Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:24:04 -0500
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: A Bench seat up front?
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The Z-Bed from my westy has mechanisims on the side of it
that would not likely work given the front seat pedistals.
What I have done in my westy is kept the stock drivers seat
and added a modified bench from a Vanagon Transporter panel
van for three across front seating. It slides right into the
stock tracks.
The issue with these benches is that they do not stay up on
thier own and you need to build a bracket or they will flop
backwards.
I don't know if something like a single cab had a straight
across three person front bench(if they did this would likely
fit fine), but I doubt it would fold the way you want, nor
would that of a domestic pickup truck.
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 23:36:19 -0700
>From: daniel hansen <kevin_likes_to_climb_much@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: A Bench seat up front?
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Yea think about it!
>I've already asked the syncro list and a different vanagon
list this and
>didn't get any help so I thought that maybe this list in
it's infinate
>wisdome could help.
> I want to install a z bed seat up front! I like the loven
I get from my
>wife of 11 months and "I need you here with me not way over
in that bucket
>seat." (Cake's best album and my favorite song
entitled "Stick shifts and
>safty belts, bucket seats have all got to go") Wouldn't it
be nice to chop
>out a bench seat from my other van and weld it up front?
What if I could
>make it a Z-bed and I could lay it down. (NOT WHILE
DRIVING!) Then I'd have
>a bed in the front and one in the back! Beat that with a bat!
>Any ideas? I've got the seat belt housings, parking break,
and maybe the
>stick shifter to worry about. I'm 5"4' and she is 5"2' so we
would want the
>bench close to the dash. Let me know.
>Kevin in Idaho
>1990 Vanagon Carrat
>1987 Syncro GL
>1984 Vanagon Gl (parts van)
>1982 Patient Wife
>
>
>P.S. this had not political overtones so I hope it will not
trigger yet
>another large yet pointless debate. I.E. songalongs,vanagons
drivers
>favorite's, v-8 engines,or anything else I'll deleat with
out opening.
>
>
>
>
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