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• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:29:40 -0400
  ...Obviously, without these safety features (plus a child seat tether), the rear seat is really just a waste. We want to add a jump...
• Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:54:14 -0500
  ...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: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:23:21 -0700
  ...Rosen, "Beetle seats are stuffed with natural sisal, the stuff used for making twine. I gather it comes from some kind of agave plant...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Thu, 13 May 2010 18:05:04 +0000
  I have an 84' Westy and I installed the tracks for a 2 person bench seat from a passenger van.  When I need to...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 01:30:31 -0500
  I know about the compartment behind the seat directly across the vehicle from the battery compartment under the passenger seat. I keep spare parts...
• Re: Camper seating arrangements
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:45:44 -0800
  ...The 85-87 Camper models (non-GL) and the 90-91 Multivan models are what you are looking for, they seat six or seven...
• Non-capitan seat padding revisited
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:24 -0700
  A little bit ago, i inquired about how to repad the seats of an '84 westy... responses were essentially "go captain" (totally understandable, but...
• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 04:29:25 +0000
  ...one hand to lift the plastic lever to slide, one hand to push the seat forward, and one hand to lift the little metal...
• Re: '80 Westy water problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:35:30 PDT
  ...Mourkas wrote: >The water tank, if installed, is located under the rear bench seat, >on the driver's side. NOT on any van I...
• Clunks, not squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:47:46 -0500
  ...The sound is very audible from the drivers seat, slightly audible from the passenger seat and can not be heard at all from the...
• Fwd: Dynamic Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:59:43 -0400
  ...under the rear seat, passenger side two 110 amp hour batteries under the rear seat, middle position [propex heater will be under the rear...
• Re: 2nd row seat reversal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:22:08 -0700
  ...I have > proof! > <http://blue.foodhammer.net/seat_reversed.jpg> > Not so good for driving, due to lack of seatbelt, but it opens up...
• Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:09:53 EDT
  ...Has anyone ever used the transporter > bench seat in a standard van (84 7 passenger GL)? I know they sold vans as > 8 passenger...
• Re: Westy back seat size
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:31:39 +0000
  ...46", I'm looking for the > size of the back seat cushion & seat back. I can do the math to see > how long the...
• Looking for a seat track for 67 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:09:15 -0400
  ...I need one of the front seat tracks for the driver's seat. It needs to be the one that is closest to the...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:09:35 -0400
  That does both seats. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866...
• Re: "H" piece near the reservoir, Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:42:08 -0700
  Try van-cafe.com , they have them, normally two work days to Seattle. On 4/21/06, A. Hurley <ahurley@viewit.com> wrote: > > Hi...
• Re: Annoying Vanagon Seats. Why don't they recline?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:10:52 -0400
  > VW decided since there's plenty of room in the rear, for sexual activity, they > didn't bother designing the front seats to recline...
• westy middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:00:50 EDT
  ...they have seatbelts attached to them. they come with floor tracks, and can be installed in ANY vw van or camper. they have armrests...
• Re: Sorry no subject line: Mystery wire/drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:16:22 -0800
  ...Mystery wire/drivers seat Under my 1980 Westy drivers seat is a set of wires with a fuse inline. What is this to, the...
• Re: 86' Westy 4-Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:44:42 EST
  ...So the mid-section is clear, except for the one rear facing seat (behind the drivers seat). It has the rear cabinets. >> what youre...
• Re: Complete gray Wolfsburg Interior for sale in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 20:39:36 -0500
  ...Complete gray Wolfsburg Interior for sale in Seattle Jump seat style interior, with everything but the carpet. best offer over a grand. wont ship...
• speaking of jump seats...
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 08:02:32 -0800
  ...Here's their number. (503) 658-3191 If you need jump seats, these guys sell them cheap (about $50). I don't know if...
• re. Electric Front Seat Heater
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:50:41 -0700
  ...I have never seen a van with the electric driver seat heater shown as an option in my 1990 vanagon owners manual. ....... I have...
• Re: Curtain Behind Front Seats - How?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:00:09 -0700
  Strung a rope across behind the seats and hang a sunshade that's black on one side with the black side facing out. Works...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:39:58 -0700
  ...BMW seats in Vanagon? In a message dated 11/11/05 2:03:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: > 1. The...
• Re: How close is a 86 wolfsburg westy (weekender) interior to a carat interior..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:10:00 -0800
  The rear bed/seat is plywood. On Nov 28, 2007 9:20 PM, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us> wrote: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: Black knobs on B (?) pillars
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 22:46:42 -0400
  > What are the black, bakelite looking knobs on the pillars (B?) above the seat belt > 'pulley's' beside and outboard of the cockpit seats...
• Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:34:39 -0500
  Does the rear seat open up? I'm on another list & someone picked up an 89 Adventurewagen and she says they have to unbolt...
• Looking for middle seat and hardware ALASKA
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:42:18 -0800
  Just checking if anyone around Anchorage (or Homer/Kenai or Fairbanks?) has a Vanagon middle seat and mounting rails they would like to sell...
• Re: Seattle Westy FS includes Frydae Freudian funny
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:34:22 -0400
  At 11:14 AM 6/4/2010, Andrew Martin wrote: >http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1774322089.html Dear Andrew, Second-hand pain is...
• WTB: Micro Bench Seats
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 15:17:27 -0500 (CDT)
  I am looking for two rear bench seats for a '66 MicroBus. Top dollar paid! Anyone have any idea where I can find these...
• Reclining front pass seat.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 02:08:04 EST
  ...There has just got to be someone out there whos managed to modify the standard front passenger seat into a full recliner. Wanting to...
• 85 Vanagon middle seat in Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 06:37:37 -0700
  Have a middle two passenger seat, brown, in good shape and it's FREE! Hate to throw it away so if anyone in the...
• Re: Help! ... middle seat removal...'85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 May 2000 02:00:12 EDT
  ...AOL.COM writes: << (remember, the carpet is already torn anyway), >> from PO's who couldnt figure out how to remove the middle seat.. :<) chris
• Re: try to beat this deal of the day.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 03:11:44 EST
  ...pair 12-way power adjust leather (with lumbar, etc.) bucket seats with matching leather back seat, console, wiring and switches, perfect condition , from 1995...
• Middle Seatbelts again
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:08:33 -0400
  A litle while back I posted something about getting shoulder belts on the middle seats of my 86GL. I just dropped it off at...
• FS: Rear vanagon, westy shoulderbelt
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:54:34 EDT
  ...fits all vanagons and vanagon westys for the rear seat. OEM VW. all vans have holes already drilled for this belt, just bolt in...
• middle seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:47:22 -0400
  Hey all, The dealer was unable to install the shoulder belts for the middle and back seats. They also could not find the technical...
• WTB Rear/Middle seat Shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 19:55:05 -0700
  I have one but need the other shoulder belt for the rear or middle seat of a vanagon. It is my understanding that they...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:16:20 -0500
  The seat was not the problem. The depth of the box was not the same as the passenger side. Have you put a Group...
• '84 seats into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Stangeland
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:43:14 -0800
  'lo all- wondering if the seats from an '84 vanagon can be fitted onto the swinging mechanism of an '81 westie??? anybody tried? peace...
• free fold-down rear seat for 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - joe GLISSON
  Sat, 24 May 2003 08:45:42 -0700
  I have a free fold down rear seat for an 84 GL if anyone out there is interested. I'm in southen Illinois, joe...
• 85 Westy middle seat question...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:03:17 -0700
  If you have the middle seat installed in an 85 Westy, can you have the z-bed folded flat also? i.e. can 4...
• Re: 85 Westy middle seat question...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:45:02 EDT
  In a message dated 6/27/05 10:14:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, paullist@GUZYK.COM writes: > > If you have the middle seat...
• Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:45:59 -0700
  Hi All, Someone told me recently there is some kind of aftermarket headrest that would slide onto the rear seats of a camper model...
• Cheap seats at Urban Ore
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:24:58 -0400
  If anyone in the SF Bay Area needs cheap seats, including swivels, there's a pair at Urban Ore in Berkeley. They told me...
• Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:58:40 +0000
  ...I have found that 14mm ball seat bolts for audi 100/5000 alloys fit the seats in the clk wheels perfectly after I opened...
• Re: Front seat belt replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:01:53 EDT
  ...I suppose in some ways a seat belt is a seat belt. So even if it's not specificially designed for a certain vehicle...
• Re: How do I tell what jumpseat/bracket belongs behind the pass seat
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:43:05 -0500
  ...What bracket/seat goes > behind the pass seat? I also have one that goes behind the drivers seat > available in Mystic,CT if anyone...
• Sheepskin seat covers ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:22:15 -0700
  The last time I have seen sheep skin seat covers, was at Costco, for a reasonable price and good quality. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: 87 Vanagon FS or Part-out? Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 05:50:33 +0000
  Anyone know what's need to make that jump seat fit in the middle section of my Westy, that is, behind the passenger seat...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:04:42 -0700
  ...my fat-ass cousin, weighing in at nearly 300 lbs, was seated > in the middle of the back seat (actually, she was seated in...
• Eorovan mentioned in NY Times
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 10:00:18 -0500
  ...The MV has a distinctive seating arrangement > with a third seat that folds into a double bed and two rear-facing second-row > seats...
• Re: Need Carfax Check Please & Questions on Painting/Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:35:24 -0400
  ...body and roof? Do they make seat covers for the front, rear, and carat pop-out seats? What do they cost? If a van...
• WAS Re: Capt. chairs for sale GRAY ONES MUST GO
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:59:43 -0800
  ...This does seem to be true of the brown and beige seats. A little over a year ago when I bought my '84 Westy...
• Re: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:52:40 -0700
  ...161 963 563 - 2 seat switch (167.40) 161 963 563(A) - single seat switch (100.46) alistair On 2011-10-19, at 6...
• Re: Rrear seat removal in a westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:09:50 -0700
  The stuff under my seat was all glued in with dried soda pop residue--another reason to remove those plugs. Unless you ford streams...
• Re: Recording the Top of the World Tour- Photos
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 10:20:39 +0000
  I've used Seattle and the results are fair, Kodak photo CD is still my preference but Seattle is a little cheaper and quicker...
• Coolant Reservoir Boiling
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:44:56 -0700
  ...in Seattle is amazing this time of year, usually don't get to work on this baby without the rain.� Feeling fortunate. � Seattle 82...