Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:27:59 -0600
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
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If your other family cars are four and five passenger cars as mine are, and
you have grandkids that like to go places, the middle seat in a westy would
get a lot more use. I use mine not a lot, but it is really necessary four
of five times a year plus camping. Sometimes, camping, the seat comes out
and makes an outdoor bench. On holidays, even around town visiting
relatives etc with the grandkids, we take the camper because it is the only
thing we have that will hold six people and their stuff.
However, if my "new" 82 diesel GL pans out, my westy's days as a people
hauler, at least locally, may be over.
Jim
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote:
> Back in 98, I bought an 82 1/2 Westy Wolfsburg edition with about 30 k
> miles and camped in it one summer. It had a 2 person middle seat and
> rails. The seat stayed in the garage the whole time I had the camper and
> I sold the seat along with the camper. It was a bit underpowered but I
> wish I still had it. I never had to work on it as it was such low miles.
> Steve
>
> On Jan 30, 2014, at 8:13 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
>
> > If you could live with a blue one I have one you can have for free if
> > you come to San Diego and install the tracks I have as well.
> >
> > VW offered a 2 person middle seat for full camper Westfalias in some
> > years. The seat was a standard type of middle that had the levers so the
> > backrests could tilt forward to make it easier to get to the rear bench
> > and to use the bed. Some 84/85/86 Westfalia came with the seat tracks
> > factory installed and came with a single or double middle seat. The
> > single seat was the more common in those Westfalias.
> >
> > The very same double middle seat was used in 85+ models with the
> > weekender package except those had the armrests on both ends. The
> > armrests can be easily removed if not desired. Avoid the 2 person seats
> > that have armrests in the middle as those seat backs do not tilt forward.
> >
> > I actually threw away a tan fabric Westy middle seat a few months ago as
> > no one ever responded to my ads to sell it cheap or even give it away.
> > Sorry.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Scott Greiner wrote:
> >> Hello, I was wondering does or can a middle seat "2 seater" fit with
> the refrigerator, stove, sink setup? The reason is my wife is pregnant with
> twins and would like to setup up some kid seats. If so what is the size
> twin seats I should be looking for?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Scott G.
> >> Mesa, AZ
> >> 1982 Diesel Westy 1.9 TDI
> >>
> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> >>
>
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