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• Re: Jump Seat Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 18:55:13 -0700
  With the seat being 23 deep, and the area above, less wide, like 13 deep, folding open could at most mean 23 deep top...
• Re: Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:18:39 -0700
  ...It mounts to the >>> driver's side front seat box corner, not the side wall. It pivots around >>> on it's curved leg. I...
• rear headrest installation
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:52:03 -0800
  ...Have an adult sit on the back seat and you'll see what I mean... the back is really too low. My memory says...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:53:33 -0600
  > Is there a reasonably priced deep cycle that will fit easily, or = > with minor mods, under the drivers seat? I see this one = > http...
• Re: Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:31:47 -0400
  There is a factory kit made to install head rests onto a rear Westy seat. It uses the same head rests as the front...
• Re: Clarification on non-GL Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 09:49:56 -0400 (AST)
  ...1) Weekender option, fold down rear seat, tilt back on centre seats, maybe curtains. nothing else for camping 2) Multivan: poptop, lower fold out...
• van stuff FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:30:41 EST
  ...back seat w/ armrests, great shape (rearmost seat from 7 pass, not sofabed, just folds forward) -grey velour front captains chair seatback (back part...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#287513884: 87 VW Vanagon Wolfsbg rear facing seats pair
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 23:22:52 -0500
  ...87 VW Vanagon Wolfsbg rear facing seats pair Seller: kruzin38@aol.com Starts: Mar-19-00 07:32:54 PST Ends: Mar-26-00...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:05:40 -0800
  ...Yes. > > Jake has asserted that un-adjusted valves are a cause of valve seat > failure because the valve "slams against the seat". 'un-adjusted...
• Re: pick and pull boneyard in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:24:54 -0700
  Thanks Tom and Rob, I visited Absolute German Autowrecking in South Seattle today and got the door latch mechanism I was looking for. They...
• My latest salvo against Felder industries
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Dec 2023 18:54:31 -0800
  ...Small behind passenger seat storage rack, yeah the molle/PALS type of thing. https://shufti.blog/2023/11/30/vanagon-behind-seat-storage-rack...
• Middle seat weight?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:29:24 +0000
  Hi all, I've googled but cannot find any information on the weight of the middle swivel seat from an '86 Westfalia. I'm...
• Asking again for middle seat armrest plastic cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:22:00 -0600
  Still looking for the plastic trim cap that hides the hole in the armrest on a westy middle seat, the one you see with...
• Installing armrests
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:11:44 -0400
  Well I was planning on installing a gray tweed interior from a 1991 Syncro into my '86 Syncro and noticed that the 1991 seats...
• Stinky Seats!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:49:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I am growing desperate!! Does anyone have any ideas ?? PaulC "Bummed with stinky seats in Connecticut" <---- End Forwarded Message ---->
• Driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 14:08:39 -0500 (EST)
  Hi Has anyone managed to turn the driver's seat around to face the back? I can only manage to get mine to turn...
• Z-seat for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 10:34:29 PST
  Rear bench seat from 71 VW bus. Folds flat .Black .Good condition.Has been taking up room in garage too long.MO Ken Lewis...
• brown plaid westy seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:34:14 EST
  '78-79 brown plaid westy front seats for sale. from deluxe westy. fits '76-'91 vans excellent cond. if theres anyone on the type2...
• 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
• 85 Rear folding seat and foam F/S
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 16:01:52 -0700
  Brown, good shape, includes all seat belts, frame work etc... Folds flat to double bed size. Located in North Vancouver BC, $40.00. Will...
• FS: 3 person middle bench seat from 9 pass, fits all pass vans
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 May 2001 02:28:08 EDT
  ...3 person middle seat from 9 pass van..fits all pass vans. rare.. must pick up in allentown, pa chris [text/html]
• wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:39:31 EST
  ...the little wire things at the bottom of the front seatbelts, where they are bolted to the floor.. anyone know? chris
• Re: WBX gauge value
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:00:04 -0700
  <<Consequently exhaust valve burning and loose seats don't happen>> Oh, I don't know about that. My 86 westy 2.1L dropped a...
• Re: Heated seats
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:06:37 -0500
  At 06:19 PM 12/20/2002, Kim Brennan wrote: > newly upholstered seats also have a lumber >support Ouch! <g> d -- David Beierl - Providence...
• Seattle Area Vanagon mechanics...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:43:01 -0700
  Do any list members in the Seattle area have any reccomendations for a vw shop to put a rebuilt Engine into my '89 Vanagon...
• Front swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:38:53 -0500
  I am a new Westy owner ('92) and I am unable to swivel the front seats :( Can anyone offer some instruction as to how...
• o/t 78' bus 4sale
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 17:55:28 -0800
  wish I was in seattle already, found a 78' bus for $200 http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/26987804.html Shaggy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• GL pass van rear seat in a Doka - check this out
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:12:57 EDT
  ...classifieds/detail.php?id=364030 everyone knows the capt. chairs are interchangeable... but the rear GL pass van. seat looks great in there too :<)
• FW: 9 Passenger Van Sighted (and Caught!)
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:10:51 -0500
  ...You can see that > divider and the full width middle seat pretty well. The front seat is > exactly as you described. My interior is...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:40:29 -0600
  ...Herringbone, Navaho (sp?) stripes - solids. >> >>Those of you near Seattle, or Buffalo etc would save a BUNDLE by driving up >>to get them. >> >>Cheers...
• Re: Headrests- SAFETY CONCERN!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:28:18 -0400
  ...This way I can take the head rest out so that the door closes better when you have the driver seat turned 90 degrees...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:13:31 -0400
  ...http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal My vanagon seats ('91 camper) are filled with a dense plastic (rubber??) foam. Dave McNeely On Fri...
• FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:26 -0400
  ...I wanted to have an isolated battery to use for lights and such, so I installed a deep cycle under the rear seat. I...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:03:34 -0500
  ...Wonder if you was to combine the big giant steering wheel with the seat out of a passenger bus, the wheel would contact the...
• Re: Easter van playing.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 09:52:57 -0700 (PDT)
  M.Grant writes: > > Also after digging around with a screwdriver I found > the passengers seatbelt mounting has more or less rusted right > out. Hmmm...
• Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:46:15 -0300
  ...I'm hesitant to anchor the seats to the fibre-board bench seat back and am not sure that poking holes in the body...
• Re: Annoying Vanagon Seats. Why don't they recline?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:30:10 EDT
  ...Bye Nat >> VW decided since there's plenty of room in the rear, for sexual activity, they didn't bother designing the front seats...
• Re: Front seat belt caught in armrest
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 05:50:54 -0700
  ...Steve Frisbee ---David M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM> wrote: > > On my '87 Wolfsburg, my drivers seat belt has gotten caught up in the > swivelling armrest...
• Left rear seat belt in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 21:52:48 -0400
  ...The rear left passenger have a shoulder seat belt, the upper side of the belt seems to be fix on the plywood of the...
• Re: Folding seats... where to find?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:12:33 EDT
  ...The Van I pulled it from had the rear facing seats, which I wish I would have bought as well. >> and did you install...
• Re: Carat Question 1991 - tabs that are below curtain snaps in back seat?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:33:46 +0100
  > I image you could hand the seat belt on them to make it easy for your > passengers to put them on, or to keep...
• Re: Parts in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 11:29:25 -0800
  ...Best Seattle Parts/Junkyard? Hey, I am looking for a few items for the van and wanted know from fellow Seattle-ites where the...
• Re: Rear Seat Removal - weekender sofabed for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:30:27 EST
  In a message dated 2/20/02 12:12:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > When the back seat folds down...
• Re: wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts?? MYSTERY METAL?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:56:54 EST
  ...that supports the bottom of the seatbelt, spaces it away from where it is bolted to the seatpedestal on the carpet. on both sides...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:34:31 EDT
  ...A middle seat in my > 7 passenger van sure as heck has room to move sideways (which is why I > mentioned the bolts. 8...
• Re: fold out rear seat ?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:44:32 -0800
  ...presently runs www.californiacampers.com for about $100US, removed the back seats from my '82, and installed it. it has been great. i would...
• Re: Who's got middle seats
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:59:59 -0800
  ...Who's got middle seats A month or two ago I vaguely remember someone saying they had a bunch of middle seats they couldn...
• Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
  ...49.7 CU FT behind rear seat 92.9 CU FT rear seat down 201 CU FT rear seat down, center seat removed E...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:41:17 -0900
  > > Re: "VW must have used a camper van loophole for the Westy back seat, > because head restraints have been required on passenger cars since...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:01:27 -0800
  Jay, I measured the size of the battery boxes under the driver and passenger side seats this morning before work. The depth of the...
• MC in Vanagon - Sold Syncro
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 19:50:03 -0400
  ...I strapped it with tie-downs using the rear seat frame and seat belts. It fit well and rode well, I just had to...
• Re: Rear Facing Seat for Eurovan MV
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:40:00 EDT
  ...I can drop it off if anyone is on that > route. > > Leaving DC on July 19 and arriving in Seattle around the 28th of...
• Safety tip of the day: Check your rear seatbelts!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:35:27 -0700
  ...Take a minute to inspect your rear seat belts to make sure they adjust easily as well as for fraying, especially the passenger side...
• Tips on making space under Westfalia swivel seat usable?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:00:42 -0800
  Hello, I have donor swivel seat mechanisms from a fellow list member to install in my Multivan. I am anxious to get them in...
• Re: Folding Rear seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:23:58 EST
  ...lift up on the seatbottom while pulling the metal handle towards you (on the seatback) and it folds out into a queen sized bed...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:22:19 -0400
  I was told that last year and took the van with seat to a fund raiser where we transported people in buses. My driver...
• Re: improperly vented battery could cause damage to pass seat
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:01:32 -0800
  ...not the front part of the seatbottom.. then i thought.. Battery! i took the seatbottom to a local interior shop to be restiched, and...
• Re: AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:29:05 -0700
  ...But, a doka cab is much smaller > and the rear seat is right behind the front seats so it's probably not a > good...
• Re: Rear Seat Belt
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:26:09 -0600
  ...the non-z-bed seat is headrest ready, the z-bed one is not. thanks to all the replies to my original seatbelt post...
• Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:55:16 +0000
  ...I removed the rear side cabinet, AC enclosure, rear seat, and the water tank storage cabinet. The 3-person rear seat installed with no...