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Subject:Re: how many different style seatbottom foams were used for the capt.chairs?
From:mark drillock
Date:Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:38:04 -0800

I don't know what the differences are, but the VW CD lists 4 different
bottom foams, for Vanagon front seats, 3 of which could be in late 80s
models. Same with the Euro parts cd.

Mark

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>just wondering if y'all knew the answer to this.
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>im talking about the seatbottom foam for the '82 up capt. chairs w/
>armrests..
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>AFAIK, there was only 2 styles of seatbottom foams..  for the capt chairs..
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>85 up westy - seatbottom foam is about 1.5" shorter than the passenger van GL
>seatbottom foam..most people know this already..
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>was there any other variations?   reason i ask, is because  the seatbottom
>bolsters look more pronounced on the Carat or GL seatbottoms, than on the '89
>wolfsburg (diagonally striped) seatbottoms..   anyone know if the foam used on
>the '89 wolfsburg was partial to that model only?
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>chris
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