>Yes, toss them in the trash (but recycle the metal) and buy yourself a
>newer set ('85 on) of captain's chairs from one of the list vendors or
>a junk yard.  You don't say what year your bus is, but I'll bet it is
>'84 or earlier.  Those seats were junk, a holdover from the type II.  I
>scrapped mine about six years ago and replaced them with a nice set from
>an '85.  Much more comfortable and sturdier seats, and much more foam
>padding.

Sounds like the US got VW's old stock of Bay seats? The Aussie 84s and
(earlier) had nice solid seats with good firm padding, long-lasting velor
and armrests.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting for a trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel