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  • Re: sheepskin seat covers
    Historical mailing list - Randy Zimmerman
    Wed, 19 Mar 1997 09:10:03 -0800
    I received seat covers Christmas of 1995 from the following business which has been in existence at least 20 years: Strausstown Fur Shop 11...
  • Re: FAQ: fusebox behind driver's seat.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:38:02 -0400
    ...fusebox behind driver's seat. >Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:27:43 -0300 > >I'm sure this is in the archives, but I...
  • Re: Is this westie layout original?
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:47:18 -0800
    ...I rather like the L shaped rear seat! Great place to snooze or read a book without having to deploy the bed. Looks like...
  • Re: WTB driver's side seat belt latch
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:58:14 -0700
    ...This is the unit that bolts into the seat, and > has the orange button to release the seat belt clip. I need the whole...
  • Re: Best Vanagon garage/mechanics in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Nils Huebner Rain
    Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:24:12 -0700
    ...Michael Schiesser 89 Westfalia Seattle WA ===== Michael Schiesser MD 1732 18th Ave #J Seattle WA 98122 "Fruitlands" is name given to the region around...
  • Front seat rotation
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:33:16 -0700
    HI Finally installed the new slider inserts for the front seats Good now they slide nicely and to no slip side to side BUT...
  • Re: Tell me about this model vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:01:15 EDT
    ...there are non-Wolfsburg 91's with jump seats. though. there's one at my shop now, 91 Syncro, rubber floor mats, no tach...
  • WTB: '87-'91 grey velour capt. chair w/ adj. armrests, or parts of one
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:40:45 EST
    looking for a '87 up wolfy or carat front seat (captains chair) w/ adjustable armrests, in grey velour. actually i only need one seatbottom...
  • Re: camper front seat pivot
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:25:56 EDT
    ...Your existing seat (or any other seat intended for the factory tracks) slides onto this track. BenT San Francisco
  • swivel bucket seats?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
    Tue, 13 Mar 2001 17:23:28 EST
    Okay, so I know large vehicles have swiveling bucket seats. I'm wondering if anyone has actually taken advantage of this feature & applied it...
  • 5 cyl Syncro Seattle sighting
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Sun, 21 Dec 2003 08:28:49 +0000
    ...Info anyone? Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA _________________________________________________________________ Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids...
  • Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:53:13 -0600
    I've been keeping my eyes open for a double sliding seat to fit in my 85 Westfalia GL, the brown velour kind. They...
  • FS: oem westy middle seat, and westy tables front and rear and other camper bits
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:39:50 EST
    i have a 2 person middle seat from a '84/85/86 westy. this is the correct "tan velour herringbone" upholstry that was found...
  • PlatCat Heater vented heater and custom box FS
    Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
    Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:04:58 -0800
    ...Includes thermostat and custom box designed for vanagon mounting behind passenger seat. $410/offer (shipping extra) Pictures and more info on craigslist: <http://seattle...
  • Re: New Floor Mats?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:20:47 -0600
    ...between > the bench seat and the two jump seats.� > > I'd love to have one of those for my jump seat retrofited GL......for...
  • Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
    Historical mailing list - patrice b
    Sat, 20 Jul 2002 15:29:05 -0700
    >Does the back seat > have to come out entirely to get that plastic cover > off the heater unit? Yup. It does on my 85...
  • Fwd: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:11:13 -0400
    Below is a message from Bill on how he fixed the steel rod problem in the rear seats. While he sent the original message...
  • Mexican Westy Upholstery Job
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:02:18 -0700
    ...After we chose the fabric, they removed the passenger seat from the front of my van, along with the jump seat, back folding seat...
  • Re: jump seat for camper
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:18 -0700
    ...There were two recessed holes in the floor that the legs fit in. >The back of the seat locked on to a bracket that...
  • Good head-s?
    Historical mailing list - J. Weller
    Thu, 9 Oct 1997 06:45:37 -0700
    I'm replacing the heads on my '76 westy and have been doing some digging about the steallite vale seat problem. I'm getting...
  • rear bed/seat adjustment?
    Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
    Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:08:10 -0700
    Hello volks, recently I haven noticed that while folding the rear seat of my 84 westy into a bed that it isn't a...
  • FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
    ...1.9L, Clothes locker/2-drawer closet, rear seat heater, electric rear window defogger, privacy curtains, fluorescent interior light, pop-u roof with double...
  • Do vanagons have heated seats?
    Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:30:32 -0500
    ...Some where, near the middle/back of the manual, it mentions "Heated seats", Driver 's seat to be specific. It has a very small...
  • Rear Facing Seat for Eurovan MV
    Historical mailing list - Franklin Wood
    Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:21:50 -0400
    <html><div style='background-color:'><P>Wanted to post that I am trying to part with a rear facing seat. It was in a...
  • Re: Bench seat padlock advice?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:36:36 EST
    ...Does anyone have advice for adding a padlock to the bench seat? I > bought a hasp lock & padlock from home despot, but it seems...
  • FS: doka front seats...black cloth
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:14:45 -0500
    ...i have a pair of front seats from a walkthru doublecab.. they are black cloth surfaces with black vinyl sides.. never had armrests. this...
  • front seat swivel top: value?
    Historical mailing list - Greg S
    Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:32:53 -0400
    Someone gave me the top bit of both front swivel seats but junked their van before cutting out the bottom part. I cant imagine...
  • Westfalia Stolen in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:39:36 -0800
    ...I met someone today who's 86 light blue metallic Westfalia camper was stolen in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle the past week...
  • Re: Child seats in VW vans?
    Historical mailing list - DavidM
    Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:50:29 -0400
    David Marshall wrote: > > I use a rear facing child seat in my Double Cab all the time. No problems. > You aren't supposed to...
  • Re: Biggest vanagon load
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:35:16 -0500
    ...a record, shall we have the middle seats in > or out?? 1988 bus, 7-passenger seating, carried 10 adults for about 40 miles. NOT...
  • Re: Rotating Seats
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 27 Jun 1999 14:37:45 EDT
    ...COM writes: << Does anyone know where I can find a rotating seat mechanism to go in my Carat. >> look for a junked vanagon camper...
  • Wanted: Fridge/Sink/Stove cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:49:19 -0700
    ...Considering squeezing it into '87 weekender between bed and driver's seat-- 35" available--with middle seat removed. Partial hookups from the front would...
  • Good reputable shop in Seattle?
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:12:24 -0400
    One of my customers has just arrived in Seattle to live for awhile, and is seeking a name of a really trustworthy, knowledgeable Vanagon...
  • Wanted bed/seat bracket assembly
    Historical mailing list - Jim Sebbens
    Sat, 13 Jan 2001 15:42:05 +1100
    Hi, Could any one provide me with details of the bed /seat brackets used in the VW camper. can they still be purchased ?. I...
  • Re: replacing the rear heater core...
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 23 Feb 2002 18:00:33 EST
    '85 rear seat that doesn't turn into a bed, may be different than the later model seat/beds that we have been talking...
  • WTB: swivel seat base
    Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
    Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:12:05 -0400
    ...So, does anyone have a swivel seat base for sale? Shoot me an email, and I'll pass the info along to him. Thanks...
  • WTB - nasty brown vinyl middle and rear seat, cargo area carpet
    Historical mailing list - john Runberg
    Fri, 22 Nov 2002 01:17:22 -0500
    Ok, I can't believe I'm asking this, but does anyone have a middle and rear seat from an early Vanagon, and the...
  • Re: more ebay.de oddities...ok, what the heck are these things?????
    Historical mailing list - Tom Davis
    Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:36:39 EST
    ...cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2405246140&category=23016 > -------------- Fold down seats that fit behind the driver's & passenger's seats. Tom
  • New Brunswick & Free rear blue seat
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:36:28 -0700
    Someone wrote to me re my free (for shipping) rear 3 person seat (blue). For the life of me I can not find your...
  • Helmet/Seatbelt laws - end the thread, please
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:31:47 -0400
    Hi Guys, Guys, please end the discussions about helmet and seatbelt laws. It's straying too far from the purpose of the *Vanagon* list...
  • grey JUMPSEAT FOR SALE for Westy or any van
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Sep 2003 15:21:37 EDT
    ...grey jumpseat w/bracket and seatbelts. fits all westys behind front passenger seat for carrying extra passenger. pops in and out with a knob...
  • Re: e on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:59:28 EST
    ...hit it with a hammer and it hopefully shatters. > thanks, but might not want to try the hammer method on a seat tho.. :<) chris
  • Slow retractable seatbelts... fix?
    Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
    Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:46:26 -0500
    Hey all, I know someone posted a few weeks ago asking if there is anyway to fix a seat belt that is slow in...
  • changing driver's seat belt '84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:49:55 -0700
    Hi, Is there a way to R/R the driver's seat belt without removing the sink/stove cabinet? If I do have to...
  • Re: Middle seat in a west
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 3 Jul 2011 02:13:51 EDT
    ...Any other tricks? the 2 person middle seat will fit in there with both armrests installed.
  • middle seat removal?
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:37:22 -0500
    I need to remove my middle seat to gain space for hauling something a short distance. Any tricks to this? This is an '80...
  • Replacement seats???
    Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
    Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:38:18 -0800
    ...and am thinking it is a good time to upgrade the seats, just the two front ones. Anyone have any Ideas where, who, what...
  • Re: Seat removal Help
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:48:24 -0500
    jeff samboy wrote: >Can anyone out there tell me how hard it is to remove a mid passenger seat from a GL? I want...
  • Looking for Westy rear seat latch
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 9 Sep 2006 10:42:22 -0700
    My '88 Westy is missing the rear seat latch (grey) - I have only the metal catch attached to the bottom of the bench, but...
  • Re: westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:24:18 -0700
    ...Angus On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Andrew Martin <campahvan@earthlink.net>wrote: > http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/888569468.html...
  • Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:04:58 -0800
    ...I hate dumb design. .....so what happens when you swivel around a seat with arm rests on it.........the 'was inner' arm rest is...
  • Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:13:52 +0000
    ...OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 12:30 PM > On 6...
  • Re: cost of vanagon parts??
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Aug 1999 21:18:13 EDT
    ...new single seat 4. new upholstery 5. new seat belts >> the cost to do the above is prolly more than the van costs. fiberglass...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:15:41 -0800
    ...The thing that stops me is > that the primary user of the seat is my 9 year old daughter. There's just > no way...
  • Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Tue, 15 May 2001 17:09:53 -0700
    ...Sawyer wrote: > The passengers would have a blast in the >MV face to face seating! Selfless as always (aspiration), HK needs space >for growing...
  • Re: was Camp stove input requested now Weekender Ice Box
    Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
    Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:19:52 -0800
    ...The front of the box is just the carpeted edge of the driver's seat. The box is not sealed in any way. Melting...
  • Re: Trim Levels
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:41:49 -0500
    The "weekender" designation refers to a rear seat that folds into a full size bed, and was offered in GL, Carat and Wolfsburg models...
  • Re: Fuel line seattle
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 26 Mar 2016 06:09:36 +0000
    Autosport Imports in SeaTac on 9 between 18th and 200thRobert 1982 Westfalia  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at...
  • looking for jump seat hardware
    Historical mailing list - wmh
    Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:17:50 -0500
    Listmembers, I have had no luck locating mounting hardware for a Wolfsburg jump seat that I really want to install in my 88 Westy...
  • Awesome Seat Covers
    Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
    Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:39:33 -0800
    Hi List, Just recieved some really cool Hawaiian print seat covers for my Westy. A Brown and Beige turtle print that goes great with...