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  • Re: Needed! 84-85 sliding door panel
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:38:51 -0500
    I have two of the interior sliding door panels you are looking for still in stock. They are brand new and I am selling...
  • Re: '81 Westy FS
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:15:29 -0400
    Quoth Sean: >The vinyl covering over the driver's door panel is shrinking and sagging >a bit. Also included with Sean's sale are...
  • Re: westy speaker
    Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
    Sun, 25 Jun 2000 06:26:17 -0400
    ...After years of struggling with a screwdriver to pop the little hooks that hold the panel to the door, (and occaisionally tearing the panel...
  • Re: body panel sections availability
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:00:37 EST
    ...ive seen some bad panel replacement jobs that actually made the van rust out more, where they were welded in.. chris
  • Re: Westfalia instrument panel.
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:31:34 -0500
    ...I guess that leaves me wondering what the standalone green LED in the middle of the panel is for then..... Any thoughts on that...
  • Re: gas + electric
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:25:10 -0700 (PDT)
    Cetin Seren writes: > > >From what I understand, you measured the current by attaching an ammeter to > the ends of the panels -- in this case...
  • Re: Solar panel install complete!
    Historical mailing list - turbowesty
    Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:33:40 -0400
    ...What parts did you decide on for panel and controller (other than "ebay" :)? Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com Toronto, ON, Canada '82 L...
  • Re: Interior Door Panel Compatibility and door speaker size
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:37:48 EST
    ...I've found a pair of panels out of a 1980 aircooled Westy on TheSamba that are the right color and everything. Will these...
  • Re: Interior panel clip source?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:15:47 -0700
    ...BZ On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:06 PM, jon wrote: > I'm looking for a source for the round interior panel clips. You...
  • Interior Panel Repair/Covering?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Cook
    Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:45:11 -0500
    ...How hard is it to get the panels out? I have tried on the sliding door panel but I was unsure how hard I...
  • retrofitting a table from a carat
    Historical mailing list - Peterson, Lee
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:34:35 -0400
    I just got a table/side panel from a carat or wolfsburg in the mail from a guy in CA. I didn't get...
  • need help: Wolfsburg panel w/ table into GL van
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:18:04 EDT
    ...I bought a side panel w/ the pop-out table from an 86 Westy Weekender. Unfortunately, I did not get the sofabed seat with...
  • Re: Window and Middle Track Rust repair.
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:04:54 +0100
    ...com/panels/volkswagen/1980-1990-volkswagen-vanagon-t3/ > https://www.busdepot.com/body-exterior/body-repair-panels/rocker-panel-or-side-panel > https://www2...
  • Re: REVIEW: Renogy 100w Solar Panel Suitcase
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:42:22 -0800
    ...Renogy 100w Solar Panel Suitcase > > Want a solar panel option you can get up and running on your Vanagon in > less than an hour...
  • Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:21:18 -0400
    ...Ideally you want one controller sized to handle the maximum capacity of as many panels that you plan to get. Panels added in parallel...
  • Re: WTB sliding door panel 85
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:11:36 -0400
    ...84-85 the door and panel changed from 84-85
  • What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
    Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:15:12 -0500
    Does anyone know what the 15, 30, x, 31 in the fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams that appear in Bentley? TIA Tim Marciniak Tim...
  • Re: Rustproof rear left panel?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:03:07 EDT
    ...01 11:23:01 PM, h.brouwer@SYMPATICO.CA writes: << Any idea how to spray oil in there? >> Hans, Remove the interior panel. Rich
  • Re: Guard Panel Removal
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:37:39 EST
    after you remove the screws, the panel slides up ^ . A PITA when you are trying not to scrach any thing. Good luck. Jim Morgan...
  • Re: interior panels
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:34:58 EDT
    In a message dated 3/20/10 1:07:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, covrambles@YAHOO.COM writes: > Surely door panels differ depending on...
  • Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
    Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
    Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:36:33 -0400
    ...With the explosion of grid-tie solar, it's harder to find 12V panels (which use 36 cells), but larger, higher-voltage panels have...
  • Re: Westy Stove Parts ?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:10:16 -0500
    You can take the panel off, take it to certain paint stores (call around) and they will scan the item and sell you a...
  • Re: Block Heaters and other stuff
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Fri, 27 Jun 1997 10:33:17 +0000
    JC Whitney has solar panels. I got mine from Damark, one of those mail order liquidation companies. It's a 5W (about 1/2...
  • Re: Peel and Seal In Progress
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:22:04 -0700
    ...Opinions on the door panels, please. Would it be better to line the inside panel(facing out to exterior) or/and line the inside...
  • Re: interior panel, sliding door
    Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
    Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:13:19 -0400
    Charles D Earl wrote: > > How does one go about removing the interior panel on the sliding door w/o > damaging anything. I need to...
  • city water
    Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
    Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:21:47 -0500
    ...I put a new panel on a couple of years ago but it still does this. Anyone else had this problem? I'm wondering...
  • Re: Anybody interested in having Burning Van in SF first week of Feb?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:01:39 -0800
    ...I'll > be able to show off my door panel project that's been ongoing for the last > few weeks! (I did the whole...
  • Re: vanagon body panels
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:22:32 -0800
    hi Dan, what what panel do you need?I will let you know if I find something. dan On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at...
  • Re: Solar Panel Fitment
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 8 Apr 2009 13:22:29 -0700
    On 4/8/2009 11:53 AM Keith Ovregaard wrote: > Some volks like the simple approach and permanently mount the panel to > the roof...
  • Re: Weekender panel removal question
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:46:50 -0700
    ...IIRC, the seat latching posts and seat bolts run through the plastic panel as do the seat belts. The upper edge is just held...
  • Re: Fiberglass body parts, anyone? (I don't THINK so!)
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 12 Jul 1997 13:28:54 -0400 (EDT)
    ...VW designed and crash tested our trusty vehicles with steel panels, not fiberglass. While certainly there are carbonfiber auto componants that rival or exceed...
  • solar panels .. article in magazine
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:38:47 -0500
    for those of you entertaining the idea of putting solar panels on top of your camper, check out the August 1999 issue of Trailer...
  • Tan Sliding Door Interior Panel Wanted for '85
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:14:51 -0400
    Anyone have a tan interior panel for the sliding door of an '85 Westy? The interior is brown/tan. Mine was trashed by a...
  • Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 5 May 2008 17:32:13 -0700
    ...Maybe get a trailer with a bunch more panels on it and some more batteries inside. Might as well just trade up to a...
  • Re: Upgrading second battery system
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:20:55 -0700
    ...I have a blue sea auxiliary fuse panel under the > driver seat along with a dual bank charger and a controller for a solar...
  • Rear Carat table installed in Weekender
    Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
    Fri, 8 May 1998 08:51:59 -0000
    ...to use the plastic interior mounting panel that comes with it in place of the fiberboard interior panel. DON'T DO IT, unless you...
  • Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:19:40 -0500
    ...Position the > pocket with the chalk over the door panel and then you will have chalk mark > on it, it's where you will...
  • Re: Beige door panel for 1986 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:47:13 -0500
    Here are the door panels. Both for $30.00 + UPS http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/dpanel1.jpg http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/dpanel2.jpg...
  • Re: cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:24:21 -0800
    I use a lighter plug end on my solar panel. Or a power outlet plug as I think they are called now. That way...
  • Re: Fuse panel remount advice
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:15:01 -0400
    ...The way my '89 is mounted, you undo one screw at the bottom that holds the plastic panel into the metal bracket and then...
  • WTB -- gray front door panels
    Historical mailing list - john Runberg
    Sat, 10 May 2003 18:49:33 -0400
    Does anyone have two gray front door panels for sale in good shape? I need ones that DON'T have the hole of for...
  • Re: Solar Panel config?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:23:24 -0700
    ...I have a pair of 45W BP Solar panels which I stash where the upper bunk used to be - we use that area for...
  • Upholstery & Door Panels Now Avail!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:36:29 -0400
    I am happy to announce that Vanagon seat upholstery and door panels are finally available! This is great news because until now, no aftermarket...
  • Re: NOT a broken throttle cable (now: computer question)
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:49:09 -0700
    ...Join our Network > Research Panel today! > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join...
  • Mysterious blemish in drivers door panel - the cause explained!
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Mon, 22 May 2000 12:39:05 -0700
    Like many of you, my Westy has a small blemish in the door panel right next to where the driver's left armrest attaches...
  • WTB: Parts for 90 Carat - Interior, Air Dam, etc
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:49:42 -0800
    ...Front Heater Distributor Panel (plastic panel/cover in front of shifter that directs heat to foot wells, black) Rear Hatch Interior Panel (gray) Rear...
  • Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:13:30 -0400
    ...The Kyocera 130 > w > panel looks like a better panel and 10 more watts but may end up costing > way more > by the time...
  • Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 26 May 2001 17:45:12 -0500
    Jay L Snyder wrote: > I bought one of those battery saver solar panels that puts out 1/4 amp in > full sunlight. I put...
  • Temp/vent control lever panel...
    Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
    Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:09:12 EST
    I need a help on how to access to the night illuminating light bulb(s) in the temperature/vent lever control panel (the one...
  • Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:17:03 -0400
    ...1540 kg > Panelvan, high roof: 1590 kg > Kombi (like panel, with windows) 1615 kg > Kombi highroof: 1665 kg > Caravelle/ Kombi L: 1700 kg > Caravelle...
  • cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:10:59 EDT
    ...at the bottom center of your rear hatch panel, on the later 85 up vans there was hole in the metal behind the hatch...
  • Re: fiberglass sheets to replace the kitchen wooden panel.
    Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
    Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:07:28 -0700
    ...Replacing > the whole panel will also allow me to fill in the hole behind where > was the fridge. > > Did any one did that ? > > What...
  • Re: Accessing back of Fuse panel?
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:37:14 -0800
    At 10:05 PM 12/2/98, syncro architecture studio wrote: > >My fuse panel was awkward to remove also because of a long relay...
  • Re: Vanagon Springs -2 WD,80-87
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:55:51 +0100
    ...During my seach of parts to be used for enlarging the total allowed weight I found out, that springs from Panelwagon and Bus are...
  • Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
    Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:13:26 -0500
    ...Can you elaborate a little on that? Thanks, David Higginbotham 82 Westfalia Silk Hope, NC Glen & Ri said: >>> <snip> We did the door panels...
  • FS: Adventurewagen (ROOF ONLY) fiberglass hightop w/ solar panel for $1200 in San Francsico area
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:55:36 -0700
    ...Ther is also a solar panel which measure approximately 12" X 3'. The panel is attached by aluminum brackets epoxied to the top. I...
  • Re: Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:36:59 -0500
    Yep, you can pop the lock easily enough with the panel off- I did it myself yesterday in the junk yard. Thankfully, the panel...
  • WTB: 80-82 intrument panel/foil
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:46:59 EST
    Does anyone have an instrument panel or just a good printed circuit foil for a 80-82 aircooled or diesel. Thnaks, Ken Hunter 82...
  • FS carat sofabed and side table panels, fit all passenger vans
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:49:51 EST
    ...grey carat rear sofabed and cushion, and grey plastic side table panels, with mounting hardware. chris must pick up in allentown, pa [text/html]
  • Interior door panel?
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:53:41 -0500
    Hey guys, anyone with 2 cleans 83-84 interior door panel (left and right)? Lignt tan or brown! If not, who sell those??? BD...