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• Re: Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 14:30:45 -0500
  ...Floormats and carpet I need to put some floormats in my 82 Westy. Does anyone have a recommendation for a supplier. This also got...
• Re: Westfalia sink drain hose
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:23:44 -0600
  ...I kept the "p-trap" and took the opportunity to re-do the floor and get more flat usable space. Two pix: http://jones...
• WTB: Frnt floor mats (waterproof)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:45:16 -0700
  I am looking for a vendor that sells a vanagon front set of floor mats that have a rubber backing. That will hold grease...
• Re: front floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:24:15 EST
  In a message dated 2/23/01 9:31:56 AM, ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I ordered a set of the floor mats...
• Looking For Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 00:03:43 EDT
  ...I'm looking for a quality set of front (rubber) floor mats for my '82 Westy. I recall one of the vendors having a...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:36:40 -0600
  I cut a hole a couple inches in diameter in the floor of my westy so that the big nut on the propane connection...
• Re: Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 22:29:06 -0500
  ...When the Vanagons first came out in 1980 I read > information from VW that having the spare mounted in the floor space in that...
• Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:35:58 -0400
  ...where do they come out of the van floor? I need the heater in the winter, so removing it is not a viable option...
• Re: Cork/Rubber flooring under front carpet
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:43:26 -0600
  ...With the new plastic foams in sheets perhaps I will have a better type floor and sound deadener. John John On 2/14/2014...
• Re: FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:14:40 -0400
  ...Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section > For anyone who missed out on the rubber floor covering Chris (JordanVw@AOL.COM )was...
• Re: AW Warning
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:06:55 -0800
  ...but the construction of the interior ....gray duct tape to locate wires under the floor ??? total hack job as you say. Scott On 2...
• PVC flexable flooring, Diamond plate
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:39:22 -0800
  I have decided to get a piece of PVC "comfort flex" flooring for my Vanagon. Because of the minimum size required to order, there...
• Re: Westy Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:36:30 -0700
  I replaced the floor panel in a Loaf Westy I put together in college, and I covered it with the stick-on vinyl faux...
• FS: 2 person westy/vanagon middle seats w/ belts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:05:25 EST
  ...slides in and out easy on factory floor tracks, but if your van didnt have the floor tracks, i have them. (your floor is...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:55:20 -0800
  Peter, I'd drill two bolt holes through each of them, mark where I want them on the floor, and drill the matching holes...
• Rare westy weekender floor mount Dometic removable fridge for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 01:39:42 EDT
  ...its the removeable floor mount fridge found on the westy weekenders, mounts just inside sliding door and plugs into the outlet under the front...
• Re: Vehicle inspections
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:50:15 -0500
  ...They are built with lots of wood and the layer constructions of walls, roof, and floor make for lots of space for water damage...
• Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:38:37 -0600
  ...Shawn, The apparatus in question is a metal-and-plastic "raised floor" that carries air from the front ducts to the rear passenger cabin...
• FS: single westy swival middle seat on lockbox, also 2 person middle seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:21:09 EDT
  ...the installation of the floor tracks is not hard, the welded on nuts for the bolts for them are already under your floor if...
• Re: WTB: Orig. floor mats or rubber mat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:21:24 EDT
  ...I have a set of really nice floor mats that I got from Go Westy. These cover almost all of the floor area in...
• Re: 84 GL rear passenger auxiliary heate
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 10:02:10 +0200
  ...The front heater does not seem to >duct towards the back as it did in the aircooled (vents on the floor >between the 2...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Kevin, Michelle, & Ivy
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 07:43:19 -0900
  ...Were some vehicles made with the floor attachments and some not? Or, do all vehicle floors need to be modified? Is installation that tough...
• Re: Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:24:26 EST
  ...mount tracks and then cut a strip of wood to lay in them when seat is not in use, and recover with floor mat...
• Re: Hole in floor
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 15:30:21 -0500
  Aux heater exhaust? On 1/6/07, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote: > When I ripped the carpet off the floor of my van...
• Re: 84 GL rear passenger auxiliary heate
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 13:26:03 -0800
  ...The ductwork is pretty ugly raised-square pattern stuff like a rubber floormat, but is plastic and despite the bumps on it is pretty...
• Re: cutting hole in van floor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:14:14 +0000
  ...cutting hole in van floor > > > > I need to cut a 50mm (slightly less than 2") hole in the floor of my '90 > Westy to...
• Looking for Camper back seat area OEM German Black rubber floor mat waffle pattern
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Uscanga
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:47:50 -0700
  I just bought 2 front floor mats for my 85 Westy, German made black rubber OEM,waffle pattern type from Van Cafe in Santa...
• Re: WESTY MIDDLE SEAT
  Historical mailing list - Cooper John LCDR ALCOM/J322
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:44:04 -0000
  ...I didn't cut the floor. I bolted the rails THROUGH the floor to the threaded holes underneath. First I removed the plywood floor...
• Re: Water on front floor mats!
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:58:54 -0300
  ...Water on front floor mats! Its been raining for a few days here and when I got into my new Westy to prep it...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:28:56 -0700
  That is very creative! I installed a laminate floor in my Westy, and put an imitation oriental rug on it. The rug looks and...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:52:04 -0800
  Jim, I am pretty sure that you will find the metal floors to be virtually identical, whether 82,83,87,90...... The 90 carpet...
• Re: Have a Seat
  Historical mailing list - George Becker
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:37:05 -0700
  ...It's easy to do, but the trick is to cut only through the plywood floor without cutting the sheet metal floor pan underneath...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:17:18 -0700
  ...On 4/1/08, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote: > > I took my carpet up to install wood flooring (pergo) the other day and > noticed...
• Repaired Floor?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 22 May 2002 16:43:58 -0500
  ...I noticed that the floor on the driver's side looks different from the passenger side - like additional metal has been welded where the...
• Looking for a Middle Seat for 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rinehart
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:24:23 -0400
  ...I've looked under the floor and I don't have the tracks installed. It looks like I have the mounting points in the...
• Seat Bealt Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Stout
  Fri, 8 Sep 95 9:28:54 PDT
  I'm getting ready to install seat belts for my middle and rear seats when I notice there are no mounts on the floor...
• Re: repairing rubber floor
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:10:11 -0700
  ...This stuff is pretty durable once it's set up, and will bond to the rubber floor mats like mad. Jerry McCavitt '86 Syncro...
• Re: Looking for front floor mats
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:20:30 -0600
  ...Looking For Front Floor Mats My '85 van came with a set of cocoa mats. They are made from a brown fiber with a...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:30:55 -0400
  I use a FOAM puzzle fake wood floor. It is very easy on the knees, and keeps the floor from being cold on those...
• Re: Cork/Rubber flooring under front carpet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:01:33 -0800
  ...Cork/Rubber flooring under front carpet A combination of events - hole in the floor by brake pedal,accumulation of water over time, rusting through...
• Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:30:10 -0700
  ...I did not use the GL floor tracks, I used westy floor tracks. They have different lengths, and you could cut the GL ones...
• Re: Converting Doka to Auto trans... Questions regarding late model floor ven...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:30:24 -0700
  ...my '85 Automatic Doka 6 seater never came with the floor vent, or a rear heater for that matter.. :<( thus the plastic auto trans...
• Adding jump seat to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:50:49 -0700
  Can someone give me some instructions for locating the holes in the floor that go with a jump-seat? I have a jump-seat...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 18 May 2004 18:22:07 -0600
  > does anyone have any of the floor mounting brackets to mount a rear facing > jumpseat..i have a 1989 Vanagon Westfalia. Here is a...
• Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:03:32 -0700
  ...the brake pedal it slowly fades till the pedal hits the floor. Is this caused by air in the lines? -- '84 Westfalia, 1.9L...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:01:11 -0600
  ...Near Floor of the Stroke & as You let the Pedal Up from the floor does > > the Clutch "Grab" close to the Bottom/Floor or...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:24:17 -0500
  ...It really does have to go virtually to the floor to clear gears. Any tips? Thanks. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL...
• FS: 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:21:31 EST
  ...slides in and out easy on factory floor tracks, but if your van didnt have the floor tracks i have them. (your floor is...
• Re: Front Floor Mats--WhereToBuy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 10:35:51 pst
  This was posted back in August: >Someone last week asked about floormats, so here's my contribution to >the search: >Lloyd Design Group >8435...
• Re: Westfalia Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 May 1997 01:23:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...He said he had a optional middle seat that slid in on the tracks in the floor. I'm thinking "two person middle seat...
• Re: Floormats for Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:30:11 EST
  ...Thanks, Charles >> So what is the difference between the floormats in a diesel and those in a non-diesel? I offer pretty nice floormats...
• Re: Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:31:06 -0800
  ...Floormats and carpet I need to put some floormats in my 82 Westy. Does anyone have a recommendation for a supplier. This also got...
• Re: Go Westy Front floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 08:32:01 -0700
  ...Front Floor Mats I have the same mats that Marius pointed to, been using them for many years now and love 'em. Perfect fit...
• Re: Gas Milage Mystery (Or Not)
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:24:23 -0400
  ...Forward is right foot on the floor. Slow down or stop is right foot on the floor about 5 inches to the left. The...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:19:18 EST
  ...The plate gets welded to the floor. Now if you are putting these guys on a Westy, your floor covering is too thick to...
• Re: Converting Doka to Auto trans... Questions regarding late model floor ven...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:26:21 EDT
  ...This Doka is > equipped with rubber matts rather than carpets. > My question has to do with the center floor vent. This is that plastic...
• Re: floormats
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:10:30 -0700
  An alternate for one piece carpets would be the 2' x 2' carpet squares used in large computer rooms, with raised floors. The carpet...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:27:53 -0800
  If you mean the later gear shift lever floor boot it can just rest on the floor. It is intended to have the lower...
• Re: Easy way to mount vanagon jumpseats into your westy or pass van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:49:31 -0800
  ...this is the easiest safest way to install mounts in the floor for > the jumpseats. > . i used to cut the floor mounts off donor...
• jump seats into a GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:43:41 -0400
  I just ordered the floor mounting plates I need to finally mount jump seats in my '85 GL. However, the dealer microfiche parts blow...