Date:         Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:26:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Annoying Vanagon Seats. Why don't they recline?
Comments: To: Nathaniel Merrill <nmerrill@PARAMETRIX.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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A fully adjustable seatback is quite vital to my back for comfort on long
drives.  Years ago, I installed a pair of fully adjustable Volvo front
bucket seats in my former 72 Westy.  This was accomplished (safely, I
thought) by bolting them through the seat support box/floor.  This was
necessary because the mounting system of the Volvo seats was completely
different from that of the VW.

The Vanagon seats (IMHO) are much improved over those of the buses.
However,
if anyone knows about any other seats that are interchangeable with
Vanagons, please let me and the List know about them.  What I am really
searching for are seats with fully adjustable backrests AND armrests.  If
such seats exist, they could be modified by attaching Vanagon seat rails
(available from castoff seats).

Alternately, the entire mounting system could be shifted to accomodate the
new seats.  This could be done by bolting them through the floor, and using
the seat adjustment mechanism that is specific to the new seats.


Budd Premack
86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (for sale)
73 Super
Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue Waters)