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• Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:31:37 -0800
  Alan - > Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing > jump seats in > a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped a infant...
• Seat Belt Help and Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:52:41 -0500
  ...Anyone have a set? I'm presuming these are lap-only, which is OK for rear-facing seats, but has anyone fitted shoulder belts...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:36:33 -0700
  ...This slightly reduces the foot room between the rear seat and middle seat. Mark mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > What about seat belt installation with...
• Re: 85 rear seat fold down
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:47:52 EDT
  In a message dated 4/1/08 11:02:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, mkriley@FUSE.NET writes: > i cannot get my rear seat...
• upholstering the rear bench seat, 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:34:26 -0900
  ...Just getting around to upholstering my rear bench seat. Just curious how other are handling covering the seat itself. The thinest section appears to...
• Re: Rear Seat Removal - weekender sofabed for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:30:27 EST
  ...jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > When the back seat folds down, it is not level with the rear deck, and in > fact its a lot...
• Re: Camper to 7 passenger (rear 3 seat bench?)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:52:43 EDT
  ...Does anyone have an idea > if a 3 seat rear bench would fold out with the stove/fridge still in place? > If I could...
• Vanagon Westy Bench Headrests
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:03:37 -0800
  Hi All, Neither my 80 or 82 Westies have headrests on the rear bench/bed seat. Do any of the later vanagon Westies have...
• Re: Weekender seating in Eurovan? also EV MV interior FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 01:01:38 EST
  ...my '91 Carat does? You > know, fold down rear seat and two rear facing jump seats? > > Joel > yep, called the MV (Multivan) fyi, i...
• FS Brackets for rear facing seats - Carat
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:36:33 -0700
  Hi! I have the brackets that holds the two rear facing seats - and the seatbelts. Maybe someone is looking for that? I have no...
• Re: Carat interior install question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:49:03 -0500
  Mark, I cannot answer the question about the seat striker but the anchor point for the shoulder strap is on the rear pillar between...
• FS: RARE single middle swival seat on lockbox, from westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:09:55 EST
  ...seat is tan velour but you can slide any other color seat in there you want. $295 rear weekender sofabed option grey velour w...
• rear shoulder belts installation - thanks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:45:49 -0800
  A couple of weeks ago I installed a shoulder seat belt on the right rear seat position in my '82 westy. Thanks to Tom...
• Re: Q about Weekender Rear Sofa/Bed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:31:41 EDT
  In a message dated 5/1/01 5:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mrnimmo@yahoo.com writes: > with Weekender rear seats that fold...
• Re: replacing the rear heater core...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:29:49 EST
  ...you have a camper, right? you dont have to remove the seat to replace the rear heater core if you have a camper, or...
• Response from Graco re: car seat in rear facing jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:42:12 -0400
  ...It cannot be installed in a rear facing vehicle seat. The vehicle seat must face forward. > Thank you for checking. > Customer By Email (Ryan...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:25 -0600
  ...DMc > - > --- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > But you need to have enough foam to cover the rear mattress AND the back > > seat when...
• FS: rear facing jumpseats (add instant seating to any van or camper)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:59:34 EDT
  im selling 2 rear facing jumpseats, with all hardware. simple to mount, add instant removeable seating to any westy or passenger van. these are...
• Re: 1988 Wolfsburg rear seat swap: troublesome or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:51:13 EDT
  ...My latest acquisition has come to me without the folding rear seat... The PO left it on Vancouver Island when they went on vacation...
• Re: Rear seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 07:44:41 -0400
  ...the rear seatbelts by e-mail or fax. >> I have combed the manual and can't find the section on mounting the seat belts...
• Re: Bench Seat : Center Bench Seat, Weekender Sofabed For Sale
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:29:31 -0400
  ...Also, I have a rear sofabed with mattress (from same weekender Vanagon), if anyone would like to replace the rear seat in their Vanagon...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:29 -0600
  ...Was late last night. > > Looking now, gap is *also* present, bed folded to seat position. > Regardless, gap is at driver side of rear seat...
• FREE rear seat (3 person)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:52:07 -0300
  I have a 3 person rear vanagon seat - blue-ish - high quality (maybe Wolfsburg) with fold-down arm rests and in VERY good condition...
• Re: SAGAZ Seat Covers - Get Model 20
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:41:27 -0800
  ...I guess it depends if you have a regular width vanagon rear seat or a Westie rear seat, which is more narrow. If you...
• Re: wanted: charcoal velour and BLACK vinyl rear GL bench seat from '85-'86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:57:49 -0800
  Hey Chris, I have an extra rear seat setup from a Tristar if you decide to give up on black and go with a...
• '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:24:10 -0800
  ...I'm auctioning the Jump Seats with belts and hardware from my Vanagon: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=288656438...
• Re: MV
  Historical mailing list - Brandt Milczewski
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:25:06 +0000
  ...MV > > > My understanding is that the MV (MultiVan) interior has the 2 rearfacing > bucket seats attached immediately behind the frond seats (the driver'a...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:55:15 EST
  ...There is a a single rear facing non-removable seat with > storage underneath just behind the driver's seat. The removable fridge > resides just...
• westy middle seats for sale.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:00:39 EST
  ...include floor track, and seatbelts. fits all vanagon westys. have grey, and blue seats. seatbacks fold forward to acess rear bed. slide seat out...
• Re: luggage area
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:17:20 -0800
  ...Also the folding rear > > seat really does fold out flat. You probably know, but if you release the > > rear seat back catch, pull the...
• S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:09:01 EDT
  ...Were these available in Europe? Can these be purchased and easily installed? The armrests on the rear facing seats in these vans look nice...
• Re: MV
  Historical mailing list - JohnR
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:03:49 -0600
  ...MV > My understanding is that the MV (MultiVan) interior has the 2 rearfacing bucket seats attached immediately behind the frond seats (the driver'a...
• Re: Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:34:26 -0800
  ...No middle seat=no problem. Middle seat= no comy > > flat bed. > > > > Janet, if you have a folding rear seat/bed, when you get your...
• Re: Free Blue Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 18 May 2004 07:52:51 -0700
  --- Frank Miller <fmiller01@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Anybody need a blue rear bench seat in good condition? > Free to a good home. I'm located...
• Re: Rear seat belts
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 03:20:48 EST
  ...I've installed rear seat shoulder belts in two 87s, and an 88. All the mounting positions required were built in. Can't vouch...
• Camper Interior Measurements
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:46:41 -0700
  ...of rear lower bed (in sleeping position) to manual gear shift lever Front of rear lower bed to passenger seat back when seat is...
• Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:02:09 -0400
  ...Can you >>Westy experts think of any fitment problems with this layout? Will >>the Wolfsburg rear seat, when laid flat, extend any further forward...
• Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:42:14 -0600
  Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped a infant/child...
• definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 22:44:07 EDT
  ...vanagon with rear sofabed and middle seatbacks that fold forward. CARAT OR WOLFSBURG EDITION: '87 up vanagon with sofabed, 2 rear facing jumpseats, fold...
• Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 10:17:58 -0400
  ...I ran four wires under the van and came up into the rear heater area following the hoses into the rear seat area. I...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:06:48 -0400
  ...On my '89 Westy, the rear seatbelts hold the car seat better than my wife's previous car's did (a '92 Passat). In...
• Re: Seating Question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:55:20 -0700
  ...The worst thing there is to do is to "invent" new anchors for the bottom mounts on the rear-facing seats. Large Allen bolts...
• Re: removing floor in '86 weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:54:14 -0500
  ...Then loosen the bolts that hold the rear seat to the floor and you can get the plywood out without removing the rear seat...
• Re: '80 Westy water problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:35:30 PDT
  ...Mourkas wrote: >The water tank, if installed, is located under the rear bench seat, >on the driver's side. NOT on any van I...
• 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
  The rear bed/seat is plywood. On Nov 28, 2007 9:20 PM, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us> wrote: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:34:39 -0500
  Does the rear seat open up? I'm on another list & someone picked up an 89 Adventurewagen and she says they have to unbolt...
• WTB Rear/Middle seat Shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 19:55:05 -0700
  I have one but need the other shoulder belt for the rear or middle seat of a vanagon. It is my understanding that they...
• free fold-down rear seat for 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - joe GLISSON
  Sat, 24 May 2003 08:45:42 -0700
  I have a free fold down rear seat for an 84 GL if anyone out there is interested. I'm in southen Illinois, joe...
• Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:45:59 -0700
  Hi All, Someone told me recently there is some kind of aftermarket headrest that would slide onto the rear seats of a camper model...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:16:14 -0800
  ...If you want it to seat 5 people without changing the rear bench seat, that leaves you with.......... A rear facing Jump Seat, one...
• rear facing seats for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:45:59 -0500
  I'm hoping to acquire a pair of the rear facing seats for my '84 GL. What are my chances of finding a decent...
• Re: westy rear seat width
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:42:41 EDT
  ...Anyone know the width of the rear seat on a full camper? > 4 feet wide. the actual seat is 2" less than 4 feet...
• Westy Floor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:59:57 -0600
  I am finally wanting to install the rear facing jump seat I have been lugging around for over 10 years. I have everything including...
• Re: back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:53:47 -0400
  ...Also >> does >> not have 3-point seat belts on the rear seat. It does have head >> rests and >> 3-point seat belts for the...
• Two-pass seats available, p-mail only please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:21:39 -0500
  ...There's one set of rails for the 2-passenger seats, possibly a second set. Rears are non-folding with fixed armrest. One of...
• Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:21:15 +0100
  ...How is the rear seat comfort on the Westy? The spesific model I'm considering is an '85 Club Joker with Westfalia interior. My...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:56:16 -0500
  FWIW, this is a deal at 3x the starting bid (which would almost cover the seat belts alone from the dealer - don't ask...
• Re: booster seat help
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:38:48 -0800
  ...We put one of the little monsters in the center of the rear seat, and the other in the center of the center seat...
• Re: Rear seat belt in 1985
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 May 1998 21:28:11 CDT
  ...point seat belt (left side) 1 NOTE Check with your Parts Department for additional installation parts. * remove rear seat back * remove rear seat bottom...
• Re: Can a rear storage cabinet from a Westy be installed into a non-westy Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:34:44 -0500
  ...If you have a full width rear seat, it would cover the door and you would have to put down the seat to open...