Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:32:07 +0000
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Subject: Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
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84 Wolfsburg edition GL westys and 85 GL westys all came with the floor tracks for the middle seat. you could either get the 2 person middle seat (same seat as in the passenger vans but with the herringbone camper fabric) or the single middle swivel capt. chair on metal lockbox base. the single middle swivel seat on lockbox base are getting hard to find, so this freebie one is a good deal. someone should snap it up.
chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Fri, Apr 17, 2020 10:42 pm
Subject: Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
85 seems to be the year that had the floor with the rails and covers to accept the additional seat. Shortly after I purchased Fun Bus I worked with the dealer to order all the parts needed to add the seat and floor parts as I needed to seat 5 at the time. VWoA caught on and stopped the order. Never got in writing but was told that seat wasn't crash tested. My guess is that being centered with the sliding door it was not a good place to be if t-boned on that side. I ended up with an American van seat set up that was used for many years. Now I have a rear facing set up like used on the later carats. I like that set up better as it leaves the space in the center of the van open and is very easy to folds up out of the way or remove.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David McNeely
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 10:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
Eric, so far as I know, no Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile ("Westy," or "Full Camper" as many call it) came with a jump seat. There are no rails to accommodate one in mine, for sure, and the owner's manual doesn't mention it. There is a one passenger jump seat that came in some other versions that some folks fit to the Campmobile. I have one of those, and it works really well if you install it properly. However, I suspect it would not meet current safety laws even installed properly, though it does have a shoulder belt -- that attaches to the same mounts as the front passenger belt.
mcneely
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 7:14 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Mark and others,
>
> It seems that if you are patient these seats still show up.
>
> I have been given a brown one in lovely condition that matches
> my 85. I also have a grey one. I only use them in the van about once a year.
>
> I use them as small couches the rest of the year.
>
> Still, if someone with a grey van needs a middle seat I’ll give it to
> them. I actually use the grey one in my van more as it feels a bit
> lighter, so easier to install. I’m probably imagining it but maybe
> they lightened it somehow.
>
> Both my middle seats have two arm rests. I suspect this means they
> were originally in passenger vans. But they slide in on the rails.
>
> I’ve learned to remove one arm rest by the driver’s side to get a
> perfect fit.
>
> Is the actual Westie jump seat different? Mine is a two seater.
>
> I also have the single seat option. That usually sits on a rocking
> chair base I made for it. But it is ready to pop into the van if needed.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
> > On Apr 17, 2020, at 8:08 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET> wrote:
> >
> >
> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foran
> gecounty.craigslist.org%2Fwto%2Fd%2Forange-1987-vanagon-wheels-tires-a
> nd%2F7109900405.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdb27a680fb45417ed0f808d7e33
> f6816%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637227733771161390&
> amp;sdata=NmSfJCYs0%2Bf5VHZsyzSaWcDJHFVADGIMT4VfytJA2EM%3D&reserve
> d=0
> >
> > Not mine, won't get involved.
> >
> > Mark
>
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