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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: Middle (center) seat identification Reply with quote

I have a middle seat which looks like this one. What year middle seat is this?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=509176
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those pictures do not help to identify THAT seat.

All 68-79 seats are the same EXCEPT 68-72 had NO holes on top for headrests. 73-79 has holes.

$200 is an obscene price for the short bay seat. Should be in the $50-75 range. The full width seat is harder to find..... they are in the $125-150 range depending on condition.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Karl,
Thanks. I have a middle seat. Not buying one, I agree on your price. Mine has no headrest holes, and the arm rest bar comes up from the front of the seat as opposed to the rear forward.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is another pic of what mine looks like.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=552969
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure what you mean about the armrests. They are both bay seats with the correct bay armrest.

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Split bus middle seat arm rests come from the rear.

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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2014 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am also checking to see what year this seat would be as TMI has 3 groupings for Bay seats: 68-73, 74-76 and 77-79. The arm rest comes from the front but there are no holes up top for head rests.
Any help would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

68-69 2/3 middle seats are different than the others. They are referred to as a hot dog armrest, like this:

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VS the 70 and later style of this:

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Karl wrote:


$200 is an obscene price for the short bay seat. Should be in the $50-75 range. The full width seat is harder to find..... they are in the $125-150 range depending on condition.
Haha! I want all the full width ones I can find for 125 to 150 lol! Geez imagine how much they will be worth in another 6 years! Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 10:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just went through this....

It gets even goofier than you think. The frames have odd differences which changes the covers.

TMI emailed me a cheat sheat. I have it saved at home. I can post it later if you want
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skills@eurocarsplus wrote:
TMI emailed me a cheat sheat. I have it saved at home. I can post it later if you want


That would be great!
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alright...before i shoot this thing....anyone know how to convert a PDF to a photo? i thought i had it...but not so much...
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese.......
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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skills@eurocarsplus wrote:
alright...before i shoot this thing....anyone know how to convert a PDF to a photo? i thought i had it...but not so much...


Mac:
Open it and "File -> Export"

PC:
Email it to someone with a Mac...
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, that solves that. anyone here that can help? i would like to email it to someone who can post it here in the gallery
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese.......
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most VW enthusiasts are stuck in 80's price land.

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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are online converters. Here is one that should work.
http://pdf2jpg.net/
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

live2surf wrote:
There are online converters. Here is one that should work.
http://pdf2jpg.net/


Not this one - unless you pay $30 - and the free download puts "SAMPLE" across the pic.
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

asiab3 is going to post it. i sent him the info
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese.......
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Speaking of "headrests", I think the whole concept of "headrests" is crazy. Ever tried to "rest" your head on one? "Headrests" are designed to prevent your head from being knocked off your shoulders when Gomer smashes into your ass after a few too many 'shines.
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2014 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So what should they be called if not rests? Gomer "Pyle" preventers?
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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alright folks, here are the charts skills@eurocarsplus sent me. All from TMI, posted with permission. I broke them up into multiple files to increase the size/quality.

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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for doing that! Now hopefully it will avoid confusion when ordering covers. If you need any help, Dean Satterfield is a super nice guy, and was a huge help at TMI. He gave permission to post these photos, and they are working on adding them to their site.

Again, thanks Rob!

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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese.......
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most VW enthusiasts are stuck in 80's price land.

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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public.

Brian wrote:
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history
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