JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > so, as it is, your westy is already a 6 passenger, with your 2 person middle > seat. if you want to make it a 7 pass westy, then install a rear-facing Carat > fold-up jumpseat behind the front pass seat. > thats really your only option to make a westy into a 7 passenger. >It is NOT the only option, but the last option may not happen in the US... The >regular front passenger seat can be replaced with a 2-seater bench. Almost all >delivery Transporters had 3 seats up front, nothing more. I believe all S'cab >pickups had this seat as well as some D'cabs. The 9 passenger bus also had this >seat, of course. The problem is getting one in the US......
Another "only" option a bit drastic, is to change to the basic camper style rear seat (have to change the cabinets) which gives three seatbelts across the rear seat, use the two person middle seat, and the two front seats makes seven, could go to eight if you add the front bench seat.
12 point tool, got mine at a local NAPA for $3.00
eric.henning@us.abb.com 80 westy |
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