In a message dated 1/29/2014 5:33:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jim.felder@gmail.com writes:

The rubber donuts that fit over the studs when the seat is down look to  be
exactly the same because the studs are the same, but the catch part of the
mechanism is like 3mm stamped steel, it take a narrow, long cover over its
hard edge length.

all the early seven passenger hardtop vanagons with the basic "non-sofabed"
 rear seats have latches like that.. yea they are sharp.

ill have to check my storage for tan rear sofabeds...

chris
southeast pa