FWIW, about a month ago I looked at an '80 for sale in Olympia, WA
with a jump seat.

84 "Rescue" Westy

On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/14/02 3:55:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dave@sparkplug.com writes:
>
> If you look closely, you can see an OEM VW jump seat/box/stool behind
> the
> front passenger seat.
>
> <a
href="http://mail.tangledbank.com/jump/http://www.kadikiiss.com/wvw">http://www.kadikiiss.com/wvw</a>/
>
> ---snip---
>
> damn...those are rare..  i've only ever seen one, in a 85 westy about
> 6 yrs
> ago at a vw show..  its a storage box w/ padded lid, doubles as a
> impromptu
> "jumpseat" mounts to floor w/ one bolt. (or 2, but i think its just
> one)  it
> looks like the removeable floormount fridge used in the '85-'87 westy
> weekenders, but its NOT a fridge, and the fridges didnt have a padded
> lid
> either. the upholstry on the lid always matches the seats in the
> interior. i
> think it was offered from 80-85 or so ...  i have no idea what a part
> number
> would be...these things are so rare and im sure that such a limited
> number of
> them were made that it wasnt even listed in ETKA.
>
> chris

Kevin