Date:         Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:05:42 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
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I enlarged the photo to get a closer look at some details. This is a tan
side panel and table from a poptop Westy Wolfy of 85/86/87. It has been
force fitted into a tan interior passenger model. If you look closely at
the rear of the side panel you can see a number of extra screws holding
the panel to the wall (where the rear seat back meets the rear seat
bottom.) There is a stress buckle from this in the side panel at the
back edge of the rear armrest recess. This was done because this type of
plastic side panel needs a special narrower rear bench/bed and they did
not have one and they had to improvise. I wonder if the bed can even be
folded out with this setup. Another clue is the small exposed metal area
at the lower left area of the side panel where it meets the below seat
kick panel. The correct lower kick panel for this side panel sticks out
farther and would cover this spot.

The jump seat upholstery must have been dyed or recovered as these only
came in one of 3 different grey based fabric styles AFAIK.

Mark

mark drillock wrote:
>
> Are you saying that your 86 Westy came with these tan rear facing
> removable jumpseats? How about the panel under your bench/bed, was it
> tan plastic or the wooden type like the Vanagon in question?
>
> The only tan interiors with this side table I have ever seen were Poptop
> Westy models in 85, 86, and 87. These had a fixed rear facing seat
> behind the driver with storage below it.
>
> Mark
>
> Ray Reinhard wrote:
> >
> > I don't think he changed anything.  Our '86 Westy GL (non-syncro) has
> > exactly the same exterior/interior color scheme.  The only very slight
> > difference is the pattern of the cloth upholstery; ours has a light
> > "herringbone" pattern, while this one has small squares.
> >
> >