Hello! Log in or Register   |  Help  |  Donate  |  Buy Shirts See all banner ads | Advertise on TheSamba.com  
TheSamba.com
 
Trade or sell middle seat
Forum Index -> Split Bus Share: Facebook Twitter
Reply to topic
Print View
Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
gunbab
Samba Member


Joined: March 25, 2008
Posts: 121
Location: Less Wood Belgium
gunbab is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:38 am    Post subject: Trade or sell middle seat Reply with quote

I have a nice full length middle bay seat for my 1967 bus.
Only my m-code says that i need a 2/3 middle seat.

What should i do?
Recover this the full lenght same as the rest.
Trade for a 2/3 bay middle and recover?

Only problem: Could i install a 2/3 bay middle in my split 1967?
Are all the bay 2/3 middle seat the same?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Z
Samba Member


Joined: June 15, 2003
Posts: 2517
Location: galveston, tx
Z is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you are wanting to make your bus true to it's M-codes, then a bay seat doesn't really work, correctness-wise. Bay 2/3 seats will fit a 67.

Do you like the full length seat? If so, keep it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
OVIEDOAV
Samba Member


Joined: November 11, 2007
Posts: 321
Location: Ormond Beach Fl
OVIEDOAV is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had one in my 67, worked perfectly.
_________________
1963 Single Cab
1967 SO42
1965 Barn find Caravelle
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
gunbab
Samba Member


Joined: March 25, 2008
Posts: 121
Location: Less Wood Belgium
gunbab is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@Z

I can not afford a orginal split middle seat. Thats the reason why im looking for a bay seat.
I like the full lenght but i prefer a 2/3 more.
Will all 2/3 bay seat fit a 67 split?
What is the mean difference between a orginal and a bay?


@oviedoav
Do you have a 2/3 seat? Do you have a photo of it?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Mitch Case Premium Member
Samba Member


Joined: August 12, 2006
Posts: 342
Location: Reno NV
Mitch Case is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I put a bay middle seat in a 65 and it had tobe modified to fit the leg did not fit the mounting spot closest to the cargo doors it was a bit of hassle but it can be done. The arm rest would be incorrect for a true 67 split but can also be modified
_________________
Check out a few of my projects.
61 mango
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=269607&highlight=
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=281851&highlight=
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=428154
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=429578
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=439644&highlight=
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Facebook Classifieds Feedback
Z
Samba Member


Joined: June 15, 2003
Posts: 2517
Location: galveston, tx
Z is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gunlau wrote:
@Z

I can not afford a orginal split middle seat. Thats the reason why im looking for a bay seat.
I like the full lenght but i prefer a 2/3 more.
Will all 2/3 bay seat fit a 67 split?
What is the mean difference between a orginal and a bay?


Gotcha...sounded like you were only changing b/c of your m-code plate. I prefer the 2/3 seat as well, and I feel lucky that my original 67 2/3 middle seat was still in my current bus when I got it - I wouldn't like shelling out for one, either.

AFAIK all bay middle seats will fit a split, but there may be some late bay stuff that is different. Aside from the obvious upholstery differences, I think the shape of the seat is the same, so 67 style seat covers should fit (check that before you spend any $, tho.)

Bay middles have a slightly fatter arm rest pad. Not sure about the grab handles on bay seats...seems like many don't have them. I had a bay 2/3 middle in my old 67 deluxe - all seats had been recovered, so it matched the rest. Worked just fine.

67:
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


bay:
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
elliemai
Samba Member


Joined: September 18, 2013
Posts: 16
Location: NWA
elliemai is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mitch Case wrote:
I put a bay middle seat in a 65 and it had tobe modified to fit the leg did not fit the mounting spot closest to the cargo doors it was a bit of hassle but it can be done. The arm rest would be incorrect for a true 67 split but can also be modified

That's because your bus was a 65. 67's leg positions are the same as a bay.

You really need to find a 68 only bay seat (like the bay seat in the picture above) to look the most correct for a 67. Then you just need to add the grab handle with a little work to the tubes where the handle slides in.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Classifieds Feedback
j.pickens
Samba Member


Joined: December 03, 2002
Posts: 9787
Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
j.pickens is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If your bus is a walkthru, then the 2/3 seat is great.
You can actually get from the drivers seat to the rear of the bus without opening any doors. Allows the walk thru to really work.
_________________
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
BBX BBXII and BBXXI Long Distance Award Winner
BeaterBarndoor wrote:

i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage.

Red Fau Veh wrote:
If you've seen one sunroof swivel seat kombi, you've seen them all! Cool
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
CoastalAirCooledVW
Samba Member


Joined: September 02, 2012
Posts: 1882
Location: Mckinleyville, CA (Humboldt County)
CoastalAirCooledVW is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bay:
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


Note that this is a 68 only one year seat that are quite uncommon. The other 99% of bay seats have the arm rest coming out of the front of the seat and late bay seats have holes for head rests.
_________________
1966 Velvet Green Standard
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Classifieds Feedback
gunbab
Samba Member


Joined: March 25, 2008
Posts: 121
Location: Less Wood Belgium
gunbab is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As i understand. The legs of every 2/3 bay seat are all the same.
The only difference is the arm rest en the holes for the head rest.

That is no problem for me. I wanna make it just like a orginal 2/3 middle seat of a 67.
That is not that lot of work i think.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Frankin Bus
Samba Member


Joined: January 05, 2012
Posts: 20

Frankin Bus is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

68' 2/3 seat in my 67'... All I have done so far is cut off the mounts for the handle which was on the back side instead of the top...

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index -> Split Bus All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

About | Help! | Advertise | Donate | Premium Membership | Privacy/Terms of Use | Contact Us | Site Map
Copyright © 1996-2023, Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved.
Not affiliated with or sponsored by Volkswagen of America | Forum powered by phpBB
Links to eBay or other vendor sites may be affiliate links where the site receives compensation.