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• Rug runners (not kids)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 13:33:43 CST6CDT
  ...Actually, it installs very well with minor trimming and is not obtrusive. At the rear edge, unscrew the OEM trim strip and place the...
• Re: Trim Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 13:31:34 -0700
  ...advise me as to how I can safely remove the metallic trim > that runs just below window level on my '72 Camper? I'm...
• Re: 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 12:09:33 -0700
  ...well, i am about to start the interior trim soon. i would like to > get some pics from some list members. keep in mind...
• Re: Desperately searching for trim piece
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 8 Mar 2017 11:11:28 -0800
  ...YMMV On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > this is the missing trim piece... if you...
• Wanted: exterior trim peice
  Historical mailing list - -Chip
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:20:58 -0500
  After some highway driving my wife noticed that we had lost a piece of our trim on our '86GL. It is right behind the...
• Re: Fw: Re: [Product] Forever Black "Stain"
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:39:48 -0500
  I pulled the chrome trim out about a year ago. It hasn't caused any problems yet and looks much better. Roy Olynick wrote...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:15:17 -0600
  ...I've had official "trim cement" fail after gluing trim to the doors of Cherokees, but Goop holds fine. It's also the best...
• 85 Westy skylight screen - how to best to affix.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:32:01 -0400
  ...It looks like an integrated one-piece unit that is attached to the skylight by a square piece of Velcro trim. Here're the...
• source found for rubber rear cargo floor mat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:25:39 EST
  ...no more grungy stained carpet! i trimmed it to fit the entire cargo floor of my "Carat", and there was enuf left over to...
• Re: WTB Piece of Carat lower trim
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:48:21 EST
  ...One of the things I need > is one piece of lower body trim, the piece that fits between the sliding > door > and the rear...
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:57:04 -0800
  ...Diesel input shaft > > Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is > trimmed by 10mm length. > > Thanks Karl, > > I was not sure of...
• Was temp sensors?, now trim replies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:06:44 -0500
  Jake, "Trim Replies" means delete the original email or at least part of the email when replying. This works great if you are following...
• Re: 84 vs. 85 differences, swapping AC? & westy a/c system for sale
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 04:23:28 -0800
  My '87 Camper isn't an "L" or a "GL" trim level vehicle, it is a base model. That means now power options, no...
• Re: Adding a westy interior to a passanger van
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 18:25:41 -0700
  ...Ordinary passenger vans don't have that problem and the closet can be used with no trimming in those. There are 2 small nubs...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:38:15 -0800
  ...1) It'll be dimmer than if mounted flush to glass especially if you don't trim out the window tinting and trimming out...
• Re: Getting door handles black again??
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:20:22 -0400
  I echo Jonce on using the trim black ... It also works great color/finish on the fiberglass bumpers if not color matching to the...
• Re: Don't clip your replies! (Friday discussion fodder)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:49:10 -0500
  At 02:11 PM 1/25/2013, Bob Stevens wrote: >DO CLIP/TRIM REPLIES! While Volks are welcome to continue the Friday discussion on...
• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:33:10 EST
  ...while I turned the speaker to remove it. *There is a trim removal tool that minimizes the chances of tearing the fabric and scratching...
• Re: How Does the (front fiberglass doorskirt) Trim Come Off?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:31:04 EDT
  ...GMAIL.COM writes: > I'm trying to remove the fiberglass/plastic trim panel at the > bottom/front (in front of the door) on my...
• Re: Feedback wanted - Dash Console For Vanagon from BusDepot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:17:59 -0500
  ...For proper installation, I would have had > to trim the sides ... right at the front ... of the console so that it > would fit over...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:21:09 -0700
  ...Todd Last wrote: > > > I went to the dealer, bought two new trim strips for about $10. > > Switched from the "chrome" to the "black" ones...
• Re: 1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:39:59 -0700
  Jon, Did you find the thick U-channel bumper trim used on the edge of the cabinets? Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Need advice for stripping parts
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:07:46 +1000
  ...When replacing the trim panels I used Ford trim fasteners the screw type ones to fasten them. I believe VW fasteners are NLA. Now...
• Re: '91 westy interior trim
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:17:35 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-31 18:05:55 EST, nmerrill@PARAMETRIX.COM writes: << The grey (at least on mine) rubber trim that...
• Re: On Scrapping Plastic Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:25:06 -1000
  ...did you >plug the mounting holes for the attendant front door trim, do the necessary >body work or just leave the trim in place...
• Re: Pop top seal Manafacturer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:38:07 -0800
  At 06:55 PM 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote: >The pop top seal w/ embeded stainless steel clips is manafactured by Trim Loc...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:58:18 EST
  ...I was under the impression that they had a level of trim that constituted a "day camper"???...Westy minus the pop-up I think...
• Re: Wheel Well Trim Thingy...SYNCRO ONLY SPLASHGUARDS
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:12:48 -0600
  ...I just can't justify paying $100 for a 20 year old plastic trim piece that probably is in no better shape than mine...
• Re: Carat (was Pasat)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 13:00:53 -0500 (CDT)
  ...well, you sure it wasn't 'Carat'?? that's just another name for > Higher Prices and Trim Levels. if it really was 'Pasat' (or...
• Re: Denver junkyard Syncro alert!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:01:32 +1200
  ...black trim pieces. >Full A/C duct & mechanicals are there. >Only things missing are the front & middle seats, plus some interior >trim pieces, top...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:45:32 -0700
  I use this in everything plastic and black... https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Black-Bumper-Trim-Dye/dp/B000FOIJXQ
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:36:33 -0800
  Folks, Please, please, please trim your posts. Untrimmed posts cause digests with indigestion. Jim Arnott Keeper of da list
• Re: Grille, Hubcaps, & various trim pieces
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:39:43 -0800
  Just an update - the hubcaps and rear wiper motor have been claimed, but everything else is still available.
• Cal Look Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Instead of looking at my Vanagon and thinking "Oh that trim looks bad!", now I think "Wow, why didn't I do that before...
• Re: Which poptop seals + color of top?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:25:49 -0400
  ...Also, trim or notch the bulb seal from the inside in the area where the trim makes a sharp bend at the back of...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:27:27 -0400
  I don't if the vendors have these anymore but are the finishing touch to the edge trim. http://www.van-cafe.com/home...
• Re: MODERATOR Trimming replies was Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:32:14 -0700
  ...been trimmed in any way by any of the seven > previous posters -- then the current poster added six words to it. > > Trimming replies is...
• Re: Needed Source for 14" chrome beauty trim rings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 May 2010 13:36:54 -0700
  ...Needed Source for 14" chrome beauty trim rings > Just wondering if anyone has good sources. > > TIA, > Tony > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1...
• Re: Attn: Fellow Westy owners with shrinking vinyl trim on cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 05:50:12 EDT
  ...Since you have to take out the old trim to install your new one. Try heating it with a heat gun, stretching it, let...
• Power Mirrors - refurb and parts search
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 16 Jun 2019 18:56:20 +0000
  ...To refinish, I started off using SEM products (high build primer, Ultra trim black, with SEM solve and adhesion promoter - not cheap) and found...
• NVC: '97 Jetta Check Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:30:24 -0800
  ...The codes are P0171 Fuel Trim, Bank1 System too Lean P1128 Long Term Fuel Trim Mult., Bank1 System too Lean P0440 EVAP Emission Contr...
• What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 06:59:02 -0700
  ...This one http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0571-1.jpg shows a picture of the trim around the rear window. Mellow Yellow has the...
• Re: cleaning/shining the westy
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Sun, 21 May 2006 21:35:22 -0700
  303 protectorant.. best stuff, hands down for all of these trim related items. http://www.303products.com/main.php -tim
• Re: Non-extreme makeover, driveway edition (with pix)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:24:54 -0700
  Looks good Stephen! FWIW, I removed the shrunken, discoloured trim from my windows several years ago and have had no leakage here in the...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:42:34 +0000
  ...SEM Trim Black is also excellent, long lasting paint if you go through all of the gyrations they recommend. Not cheap though. https://www...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:39:23 -0700
  ...I'm sure there are other differences in the trim but those two stand out. And I'm guessing the swivel seats are part...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 19:47:05 -0400
  ...I've pried off the rubber trim strips w/ a screwdriver carefully, and replaced them w/ no problems... take your time removing the trim...
• FS: complete front chrome bumper w/ caps&strips
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:47:10 EST
  for sale: complete chrome front vanagon front bumper w/ endcaps and rubber trim strips. nice shape $99 chris
• Interior trim revisited
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:24:40 -0700
  Ok, so I read all the mails about the trim being a T-moldings and how it was available at quality supply stores etc...
• Sale on Jetta/Golf Eurogrille (ad)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:54:57 EDT
  ...The kit includes Four round head lamps, radiator support, VW emblem, wiring harness, and grille and trim pieces. This kit works on '85-92...
• Re: replacement speakers
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:59:34 -0700
  ...5.25" also fit, w/ some trimming of the door panel (if you have to trim for the 4", you might as well get...
• Re: wanted: good used chrome rear bumper... yes, i am actually serious :)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:43 -0600
  On Mar 16, 2010, at 4:46 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > .................... > and fyi - the OEM german ones have the holes forthe trim strip...
• Re: Removing interior side trim in the luggage bay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth L. Winter
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:03:31 -0400
  ...How does one go about removing the side panel trims (the > PO had attached a couple of brackets to the trim panel using stove...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:55:32 -0700
  ...Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber > > > > > > > Thanks for all the responses! > > > > > > Now that I know I should be able to reinstall it, I need...
• e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:54:26 -0500
  ...Last week, I bid on a set of the following 14" wheel trim rings on ebay (if the link doesn't work, just go...
• Re: Deteriorating plastic trim
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:01:54 -0700
  ...Deteriorating plastic trim > Like many of you, I have found many interior trim parts are deteriorating, > becomeing brittle and getting scratched very easily. I...
• Re: Window trim ??
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:11:11 -0500
  ...and there is just an empty groove left in the rubber trim? > Do you think that accumulation of water and road dirt will cause...
• Removing carat body trim-front doors
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:00:34 -0400
  How do the fiberglass pieces come off the front doors? Bolts from the inside behind the door panel somewhere? Thanks! -craig
• FS front chrome bumper, complete w/ strips and caps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:27:25 EST
  for sale: front vanagon chrome bumper, complete w/ rubber trim strips and endcaps. great shape. make offer chris
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:28:21 -0700
  ...I have removed dozens of these windows over the years with the trim in place and never had a problem removing them. Did a...