Date:         Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:49:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Subject:      Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon,
              fits all including westys
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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Ben is correct. 3person bench seats do require some support in the middle
portion. Where I think Ben is not correct is to say that Transporters are
walk-through. The 85 Transporter I have converted to a partial Westfalia
roof and upstairs bed,  was /is a walk-through, equipped  with two bucket
seats. It originally had floor to ceiling metal walls behind each seat.
Another 85 I had was quite different. It had a metal wall from one side to
the other (up to the height of the seat back and therfore not walk-through)
and it had the 3 person bench that had some kind of support on the wall. But
the bench does need some support in the middle.

Alan Pickersgill
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including
westys


> In a message dated 9/22/02 6:25:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, JordanVw
writes:
>
> << rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon.  fits all vanagons as
>  well as westys.  includes seatbelts.  makes it so you can seat 3 up
front.
>  no mods,  slides right in to your existing seat tracks.  from a 9 pass
>  transporter. >>
>
> Chris,
>
> I don't know if this is the same as the benches I've seen on dokas. But
the
> ones I have and have seen require a rear support for the seatback. In
other
> words, you will REQUIRE mods to fit in a typical Vanagon. Correct me if
I'm
> wrong but normally Vanagons & Westies have walkthrough interiors. In other
> words, no rear divider wall which would be needed for the seatback support
> for the middle passenger.
>
> BenT
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