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• Weekenders & Westy Weekenders & Wolfsburg Westy Weekenders.....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 19:33:43 -0500
  Here's my input on Weekenders. VW made a rear seat option that it called the Weekender Package. It consisted of a rear seat...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:52:00 -0700
  ...I had a weekender (sold) and now tin top... for tin top has more space then the weekender and the weekender has more space...
• definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:59:21 EDT
  think you've got a weekender? maybe so...maybe not. the term "weekender" is widely misused. the "weekender" package, or "weekender interior" refers to...
• Re: Weekenders & Westy Weekenders & Wolfsburg Westy Weekenders.....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Nov 1996 07:07:07 -0500 (EST)
  John, The EV "Weekender" package was (and is) a Westfalia. It was brought into the US market for 1993, however it has been available...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:21:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...Time for the weekly definition of a Westy weekender.... Lemme clear this up ONCE and for ALL... (that's what I said last time...
• Re: Z-bed - weekender sofabeds for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:32:45 EDT
  ...interior from carat/wolfsburg w/ bed/table, interior from westy weekender w. kitchen unit/bed/table, interior from weekender vanagon w/ bed/ middle seat...
• Re: What is a Westy Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 14:51:13 -0500
  ...I have not seen a Weekender > in person yet. > > Newbie Vince. Vince, My understanding is the Weekender is a GL with a fold down...
• Re: Rear bed seats - some questions answered
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:14:29 EST
  All weekender sofabeds have the seatbottom lift up for underseat acess. the rear sofabeds from the westys bolt to the floor, not the side...
• Re: Weekenders - how many different configurations?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:54:31 -0800
  ...Even the use of Weekender is different depending on who you talk to... some think a Weekender is any model where the rear seat...
• Re: Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:14:10 EST
  In a message dated 1/18/00 6:07:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, vanagon@IFREEDOM.COM writes: << I've got an 89 Weekender...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 04:53:51 -0800
  --- John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Don't Weekenders have pot-up tops??? Campers have pop-tops, weekenders have rear seats that fold...
• definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 22:44:07 EDT
  In a message dated 99-05-14 18:45:04 EDT, you write: << Chris, I've asked you on occasion about a weekender or...
• What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 10:01:00 -0500
  Due to popular request, here is the non-official explanation of the Weekender option (which is also part of the 1985 Vanagon for sale...
• 80-82 Weekender??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 18:06:47 -0500 (EST)
  After looking at John Sharpe's awesome 86 Weekender this past weekend, I was wondering if the Weekender was available from 80-82 also...
• Re: Westy - Weekender - GL???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 02:37:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...What is a Weekender package. Is it something in between 1 and 2 above??? Your GL and Carat both had the "Weekender Package". The...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:06:14 -0400
  What's the 'North America Camping Style'? Hiding out in our giant RVs all weekend, except for the campfire Saturday night? The Weekender isn...
• Re: Need help installing weekender curtains on Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 23:17:47 -0400
  Make that "We have a '91 Weekender...." Sorry for the typo. James > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 22:24:16 -0400 > From: jk_eaton...
• Re: Vanagon to Weekender poptop conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:23:56 -0700
  At 12:48 PM 4/18/99 -0700, you wrote: >I have been looking for a pop-top Weekender in the Seattle area for...
• Re: weekender syncro..?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:55:12 -0500
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1805969 Jack BottsColumbia, MO '86 Vanagon Westfalia Weekender '14 Passat SE TDI > Date: Fri, 31...
• Re: Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:04:16 EST
  ...I also never heard of a 87 weekender version. I think the weekender was available only in 86 and 1990-91. >> the non-GL...
• Jump chairs & weekender set up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham by way of Steve Blackham
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:16:59 -0600
  I just bought a new weekender and am transferring the weekender set up out of my 87 into it. Anyone interested in a weekender...
• Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:35:13 -0500
  Hi Gang, I know metal screens are stock on the sliding side windows on Westy full campers, but are they available for the Weekender...
• Re: Weekenders - how many different configurations?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:14:20 -0800
  You could start with "My name is Tim, and I have a Weekender". You'll find lots of support on this list. Happy Friday...
• Re: rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:18:16 EDT
  ...Can I just change the mounting/hinge hardware + some modifications, or do I need the whole weekender seat? The original seat doesn't seem...
• Re: Z-bed - weekender sofabeds for sale
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:09:13 -0700
  It looks like you have a collection! Awesome! I am hoping to make my Vanagon into a weekender with bed & such. This would be...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 02:48:26 EDT
  In a message dated 4/3/00 10:41:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Volksiebus@NETSCAPE.NET writes: << I put a wolfy weekender interior...
• Re: Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:12:09 EST
  ...Sounds to me like a standard weekender with some badges, power mirrors, and extra trim. A sort of Wolfsburg in weekender clothing... >> folks.. oficially...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:41:16 -0700
  I have two friends who bought '85 weekenders new and still have them. Their travel is mostly road trips, long distance road trips at...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 10:54:18 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-24 17:43:10 EDT, you write: >Dave, >I have to correct you about the Weekender package. >It...
• What is a Westy Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 96 09:39:01 -0800
  ...Text_1 Hi All, This may seem like an obvious question to most of you but, how is a Westy Weekender different from a...
• weekender sofabeds FS, etc..(was Re: '85 GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:32:49 EST
  i have a few different vanagon weekender sofabeds and interiors for sale.. also have a carat weekender interior for sale with the flip out...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:59:16 -0500
  OMG! Here I've been referring to our van as a Weekender all along, when it turns out that the presence of a pop...
• RE: Eurovans, Winnebago and Westfalia (was: Comet Camper Cafe)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 12:20:11 -0500
  Jim Davis querries: >So, you're saying that they made an MV and an MV "Weekender"? >And that the "regular" MW had a fixed...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:49:36 -0400
  Ah, so we agree that VW never called it a weekender, which is the point of my argument.. Yes, people call them all kinds...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 15:32:55 -0800
  >| If they're not talking about the std westy, then the weekender package >| consists of : >| >| -back seat folds down into a sofabed with a...
• Fwd: Question about 86 Syncro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 22:15:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...Ahhh...yes...it's the "Weekly Westy Weekender War" (and, folks - that is the "WWWW", remember.... :<) Yes, Jim - "Westy Weekender" is not a official...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:45:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...Well there's Weekender and then there's Weekender. In all the VW produced vanagon literature I've seen, VW never once refered to...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 24 Jul 96 23:13:05 CDT
  On Wed, 24 Jul 1996 16:27:10 -0500 said: >I have to correct you about the Weekender package. >It did come with a...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:20:16 -0400
  ...You already agreed with me that VW never produced anything they called a Westfalia Weekender in '85. It's what people choose to call...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:22:56 -0700
  ...Yet again, they are not referred to as Weekenders. Regards, Ben sent from my Westy Weekender parked next to my 'L' model Syncro with...
• Re: Need help installing weekender curtains on Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 22:24:16 -0400
  We have a '01 Weekender, with original front curtain. The front curtain doesn't hang behind the front seat, but covers the driver and...
• Re: Question about 86 Syncro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 13:27:21 -0500 (EST)
  In a message dated 97-02-14 16:34:33 EST, SyncroHead@aol.com writes: >> Westy weekender: >> -Has poptop >> -No stove/sink >> -Has full...
• Eurovan-Adding Weekender Bed?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 18:01:56 -0800
  ...They have seen our '87 GL with a weekender bed and love it. However, they really would rather have a Eurovan with weekender bed...
• Weekender foldng back seat.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 22:34:54 -1000
  Anyone know what a weekender back seat looks like. I think that I found one in the back of a local shop and wanted...
• Copy of: Re: What is a Westy Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Nov 96 15:45:29 EST
  ...What is a Westy Weekender? >My understanding is the Weekender is a GL with a fold down back seat >that makes a queen size...
• Re: 87 wolfsburg parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:10:26 -0700
  this wouldn't happen to be a weekender? I'm looking for the curtains and table that came with the weekender package. Those items...
• 84 wolfs weekender/ any others?
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 21:06:45 -0400
  When I wrote joel walker to submit my georaphic brick info i asked him to send me a list of the 84 wolfsburg weekenders...
• Re: definition of a "weekender"
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 May 1999 13:29:46 EDT
  ...unoficcially called a "westy weekender" not to be confused with the 7 pass model "weekender package" chris
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:02:53 -0400
  ...You, on the other hand, claimed that "There no Weekenders made in '85," which is simply not true. Reality bites, since "Westy Weekender" is...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Fri, 14 Feb 97 07:24:02
  I don't believe that, in 1986, this is called a Westfalia Weekender. I was just looking at one the other day and it...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:13:04 -0400
  ...Not all Weekenders have the pop-top roof, and those that do are called Westfalia Weekenders." - http://www.canadiandriver.com/2006/03/06/feature...
• Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 30 Dec 2019 21:53:41 +0000
  Anyone know what kind of wheels are on this van? inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/corona-1987-weekender-vanagon-gl-aka/7040968683.html | | | | | | | | | | | 1987...
• Re: 88 wolfsburg weekender in Baltimore junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:34:47 -0500
  On second thought,maynot be a weekender.There is a table and rear jump seats,but the third tow seat has head rests.No...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:02:12 -0400
  ...repeat after me... "There no Weekenders made in '85, only Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition campers." http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/85wolfsburgedition/page4.jpg...
• Re: weekender back seat
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:47:11 -0500
  ...I just bought a weekender middle and rear seat from Wm. Kennedy for $100, sides have been dyed dark brown. And I bought a...
• Re: 87 syncro weekender for sale -- needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:04:14 -0500
  John asketh: > Don't Weekenders have pot-up tops??? Negative, ghostrider. Weekenders have folding beds, fold-out tables and rear facing seats. Wolfsburg-edition...
• Fw: Weekender interiors for sale[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 12:55:42 -0600
  ...Sunday, November 09, 1997 10:37 PM > > > > I have misc Vanagon interior parts: > > front seats, weekender interiors, sofabeds, etc.. > > > > email if interested > > > > chris
• Re: misrepresentation on ebay...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 01:09:11 EDT
  ...the ebay '87 GL in question has the non-weekender interior and has pull-out armrests in the center of the middle and rear...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:11:43 -0500
  As a "Weekender" owner 3 times over, I have to say that, if your reason for buying a VW Westy was that you camp...
• Re: '84 Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 15:34:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...Weekender? Does that version have all of this > stuff? The weekender has the pop top with bed, rear bench bed and fold out table...