Date:         Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:20:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Alan Pickersgill <pickersgill@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan Pickersgill <pickersgill@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: seat covers
Comments: To: Lee Wood <leewood@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU>
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Bought some quite nice ones at Canadian Tire in Ottawa. Name is SAGAZ  (available all over Canada and I suspect in the US).  Mine are low key charcoal gray with discrete herringbone patern. About $70 Canadian as I remember around $45 US for both fronts.

The store had a video kiosk display which I've seen in other large Canadian Tire stores showing how to attach them and for looking up the right part number for your vehicle. Vanagon was listed... and they actually fit. 
Hope this helps.

Alan Pickersgill
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
'85 Transporter converted to Westfalia.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lee Wood 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:45 PM
  Subject: Re: seat covers


  At 2/22/00, Todd Kaderabek <todd@LARKBOOKS.COM> wrote:

    Are there front seat covers made for Westfalias?  Rear seat covers?
    Expensive?

    Thanks for all the help.

  Todd,

  I reupholstered my '81 Westy camper a couple of years ago, front buckets and rear bench. Sewfine had just come out with their Vanagon kits. You can find them advertised in any of the VW-oriented magazines.

  I called them and they sent their catalog and fabric swatches. They didn't have kits for the rear bench seat (don't know if they do now), but they gladly sold me extra yardage in the same fabric I selected for the front buckets. If you can wrap a Christmas package neatly and operate a home sewing machine, you can do it yourself. Otherwise, a local upholstery shop will sew the few seams necessary and you can pull them on and staple them up.

  I'm  very pleased with the results.

  Lee


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  Lee Wood 
  & Campofelice ('81 Westfalia GL)
  Email: leewood@stanford.edu
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