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  • Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Tue, 8 Dec 2009 07:17:28 -0500
    ...Not sure of the reason for this post other than > the lack of options out there to get a late model camper with the...
  • Re: Winnebago Rialta
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:13:37 -0700 (PDT)
    SyncroHead@aol.com writes: > > Speaking of Winnebagos, has anyone seen the Rialta model which is based on > the Eurovan? What did you think of...
  • vanagon poptop section for sale was:Re: Poptop conversion from bus camper.
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:37:26 EST
    ...conversion from a 70's camper onto a Vanagon? I > recall someone on the list suggesting the models that pop straight up. Do > these...
  • Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:10:01 -0800
    ...auxiliary battery and isolation relay setup used in the non-GL camper models. > Afaik all lights, radio, lighter and fridge work off main battery...
  • Fwd: ebaY Dometic RC-160A
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:23:27 -0000
    ...refrigerator which is the same basic model as the ones that came in the non-GL Campers, but in addition to cooling on both...
  • Re: New circuit board options
    Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
    Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:04:44 -0700
    White Dan Country Homes Camper, the Huckleberry Sky > On Jul 21, 2019, at 10:57 AM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote...
  • Re: (Friday NVC) When Euro hits parity
    Historical mailing list - James
    Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:39:49 -0400
    ...camper, with special trim lines to celebrate the camper, seems a natural. As the EOS and R have shown, a 'US federalised' model need...
  • There you go, converted panel vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 6 Jul 2014 15:34:57 -0700
    ...pretty stripped out model, and I have seen both panel and window vans converted. Alistair http://www.usednanaimo.com/classified-ad/VW-camper_22307328
  • Parting out 80 and 81 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Richard Greaker
    Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:18:01 EDT
    ...is a 81 CA model . I also have many other parts Two trannys, a complete gas heater, some camper parts, also I have 84...
  • Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used?
    Historical mailing list - ian Butler
    Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:50:19 -0500
    On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Timothy Hannink wrote: > My 1987 Camper (non-GL) has one. My '87 Syncro also has one. Though, like the...
  • Re: Reimo bed hinges
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:02:16 EST
    ...with german instructions with illustrations that seem to be for the camper model. >> Mark, I have a set as well. It's only for...
  • Re: Last air cooled model?
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:13:32 -0800
    ...year an air cooled camper was made? I can see some > clear > advantages. Anyone got any photos of that model? > > William Polowniak > 1989 Vanagon...
  • Re: WTB: pop-top from a late model Vanagon Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:36:44 EDT
    ...for help in finding a Pop-Top from a later model Westy (camper > cabinets too, maybe). > I want it to be in as best...
  • Re: [vanagon] Frydaye Follies: useless info
    Historical mailing list - BA
    Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:51:12 -0700
    ...and Statistics, this is what i need ... > >year, VIN, model (GL, Camper GL, syncro camper gl, etc), >transmission-type (5-spd, 4-sp, automatic...
  • Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, 1.9l Digijet, 2 or 3 models
    Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
    Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:50:49 -0400
    ...24.19, states that model 251 906 083, green, is for 83-85 models in Californian and Canada and for the 49 states for...
  • Re: Anyone know where water tank plug can be found?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 9 May 1995 09:57:20 +0100
    ...5517 Cleon Avenue North Hollywood, CA 91601 (818) 760-4214 carries all camper related parts for late model Westfalias.
  • Re: Wierd '91 Syncro
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:41:48 EST
    ...1990 & 1991 non-Camper Syncros for the USA were not GL models. They took out lot of content to make them cheaper. No armrests...
  • '75 westy for sale, and camper int fs, also
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:09:55 EST
    ...this is the sunkist model..Orange, orange, ORANGE :<) orange paint, orange plaid, orange carpet, orange canvas.. recently rebuilt 1700 single weber carb (not the...
  • Re: Wht the hell is it?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:22:27 -0700
    ...T3 = Vanagons > 251 = Panel Van > 253 = L, GL, Camper thru 85 > 255 = L, GL, Camper 86-91 > 245 = Single Cab PU > 247 = Double Cab...
  • Re: 85 Weekender FS
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:20:16 -0400
    ...Again, different model from weekender package and much different from the full camper. The bottom line is this. The '85 Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition is...
  • Rialta for sale. For the VW Camper fan that wants all the toys
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:11:11 -0400
    ...Note that as a '95, this one is shorter than the current model and only has the 5 cylinder engine. Dennis
  • Drain tray (US)
    Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
    Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:08:58 -0700
    ...ALL US models came with the fold down drain tray. IF, you can locate one from a US model it can be fitted. DO...
  • Re: Child seat/jumpseat compatibility?
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
    Mon, 18 Nov 2002 04:59:49 -0800
    This sound like the jumpseat in a Vanagon Camper. That particular model may or may not be a Wolfsburg Edition, it depends on whether...
  • Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 Apr 2007 23:16:43 -0400
    ...The campers have that swiss army knife approach but the camper stuff takes away from the flexibility. Large families have needs and for trips...
  • Re: Improvements to Vanagon crash safety? Maybe time for a Eurovan camper?
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:54:00 -0800
    ...a camper van. Even though I too have > grown very fond of my Vanagon/Westy, I'm curious about a later model > Vanagon or...
  • Re: 50 Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:39:29 -0600
    ...5 or 2004 model year? > > I was hoping they would introduce the Microbus and that there would be a full > camper version available. I...
  • Re: Plastic Vanagon Models
    Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
    Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:45:19 +0100
    ...Joker D (minor defect) 89 Revell Camper (in pieces) Brent Christensen wrote: > I just started building a model of an 80-83.5 Westy...
  • Re: 1/10 scale model remote control Split
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 09:00:10 -0800
    ...1/10 scale model remote control Split > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by...
  • Re: Optima Battery Discussion
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Wed, 22 Oct 2003 05:32:14 -0700
    ...Polak" <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > What Optima model are you using? I have the yellow top Optima deep-cycle mounted in place of the...
  • 70's camper engine questions from a potential newbie
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Mar 1996 01:02:18 GMT
    ...to fulfill a long dream of getting a vw westfalia camper (70's) model. i want something I can work on myself (and learn...
  • Re: Camper question
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:07:07 -0400
    ...ALL US models came with the fold down drain tray. IF, you can locate one from a US model it can be fitted. DO...
  • Re: Sachs Clutch Database Found in UK For Vanagons (awsome database)
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:52:52 -0700
    ...I have a pair of vanagons (Camper and Carat) which were manufactured during what is normally the 1991 model-year run (10/90 and...
  • Re: 1980-91 Vanagon repair manual.... (fwd)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:53:11
    >Just passing along ... >1980-91 Vanagon repair manual. >Covers all models of vanagon; syncro, camper etc. >Retails for $75. This one is brand new...
  • Re: Stock Alloy wheels ????
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 17:41:34 +0200
    >> What year or model Vanagon came with the 15" alloy wheels???? >An easy one! NONE. >malcolm Oh boy, The Vanagon comes with 15" alloys...
  • Re: Anyone have a large front Sway Bar FS?
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
    Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:50:12 -0800
    Tom Miller said: > I used an ADDCO Sway Bar on my 89 Camper. Model Number 719 at 1" > diameter. > You get new bushings but...
  • Re: New Sprinter Pop Top
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 7 Mar 2006 03:59:36 -0700
    ...2007 and Sportsmobile is planning a > Penthouse Pop Top camper on the shorter roof model. > > Could be a lot of hot air but something...
  • Re: BIG VW Camper
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:55:25 -0700
    One of the pix there says that is the "Florida" model. Kinda cool, I think. But I like my Joker. bob look here: http...
  • Re: Westy - 2nd battery
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Sun, 4 Apr 1999 00:56:52 EST
    ...The "weekenders" you mention are just as much Westfalias as the more fully equipped models. However, these Vanagon Campers (Westfalias) without stove & refrigerators were...
  • Re: Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:12:09 EST
    ...i think what you have is a '86 NON-GL base model poptop Camper... which is the wolfsburg edition. unoficially dubbed the "westy weekender...
  • Re: WTB: Brown Steering Wheel
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:33:14 -0700
    ...There shouldn't be any difference between model years, but there is a difference in vans with and without power steering. The non-power...
  • Re: FS: 81L and 85 Kombi(s)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:27:19 -0700
    ...to a camper, but by the time of the T3/Vanagon, a special "camper base" was offered, and the Kombi model became increasingly rare...
  • Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Jan 1997 10:07:02 +0200
    ...This Vanagon was an air-cooled model and had a non-Westfalia camper coversion. It had a white fiberglas roof similar to the roof...
  • Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:29:53 -0400
    ...Some call the basic Camper models "Weekenders". Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg
  • '96 Eurovan rumours
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Feb 1995 14:14:30 +0800
    Howdy, I haven't posted much, but I plan on buying a Camper sometime over the next year. After following the incredible flow of...
  • Country Home Camper, anyone? FS: Nice 82...
    Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:21:23 -0700
    ...It's a 1982 Vanagon Country Home Camper - I believe. It's the model with the straight pop-top. Sink, stove, fridge, furnace, etc...
  • Wanted 90 or 91 Dometic Fridge RM182b EGI
    Historical mailing list - John Hansen
    Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:15:59 -0600
    ...westy and interested in selling their old one(dometic model RM182B EGI)? A fellow camper from CA is sending me his...but he just...
  • Re: Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:28:35 +0000
    ...I had a VW T4 Westfalia full camper for some years - Canadian market model. The front motor in the T4 made the westy conversion...
  • New Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:28:12 -0400
    ...What I discovered is that there were four Eurovan models made that had the following current used car prices: Full camper: $40K, MV Weekender...
  • Re: 1989 vanagon gl wolfsburg inquiry
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Jan 2001 03:19:23 EST
    ...the 1990 model year. Try to find > out which Wolfsburg Edition this guy is selling you. Is this a van, camper > or > ???? > > the '89...
  • Re: 87-91 Westfalia Differences
    Historical mailing list - John
    Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:15:29 GMT
    > I was under the impression that there were different fridge models >or features. What might have clouded the issue was the basic camper package...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - BUDWIL
    96-06-29 15:00:42 EDT
    ...i'd like a '67 or earlier camper version with either no windows or 21 windows. what year and model is considered the "ultimate...
  • Re: Door light
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 5 Jul 1997 10:28:16 -0700
    ...Perhaps that is legacy of the addition (in 1981) of a Camper model. My 1980 Westy does not have the switch -- it has a...
  • Paint Code Help - 84 Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
    Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:33:54 -0500
    ...Year:1984 Model: Vanagon Model No:253A71 Color Code 485662 Under the manufacturers suggested retail price subsection it lists Merian Brown/Toscana Beige Paint...
  • LiMBO's Bimbos: Buses for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:24:03 CST
    ...Brian (617) 893-1263, MA '77 Bus/Camper, pop-top, runs excellent, no lower body rust, full working interior, 2 new tires; $2500 (203...
  • vanagon prices for 91 models
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 25 May 94 09:06:22 CDT
    ...YEAR (US $) Model Type Eng dsp/HP Loan Fair Good Excl ----------- --------------- --- ---/--- ------ ------ ------ ------ 1991 VANAGON CAMPER GL 4C 2.1/90 8600 8960 10640 11660 Add...
  • Re: Copy of: Bench seats for the front
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 29 Nov 1996 11:07:26 +0200
    ...What I have is a 'Camper' logo on the rear hatch. But I'm sure this is an after market. >So, yes, VW did...
  • Re: silver socket and collapsible spare tire
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 8 Jan 1995 20:53:39 -0800
    David, my camper is a VW Westfalia. I was just at Big Sur with John Hugenard, who has the same year, also a Westfalia...
  • Parting out '84 Westy.
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Tue, 26 May 1998 14:09:18 EDT
    ...full GL model w/ stove/fridge/sink/bed/tables. neutral beige colored interior. would like to sell the camper interior as whole. will sell...
  • WANTED: single middle seat for Westfalia 86'
    Historical mailing list - Slava Kharin
    Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:18:48 -0800
    ...my Westafalia'86 camper in Victoria or Vancouver, BC, area. Thank you, -- Slava /Viatcheslav/ Kharin Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling & Analysis / MSC University of...
  • ASI/Riviera headcount
    Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
    Wed, 13 Jun 2001 02:50:20 EDT
    Hey there just seeing who all has a bus or vanagon with the ASI/Riviera camper conversion..I have seen a fair amount of...