Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 09:52:52 -0400
Reply-To: "Cort, Joel" <Joel.Cort@USA.XEROX.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Cort, Joel" <Joel.Cort@USA.XEROX.COM>
Subject: Re: Need jump seat mounting instructions
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Hi Jeff,
I just did this on my 89 Syncro Westy. I acquired the seat from a list
member in NJ for $100 plus $25 shipping. The seat came from a junk yard and
was absolutely filthy and greasy. It looked like they stored an oil can on
it. I cleaned it up and amazingly it came out all clean with regular
carpet/upholstery cleaner. It was grey velour like the rest of my van.
I installed an opera seat right behind the passenger seat. I got the main
measurements from a fellow listee with a Carat here in Rochester. I spent
about 10 mins. measuring and 2 hours talking VW stuff. Anyway I can lend a
hand with this because I was in the same boat as you currently are now. I
can send you the exact measurements that I used (and appear to work) - of
course I don't have them here in my office so I'll send you another note.
Some vans (90-91) may already have the fittings in the floor and the
threaded holes behind the battery/wheel well ready to install this seat and
make it the MV model. So you would be in luck if this was on yours.
But the main thing is to measure and remeasure where you are going to put
the main back bracket against the wheel well. You will also need to pull
out the battery to get two holes in there to mount the 2 left bolts of the
bracket. The other two holes will end up in the wheel well exposed to the
road dirt/salt/water/ice. I used some undercoating to hide these two bolts
& nuts.
Once the bracket is secured you will still have some adjustment room since
the holes are slotted. Now you will have to secure legs of the seat. I
have a hardwood/linoleum flooring in my Westy. Some came with carpeting. I
measured the location of each peg hole. Went to my local hardware store and
purchased two bushings of close to the same inside diameter as the (about ½"
[13mm]) peg holes on the bottom of the seat frame. The outside diameter was
about ¾". I got my drill with a ¾" wood drill bit and started cranking a
hole with the consciousness of the metal flooring close by. I did not want
to punch through the floor, nor damage the drill bit. The idea here is to
secure the bushings inplace with adhesive/super glue, and have the main wear
on the inside of the bushing not the flooring of the van. The bushings
where about ¼ " too tall so I had to trim them using a pipe cutter to adjust
to just a little lip over the linoleum flooring. I plan to acquire a carpet
from www.gowesty.com <http://www.gowesty.com> specially made for the Westy
with the opera seat.
Ok! now you have the floor holes, insert the bushings and insert the seat
fram to see how close they match up with the quick-release pin. Adjust the
back as much as possible and if need be adjust the floor hole to ensure
proper allignment. The seat should pop in and out real easily from the
quick realease. I ended up hollowing out the floor holes to gain some
lateral adjustment space. I have not yet secured the bushings with glue but
this is the final step.
Did you also get both seat belt parts for the bracket? If not I have a
junkyard near by that has a bracket and seat belt still available (~$50
(bastards!)). Anyway you also need to get the longer bolt for the passenger
seatbelt bracket. The same bolt will be used for the new cable side
seatbelt receptor and the existing passenger bracket receptors. The other
retractable seat belt will use the same bolt holes as the right side of the
back bracket that bolts into the wheel well. Did you get all those
bolts/nuts?
Did you also get the little black storage tray that fits on the two knobby
looking hooks on the black bracket and fits in the new storage area between
the seats. I do not have it but the guy with the Carat does and I can
probably get the part number if you wish to order it.
I'll forward the exact dimensions when I get home. I'll try and get some
pics out but I am not modern with that digital stuff and only have a Cannon
F1 that uses the old 35mm film. Made right here in Rochester NY by the
Kodak Company J. Then I will have to scramble to get the pics scanned into
my system by begging the Web guys to do the scan and send me the files. Not
quite a business need here.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Joel Cort
89 Syncro Westy MV
Rochester NY.
--- Jeff Hammerstrom <speakerdesign@USWEST.NET
<mailto:speakerdesign@USWEST.NET> > wrote:
> Well I got a jump seat with the mounting hardware to
> go behind the front passenger side seat of my '90
> Westie Camper (Thanks Rich). Now I was wondering if
> any one out there had done this before and would
> mind sharing their experiences. Dimensions for the
> needed hole drilling, welding, floor treatment (wood
> etc.). If anyone had drawings or photos that would
> really be great.
> Thanks,
> Jeff H
>
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