I thought it was that Westy seats have a shorter bottom cushion to aid in spinning the seat around.

Todd
'88 Westy

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
> It just lays it over the track that is there and weld it in a few places.
> It should feel to you like it fits very well that way.  I drilled holes and
> put a few screws in, but it probably isn't as strong.  It will raise your
> seat a half inch, but that should not be an issue.  They say the Westy seats
> are slightly lower profile to account for the difference in height.  If you
> want to PMail me a photo I can make sure you are doing the same thing I did.
>
> Dave in Denver
>
> >From: Larry Word <larry_word@YAHOO.COM>
> >Reply-To: Larry Word <larry_word@YAHOO.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: 1985 Vanagon - front swivel seat set-up
> >Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:48:19 -0700
> >
> >I'm trying to install a pass. swivel seat unit I purchased years ago
> >on-line and have ?'s.
> >
> >   The unit I purchased supposedly came from a full camper Westy, it's the
> >   entire swivel unit - both the base and the seat tracks.  The swivel base
> >is
> >   integral to both these parts: a round grove between the two parts. You
> >push down
> >   on a small level (goes in a front factory grove just for this) to make
> >seat swivel.
> >
> >   If I place unit atop my existing passenger seat tracks, that's redundant
> >(2 seat tracks) and
> >   puts seats 1 inch too high I'm afraid.  Do I cut out my existing tracks
> >so that
> >   I end up w/ only one; if so, that's hard to accomplish!
> >
> >   Is there an easier way to install this unit?
> >
> >   I'll take a photo next time and email such to the group?
> >
> >   Larry
> >   Ga.
> >
> >
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