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Date:         Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:16:01 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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I've got two 'recarro like' front seats..........that are thin enough of the bottom to fit into a vanagon ....... need some adaptation though of course............light weight too, pretty decent actually. I'd sell 'em for not 'way way' too much.

also...............this IS a lot of work.............but one Ultimate vanagon front seats are the leather buckets out of 740 Volvo's ....... been driving one of those for years in my personal vanagon ...............it's 5 times better than a stock seat, at least. Comfy, luxurious, and very good support, with lumbar adjustment, and back angle adjustment of course. They even have heating elements in them...........almost more of a 'throne' than a mere seat.

As far as 'car seats' in gerneral go...............like what's in really good European cars, I'd only rate stock vanagon seats as 'adequate' ...........and even only 'somewhat adequate' - they're lacking in the under thigh area .........sort there, noticed it right off the bat on my first Vanagon. If I find time, I'll engineer some of my leather volvo seats to fit in vangons, and offer them for sale. If someone wants to buy one and do the fabricating/fitting work themselves, I'd consider that. Vanagons rock ! - anin't nuthin' like 'em ! Scott turbovans

----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?

> In a message dated 12/6/08 11:30:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, > mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM writes: > > >> Guys, as it states in the subject line. Any ideas of seats that would >> button up without too much re-engineering? I know the stock seats are >> pretty good, but, as I have several of these vans, I want to >> play........... >> >> > > any flat bottom seats will work. i have some sport seats out of a '87 > BMW > 325 convertible that will work if u make some tracks for them > > > ************** > Make > your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one > place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&amp;icid=aolcom40vanity&amp; > ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------

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