I have an '84 GL 7 passenger and an '85 Westy.

The seats in the 7 passenger are both longer and have thicker cushions
and my wife can really tell the difference on a long trip.  She
complains that the Westy doesn't offer the leg support that the 7
passenger does.  I've even considered swapping the front passenger
seats, for trips, just for her benefit.

Mike

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
> Kim,
>
> Where did you get that information about the seat being smaller in a Westy?
> That was a new one for me, so I did a little digging in ETKA and there
> doesn't seem to be any listing of a different seat cushion for a Campmobile.
>
> No flame... just curious.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Kim Brennan
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 5:13 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: swivel seats
>
>
> There are two things you need. The swivel mechanism, and the seat.
>
> First, let's talk about the seat. In order to accomodate the swivel,
> the Westy seat is slightly smaller (less leg support) than a standard
> Vanagon seat. Some folks find it a bit uncomfortable, especially on
> long drives. You could use any Vanagon seat on the swivel mechanism
> as the slide is the same. You can also go for Recaro seats such as
> GoWesty sells.
>
> On the stock Westy the swivel mechanism is welded to the seat frame
> overlapping the stock rails. Someone (I forget who) has a similar
> swivel mechanism that doesn't requiring welding in place like the
> Westy version.
>
>
> On Apr 27, 2006, at 7:05 PM, monte merrick wrote:
>
>
>>hi all
>>
>>anyone out there have a good plan for swapping out regular old
>>ordinary
>>vanagon front seats for the special extra fancy swivel westy kind -
>>and
>>possibly a line on the parts required.
>
>