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• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:02:30 -0700
  ...How many of you use the front table and swivel the seats to use that area as shown on the vw literature? Some folks...
• 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...
• Swivel seats with adjustable arm rests
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:15:01 -0800
  ...These are a rare find and if anyone knows anyone who needs seats I have just listed them on ebay at http://cgi.ebay...
• front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 16 May 2001 22:06:25 -0700
  ...on my 87 non swivel front seats I am missing 2 of those little plastic strips that lie under the sliding rails. Is there...
• Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:02:38 -0500
  ...Bentley Book fits nicely into that space under the >drivers-side swivel seats on my '86. I'm not talking about the battery >slot...
• Re: Swivel seat question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:52:01 -0400
  ...net> wrote: > > > Eric, the swivel platform is bolted on, and the tightness of the bolts > > controls how easily the seats turn. The difficulty with...
• 84 westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:20:23 -0400
  ...Swivel seats, am/fm cass. radio. Sink, stove and frig and rear screen. Very clean interior, It was repainted in 95. Bought in Hermosia...
• Re: Child Cot Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:44:39 EDT
  ...In the old Westfalia catalogue I have that shows the Vanagon canvas child cot installed, the driver's seat is swiveled toward the center...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 21:33:09 -0700
  ...all vanagon seats are the same, >with 2 sliding tracks underneath. >but on the poptop camper models, there was a swivaling track affixed to...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:02:42 -0500
  ...front seat swivel removal > I did this last year. > The swivels are held with welds down both sides. As far as I remember a...
• I have the driver's heated seats
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:31:03 -0800
  ...I welded some swivel bases to my van! I need to dril a big hole at the center of the swivel base, at least...
• Re: W pretour trip report
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 09:42:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...Also, thanks for the lube job >on the seats. The turn and swivel much better now. Lube job on the seat? My imagination is...
• '90 Westfalia GL Camper For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:53:47 -0500
  ...Stove, sink, swivel front seats. Gray velour interior. Previously owned by an 83-year old friend who is no longer interested in traveling. Location...
• FS: Swivel Seat Assemblies from '80 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:44:11 -0600
  ...One of the items I have available is a pair of swivel seat assemblies for the front seats. I have these for both the...
• Reimo seats for 1982 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:00:24 -0400
  ...They seem wider than stock vanagon seats, but Uwe says they can swivel like the originals. I think I'm going to buy them...
• Unusal Vanagon version - anyone else see this before? <long>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 14:09:45 -0400
  ...The interior is the most unusual part: -Six bucket seats in 2 x 2 x 2 arrangement, middle pair swivel 180 degrees -Extra cloth...
• 84 westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:32:09 -0400
  ...Swivel seats, am/fm cass. radio. Sink, stove and frig and rear screen. Very clean interior, It was repainted in 95. Bought in Hermosia...
• Front Seat Measurements
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 07:46:16 -0700
  ...On my 85 Westy and 90 Westy Syncro (both GL's) have the same swivel seats and the measurements are the same. So I...
• Re: Copy of: for Friday
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 96 15:59:30 -0800
  ...for Friday >I knew about the oil filler extension tube, the stove cover/drainboard, and >the swivelling front seats. What I want to know...
• Re: Front Seat Sizes - a measurement needed
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:33:34 -0500
  ...the >difference in Vanagon/Westy Seats is whether they came mounted on swivel >bases or not. > >Those on swivel bases seem to be smaller...
• Re: Installing swivel seats in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 10:54:01 -0500 (CDT)
  David S. suggested: > As for the metal behind the seat, your best >bet would be to rent one of those power cutting disc things...
• Re: Middle swivel captain's chair to front of Westy.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:42:34 -0800
  ...the middle swivels did not come with headrests. Are the mounts for the headrest there beneath the fabric? > > Yes, Jeff. The seats are compatible...
• Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:04:40 EDT
  ...thats why no full campers ever came from factory with heated seats. you can add them, but you wont be able to swival them...
• Re: WHAT IS THIS!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:28:59 -0500
  ...While the middle seats (standard cushions) have numerous subtle and not so subtle changes (including pedestal swivels). On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:59...
• Re: Vanagon seat story
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Gallagher
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:26:16 -0700
  ...to know how > others feel about the front seats in the vans. Mine > are non-swivel > captains chairs. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam...
• FS 82 camper Denver, CO $650 ... sorta
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:20:00 -0500
  ...No front seat swivels, but front seats there. No odometer or insterment cluster. Clear title. In Denver. 303-503-0882 Contact: Phone: Location: Joel...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 14 Sep 1998 to 15 Sep 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:33:23 -0700
  ...i > also hear that one can replace the stock seats with "captain" seats that > recline and or swivel! what do you know about that...
• VW says NO to Buying Chrysler
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:37:33 EST
  ...Such as the flat folding seats, under floor storage and the swivel seats. *snip* maybe i will just buy a '08 caravan for less...
• FS: 2 Swiveling Seat Bases $120 (Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:59:13 -0700
  ...I'd much rather have swiveling seats than a heat transfer book, trust me. One is nicer than the other but both are promised...
• Re: Here's one I'll bet big bucks ain't in the archives
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 14:07:29 -0800
  ...Boat seats are routinely available with with swivels that even has a tilt mechanism. It's a myth that all answers can be found...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:59:28 -0700
  ...seat >swivels in the syncro conversion I am working (slaving) on. > >How many of you use the front table and swivel the seats to...
• Re: Driver Needs Leg Room in Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:58:01 -0400
  ...similar-vintage non-Westy front seats, whose seat-bottoms are very slightly (maybe 1") taller than Westy seats. This would provide a slight increase...
• Re: WANTED: captians chairs and front grill for 87
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:52:52 EDT
  ...swivel bases for an > 87 model westy. > > also looking for a front grill. > > the swival bases have nothing to do with the seats, totally...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:58:44 -0400
  ...front seat swivel removal > > > > >>I did this last year. >>The swivels are held with welds down both sides. As far as I remember a...
• Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differenc...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:56:45 -0500
  ...On Dec 15, 2005, at 11:40 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Could be, since I have seen a dozen+ of the single swivel seats...
• Seat cover replacements
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:50:44 -0700
  ...269.95pr 1984-1991 SWIVElS #25-009 $269.95pr I'm looking to re-cover my two front seats in a 90 and a...
• Re: Cutting out swivel Westy Seat Bases
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 21:32:20 -0600
  ...Owen > This is the first set of swivel bases I found eight years of rummaging > through wrecking yards. > After reading the horror stories involving...
• Making a 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:41:46 -0700
  ...If you get hold of the entire swivel assembly instead of just the upper seat plate you can make a swivel version but it...
• 89' Westfalia Middle Seat For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:11:04 -0500
  ...pull-out bed and front seats) seat. Saw one this weekend for sale in the local Toronto rag. "Swivel Seat from 89' Westfalia, grey...
• 5th seat installation
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:45:17 -0700
  ...seat(swivel type) in their westy? The one that I have has a base that should slide onto rails like the middle seats in...
• Re: 89 Westie seats in 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 13:40:21 -0700
  ...a pair of swivels in good > shape with arm rests? > >> > > > people...the SEATS dont swival. the BASES do. the seats are basically the > same...
• Re: Installing swivel seats in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 95 12:31:57 EDT
  ...the '78 or '79 I've seen with the Vanagon style seats simply looked like it was never put in at all with no...
• Re: Questions about putting westy cabinets into non-westy syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:32:18 -0800
  ...And since they are welded right on top of regular seat rails, the seat still fits in the van, just without a swivel. Seats...
• Re: front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 19:11:46 EDT
  ...the armrests hit the door panels so I have to open the doors to swivel and can only shut the door again in limited...
• FS: 2 Swiveling Seat Bases $120 (Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:57:16 -0700
  ...I'd much rather have swiveling seats than a heat transfer book, trust me. One is nicer than the other but both are promised...
• Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 12 May 2006 08:40:02 -0700
  ...know you can do this with the swivel seats, I was hoping it would work > for the fold down jump seats as well. > > Chris
• Re: Front Bucket Mods
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:24:05 EST
  ...ive done that in a camper, tho, swivel the front pass seat backwards, remove the allens, and lay the seatback on the dash.. quick...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:07:27 -0800
  You don't mention the year and model Vanagon you have but they all start with the same size compartment under the front seats...
• Westfalia fifth seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 23:32:37 -0400
  ...between front seats and rear bench. In near perfect condition. Includes= seatbelt, arm rests, locking compartment under seat and the seat swivels.= = Colors are...
• Name that Westy
  Historical mailing list - jim hayes
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:37:05 -0700
  ...Seats do NOT swivel(wish they did). Besides the rear fold down rear seat and cab seats there is only one seat, fixed and...
• Re: Learning A Lot About Weekenders-Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:45:54 -0400
  ...Seats don't swivel! Duh, I guess when I was > looking at it I didn't even think about that, but obviously the drivers...
• Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:29:53 -0800
  We’ve been wanting more comfortable seats in the Westy and I’ve read that the EV seat swap into a regular Vanagon is...
• Re: Name that Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 02:28:30 EST
  ...Seats do NOT swivel(wish they did). Besides the rear fold down rear seat and cab seats there is only one seat, fixed and...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:23:04 -0700
  ...The seat swivel (if installed) 6. The mechanism that releases and locks the backrest pivot 7. The pivots for the armrests 8. The rods...
• Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:26:51 -0700
  ...Bentley Book fits nicely into that space under the >drivers-side swivel seats on my '86. I'm not talking about the battery >slot...
• Re: 70's camper engine questions from a potential newbie
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:53:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...could swivel > toward the rear? when? could they be retrofit? or did all yr. > campers have the "wall" behind the front seats? Our '76...
• FS: '82 Westy front seats
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:46:55 -0700
  I have the two front seats from an '82 Westy available for sale. They have the original brown and green stripe upholstery with dark...
• why the stock vanagon front seats arent as good as they could be..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:46:38 EDT
  ...dislike about the > vanagon seats? Personally I've been very happy with my own, and I > particular enjoy the swivel base. > > i wasnt talking...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:21:08 EDT
  ...Also how do I find out what years/models have swiveling front seats? > > Thanks. > poptop transplant how-to: http://homepage.mac.com/mwsnow/PhotoAlbum5...
• FS 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Lee Brewer
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:18:58 -0700
  ...no receipts(runs great) new rear heat exchanger nice clean full westy interior, swivel seats, pop top, all cushions, seats, and carpets in great...