RE: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed

-----Original Message-----
From: Buettner, Peter [mailto:PGB@dolby.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:39 AM
To: 'Michael Snow'; = vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed

Thanks for the info. The part numbers *401 and = *402 are still available ($4.32 and $13.42 respectively). I'm not sure = about *401A. I got a *402 but couldn't see where it fits so I returned = it. *401 mounts inside the battery box. I didn't use a reinforcement plate inside the wheel well. None of the VW plates = fit there. I have not received *225, but if it's for the left side = (you mean left seat, right?) then I won't need it anyway. There are 4 = thick washers (#311-199-125@$1.32 each) that go between the bar and the = battery box. You could also stack 3 or 4 regular washers.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Snow [mailto:mwsnow@HOME.COM] =
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 5:55 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: '90 = Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed

255 887 225C - above floor mounting plate, both = sides, 2 required, $13.92
ea.
255 887 225 - below floor mounting plate, left side, $15.46 =
255 887 225A - below floor mounting plate, right side, = 13.92
253 887 465 - plastic cap for seat leg = "dowels", 2 required, $2.20 ea.
255 887 401A - upper reinforcement, left side, OBSOLETE
255 887 = 401 - upper reinforcement, right side, OBSOLETE
255 887 402 - upper reinforcement, right side, $??? PROBABLY = OBSOLETE

Unfortunately, my notes fail me from here on. = There is a bracket on the
left upper mount that I = didn't get the number for. It is #27 on fiche.
Also = some large washers (possibly plastic) #29 on fiche. 401, 401A, 402,
and the mysterious #27 are simple pieces of angle = iron that could be
fabricated by anyone with common = hand tools. All part numbers and prices
were obtained at a Southern California VOW dealer. All of the lefts and =
rights apply to the parts as you look forward at = the rear of the passenger
(right side) front = seat.

In a previous post, I stated that the above floor = mounting plates were flat
steel with a hole in the center. This is probably wrong. My notes show a =
short "pipe" protruding from the face of both above and below = floor plates.
Someone with a factory installed = seat may be able to verify how the plates
fit = together. My plan was to call someone I know locally with a Carat and =
have another look prior to installation.

Hi Michael,
Do you have = part numbers for the bottom brackets? I went to the dealer and =
ordered all the brackets the parts guy had on his = microfiche. But they
don't fit into each other. I = basically got two kinds of brackets. One has
a short = round cup welded on a plate, the other one has a longer oval shaped =
cup on a steel plate.
I got the = following part number:
255-887-225-C oval shape =
225-887-225-A round shape
Can you = make sense out of this?
Thanks,
Peter