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• Looking for two(2) swivel seat bases
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:49:02 -0800
  Please let me know if someone has one of two swivel seat base for sale... tks Christian --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new...
• Westy Removable Seat on craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:21:09 -0700
  If anyone's interested, there's a brown removable rear seat for sale on craigslist in the Bay area for $35. http://www.craigslist...
• Another middle seat on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:34:42 -0500
  There's another middle seat on eBay. Let's see if this breaks a new price record. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...
• wtb: seat swivels
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:08:59 -0700
  Does anyone have a used seat swivel or two lying around? I'd really like one right now but if there were two that...
• 3 seat bench renov. '85 westy
  Historical mailing list - santos
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:13:25 -0400
  ...why? so i can make room in the center strip for a three seat bench. i'll be keeping the current rear seat, but...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:18:58 -0500
  ...rear seat. �Also >>>>> >>>>> does >>>>> not have 3-point seat belts on the rear seat. �It does have head >>>>> rests >>>>> and >>>>> 3-point seat belts...
• Re: pics of seat rails
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 09:21:43 -0700
  ...I took some pics of the >seat rails and jump seat from my '85 westy, and tried to explain how it is >bolted down...
• Re: Carpet removal after antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:54:52 -0500
  I only know about the weekender seat, 'cause that's what I have, but I just tipped the seat up as if to get...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:36:08 -0600
  I've worn a seatbelt every chance I got since April, 1981. It was a big decision for a first-grader! That being said...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:10:14 -0600
  ...So, I bought a seat from Chris, took my office chair apart to use the frame and wheels and mounted the Capatains seat on...
• Re: pics of seat rails
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:39:46 -0400
  ...I took some pics of the > >seat rails and jump seat from my '85 westy, and tried to explain how it is > >bolted down...
• Jump seat levers source
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:42:15 -0400
  ...Jump Seat Levers In a message dated 3/23/2014 1:34:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dart330@gmail.com writes: Oh yes...
• Under Seat Storage Drawers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:10:28 -0800
  I'm sure there are at least a couple of people out there using the Rocky Mountain Westy under seat storage drawers: <http://www...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:23:04 -0700
  As a clarification, there are the following moving parts in a Vanagon seat: 1. The tracks 2. The mechanism that releases and locks fore...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:58:13 -0400
  ...He said it came from the straw that VW used > to > stuff the seats. > If we've had the Vgon closed up on a...
• Middle seat in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Sat, 9 Sep 1995 07:44:44 -0500 (CDT)
  Has anybody tried to install a middle seat in a Vanagon Westy? I know some of them had this option (my brother's 84...
• Re: Questions?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:11:36 EST
  In a message dated 99-02-08 13:03:51 EST, DRodrig420@AOL.COM writes: << The weekender does indeed have the different rear seat...
• Seattle TRANNY rebuild for '89
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:28:18 -0700
  I need advice on who to use in seattle for a tranny rebuild on an 89 VAnagon. THe O-ring leaks, and It has...
• 85 Middle seat For sale Orange County CA
  Historical mailing list - Nick
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:39:18 -0700
  I sold my 85 vanagon last week and didn't sell it with the middle seat, = so i'm asking if anyone on the...
• Re: Westy to rent in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 12:17:51 -0700
  ...Westy to rent in Seattle Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:06:11 -0400 Does anyone know of anyone who rents Westy's in...
• Re: What about heated seats?
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:49:58 EDT
  ...If you have never had or driven in a car with heated seats you might think, "Why bother?" However once you have a car...
• 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...
• Re: Saw the weirdest Vanagon for sale today...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:44:52 -0700
  Two seater as in only a driver and passanger seat came from the factory. The former owner (now no longer with us) installed a...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:59:19 -0500
  I think my butt still hurts from the last drive I took in one of those seats!! It was a good day when I...
• Re: '71 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 17:38:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Replaced original >seat belts with new style retractable models. Did the same thing, adapting the seat belts from a Volvo 240. Not easy though...
• Platinum Cat Q's
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:12:32 EDT
  ...The smaller size (3000 btu) would fit perfectly behind the passenger seat down near the floor. This would allow the seat to swivel and...
• Re: How to clean dirty seats ...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:08:04 +1200
  >Hi guys, >The seats are really dirty. I would like to clean them without >hosing them off and getting them soaking wet. >Is there...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 19 May 2004 03:08:31 EDT
  ...Obviously a person in the 5th seat, should the seat or seat belt tear loose, could be injured by being tossed about the cabin...
• Re: Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:11:02 -0700
  ...The only reason it was > possible was the design of that seat. > > Anybody else with a vanagon chair/seat story?? I'd like to...
• Re: New Seats and carpet kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:28 -0700
  ...New Seats and carpet kit > > Heh. And I thought installing tan captain seats in my '81 were a big > improvement! (which they were) > > Those...
• Re: repost: For Sale- 78 bus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 10:39:43 -0400
  ...Also, for sale are two bench >>seats and some seat belts (non-retractable). found a late 70's (76- 79?) kombi down in toronto...
• Re: middle seat removal?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 20:34:04 -0500
  ...middle seat removal? > > I need to remove my middle seat to gain space for hauling something a > short distance. > > Any tricks to this? This...
• Seat Covers
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 16 Sep 1994 09:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
  Well, Last night I installed the new seat cover's I got from RMMW. Took about 2 hours all told. There were going into...
• Re: Middle seat headrests
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:48:38 -0800
  ...I do have the plastic guides that I found from the front seats of an 86 at a local junkyard. Thanks. -Dick- -----Original Message...
• Re: front seat swivel top: value?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:27:18 -0700
  ...front seat swivel top: value? > Someone gave me the top bit of both front swivel seats but junked their > van > before cutting out the...
• Front Seat Measurements
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 07:46:16 -0700
  Volks, Based on inputs from Tom Forhan, It appears there are three front seat versions on the 83-91 Vans: VW P/N's...
• Re: Westy Front table survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:54:20 -0500
  ...I can swivel the two front seats, but there is usually too much stuff stacked on them to sit and eat there. Also, I...
• Re: New seats available for Vanagons (4)
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:44:08 -0700
  I added those seats (cloth, we figured leather would get too hot) a few months ago, and my girlfriend took the van from Roseville...
• Re: Westy table
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 12:31:15 -0500
  ...The second attached to an arm behind the drivers seat and swung between the two front seats; the seats then swiveled to face eachother...
• Re: Wolfsburg parts into regular Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:42:25 -0800
  ...So, I asked K.Wilfy to measure the long width of his 91 Carat z-bed/seat. His measurement was "5 feet exactly". Hmm...
• Will a front table go into my 85 Westy Weeekender
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 16:21:12 -0500
  ...But my questions is will the front table work with the jump seat behind the driver's seat. I am not so concerned about...
• Re: Porta poti humor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:58:10 -0500
  ...It weighs about 20# and lives right behind the front passenger seat. It really ought to have a marine mounting kit, but it's...
• Re: what is westy mid seat worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:03:34 EDT
  ...seat out of my 84 westy, what do these seats sell for in VG condition? Mine is brown with armrests and both seatbacks raise...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:16:58 -0400
  Eric, I have removed regular seat tracks from a parts car & assume the swivels are attached in the same way - spot welds. Try a...
• more stuff FS:capt chairs, hitch, swival seats, westy screens, middle seats..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:56:06 EDT
  ...chairs w/ armrests, and middle seats w/ rails.. and swival seat mechanisms..i have 2 left.. i also have been contemplating selling my 16...
• Re: Swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Butler
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:16:48 -0600
  ...Swivel seat >Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:02:59 -0800 > >I have a 1990 Weekender. I'd like to convert the passenger seat...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:07:17 -0700
  That 6-Seater would be $37,000 in 2015 dollars. Westy's were never cheap, and that makes today's prices look reasonable. Stuart...
• Re: Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:20:05
  >oh, and where do you get a seat? >a junked Van, or you can always buy one from VW if you've got money...
• FS: swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 18:25:01 -0700
  I have a swivel seat setup that I am selling. I am asking $140.00, the price I paid for it. I purchased a...
• front seat belt retractors
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:54:56 EST
  Hey folks, the front seat belts on my '90 GL are not sucking the belt back in when I undo the belt (actually they...
• Westy Center Single Seat and Trailer Hitch for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Mon, 29 May 2000 10:47:55 CDT
  ...It is brown and tan, has seatbelts and armrests, swivel mechanism, lockbox, and is in excellent condition. It is designed to slide into the...
• Battery Removal on '85 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 10:20:03 -0700
  ...My problem is that even though I swivil the passenger seat 90 degrees where it faces the driver's seat, the black, swivil platform...
• FS: grey 2 person westy middle seat, also rear weekender sofabed FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:29:29 EST
  ...grey 2 person westy or pass van middle seat w/ floor tracks, seatbelts, and headrests. folds forward to increase your cargo/camping/sleeping area...
• Re: Different Models
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:48:17 EDT
  ...It had the 2-person seat in the middle (now owned by someone else) and a 3-person back seat with fold-down arm...
• Looking for a brown middle Westfalia seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:33:03 -0500
  Since there seems to be free seats going left and right, I'm wondering if anyone has a double or single brown velour seat...
• Re: Westy Front Seatbelt Extension/Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 29 May 2007 09:10:08 -0700
  C B typed: > Were germans really that skinny in 1983? I weigh less than 140 and the > seatbelt's too short?! Yeah, and I...
• Speaking of Solar on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:45:23 -0700
  Someone has been advertising this for a couple of months here in Seattle. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/4081092669.html $1600 worth of...
• 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: rarest of the rare middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:07:35 -0500
  Thats Hot! Jonce >check the middle seat out in this van....:) > >_http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=774697_ >(http://www.thesamba...
• Re: For Sale - Birmingham News
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 18:47:52 -0800
  ...56K miles, seatbelts. Full power, Air, > > pop-up camper, sleep 4-6, $7,500. 205-733-0664 or 205-987-2710. > > > What's so...