This thread reminder me of my old 73 BUG.  I call  several junkyards looking
for seats.  Everyone stated they don't have these, it was a one year one
seat.
After carefull research  I found the only difference was the shape of
the head rest.

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>>It makes a difference in 2 ways. You may consider these of no importance
>>to you but there is a reason VW made the seats different. Either seat
>>will mount and function on either side. As a practical matter it is much
>>easier to find a good condition passenger seat and use it on the
>>driver's side. The need for a replacement seat may over-ride the minor
>>differences in functionality but the differences still exist.
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>since we are nit picking here, (smiley face inserted :<)
>the only difference is the tracks bolted on the bottom with 4 removable
>allenhead bolts.
>If one "must" have the slide lever on the left side, then all one has to do
>is unbolt the track from the bottom of the seat and swap them from left to
>right.
>takes maybe 10 mins tops. (just make sure you remember how the spring clips
>and levers go)
>but to most people, its hardly worth the effort..
>
>chris
>with the slide lever on the right and it doesnt bother me :<)
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