My Westy has 3 of 'em. I'll get a 4th one for the other center seat
eventually.

Yes, they are much more comfortable for long drives. The arm rests
aren't as adjustable as late model captains chairs, but they work.
You don't have to have the armrests on the Recaros, of course (my
center seats won't).

The drawbacks are that you just about have to disconnect their
mounting brackets to get to the batteries. When swiveled around the
seat tends to hit the door handle (well the armrest hits the door
handle.) Similarly the armrests tend to hit the seatbelt retractor
when you are all the way back. Also for me, I find that the slide
handle (in the front of the recaro) hits my calf when I drop my leg
down.

I've considered a couple of times going back to the original seats,
but like the adjustability and comfort of the Recaros too much.

On Dec 19, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Loren Busch wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, anyone out there riding in the Recaro seats
> in a
> Vanagon/Westy?  I've wondered if there is any improvement in
> comfort that is
> worth the big money that is paid for the Recaro seats?