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• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:01:29 -0800
  Ok, I just went out to my driveway measured the depth of the left and right side under front seat battery boxes of 5...
• FS Cheap 2.1 engine (seattle area)
  Historical mailing list - tim king
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 20:19:26 -0700
  ...He's in the Seattle area and prefers not to ship. Contact him (Dave, braunfrench@aol.com) for more info. See ya Tim King...
• Drivers Seat Swivel-The Verdict
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:15:45 +0000
  OK, had nothing else going on today so I cut out the swivel on the drivers seat on my '84 Westy. I had a...
• Re: model makers - mod. new beetle into van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:58:08 -0800
  ...The rear seat blocks the kitchen cabinets and removal of the seat leaves no provision for a bed--- as if you could make any...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:06:10 -0700
  ...Actually I went with Vanagon > seats in the end as I've never seen a set of '93 EV seats with over 80k or...
• Re: Jump Seat Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 18:37:20 -0700
  ...My Westy does not yet have the seat bungs welded into the floor. This adapter makes it possible to simply place the seat inside...
• Syncro front inner CV circlip
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:40:08 -0800
  Hello- I was wondering if anyone has a method of seating the circlip on the front inner CVs on a syncro that does not...
• Re: What? Not Air Conditioning?!?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:50:14 -0500
  on 3/28/95 7:21 PM, Alan Pickersgill at pickersgill@home.com wrote: > So how does this under the seat 110V system work...
• Re: $30 group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:44:03 -0600
  ...you will need to notch the base of the swivel seat for a safe fit. i use a p;iece of rubber floor matt...
• Re: '85 Wolfsburg Weekender Needs Seat Covers
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:29:23 -0500
  ...Thursday, January 13, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: '85 Wolfsburg Weekender Needs Seat Covers > Anybody know where I can get seat covers to hide...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:43:39 -0500
  ...I'm > thinking of installing a 4 gang receptacle under the rear seat, with a > metal box under the seat and the receptacles themselves...
• Re: 2 person middle seat avail
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 1 May 2008 20:42:54 -0500
  I know it's a lot to ask, but please don't pitch these double seats out! There are lots of us out there...
• thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:18:38 +0000
  ...The only original seat was the middle bench seat, so I headed to the friendly local junkyard (FLOJ?) to get a rear bench seat...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy? Head restraints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:20:26 -0500
  Back then they were only required on the front seats along with shoulder belts. Passenger Vanagons didn’t get the rear head rests until...
• I have the driver's heated seats
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:31:03 -0800
  ...Any Canadian members with access to heated seats? Hi Kim We met in Pensylvania and you where sooo close to my driver's heated...
• Re: Battery Removal - '87 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:07:25 -0800
  ...there must be an easier way!!!! Because the base for the captain's > seat is so far back, the only way I was able...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:35:46 EDT
  ...If you find one you can just swap out the seat you have > > > > > > with the weekender seat. So a rear seat out of anything...
• Re: Under the rear folding seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:27:24 -0500
  ...The space under the rear seat was not pristine, but it was pretty clean. Certainly nothing like yours sounds. But the stuffing makes sense...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:45:29 -0400
  ...Most torque converters have to be properly seated to engage the oil pump drive. If the converter is not fully seated and you try...
• Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:53:07 -0400
  ...Are the SA >seats different from the standard "Weekender" seats or are the armrests >simply added to the standard seats? > >Is there a good...
• seattle area listees
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:00:55 -0800
  Any body in the seattle area need a 88 wolfsburg that looks good from 20 feet away? 165 k miles, auto, no rear jump...
• '89 Wolfsburg Vanagon for parts in Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:14:38 -0800
  ...7-passenger (with jump seats and folding rear seat/bed) grey interior in good shape, with the diagonal striping on the seat inserts. Carpeting...
• Re: Adding a Real Horse to a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:56:29 -0700
  ...Did not leave much room. > > Yesterday we had moved our little pony 9 hands (just let him stand between the > center seat and the...
• Re: 3rd row seat yearly differences?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 26 May 2006 22:31:40 -0700
  ...3rd row seat yearly differences? > In a message dated 5/26/06 12:29:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > dieselsyncro@GMAIL.COM writes: > > >> >> I...
• Re: And rear headrests too
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:17:04 -0500
  Hi, I have done it like VW put headrest on rear seats of Westy Eurovans. I found Vanagon headrest with plastic insert (I saw...
• 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...
• Re: Westy Stolen In Ballard (North Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 11:07:41 -0800
  ...BenT Mod sent from my electronic leash > On Nov 30, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Stolen Westy - Seattle...
• Fuel lines to change - Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:50:38 -0700
  ...For that I would do house calls in the Seattle area. You can choose stainless steel or zink plated genuine fuel clamps that won...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:43:21 -0400
  ...fridge mounted behind pass seat (currently missing, but >will come with the van,) jump-seat mounted behind driver >seat,shredomatic interior, plastic interior panels...
• Re: Seattle TRANNY rebuild for '89
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:57:32 -0700
  ...Its our only daily > driver so I get nervous. > > Michael Schiesser > 89 Westfalia > Seattle WA
• Dismantling Vanagons - Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 22:03:01 -0500
  Here are some of the larger parts for sale: -Lots of seats from 1985-1990 Vanagons, middle bench, rear bench -, camper cabinets, - Syncro gas...
• Re: Which interior should I install ????
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:10:14 -0700
  >But how about the seatbelt issue? >I have actually retired my vanagon from hauling kids around because there > are no shoulder belts in the...
• Re: Toddler seat
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:43:17 -0800
  >He's facing backwards, no? Kind of defeats the purpose of the seat? Why is this so? Even safer, I think. In typical (frontal...
• Cleaning Interior Question...
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:27:55 -0400
  Hello All, I started to clean my 89 Vanagon seats tonight with upholstery cleaner and something weird happened. My gray seat began to turn...
• westy middle seat for sale... was Re: WTB: 2 person bench
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:20:07 EDT
  ...I have > seat mounting rails since the van used to have the individual pedestal seat > that came in some Westys. Since it would cost...
• Empty Weight of Westy Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:50:25 -0400
  ...This is the model with Pop-top, but no appliances - just a full width rear seat, pop-up table and a small rear-facing...
• Free double middle seat grey/blue in Berkeley
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:03:27 -0800
  Earlier today I saw a middle row double seat from a passenger Vanagon left "for the trash" in west Berkeley. It was grey or...
• free middle seat in San Diego
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 10:45:26 -0700
  I have a factory GL middle seat, the type that folds forward. It can fit in Westy and passenger vans. It is has blue...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] Spokane woman recovers VW microbus stolen in 1974 (Seattle Times Article)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:34:13 -0800
  ...http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013645782_microbus11m.html?syndication=rss.
• Re: CD Changer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 12:04:39 -0400 (EDT)
  I put a CD changer upright between the driver's seat and the rear facing jump seat. It is almost completely concealed and has...
• Rear armchair in bed
  Historical mailing list - JOSE RIVERO
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:08:34 +0100
  I want to remove the central line of seats of my [caravelle] in order to convert the rear armchair in a bed - The line...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 12:24:55 -0500
  ...The vans a/c ended where the front seats start. The a/c then blew foward from there onto the back of the heads...
• SEATTLE SYNCRO OWNERS...
  Historical mailing list - scottandtara
  Fri, 29 May 1998 00:55:40 -0700
  I have a '90 Westy Syncro and I am looking for a good mechanic/shop in the greater Seattle area. Any suggestions would be...
• Vanagon Seats!!!!!!!For Sale!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Van Het Hoen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 17:56:09 PDT
  I have front bucket seats, middle, and rear bench. From my 1984 Vanagon. The color is Brown vinyl and they are in in excellent...
• Service in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 21:47:54 -0500
  My wife is on holiday in the Seattle area and would like her 84 Westy checked over. Can anyone recommend a good VW dealership...
• center seat
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:41:10 -0700
  Hi Just want to let you know that I bought a 2-place-center seat for my 1991 Westfalia. It looks like it is...
• Seatbelt Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:22:20 EDT
  Hi, everyone - My seat belt buzzer has been going off sporadically, at random, for about a year now. Lately, it's become more and...
• weekender bed for sale Oakland CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:13:21 -0500
  ...Vanagon Rear Bed-Seat for Sale! Brown corduroy full width bench seat that folds to make bed, from 84 Weekender Vanagon, great shape, $150...
• Removing swiveling seat base?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:16:31 -0700
  I would like to know how to remove a swiveling seat base from a 1980-'83 Westy. My main concern is that there are...
• jumpseats for sale - add easily to any camper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:27:24 EDT
  ...mounts behind front passenger seat in any vanagon westy or van, and is easily removeable and seatbottom folds up for increased space. p-mail...
• Re: WTB: 2 headrests for Westy benchseat????
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:19:00 EDT
  ...So where do you find a three point seatbelt to fit the rear seat of a Westy? VW Dealer or friendly neighborhood wrecking yard...
• FS, trade, rear bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:18:30 -0500
  I just put a Z bed in my 1987 adventurewagen and have a non Z bed I'll call it a regular bench seat...
• Looking For Middle Seat
  Historical mailing list - Meridith
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:11:57 -0400
  I need a good condition blue middle seat for my 84 Vanagon GL. I live in NE Georgia (right on the South Carolina line...
• Re: Jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 30 May 2007 05:47:09 -0400
  ...Roger On May 29, 2007, at 11:17 PM, John Coney wrote: > I'm looking for a jump seat for my 87 camper. Anyone...
• Free 14 inch steel wheels w poor tires Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:41:03 -0500
  ...Pics at http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/552534122.html Thanks Mark Hersh 86 Westfalia Weekender "Monty"
• Re: Booster Seats Options
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 09:02:02 -0700
  ...Booster Seats Options > It is generally agreed upon that most children under 9 or 10 years old > should still be using booster seats because...
• USED seat cover request
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:16:17 -0600
  ...I am looking for a decent-condition early Vanagon seat cover - just the bottom (where your backside resides) - to replace mine. I'm on...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:44:44 -0800
  ...Priced seats at the local Target last > night. there was a Cosco brand seat that went from infant > (seat rear facing) to toddler and...
• Re: Center console ideas was: Large empty Space Behind rear light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:09:47 -0800
  ...It > fit between the passenger seat and the emergency break. It had two cup > holders and a smaller storage area in the front for...
• Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:55:23 -0400
  ...Those small three legged stools..mine are > Mexican with tooled leather seats. My rear seat upholstery..Never seen > that > pattern of multi-colored blocks...