i found some pictures of german spec carats:
http://vw.transporter.free.fr/transporter/transporter_liquide/transporter76.jpg

http://www.xpresszone.com/carat787.jpg

but most importantly this ebay auction shows it all:
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-Bus-T2-T3-Caravelle-Carat-Sitze-Einzelsitze-hinten_W0QQitemZ8047140645QQcategoryZ53939QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
have fun
flo

On 3/26/06, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> walt,
>
> sorry i did not want to talk negative about u.s. carats.... most of what i
> have seen for sale in germany was full sets, like this one here (no pics
> though)
> http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:U-55ZrIY4-kJ:www.ontour-team.de/Welcome_ONTOUR-TEAM-VW-Bus/VW-Bus_Teile-_und_ServiceCente/VW-Bus-ONTOUR_-_Specials_und_F/vw-bus-ontour_-_specials_und_f.html+t3+weinsberg&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&client=firefox-a
>
>
> you might want to contact them on
>
> *dirk.kloess.ontour@t-online.de* <dirk.kloess.ontour@t-online.de>
>
> however i tried to get some stuff from them before and they did not
> answer.... i have seen other offers but that was all ebay or private, so no
> website i can point you to. i also can currently not find a pic....
> yeah those plastic things would be �bercool.... maybe i willl look out for
> some...
> flo
>
>
> On 3/26/06, Walt Oliver < walt@waltnet.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Florian,
> >
> > About the German Carat interior, do you know if the rear power seats
> > were
> > the same as the front seats on high-spec 90-92 Passats?
> >
> > Was there any provision for folding or dismounting the rear power seats?
> >
> > Have you seen the plastic window surrounds for sale without having to
> > buy an
> > entire interior?
> >
> > Thanks very much,
> > Walt
> >
> >
> > ...with a measly US-spec semi-Carat...      ;)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Florian Speier
> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:51 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
> >
> > to confuse you all,
> >
> > as far as i remember a real (and i mean real real german spec, not the
> > NA
> > semi-carat) carat does not have a sofabed in the back but two captain
> > chairs
> > that are electrically moving in any desired position. there are tiltable
> >
> > lamps in the plastic around the windows (all windows are plastic framed,
> > like in a eurovan) and lots of goodies. soooo if you want that real
> > carat
> > you will have to import such an interior, available for around 1200$
> > plus
> > shipping from germany.... but would it still be a real carat? i guess
> > not....
> > flo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>