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• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 19:21:00 -0500
  <snip> I was wondering how well people like their swivel seats. <snip> I have a 7 passenger with stock seats and a Westy with...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 19:26:34 -0400
  If my van has non-swivel seats, how can I, or is it possible to convert them to swivel seats? YOU GUYS ARE THE...
• 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...
• Re: Swivel seats with adjustable arm rests
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:43:48 EST
  ...Your subject says "Swivel seats...". Are you including seats swivels with these? Those are the three steel components that go under the seat. The...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 19:21:04 EST
  ...The non swivel seats are thicker than the ones that were mated with the swivels, so like I said if headroom is an issue...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 16:13:58 -0800
  ...Harvey wrote: > I was wondering how well people like their swivel seats. > > I planned to install front swivel seat bases in my van today...
• Westy vs. Regular Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:37:12 -0800
  ...Is the swivel capability of the Westy seat built into the seat itself, or can regular GL van seats be mounted onto junkyard swivels...
• Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:11:54 -0500
  >I assume that a few people on the list have installed the front seats >that swivel. How hard of a proceed is this? Can...
• Re: Westy vs. Regular Seats
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 20:16:22 EST
  ...van seats be mounted onto junkyard swivels? I've spotted Westy seats, totally greased and atrocious, but that swivel fine. >> The swiveling mechanism is...
• Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:18:06 -0700
  ...The little Swivels under the seats... >Does anyone have, or know where I can locate a couple of the Swivels that go >under the...
• Swivel Seat transplant info
  Historical mailing list - Addison Leplatte
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:24:06 -0400
  ...Any help with the swivel seats would be greatly appreciated... Thanks a million Addison 70 camper (gone) 82 modified vanagon 9gone) PaddleVan (pending)
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 09:29:59 -0700
  ...Swivel Seats > I have been considering adding swivel seats to my 88 Wolfsburg > weekender-type bus. For camping trips, I usually remove the rear...
• Re: Vanagon Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:19:08 -0500
  ...ROB WRIGHT 82 WESTY Dianne L Gigler wrote: > Do all vanagons with the Westfalia conversion have swivel front seats? > > The owner's manual recently...
• Re: Seat rails for swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:34:58 -0700
  ...Seat rails for swivel seats To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, April 25, 2011, 12:50 PM I have some recaro seats from...
• Re: Seat rails for swivel seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:57:39 EDT
  ...I have some recaro seats from another be model that I want to add in my west with swivel seats. It looks like the...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:11:15 -0700
  For What it's worth, I have an 83.5 VanagonL full Westfalia which does have swivel driver's and passenger seats. The seats...
• Captains Swivel Seats or No???
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:57:15 -0800
  I am wondering if it is possible to install captains swivel seats into a Vanagon GL 85' that has the stock seats. Any ideas...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 21:33:43 -0700
  A while ago there was some information on the prodedure to maintain the swivel seats. Couls someone forward it to me please? Thanks John...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:13:15 -0400
  ...You could use any Vanagon seat on the swivel mechanism as the slide is the same. You can also go for Recaro seats such...
• Swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 03:33:27 EST
  My thanks to all who responded regarding my sticky, unswivelable swivel seats. Based on your suggestions, for each seat I: - Slid off the seat...
• Re: Vanagon Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:21:37 -0600
  My 82 CA Vanagon L Westy has swivel seats Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of...
• The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:12:13 EDT
  Does anyone have, or know where I can locate a couple of the Swivels that go under the front seats? Thanks, David
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:20:45 -0400
  Howdy Volks, Curious about the swivel front seats on a 90 westy, are they capable of being swapped out with the regular seats on...
• Re: Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:07:36 EDT
  ...How hard of a proceed is this? Can the swivel base be >adapted to my non-swiveling seats. If it can be I would...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 23:36:17 -0400
  ...All you need is a set of swivel bases from a Westy. It raises your current seats about an inch or so. Watch your...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:25:04 -0700
  ...Reinstall seats... they should swivel and slide like new. 8. If the swivel is still stiff... slide the seat forward and back off the...
• Re: Vanagon driver and passenger seats
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:47:16 -0600
  ...front seats on the 1985 Westfalia for the front seats from a Dodge mini-van. Pure comfort and completely the same operation (swivel, recline...
• Re: Captains Swivel Seats or No???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:59:02 EST
  ...has nothing to do w/ the seats, you can use your stock seats. and the only place you will find these swivel seat mechanisms...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:47:06 -0700
  ...Swivel Seats > > Don't forget that there are a lot of earlier (pre '86?) Vanagons and > > Vanagon > > Westfalias out there that were in an...
• swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Wed, 10 May 1995 18:31:10 -0400
  ...The front seats don't swivel like the westy ones do, though, and I've decided this is a feature I can't live...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:27:00 -0700
  ...swivel seats There are two things you need. The swivel mechanism, and the seat. First, let's talk about the seat. In order to...
• Vanagon Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dianne L Gigler
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 23:38:09 -0400
  Do all vanagons with the Westfalia conversion have swivel front seats? The owner's manual recently referenced on this bboard discusses a storage box...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:20:15 -0400
  ...swivel seats > > > There are two things you need. The swivel mechanism, and the seat. > > First, let's talk about the seat. In order to...
• Front seat conversion to swivel?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Mon, 31 May 2004 09:54:52 -0700
  The front seats (driver's and the passenger's) on my 87 GL Wolfsburg do not swivel. But I would like them to swivel...
• Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:48:25 EDT
  ...couple of the Swivels that go under the front seats? >> from any junked camper. check your junkyards. i have 4 swivel mechanisms, but im...
• Swivel Seat Kits Available.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:04:16 EST
  I have Swivel seat adapters that fit any year Vanagons. Turn your regular seats into swivel seats. Heavy duty construction, made in Germany. Easy...
• Re: heated seats wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:26:28 -0800
  ...Also on the wish >list: >-the seats be grey >-they have the swivel arm rests that my current seats have >-that the seats themselves...
• Re: 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:49:35 -0500
  ...I have screwed around now for about an hour total and still have not figured out how to swivel the seats ! >I know that...
• heated seats wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dan Cook
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 14:10:19 -0500
  ...Also on the wish list: -the seats be grey -they have the swivel arm rests that my current seats have -that the seats themselves...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:39:18 -0700
  ...Reinstall seats... they should swivel and slide like new. > 8. If the swivel is still stiff... slide the seat forward and back off the...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:19:48 -0500
  ...Westy front seats don't extend as far to the front so that they can be swiveled to face each other and still have...
• FS: Front seats and swivel tracks
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 18:44:17 -0700
  I have two front seats and swivel tracks from an '82 Westy available for sale. The seats have the original brown and green stripe...
• Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:18:28 -0400
  ...Hicks wrote: > Does anyone have, or know where I can locate a couple of the Swivels that go > under the front seats? > Thanks, > David
• Front swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:38:53 -0500
  I am a new Westy owner ('92) and I am unable to swivel the front seats :( Can anyone offer some instruction as to how...
• Re: for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Thu, 5 Dec 96 23:34:06 CST
  ...swivel your seats, the easier they are to move! You can also take them OFF the swivels and get access to lube the swivels...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:09:52 -0600
  There is an alternative to swivel seats. For many years of camping in my '81, I would just pull the passenger seat forward, reverse...
• Re: Westy vs. Regular Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 23:52:37 EST
  ...regular GL van seats be mounted onto junkyard swivels? I've spotted Westy seats, totally greased and atrocious, but that swivel fine. >> swivals arent...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 03:35:04 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-18 22:39:36 EDT, mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM writes: << Curious about the swivel front seats on a 90...
• revenge of the bucket swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:35:24 EST
  ...swivel seats that I could replace my boring ol seats with? Or maybe (but less likely to work out for me) just the swivel...
• 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hinshaw
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:46:35 -0500
  ...I have screwed around now for about an hour total and still have not figured out how to swivel the seats ! I know that...
• Re: 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 May 1999 10:42:20 -0400
  > Also I'd like to convert my 87 Syncro Seats into swivel seats Like the > 82 has. has anyone done this?? Looks like welding...
• Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 13:23:53 +0100
  ...How hard of a proceed is this? Can the swivel base be >adapted to my non-swiveling seats. If it can be I would...
• Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Dean
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:37:14 -0800
  Another question regarding swivel seats. I've got a high mileage 85 westy. The swivel seats are sloppy. Are those plastic bushings what make...
• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:30:42 -0700
  ...Tight Swivel Seats In addition to cleaning like Jim suggested be careful how tight you get the bolts (nuts?) that hold the swivel in...
• Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list - mwilliamson
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 08:58:35 -0700
  I have been considering adding swivel seats to my 88 Wolfsburg weekender-type bus. For camping trips, I usually remove the rear-facing seats...
• Re: Rotating Seats
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:19:19 -0400
  ...Other than that, this will provide everything you need to convert your existing vanagon seats into swivel seats. Price is $75 each or $125...
• Re: Vanagon Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 02:04:31 EDT
  ...billv2@prodigy.net writes: << My 82 CA Vanagon L Westy has swivel seats >> there was no such thing as a GL westy till late...
• swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Scotto
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:06:50 -0400
  ...i have a 82 and i want completly new seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the going rate ________________________________________________ Get your...
• Swivels for seats for '87 Westfalia Syncro - Where can I buy them?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 May 2001 16:38:43 +0100
  Dear all, I am looking for swivels to put under two captains seats for my Westfalia 1987 Syncro camper. Where can I buy them...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:18:15 -0400
  ...swivel seats > > >There are two things you need. The swivel mechanism, and the seat. > >First, let's talk about the seat. In order to...