In a message dated 3/1/06 11:47:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
monte@SPEAKEASY.NET writes:

> easiest thing is to get one from an 85 or later passenger van - the
> westy and other models (like the carat) have panels and cabinets and
> such that make their rear seat too narrow to fit well in the
> "plain-jane"
>
>

well you can put a carat or wolfsburg interior into any year vanagon..if you
get all the pieces (which i have if anyone wants to do that, shameless plug)
i have a carat interior in my own '84 sunroof vanagon, and it was not hard to
install at all...
actually this evening, i removed the carat rear seat and installed the
diagonally striped rear sofabed from a 89 wolfsburg..  same thing as a carat rear
sofabed, just that cool striped upholstry!!    looks pretty spiffy in there!!

anyway, heres a question for y'all...  id like to know why VW didnt make the
rear cushion from the 89 wolfsburgs that matched the seats....  the seats have
the diagonal stripes, but the rear cushion doesnt.. nor do the doorpanels..
bummer!!   :<(

chris