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  • Re: Battery removal
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 15:43:03 -0800
    ...RE the seat tracks - I just replaced the little plastic do-hickies that the seat rides on (about $4 at the dealer). I also...
  • Re: Camp stove input requested
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:38:03 -0800
    ...On both the > >equipment was the same. > >No stove, sink, etc... > >Jumpseat under behind the drivers seat > >12V/120V cooler behind the front passenger...
  • Re: seat belts failure?
    Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
    Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:08:58 -0800
    ...When I bought my Westy,, first thing I did was to install new seat belt replacements. I have one boy, soon to be two...
  • Re: 57 samba or 58?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:03:07 -0500
    ...no seats in back, > one tone paint) > model 22 is the Microbus (headliner, 3 windows on sides, interior > panels, rear and middle seats, two...
  • section of 84 wolfsburg westy interior fabric available
    Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
    Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:39:36 -0600
    I just completed recovering all the seats in my 84 westy wolfsburg. The front seats were shot and there was a large burn on...
  • Re: DOG IN THE HATCH
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:22:04 EST
    ...the rear seat, either a part of the seats frame or even > that handle that pull on to make the rear seat come out...
  • Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:41:56 -0500
    Some states have laws regarding children in front seats. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
  • Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:37:39 -0500
    ...The rubber donuts that fit over the studs when the seat is down look to be exactly the same because the studs are the...
  • Re: Memorial Day, Vanagon Memory-2011
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 30 May 2011 09:27:13 -0700
    ...top, Fold-down the rear seat, Lift the stove lid, Fold a jump-seat, > Rotate a passenger seat, Lift the rear lid, Slam the...
  • Re: Amp Wiring Dilemma
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:42:54 -0400
    > I don't know much about Westys, but I mounted my big amp > under the passenger seat in my 90GL. Ten years later it...
  • re: What kind of bus do I have?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Nov 1995 00:16:20 -0500
    my behind the seat plate reads: 11 09 1 377 101 130 UP 241 BGR SR 761961 November 4, 1961 production date modifications 377...
  • WTB: Center Removable Bench Seat for 1984 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:33:10 -0700
    Still looking for the removable full bench seat for my Westy. I'm hoping to find one in California, Nevada or Oregon, so that...
  • Battery removal
    Historical mailing list - ==David-M==
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 06:13:41 -0500
    ...First the seat would not budge. Took me two hours of sweat to get it forward. Then the battery was very heavy to lift...
  • FS: complete set of blue seats w/ armrests
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:23:13 EDT
    Hey Gang, I was at one of the parts places I frequent and saw a complete set of blue seats w/ the earlier houndstooth...
  • Re: 1984
    Historical mailing list - T.
    Sat, 17 Aug 2002 17:03:36 -0700
    ...just about give away! >seats you come get them you can have them!! rear non-folding seat >middle seat both blue >steel wheels free...
  • Re: junkyard find...
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:51:11 EDT
    ...will non-westy vanagon front seats mount > on the rotating westy things without a fuss? Good is a relative term. Prices are greatly dependent...
  • Re: FS: swival seat mechanisms
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
    Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:05:17 -0400
    Just wanted to let you know that I bought a swivel seat mechanism from Chris a couple of months back for my 85 Wolfsburg...
  • 3-point jumpseat seatbelt question
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:57:53 +0000
    Hi folks, I was looking at GoWesty's 3-point jumpseat seatbelt: http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=KT...
  • Rebuild/t 2.0 AC in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
    Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:44:16 -0700
    ...Any suggestions from the list for good and reasonably priced rebuilding shops around the Seattle / Portland area? I know I'm lucky and there...
  • Re: 2 person middle seat avail
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:22:09 -0700
    > I'm joking, but man.........you can't even GIVE 2 across middle seats away > practically, and they are always a pain to store...
  • Re: 2 person middle seat avail
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:10:11 -0600
    ...seller must think it is a split window middle seat? Early nice condition seats will ask $1500-3000 +-. Don't know if they get...
  • Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:36:06 -0400
    ...Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a > two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. > 2...
  • 85 Westy For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
    Tue, 14 Jan 1997 19:52:06 -0600 (CST)
    ...This bus has an extra seat so can seat 6, plus an additional extra single seat, so can be used to seat 5 and...
  • Re: wierd EV sighting (well, wierd here in the US)
    Historical mailing list - ZACH
    Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:08:17 -0800
    ...From the floor plan diagram it looked like the rear seat was moved farther back and legroom for all the seats behind the front...
  • Re: extra van seat
    Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 20:46:43 -0700
    Craigslist is a local community site here in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'm not sure where the guy selling the seat is...
  • Help! No Seat Belts!
    Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
    Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:01:38 -0500
    ...It seats seven, but only has enough seat belts for four for some inexplicable reason. Seeing as I have three kids and a wife...
  • Re: Battery placement alternatives
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:49:35 -0400
    How about moving it under the drivers seat? Seriously, what is wrong with the current battery location? You could put it under the passenger...
  • We Need HELP, now!
    Historical mailing list - Jim
    Sat, 16 May 1998 20:54:09 -0700
    ...We've got a two battery system, where the engine battery is under the driver's seat & the other is under the passenger seat...
  • rear bed seat
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Thu, 21 Feb 2002 07:37:38 -0800
    ...It's not a Westy or anything, just a regular Vanagon, and I want to make the rear seat into the bed seat. I...
  • Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:45:28 -0400
    My '85 US spec Westy came with the middle seat tracks. Obviously from the factory. It even had the nice covers over them. I...
  • Re: 2 person middle seat avail
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:07:42 -0700
    ...2 person middle seat avail Someone in LA has an ordinary 2 person non-folding middle seat for sale. Pretty proud of it too...
  • Grease Removal-Seats
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:01:38 -0600
    ...Once a thermos of coffee exploded all over the interior in the psgr seat. A friend used this stuff on the "explosion-site" and...
  • Below Seat Drawer Mod
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:34:30 -0600
    Someone cut the metal beneath their seats and installed drawers and had a good link up with pictures. Can anyone help me find this...
  • Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
    Wed, 06 Apr 1994 08:34:29 -0500 (EST)
    ...it had no middle seat but a rear seat that folded flat to make a bed and 2 sliding windows. Bill
  • FWD: 82 VW Westfalia Diesel 4sale $4500
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 Jun 95 11:45:04 PDT
    Another van forsale in seattle: Someone please tell me if this reposting is annoying you - I onbly want to do this if people want...
  • FS: Kelowna BC - '88 Weekender
    Historical mailing list - Ed Beggs
    Sun, 03 Nov 1996 17:45:25 -0800
    ...7 seater with rear seat making a bed. $9500.00 CDN Could deliver to Vancouver if necessary. email for more info.
  • middle seat for eurovan
    Historical mailing list - "Karl Olson (by way of Ron Lussier )"
    Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:12:57 -0700
    I am looking for a middle seat for a 1995 eurovan camper. Do you no where I can find one? If so, how much...
  • FREE vanagon back seat w/ armrests
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Fri, 22 May 1998 02:10:28 EDT
    ...blue velour vanagon back seat with armrests. nice shape. fits all vans. come get it. chris allentown, pa >> ps - this wont fit westys. just...
  • wanted: fuseblock for Westfalia kitchen
    Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
    Tue, 28 Jul 1998 12:45:32 -0700
    Hi, I need the 2 fuse fuseblock (and cover if you have it) that is mounted on the post behind the driver's seat...
  • baby seat tether in vanagon
    Historical mailing list - BM2AM
    Thu, 19 Mar 1998 11:45:50 EST
    ...We are in the process of installing baby seats in our vehicles. In her car there is a spot for a tether strap. Anyone...
  • Re: new seat covers needed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
    Thu, 4 Mar 1999 04:16:23 EST
    ...any idea how many of the little Naugas it takes to cover a VW seat? >> That depends.... are they African Naugas or European Naugas?
  • Re: Vanagon Swivel Seats
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 10 Jul 1999 02:04:31 EDT
    ...prodigy.net writes: << My 82 CA Vanagon L Westy has swivel seats >> there was no such thing as a GL westy till late '83...
  • Wanted: One Westy swivel seat base
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Thu, 2 Mar 2000 21:26:35 -0500
    I have everthing BUT the main part that supports the seat. But willing to buy the whole assembly if someone has one. Thanks for...
  • Re: Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:53:07 EDT
    In a message dated 8/3/00 9:14:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kayakjr@juno.com writes: << Do these all come with the...
  • swivel seats.. for vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Brian Scotto
    Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:06:50 -0400
    ...i have a 82 and i want completly new seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the going rate ________________________________________________ Get your...
  • Best Seattle Parts/Junkyard?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
    Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:45:03 -0800
    Hey, I am looking for a few items for the van and wanted know from fellow Seattle-ites where the best place to get...
  • Re: For Sale in SW PA - Interiors
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:09:54 EDT
    ...Front Seats - '84 / blue/ no headrests Folding Center Seat - '89 / Gray Complete Interior with Rear Bed - '87 / Blue Price? Depends on how much I...
  • Re: general ideas and folding rear seat bed
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:24:19 EST
    ...writes: > also - anyone have a line on a folding to bed rear seat for a gl - > i have some..but im in PA.. chris
  • Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:05:49 -0800
    ...Where to install a Propex Under the back seat toward the right side. Easy plumbing especially if adding a second propane tank. Puts the...
  • FS; Removable single seat
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:11:28 -0800
    ...face the other way, has armrests and has its own retractable seatbelt. Color is tan. The only color it was made with. I have...
  • free interior door panels from an 82 vanagon on CL Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
    Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:30:11 -0800
    ...http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/zip/290913926.html -- Chris 88 Vanagon GL 02 Golf GLS TDI
  • FS: Lots-O-Parts
    Historical mailing list - Benjita
    Tue, 3 Mar 1998 22:53:12 EST
    ...Rear Seat folds into a bed. A table that folds up out of the wall, and 1 rear facing theatre style jump seat. $500...
  • Re: Booster Seats Options
    Historical mailing list - pederparizek
    Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:58:31 -0500
    I have a Cosco booster seat that I bought at Wal-Mart for like $70 2 years ago. It too incorporates a five point...
  • Westy for sale...
    Historical mailing list - dave bowers
    Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:06:21 -0700
    ...rear bench seat folds into a bed - cabinets & under seat storage - Automatic transmission - oil changed every 3k miles - only 125k miles (driven very little...
  • Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
    Historical mailing list - Scott
    Sat, 13 Aug 2016 21:44:44 -1000
    ...Noticed the bench seat was a little > difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with a > bench seat...
  • Free Vanagon Center Seat
    Historical mailing list - David Weaver
    Tue, 2 Aug 2016 20:58:15 -0400
    We have owned our 1988 Vanagon GL for almost 16 years and have never used the center seat. The gray upholstery has no tears...
  • Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:26:40 -0400
    ...the fold down sofabed rear seat with cushion over engine and folding middle seat in the 7 passenger GL vans was called the "weekedner...
  • Re: the 5th seat
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:14:01 -0400
    ...middle seat was not installed.) On Jun 29, 2011, at 1:37 PM, pickle vanagon wrote: > What are the differences between the seat rails...
  • FS: Brown/Blue Striped Westfalia Seats from 83 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Oxroad
    Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:35:35 -0700
    I have two of the 83/84 striped Vanagon Westfalia front seats in good condition if you need them. These have the brown and...
  • Re: Westy Weekender EV's?
    Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
    Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:46:42 -0400
    ...The van you saw is a Multivan (MV) with a weekender package that included fold-down seats, rear-facing middle seats, a fold-down...