Camper seats seem to be a bit smaller in general.  I had replace my drivers
Westy seat with a 7 pass seat.  A bit larger and taller (the seat bottom,
that is) with a bit more padding.  I had assumed that was to allow the seat
to swivel more easily.  I've since had the original seat recovered and have
reinstalled it.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's

> At 2:05 PM -0400 8/11/99, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> >here's another fyi - there is no such thing as "swival seats".
> >there are SWIVAL SEAT MECHANISMS, that are a 3 piece mechanism (base)
that is
> >bolted together and then welded to your camper's body at the factory, but
> >they are NOT part of the seat.  ANY vanagon seat will work with these
> >mechanisms.
>
> FWIW
> I've found that on mine the camper seats are a bit shorter (1"?) than the
> non-swivel seats. Now that I've put the swivel mechanisms from the back
> half westie in the 7 pass front half with the 7 pass seats, I've found
that
> the seating position is higher than either one was originally. For me it's
> not a problem, there is a little less vertical room from the seat to the
> steering wheel, but for a tall person it may be an issue.
>
>  -Otmar-
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