Jeff,

Thanks!  I took a good enough look at the tracks to see that they are
integral to the box, but didn't check the stop.  That was suggested
elsewhere, so I'm going to see if that would work.  Depends where the
latch is (that stops the seat movement).  If I can get another 4" I
think I'll be OK.

I'll report back to let people know if that's a viable option.

Dan
L.A., CA
'85 Westy Weekender

On Apr 27, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:

> Dan,
>
> I've never done it, but I owned a Tristar (same seats as a Vanagon)
> that had
> the "stops" removed.  That seat went back at least 4" farther than
> the stock
> setup.
>
> Have you tried taking the seat out and looking at the tracks?  It
> may not be
> too difficult.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Daniel Rotblatt
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Moving the Seat Back
>
> I have a bit of a funky knee, and it would be helpful if I could move
> the seat back a bit - just driving around town I can feel it on my
> knee, in the long run it may cause damage.  On a couple of other cars
> I've just unbolted the tracks and moved them back 4-6" - but it seems
> that on my Vanagon, the track is an integral part of the box the seat
> is attached to.  Any suggestions, known fixes/mods that can change
> this.  I have no problem fabricating anything, I weld, etc.
>
> Dan
> Los Angeles, CA
> '85 Westy Weekender