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• Re: Wheel Well Trim Thingy...SYNCRO ONLY SPLASHGUARDS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:41:10 EDT
  ...Anyone know where to source PN 251 821 812B? > > Its the trim piece that sits behind each wheel well, that attaches with 3 > off...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:15:47 -0700
  ...Rear wiper Tom, pull the trim panel and take a look at the linkage. IIRC it's such that it could be over center...
• Window switch retainer
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:57:21 -0400
  ...Do these switches come with the square retainer trim ? Regards, John
• complete front bumper for sale (chrome, w/ endcaps and strips)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:14:57 EST
  complete vanagon front chrome bumper for sale, great shape, w/ rubber trim strips and black plastic endcaps. p-mail me if interested- chris
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:44:53 -0800
  ...My 84 part looks like the Trim Ring shown in Bentley's. I think what happened is that VW added a "A" suffix to...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:25:08 -0800
  Rocky, you can get a K & D Tools (or equivalent) trim tool at most any FLAPS. They are thinner than the cast dandelion tool...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:59:55 -0500
  ...That plastic chrome trim in that rubber moulding is a lock for the rubber moulding to the glass . Don't remove the lock, of...
• A161B, Trim Pad Remover (GM, Ford, and Chrysler)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:34:24 -0500
  Here's what you need. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=12811&group_ID=1793&store=snapon-store...
• Re: Vanagon window rubber trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 17:08:20 -0400 (EDT)
  I have installed WCM's Euro look rubber in my white Syncro and it looks much better than the original with the funky chromed...
• Non-extreme makeover, driveway edition (with pix)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:09:02 -0700
  ...of the trim.� The overall result is subtle but effective.� The eye is not drawn to the distraction of top and trim and can...
• Re: VINYLEX? (& Black trim conditioner)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 01:51:50 PDT
  I wanted to add that I have just treated all of the black trim on my white '91 sychro westy (including mirror housings, side...
• Trim piece?
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:41 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Hi</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Volks</SPAN>;</DIV><DIV>I have what I believe is a trim piece for...
• Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:59:54 PST
  ...This 78 has the plastic laminate trim in a real oppressive dark color and the front kick panels and headliner are vinyl. I prefer...
• FS, vanagon carpet, curtain set, wheels, hubcaps, seats, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 17:19:30 EST
  ...specify yr and trans type. -vanagon wheelcovers -stainless steel trim rings for vanagon for use w/ chrome moonie hubcaps -tan curtain set for vanagon...
• Re: "Carat"?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:19:44 -0500
  ...Usually had >aerodynamic(joke) trim package. > The rear facing seats and fold up table started (in non-Westy models) with the '87 Wolfsburg Edition...
• Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 15 May 2006 01:29:15 EDT
  ...The lower door protection trim (the "extension" of the front bumper to the bottom of the front doors) is mounted from the factory with...
• Re: when you think you've seen it all ...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 10:10:58 -0800
  ...someone comes along with something new: > >Joshua Tree Wood Trim >2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite E4-337 >Boulder, Colorado 80302 >(800) 769-9178 FAX (303...
• Re: Can I convert my power windows to manual?
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:21:22 -0400
  The hole is already there, it is just covered with trim. All of the holes for manual, automatic everything are in every late model...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:50:09 -0800
  ...I've been using a trimmed '85 handle on my '81 for a year or two. IIRC the newer handle is shorter. (the newer...
• Re: How to access exterior slider track
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:40:11 -0400
  ...I had purchased a new trim strip to go in there and I finally realized that the round part of the trim strip at...
• Re: Pop top Weather seal in bulk rolls
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:51:51 -0700
  ...across the top of the luggage rack feel free to call Trim Loc Toll Free @ 1-888-874-6565 Ext 16 Product # 6375B3X1/8...
• Re: Don't clip your replies! (Friday discussion fodder)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:11:25 -0700
  DO CLIP/TRIM REPLIES! It's not about you or me (WAAAAY too narcissistic/self-absorbed). It's about the archives and actually having...
• Re: Alaska trip tips
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Butler
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:57:00 -0500
  is that what you kids are calling it these days - "getting your beard trimmed"? >From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Michael...
• Trimming
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Mon, 21 May 2012 08:15:19 -0400
  >yeah, I really dislike plain small text on white background. I use IE as a browser with a keyboard and mouse. CTRL mouse wheel...
• Westy headliner screws
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:30:28 -0700
  ...Are any of the fore screws actually snaps? Do the rest have trim bezels? Mark
• Re: Nasty window rubber fake chrome trim inserts (phew!!:<)
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Thu, 15 May 1997 09:43:55 -0700
  Do you think there is a concern with water getting in the spaces and freezing??? Chet -- Chet Douglas - CRD Consulting - Peripheral FW,SW,and...
• shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - Alexander Vitakis
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:46:15 -0700
  ...Anybody else have this happen? Where can you buy factory-grey-colored trim to repair these shrinking mouldings? Thanks /Alex
• Re: Syncro bought
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 14:43:10 -0400
  ...no vent windows, no tach (well, I added one), gray all-vinyl trim panels (no cloth inserts), and a tweedy gray/red/blue/black...
• Re: Adjustable arm rest repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:04:45 -0700
  ...The black plastic trim comes off with 2 screws but is trapped on the arm by the knob. But I think you can get...
• Re: Shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 19:43:43 +0200
  > Is anyone else experiencing shinking plastic trim pieces on their Westfalia > interiors. It seems that around all the openings and the edges of the...
• heater trim panel removal
  Historical mailing list - Brian and Carol Megas
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:21:55 -0700
  I want to remove the trim panel covering the heat outlet between the radio and the floor on our 1986 Westy. I can reach...
• Re: Feedback wanted - Dash Console For Vanagon from BusDepot
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:32:42 -0400
  ...You are trimming it where it faces the windshield, not you, so it's not very noticable once installed, and it is easy to...
• FS: vanagon parts...parting out a few vanagons, etc..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:55:08 EDT
  ...all vanagons -vanagon front and rear bumper trim strips -vanagon wheelcovers -bunch of misc westfalia parts, trim, interior lights, hardware, poptop latches, etc. -bus...
• RE: Coolant Fill Crisis Resolved, how about sagging doors?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 06 Dec 1994 10:25:03 EST
  ...Then adjust the striker plate so the trim lines on the door match the trim lines on the car. * pile: Workmate in good repair...
• Re: Interior trim revisited
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 19:53:15 EDT
  ...COM writes: << Ok, so I read all the mails about the trim being a T-moldings and how it was available at quality supply...
• Re: Chrome window strip trim replacing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 23:08:42 -0600
  ...Chrome window strip trim replaceing > I had one of my rear windows busted out the other night. I was wondering > about that chrome strip...
• Re: Nasty window rubber fake chrome trim inserts (phew!!:<)
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Thu, 15 May 1997 08:52:11 -0700
  Please let us know what the outcome is! I want to do the same to mine. Chet -- Chet Douglas - CRD Consulting - Peripheral FW,SW...
• unscribe
  Historical mailing list - H. Rickert
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:29:20 -0700
  ...Environmental Monitoring Services 5778 Broadway Road, Nanaimo B.C. V9V 1E9 Ph. (250) 758-7612 Fax: (250) 751-2893 email address: trimicta@island.net
• Re: Black Paint for Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:33:00 -0700
  I've had good results using a commercial-grade trim paint. Been a few years, so not sure what the brand was but found...
• Re: edging
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:19:31 -0800
  Wow, I've never seen that edging from anyone before! I ordered door trim from Europe recently, and it came in about four weeks...
• Re: cabinet trim on '87 westy...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:53:07 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/2002 12:11:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > cabinet trim on '87 westy...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:46:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...The loop opens the slit and ypu feed the trim in and it is forced down by the roller and held in place by...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:54:04 -0800
  ...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: Got the wrong Vitrifrigo!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:53:46 -0600
  ...All the grey trim is there so I'd just have to cut off the top > of the fridge door to get a piece...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 May 2012 23:13:02 -0400
  ...I once Gents - trim your tails, please. Thank you, d mod
• Re: Gasoline $$ :-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 May 2012 01:56:26 -0400
  ...mcneely But it would give you that nice trim feeling. :) Thanks, d mod
• Re: tips for installing the Bus Depot poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:03:08 -0400
  At 12:57 AM 6/24/2011, Jeff Palmer wrote: >busdepot.com website - just wondering if anyone has anything to add! Trim large. You...
• Re: FS: fold out side table, fits any vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:52:28 EDT
  Hi, How much do you want for this table? do you also have the side pannel/trim? and where are you located? I'm...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:39:25 -0500
  Thanks Mike, for the info. Boy, I better start loading up on the old stuff, so I have some ammo for the potato cannon...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:58:44 -0500
  Karl, Tried that----makes the barrel sticky, and slows down the potato! WD-40 lubes up the barrel, causing the projectile to really fly...
• Re: trimming replies in gmail
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:21:44 -0700
  The "Cut" command is used to copy and remove text so that you can paste it somewhere else. It is used instead of using...
• Removing chrome window trim..NOW modest suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:37:43 -0700
  ...Removing chrome window trim To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 4:57 AM "We need to come up with an...
• Re: sirius antenna location
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:18:50 -0500
  ...Cable moves backward then dips behind the trim, hides behind the door trim/seal, then comes out @ the bottom and runs underneath the carpet...
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:44:00 -0600
  The trim on the door release pries off at one end, you will see a little slot for a knife blade. That reveals a...
• Westy pop-top insulated ceiling
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:19:56 -0800
  ...I also got 20' of 3/4"x1/8" wood screen trim and a roll of duct tape. I cut the trim into five...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:45:46 -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: Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:49:16 -0800
  ...You'd need a laminate router to cut flush the > laminate. > > > > The only problem is that the plastic trim that GoWesty sells is nowhere...
• Re: Administrivia Friday Poem Fest
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:47:43 -0800
  ...it's all about trim. > OR > There once was a Man named Arnott > The No Van posts and trim he fought, > The flame wars...
• Re: [vanagon] WTB: black painted steel rear bumper w/ trim strip holes...from a 90-91 NON-GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:48:27 -0700
  ...now is, but these were always > originally > black) - with the rubber trim strip holes in it...in very nice > conditon...(minor dings and rust...
• Re: e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller! Now: other vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:56:05 -0500
  Does anyone have experience with the Bus Depot or GoWesty version of these trim rings? http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=E3404 http://www...