Date:         Wed, 28 May 2003 18:09:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Middle Seats
In-Reply-To:  <23.301f4ce9.2c066860@aol.com>
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I've only seen one of these, it was an '86 Syncro that I test drove a few
years ago. It did have the GL interior with cloth seats, and access to the
rear seat seemed just fine. I'd have bought it if it had a diesel in it... that
would be *really* rare... ;-)

On 28 May 2003 at 15:30, Ben T wrote:

> In a message dated 5/28/2003 12:22:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> dlu@CANISHE.COM writes:
>
> >
> > We're sadly thinking that our '83 Vanagon has reached the end of its
> > useful life, and we're looking for a "new" one.  Trouble is we really
> > like the forward facing middle seats, but they're not so common in the
> > later years.
> >
> > Does anybody know how hard it is to add them to a Carat or Wolfsburg
> > with the rear facing middle seats?  I know we'd block the table from
> > opening, and that's OK.
> >
> > Also, I've seen two Vanagons with a three across middle seat.  It
> > looks like the passenger side seat hinges forward to allow access to
> > the back seats.  Was this an option?  Any idea what years?
>
> Doug,
>
> Adding the 2-person middle bench can be done by installing tracks in the
> floor from the a donor van. The holes are predrilled and threaded under your
> carpets. I'm going backwards (no pun intended) from what you are doing. I am
> putting the rear facing Carat seats in my 7-passenger van.
>
> As for the 3-person middle bench, they were a pretty rare option in North
> American vans. They are used in 9-passenger vans and are usually upholstered in
> the early vinyl. It is possible to modify a rear bench for use in this position
> as long as it is not the type that folds into a bed.
>
> BenT
>  <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/">Vanagon Cafe</A>
>

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Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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