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• Re: Audi seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 02:48:25 EDT
  ...mbenne@CROSSKEYS.COM writes: << I seem to recall that Audi 5000 seats fit the vanagon. >> they dont. the tracks are as different as night...
• Swivels for seats for '87 Westfalia Syncro - Where can I buy them?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 May 2001 16:38:43 +0100
  Dear all, I am looking for swivels to put under two captains seats for my Westfalia 1987 Syncro camper. Where can I buy them...
• FS/Trade Gray GL Interior
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:43:21 -0700
  Hi All, I am finishing my Carat Conversion and I have 90 Grey interior parts left over, Bench seat, center seats, rails, panels.... And...
• Sightiing in West Seattle
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:17:05 -0800
  ...rear hatch rack, SA grill and lights, clear front turn signals and factory alloys parked on Garlough Ave in West Seattle about 1530 Tuesday?
• Question about post that bed locks on to.
  Historical mailing list - steven kim
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:20:49 +0000
  Can anyone do me a favor and measure the length of the bolt that the seat back locks to on a rear bed seat...
• Re: what other seats are a direct replacment incld tseats woth foldable arms
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:30:51 -0400
  ...one grand per seat for cloth, $1,300 for leather. Group buy, anyone? - Kevin
• Europe. Only europe
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 4 May 2006 04:09:54 -0400
  ...All with heated drivers seat. The real beauty has 2 diff locks and seats 8. They also have a 16" Caravelle (1990) plus several...
• Wanted: set of seat rails
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:20:42 -0700
  Anyone have a set of rails for my Westy (1982) that will work to allow me to put middle seats in my Westy? Will...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed-
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:44:07 EDT
  I have not seen anyone mention the road atlas/ map pocket in the back of the weekender jump seat (behind the driver seat) The...
• Child safety seat question(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:23:16 -0900
  Will the list member that pmailed me yesterday with a question on child safety seat installation please resend the question. It ended up in...
• Re: rear seatbelts too short
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:50:45 -0500
  Remember that you can't mix seat belt straps and receivers from early ('80~'84) with those of later ('85~'91) models. If you...
• Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper BTDT
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:38:08 EDT
  ...and you just lift the seatbottom to fill the tank (or add the exterior ports) then he removed the fixed westy weekender jumpseat behind...
• Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:22:46 -0700
  ...If I had not had my >seatbelt on I would have been thrown all over the cockpit, so guess where >today I would be...
• Re: Swivel Seat transplant info
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:42:50 EDT
  ...Any Vanagon seats can be slid on to these swivel/turntable tracks. You can even use your old seats. That will save you the...
• Various Vanagon Parts For Sale in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:43:54 -0800
  ...I have the following items- GL Velour Front Seats- 2 black and gray from an '86 (hard to find) $220 2 blue and gray...
• Re: ALL AMERICAN MOVIE!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 02:10:43 +0200
  ...1,9D, 3 seater panelvan; $25200 VW Caravelle: Cheap: 10 seat bus; $31650 Cheap: 6 seat Kombi: $33518 Cheap: Camper "California Coach" (Westfalia) 2...
• Re: stuck rear seat compartment
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:50:40 -0700
  ...stuck rear seat compartment > > Richard, this has happened to me also. Sit on the seat, or have someone > else sit on it, while pulling...
• Re: 3 point seatbelts in rear seat of a 89 Carat/Wolfsberg
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:32:53 -0500
  ...It can interfere with dropping the seat back to make the bed down, too, for the same reason. I would advise anyone removing the...
• Re: Fw: Ques: squeak under passenger seat.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 13:22:16 GMT
  ...squeak under passenger seat. >> Date: Tuesday, January 28, 1997 3:52 PM >> >> Helloall >> >> There is a pronounced squeak emanating from under the front passenger...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:39:25 EST
  ...I can't see a way to do it (the right way) without dropping the tank, which is why my jump seat is still...
• Re: Taller Seat Belt Clasps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:10:56 -0600
  ...I'd love to install replacements which would come up > about as > high as the seats themselves. Does such a thing exist? > > > Thanks, > > Chris...
• Re: Seat belt still on backorder?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:04:57 -0800
  ...Yes, I still want and need the seatbelt I ordered and I hope it will come soon. My apologies for misquoting Brian's reply...
• 2 person bench
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:48:41 -0700
  ...I have > seat mounting rails since the van used to have the individual pedestal seat > that came in some Westys. Since it would cost...
• More ?s 85 GL Mudflaps/driver's step
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:30:34 -0700
  ...Also, to the person who suggested using the sliding door--I do, and that gets awkward, because I have removed the middle seat and...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:20:51 EDT
  ...What lug nuts are you Audi wheel rollin' Syncros using? The wheel is a ball-seat but all of the VW alloys use cone...
• "headlights on" warning chime success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:33:07 -0700
  ...Funny thing is my van does not have a complete seat belt warning/key left in ignition circuit: -it does not have a switch...
• Re: Camping tips and tricks
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:01:57 -0500
  ...There's only the space under the back seat where :::the back-seat seat belts get lost into. ::: :::Is there some storage space I...
• Re: Captain's Chair vs. Kitchen top cover
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 20:06:38 -0800
  ...With my old non-captain seats I needed to put the driver's seat back it's extreme upright position for easy clearance for...
• New Eurovan info...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 14:44:19 -0500
  ...seats (with drinkie molded in to the base of the right-side seat; rear seat is three buckets, not a "bench", with the seat...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:42:25 -0400
  ...This doesn't ruin the piston and I've never seen a seat drop at high RPMS. Seats tend to drop out when you...
• Re: DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:24:20 -0500
  ...We had his leash tied around the table post behind the drivers seat. On 12/29/05, Mark C <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote: > > I...
• Re: Stolen Syncro In Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 28 May 2014 19:55:45 -0400
  ...Stolen Syncro In Seattle > > From FB: > <https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4492106593.html> >
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:50:00 -0700
  See, my wife thinks I'm crazy for wanting to source a couple of fully-reclining Eurovan seats before we head to Teton and...
• Re: repost: For Sale- 78 bus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 01:26:37 -0400
  ...Also, for sale are two bench >seats and some seat belts (non-retractable). If interested get in touch with >me soon, as i will...
• Re: Westy Middle Seat help/ middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Luke Brennan
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 19:31:45 -0700
  ...required a 1/2 dozen of those extra little thingy's welded in various places for seat-belt mounts, etc too... (Caravelle interior into...
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:35:57 EST
  I am pretty positive that the mounting points for the Wolfsburg rear seat and your stock '84 rear bench are different. You would have...
• Z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 19:53:30 -0500
  ...The seats end up about 1.75 to 2 inches above the level of the engine cover and floor at the rear. I bought...
• Re: Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 10:52:14 -0400
  ...I am curious though because the carpet is not wet under the rear seat, around the core, or between the rear and middle seats...
• Re: Wolfsburg Weekender Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:29:39 -0500
  John, The Weekender fridge mounts right behind the passenger seat just inside the sliding door on left hand drive models. The fridge has an...
• Re: Rear Seat Belt Report
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:25:04 -0500
  I installed the rear seat belt kits for my westy, and I love the Gowesty kit, great directions, ease of installation, high quality! I...
• Carat interior install question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:38:00 -0800
  ...I also need to confirm the upper anchor point for rear seat shoulder straps, is it on the rear pillars between the rear quarter...
• installing self-retracting seat belts in older busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 19:24:25 -0600 (CST)
  Hi everyone! I remember at least one person inquiring about the installation of self-retracting seat belts in older buses. Mine is a 75...
• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 21:31:16 -0500
  ...I’m not trying to remove the seat (yet). I’m trying to slide it back as it is all the way forward now...
• Re: EV Westy spotted?
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:02:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...Get the one you need.... > > Mine will seat six!, just get a middle seat from 7 seater and bolt in rails etc. Six isn...
• Re: Westy Front table survey
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 08:20:44 -0700
  ...this arrangement also allows use of the driver's seat as storage...stuff is kept on the seat, but under the front table and...
• westy middle seats, and how to install floor tracks/rails
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:29:57 EDT
  FYI, i have the middle seats and floor tracks/rails for sale. install is relatively simple. every vanagon made is equipped with threaded welded...
• Re: Buy a condo get a "free" Syncro Vanagon! (phryday stuff)
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:42:04 -0500
  Let me get this straight, in Seattle I get a coffee shop, a condo and a van for what it would cost to buy...
• Friday NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Jun 2020 13:48:13 -0700
  ...https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/multiracial-family-harassed- accused-of-being-antifa-during-camping-trip-in-clallam-county/ There is a paywall...
• Vanagon Stolen in Seattle RECOVERED!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:56:07 -0700
  The green Vanagon Westy reported stolen in Seattle yesterday has been recovered! And a very interesting story goes with it: <http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:36:55 -0700
  ...Used VW Parts Seattle I'd try the Campbell-Nelson wrecking yard in Arlington (search on the name). I'd also call George at...
• Re: FREE westy 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:05:19 -0400
  ...but i have a 2 person westy middle seat w/ rails.. free.. lets you turn your westy into a 6 passenger. grey. local pickup...
• stuck rear seat compartment
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 03:14:24 -0700
  I don't know if it's the heat or what but the rear seat won't release anymore. first time this has ever...
• Re: What is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:05:27 -0700
  ...Short Bus Saw one like it in Seattle three weeks ago, nine feet long, front seats and engine compartment only. Looked like you could...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:18:25 -0500
  ...I will be keeping my eyes open for some EV seats for my van. Where did you get the dash tray storage box thingy...
• Re: differences between '86, to '89 westfalias???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 16:04:46 CDT
  ...Camper GL Multivan EXTERIOR water tank, city hookup, standard -not available- 110-volt electrical hookup INTERIOR swivel front seats standard -not available- two rearward...
• Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 10:01:14 -0500
  ...Has anyone installed a baby car seat in a Vanagon back seat?   SOG  Mesa, AZ -- David McNeely
• Re: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:50:55 EDT
  ...Jump seat > I'm planning to add a carat style jump seat on the passenger side of my '87 > Westy. > I've picked up...
• Re: Carat Question
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 21:24:55 -0500 (EST)
  ...The interior layout was unusual; club seating. > Two rear facing seats backed up behind the driver and shotgun > seats. The usual three person bench...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:02:18 +0100
  ...I really like the options of improving safety (headrest 3-point seat belts) a lot. Cheers, Truls On 25 February 2015 at 17:59...
• Re: WTB: green tweed front seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:44:49 -0400
  ...So I figure I might be able to get a sweet deal on one in good condition! It's the type of seat shown...