>Anyone know if BMW seats are an easy fit in the Vanagon? I know a guy with
>a
>pair of heated, motorized, leather seats but don't want to drive 50-odd
>miles to find they're never gonna fit.

Well they certainly will not bolt in, but you already knew that.
Adapters could be made.  I'm thinking it would be a lot of work however.
If you have a westfalia you would probably loose the ability to swivel the
seats.  I like to be able to turn the passenger seat around so it is facing
back.  I've never swiveled the drivers seat around though.
I think that may be one reason the original vanagon seats are so shallow in
seat depth, so that they can swivel around.

Recaros are nice, but too expensive for us mortals.
If there was a readily available junkyard seat from another vehicle that
would work for the vanagon, I'd consider making an adapter kit.
Maybe golf/jetta/audi?

Gary Lee
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm