Well as I said I don't KNOW how they fit.  This info was from Malahat motors
in Victoria who specialize in VW, I have never bought from them before.  But
thanks for the info on this.  What area are you in?  BTW that was 500 CDN so
about 325 USD.

Thanks
Richard Lynch
----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@aol.com>
To: <rlynch@infosat.com>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: April 13, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: 89 Westie seats in 85 vanagon

> In a message dated 4/13/00 2:22:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> rlynch@INFOSAT.COM writes:
>
> << Will the seats from an 89 westie mount directly in my 85 vanagon.  I've
> peered in the windows of parked westies and it looks like they should fit.
>
>  Does $500 CDN seem like a reasonable price for a pair of swivels in good
> shape with arm rests?
>   >>
>
>
> people...the SEATS dont swival. the BASES do.  the seats are basically the
> same from '80-'91.  any vanagon front seat will fit in ANY vanagon. $500
for
> a pair of vanagon front seats is NUTS.  i sell them for way less than half
> that. (and BTW, i have some vanagon captains chairs for sale)
>
> if you want your seats to swival - you have to CUT the swival seat tracks
off
> of the seat boxes of a junked westfalia.  use a die grinder or cutoff saw
to
> cut the welds.
>
> chris