Date:         Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:29:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Wolfgang Carolsfeld <wolfgang@ISLAND.NET>
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From:         Wolfgang Carolsfeld <wolfgang@ISLAND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
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On 9/13/99 at 9:15 AM JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

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>Subject:      Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
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>In a message dated 9/13/99 7:31:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vw4x4@FYI.NET
>writes:
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><< The seat is a bolt in installation, except for the pins located
> at the top of the seat back. These pins must be moved. You must remove
> the plate from the donor, and weld them into your Van. This is a
> reletively simple thing to do, if you have welding experience.
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>ive installed these in plenty of vans, and never use the seatback locking
>pins. its not necessary to use these, as the seatback stays up without
them.
>so there is no welding involved.
>chris

Whoa !   Those pins minimal as they are, are all that holds the seatback
AND all the heavy stuff you put BEHIND it from coming forward when you slam
on those superior VW brakes ;-)
Seriously I think the pins are important, but they don't need to be welded.
I installed the mounting brackets for the pins with a series of steel (not
aluminum) 3/16 pop rivets.  The original is often held with four little
spot welds.
I've installed both a Weekender bed, and a Carat bed which is 3 inches
narrower and requires extra hardware in the form of metal standoffs for the
mounting bolts, and uses different pin brackets.