Date:         Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:02:28 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Here's one I'll bet big bucks ain't in the archives
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On 3/4/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ALLOW ME TO PARAPHRASE, what other VW seats fit in a vanagon?
>
> Nathaniel



Anything can be made to fit anything depending on how much time and money
you have. The position of the steering wheel relative to the where the
driver's lap would be is the limiting factor. In other words, the seat
bottom has to be relatively flat so the drivver can still slide out of the
seat.

I've had Toyota seats in Vanagons and Honda seats in Type 3 Notchbacks. My
Mercedes 280TE had Recaro seats from an Audi TT. The Recaros having the
typical flat bottoms were easily adaptable.

Get a hacksaw and a welder and you can put a good number of different seats
in a Vanagon. There's plenty of examples IN the archives. Vanagons are a
different animal compared to BOATS such as a 1971 El Dorado. So just because
it works for a Vanagon, it doesn't mean it will fit everything. Choose your
seat carefully. The wrong one can be a royal PITA.

=)

BenT