I found someone parting out an EV on craigslist, it was like $40 for
the seat. I did trim the bracket like it showed in the Samba thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=338291&highlight=eurovan+seat
. I was only able to get the passenger seat from the EV (the drivers
side was jammed and the parts van was really close to a fence on that side).
I trimmed the bracket and put it in the Vanagon passenger position
and it's great! The seat still swivels like it's supposed to being
able to recline the seat way back is a very nice touch. I've already
taken a nap in it on a trip home up I-5 through Oregon <g>.

I put the '84 pass seat in the drivers position and tossed the old
drivers seat...

Rob
becida@comcast.net
I still have the old '84 drivers seat in the garage, anyone want it?
I travel to Lacey WA every afternoon 5 days a week... let me know.

At 11/21/2010 11:19 AM, neil n wrote:
>On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
>
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> > I am told that eurovan seats will also fit; though the bases are taller
> > and that may make it harder to get into the van.
> >
>
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>They do fit. There's a thread over on thesamba about installing EV
>seats. The width of the male rail on them need to be trimmed.
>According to the poster, the seats aren't that much taller. They are
>longer in the seat part though which likely interferes with swivel on
>the Westy.
>
>I recently saw used EV seats online. $150 each, 200K km's + on them.
>Am now thinking I'd be better off rebuilding the seats I have.
>
>Neil.
>
>--
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>
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