seattle, Google 'biodiesel seattle'
• FS: vanagon swivel seat bases
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 15 May 2006 00:08:09 -0400
  I have two swivel seat bases for sale. These are the complete assemblies ready to weld in to your vanagon. I would like $90...