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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

djkeev wrote:
We are looking at buying an investment home in Pennsylvania too.......

New seats may NOT be happening this year..... :cry:

Seats?!? Pffft. We bought a new place three years ago and it meant working another year before retiring. Now that hurt.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 7:54 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

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I really like that. And the junkyards are FULL of Dodge vans with dead trans.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:27 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

They look great!!

Any details?
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They look like middle row?

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:14 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Yeah, I can't find the link at the moment to another samba thread where they built a front bed to go over those fold down type seats.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

I think this is the thread your looking for - Town and Country Middle seats - nice mod!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8002164&sid=562fcb0ac27474545c53b99792e0eeff
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

nemobuscaptain wrote:
I really like that. And the junkyards are FULL of Dodge vans with dead trans.

Probably not of the vintage to have these seats. I've been checking. I've had two '95s that needed transmissions but my '05 has not needed repair and these seats are from the version of the van newer than mine and don't suffer from that old curse. You'll be looking for a wrecked one.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:59 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Yep...... We're officially broke now and own a "fixer upper" so new seats are NOT happening anytime soon!

Shamefully, I was ar Wally World this morning and saw some dining chair seat pads...... Reasonably priced, about $25 for the pair and color coordinated so I bought a pair.

It has a non slip rubbery finish on the back.

Initial sitting tests say "not bad"...... Long term comfort test are in the future though nothing like last years 7,000 mile non stop journey!

Anyway, thought I'd share......
Similar to this link......
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gripper-Non-Slip-15-x-16...ethod=p13n

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:16 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Anyone try the new seats available at Smallcar yet? Very reasonably priced compared to others. I wonder how comfortable they are.

https://smallcar.com/vanagon/interior-parts/seat-replacements.html
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:27 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Those are the Chrysler Town and Country seats done first here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8002164&sid=562fcb0ac27474545c53b99792e0eeff

(Also linked above)
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:29 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

benandmj wrote:
Those are the Chrysler Town and Country seats done first here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8002164&sid=562fcb0ac27474545c53b99792e0eeff

(Also linked above)


Thanks. I guess I hadn't made it that deep into that thread. Now I have a new mission. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

I bought a set of seats from an Audi TT from a junkyard for 300 a set they are leather and have seat heat. Oh yea they are recaro's. They do not have arm rests but I did not like the arm rests.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:59 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

I found some Recaros from a '93 VW MK2 Jetta on craigslist. They are amazingly comfortable, but obviously come with no armrests. I'd like to get armrests attached somehow - does anybody know if armrests can be attached to any Recaro seat without too much hassle? My seats kinda look like Recaro Trophys.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

djkeev wrote:
. . .Any ideas . . .


In my experience, some of the most comfortable seats have been in French cars. I always thought that French cars are so slow you end up spending a lot of time in them, so, their seats HAVE to be comfortable.

My dead brother-in-law had a Pontiac Gran Prix SJ with damn comfortable FRONT seats, the back seats, well, fugetaboutit.

I spent some time in the passenger seat of a full-size Ford police Interceptor. Damn comfortable seats.

The seats I fondly recall as being primus inter pares in the world of ass holding were in a corporate jet kept at the ready by our local Air National Guard. The passenger seats looked only like two slabs set at a slightly obtuse angle to one another, but they were upholstered in leather over what must have been foam speced out by NASA.

My advise is to stay away from those highly sculpted, Ricky-racer type of seats - they might look cool, but they restrict you movement too much. After all, the one luxury of a van is that you have plenty of room to shift your sitting position.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Wangta wrote:
I found some Recaros from a '93 VW MK2 Jetta on craigslist. They are amazingly comfortable, but obviously come with no armrests. I'd like to get armrests attached somehow - does anybody know if armrests can be attached to any Recaro seat without too much hassle? My seats kinda look like Recaro Trophys.


I'm bumping this as I have the same question.

Anyone know if arm rests can be added to the Recaro's w/o armrests? I'm thinking the frame may have the receptors for them, but don't want to do any exploratory surgery to find out.

You ever find a solution Wangta?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

The LS Recaros (VW mk2 power recaros are LS-B) don't have provisions for armrests, the armrest pivots need to be attached to the seat backs. LXF, Specialist, and Orthoped have armrest provisions though from what I've read.

I'm gathering everything to tackle this project and will document it along the way. I have 'donor' vanagon seats to scavenge parts and adjustable arm rests from, and have had trophy recaros for a few years.

I held off because they're black and the interior is brown, but I found lseat.com sells covers for pretty cheap ($300/pr) and they sell fabric by the square foot. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) they'll be leather, but I'm just happy they'll match the interior. For the price, I'm not expecting the covers to be perfect, but it's a lot less than any local auto upholsterer would charge, and recaros are tough seats to get right...
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

I did the T&C stow and go seats and like them so far. So does the wife and she's a tad picky.

I'm in the armrest camp and while these are a bit higher than ideal, they work well.
One of the best features is the fold flat bit. It really opens up the cab once you set up your site.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Alaskaberrys wrote:
Wangta wrote:
I found some Recaros from a '93 VW MK2 Jetta on craigslist. They are amazingly comfortable, but obviously come with no armrests. I'd like to get armrests attached somehow - does anybody know if armrests can be attached to any Recaro seat without too much hassle? My seats kinda look like Recaro Trophys.


I'm bumping this as I have the same question.

Anyone know if arm rests can be added to the Recaro's w/o armrests? I'm thinking the frame may have the receptors for them, but don't want to do any exploratory surgery to find out.

You ever find a solution Wangta?


Haven't installed them yet. I talked to Ben T Syncro about it and he said the following:

The Vanagon armrests can be attached by welding or screwing in the pivots onto the Recaro frame.

The Eurovan armrests can be as well but required a different system. I am designing the mount which is still in its early development stages. My fabricator is delaying the process.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Alaskaberrys wrote:
Wangta wrote:
I found some Recaros from a '93 VW MK2 Jetta on craigslist. They are amazingly comfortable, but obviously come with no armrests. I'd like to get armrests attached somehow - does anybody know if armrests can be attached to any Recaro seat without too much hassle? My seats kinda look like Recaro Trophys.


I'm bumping this as I have the same question.

Anyone know if arm rests can be added to the Recaro's w/o armrests? I'm thinking the frame may have the receptors for them, but don't want to do any exploratory surgery to find out.

You ever find a solution Wangta?


In the yesteryears of my car play I've had success with adapting the Audi armrest to the VW sport seats or semi-recarros we called them. Either by welding the plate to the seat frame or using rivnuts.
I'm not sure this is an option but it's a thought!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Junk week awhile back ...... on the curb was this pair of Dodge minivan seats. I'm thinking 3rd row?

They fully recline and fully fold forward..... plus Dual armrests.....
Like new...... seems they were removed and put in a garage for years?

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Now to get them in......

Total cost...... ZERO !!!! Laughing

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative Front Seats?? Reply with quote

Excellent Dave - you'll figure out something no doubt. Let us know how it goes.
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