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• Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:09:06 -0700
  Before I rant, let me say that I always wear my seatbelt, just like I always wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. That...
• Re: Swivels for seats for '87 Westfalia Syncro - Where can I buy them?
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:32:40 -0500
  ...http://www.eurocampers.com/Swivels.html Mine is in my 87 Wolfsburg, you have to remove the jump seat to swivel the front seat...
• Re: Adding a Real Horse to a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:55:26 -0800
  ...Yesterday we had moved our little pony 9 hands (just let him stand between the center seat and the back seat), he is not...
• headrests for westy rear seat/bed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:21:35 EDT
  ...peel back that black cloth tape that covers your staples that holds your seatback upholstry on...carefully pry out the staples.. pull back the...
• FS: Westfalia stove cabinet + fridge + swivel base + rare middle 3 seater from Kelowna, BC.
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:53:22 -0700
  ...150$US 4-middle gray 3 seater from my originaly 8 seater 1991 vanagon. very good condition. one small one inch rip on the...
• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Jul 2020 15:50:12 -0500
  ...experience where 1 or more of the Bolts that attach the Seat to Its Part of the Rails have backed out >> & then an become...
• Seattle parts up for grabs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sat, 5 Oct 2019 19:41:17 -0700
  ...https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/d/everett-volkswagen-vanagon-parts-galore/6989033944.html Please text or call me for any questions. I'd...
• FS: dirt cheap '84 Westy wolfsburg full camper w/ middle seat $3900
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:21:26 -0400
  Not mine... '84 stick shift wolfsburg westy full camper with 2 person middle seat dirt cheap 3900 bucks https://lancaster.craigslist.org/cto/d...
• 1.9 heads. Valve seat crack?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 15:31:47 -0700
  ...https://imgur.com/gallery/SI3Oh Is this the dreaded valve seat crack? And if so, does anyone have a pair of good 1.9...
• Re: Black knobs on B (?) pillars
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:53:08 -0500
  ---- The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > > What are the black, bakelite looking knobs on the pillars (B?) above the seat belt > > 'pulley's...
• Re: Stolen Syncro In Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 28 May 2014 20:38:32 -0700
  ...Pensioner On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > From FB: > <https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:37:34 -0400
  ...theyre the same levers used on every front vanagon seat from 80-'91. :( who was this from? Go We$ty?
• Re: Installing rear seatbelt on drivers side
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:26:06 -0500
  ...Installing rear seatbelt on drivers side > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > 85 Westfalia and installing the three point belt from Gowesty. Looking for the...
• Re: For Sale On The Samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:52:17 -0800
  ...Hineline wrote... >> Whoever did the upholstery didn't line up the plaids for the back seat >> back and seat. > > Like this? http://www.flatsurface...
• Re: Van Camping around Seattle / Tacoma????
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:47:42 -0400
  ...wrote: > Looking to come up to Seattle / Tacoma area for the weekend and I'm > looking for an inexpensive place to sleep for the...
• Re: Carat Question/seating arrangements
  Historical mailing list
  05 Jan 1996 16:43:13 GMT
  ...levels, it should be possible for someone w/ rear facing theater seats to put in the middle forward facing bench and vice versa. You...
• 82 Westfalia Carpet
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 07:13 EDT
  ...I need guidance about the carpet located between the front seats and the back seat. It's approximately 6ft X 4ft. 1. Besides the...
• Re: Copy of: Bench seats for the front
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 17:52:26 -0800
  ...Nice bus, they have removed the rear seats (making it into an almost Kombi) and use it as a delivery vehicle. They also have...
• OXS light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:26:51 -0400
  Where is the switch for the OXS light on an '87? Also does anyone know of a good source for seat covers including the...
• Second battery-no black box
  Historical mailing list - matt
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 12:50:48 -0700
  ...I checked under the driver seat and there is no black box. The only wiring there is for the seat belt. Other than that...
• Making a Bed--any advise?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:56:42 EDT
  ...Its just plain bench seat version. I've removed the seats and want to build a platform suspended somewhat above the engine to maintain...
• Seatbelts not retracting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:33:39 EDT
  I have had an annoying problem with the front seat belts not retracting fully on my 82 Westy. Since the 84 and later belts...
• sliding seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff or Tamara Nelson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 23:06:15 -0600
  Hi all, I just pulled my carpet tonight to dry it out and noticed that my middle seats slide out on rails. Seems like...
• Re: armrests and seat upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 04:16:04 EDT
  ...Then I fitted one of the outside rests to the passenger seat ...stood back > ...beamed a bit more then closed the door.....Big Problem...
• Seats For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:30:17 EDT
  Howdy Volks, Blue Velour Captain's Seats, with non-adjustable arm rests. Fair condition. They have a couple of small burn holes in them...
• swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:44:43 -0400
  Hello out there I have a 1990 multivan and want to make the passenger seat swivel to face the rear of the van. Where...
• Re: seatbelts and vanagons/westies (formerly about alcohol and vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:09:02 -0700
  ...Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM> > Without seat belts on we would have both been thrown all over the inside > and I'm sure the...
• FS: RARE WESTY SINGLE MIDDLE SWIVAL SEAT ON LOCKBOX
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:52:00 -0400
  ...Check this old auction listing for a pic of my seat: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2425370801&category=33701...
• Re: Folding Mid Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:03:42 EDT
  ...It is a double seat. why are you selling the covers for the floor tracks? you will have big gaps in your floor then...
• Re: Curtain Behind Front Seats - How?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:14:40 -0700
  Assuming a Westy, the curtain for the front window will work across behind the front seats. Use the snaps that normally go on the...
• FS: Blue Front Seats with Armrests
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 8 May 2006 00:33:27 +0000
  I've got a set of blue front seats with armrests (non-adjustable) for the Vanagon. They are in very good condition with no...
• Re: dirty, dirty seats clean again
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:14:45 -0800
  At 2/23/2007 04:51 AM, Raimund Feussner wrote: >Dirty seats are best cleaned in the washing machine. Downside is, you >have to...
• Seattle-Portland Schlep in June?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:36:47 -0700
  Anyone heading between Seattle and Portland metro area in June? I'll pay gas and a snack/meal. Some things I just can't...
• Middle seat again
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:18:24 -0800
  ...There are holes in the floor and the owners just bolted the seat with 4 bolts. so I need the rails installed. Janet Sanford
• Re: seat "guide pieces"
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:21:53 -0700
  ...swivel plate, not the fore-aft slider rails of the normal seat. No, look for 251 881 213--item #8 in illustration 126-00...
• FS BLue Middle seat in HFX NS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:12:46 -0800
  I'm trying to get rid of a nice blue middle seat. With head-rests and middle & side arm rests. It's if very...
• Re: wtb: seat swivels
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:22:08 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=571464 Mark Brendan Slevin wrote: > Does anyone have a used seat swivel or two lying...
• Re: New versus Welded Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:37:03 -0400
  ...To do this I remove the seats and counter bore the seat hole so I can install a harder valve seat with a larger...
• Re: rarest of the rare middle seat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:32:27 -0800
  ...And mine is missing the middle 3 person seat wouldn'tja know it. She's a two-tone red bottom/white top 84 waterboxer...
• Neat Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  23 Jun 1995 12:33:07 U
  ...no side cabinets, so the rear seat was full width, but it had a cabinet behind each front seat, one was a sink/refrigerator...
• 91 Automatic Silver Vanagon Project $800 in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:04:55 -0500
  ...Body and interior in decent condition (small rip on driver's seat, rest of seats, nice). Silver exterior. Grey interior with rear seat that...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
  ...All Audis use ball shaped seats. So do all VW's. This is of course directly pertaining to stock OEM wheels. On the scary...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:24:11 -0700
  -i reused the pressboard under the seat. This raises the seat to the right height. I did not weld in risers, but used through...
• Re: Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - janetda
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:29:26 -0700
  ...Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper Date: 97-04-18 15:20:25 EDT From: JordanView To: bryan459@pacbell.com In a...
• Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:28:33 -0500
  ...Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle It appears as though this 1 has been found http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1556155...
• Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:17:06 -0800
  ...These are not Westy seats for one. The seat bottom cushion is taller and longer. Some people don't like these as much in...
• Re: poptop opening while driving; latch & seal problem (How to meet a NJ trooper)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:50:05 -0700
  ...Incidentally you can reach back from the driver's seat while driving and feel that the pin is seated, in case you have any...
• the "Kombi" .... was:Re: my new 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:28:53 EST
  ...weekender interior..(wierd van, has no armrests on front seats, no power steering, no tach, but a weekender interior...wierd.) these vans had no...
• Re: How do you pack your Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 25 May 2001 11:31:41 -0400
  > Would someone explain to me where is this cabinet, as I can`t seem to locate > another one inside Gerty. > >> > 12) Behind the seat...
• Re: We've been selling our seats too cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:51:59 -0700
  ...We've been selling our seats too cheap! In a message dated 10/15/02 12:51:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, warmerwagen@HOTMAIL...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:04:14 -0500
  ...Weekenders have folding beds, fold-out tables and rear facing seats. Wolfsburg-edition campers have folding beds, fould-out tables, a rear facing seat...
• Re: Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:18:15 -0700
  ...Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle Hmmmm... "quick spin" in a diesel Vanagon? Clearly, you haven't been in one. :) TomC (snip...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-753)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:06:04 -0600
  ...Thread the curtains on, drill two appropriate size holes and hang the curtain behind the seats. On Friday, August 13, 2004, at 02:53...
• WTB multivan rear sofa-bed (like a westfalia but 3 seater, not like a carat)
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:18:26 -0700
  ...I am looking for a multivan rear 3 seater sofabed in grey (plywood with foam). I already have a carat/passenger GL rear sofabed...
• Re: How to clean dirty seats ...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:01:33 -0700
  ...Stephen --- Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > Hi guys, > The seats are really dirty. I would like to clean > them without hosing them off...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:49:48 -0800
  ...and you're cursing.........just remember, 'it's not bad design, it's just an idiosyncrasy.' I'll tell you why the seat arm...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:11:08 +0000
  ...Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:03:51 -0400 > >I got front seat covers a few years ago from: Seat Cover Warehouse, 1607 >North State...
• FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat, repairable front fiberglass bumper $50 ea.
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:58 -0700
  ...I have a blue/gray rear facing jump seat for sale without the mounting brackets in the Los Angeles area--just the seat. It...
• Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 17 May 2002 15:46:37 EDT
  ...More importantly, the Audi lugbolts DO NOT have the correct seats for Carat and SA alloys. Those alloys have conical seats. Whereas, Audi lugbolts...
• list mac users
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 May 2003 08:30:52 -0700
  ...I need the number for the seat belt anchor bolt which secures the inboard seat belt ends for both a front seat and and...