Date:         Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:54:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <9A1146EB-0B58-4E86-9EE2-53C4246ED2D8@mac.com>
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Wow.  Knowledge.

OK I get the passenger setup but don't follow the Westy argument.  By
'single seat' do you mean someone seating on one of the two seat mid bench
'seats' or one of the single seats that are rare.  (I just saw one posted on
Portland's craigslist for $200.)

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> There are (technically) 3 different sized rails.
> In a passenger Vanagon there are 2 different lengths, so as to make sliding
> in the middle seat a bit easier (get it started on one rail and then the 2nd
> rail is pretty straight forward.
>
> However, Westy rails are yet a different size again. (one size for both of
> them). This is because, a single seat would potentially only be on one of
> the rails (not a good thing).
>
>
> On Aug 25, 2008, at 1:57 PM, Neil2 wrote:
>
>  was puzzling over rails this weekend.  Any idea why a Vanagon would come
> with two diff length rails?  I think I've seen the same situation with
> several Vanagons and until now never thought about it being strange.
>
>
>


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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (Fwd Puke Qualified)
'86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (Savannah)
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