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Subject:Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
From:Christopher Gronski
Date:Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:30:01 -0400

Your other option is getting your hands on a two person FRONT bench
from a VW cargo van. It slides right in in place of your passender
seat. I have this arangement plus a 2 person middle bench in my westy
(w/2 person rear bench), it is probably one of the only seven
passenger westies on the road.

Chris

On 4/21/05, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>