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burgertimegirl
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 Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 7:01 am Post subject: Seats |
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Hi,
I need new front seats for my Thing. I would like to get seats with a headrest, so I was looking at Karmann Ghia and Beetle seats. Does anyone know if these seats would fit in a Thing?
Thanks,
Kristen |
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pjmacua
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Joined: May 22, 2003
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Location: Cantal, France
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Seats |
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Look at the seats from a Super beetle with flat windscreen (called "1302" in some countries).
They have headrests and the rails should be the same as the ones on the VW Thing.
Regards
Pierre-J MACUA, France
www.volkswagen181.com |
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7thing3
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Location: Cleveland, OH
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I used scat Procar 90 seats but I believe a 71-72 beetle seat will fit these tracks. Don't quote me on that.
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Big Jim
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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If you want to go a little far afield, I just put a set of seats out of a chevy S-10 pickup in my Thing. They are a nice, hi-back seat and they have intergal seat belts and sholder harness. That was the selling point for me.
If you prefer to stay German, Try Mercedes. I found a nice, all leather set out of a Benz 500 to put in my motorhome but they were $600 plus shipping, used, for the pair. |
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oldoval
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject: THING SEAT |
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I think that ghia seats are a close fit but they are way shorter stands than a thing, I THINK  good luck jeff |
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chinarider
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Superbeetle seats will fit perfectly. |
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7thing3
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Not from a 77 SB convertible, I know that much. Perhaps the early (71-72) Supers.
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HamburgerBrad
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:52 am Post subject: |
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73+ supers had different seat mounts. only the mounts on the rear of the seats were in the tracks. the front mount was on a hump that comes up seen in this picture
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chinarider
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, ya learn something new everyday! My SB seats must have come out of an earlier model, though I was told that they were mid-70's. They're the high'back, track-mount type and will fit in the stock Thing tracks. Anyway, they're just taking up space in my garage right now. If anyone needs them, feel free to e-mail me and meybe we could work out some sort of trade. They're in ok shape - need new vinyl - but definitely servicable. |
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vwkarmannghia
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Doesn't the thing use the same floor pans as a ghia? If so, I think ghia seats will work. |
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