I believe that Chris has stated that Vanagon seats can be modified to
recline further, but when I studied my '91, I decided he must be
talking about an earlier model or something.

Larry A.

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Availability would be one factor; I know it was for Stephen. Vanagons
> are VERY few and far between at wreckers and yard sales around the
> rust belt.
>
> Another advantage would be the improved recline angle; I've found the
> vanagon seats don't recline far enough for passengers to doze
> comfortably on long road trips. That last detail was an unwelcome
> discovery I made a few years ago when I upgraded my westfakia from
> late-bay vinyl buckets to late-vanagon captains chairs.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 197x wesfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg weekender hardtop.
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
> Quoting JordanVw@AOL.COM:
>
>> whats the benefit of eurovan seats over vanagon seats?  the only benefit i
>> can see is they have a crank knob for adjustment...   ive sat in EV seats
>> before, they didnt strike me as being any more comfortable than
>> seats out of a late
>> model GL or Carat vanagon..
>