Front Seat Swap (Town & Country 2nd Row)

[benandmj]

Anyone else buy a pair of these from the eBay seller in this post?

I bought a pair on the 14th and they don't appear to have shipped yet. The seller has not responded to my inquiries.
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85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy

[simonslp]

Hi Ben,

That's funny, I sent a few questions to the seller (ffantazija11) and found he always responded quickly, usually same day or next day. He shipped the seats right away and they got to Port Angeles Wa in just a few days.

Maybe try messaging him again?
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91 syncro westy w/ 08 suby ej25
& Get-Away hightop

[benandmj]

Yea pretty strange. Sent a message on 4/19 and again today. Had a tracking number since the 15th but is just says "ready for pickup".

We shall see.
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85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy

[Gruppe B]

Can these seats fully recline like Eurovan?

[simonslp]

Nope, only to around 50deg

Plenty for napping but not an extra bed
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91 syncro westy w/ 08 suby ej25
& Get-Away hightop

[benandmj]

Well I finally heard from the eBay sellar ffantazija11....

As I feared, he sold me seats that he did not have. Not sure why it took him 8 days to admit it but thats what happened.

He said he had employees that were stealing from him and that left him short handed. I guess that caused him to become a worthless asshat that candle handle the simple responsibilities associated with selling on eBay.

I guess this isn't happening for me after all.
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85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy

[Forthwithtx]

Still trying to decide this or a set of covers from Sewfine. There's a guy on Craigslist that sells seats, but I emailed him and no response. Last time I conversed with him, he was an itinerant seller, who travels the country with his wares. Told me he would be in the DFW area on certain dates. Same guy?

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ptd/5506174694.html
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Cheers!
-Karl

'84 GL with 2001/2004 Subaru 2.5L

[benandmj]

Looks like the same guy, yea.

He's pretty well reviewed on eBay and a few folks here have had good experiences. I jumped on buying a set as soon as I saw this thread, fearing he may sell out from exposure here.

I'm watching his eBay account and may end up trying him again...

I want ahead and bought the Sparco brackets Gowesty sells with their recaros. I don't have swivels.
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85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy

[Forthwithtx]

I don't have the swivels either. The seats come with their own sliders and adjust bar, so it would seem kinda redundant to add a set. I may have to come up with a different method for adaptation than the OP.

The Recaro's that GW sells have wider apart attach points than the Chrysler seats, so their slider system may not be what I need. And the Westy swivels are super pricey!
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Cheers!
-Karl

'84 GL with 2001/2004 Subaru 2.5L

[benandmj]

My plan is to mount the Mopar seats to the GoWesty sold Sparco sliders using a couple of pieces of square steel like FreshDub used, only perpendicular to his mounting position.

It looks like Alistair did something similar here but used spare/ modified Vanagon sliders instead of the sliders from GoWesty.

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85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy

[goffoz]

[goffoz]

Got mine picked up for $100 a pair at the Chrysler recycler in rancho cordova
cloth dark grey, slight stain on the passenger shoulder
I'm happy

Nobody mentioned the built cupholder.......... score

[goffoz]

So did a quick and dirty frame to try an idea today.
If you put thedrivers side seat on the passengers side, then the seat belt buckle is out of the way, the recline lever is on the inside (not the door side)
and the cup holders are in the aisle....

The cloth seats all seem to have this cup holder feature
anyone else have this?
Stock tintop seat still in the drivers spot...see the difference in height

I'm so liking these seats,the fold flat feature , the nice recline, the anchor points for kid seats will be great for my seat back storage.
A quick comparison of height and leg length makes me want to put a swivel on the passenger side....Yep I will
Also the under seat storage can be huge i'm going to make a mounting plate out of folded plate steel....pics when its done

[Forthwithtx]

[ThankYouJerry]

We need long road trip comfort data. Anyone drive in these for 6+ hours yet?
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1990 Multivan - "Ohana"
1.8T, Auto w/3.27 R&P + Peloquin TBD

[goffoz]

[syncrodoka]

I believe that you got earlier seats(or non grand caravan?), the '14 cloth and leather seats that I saw in the town and country at the dealers look like the OP's.
Interesting to see the differences. The integrated cup holders are a interesting feature.

[unibagel]

Forthwithtx (Karl),
What color are those? Looks like a sort of tan/beige, is that correct? Similar to early Westy interior colors?

I really want a set of these but want them to match the existing interior, if at all possible.

Thanks so much for your insight in advance!

Chris

[Forthwithtx]

[syncrodoka]

I found some cheap new seats in grey or black in phoenix for anybody in that area http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/ptd/5571793684.html

Still looking to hear a big mile trip review on them.