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• Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:44:27 -0700
  Hi All - Anyone have experience with the middle seat and know just exactly how easy it is to get it in and out of...
• Need middle seat slide tracks and hardware
  Historical mailing list - johncoen
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0700
  hi all- i need the sliding tracks and all hardware to mount my middle seat in my 1987 syncro. any thoughts on where to...
• Re: Securing a bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:53:41 +0000
  ...I have a double bench seat that I’ve installed on the tracks in my 85 Westfalia. How should I secure the bench seat...
• Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:58:39 -0400
  Yup! I was tempted to do that! But, you said only one in your post and on the sites it specifies one per seat...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:24:25 -0500
  ...How old are the kids? My 5 year old, riding in a car seat, loves the view from the front or back seats. They...
• Re: There are 2 different brown velour interiors in 84-85 Westys?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:48:11 -0700
  ...Because the odd seat is the low profile seat cushion like on the Westy with the swivel seat. Just FYI if you're not...
• Re: Speaking of free stuff ... double seats!?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:44:59 -0400
  ...I'm looking for a double seat for my 85 Westfalia. Ideally with the matching brown velour upholstery (I don't think this is...
• camper front seat pivot
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:39:03 -0400
  ...and remove the welds from along the stock lower seat track. go carefully and the take to a welder and have him weld back...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 22:35:06 +0000
  ...Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA >From: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@adelphia.net> >To: Chris...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:22:54 -0400
  ...I suppose when you say, "dual batteries > under the seats," that you mean the starter battery under the > passenger seat, and the "house" battery...
• heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:12:06 -0700
  Not meant as a gloat, just dumb luck in finding a heated seat control unit and switch at a trip to the wreckers today...
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 May 1998 17:16:01 EDT
  Don, you wrote: << To fit the jack under the front seat, just slide it all the way forward, lift up the hatch and slide...
• Mysterious blemish in drivers door panel - the cause explained!
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 22 May 2000 12:39:05 -0700
  ...I have always figured it was caused by abrasion from the close clearance of the seat belt at that spot. When I pulled my...
• Re: glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - zaranski
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:08:55 -0600
  ...glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas? i have another car w/ velour seats and someone spilled a spot of...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:09:13 -0700
  ...poptop still in place, 2 person middle bench seat and small camping rear (folding) seat in place. There is a little spot on the...
• seating for six so far
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:20:34 -0700
  ...my fresh roasted coffee for a great middle seat in matching blue with two seat belts. Now it really feels like a school bus...
• Re: [vanagon] Need Driver's Side Seat Belt
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:19:09 EST
  ...I replaced both front seat belts with brandy new VW belts. Because I have an 83.5 I had to replace the seat belt...
• Re: Plans for building a bed in a 1984 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:17:37 -0700
  That seat will fit a standard Vanagon, just not a Wolfsburg with the plastic wall panels, which uses a shorter seat. The seat back...
• Re: Pro Tip - Vanagon Seat Belt Inertia Reel
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:19:44 -0700
  ...Any acceleration/ deceleration/ hard > leans left or right will also lock up the reel. > This is how all seatbelt mechanisms have worked since they...
• WTB - Angle brackets for V'gon Westy rear seat cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:04:04 -0700
  ...Wanted - Angle brackets that hold a Westy seat cabinet together. I bought an early Westy interior to go into the Adventurewagen. Someplace along the...
• Re: Middle Seat FS/weekender int FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 17:21:49 -0400
  In a message dated 97-09-17 12:50:46 EDT, you write: << Is there a procedure to add a middle seat to a...
• Center seat - Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 21:07:26 -0400
  Would anyone in Canada have a center seat that would fit in my 88 Westy that they would like to sell? We expect an...
• Re: WTB: swivel seat base
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:42:18 -0400
  ...swivel seat base >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Of course right after I sold the base I had hanging around for a year, my...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:27:00 -0700
  If you live or drive in North Seattle, primarily Ballard, U. District, Roosevelt area, or out in West Seattle, you'll get Tennis Elbow...
• Re: Under Seat AC
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:46:10 -0800
  ...Personally, I really liked the simplicity of this unit. > It fits nicely under the rear seat/bed, but only has two outlets for cool...
• Re: FS: Middle bench seat for free
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 18:17:50 -0500
  ...Glad to see the seat living on. Thanks. Dave O On 2/5/11 3:43 PM, "David O'Bryan" <dnd.obryan@gmail.com...
• FS: swivel seat mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:27:28 -0500
  I have a swivel seat mechanism for sale. This is the complete unit, ready to weld in and an excellent upgrade to any vanagon...
• Re: Seats wanted for 83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:50:30 EST
  ...resources to replace my current (non-armrest) seats? The Recaro's are nice > but $1000 a seat is a little out of the budget...
• Re: Unusual back seat? Another one in Baltimore
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:19:41 -0500
  And I have a brown one like the one pictured in the Seattle craigslist ad linked in the earlier email in this thread available...
• Re: Air bags & VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 13:05:23 PDT
  ...Many states even have > >laws restricting children to the back seat. A one year old should be in a > >safety seat mounted in the...
• Re: Side Tent on EBay/personal experience
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:46:29 -0600
  ...My kids are 7,6 and 3 (so in VA that's a seatbelt, a booster, and a car seat by law) Any others...
• Re: Where to get front seat padding?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:57:01 -0700
  When I did my seats on an old VW I used dental floss. I figured that would be stronger than string, and the wax...
• Re: Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:29:58 -0800
  ...It mounts to the >>driver's side front seat box corner, not the side wall. It pivots around >>on it's curved leg. I...
• Re: silver socket
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:14:29 GMT
  ...I run thefrig ir uner the seat to it a plug it in there, I'd actually like to go back to the stnadard...
• Re: How do you carry your cargo?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:42:56 -0800
  ...I end up > using rope to tie large > item to the seat belt mounts or the mounts for the rear seat. This > are a...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...The arms are held onto the seat by a steel bracket that is screwed onto the seat. 2 screws, and those are the things...
• shoulder belts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 04:47:05 +0000
  ...If there are shoulder hard points for the middle bench seats I wouldnt know. I have the rear facing jump seats, so once again...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:25:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...Behind the driver's seat was a seat with storage under it. The clothes cabinet was on the passenger side behind the swing out...
• Re: Anchor bolts in an '84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:00:48 -0400
  ...Seats are > probably the same. > > On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Chris Holtz wrote: > > > In the camper the rear bench seat box frame is fixed...
• Re: Front Seat Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:04:47 +1000
  ...Front Seat Removal > >Sean, >Thanks for the info. How do I get to the flat surface below? (I want to >sound-proof it.) > >I...
• 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...
• Re: what's the extra battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 23:39:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is missing the seat behind > the passenger seat, but there are 2 bolts sticking out of the floor. > Also, there's a cigarette...
• Re: Shipping Vanagon seats - requesting info
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:04:35 -0500
  I have just shipped some jump seats. They "almost" fit into a U-Haul wardrobe box. The handle on the side distorts the box...
• 12V receptacle in drivers seat pedestal
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:23:51 -0700
  ...There is a punchout (hole) already right there in the pedestal? I already have the extra battery under the drivers seat. Pull the carpet...
• Re: FS: '89 Wolfy Interer (or whole van)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 16:19:34 EST
  ...Includes front seats w/adj. armrests, jump seats w/brackets, rear > fold-down seat, rear cushion, door panels, plastic side panels, pop-up > table...
• WTB - Vanagon Wolfsburg Jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:39:44 -0500
  ...Does anyone out there have a rear facing seat from a Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia? I am looking for the one with a seat base...
• Re: Mystery Shop In North Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mitchum
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:32:57 -0700
  ...Mystery Shop In North Seattle > > Anyone know anything about a shop at 113th & Meridian (by NW > Hospital) in > North Seattle, just North of Northgate...
• Adding Arm Rests to an Early Vanagon - 1981
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:15:04 -0500
  Has anybody added arm rests to the stock early Vanagon front seats? Swapping for later GL style seats would be an option, if I...
• 82 Vanagon Middle Seat Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. Rissman
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 11:51:49 -0800
  Can anyone explain or send a picture on how to correctly install the middle seat on the 2 sliding rails? Mark E. Rissman, MCSE...
• Front seat swapping
  Historical mailing list - Neal Denison
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 09:20:42 -0600
  ...Is it possible to swap the driver's seat cushion with the passenger side cushion. I'd like to even the wear. Thanks Neal
• Stock Wheel Covers
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 23:42:11 -0800
  I have a pair of stock wheel covers that I'm not using anymore in case anyone's interested, they're in the Seattle...
• FS: 3 person middle seat from 9 pass
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 01:06:09 EST
  3 person middle seat from 9 pass vanagon. fits all pass vanagons, upgrade your 7passenger to 8 passenger..slides right in on existing tracks...
• FS: 3 passenger middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:37:18 EST
  ...3 passenger middle seat, fits all passenger vanagons. from a 9 pass. upgrade your 7 pass to an 8 pass. no mods, slips right...
• Re: Cleaning Seats
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:36:28 -0600
  ...Used on my interior, ( rugs, seats, carpeting, headliner) looks good. Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Seatbelt Part# of Vanagon Jumpseat
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:01:20 +0900
  Hi yall, Does anyone know the Factory Seatbelt Part# of Vanagon Jumpseat! It is put to Pass's backside. My friend is looking for...
• 91 Vanagon armrest needed
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:19:05 -0700
  Does anyone have a front passenger seat arm rest on left side of seat for a 91 Vanagon - grey interior? and a right front...
• Seattle VW show
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:27:28 -0600
  Hi Volks, I am going to the Seattle VW show this coming weekend. Are there any list members planning on attending? Is anyone planning...
• Propane valve repair - Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Roger Donahe
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:52:11 -0700
  I'm looking for recommendations on a Seattle area place that can fix or replace the non-functional propane tank fill valve on my...
• Re: Driver And Passenger Seat Compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:02:21 -0400
  ...The Westy swivel has the same rails--you can put any other Vanagon seats on them as well. And as far as taglines, he...
• Re: Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:59:56 -0400
  Just replaced my '84 Westy's standard seats with the captains chairs recently Love them! I believe the old chairs caused my sciatica! Cory...