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    Vw wreckers

    If been trying to find a bench seat for the front of my t4, and Im not having any luck.
    Is there a vw wreckers close ish to newcastle that I could try?
    Nik

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    Try these guys in Melbourne http://www.mercwreck.com.au/index.php as they have a few T4's for wrecking.

    Brookvale Spares in Sydney used to wreck T4's but not sure now...

    There's also http://www.kmjeuroparts.com/default.asp

    You could always send out a parts request via http://www.autoparts.com.au/sendparts.asp

    Either way....I think you'll find the bench seat somewhat hard to find as few vans were fitted with one. I certainly have never seen one.....not that that is anything significant!

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    Thanks heaps
    Whats the difference between t4 and caravelle? Do they have front bench seats?
    Nik

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    T4 and Caravelle are the same thing. T4 is the model number (same as Ford uses EA, EB, BA etc for the Falcon). Caravelle is simply a variant of the T4. And a relatively flash one at that since it is supposed to carry passengers unlike the Transporter variant that is simply a cargo van.

    Transporters are more likely to have front bench seats....and if I were a betting man I'd be looking at the early T4's from the mid 90's.

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    If you haven't found one yet there is a guy over here that has a few T4s. He calls himself Volks Torque. Contact him on [08] 83526233, ask for Tim Mathews.
    Understand how it works, troubleshoot logically BEFORE replacing parts.
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    Thanks again guys
    I knew T4s and caravelles were basically the same thing but if you have a "caravelle" you can put mags on it but if you have a T4 when you try to buy mags you get "good luck finding any, next"....
    Just parked next to a brand new lowace running 20s bet he didnt get a smart a$$ lecture off the tyre guys!!
    Anyway so most if not all parts are interchangable between the 2?
    Wasnt sure if I should be specifing T4 or caravelle when Im seat hunting!
    Thanks heaps btw check out my build thread (going to add more pics soon)
    Nik

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    Hey Nik,
    give Steve Muller at Kombi Rescue a call.
    Caravelles would have needed to be ordered with a bench seat.

    Its the 9 seater T4 Kombi model that came with the bench seat. You might find someone (like me) that has removed it that might like to sell, but I dont know of anyone at the moment. I do know that the seat WILL NOT fit in the front of a single cab T4 ute as we tried it.

    There was a place in Sydney that was installing them but they wanted big dollars -
    http://www.autoseats.com.au/

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