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• Re: Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:03:27 -1000
  ...Any experience on body panels (i.e., rust (first sanded and cleaned) at the bottom of window frames)? > > Skip > > '84 Westy > > Sent from my...
• Syncro update - body work
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:53:04 -0700
  ...Windows are out and rust around three frames is being attended to. Seam rust is also being attended to. Actually, according to the owner...
• Re: Anyone Using Netscape 4.7?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:11:52 -0500
  ...good browser that works on your site and say something like frames >work better with such in such or this site only supports newer...
• Curtains, magnets, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 May 2007 07:17:05 -0700
  ...magnets onto the bottom corners to keep them against the window frames..for now. When I get to it, I plan on sewing the...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:05:57 -0800
  ...Used windows (sliders) come with aluminum frames which make them relatively safe to ship. Windshields and back windows are not difficult to replace but...
• Re: 2 person middle seat avail
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:43:23 -0700
  ...Lately I have been saving the lower seat frames to cut down for single seats that slide in instead. I weld on the top...
• Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:21:35 +0000
  ...Prior to that decision, I got some plastic screen, the type you'd put in home window screen frames (with a plastic bead to...
• Re: Wind Noise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 21 May 2002 13:58:23 +1000
  ...opposite problem...;) Perhaps re-positioning your striker plates on the door frames or the hinges in a little bit to pull the doors in...
• Re: Map Pockets
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:43:31 -0500
  ...Bus Depot has >> some plastic frames with heavy duty stretch netting that make a more >> open pocket. They are intended for use in campers...
• Re: Re-padding seats - anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:17:17 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Sometimes the steel frames on the older seat are broken and the springs have sprung. Eithher get a junkyard seat for parts or weld...
• Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:08:29 -0700
  ...in traffic with little or no air flow for short time frames. > >http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/undercoil.jpg > >My system still uses the...
• New van acoustics
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:21:45 -0800
  ...Revving the engine I could feel the frames and uncovered metal vibrating, and this is why there is still noise. Some of this will...
• Re: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:48:42 -0500
  ...One of the side frames hit dead center > on the jack and of course the frame was severely bent. I'm thinking the > subframe...
• Re: Middle seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:36:19 -0500
  ...I re-cut the carpet to fit around the seat frames. Then I only had to remove the 4 bolts and slide the bench...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:25:17 -0500
  ...We manufacture Westy screen replacements out of aluminum since the original plastic frames are no longer available. They are much more durable than the...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:20:55 -0700
  ...cons of cleaning up, painting, and reusing this old wing vent frames to getting another one altogether, new or used. I did though see...
• Re: SA Rear windows- hey, they open
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:40:31 +0200
  ...And VW SA is using the standard headlights with the old frames. - I do not wonder, VW SA only makes left-hand driven cars...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 15 May 2002 10:26:19 -0500
  ...plated mild steel nuts, and washers-- And how about them aluminum frames? Every component on that semi is held to that frame with mid...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 29 Oct 2016 06:14:12 -0400
  ...I do have other grey fridge doors and frames, rear closet doors, water tank cabinets with small door, etc. Probably a lot more that...
• FS: '86 syncro transmission core, front springs, complete set OME shocks, Airlift
  Historical mailing list - Kerry Stanley
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:58:17 -0500
  ...This is the basic kit without the onboard compressor - $70 See http://www.airliftcompany.com/new-index/Frameset.htm and click on Online Catalog...
• Re: Mention of the Possible New MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:23:15 +0000
  ...From what I've seen VW is assembling the van conversions themselves, and the larger campers, those built on the van frames, are being...
• Re: window frame parts problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Tyson, John
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 16:49:34 GMT
  On this subject of windows and frames - do you have ANY ideas as to how the winding mechanism fits into the door - I've...
• Re: Power Window Motor/Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:47:41 EDT
  ...You can get the frames that hold the switches from you local dealer for a little over $3 each. Hope this helps ya. Ken...
• Re: Reinstalling Front Side Glass
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:05:30 -0800
  ...When you reinstall the front glass do you put the wing frames in first, and > then the roll ups, or the roll ups and...
• Re: Blacks and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:45:31 -0800
  ...So I just had the Window Wipers powder coated, along with the Wing Window Frames, and they look great. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
• Seat Covers
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 16 Sep 1994 09:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...nice and warm when I went to stretch them over the frames. The Result? Nice, smooth looking seats! There are a few wrinkles that...
• Re: Removing internal window rubber
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:01:14 -0500
  ...I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window > frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window frame > that...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:53:32 -0400
  ...as well as from the round inside corners of the cabinet > frames. > > > > I used a heat gun to soften and stretch all of these...
• Re: Westfalia Screen Repair Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 16:50:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...Mebbe you could cut down a house-screen frame and cut new screen for it?? On the other hand if the frames are at...
• Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:13:31 -0800
  It is used in this area around window frames, especially on new houses with stucco, where water penetration in our wet climate is an...
• An interesting approach to mounting 'other than stock' seats (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:57:48 -0700
  ...to the body) was to cut down some junk stock seat frames, leaving only the lowermost portion of the tubular frame (which, again, had...
• Re: FS 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia Without Kitchen W/73.4K
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 2 May 2009 10:02:17 -0400
  ...Hey, this thing just turned 24! Even the Wolsfsburg Edition specific black window frames are unfaded. The radio is not original and the pop...
• Re: Trading a Westy for a Rangerover?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 02:06:14 -0700
  ...One example are frames. In the process of having a bunch of RR bull bumpers made, we discovered none of the 6 or so...
• Re: printing parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:44:26 -0500
  ...stupid computer printer ! > He was going to use it to make frames for glasses - a perfect > application I'd think. > > It has to be...
• Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:27:00 -0500
  ...in traffic with little or no air flow for short time frames. > >http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/undercoil.jpg > >My system still uses the...
• Maddening minutiae
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:12:35 -0800
  ...light, and not the larger plastic pieces that hold the light frames to the body.� I had one of them in my pile of...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:07:09 +1200
  ...You will find the distance the same on all frames, indicating that the front tires did not leave the ground.. The camera is a...
• Re: 90 Westy F/S;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:34:57 +0000
  ...Complete tune up; fuel filter, even New spark plug wires! Red line in the Tranny, New floor mats License plate frames: $57 Aux Front...
• yesterday's papers...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 12:58:44 -0800
  ...When I got home, I went to shoot the last frames and take my film down to be processed, and guess what? NO FILM...
• Re: 87' VW Westfalia - $12500
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:30:12 -0700
  ...to have done the painting > right, having done the entire door frames, etc. > > Marc > > > > On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 11:13 PM, <JordanVw...
• Re: newbie question 2 - a/c ducts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:55:15 -0500
  ...Install externally to the tunnel by drilling a couple of holes into the ceiling FRAMES and use a sheet metal screw to secure the...
• Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 09:31:33 -0700
  ...It could be lengthened, as described by Greg Potts on his Westrailer project, by welding on some mattress frames. But I am welding-challenged...
• "chrome" window trim
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:02:15 -0700
  ...The guy recommended replacing the plastic chrome with a ribbed round rubber gasket that is normally used for holding window screens in aluminum frames...
• Possible Parts Source
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 05:40:12 -0600
  ...A coupe of frames. And that just touchs on what is out there in my storage. I have 2 whoel 2.O Liter Aircooled...
• Re: Subject: Re: Screen room recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:36:50 -0700
  ...Comes > with a carrying bag > and a pair of wheels that can be mounted on the end > of the frames so you > can wheel...
• Re: Body Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...lot of problems (and paint damage :( when I installed the window frames. The piece for the engine compartment seal was hard as a ROCK...
• Re: Achieving high mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:13:56 -0700
  ...they were usually oily, metal bits instead of plastic license-plate frames. Other than bakelite, I can't recall any plastic on the bus...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 08:53:32 -0400
  ...cables are installed with a lot of slack to follow along frames, handlebars etc. Because of this the housing my not have been designed...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:33:37 -0700
  ...plated mild steel nuts, and washers-- > > And how about them aluminum frames? > > Every component on that semi is held to that frame with mid...
• Fiamma Bike Rack - My impressions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:18:37 -0700
  ...on either the bikes or the van (or both) or tying frames up in the luggage rack, I finally have an excellent product for...
• Re: Driving Lights - If not Project Twzo, what's the answer?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:05:25 -0600
  ...The rubber boots on the back didn't fit the H4 bulbs and the >reflectors rattled loosely in the frames. I paid $20 extra...
• Re: Vans in the hood
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:36:04 -0700
  ...where GoWesty lives....Vanagons are EVERYWHERE (lots with GoWesty license plate frames)! Rich San Diego --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Gary Anderson <Gary.Anderson...
• Re: Driving Lights - If not Project Twzo, what's the answer?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:05:32 -0800
  ...The rubber boots on the back didn't fit the H4 bulbs and the reflectors rattled loosely in the frames. I paid $20 extra...
• Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:25:01 -0800
  ...Correspondence' column of August '99 (also at:) >> >> http://roadandtrack.com/RoadAndTrack/FrameSet/0,1169,_sl_RoadAndTrack_sl_Art >> icle_sl_0_cm_1182_cm...
• Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:43:33 -0400
  ...A real problem in the north east is the head frames rusting out. Yes, the strut suspension was sensitive to any wheel unbalance. Dennis...
• oil filler tube gasket for diesel
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 10:14:27 -0800
  ...bucks the black taillights. > > > > http://www.hansen-motorsport.de/neu/html-frames/index.html > > > > > > thanks robert.. i checked their website but there isnt a...
• Re: Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Mar 2016 08:00:09 -0500
  ...AND, as a side note, be prepared to rebuild the wing window frames, as they will most likely be rusty and some of the...
• Re: cibie lights
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:57:37 -0700
  ...US vendor at the moment. > > http://www.cibieusa.com/cibie_main_frameset.htm > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:10:21 -0700
  ...as well as from the round inside corners of the cabinet frames. I used a heat gun to soften and stretch all of these...
• Re: lisence plate foam
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 09:32:04 -0500
  ...A quarter sheet of that stuff would seal many license frames!! You will have no trouble finding uses for the rest of it!! On...