Date:         Fri, 12 May 2006 19:36:11 +0200
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
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From:         Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject:      Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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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,
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> Did you get any interference from the foam when you swapped out the seat
> bottom? Does the armrest interfere with the sliding door?
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> BenT
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