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littlemanswift
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 Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:01 am Post subject: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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Hi, looking to purchase a 1994 Eurovan Westy but will need to be able to install carseats on the bench in the back. I haven't tried it yet but I think I will need to install at least a tether anchor? has anyone had much luck installing seats in a westy? I have been searching the web but all I found is an old VW service bulletin that the dealer can't get parts for anymore.
Any help would be appreciated!
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formerknuckledragger
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DenverB
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats In A eurovan Westy??? |
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you'll find a way to teather it back around the back of the seat and down in the framework, likely. We do that with the eurovan EVC campers we have down here in the states.
otherwise, it'll take a car seat the same as any 1994 car -- likely with just a lap belt. No way it has 'latches' to click a modern seat into.
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Xtremjeepn
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats In A eurovan Westy??? |
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In the older vans like that one I just hook the tether to the cargo loops under the seat. (feed the strap down behind the seat and cushion and there should be a cargo tie down or something to clip it to down there)
The newer vans have a tether in the rear roof by the hatch.
These are the new style tether FWIW.
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Gruppe B
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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On the Canadian Eurovan Westfalia, the tether is located under the overhead rear cabinet. There is steel reinforcement that connects from the rear hatch to below the cabinet where you can attach the tether.
The full Eurovan Westfalia was never imported to the states so it is a rare beast south of the border.  |
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littlemanswift
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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Thanks for the replies!
Turns out the van I was looking at will need a lot of body work, I must have had my "I want it" blinders on. I already have another option to look at.
I think I should be able to figure out the car seat thing, it would be a deal breaker with my wife if I can't! |
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Jonwid
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats In A eurovan Westy??? |
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| Xtremjeepn wrote: |
In the older vans like that one I just hook the tether to the cargo loops under the seat. (feed the strap down behind the seat and cushion and there should be a cargo tie down or something to clip it to down there)
The newer vans have a tether in the rear roof by the hatch.
These are the new style tether FWIW.
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Ah, memories of the three seats tethered in back there. Sometimes I wish we could still strap them in like that, but they're much too big now. |
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Gruppe B
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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| Gruppe B wrote: |
On the Canadian Eurovan Westfalia, the tether is located under the overhead rear cabinet. There is steel reinforcement that connects from the rear hatch to below the cabinet where you can attach the tether.
The full Eurovan Westfalia was never imported to the states so it is a rare beast south of the border. |
Here is the location of the Eurovan CV Camper (Westfalia) child seat restraints located under the headbanger.
Old post but just updating as I have the manual in front of me.. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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Ah, memories of the three seats six tethered in back there. Sometimes I wish we could still strap them in like that, but they're much too big now. |
we had to put two seats onto one belt, that was certainly legal in 3 of the 53 States at least. Once that didn't work, we used the Poisonwood Bible Protocol to select the Darwin candidate.
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wtonya
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats In A eurovan Westy??? |
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| Xtremjeepn wrote: |
In the older vans like that one I just hook the tether to the cargo loops under the seat. (feed the strap down behind the seat and cushion and there should be a cargo tie down or something to clip it to down there)
The newer vans have a tether in the rear roof by the hatch.
These are the new style tether FWIW.
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How did you make these custom wood bed frame at top? Is it solid wood or vinyl planks? |
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IdeaNerd
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats In A eurovan Westy??? |
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How did you make these custom wood bed frame at top? Is it solid wood or vinyl planks? |
Cole (@Xtremjeepn, CaveVan owner) doesn't post much here these days — busy guy, I imagine — but as I recall these were full custom replacements to the stock boards. Not 100% certain about the material used in this particular case but most of his wood-looking work tends to be "real deal" wood, so I'd wager it is here too. No idea what kind of wood though. He used to use beetle kill pine a lot, but this doesn't look like that to me.
The main thing I remember him saying about these is that the back section was a real pain -- lots of work to rip out the OEM panel without destroying the connected Westfalia roof reinforcement pieces, which are still needed for the replacement board.
The front section I believe is fairly straightforward by comparison.
FWIW: I haven't tried it yet, but I suspect as an alternative veneer could be used pretty effectively on the back section, rather than fully replacing it. |
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Xtremjeepn
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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Sorry guys.
IdeaNerd is right, I've been swamped. I do love and miss you all on the forums though.
The van above was the first one built and eventually branded as CaveVan.
The wood in that van is Alder. Its all full thickness real wood.
VW has a tech document defining what structure must be added into the van when the roof is cut out. Basically the entire rear bed board is part of the structural element of the chassis.
For this reason its a bit more work to remove, and more importantly needs to be installed in a similar structural manner to keep the vans structural integrity.
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wtonya
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: Child Car Seats in a Eurovan Westy??? |
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Thank you IdeaNerd and Xtremjeepn for the information. Makes sense.
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Sorry guys.
IdeaNerd is right, I've been swamped. I do love and miss you all on the forums though.
The van above was the first one built and eventually branded as CaveVan.
The wood in that van is Alder. Its all full thickness real wood.
VW has a tech document defining what structure must be added into the van when the roof is cut out. Basically the entire rear bed board is part of the structural element of the chassis.
For this reason its a bit more work to remove, and more importantly needs to be installed in a similar structural manner to keep the vans structural integrity. |
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