Yes, they are all interchangeable back to late 78-79 Bus even!  Of
course if your early van never had arm rests you will have the arm rest
that is attached to the door panel.  This will interfere with the arm
rest on the seat so you should remove it (door panel one).  That is
about it.  Swap away!

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

On 9/20/2010 7:49 AM, John Rodgers wrote:
>  Can anyone tell me about the interchangeability of driver and
> passenger seats from year to year on our vans, ie, will say an '86 or
> "88 driver seat retro-fit  back to an '84 or earlier without problems? I
> guess the big issue would be - are the tracks the same?
>
> Thanks
>
> John
>
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> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
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