Date:         Fri, 12 May 2006 10:47:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
Comments: To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To:  <4464C78B.1070102@gmx.de>
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how does the vanagon seat foam compare to that for a golf or jetta?
probably way different, but.....anyone have any ideas?

Bill M


On 5/12/06, Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> I know there are two types of foam that were used for the seats.
> The standard seat foam in european Vanagons is thinner and narrower than
> the seats used in Multivans/GLs/Carats.
>
> I think your U.S. Vanagons all have the "thicker cushions". And I myself
> changed these from front to jump seat.
> The steel bottom of both front and jump seat fit both foam types.
>
> I didnīt use the armrests on my jumpseats yet, because the seats lack
> the steel thingies were you mount the armrests onto.
> But I saw jumpseats with armrests in a VW advertising map. So this seems
> to work with the standard sliding door.
> See
>
> http://vwpix.terlinden.com/prospekte/deutschland/auf_und_ausbauten/Sonstiges/1988_07_Volkswagen_Grossraumtaxi/seite04.jpg
> for that.
>
> I am going to mount the whole backrest of a front seat onto the jump
> seat frame.
>
> Raimund
>
>
>
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> >
> >
> > Raimund,
> >
> > Did you get any interference from the foam when you swapped out the seat
> > bottom? Does the armrest interfere with the sliding door?
> >
> > BenT
> >
> >
>