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Re: Westy Bed hardware
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:20:05 EST
...actually this evening, i removed the carat rear seat and installed the diagonally striped rear sofabed from a 89 wolfsburg.. same thing as a...
Pokey WTB: Middle Bench Seat and Rear Cushion (Westy or non-Westy)
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 20 May 2004 11:25:54 -0400
Hi Volks, I am looking for a middle seat and a rear cushion for my vanagon. The color MUST match my interior, I don...
weekender rear seat??
Historical mailing list - Thoreau
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:59:09 -0600 (CST)
i am interested in acquiring a weekender rear seat for my 80 vanagon. anyone have one they are willing to let go cheap? or...
WTB: Westy Rear Seat and Engine Pad - Brown Check Fabric
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:22:00 -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...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:27:55 EST
...non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear cargo area. I thought this...
Looking for rear facing jump seat to fit '91
Historical mailing list - David Hicks
Sat, 29 Aug 1998 00:14:24 EDT
Does anyone have an extra, possibly trashed or fire dammaged rear facing jump seat to fit a 91 van? Any leads on where I...
Free Blue Rear Seat
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Tue, 18 May 2004 10:06:38 -0400
...Anybody need a blue rear bench seat in good condition? Free to a good home. I'm located in the Columbus, Ohio area. -- Frank...
Rusty rear seatbeltmount on firewall
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:19:50 +0200
Hi What is the best way to fix the rear seatbeltmounts on the firewall to the engine? They are rustet out, as well as...
Subject: mod for removing those rear headrests when you fold the back
Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:30:25 -0800
If anyone has any rear seat headrests and corresponding attachment brackets for the seat, let me know. I'm very interested in adding them...
Wall mount table
Historical mailing list - Chuck Seleen
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:02:43 -0400
...middle double seat from my 91 GL and mounted and installed the weekender style removable jumpseat behind the drivers seat (rear facing). I chose...
Westy Rear Shoulder Belts?
Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:13:52 -0800
Hello All, I wonder if anyone has had any experience adding/retrofitting shoulder belt type seat belts in the rear seat of a (1988...
Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:44 -0500
...the rear seat only seats two, jump seat > >>>> one, > >>>> passenger front seat one; that's 4. I'm putting in a jump seat, > >>>> but...
Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:17:10 -0700
...Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics) Hi all. Finally got my rear bed re-foamed and recovered.� -- Neil n
Re: rear 3 point belts
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:54:49 -0500
I installed GoWesty's 3 point rear seat belt in my '85 Westy and think it's great. Product #KT-122 http://www.gowesty...
Re: Rear seat removal
Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
Fri, 14 May 2010 22:54:08 -0400
...Rear seat removal a Z -bed rear seat ? f it's one of those , very nicely..... each cushion parts unbolts or nscrews from the...
Re: Fw: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:15:13 -0500
At 11:34 AM 12/4/98 -0600, Darrell Boehler wrote: >I think Helmet is on to something here with raising the rear seat...
Weekender seating in Eurovan?
Historical mailing list - Dave M
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:41:44 GMT
...Weekender seating in Eurovan? > > Do Eurovans come with the "Weekender" package like my '91 Carat does? You > know, fold down rear seat and two...
Re: Joel change the stats (60 kombi)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:19:22 -0400
...Basically I am curious to know if this bus had seats at one point and time. --------- kombis came with a rear seat, the middle...
Re: thanks and pop-top question
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:17:34 -0400
...All had the rear seat/bed but most had the rear facing center seats.
Re: 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:08:19 -0800
...One seat bottom (cushion and fabric) > 3. Seat bottom cover (fabric/vinyl only) or rear cushion cover (fabric)only. > > Have anything? > > I'm in...
Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:17:51 -0700
...Were these available in > Europe? Can these be purchased and easily installed? > > The armrests on the rear facing seats in these vans look nice...
Vanagon rear-facing jump seat "stands"
Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:48:03 -0800
Has anyone heard of or know where I can find a type of "stand" that will hold my folding rear-facing jump seats when...
Re: 86 Vanagon, shoulder belts for rear bench seat (for sale)
Historical mailing list - Ian Connelly
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:36:05 -0800
...You should never use a child car > seat in a rear facing seat, I can't recall the specifics behind this right > now but...
Fw from Vanagon.com: upgrading rear seatbelts
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:31:27 -0700
...upgrading rear seatbelts Hello! I am hoping someone can help me! I have an 87 Westfalia and 2 children. Right now my children are...
Re: Infant Carseat Recommendations?
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 06:36:53 -0400
David Bogle (bogle@BWAY.NET) said on the date of 9/27/99 11:36 PM >I need to get an infant seat (rear...
Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:39:12 EDT
...stock seatbelts make it a PITA to put childseats in the rear-most seat > of > a vanagon. Has anyone installed retractable (lap) seat belts...
Re: Rear Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:00:15 -0600
...Is there a process to remove the plastic shroud without removing the rear seat and frame? The Bentley manual shows a diagram of the...
Re middle seat graveyard
Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:10:35 +0100
...I got a proper rear seat and a middle seat but my eldest daughter complained that she found the middle seat blocked her view...
Re: Weakly Stats ...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 08 Apr 1995 07:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
...When we use it inthe MV, we remove the passenger side rear jump seat and put the cooler there, using the seat belt to...
Re: back seat, '91 camper
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:34:53 -0700
...We want to add a jump seat, > which is realistic, but maybe the rear seat will just have to stay > as is and when...
Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
Historical mailing list - Jessica Evans
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 23:41:39 -0800
...Do any of you have experience putting a child safety seat into the rear-facing jumpseats found in Carat & Wolfy Vanagons? The year of...
Re.Driver's Seat
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Mar 1997 16:03:07 +1100 (EST)
Kedar, Your driver's seat will swivel to face the rear without hitting the steering wheel if you slide the seat to it's...
for sale: swival seat bases, and vanagon right REAR shoulderbelt, fit all vans
Historical mailing list
Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:51:29 EDT
...allows your existing front seats to swival 360 degrees. also fits 77-79 bus. $85 ea. also right REAR vanagon shoulderbelt. 3 point mount...
Re: WTB Westy rear bench seat upholstery
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:16:52 -0500
I have the seat upholstery for a full width rear bench if it helps you. Chris On 3/26/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal...
Re: What's a "carat"?
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:00:36 -0400
...2 rear facing flip down seats up front in the cabin, three abreast seating in the rear with a fold-up table on the...
Re: Rear Seat Removal
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:02:56 EST
Hey John, My van had the plain rear seat in it when I purchased it. I, too, thought about making my own bed for...
Rear Seat Doesn't LIne Up
Historical mailing list - Nik Maravich
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:49:44 -0400
...I also had the rear seat recovered with SewFine seat covers. When I bolted the seat frame in, using the same holes, there is...
Re: Rear Seat Question Never Seen Before
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:53:11 -0400
...rear seat. I've never seen anything like it in a Vanagon before: > Three contoured seats, fold down armrests, three sets of seat belts...
Re: Additional Seating for Westfalias
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 15:03:56 -0500 (EST)
...I am hoping to get a rear facing seat(s) that would go back to back with the front seats. I have checked with...
placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:58:57 EST
I added weight bearing hooks for the cars seat tether for rear facing at all seat positions in my 87 Westy, but now must...
Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
Thu, 20 Feb 1997 06:31:58 -0500
> >process of putting a rearward facing seat in the boot with 3 seat belts. > > what do you Brits mean by a "boot"??? That's...
re. you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:48:45 -0600
...I had never seen a westfalia with rear headrests before. I wonder if all westy back seats have the headrest fittings under the fabric...
Re: jumpseat seatbelt for sale
Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:00:02 -0800
...Have a rear facing seat with belt but no retraction device - does yours come with one? Bassim Dowidar Seattle 87 Wolfsburg --- JordanVw@AOL.COM...
westie rear seat transplant?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Apr 95 15:21:30 EDT
...Armitage writes: > Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly > from a type II to a vanagon? > > I've got an...
Re: rear bed seat
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:11:21 EST
...non Westy) GL has the rear bench seat that folds down to make a bed > with the padded rear cargo area. I thought this...
FS vanagon headrests
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 21:44:46 EST
vanagon headrests, fit all middle or rear seats in all passenger vans. they all have holes underneath the upholstry to accept headrests. have blue...
Westy Rear Seat wanted - 84-86 - Brown check Fabric
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:52:40 -0500
I need a Westy rear seat in the brown check fabric. Anyone parting out an 85-86 Westy in N. California.....or seen one...
Re: 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:31:28 EST
...One seat bottom (cushion and fabric) > 3. Seat bottom cover (fabric/vinyl only) or rear cushion cover (fabric)only. > > Have anything? > > I'm in...
Re: swapping middle seat for rear-facing seats
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:06:52 EDT
...the middle seat in an 85 for rear-facing jump seats? Is there more to it than just finding suitable seats and bolting them...
Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:23:35 -0800
...Then loosen the bolts that hold the rear seat to the floor and you can get the plywood out without removing the rear seat...
RE: Weekender Seat Conversion
Historical mailing list - David L Finet
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:02:11 -0600 (CST)
...I seem to recall that one of the outfits in > California used to offer a conversion kit for converting the rear seat > into a...
Westy bed FS, full width
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 02:22:48 -0800
...These are the full-width rear seat > that folds out into a bed, with proper storage and a prop to hold the > seat up...
jump seat& rear seat belts for sale
Historical mailing list - Green Westy
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 17:53:06 -0400
...Also a mostly complete 78 Westy cabinets and rear seat. $50.00 All located in Mystic,CT 06355 .Really don't want to ship...
Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:24:11 -0800
...2 person middle bench seat backwards.. >creating a booth style seating around the rear table...and also >making the rear >bed longer.. > >open 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 Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:46:52 -0800
...but typically on vanagons with a Z Bead rear seat.. remove that board across there..then I think it's loosen the seat frame...
Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:27:08 -0500
...Installing a rear facing seat out of a Carat behind the front passenger seat will allow someone to ride with the kids and take...
Distance from inside of rear hatch to back of front seats on 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:29:46 -0400
...section of counter-top laminate. � My Vanagon does not have middle seats and the rear seat folds down. � Will it fit? Thank you, John
rear seat from 85 westy is in boston
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:00:24 -0400
...rear seat from 85 westy is in boston sorry for not including in original posting john 85 westy
GL pass van rear seat in a Doka - check this out
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:12:57 EDT
...but the rear GL pass van. seat looks great in there too :<)