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Subject:Re: Seat Options
From:Stacy Schneider
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:17:10 -0800

Recall seats . Buy the adapters and they bolt right in . 
       There is a price to be comfortable . 

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> On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:43 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> 
> I put some heated leather Audi bucket seats in a Vanagon once.
> It was a lot of work as some structure on the bottom of the seat has to
> be removed.
> 
> if you look at car seats in general, you'll notice vanagon seats don't
> have much structure under the cushion area at all.
> They sit very down on 'the floor' .which is really the top of the inner
> fender area for the front wheels.
> 
> Many seats are too thick on the bottom.
> 
> I've done Volvo 740 leather front seats too ..
> same thing..lots of work to remove understructure first.
> 
> Scott
> 
>> On 11/11/2013 7:56 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>> Has anyone looked into any of the Audi seats? Being in the VW family?
>> Possibly other options?
>> 
>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>>> On Nov 7, 2013 4:29 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 11/6/2013 8:23:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> kggilbert@MYACTV.NET writes:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm  interested in learning what front seat options may be out there for my
>>> '84  Westfalia. The originals are in decent shape, but maybe my backside
>>> would  appreciate an upgrade. Easy fit and low cost, of course.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> the '85 up vanagon capt. chairs w/ armrests are a HUGE inprovement over the
>>>  84 down westy ones.
>>> 
>>> slide right in, as well.
>>> 
>>> i have some btw..
>>>

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