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• Vanagon Interior FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:35:08 EDT
  ...The seats are all in top notch shape and most of the interior panels are too (the two front door ones have speaker holes...
• Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Wed, 23 May 2001 22:14:29 -0400
  ...For a Westy - it allows use of the swivel seat. However, I'm thinking of adding a behind the front seats one as well...
• Re: Instaling an auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 23:41:06 -0600
  ...The seat will slide on to the reversed base just fine. Stan There is no way anyone is going to install a battery behind...
• Re: 85 Westy stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 18:55:09 EST
  ...they were always 2 tone brown, and had the rare middle seat floor tracks w/ either the 2 person bench middle seat or rarer...
• free seats in Utah
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 17:54:32 -0400
  I still have the seats I took out of my 81. They are vinyl, tan colored, and in good shape except the lower left...
• Re: Rear Table
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:16:33 -0600
  ...This caused the postion of my seat to change. It had also dropped the bolt on the bottom on that side as well. ���������������������������������������� jimt...
• Re: Volvo seats in a Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:05:06 -0800
  ...bear force variety Now i got 2 almost new Mazda 626 seats extremely comfortable to be installed in my 86 SyncroPhasoTron Leon On Mon...
• Wanted: Bay front split bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:11:43 +1200
  ...The van's driver's seat is a brown nonglossy soft vinyl; matching upholstery would be preferred but I don't think it's...
• Re: Single middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:34:52 EDT
  ...of you might be aware, the prices for the single middle seat can > range from reasonable to astronomical. When I saw one earlier this...
• Re: Chrysler - they invented the minivan...and rear facing seats and side table too?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 13:19:29 -0500
  Well, if you get your info from FauxNews, you should be used to skewed "facts". ;-) Didn't Conestoga wagons have rear facing seats? At...
• Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:53:04 -0800
  ...At some point the owner bears some responsibility to replace > damaged belts and avoid future damage. > > I have also seen plenty of front seat...
• Re: What hardware is needed for the middle seat?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:02:22 -0700
  ...The seat I believe is from a 86 and the seat backs flip forward. My Van is a 85 GL with the optional rails...
• Re: 78 Westy: Green plaid seat fabric
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 19:59:44
  >I am trying to locate some of the "lovely" 70's era bright >green/olive green/yellow-orange/black plaid seat fabric >to use...
• Re: Will a front table go into my 85 Westy Weeekender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 19:10:25 EDT
  ...But my questions is will the front table work with the jump seat behind the driver's seat. I am not so concerned about...
• Re: 87 weekender for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 03:12:22 -0500
  ...It has a pop top sleeper, folding table, rear seat that changes to a bed, cabinetry behind the rear seat, two rear facing seats...
• Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:40:59 -0700
  I currently have 3 '85 Westies in the shop and all of them have the center seat rails. Perhaps the center seat option was...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed- under front seat
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:23:46 -0400
  I have wanted to do this for a while (cut my own seat, not steal your laptop) but have been hesitant because I was...
• Bostig Zetec conversion in Seattle area?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Little
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:05:52 -0800
  ...Are there any Bostig conversions in the Seattle, or western Washington, or Portland OR areas?. Pat Little Seattle
• Re: non Westy Camping advice?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:58:17 EDT
  ...Bloss writes: << It {the folding rear seat} makes a queen-sized bed that is really comfortable; Kristina claims it's more comfy than our...
• Re: question about "jump seat"
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:54:15 -0500
  ...question about "jump seat" << File: ATT00000.html >> Good morning, I have a "jump seat" that I would like to put in my 1988 westy...
• Favorite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 22:05:54 -0700
  ...captive 8" sub woofer under my drivers seat in the battery box space, another 8" in a box under the rear seat closest to...
• Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 1 May 2011 15:51:23 -0700
  Back in March, I wrote: >My '84 Westy has the stock seats. I leaned a little too hard on one >of the armrests. I...
• Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:10:25 -0400
  ...The Driver's seat needs to be removed, and is a somewhat simple task. First, pivot the seat 90 degrees, with the back of...
• Re: Update on upholstery problem...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:48:16 EDT
  ...No luck...now my seat looks like someone spilled coffee all over it....The more water I put on it...the more "Brown" juice...
• Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you used?
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:52:44 -0700
  ...Our Volvo seats are incredibly comfortable but the PO will attest, nothing stands up to the Vanagon seats. We brought the Westy home from...
• Re: What about heated seats?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:21:37 -0400
  ...Anyone done this conversion with > an aftermarket kit they can recommend? Is there any interest in a > heated seat kit if I could get...
• Re: Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:11:03 -0600
  ...I'm looking for a middle seat for my 85 GL. It has the rails installed. I have the the lore brown interior. I...
• extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:47:17 -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...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:24:42 -0400
  The cooler sat on the floor behind the passenger seat, as in this brochure shot: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/85wolfsburgedition/page4...
• 97 EV/Winnie Sightings
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 30 Dec 96 17:34:34 UT
  ...Only one cupholder inside (right rear back seat), and when you put the second seat in, you can't get into the fridge. No...
• Re: fold-out sofa/bed in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 10:34:02 -0400
  ...get a cheap fold out sofa/bed or fold out love-seat/bed and start tearing away at it until just the frame and...
• westy tables was: Re: Silver socket thanks and one more question.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:42:03 EST
  ...Most people dont realize that the front table can be stored upright behind the drivers seat, or i have seen some people store it...
• Re: [Syncro] 20 VW Vans spotted around Seattle and Belli ngham
  Historical mailing list - Craig, Jim M. {PCNA}
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:59:22 -0500
  I live in Wallingford (Seattle neighborhood) and can see five vow vans (2 westys) from my front window. Seven westys within 2 block radius...
• Z bed adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:11:28 +0000
  Hello all.  My Z bed is acting up.  The other day I propped the seat up to the first stop to access tool storage...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:52:57 -0400
  ...Has about a1/16th or so gap from being fully seated. This exposes > it to moisture. > > Anyone have any ideas as to how to...
• Re: cleaning seat upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 31 May 2010 20:41:17 -0500
  ...about the best products for cleaning seat >upholstery, as I had a new to me jump seat that was in need of a >good...
• One Way camper (or car) rental, SF to Seattle or Seattle to SF?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:38:14 -0400
  ...spending a bit over a week wandering between San Francisco and Seattle (in either direction). Before we settle for renting a car and paying...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:04:06 -0400
  For a van without swivel seats, this setup is pretty simple. Relay goes under the passenger seat. There was even a pre-drilled mount...
• Re: Sweet 71 Panel FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:53:39 -0500
  ...Inerior is nice, but missing rear seat. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > >
• Record # of people
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 24 Sep 1994 15:10:10 -0400 (EDT)
  Okay, everyone is talking about seating positions, number of seats etc. After a concert one night, I drove 27 passengers + myself twelve or thirteen...
• 73-79 Van Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 21:27:02 -0700
  ...Steward Warner Gas Heater (compact unit, fits under the rear seat or in the engine compartment under the spare tire wheel well. Starter/Alternator...
• 9 pass vans..Re: FS: 86 vanagon, $495, Charlotte, NC
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:00:40 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-27 21:44:35 EST, JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU writes: << 86 Volkswagen Vanagon, 9-seater, drive it, new...
• Re: westy standard
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 26 May 1998 16:45:56 -0400
  ...bought it with a dropped valve seat. (gotta love those aircooled 2 liters!) GMBulley wrote: > In a message dated 98-05-22 03:12...
• Re: Shoulder belts for back seat
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:16:17 +0200
  Hi Frank, >Greetings Vanagoneers: >I am facing controversy in my family because I don't have shoulder belts for >the rear seats in my...
• Re: baby seat tether in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 09:55:43 -0800
  ...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: the "Kombi" .... was:Re: my new 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:37:18 -0500
  >vinyl seats, and rubber floor mats, no cloth or carpet. no tach. >usually no power steering. in other words - a PANEL VAN WITH WINDOWS...
• need 2 blue adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:33:16 -0700
  ...from the right side of the seat - both my seats are missing the right side armrest) blue, adjustable armrests. All I have is the...
• Pop Top Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:34:57 -0500
  The first two wiring systems I thought of that could be used for a "Pop-Top Ajar" alarm are the seat belt and the...
• Re: What do YOU have in your fridge?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:35:21 -0400
  ...Other items that this applies to: - Middle row seats - The trash receptacle/seat between the front seats in 70's Westies - The air compressor...
• Rear sofabed for sale...was Re: am looking for a rear seat that folds into a bed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 May 2004 10:17:24 EDT
  ...I would like to put a > rear seat that folds into a bed for weekend camping. My current rear seat > folds > down, but not...
• Re: Rails for middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 07:12:32 -0600
  At 1/19/2014 10:32 PM, Alain Thibault wrote: >Allo >Does someone know from what year sliding rails for middle seat were >available...
• Re: G.E.A.R. Seat Covers - Smittybilt
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:24:40 -0500
  ...Alistair Bell wrote: > grunt, grr, hoo-ha! > > Here's a chest thumping seat cover option. > > > http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/53.htm > > > alistair >
• Rear seat lower bolts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:32:04 -0400
  What's the trick to these? I'm trying to remove the rear seat from my '87 passanger van and cannot seem to figure...
• seat back organizer
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:43:03 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/27sjvg6 Is this the same item or have they discontinued the seat back organizer that everyone seemed to love? John LiMBO
• Clearing out jumpseats. Local pick-up only in San Francisco $50-$75
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:57:04 -0700
  ...Have about ten seats left. -- BenT
• Re: Cooler Seat for the Eurovan MV Weekender package
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 00:51:24 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 10 Apr 1995 RGOLEN@umassd.edu wrote: > > How much do you want for the seat/cooler unit? I'd be interested > in...
• Nine Seater Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:47:37 -0400
  ...He was wondering if it was possible to get a vanagon with nine seats. I think not in the US market, but what about...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:05:53 -0700
  ...Saw an '86 Vanagon recently with a middle seat, but not sure how that and the rear seat folded-down to provide the sleeping...
• Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 16:52:10 -0400
  Jim Perry wrote: > > The compartment under the drivers seat contains not as I expected a > jack... The jack is normally stowed under the rear...
• Fat City Shop in Seattle ?
  Historical mailing list - Christine Castigliano
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:01:29 -0700
  Does anybody in Seattle have any experience with the Fat City german auto repair shop? They're really close to my work....I need...