Chris,
Thanks for the reply.
I'd be very happy to not have to remove the vinyl flooring.
BUT, I was told that on the '86 weekender, the stock fixed rear-facing
seat bolts into a plate that is welded to the metal floor under the
vinyl.  Since I've got a second rear-facing seat just like the stock
one, I want to fasten it securely in the same manner, so I thought I
would weld a plate onto the floor behind the front passenger seat to
recreate what is used for the stock seat behind the driver.
Also, because my rear heater core has started to leak, I wanted to do a
good cleanup of coolant that may have seeped under the vinyl flooring.

-Jeff

JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/31/07 8:30:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> visionwizard@VERIZON.NET writes:
>
>
>> For a number of reasons, including leaky rear heater core cleanup and
>> second rear-facing seat installation, I'm getting ready to remove the
>> stock floor in my '86 Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender, so I'm looking for
>> some how-to guidance.  I've got questions like:
>> - What do I need to remove first?
>> - Is it just screwed in, or is it glued in places too?
>> - Since I want to re-use it, is it difficult to remove without
>> damaging it?
>> - What other restorative/maintenance tasks do you recommend performing
>> while I have the floor out?
>> Thanks.
>
>
> youll have to remove rear rear sofabed and other fixed jumpseat if you
> want to get the floor out..(basically gut your whole cargo area) and
> IIRC on the westy weekenders  the screws thru the floor are under the
> vinyl laminate..  but take the slider door threshold sill off first..
>
> btw, i hope your doing this in a heated garage..alot of that stuff is
> post 86 westy only and not easy to find if you break it
>
> why are u removing it anyway?  the fixed jumpseat bolts OVER the flooring.
>
> i think your going to make the job alot harder than it needs to be...
> IMO..
>
>
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