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• Re: Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:17:56 -0700
  ...There were separate floor panels under the galley and under the rear bench. The edge of the floor proper just eased under the rear...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:12:34 -0300
  ...Carol wrote: > The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits > heat even eith the valve turned off. Is this...
• Re: Campers: Request for General Information
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Oct 1994 22:36:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...for maps, tapes, CDs, etc.), a small bench squeezed between the sink and the rear bench, a removable table, a board that fits between...
• Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Tue, 25 May 1999 10:44:49 -0700
  ...the rear seat up two inches would require some 2x4" pieces of wood >to go on the floor to raise the bench part up...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:53:20 -0800
  ...rear seat to a single person seat ? if so, fitting in a front seat comes to mind, in place of your current rear bench...
• Re: Table getting in the way
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 7 May 2003 14:56:23 -0500
  Move the front table bracket from the seat pedestal to the door frame / bench at the rear of the drivers door. Stan Wilder On...
• Re: Westy Secrets-Friday
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:02:50 -0500
  ...The rear bench > works great folded down with a leg in each arm thingy. Brings new thought to > VW > > 2. The rear matress folds...
• 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
  ...533496 > > Is the rear bench metal like the later ones or wood like a full camper? > > Can a carat rear seat with headrest be...
• Re: Eurovans future
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:46:34 -0400
  ...hot water? What about all that room UNDER and BEHIND the rear bench? Every Eurovan I've ever driver was BIGGER inside than my...
• Hella Chart Lights Question
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:43:13 -0800
  ...they throw off enough light? I am thinking of putting them over the rear bench and passenger's seat. ___________ Ralph Channell 90 White Westy
• Re: Shore power indicator light ?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:58:00 -0700
  > How would rig up a shore power indicator light? You could plug a night light into the 110V socket by the rear bench seat...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:32:08 -0400
  My 91 (weekender) came with three headrests installed on the rear bench seat back. Maybe you can find a junkyard special and scoop up...
• FS 1989 Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:43:10 EST
  ...standard features of two rear-facing seats in the back, a fold-down table, and convertible bed/rear bench.� 2.1 L Engine, Auto...
• Re: Aftermarket AC questions--under dash, overhead, underseat?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:02:08 -0400
  I replaced my under the rear bench with a unit from a 80-90s US make conversion van. these are self contained heat and...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 May 2018 09:54:27 -0700
  ...Tintop, no table, no closet, with middle bench seat - Multivan: Carat, no closet, with table, with 2 rear facing jump seats - Weekender: with rear...
• Re: 3rd seat belt for rear
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 03 Jul 96 14:04:42 CDT
  ...Would anybody have experience with >installing a 3rd seat belt for the rear bench? Has anyone tried rigging >something up behind the front passenger...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 02:31:22 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-21 21:32:36 EDT, vwbus@netbiz.net writes: << Regarding the rear facing jump seats, one thing to...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:46:55 EST
  ...space available, mounting two 6 volt deep cycle RV under the rear bench (and venting them) will provide much more power and probably last...
• Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:58:13 -0500
  ...Third knob from top controls the temp of the air coming out of the rear heater located under rear bench seat Forth knob from...
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:25:07 EST
  ...I just checked again and definitely > does NOT have a Weekender bench. No rear headrests. But it does have the > rear > shoulder belts. > > strange...
• Re: rear sliding window...Re: fun vanagons via ebay & google
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:20:27 -0600
  a vanagon at a local garage had the middle and rear windows as sliders and benches middle and rear. dont know what year but...
• Re: ANOTHER FREEBIE Weekender MIDDLE bench
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:10:07 -0700
  ...I can't remember who else wanted these. > > I also still have a gray 3-person (not Weekender) rear bench > which also needs > to...
• FS: beige Weekender folding bed $75
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:29 EDT
  ...That means I can get rid of my beige rear bed/bench to help pay for my new seats. Asking $75/bo or trade...
• Re: 3 seat bench renov. '85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:17:55 +0200
  ...if you want to make it a 7 pass westy, then install a rear-facing Carat > fold-up jumpseat behind the front pass seat...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:18:12 -0400
  ...2 headrests for Westy benchseat???? > >Quick question: is there such a thing as&nbsp; headrest for the Westy rear bench/seat?????? If you look...
• FREE: 3-person rear bench
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:15:07 EDT
  Hi All, Courtesy of my parts guy. If anyone needs it in the San Francisco Bay Area, pmail me and it's yours. First...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:55:42 -0800
  ...Watched bubbles coming up > at rear brake connection (aft). Then reinstalled. Yes bench bleed MC with plugs removed. You can even bleed it some...
• Re: Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:48:32 -0400
  ...seat or > the double bench on the rails (would also need the rails and hardware). Or > also a rear-facing jump seat with bracket...
• Re: Rear bench seat heater, joint leaks.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:10:07 -0500
  Should I try this Ron? O-Ring Rear Heater Core To Valve, 82-91 Vanagon Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 working days (sooner...
• Re: Rear Cushion needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 2 May 2001 08:24:00 -0700
  ...The bench pieces and the large rear cushion were less than $70 total. Not the cheap stuff either, blue medium density. The larger piece...
• Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 15 May 2020 14:34:59 -0000
  ...other day i found a puddle on the ground underneath the rear bench area.  I took the cover off and keep expecting to see...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:21:45 -0800
  ...equipment) 2) Rear facing jumpseat from a Carat or similar model bolted in back front passenger seat. 3) 2-person front bench (slides in...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:27:54 -0700
  ...in the back, but with the same rear facing seats and fold-out bed rear bench. From what I've seen, though, they're...
• FS 1989 Vanagon Carat - Philly Area
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:45:32 EST
  ...standard features of two rear-facing seats in the back, a fold-down table, and convertible bed/rear bench.� 2.1 L Engine, Auto...
• Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:28:23 -0700
  ...gray).....cabinets, kitchen cabinet, flooring, bench/bed. I would be ok without the Westy sized bed and rear cabinet, only needing kitchen cabinet, if...
• Re: What is under my bench?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:18:05 -0600
  "I can't remember off the top of my head which way is on/off." It's toward the rear. I only remember because...
• Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:51:15 -0500
  ...in the front doors), 2 6x9 pioneer speakers (for under the rear bench), a 4 chanel 1000watt power amp, a 10inch sub, box, and...
• anchor for car seat tether
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 21:03:46 -0700
  Howdy - I've just installed a 3-point lap/shoulder belt for holding down a child seat on the rear bench of my 91...
• Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 7 May 2016 12:18:28 -0400
  ...of leaving the rear heater connected, in an > installation that has a Propex heater also installed under the rear bench > seat? I like the...
• Re: Traveling Tips ...
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 19 May 1998 10:05:27 -0500
  ...1 gallon milk jug (cloudy plastic, but see through) under my >rear bench seat. This past weekend I opened the sliding door to a...
• Re: Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:03:21 -0500
  ...Most of the time, they >have non-Weekender rear benches. That's because AW's have their own bed system. > > >BenT > > >On Thu, Aug...
• Re: Free Blue Rear Seat, mee too, free free free!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 13:43:48 EDT
  ...writes: > --- Frank Miller <fmiller01@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > Anybody need a blue rear bench seat in good > condition? > > Free to a good home. I'm...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:07:54 -0800
  ...Too bad I don't have the time to remove the > partition between the rear and front. It has the supports on it though...
• Looking to Swap Interiors (Camper to 7 passenger)
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:20:41 +0000
  ...If you don't like the color of the rear bench cloth, it's easy enough to replace. I envision this as a weekend...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:33 -0800
  Regarding the water cooled Vanagons: (I don't know how air cooled Vanagon heaters work.) The stock heater under the rear bench seat uses...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:09:13 -0700
  ...poptop still in place, 2 person middle bench seat and small camping rear (folding) seat in place. There is a little spot on the...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 09:50:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...Again I cannot remenber if there were 3 seatbelts on the rear bench, but only 2 adults fit comfortably. The swing out table is...
• TiCo Vanagon F/S
  Historical mailing list - Larry Martin
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:44:20 -0600
  ...Interior has table Rear facing seat hardware, but center bench seat in place (no I don't have the rear facing seats) Ready to...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 May 2008 05:56:00 EDT
  ...We all pretty much stuck them under the rear bench seat and ran the gas line through the back of the cabinets' then trough...
• Re: Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:08:27 +0100
  David, we have had no problems fitting forward facing child's seats to the bench seat of our camper with lap belts. We have...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:29:15 -0700
  ...Noticed the bench seat was a little > > > difficult to shut and now it won't open! Never had this happen with a > > > bench seat...
• amplifier installation
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:39:42 -0800
  I have two, one under the front passenger seat, and the othe under the rear bench seat, I removed my heater ( I live in...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0400
  The bench will work but I can tell you that the engine stand makes putting the heads back on a very different experience When...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0700
  ...Regardless, gap is at driver side of rear seat-bed. Neil. On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 00:52:31 -0500
  ...The 73 has a cabinet on the passenger side in the rear, with a bed/bench next to it, with a seat facing the...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:37:07 -0700
  ...This means it is a squeeze to get past it and into the rear seat. I believe there are benches with a folding seat...
• Weekender Seat FS, how much??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:24:41 +0000
  I have a weekender seat (rear bench that folds into bed) that I bought but have decided not to use. Thus it is for...
• FS 3 person rear seat upholstery & 2 person middle seat in Halifax NS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:47:46 -0700
  BLUE 3 person rear seat upholstery, seat and back, upholstery ONLY, not the full seat. This is the style that has the form - faux...
• Re: Rattle is Killing Me!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:46:50 -0500
  ...The sound definitely travels up from under the rear bench because it is much louder when I leave that cabinet door under the seat...
• '90-'91 Non-GL vans..Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:37:24 EST
  ...BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > , and removable rear facing > jumpseats. They did not come with the weekender bench/bed found in the > Carats > hmmm Ben...