I have been into the seat to this point. I have found the lower back
support to be lacking, and this is similar to the way i fixed it.
Nice cut grade, if you ask me.
            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Scott Walker wrote:

> Just thought that I would let everyone know how I fixed the springs in the
> back situation on my passenger seat.  After removing the backrest from the
> seat bottom, I unbent the clips at the bottom of the backrest so that I
> could slide the material up the frame.  Just as I had surmised, the
> horsehair type stuffing that VW used had deteriorated and was loose
> throughout the seat.  I vacuumed up the debris and started to look through
> various catalogs for a replacement.  Couldn't find anything for a Vanagon
> (go figure) but Rocky Mountain Motorworks <www.motorworks.com> carried a pad
> for late baywindow bucket seats, so I took a look at a friend's '77 Westy
> and decided that they were close enough to try it.  Got the pad in yesterday
> and half an hour later I have a very comfortable seat.  The pad fits well
> and overall I would say that this is one of the easiest things that I have
> done to the van.  An upgrade to later model seats with armrest might be
> nicer, but my uphostery is in decent shape, so I went the repair route.
> YMMV, Scott
>
> '82 Westy
>