Date:         Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:10:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: doka rear seat ideas?
Comments: To: Ben T <syncro@gmail.com>
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Good question.  I think it would take $300 to make me part with them.
Heck... it would probably cost that much to ship a set from Germany!

Cheers,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Ben T [mailto:syncro@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:55 PM
To: Jeff Schwaia
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: doka rear seat ideas?

Jeff,

How much are you asking for the rear seat?

I suspect Chris is looking to install a rock & roll bed in his Doka as
opposed to simply putting in a contoured seat.

As for Chris' question, the seat from the Weekenders with the plastic side
panel are probably the best to use as they are a few inches narrower than
the typical GL bench. I contemplated doing this before because I changed
over the front seats of my Doka to the black grey GL seats. The matching
rear bench would have been nice. I can't recall exactly but the GL bench
needed to be trimmed somewhere in the order of 6" to match the Doka bench.
You can fudge a bit as the Doka seat leaves some space between it's edge and
the doors. Removing the upholstery to have them resewn to match the revised
shape can be a PITA. The steel ribs used to hold the material into the
creases of the contoured seats are difficult to reattach.

BenT
sent from my electronic leash

On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I have a rear seat setup from a Tristar.  Much nicer than the standard
> Doka seat.  Kind of a pain to ship though.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:02 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: doka rear seat ideas?
>
> what seat would work the best in a doka for the rear seat?  one from a
> GL passenger van without the z-bed or one from one with?
>
> im looking to use the rear seat from a GL passenger van in the doka to
> match the front capt. chairs i added..
>
> how much does the  passenger van rear seat need to be modded to work
> in a doka?