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• Re: Getting at rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:18:47 -0500
  Joe, Thanks - I thought it would be removeable with the seat in. I had to remove the one in my '85 years ago but...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:49:56 -0500
  I hear complaints about the early seats, but I was driving my top-of-the line Carat for years while I was also drivingly...
• Re: retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:16:44 -0700
  ...There is a seatbelt mounting point on the d column that you can use to redirect the belt forward. I mounted the seatbelt mechanism...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:41:35 -0400
  ...If you want pics I can send them. > > Also, there are plastic inserts in seat tracks on the van, not the > seat. Its possible...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:39:58 -0700
  ...The battery fits perfectly in the space beneath the drivers seat. Mike M On Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:34 PM, Michael Magnani <mfmagnani...
• Re: Back to port-a-potty and tires
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:31:25 -0600
  ...I may add a > permanent > padded top seat at some point but for now just use a pillow for a > comfortable seat up front...
• Re: Westy table
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:26:46 -0800
  ...When you see the table behind the passenger seat instead of the drivers seat, it seems to make more sense and fit better there...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:14:37 -0500
  .....and good luck getting in and out of the seats with those tall side bolsters. If they aren't worn when you get them...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:34:47 +0000
  It lowers the seat about an inch and a half. While that doesn't sound like much, on my last Westy I removed the...
• Various Vanagon Parts For Sale in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:20:21 -0700
  I am clearing out many of my larger Vanagon parts.� I have the following items- GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with...
• Re: Installing New Front Seats...Lubricant?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:05:51 -0500
  ...Installing New Front Seats...Lubricant? Hey All, I just purchased some 86 vanagon seats to put in my 83. I�m going to clean...
• Re: Eurovan Seats into Vanagon Question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:35:09 -0800
  ...Eurovan Seats into Vanagon Question To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 3:42 PM Hi all: I would REALLY like...
• Re: Anyone travelling south from Vancouver toward California?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:28:46 -0900
  We will be departing Seattle on Dec 15th if all goes as planned but unfortunately wont have a extra seat available once we hit...
• RE: Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:46:50 -0500
  ...Where are you installing the seats? -----Original Message----- >From: Tom Young [SMTP:young@sherlock.sims.berkeley.edu] Sent: Monday, July 14, 1997 1:25...
• Re: 10 passenger vanagon!! whats your record?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 14:38:49 -0600
  ...we set the 3 person middle seat (from a 9 passenger) in front of the rear sofabed seat, and folded the jumpseats down...viola...
• Re: 1981 Westfalia FS (seat belts)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:45:08 -0500
  Hello folks, I guess there is more to the story - apparently the seat belt were removed(?), though I've never seen the attachment points...
• Re: Installing New Front Seats...Lubricant?
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:47:31 -0400
  ...Installing New Front Seats...Lubricant? Hey All, I just purchased some 86 vanagon seats to put in my 83. I�m going to clean...
• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:04:34 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR On 5/23/2005 12:17 PM jimt wrote: >Remove seats and then clean and relube the swivel...
• Re: Will the bolts hold the center seat?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:55:42 EST
  ...With the rails well above the sound deadening material and the floor covering, the seat slides in and out in without the hassle of...
• Re: How to fix arm rest?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:39:30 -0700
  If the newer seats are gray, they have a different way of fixing. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Steve Williams Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018...
• Wanted Brown fabric Westie seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 22 May 2016 13:48:57 -0400
  Hi folks, I have a single seat base for my 85 GL. I’m looking to locate the closest match I can find for...
• Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:35:16 -0700
  ...This is at least the third (fourth?) Syncro stolen in the Seattle area in the last couple of months. On Sun, Oct 27, 2013...
• Eurovan Seats into Vanagon Question
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:42:21 -0500
  ...I would REALLY like to install the back seats from a Eurovan into my '84 7 Passenger base model Vanagon. I have already installed...
• Moving the Seat Back
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:55:43 -0700
  I have a bit of a funky knee, and it would be helpful if I could move the seat back a bit - just driving...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:54:35 -0500
  ...Similar but not identical to how it's mounted to the > wider seat on my current '89 White Star. > > Yours, > d > -- David McNeely
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:18:37 -0500
  ...I have seat > covers on the fronts and they include covers for the headrests making > them appear solid. She had me remove the cover...
• 1987 Camper Center Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 12:03:24 -0500
  Camperites, I've looked at the 1987 Camper Supplement to the Vanagon Owner's Manual and found a Center Swivel Seat pictured and described...
• Re: Nine Seater Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 18:29:58 -0400
  ...wondering if it was possible to get a vanagon with nine seats. > I think not in the US market, but what about Europe or...
• Re: Mechanics?,reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 02:20:31 EDT
  ...I'd really appreaciate it!! Thanks Camel. >> Hi Camel, the great vanagon technicians in the Seattle area would be: Mark Lacoma at Carter VW...
• Seat removal???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 18:34:55 -0400
  ...How do you get the seats out if you want to? I have an '80 VanagonL The rear seat seems to have some sort...
• Re: Seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 23:56:40 -0500
  ...Seat belts > > I have been thinking about putting shoulder belts in my 82 Westy for the > back > seat. I don't see any obvious...
• FS: Vanagon captains chairs w/ armrests, fit all vans...also.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:11:46 EDT
  ...comes w/ floor tracks, and seatbelts. fits all westys. also have a few weekender rear sofabeds.. its the back seat that folds down into...
• Re: extra van seat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 05:49:03 EDT
  In a message dated 8/4/00 6:39:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << extra van seat >> Where's...
• swivel seat bases
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:58:11 EST
  Hi all - i have the swivel seat bases up on ebay , hit the following link: <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi...
• ideas needed
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:06:37 -0500
  ...i have pulled the middle seats. i want to build a table and maybe some cabinets where i removed the middle seats. i want...
• homemade center console??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:50:52 -0400
  Anyone ever build a center console for a vanagon to go between the 2 front seats? I'm constantly dealing with a pile of...
• Swivel seats for an '85 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:41:54 -0500
  I would like to make the front seats, at least the passenger side, swivel in my '85 GL. Are the bases interchangeable or is...
• Re: Parts in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:28:03 -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...
• 3-Point Seatbelt Help
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:29:11 -0700
  Greetings! I am installing a rear 3-point retrofit seatbelt into 90 Multi-van. Can someone out there who has done this before be...
• Re: '84 seats into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:16:19 -0800
  ...If the seats have arm rests (Wolfsburgs I think had them in 84), you'll need to take the armrest off the door of...
• FS-associated vanagon goodies, Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:01:07 -0800
  ...I dont want to move it..seattle area only please. steve seattle wa 206-250-3035 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:25:12 -0700
  IIRC, not all the seats are the same. My old 82 had HORRID seats - not front support and w/ the vinyl I'd almost...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger..why? just install a 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:56:58 EDT
  ...writes: > then I'd imagine one could find the rare 3 seat middle bench those are even rarer than the single westy middle swival...
• Re: vanagon fs in seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Neptuno
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 07:05:58 -0800
  ...saw this on craig's list here in seattle. price has been dropping every few days. i'd buy it except i'm broker...
• Re: Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:12:08 EST
  ...Does any one have any suggestions or advice as to what I can do to the floor to create the "cups" for the seat...
• Spark plug seat reamer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 19:11:27 -0400
  Here's a reamer I made a few years ago to clean up corroded spark plug seats without removing all the underbrush first. Worked...
• Seat belt relay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 30 May 1998 20:33:47 -0700
  Hi experts! Vehicle: 1983.5 W/B Vanagon Condition: Seat belt warning light stays on. The light on the dash stays on, the wiring...
• Weekender Fabric- new or used
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Fri, 21 May 1999 08:07:32 -0700
  Hello All, Can anyone direct me to where to purchase, new or used, fabric for the rear weekender seat and cushion/bed behind the...
• Re: speaking of seattle junk yards...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:40:12 -0500
  > Where are the > better vanagon "final resting places" in the seattleland/eastside areas. > Many a time I wished to roam through a bunch of...
• Seat Belt Extension
  Historical mailing list - KEITH PIKE
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:05:34 -0230
  I seem to remember when seat belts came on the market (late 1960s), there was a short piece of belt with buckles that extended...
• Seattle Times
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:37:36 -0800
  ...Volkswagen 1986 - single cab, syncro, very rare, $5000. (253) 208-5168 253 would be south of Seattle for those who don't know that...
• Vanagon Seat Sizes (for Larry Chase)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:19:50 -0500
  Non-Swivel Base Seat Measurements Back Cushion Width ... 19" (at widest) Back Cushion Height ... 20" (at widest) Bottom Cushion Width ... 21.5" (at widest...
• Installing 2nd battery - fitting and driver's seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:12:26 -0500
  Are there instructions somewhere on the web for how to remove the driver's side seat and fit an optima battery? We're in...
• Under Seat AC
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:34:46 -0800
  Hello all, I recently pulled a complete Behr A/C unit from under the rear seat on a '85 Westy. This is the first...
• Who's got middle seats
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 05:05:06 -0800
  A month or two ago I vaguely remember someone saying they had a bunch of middle seats they couldn�t get rid of because...
• Free--Westy rear seat in SF Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:26:52 -0400
  I have a rear seat from my 1984 full camper that I want to give a way. Mostly good for hardware, or could be...
• Someone (not me!) parting out diesels in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark hersh
  Sat, 5 May 2007 16:47:24 +0000
  http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/323557796.html Besides parts, there is a fixer 1982 diesel pop top. Doesn't look like a Westy...
• Re: Z-bed installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:27:49 -0700
  ...Did you consider flipping the middle seat (backrest forward)? It's really easy with those slideout rails. Then you gain huge space, although your...
• Re: Questions about putting westy cabinets into non-westy syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:32:18 -0800
  The seat swivels are welded in, and you remove them by grinding out the welds. And since they are welded right on top of...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:07:05 -0500
  ...And, I’ve used both the two seat and single seat on the rails for extra seating. >>> ............