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• Interesting T4 seating (was RE: 9-pass vanagons)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 12:29:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...10 Seater T4 vans - SWB - two types, each having two seats in the driver's compartment, and a three seat middle seat. The first...
• 'FS: Wolfsburg Seating
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 13:07:36 -0500
  I have a pair grey velour seats for Wolfsburg seating for sale. Two seats make up the seating arrangement behind the driver and passenger...
• FS: rare 2 person vanagon FRONT seat..fits all vanagons..(seat 3 up front!)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:28:33 EST
  ...2 person FRONT seat, (bench seat)slides into front passenger seat tracks, no mods, just slides right in on your existing pass seat tracks...
• Seat rails for swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:50:07 +0000
  I have some recaro seats from another be model that I want to add in my west with swivel seats. It looks like the...
• westy middle seats for sale.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:00:39 EST
  removeable westy middle seats for sale. include floor track, and seatbelts. fits all vanagon westys. have grey, and blue seats. seatbacks fold forward to...
• Re: Seat rails for swivel seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:57:39 EDT
  ...It looks like the existing seat tracks will bolt up to the new seats, but I don'want to rip apart the old seats...
• 'For Sale: Wolfsburg seating
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 15:33:21 -0500
  I have a pair grey velour seats for Wolfsburg seating for sale. Two seats make up the seating arrangement behind the driver and passenger...
• Re: [vanagon] Seats Seat Heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:20:11 EST
  In a message dated 1/19/06 8:54:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, shg5135@yahoo.com writes: > > > > > My Wesphalia seats are wearing out...
• Seat exchange-driver's & jump seat?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 30 May 1998 09:18:22 -0400
  Is it possible to exchange the bottom only of the seat that slides in behind the passenger seat in an '85 Westy with the...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:14:15 -0600
  I'm also contemplating a seat upgrade to something a bit more comfy. Are the Vanagon non Westy seats more comfortable than the EV...
• Westfalia fifth seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 23:32:37 -0400
  I have 2 types of seats for sale. One is from a 1985 westy and the other= is a jump seat from a 1990...
• Rare Mint Westy single person seat FS
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:02:02 -0500
  I have a mint condition single person extra seat for the Vanagon Westy. This seat is brown velour and matches the brown interior that...
• Re: Seat rails for swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:34:58 -0700
  The rails from any Vanagon seat should fit into the tracks on any swivel base in a Vanagon, but since the hinge part for...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 05:50:07 -0800
  Early Eurovan seats ('93 to about '97) can be fitted by trimming off the downturned edges of the seat rails to fit into the...
• Seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 02:19:48 -0800
  Hi Has somebody covered his seat in his van. What company and/or model of seat covers would best fit the Vanagon seat (swivel...
• request for seat dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:36:30 -0400
  ...i'm thinking that the design might incorporate a regular fold down rear seat, not a weekender seat or a westfalia seat. the problem...
• Volvo seats in a Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 23:50:13 EST
  Has anyone upgraded Vanagon or even better Westfalia front seats to seats from another model vehicle. I found a late 70s Volvo in a...
• Re: Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:47:45 -0800
  ...Vanagon Seat question > > If you have a Camper with the rotating seats, will any Vanagon front > seats fit on the tracks? > I am aware...
• Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:42:14 -0600
  Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped a infant/child...
• Re: Seat exchange-driver's & jump seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 May 1998 00:37:24 EDT
  ...I would switch the whole seat but there are no provisions on the back for the headrest in the jump seat. >> YIKES!!!!! you're...
• jump seats a la carat/wolfie
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:42:14 -0400
  Well, I finally installed the carat jump seats into my '85 GL. Everything went in pretty nicely and the finished job looks neat and...
• Re middle seat graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:10:35 +0100
  When I got my bus all it had was a high bench seat at the back, (apart from the front ones of course) as...
• Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:43:21 -0800
  If you have a Camper with the rotating seats, will any Vanagon front seats fit on the tracks? I am aware that the camper...
• Re: Vanagon seats over the years
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:17:12 -0700
  As far as I know the passenger van seat bases are longer. For survey 86 syncro passenger van has longer and more comfortable seat...
• Baby seats and westies?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:06:55 -0600
  ...I assume this is due to the lack of a seatbelt and the lack of the seat locking in place when it's backwards...
• Re: FS: rare 2 person vanagon FRONT seat..fits all vanagons..(seat 3 up front!)
  Historical mailing list - LA & Glen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:58:58 -0000
  Chris, This seat that you describe is standard on most of all the Transporter series (Panel Van, Double-Cab & Single-Cab) sold here in...
• Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:33:05 -0700
  Oliver It's a pain if you take the seats in and out much, but I found a way to attach the back strap...
• Re: Annoying Vanagon Seats. Why don't they recline?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:26:53 -0500
  A fully adjustable seatback is quite vital to my back for comfort on long drives. Years ago, I installed a pair of fully adjustable...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 May 2010 11:44:07 -0400
  At 10:56 AM 5/13/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Even with a jump seat, I don't know how you get five friends...
• Re: FS: RARE 2 person bench front seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:02:29 EDT
  ...2 person bench front seat for vanagon or vanagon westy. replaces > > your front passenger's seat with a 2 person bench, making seating for...
• Re: Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:54:01 -0500
  ...I want to know if the tracks on the seat are the same for all Vanagon front seats. yep. any vanagon front seat will...
• FREE Middle seats, blue, in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:12:27 -0700
  In the seattle area, I have a double seater middle seat, free. Real nice and clean. Zoltan
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:35:23 -0700
  In an accident, the accelerated mass of the rear seat would add itself to the load on the occupant! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Paquette...
• Re: fitting other seats from different makes into the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:26:57 +1100
  ...Also be careful of seats where the base is significantly thicker than the original VW seat.These seats will have you sitting way too...
• Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:08:25 -0500
  ...Tonight, I'm going to swap the seat belts from the jump seats with the adjustable rear seat belts, put the infant carrier on...
• Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:45:49 -0500
  ---- Tyler Dann <tylerdann@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning, > Turn the child seat around if it allows it. Ours does, and the child and seat...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 23:30:35 -0500
  I have been using an infant seat in the back of my 85 Vanagon since March, with no problems, it should snug down without...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:31:38 -0700
  ...Westfalia seat bottoms are thinner than regular Vanagon seats to compensate for the seat swivels. If space between the steering wheel bottom and your...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:39:46 -0700
  ...Sure > enough, glaring safety issue here. > > Tonight, I'm going to swap the seat belts from the jump seats with the > adjustable rear seat...
• Re: seat upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:35:59 -0700
  If you have a Westy then regular Vanagon non-Westy seats will slip right into the tracks and be more comfy than what you...
• Re: Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:06:24 -0800
  I put a seat from a Eurovan in my passenger position (this is in an '84), it's great! Lays all the way back...
• seatbelts and airbags
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 16:06:49 -0800
  ...My '65 Chevy has only two seat belts, but can seat six. >>And my '66 Kombi only had 2 front belts, and one front...
• Re: Seat Options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 07:47:08 -0800
  I have not spent a lot of time in Vanagon non-Westy seats but have sat in them and they seem to be about...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:10:10 -0500
  For the infant seats and the toddler seats that both strap into the van (then kid straps into the seat), I feel I can...
• Re: extra seating, 12 point tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:47:11 -0400
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > so, as it is, your westy is already a 6 passenger, with your 2 person middle > seat. if you want...
• Re: Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:15:51 -0800
  ...All Vanagon seats have the same type track. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Dec 15, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Todd Last...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 01:47:54 -0600
  The pedestal single seat assembly uses the same floor rails as does the ubiquitous double seat; it simply bolts right in. Since it swivels...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 09:56:55 -0500
  ...the rear seat only seats two, jump seat one, passenger front seat one; that's 4. I'm putting in a jump seat, but...
• Seat Swap (was: WTB: 73 Bus seats with headrest (Connectiuct area))
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 15:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >>Do Vanagon seats have the same rail spacing as breadloaf vans? The '80 V6anagon has rails that you slide the seat sideways onto, and...
• Re: westy middle seats for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:20:45 -0800
  At 12:00 PM 11/25/98, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >removeable westy middle seats for sale. include floor track, and seatbelts. >fits all...
• Re: Vanagon Seat question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:50 -0800
  Yes, you should be able to slide front seats from any Vanagon into any other Vanagon. � There may be other fitment issues, such as...
• Brown Factory Captain Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Oct 94 11:25:04 EDT
  I have for sale the special middle seat offered only during the 1985 model year. This is the brown colored captain's seat that...
• FS: RARE 2 person bench front seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:02:06 EDT
  ...2 person bench front seat for vanagon or vanagon westy. replaces your front passenger's seat with a 2 person bench, making seating for...
• Middle Seat Seatbacks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 26 May 2012 16:15:55 -0500
  One of my '88 GL's has the middle seat for two. The seat backs are separate, like bucket seats. The backs appear to...
• Re: Rear bench seat: Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:52:19 CST
  ...pull this latch upward and it releases the seatback to kinda lean forward. each seatback has it's own latch and the leftmost seat...
• Re: Adding Arm Rests to an Early Vanagon - 1981
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 16 Feb 2020 03:36:37 +0000
  Westy seat bottom cushions are thinner so that when on the swivels they become the approximate height of a non-Westy seat.  Seat bottom...
• 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:37:19 -0500
  ...A single seat or pair of front seats (brown captain's chairs) 2. One seat bottom (cushion and fabric) 3. Seat bottom cover (fabric...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:52:27 -0600
  ...child seat is the child safety seat, car seat is the seat that VW installed in your Vanagon. Set the child seat on your...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:06:48 -0400
  ...I have found that fit varies tremendously from car seat to car seat. I even returned one car seat because there was in my...
• swival seat mechanisms for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:38:24 EDT
  swival seat mechanisms for sale. use your existing seat. fit all vanagons. allows your front seat(s) to swival 360 degrees. this is the...