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• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:08:29 -0500
  ...The VW always lists different left/right part numbers >for hatch struts (don't know why?) no matter you have rear wiper/washer or...
• Re: start of a rear bumper build
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 10:31:23 -0500
  ...Very early days yet. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/vanagon-rear-bumper-build/ > > I'm making it from 1/4" 6061 aluminum...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:52:22 -0700
  ...The vents that are aft (rearward) of the rear side-windows are, to my understanding, are not scoops to force air into the vehicle...
• Re: Stereo upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - Morrison, Peter
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:14:37 +0100
  I found door speakers Very "tinny" dug them out - Beefed up with a pair of matched goodmans, screwed to the roof in he rear...
• Re: locking rear diff on 2WD van or Limited Slip?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:28:48 -0800
  ...How many times will you use it???? Is it worth it? Now limited slip would be sweet. -Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind...
• Re: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:08:59 -0800
  ...If you dont want to cut your stock matress, take it out of the cover, and get a thinner matress, and put that one...
• Re: Trailor hitch for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:50:08 -0600
  ...for me that bolts on to the two rear > tow hooks for $64.95. is this what I should be getting? > Many thanks, > Matt
• Re: 1990 Carat L ? ? ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:57:22 -0500
  ...The rear seat turns into a bed (of scratchy wool material). It makes you wonder who would order such a stripped down model and...
• FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:15:46 -0700
  ...3~4 spots around the rear window. Might that be signs of a respray or have others seen this? Matt Dekker mdekker@eskimo.com
• Re: WTB - rear hatch, and year
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 22:49:32 -0400
  ...in the mid Atlantic have a good rear hatch for sale? Color > and year don't matter, as long as it's in nice...
• Re: Westy Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:47:54 -0400
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/flow-thru_ventilation.html I have the stock 1988 and up rear windows for sale if anyone is interested. Chris...
• Speaking of keys
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:11:55 -0400
  ...Another key opens the rear hatch. I have no key to open the slider. Can the tumblers be made to match so that all...
• Re: heating start-up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Perkins
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 20:29:39 EST
  ...I could just feed them in by pulling the panel out a little. -Put 1 inch carpet foam under the front and rear mats...
• Re: Team effort, vanagon NLA part
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:20:36 -0400
  ...of a softer material than the > usual items. > > It reminded me of my fruitless search for a passenger side rear grommet > for the hatch...
• Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:26:18 -0800
  ...But rear matresses are kind of wet. Water is getting into van. My Westy is parked on an incline with rear end pointed downhill...
• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:38:13 -0800
  ...a mushed right rear wheel arch and a crunched rear bumper, or if chrome, both sides are pushed in to match.. ("damn, we just...
• Re: name that bracket
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 May 2003 20:25:16 -0700
  ...props the Westy rear passenger seat up. Stan On Thu, 29 May 2003 20:04:50 -0500 Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU> writes...
• long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:41:25 -0800
  ...I'm wondering if it matter which direction I park the van, ie, nose up/nose down? Or is there nothing in it? Surely...
• Free Vanagon floor mat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:19:49 -0500
  ...I recently converted my Synco to have removable rear facing seats, and made a new floor mat for the new arrangement. Thus, I have...
• Re: Vanagon mattress pad
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:20:03 EDT
  ...interior? at any rate i have a bunch of vanagon weekender rear mattress pads FS.. i have all 3 colors, brown, blue or grey...
• Re: bad vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:42:28 -0800
  ...No effect. > (Rear tires were badly worn.) > > 2) New rear wheel bearings, and brakes. All new > rear CV joints. (One rear bearing was worn...
• Re: Locks and keys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 21:01:10 -0500
  ...door/rear hatch? Lionel, I have changed the rear hatch lock to match the rest of my van. I bought a used rear hatch...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:53:46 -0700
  ...And when he opened the rear hatch, no matter how good the struts were, that piece of tubing went onto one of the struts...
• Ideas for removed rear heater opening
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:12:19 -0400
  Hi folks, My 84 has no rear heater. I’ll leave it that way. But, what have people done with the opening? Are there...
• Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
  Historical mailing list - Les Yamashita
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:20:32 -0500
  I open the license plate 90 degrees and place the oil cap at the bottom of the license plate frame and the rear of...
• Re: What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 14 May 2002 11:44:39 -0400
  ...being sold my list vendors right now? Rear Crome from an 84 vanagon. Bus Depot: 140$ Vanagain.com: 119$ volkscafe.com: 109$ Thanks Matthew
• Re: No go (straight) on ice
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:44:06 -0400
  ...corner. Mat it too soon and the front unweights and you curbsurf. Best left for summertime practice. Works best in rearengine/rear wheel drive...
• Water leaking in vents at the bottom of the rear hatch when it rains
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:38:27 -0700
  ...door matches the rest of the car and I can't find any major body work that has been performed on the rear end...
• FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:01:44 -0800
  ...The rear includes: Complete rear bumper with both end pieces. The rear bumper mounts with tow loops and bolts. The plates and brackets to...
• FS: tan weekender /Z bed sofabed and cushion - fits all passenger vans
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:58:05 EDT
  ...velour, nice match for '82-84 GL tan velour. fits earlier ones also. super shape, no wear, clean. included bed/rear seat, frame, all...
• $$$Need Syncro Fender Flare$$$
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:03:55 EDT
  ...left rear mini fender flare (or whatever the hell they're called) as found on a stock '86 Syncro. It does not matter to...
• Re: Rear Cushion over Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:34:01 -0800
  > Trying to replace the rear cushion and may contact Jonce, but looking for the foam to possibly do myself. Wondering if anyone has any...
• Re: Middle Seat for GL Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 19:55:16 -0400 (EDT)
  On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 JordanView@aol.com wrote: > So, westy GL owners, go look under your mats and report what you find to...
• Re: Rear wiper no wipe
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:59:59 -0400
  Hi Jeff ~ I've given my rear wiper arm a little bend. It used to leave streaks but now wipes pretty evenly. John Meeks...
• Radio and Speaker Insall
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:11:02 -0800
  ...No place to match up and connect the rear grounds for the new radio. BUT the rear speakers are working just fine! Apparently, somewhere...
• westy cushions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:05:59 -0500
  ...rear cushion over engine for '85 weekender (no rear a/c cutouts) $100 -tan herringbone upper bunk mattresses from '85-'86 westy and also...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:13:15 -0800
  ...And maybe flow would not matter. In my system, I have obviated any problem of static coolant in the rear heater by removing the...
• Interior protection
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:43:43 -0400
  ...The rear mat was pre-cut for my Carat > rear facing seats. It is like getting a new carpet in the van. They cost...
• Re: CARFAX anyone?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:17 -0800
  ...match to the ones found in the rare Tristars. The Tristars had front seats with armrest sets (like the GL vans) and a rear...
• Re: Paint Code for Grey Cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:46:39 -0700
  ...of the rear storage�bin covers to a local paint company and they were able to mix me a perfectly matching grey for about...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:22:50 EST
  ...have a split in half carat rear bumper > held together with rope.., > > ever heard of fiberglass resin/matting? fiberglass bumpers are easy to repair...
• Re: Anyone have any extra rear lap belts, male only?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:28:00 -0500
  What year, Kai? The ones up through '84 won't mate with the females from '85 and newer. Mike Kai Mei wrote: > I've...
• Re: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:46:04 -0400
  ...2009 at 1:25 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > I have decided to remove my blown rear heater as others have suggested...
• Paint, blue matching for an '89 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:51:37 -0500
  Parked in a parking lot last night some joker bumped the back of my van leaving a nice absence of paint on the rear...
• Re: 2 bench seats in a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:57:35 -0500
  If you use the Westy type middle seat, the backs flip forward allowing easy access to the rear seat. You can also slide a...
• Re: rear heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:10:49 -0700
  ...ll pull the switch and send it to you. Pmail me. Matt -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On...
• 1984 Vanagon GL For Sale (Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brennan
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 16:28:31 EST
  1984 VW Vanagon GL, 7 passenger (currently middle seat is removed, rear seat back removed, and mattress now residing in rear, I have both...
• Re: Bed "pads"?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:05:11 -0700
  ...Memory Foam Mattress Toppers I (and several other WetWesties) have been using the memory foam mattress toppers that Costco was selling a couple of...
• Rear Carat or Wolfsburg Springs
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:23:44 -0700
  ...alternative rear springs that will lower the back of van about one inch to help with the stability of the ride and match the...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:44:48 -0800
  ...Chuck Mathis <CMathis227@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:40 PM Subject: Re...
• Re: Paint, blue matching for an '89 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:53:18 EST
  ...My question is, my > paint is stock and I'd like to find some more...anybody know what type of > paint or color match...
• Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:29:41 -0800
  ...matching weld lines on the > endcap to the main part, but overall I think it works. > https://shufti.blog/2022/08/11/vanagon-rear...
• Rear heater controlls?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:32:36 EDT
  ...The rear heater controlls on Matilda, the '71 Bus, are an enigma to me. Which way on and which way off? Together = On? Both...
• Re: [Syncro] Old Man Emu Shocks -- Or Are They?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:17:14 -0700
  ...probably to their specifications so that they are matched to the OME rear shocks... My understanding is that Monroe also makes and sells a...
• Re: [NVC] Vacuum Forming
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:38:34 -0600
  Seems like there ought to be a good market for retrofit air conditioner housings front and rear, replacement AC ducting, front heater duct covers...
• Re: 1984 Westy Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:53:37 -0700
  ...plastic shims above teh rear springs. i did that on the driver's side of my westy. ahhhh. cheers matt "may the four winds...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:35:39 -0500
  ...I ordered enough to cover the rear engine hatch and deck, and have enough left to do some other areas. It is a peel...
• Re: How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:42:29 -0700
  ...I was able to run the rear speaker wires under the carpet and then in the wall panels, up the rear column and across...
• rear hatch 85--> 80
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 17:24:56 -0600 (CST)
  ...my rear hatch is a little bent, but not bad. the parts 85 i found has a rear hatch with built in wiper, not...
• Re: More Tailight Glow
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:28:24 +0200
  ...circuit board on both sides, and just rearranged the wires. The bulb positions are equal no matter which side is top, so they only...