Date:         Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:25:44 -0500
Reply-To:     "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
Subject:      FW: Middle front seat?

Tom Carrington has a picture of my 83.5 9pax sunroof with the three person
middle seat and the three person front seat at
http://www.relitech.com/tomc/party/1998/party98.htm
<http://www.relitech.com/tomc/party/1998/party98.htm>

You can see that stock 9 passenger models have a half-bulkhead behind the
front seats, otherwise it seems like the middle seat just bolts in to the
same channel as the two person seat and the front passenger seat, as
mentioned, is just kind of cantilevered out to the left to provide seating
for two. If you want to increase your existing seating by one, be on the
lookout for a three person middle seat as well, since some eight passenger
buses (two-three-three seating) were also sold into the US market there are
probably more three person middle seats out in the junkyards of America than
three person front seats.


It works fine, we've loaded it up with nine people many times, its great
fun, especially on a warm fall evening with that giant sunroof open. We love
it.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Mike and Tricia Garrett [SMTP:tmjcgarret@EARTHLINK.NET]
<mailto:[SMTP:tmjcgarret@EARTHLINK.NET]>
        Sent:   Monday, March 01, 1999 9:53 PM
        Subject:        Middle front seat?

        Has anyone ever seen a middle front seat for a vanagon?  I remember
reading something about it once.  May have been something somebody made,
don't remember.  My family is growing and I need as many seats as I can get.
(already have the 2 seater in the middle of the van)  Also,  have a
beautiful old Westy tent (orange and blue) but no poles, any suggestions?