Date:         Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:03:08 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: westy rear facing second row?
Comments: To: e_madmax_k25@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 4/22/07 2:50:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
e_madmax_k25@YAHOO.COM writes:


> It's not neccessarily a picture perfect stock setup, but I found out that
> the middle 2 person bench (the later one without a middle armrest) from my 88
> GL fits rear-facing behind the passenger seat of our 90 Westy when the right
> seats' armrest is removed. I didn't permenantly attach it (was in a pinch and
> had to fit 6 people in it for a day), but with a set of the mounting rails
> and complete disregard for the condition of the original floor, I'm sure it
> could be easily bolted in. It blocks the walkthrough, which is quite a bummer,
> and it definately would suck for camping and using all of the goodies in the
> cabinets behind the driver's seat, but if you're just using the westy to
> scoot people around town, it's a very cool thing to carry more than 4 people.
>
>

and vw thought of this idea long before you did, thats why the 2 person
middle bench seat was an option on the 84-86 westy... (and the 87-91 canadian
westy) :<)

ps, the seat WILL fit in there with BOTH armrests.. (BTDT)

chris


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