posted to you on wetwesties that I have one Matt.
scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Snook" <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:55 AM
Subject: WTB driver's side seat belt latch

> '84 1.9 Westy
> Corvallis, Oregon (but soon to be in Tygh valley, Klamath Falls, then
> Leavenworth WA - so I can pick it up if you're along the way!)
>
> Last night in Chemult my seat belt latch disintegrated when I got out to
> fill up at a gas station.  This is the unit that bolts into the seat, and
> has the orange button to release the seat belt clip.  I need the whole
> thing, since mine has been missing the cover from previous owner, and now
> the mechanism has fallen apart.  The clip no longer fastens into place.
> So
> if anybody has a parts rig with a driver's side unit, I'll buy it.  I
> don't
> know if the two sides are identical, but a first glance at mine shows that
> the passenger side doesn't sport the wiring for the seat belt buzzer.
> Either way, I still need one.
>
> Pmail me and I'll send you a phone number.  Whatever you charge will
> probably be ok with me.
>
>
> Matt
>
> P.S.
> When I pulled into the station the vehicle at the next pump was another
> brown Wolfy Westy that would be the mirror image of mine but for the
> immaculate paint job, no roof-rack rails bolted onto the pop-top, it was
> clean and had no bike rack on the back, and there were two nice ladies in
> the front seats.  Other than that, it was just like mine.  I complimented
> them on their nice rig but they seemed less than conversational so I left
> it
> alone.  I hate these immaculate rigs!  I look back at my rather shabby and
> over-used Westy and sigh.  But hey!  I've got 30K of camping in mine the
> last two years, I'm headed to a four day music festival and hopefully
> Leavenworth after that (if I don't have to move my daughter into her new
> apartment...), so...  Who's complainin?!?  :)