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• Re: FYI - Passenger door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 09:25:52 -0400
  ...Well, I could understand that right away, 'cause I > liked the convenience of the one on the driver's side. > > So I ordered one...
• Re: Rotor question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:45:55 -0800
  ...The driver side rotor went on fine. The passenger side is different. I put the rotor on as far as it will go and...
• Large unused BusDepot awning with sides for sale
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:09:01 -0400
  I bought a large unused BusDepot awning with sides and starting having physical problems that have me no longer using my VW camper. I...
• Michelin XCA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:57:43 -0800
  ...It is a > hell-for-stout tire, having a tall, stiff, sidewall required for our > vehicles - a tire with a true 6 ply sidewall...
• Re: lug nuts (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:40:49 -0500
  ...those little suckers were coming >loose. > > > >-- mark > > > Did they work loose on both sides or just the driver's side? I remember when some...
• Re: Is this the right caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:43:37 -0700
  yes, for the right hand side ( passenger's side of your 83.5 vanagon ) hellava deal ....brand new Ate caliper for $ 140. Aparently BD...
• door handle for sliding side door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:52:39 -0700
  Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for sale or trade circa 1985? William
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:44:36 -0700
  As we found out, for the same year of Vanagon the Westy middle-side windows are *not* the same as the stock Vanagon windows...
• Tire Pressure - what's on the sidewall or what's on the van?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:22:25 -0400
  ...I inflated the tires to what's on the sidewalls of the tires (60psi IIRC). The Vanagon says 30/40. I think inflating less...
• Re: RE (2): Forwarded: FS 60 Double Door
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 01 Dec 1995 22:50:42 -0700
  ...non-sliding hinged pair of doors on the passenger side? Well, the description says ``dorrs on both sides''. Presumably the seller wouldn't feel...
• Re: Central Locks..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:02:37 EDT
  Don, Check the wiring harness on the drivers side. I had several broken wires that I repaired several years ago to fix my door...
• FREE: Driver's side sunvisor
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:07:47 EDT
  ...I have a driver's side (passenger side for you RHD folks). Tiny scuff at the part where the clips go. Otherwise, no rips...
• side screen busted? RE-SCREEN IT!!! cuz they are no longer available new..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:54:43 EDT
  i think ron at the BD may have a few drivers side ones left, but when they are gone, theyre gone.. so is your...
• Fw: Which side has internal Head leak...air being blown into cooing system
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:13:35 -0400
  ...The other on that side >is not crystalized, but is brown orange in color. (I use have been using >Orange phosate free coolant). >The...
• Uneven Brake pad wear
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:22:37 -0500
  ...Sure enough on the driver's side the inboard (piston side) pad was fully worn, yet the outboard still had a lot of life...
• Re: Skylight Bug Screen
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 14 May 1997 08:00:29 -0400
  ...It attached with velcro around the opening and a solid piece attaches to the screen on one side permenently and the other three sides...
• Re: Westy Lean Solution?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:01:26 -0700
  ...Yesterday I was adjusting the camber of the driver's side >rear wheel. I was able to raise the driver's side by a...
• Re: ?On Which Side Is Ground Point 18?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:17:07 -0500
  ...George, The ground you look for is not on any side. It's in middle. I suprised you ask , as you wise man Oh...
• Re: 15" wheel/tire report - caution
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:03:13 -0800
  OWL means "Oulined White Lettering" meaning there is nice white letters in the side of the tire. The Continental tires that I have here...
• Re: Westy Lean
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:49:49 -0800
  ...Back then in 1990 I bought a 1985 Weekender (poptop, no kitchen, rear driver side closet)... the whole family was excited... imagine a 5...
• Re: Wipers Moving Independently
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:28:01 -0500
  I suspect that your passenger side wiper is loose on the post. Check whether it can be moved when the wipers are off. Loosen...
• Re: side screen busted? RE-SCREEN IT!!! cuz they are no longer available new..
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:40:57 -0700
  ...side screen busted? RE-SCREEN IT!!! cuz they are no longer available new.. >i think ron at the BD may have a few drivers...
• AC High and Low sides
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 20 May 2010 18:58:44 -0400
  ...I can never remember which is the low and high sides. Is the low side the right hose or the left hose if I...
• 4-way flashers, halfway
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:19:12 -0800
  I had occasion to use the flashers yesterday while jockeying three vehicles among two parking spaces and noticed that the left (driver's) side...
• FS: 3 person middle seat, camper stuff,also weekender rear sofabed, side table,
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:57:39 EDT
  ...fits all passenger vans. -carat/wolfy plastic side panels and pop out table. fits all passenger vans -complete vanagon poptop section -complete vanagon westfalia...
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:30:51 -0500
  ...backwards side slider window? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >has anyone ever installed the side slider window on their sliding door upside >down and...
• Vanagon side tent FS
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 16 May 2004 23:28:00 -0700
  I have a really nice huge German side tent for sale, originally for a Vanagon, but works well with a bay also. It has...
• Re: Headlight Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:44:34 -0800
  ...Fuse 9 is high beams right side. Fuse 10 is left side high beams. You can always swap those two and see if problem...
• What's a Barndoor?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 09:53 PDT
  I've seen sliding side doors on late-model buses, dual side doors on microbuses, but what does the term barndoor term refer to?
• fiberglass bumpers, side moulding panels for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 May 2001 10:01:28 EDT
  have fiberglass front and rear bumpers for sale, lower side trim moulding panels for sale, email w/ needs chris [text/html]
• NEED SIDE VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR '90 CARAT (Passenger Side)
  Historical mailing list - Elam, Nancy L
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:48:49 -0400
  I need the whole assembly -- metal, mirror, motor. Any suggestions? Nancy Elam Washington, D.C. 202-927-6913
• wanted: pass side doka treasure chest door
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:50:13 -0400
  i need a passenger side doka treasure chest door...WITH the latch present. let me know what you have... thanks chris
• Flow thru rear ventinlated sidewindows for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 00:02:47 EDT
  speaking of the current topic, i have some of the rear sidewindows w/ the plastic vents if anyone is interested.. chris
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:01:41 EST
  ...The less tire sidewall you have, the less flexing from the sidewalls. Typically, they would go from 14" to 15" in wheel size. Then...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:38:36 -0400 (AST)
  ...This could be avoided by bridging to the side light 'out' lead via a diode that would block the back flow from sides to...
• Re: Gratitude sans Reason
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:26:05 EST
  ...side He'll stop the next war. *It has been 40 years, now, since Bob Dylan wrote and recorded "With God on our Side...
• Re: Power Mirrors not working
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:17:05 -0700
  ...I got the up and down part of the power mirrors (both sides) fixed, but not side to side before I had to give...
• Re: front suspension problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:04:47 -0400
  ...There is no play in it at all > if I try to move the wheel side to side. The lug nuts are properly > tightened...
• Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:54:30 -0700
  Folks, While repairing the power window regulator in the passenger side door, I found that the lower corner vent had been taped over. Just...
• Gowesty 2wd lift spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Alex Madison
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:16:11 -0700
  ...I ordered a spacer to put on my driver side to compensate for the westy lean but reading on the samba sounds like others...
• Re: wheel bearings, how tight
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 11:55:50 EDT
  ...Once it can move sideways within its side play, it's the right tightness. Any tighter than that and the bearings will fail quickly...
• Re: Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Sun, 19 Nov 2023 05:31:38 -0500
  ...Found some pretty corroded contacts—connections cause at least 80% of electrical problems—and fixed the right side, then the left side flashed fast...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:18:23 -0500
  ...Jim On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > I've always put the metal side...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 May 2017 09:20:52 -0400
  ...My Driver=E2=80=99s side is in great = > shape. > > Sorry for the confusion. > > Still, so strange that the holes are a different shape...
• Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:43:52 -0500
  ...got a westy? got drivers side seam rust? just to add to Lister John C's post about seam rust - i always find it...
• Re: rear side jailbars/rear shoulderbelt tethers...anyone seen these?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:33:13 +1000
  ...rear side jailbars/rear shoulderbelt tethers...anyone seen these? remember the 80's volvo wagons that had the metal bar in the rear side...
• Re: Passenger seat stuck
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:56:42 -0500
  ...The > left side seems to be the side that is caught up somehow, while the right > side of the seat track feels free to...
• Requesting - Tips & Tricks for Rear Side Window R&R
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 07:01:25 -0600
  On my '88 GL I have a rust bubble that has appeared under the rubber seal on the right rear side window. It's...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 30 May 2006 19:25:38 -0700
  ...A sliding door that opened into the traffic side > would be a minus for me as well. > > Mark You can always drive on a...
• Wolfy bed and side table, cheap!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:54:48 -0700
  ...folding 3 person bench/bed rear bed cushion fold down side table plastic side panels for the above mounting parts a quick demo of...
• what not to do
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:51:18 +0000
  >>Install a door pocket on the driver's side (interferes with glove box).<< Isn't the glove box always on the passenger side? Best...
• WTB: Window Regulator - Electric - Passenger Side
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 03:50:05 -0400
  Need to buy a window regulator in good condition . Passenger side, for electric window with detachable motor. My motor is fine. Warren C.
• Pop out side windows
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:54:01 -0400
  I know the Euro Westies have dual-layer pop out side windows. Does anyone stateside make them? The Skylight Guy? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• Re: Need Show of Interest for Reproduction Post Office Front Wheel Arches
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:56:34 -0800
  Can you post pics of the 3 all compared side by side and any ball park costs
• Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:40:06 -0400
  KW-- writes: "Side views should be adjusted so that you can see just a bit of the van reflected as a visual reference point...
• any interest in flip out side Tables? mounts to ANY Passenger van..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:49:14 EDT
  i have two flush mount-flip out sidetables for sale. these work like the carat/wolfsburg flip out side table, but you dont need...
• Re: 1980 TD on ebay question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:22:00 -0500
  ...sides? Is the fact > of > "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" lettering showing up > written SIDEWAYS on the "driver's side" not...
• Re: CENTral locking funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:36:14 -0500
  ...side, but then it did not lock the driver's side, only the others. >That is how it stands today. >Any of you are...
• Pop Top hinge loose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:50:43 -0400
  Noticing some significant rattle from the back and I've tracked it down to the drivers side pop top hinge. I can easily lift...
• Re: Cur side classics article about syncro
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:40:18 -0700
  "Cur side" referring, of course, to the side of the car where the dog sits. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans...