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Subject:Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
From:David Bohannan
Date:Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:56:19 -0400

That sounds like a great idea....

Anyone have an extra BLUE middle seat laying around they want rid of?

Dave

On 4/21/05, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The best idea I have seen was to add a 3rd position to the 2 person
> middle seating area. Take an extra 2 person GL middle seat and cut it in
> half, leaving enough fabric hanging on the bottom to fold over and tuck
> in to cover the padding. The seatback part is easy since the GL model
> has separate sections for each passenger so no cutting is needed there.
> You can then slide the saved section onto the floor tracks first, all
> the way to the wall and then slide the 2 person seat on next. Look at
> how the seat belts attach before any cutting is done, so you can have a
> stock seatbelt for the 1 person seat.
> 
> Mark
> 
> David Bohannan wrote:
> 
> >All,
> >
> >I currently have a 4th seatbelt installed in the very rear seat of my
> >vanagon and would like to figure out a 3 passenger seat option for my
> >85 GL...it was stock a 7 passenger like most, but have seen some
> >(scarce I am sure) 3 person middle seats...
> >
> >Suggestions? I had considered putting a jump seat rear facing next to
> >the existing 2 person (and remove the armrests...).
> >
> >Would a REAR 3 person bench fit rear facing?just behind front seats
> >with additional support for the floppy back?
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated!!!
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >
> 
>