A van bench seat works harder than any other seat in any other vehicle. It's the co-worker's spot, the lunch table, the parts shelf, the dog's throne and — in a camper — half the living room. All of that lands on one piece of foam and fabric. Here's the taxonomy, and what actually covers each type.
The passenger double: the modern classic
Transit, Sprinter, ProMaster, Crafter, Transporter — nearly every Euro-style van seats driver-plus-two using a two-person bench beside a single driver's seat. The double's signature feature is integrated seat belts: the buckles and sometimes the full belt mechanism live in the seat itself, which is why generic covers block them and purpose-cut ones don't. Our double front covers are patterned around exactly this seat — belt cutouts where van doubles put belts.
Crew and passenger-van benches
Behind the cab, crew vans and passenger vans run wider benches — three across, sometimes four — that often remove, fold or tumble for cargo. The removable ones are the strongest case in vandom for the loose approach: a washable jacquard rug over the bench protects it and comes out with it. Fixed benches can take measured covers; the method is in the bench guide.
The three-question fit check
Before buying anything for any van bench: Where do the belts come out — seat or pillar? Does anything fold or lift? What's the backrest width? Those three answers, checked against the size guide, prevent essentially every bad bench-cover purchase ever made.
Why van benches deserve the effort
Because they're unrepairable-cheap: a van bench isn't a seat you reupholster, it's a seat you replace at parts-counter prices. Fifty euros of washable cover versus that invoice is the easiest math in this catalog (the full arithmetic). Model-specific guides: Transit, Sprinter, ProMaster, Express.
