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  • Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:28:42 -0700
    On 8/24/2009 2:53 PM Tom Buese wrote: > Hmmmm, > > Just attach fold out seats to the sliding door which could also be...
  • '88 Westy 2.0L 4 sale (SEATTLE)
    Historical mailing list - Drovdahl, Mark
    Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:50:07 -0700
    ...Thanks to Daryl of AA Transaxle and Ivan of TNT, Seattle. - New PS pump, now 1 month old. I've tried to price it...
  • Re: seat covers
    Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:45:53 -0800
    <html> At 2/22/00, Todd Kaderabek &lt;todd@LARKBOOKS.COM&gt; wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Are there front seat covers made...
  • Whats a "Weekender"?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:38:52 -0800
    ...It has a pop top sleeper, folding table, rear > seat that changes to a bed, cabinetry behind the > rear seat, two rear facing seats...
  • Re: under rear seat AC and heat
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:28:52 -0500
    ...it's also shorter in height then a vanagon rear heater (which fit perfectly in a beetle opposite the battery under the back seat...
  • Re: Seattle parts up for grabs
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Sun, 6 Oct 2019 18:03:27 +0200
    ...https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/d/everett-volkswagen-vanagon-parts-galore/6989033944.html Please text or call me for any questions. I'd...
  • Re: Rear Seat Heater Core Control Valve needed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:36:07 -0700
    ...Rear Seat Heater Core Control Valve needed > Hi All, > I took apart my rear seat heater to replace the leaking core and this is...
  • Re: 1987 Camper Center Swivel Seat
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Dec 1995 09:27:21 -0700
    ...It mounts in the center >area of the van, seats 1 passenger, has two armrests and a lockable >compartment in the base. I have...
  • Re: Carat Question/seating arrangements
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:57:41 -0400
    ...I looked at the floor carefully while converting, you can keep the front most seat rail and move the other one up to allow...
  • Possible Solutions
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:52:10 -0400
    ...The front seats are rather uncomfortable on long trips, i.e, their seats seem to short and hard, and the passenger often develops back...
  • RE: Seat Adjustment Control Q's
    Historical mailing list - IR Student
    Fri, 20 Jun 97 10:21:00 PDT
    ...I don't know if to PO changed seats they might have. -Blake Heinlein -----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Carver [SMTP:CARVER_JEFFREY@aphub.aerojetpd...
  • Re: Happy 99 virus/worm
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:09:18 -0700
    No, Seattle Vanagons are all out camping or in the shop. That's why you don't see many! David Beierl wrote: > > At 12...
  • Re: Pulling rear seat back
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:00:54 EDT
    ...Just wondering. >> i think its a 15 or 17 mm bolt that holds the non weekender seatback on..its easy to find, there is...
  • WTB : Weekender/Westy Table (not sure which this table is)
    Historical mailing list - TieDye
    Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:58:52 -0500
    ...At the back of the book there is a picture of both front seats with fronts towards each other, swiveled inwards... with a table...
  • rollover accident in 71 VW
    Historical mailing list - Sue Holbink
    Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:14:39 -0800
    ...And the seatbelts really held us (and the seats!) in place very well. My suggestion from all this: if you don't have shoulder...
  • Serious Saturday Potta Potti Question
    Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 12:51:01 -0700
    ...It stores behind the front passenger seat and it looks like it's secured by straps looped around tie-downs like those used in...
  • NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:05:31 -0800
    Hi Chris, Are these the jumps seats that closed recently? I bid on them myself, but stopped as I only need the passenger side...
  • Re: Curtain Behind Front Seats - How?
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:32:20 -0700
    ...Curtain Behind Front Seats - How? Went through the archives and read extensively about stealth camping. I have an '88 Westy that has the full...
  • Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:02:09 -0500
    At 09:39 AM 12/24/2008, mdrillock wrote... >The ball seat is not quite the same as stock 14" steel Vanagon wheels. >The...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Westy Stolen In Ballard (North Seattle)
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:54:00 -0800
    ...crap, and sorry, and double crap! > I'm driving up north from Oregon to Seattle tomorrow, will have my eyes > open for it. > > Hugo > > > ​ >
  • Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:39:38 -0700
    ...Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/4152046232.html
  • Re: Rear facing seats for camper
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:18:47 -0400
    ...the other pic u had was just the drivers side mount rear facing seat from a '85-'87 westy weekender.
  • Fold up seats anywhere?
    Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
    Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:18:52 -0500
    ...I'm looking for two rear facing grey fold up seats to be shipped to 34103. If you have a pair you're storing...
  • rare westy single middle swival seat on lockbox FS on samba
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:11:49 EST
    ...and for those of you who have late model westys you can just swap the tan seat out for a grey capt chair.. http...
  • Re: clara got hit but is OK?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:55:50 -0500
    In a message dated 95-11-06 03:10:22 EST, Sglw@aol.com writes: > There are no seatbelts in a 61 VW may...
  • Re: weekender rear seat??
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Feb 1997 15:03:41 -0500 (EST)
    ...i have a mig welder and some skill, is it possible to convert the >factory rear seat to pull out into a bed? > > look...
  • Re: Insuring a Camper
    Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
    Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:03:53 -0700
    ...Everyone I called in Seattle said a VW Camper Van was considered a standard vehicle and not an RV. I guess they see a...
  • Good shops in Seattle/Edmunds/Linwood?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:15:49 EDT
    I have a friend who just moved to north Seattle.She has a Rabbit diesel in need of a good,knowledgeable,and fair mechanic...
  • Re: Weekender Fabric- new or used
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Wed, 26 May 1999 00:08:17 +0000
    ...new or used, fabric for the > rear weekender seat and cushion/bed behind the seat? Is this a Bus Depot > item? We are working...
  • Re: Back-of-Seat-Organizer
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:02:33 -0500
    ...I didn't really need or want to carry a 2-liter bottle on the back of my seat, and I liked the pocket...
  • 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...
  • Interior cabinet in Vancouver(sort of vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 06:42:07 -0700
    Can anyone recommend someone in the Vancouver BC area to build a storage cabinet to replace my rear seat? Just something simple, couple of...
  • Re: Fwd: RE: Light Inside Camper
    Historical mailing list - Roy O.
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:26:11 -0500
    ...matching overhead light (as over the driver's seat) in the headliner over the passenger seat, and another next to the vent just above...
  • Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 31 Jan 2001 01:56:49 EST
    ...Hyundai front seats > got pics of your van w/ the audi wheels? and the hyundai seats...dont tell me they slide right in? chris...
  • Re: Survey--Merkur seats
    Historical mailing list - David
    Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:55:59 -0800
    I tried going down the Recaro seats road but found big problemos 1...Very expensive 2...No armrests I think the Captain's chairs...
  • 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...
  • amplifier installation
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:39:42 -0800
    I have two, one under the front passenger seat, and the othe under the rear bench seat, I removed my heater ( I live in...
  • HEAT
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:45:59 -0700
    ...There is heat coming into the van from under the front passenger seat. Any thoughts on why and how to fix it? Mike With...
  • FS, gasket kit for air-cooled vanagon, two-person slide-out middle seat
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:37:14 -0800
    ...Also, slide-out and flip-forward tan/brown center seat with rails for '85-'86. $50 (no shipping!) Karl
  • 1985 1/2 camper rear seat covers
    Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
    Thu, 10 Feb 2005 07:48:17 -0500
    Ron and others I am looking for "slip on" type EZ cover for my Vanagon's rear sofabed seat. The Bus Depot has 1968...
  • Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:23:18 -0500
    ...And it may very well be that there was prior damage to the seat belts. My point is just that these are worth paying...
  • Sorry I Couldn't Help-Seattle Area
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:27:06 -0700
    My apologies to the white Vanagon stranded on I-405 near Southcenter (Seattle-Renton area) yesterday afternoon. Traffic was to fast, shoulder to narrow...
  • Anybody got a decent Westy vanagon For Sale in Seattle area?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
    Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:14:57 -0800
    Howdy list, I'm still looking for a decent Westy Vanagon - water cooled - in the Seattle area. Loking for a clean body and drivetrain...
  • Re: really dumb newbie question
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:43:45 EST
    ...They instead have a single rear facing seat just behind the driver's seat. They also have a fold out side table on the...
  • Re: Second Battery Question
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:38:34 -0400
    ...Second Battery Question Well, the thing with the drivers seat is that it seems to move forward okay, but that's just on the...
  • Re: Subject: Portland - Seattle wheel mount recommendations?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:17:50 -0800
    re Can I press out the old studs/install the new ones myself? Is there a shop somewhere between Portland & Seattle I can trust...
  • FACTORY Upgrade to 3-point Rear Seatbelts in Vanagon available
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:59:30 -0500
    ...Having > said that, would upgrading to 3-point belts on the bench seat be the > best step to take? How do others feel about...
  • Re: the 5th seat
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:38:18 -0500
    ...mcneely > > Mark > > > Dave Mcneely wrote: > >>> > >>> You can install a single person center seat that was optional in just a > >>> few years 85/86, sliding...
  • Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:31:59 -0500
    ...Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service > > > > saw this ad in THE STRANGER, a Seattle weekly newspaper. > > > > http://www.californiavan.com/seattlead.jpg > > > > Not very...
  • Re: Backup Battery access '81 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - brady
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:14:18 -0700
    Remove the seat from the swivel base first. To do this look closely at the base of the seat by the leaver that allows...
  • Re: How to remove front passenger seat
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 7 Jul 2020 22:54:19 -0400
    ...I’m not trying to remove the seat (yet). I’m trying to slide it back as it is all the way forward now...
  • Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:36:51 +0000
    ...Sooooo, got a slow leak somewhere. :-( Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Washed the driver's side seat belt. Easy job. Simply pulled it out of...
  • Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:19:47 EST
    ...If I knew this before I bought my Syncro, well, I'd have bargained more for the lack of belts and seat-base mount...
  • Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Root
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 21:21:40 EST
    Hello all, I have come upon a Wolfsburg interior with the rear facing jump seats, fold down table, and rear seat that folds down...
  • Re: Hot Air
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 18 Aug 2000 02:17:52 PDT
    My battery box doesn't have any type of cover for it - just the seat slides over it and there is that folding flap...
  • Re: Cleaning Seats
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:03:11 EST
    ...Not disgusting, in good > condition, but dirty. > > They are cloth seats and I am wondering if anyone has an good > recomendations on how to...
  • Re: Eurovan vs Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:56:59 -0800
    ...I doubt anyone on this list would buy a new seat but believe me there are people who might. Not me, but not everyone...
  • Re: Camp stove input requested
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:01:33 -0800
    ...The space under the flip up seat is lined in galvanised metal and has a drain. If you look in the sales brochures, they...
  • Re: Seat covers front captain chairs
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:40:35 -0700
    on this subject I am looking for sideless seat cover (sheep skin or not) that doesn't cover the armrest... thanks On Sat, Apr...