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  • P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:03:15 EDT
    ...full width rear sofabed as well -water tank is under the full width rear sofabed -there is a padded storage bench along the left...
  • 1989 Wolfsburg for sale $2000.00
    Historical mailing list - Charles Jalgunas
    Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:33:53 -0800
    ...Convertible rear bench seat/bed with storage underneath Front passenger Captain's Chair AM/FM Cassette Outside Straight body and good paint Wolfsburg trim...
  • 1986 Adventurewagen FS
    Historical mailing list - Karl M
    Fri, 10 May 2002 17:05:40 -0400
    ...The skylight is twice as large as a Westfalia's, nice huge fold-out bed that retains the original 3-seater rear bench, and...
  • Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:31:30 -0800
    ...The circuit > breaker was removed, and hole for the breaker > became the heat outlet. > > I had to remove the z-bed. I consider this...
  • Eurovan Camper C/D Test
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:46:16 CDT
    ...Two must make do with a budget-sized bed folded out of the rear bench. The other two get a dream of a loft...
  • Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:24:29 -0800
    ...bed in the roof, so if a couple is travelling together they never have the twice daily job of converting the rear bench to...
  • FOR SALE: 82 Diesel Westie and 85 Vanagon $2K
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:59:14 -0800
    ...Body is in good shape, interior is in good shape, bench seat in the rear (folds into bed) and the usual two seat at...
  • Vanagon Models, 1991 - USA
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:10:50 -0500
    ...seats Two rear-facing removeable seats behind front bucket seats Three passenger rear bench seat with "Weekender" feature (seat folds into bed, cushion over...
  • Re: Vanagon Trivia
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:19:04 EST
    ...Multivan, has pop-top, rear bench/bed, closet in rear with big fold down door, pop-up table, one rear facing jump seat behind...
  • '69 VW Bus for sale.
    Historical mailing list - Amit Ronen
    Wed, 11 Oct 1995 23:35:11 -0700
    ...The back bench turns into a bed, and a table folds up between the seats. The glass is standard Bus extra seat with storage...
  • Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
    Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
    Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:31:44 -0700
    ...So a rear seat out of anything called a > > > > weekender > > > > or Carat will do. You will also needs the rear cushion that goes > over...
  • Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:53:16 -0700
    ...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: Front seat covers
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Thu, 4 May 2023 16:57:33 -0700
    ...I would only be interested in the rear bench seat and the back hatch cushion that you speak of Eric. I have a Westy...
  • Re: MB Quart 6.5 speakers
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:13:50 -0700
    ...MB Quart 6.5 speakers I have 6.5's in the same location as you and a 10" sub under the rear bench...
  • Re: secure storage?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:08:12 -0600
    ...the point. >>> >>> I noticed that when I pull the rear seat forward into a bed, there >>> is a >>> space under the seat on the...
  • Re: Vanagon diesel engine transplants
    Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:14:50 +0100
    ...4) Bench/bed: make sure this converts smoothly from bed to bench and vice versa. 5) Ebersp�cher gasoline heater (if applicable): switch on...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 08:39:10 -0800
    ...Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed I copied the following part numbers from the dealer microfiche: 255 887 225C - above floor...
  • Re: P22 Westy layout
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:52:10 -0500
    ...full width bench seat and so a wider bed for sleeping and more comfortable seating for just hanging out in the rear. It also...
  • Re: Making a Bed--any advise?
    Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
    Mon, 11 Oct 1999 18:25:35 -0700
    ...D plywood, 36" x 60" (this is your base bed platform). At the rear of the platform, on the underside, install a couple of...
  • Re: Can I replace my back seats of 84 van with newer seats?
    Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
    Wed, 13 Dec 1995 20:14:18 +0500
    ...her house, BUT it had the bed and mine did not, JEALOUSY! I looked at her rear seat and noticed that it was exactly...
  • Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
    ...between front seats & rear-facing seats Three passenger rear bench seat with 3 headrests & Weekender Package (seat folds into bed, cushion over engine) Folding...
  • Re: 85 Weekender FS
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:13:04 -0400
    ...Folding rear bench seat with storage compartment, engine compartment cushion, center seat with folding backrest" >A Weekender did not arrive until the Eurovan in...
  • Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
    Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:24:44 -0700
    ...Later models got the rear > facing jumpseats instead of the front facing 2-person middle bench with > seatbacks which fold forward. The brochure I...
  • EUROVAN POPTOP CAMPER
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 31 May 94 19:30:01 EDT
    ...upper bed (1.88 x 1.09 meters) -generous (??) cabinet space -3 way, two cubic foot refrigerator -rear bench/ 74" x 43" bed (2...
  • Re: someone save a vanagon just south of Chicago
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:22:55 -0800
    ...It has the best rear bed/bench of any year passenger Vanagon, as far as storage space and ease of operation folding into a...
  • Old splitty camper
    Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
    Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:13:21 MST
    ...is a bench, and th rear is a camper interior, but not in the traditional sense. It has a metal frame bed with longitudinally...
  • Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:10:40 -0400
    ...easier and quieter to close the door while sitting on > > the bed/bench. > > Here is a photo with ruler included for positioning info. > > > > > > > > https...
  • Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:33:02 -0600
    ...flat. > > However, the Owner Manual for the car says > > "The rear seat bench is secured with one bolt on each sidewall underneath > the seat...
  • Re: Buying a Van
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:41:28 -0700
    ...It describes the package as being comprised of a bench which folds into a bed, a cushion/mattress over the rear deck, & middle 2...
  • Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:44:17 -0400
    ...When I look at the > driver's side of the > rear engine compartment, I can see the electrical wire bundle going up to > the...
  • Re: How much different is a "Wolfsburg" Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Schmidt
    Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:42:23 -0500
    ...You get the pop-top with beds and the rear closet. Mine has a rear facing passenger seat behind the driver (not a fold...
  • Pete's generator question
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    2 Nov 1994 14:56:40 U
    ...fit in the back under the bed/package shelf (or even further up, under the rear bench) Anyway, the point being that you would...
  • 95 Eurovan Camper
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 27 Feb 95 15:13:36 CST
    ...Included in the EuroVan Camper are the famous pop-up roof, which rises to create a double bed; a rear bench seat, which also...
  • FS: 1985 Westfalia Weekender
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 10 Apr 1996 07:43:44 -0400
    ...Downstairs, this particular layout has the rear bed and a rear cabinet with shelves that can be removed so it can be used as...
  • Re: Seats - 1991 Carat
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:25:01 -0500
    ...Two on the bench seat and two on the jump seats. That bench seat folding down to make a near queen size bed is...
  • Re: Front seat covers
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 4 May 2023 20:08:28 -0400
    ...I would only be interested in the rear bench seat and the back hatch cushion that you speak of Eric. > > I have a Westy...
  • FS: parting out '87 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - k1cajun
    Sat, 2 Sep 2000 11:46:14 -0500
    ...Middle bench seat in good shape, including armrests. It has the folding seat/bed in the back. The upholstery on that and the rear...
  • Re: Mods to install door speakers in v-gon?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
    Mon, 18 Mar 1996 16:23:39 -0500
    ...a free-air sub and amp might be nice someday mounted under the bench seat. chant: consume, consume, consume.... matthew and mobius (81 adventurewagen...
  • Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Mon, 22 Jul 96 22:06 CDT
    ...full-width bench seat/bed in the back, Wofsburg logos, a >>little removable refrigerator behind the passenger seat, and a funky >>rear-facing seat...
  • WANTED: '91 or '93 Vanagon or Euro
    Historical mailing list - Marcus and Jen
    Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:15:34 -0500
    ...key daily-driver / road-trip ready - have VW OEM folding bench/bed and rear-facing middle seats Perhaps you-- or someone you know-- has...
  • Re: other 87 questions
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 May 1997 23:27:06 -0400 (EDT)
    ...where the middle seatback is split and folds forward, and the rear bench folds down into a sofabed, and there is actually MORE sleeping...
  • Re: Camp stove input requested
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:54:54 +0000
    ...Pop-Up Roof with double bed >Cushioned seat behind drivers seat with underseat storage >3-seater rear bench folding to >Removable 110/12 Volt...
  • 87 Wolfsburg edition parts van: Should i buy or not?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:50:50 EDT
    ...2 rear facing jump seats + an extra set of jump seats w/all hardware, a back bench seat that folds into bed). However, it...
  • Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:25:11 -0400
    ...easier and quieter to close the door while sitting on > > the bed/bench. > > Here is a photo with ruler included for positioning info. > > > > > > > > https...
  • 2 buses and other VWs for sale or trade
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sat, 11 Sep 1999 19:18:32 EDT
    ...deck lid front and rear bumpers front right bench seat (larger section with hardware) complete Westy interior Window and door seals - new Hub caps...
  • removing rear cabinets: westy/weekender
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 5 Aug 2001 08:12:44 -0400
    I have removed the rear (clothes closet) cabinets from an 85 westy and an 86 weekender w/ AC and wanted to pass along what...
  • Re: Rear extension on a vanagon Riviera (almost a westy!)
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:01:13 -0400
    ...on each of the side cabinets at the height of the rear bench seat back. using a piece of quality plywood that'll slide...
  • FS: 87 Syncro GL Weekender in San Francisco $4500
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:44:11 EDT
    ...For those who are unfamiliar with this package, it has a rear bench which fold down into a full size bed. To complete the...
  • Re: Rubber mats..
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:54:34 -0600
    ...I have a 3/8" thick piece cut to fit the bed of by DC-bomb proof-very heavy weight about $130 from your...
  • Antifreeze smell with heat
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:01:57 -0800 (PST)
    ...Mead might have something to say about this. ;) Check under the rear bench/bed seat. on the middle right there is a box that...
  • questions of Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Oscar Joaquin Mier Jimenez
    Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:13:14 -0600
    ...my bus have rear bench that folds to bed, a fold-up table on the driver�s side wall and two rear-facing bucket...
  • Re: Vanagon Trivia
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:19:56 -0800
    ...Multivan, has pop-top, rear bench/bed, closet > in rear with big fold down door, pop-up table, one rear facing jump seat > behind...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:51:29 -0800
    ...Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed I'm not sure if I'm painting the correct picture here. The seat I...
  • Re: Solar Panel config?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:14:25 -0400
    ...deepcycle battery that's hangin under the rear seat. >> Has anyone tried this, or some version of it? >> Any panel reccs? >> >> Thx >> B. Simon...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:10:13 -0800
    I suspect you misunderstood what Chris was saying. You don't anchor the legs to the wooden floor, you cut the floor away anchor...
  • SewFine Seat Covers for '81 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
    Wed, 20 Sep 95 17:23:55 PDT
    ...them up myself (SewFine doesn't offer covers for Westy benches and bed cushions). The fit and finish of the front seat kits were...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 17:25:01 -0800
    When I went to the local dealer, the bar was $68. To do a complete factory style installation requires brackets that fit into the...
  • Re: mouse attacks
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:33:58 -0600
    ...footwell, cruise around inside the cabinets next to my bed, cruise through the cabinet under the sink, come climbing out the rear table cabinet...
  • Re: Is there such a thing as a rear storage heater for a Double Cab?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 11 Oct 2001 07:31:40 -0700
    ...The rear heater in the DoKas is exactly the rear heater from normal vanagons. It just located on the right under the bench, not...
  • Re: First ever Vanagon seen
    Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
    Tue, 1 Sep 1998 07:23:57 EDT
    ...They have to removed to convert the bench to a bed. I suspect that's why they're not there. Maybe your guy wasn...