Date:         Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:19 -0700
Reply-To:     C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Volvo Seats for '83 Westfalia - VW Tracks Available?
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I have two luxurious Volvo seats, complete with bun warmers, for Cunegonde.
The underseat frames (but not tracks) are even correct width and length for
Volkswagen tracks. BUT... my VW underframe seat tracks are welded to the
seat hinge/seat back frame assembly!

Are Volkswagen seat "U" tracks available separately? Is there anything else
that will fit that can be cannibalized, without use of a welding torch, for
this purpose? Or do I have to modify the Volvo tracks and bolt them to the
wheel well sheet metal?

I am content to lose the driver's side Westy swivel capacity, due to the
greater height of the Volvo seat, which would interfere with steering wheel
clearance. I also know it will take some elaborate maneuvering of the much
larger Volvo seat to retain the passenger side swivel. But I want comfy,
adjustable, secure seats, which the Westy seats are not, especially
off-road.

I'm in the Seattle-Portland OR area. I'll trade the intact and clean, if
worn, old seats for help wth mounting the new ones. The driver's seat is a
later model tan fabric captain's chair with arm rests; the passenger seat is
original tan with brown and blue stripes.


--
Bretts

1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"