Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 8+: 60 results shown for Seat.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• 5th seat for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Werner
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:49:39 -0800
  Hi all, We are (unexpectedly) expecting our third child in March and need a single middle seat for our Westy to accommodate the new...
• Re: Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 02:34:13 EDT
  ...Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two) >> its the same middle seat as used in all 7 passenger vanagons. theyre not hard to find. all...
• Re: Replacing seats?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:04:42 -0400
  Your seats sound like those without arm rests. I like the arm rests. Changing a Vanagon seat is easy to do. There is a...
• Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:54:19 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/07 10:25:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tjhannink@YAHOO.COM writes: > My Wanderlodge has power seats that...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 May 2002 12:20:34 -0400
  Vans that are designed to use this seat actually have a partition wall that goes across the van. The seat back is supported by...
• Re: 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:16:05 -0800
  ...is the straps that wrap under the seat, that hold the seat cover on. Sometimes they get bunched up and jam the works. BTW...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 14 Sep 1998 to 15 Sep 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:33:23 -0700
  rx wrote: > greetings, > we own a 1985 vanagon with stock 7 passenger seating. i hear there is a > cot that can be set up...
• replacement seats?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  23 Jun 1995 10:38:31 -0800
  My wife is about 5'2" and tends to slide out of the passenger seat in my '76 Campmobile -- I'd ridden in a...
• free loaf seats
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:35:03 -0400
  My friend yanked the seats from his 74 west-E for something a little more comfy. The seats have lost their stuffing and are...
• Middle seat in GL
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:03:07 -0800
  Okay so I bought the great 86 GL with the bus type seats. The center seat is bolted in. They used the area originally...
• RE: Can I replace my back seats of 84 van with newer seats?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 13 Dec 95 17:14:10 EST
  ...I have later seats, from the "velour years" in my 81 Vanagon. Middle seat is a no muss, no fuss, slide out, slide in...
• Rear headrests in full Westy camper? 3 point belts?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:16:26 EDT
  Hello-- Does the rear two passenger seat/bed in a Westy with the full kitchen have the mounts for headrests already incorporated in the...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:46:22 -0700
  ...Middle Seat Graveyard To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:18 AM I'm wondering where the middle seats go...
• Aux. Battery
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:34:42 -0600
  Ok folks, I looked for the first time under the drivers seat. There is a relay mounted under there- it is wired to the...
• Ball Seat vs Cone Seat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:26:12 -0600
  To WhomEver knows the answer,, Is it OK to use OEM Vanagon Ball Seat Lug Nuts on Cone Seat Cast Aluminum Wheels (In this...
• Re: vanagon front seat ideas? what other seats fit? what have some of you used?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:41:31 +1000
  ...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: Rear Facing seats in EV-MV
  Historical mailing list
  11 Apr 1996 16:59:18 GMT
  Scott Martel inquired about a child seat in the theater seats of an EV-MV: I've thought about this myself for the same...
• Re: Adding Recaro seats from a MKII Sirocco
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:31:59 EDT
  ...I understand that these > can replace the stock Vanagon seats. > Has anyone done this before? > > It looks like you can bolt the seat to...
• Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:26:02 -0400
  I have a 91 cargo van that has a passenger side bench seat designed for 2. That means that this bus?seats 3 in...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 03:35:04 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-18 22:39:36 EDT, mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM writes: << Curious about the swivel front seats on a 90...
• FS: mint condition 82-84 westy front seat (brown/tan/blue vertical stripe)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:50:08 EST
  i have a front seat from a 82-84 westy. this seat is the vertically striped brown/tan/blue stripes. this was stock on...
• For Sale, Westfalia 5th seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 02:34:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Bolts into tracks in center floor between front seats and rear bench. In near perfect condition. Includes seatbelt, arm rests, locking compartment under seat...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 23:15:45 -0700
  You did not mention what year and model Vanagon seat you have, or how worn out the padding is. All Vanagon seats did NOT...
• Re: changing driver's seat belt '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:13:41 EDT
  In a message dated 4/5/05 5:34:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mumper@USA.NET writes: > Is the driver's seat a...
• Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 02:01:50 EST
  ...arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM (Alan Bosch) > > Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats > in > a Vanagon? Too...
• Free in OR: Middle seat '87 psgr van
  Historical mailing list - Ed Llewellyn
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:30:23 -0700
  ...This is the 2 person bench seat that mounts to the brackets between the rear seat and the front seats. Seats fold forward, color...
• Re: midel Seat facing aft
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:22:07 -0500
  ...It will remove with the seat in place (look under the middle seat for where the carpet is already split). I pull mine from...
• Re: Can the front seats be reversed?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:36:09 -0800
  While either seat can be mounted on either side they are in fact right and left specific. As to whether the difference amounts to...
• for sale: tan 2 person westy optional middle seat w/ seatbelts..fits ALL years
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:20:53 EDT
  ...tan 2 person westy middle seat w/ seatbelts. this is the rare optional middle seat for the westy, optional on '84 wolfsburg westy GL...
• re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:51:01 -0700
  >Anyone know if BMW seats are an easy fit in the Vanagon? I know a guy with >a >pair of heated, motorized, leather seats...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:39:44 +0000
  Tim Smith wrote: > Back to seats, the bench _will_ just fit, but even though I've done this with > mine I have never put...
• Re: Adding Arm Rests to an Early Vanagon - 1981
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 23:33:11 -0500
  ...But I do think there is a difference between Westy > seats and vanagon seats so watch out for that. The Vanagon seats I’m...
• Will Volvo seats go in my bus?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 8:42:09 EDT
  ...2 front seats from a Volvo 240 (driver's side seat is heated!) $100 takes both Does anyone have any idea if these seats...
• Re: Gold Captains seats wanted:
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 05:42:53 EDT
  ...I have a 1986 Westy, with fine seats, and non adj. > currently. > > it seems as if those seats are made of gold... being a...
• Re: jump seat seat belts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:03:19 EST
  ...I know I should have saved > the site but forgot. > > just add another front seat shoulderbelt to the B pillar.. i have them for...
• Child seats in VW vans?
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 12:24:37 -0400
  Has anyone experience with carrying young children in child seats in VW vans (Vanagon or Euronav)? Can the rear facing seats be used? Is...
• Re: FS: Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:21:30 -0700
  ...Tan velveteen rear 3 passenger bench seat (Seattle WA) > Slight wear, clean, complete except for seatbelts. NOT a z-bed (does > the list wisdom...
• Re: Joel change the stats (60 kombi)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:19:22 -0400
  ...Does anyone know if busses that cames w/ the mounting holes of the seats necessarily _came_ with seats (or whether or not ths would...
• Need seats with head rest 1986
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:34:22 -0800
  I have pristine seats in my 1986 but no head rests. I would like 2 jump seats and a back bench with head rests...
• Copy of: 85 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  14 Jan 97 22:12:49 EST
  ...85 Westy For Sale >This bus has an extra seat so can seat 6, plus an additional extra single >seat, so can be used...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:24:52 -0400
  ...Assuming you don't find the proper seat ... I suppose you could remove the rear seat you have and position it behind the front...
• Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:14:19 EST
  ...My main question is how comfortable is the GL seats for sleeping? > I really don't care too much about the seats matching as...
• Middle Swivel seat install
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:53:47 -0300
  ...I have found a single, swivel seat, with under-seat compartment - actually two of them. I am contemplating getting one to allow the young...
• Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:56:31 -0700
  ...I attached the two seat anchor pieces supplied with the seats to each side of the rear Westy seat where it bolts to the...
• Re: 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:45:08 -0800
  Chris, You want some more?? I can't give those middle seats away. It was a lot different 10 or so years ago. Middle...
• Town and country seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:03:21 -0700
  Good friend Simon was seduced by the seats shown in this samba thread, http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=649464 They...
• Re: Battery Size??
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 19:43:40 -0400
  On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, sh@interlog.com wrote: >did we really have to unbolt and remove that passenger seat? It seemed the > only...
• Re: Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:59:38 -0400
  ...Westy Middle Bench Seat (Seats Two) > My mechanic in Sacramento told me about a bench seat (VW OEM) that > would fit on the rails...
• FS: vanagon heated seat setup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:50:09 EST
  i have a vanagon heated seat setup.. it includes, heated seat switch, factory vanagon upper steering column housing cover w/ switch hole, wiring, relays...
• Re: doka rear seat ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:10:33 -0800
  ...doka rear seat ideas? > > what seat would work the best in a doka for the rear seat? one from a > GL passenger van without...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:32:25 -0500
  ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 10:56 AM 5/13/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >Even with a jump seat, I don't...
• Will Vgn middle bench seat fit Westy? (was: Jump Seats)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 14:50:14
  >Anyone know what's need to make that jump seat fit in the middle >section of my Westy, that is, behind the passenger seat...
• Headrests FS: headrests FIT ALL middle and rear seats in pass vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:12:20 EDT
  ...There are factory pre-drilled holes in the seatback frames of the middle and rear seats..you can take your thumb, press down on...
• Re: 3 yr old getting into bus
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:19:57 -0800
  is that legal, and if so, do you really think it would be just as safe as having the seat installed in the rear...
• pair of front seats for sale near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:51:21 -0600
  ...https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/vashon-vanagon-front-seats-pair/7024703469.html -Mark '87 Syncro Westfalia
• swival seat mechanisms for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:03:50 EST
  i have 2 swival seat mechanisms for sale. fit ANY vanagon. use your existing seat. have all parts, including the base. lets your seat...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:22:59 -0700
  Stephen, thanks for your efforts here! I have one question.....if you attempt to recline seatback, after failing to slide seat forward, how likely...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:28:40 -0400
  My double seat center bench for my Westy is sitting in my basement under plastic. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:01:34 -0500
  I just had my seats redone at Sewfine in Denver Colorado. I was the same way after a 600mile one way drive with my...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 01:47:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...always re-upholster since the seatcovers are the same as the front seats. (get a spare front seat and use the cover off it...