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• Re: sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:31:10 -0700
  ...Mark --- Jenny Loerzel <jensmiles2@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello All- > I have a '87 Westy and one of my sliding window > openers is broken. It...
• Re: squeek is driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:40:14 -0400
  Right on Robert - the window sliding passed the fixed screen causes the squeek. Light finger pull on the screen while operating and all is...
• Re: Window Seals-Dreaming About That Honda Odyssey Again
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:53:04 -0700
  ...J Stewart wrote: > Now I have a van with no window in the sliding door. Wonder how > many Odyssey owners have this problem this...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:06:35 -0800
  ...I went and pulled out the sliding door window this morning and was pleased with what I found. A little bit of rust in...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:42:38 -0700 (PDT)
  ...sliding door is opened at 2AM, > >everyone in camp knows what YOU are doing. > > > HaHa, so you pee'd out of the vent windows...
• Re: Sliding window "fuzz strip"
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:34:37 EDT
  ...The sliding window on the sliding door on my '82 Westy rattles. The little fuzz strip is completely de-fuzzed and I suspect this...
• Re: sliding windows 85GL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:08:12 EST
  In a message dated 1/9/01 5:05:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, biker.pride@USA.NET writes: > my vans siding side windows...
• 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:24:00 -0500
  ...thanks again, Dana 85 Westy 1.9TD 04 Beetle TDI -----Original Message----- One or two owners have transplanted sliding *middle* windows into the rear...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Aug 2005 to 30 Aug 2005 - Special issue (#2005-708)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:12:40 -0700
  ...Any Sliding Window Screens Out There? > > on 8/29/05 7:17 PM, James Benthall at Taobythesea@AOL.COM wrote: > > >> Hi all, >> Go Westy...
• Re: flipped windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 May 2012 22:41:31 -0400
  ...what your asking but the '85-'91 vanagon has different sized sliding windows on drivers and passengers sides. the passenger side is smaller than...
• Re: Vanagon envy?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin ...
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:14:02 -0700
  ...Only those who have actually paid > their "splitty dues" can sing the Split Window Blues. Something about > sliding that window open. Something about having...
• How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:19:45 +0100
  I've unscrewed the screw from undeneath - it now just rotates - the screw won't drop completely out. The catch will still not slide...
• Re: Need to finish restoration
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:48:34 -0500
  ...I also need a pari of black >> framed sliding door window. >> >> >> Nik Maravich >> 571-296-9817 >> > -- Sent from my mobile device Pete '79 Westy...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:20:13 EDT
  ...slightly (and incompatibly) different in size. >> The opening on the rear sliding windows in the SA Caravelle is taller than the US and European...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:11:18 -0400
  ...Has anyone tried this technique on the sliding side windows (either > the 50/50 or Westy type), or the large rear hatch window? If...
• Re: Looking for some late model interior parts for 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 May 2014 15:03:47 -0500
  ...snap in curtain > Front carpet for Automatic in Grey (good used). > > Sliding window sliders complete assembly > > If you have any of these items please...
• Re: SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:46:22 EST
  In a message dated 00-02-07 10:12:26 EST, you write: > My '89 Syncro has the same size windows (I presume) as...
• Re: Side Window Glass Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 15 May 2006 22:38:00 -0400
  ...Chris On 5/15/06, David Wilhite <dlwilhite@comcast.net> wrote: > Does anyone know if the glass pieces or the sliding windows themselves are...
• Re: Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 12:58:06 -0500
  ...I need to replace the grey-colored felt strips that > slide into a metal groove along the inside base of the sliding side > windows...
• Re: solid mirror frame / gasket . . side glass (middle)
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 14:51:27 +1000
  ...When I retro fitted the sliding windows I used the rubber seal from the original fixed panes to secure the new sliders. This means...
• Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 09:53:04 -0800
  I want to put screens on the sliding windows of my '85 GL (non-Westfalia). Anyone care to recommend a good source? I've...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:09:23 -0500
  Stuart, <<...able to leave the windows open an inch or so to ventilate the locked van in the summer without someone being able to...
• Side Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:45:21 -0400
  Brad wrote: <<Also, any tried and true designs for building window screens to cover the side (sliding) windows? Any suggestions are appreciated, just don...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:25:45 EST
  In a message dated 2/8/05 1:15:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, rfeussner@GMX.DE writes: > www.vwbus-online.de/feussner/Dscs0768...
• Ripoff on Vancouver Island
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:50:20 -0400
  I called Malahat Auto Parts looking for a drivers side middle sliding window for a westfalia and he quoted me $250 plus shipping. Crazy...
• Vanagon Sleeper Conversion??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:07:41 -0400
  ...It has been camperized with the addition of a windowed sliding door, an aftermarket window in the drivers side, and a bed, plus some...
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:54:24 +0200
  ...Easy work if rubber sealing and plastic are >not glued together. >Why don't change them? A new screen (non pop-out, >non sliding...
• Re: Rear Sliding window modificaiton - Success
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:46:51 -0400
  ...Rear Sliding window modificaiton - Success Dan, Good jod. I have a couple of questions. 1) Do you sale these yet? 2) Xan you make...
• Re: Window vents
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:37:39 EDT
  ...The prototype fits all years for the driver's side and 1985 and up for the sliding door window. I don't know when...
• Re: Fwd: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:47:13 -0800
  ...The rear edge inside handle was a camper thing on early slider doors. (the window in the earlier sliding door is larger, slightly) Mark...
• Re: How do you remove sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:36:39 -0400
  ...W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote: > On my 87 Westy the sliding window on the slider door,the latch is loose to > the glass...
• Re: Need help with '91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:47:29 -0400
  ...I noticed the filter on the rear window being dirty, but haven't tackled that yet. The latch for the sliding windows has a...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:57:00 -0700
  ...is the fix for that: >>> >> http://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/3990/sliding-window-screen-lh-rh-?v= >>> >>> Stuart >>> >>>> On Jun 20, 2018, at...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 02:45:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Anyone make these especially for sliding car windows?? chris
• Re: Tool for removing sliding window latch?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:18:57 -0400
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfpEWpX5Lg is a video showing you how it is done Eric Ley Garage Mechanic ELM 2001 Demers Franklin...
• Re: Slider window catch info
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 22:38:22 -0400
  ...Fixes both though https://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/23494/sliding-window-latch-fix-kit-?v= > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Side sliding window dressing?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:42:41 -0400
  Hello BILL On 22-Aug-98, BILL wrote: > Are you looking for those guides that slide in both bottom ends of the > window? Yep...
• Fwd: Window rubber trim alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:20:45 -0500
  Begin forwarded message: > > So to fix this I bought a couple packages of black window/door screen > rubber > flexible molding...the kind you roll...
• Re: 86 weekender interior for sale in Oakland, CA
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:02:20 -0800
  Don't remember if the window cranks were there. Sliding door handle definitely not there. Oakland, just south of Couliseum Bart station. >By "foamy...
• Re: jalousie windows in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peterson, Lee
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:38:19 -0400
  ...Has any one ever seen a screen for the regular vanagon sliding windows, not the camper ones. OK now I know I've seen...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:04:39 -0700
  ...Has anyone tried this technique on the > sliding side windows (either > the 50/50 or Westy type), or the large rear > hatch window? If...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:36:48 +0100
  Ummm - The oproblem i'm trying to solve is that the sliding door window catch wobbles. From what I can see there is a...
• Re: FW: SA Rear windows- hey, they open!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:13:58 -0600 (CST)
  I just checked on this at the VW dealer in Fargo, ND and they show a rear sliding window in natural aluminum color. I...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 02:24:24 EDT
  ...how large are the sliding door extensions > you can get to clear larger rear tires? Would these work? > > your middle windows are longer than...
• Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:34:20 EST
  ...I suppose, if you're not concerned about that, you could install one window intended for a left hand drive vehicle and one intended...
• Free Vanagon Parts in Austin TX
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:13:19 GMT
  ...glass, window regulator, lock and key in case I can find it) >>> Sliding Door (incl. sliding window, no outside door handle) >>> Back Door (incl...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 08:01:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Open the sliding window and note the track the glass rides in, (not the area of the glass slides). In this track, add a...
• Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:38:12 -0500
  ...little wing-window......... > >> > > sliding windows. > pry out the little plastic spacers that hold the glass in the bottom tracks - > the windows will jump the...
• Re: FS Screened Sliders
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 21:18:51 -0500
  ...COM writes: > > << Anyone ever put Westy screened sliding side windows in a regular > Vanagon? Are the window frames the same? VW wants about $600...
• FS - 1992 EV Scarborough, ON, CAN - double sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 08:13:54 -0500
  ...well maintained Automatic , clean , 8 passanger minivan has sliding doors on both sides , tinted windows , power mirrors , towing package with sport trans Safty & Emission...
• easiest way to break into a vanagon ;<) was Re: HELP...keys locked in
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 01:35:25 EST
  ...by doing this, you let the sliding window drop a little lower on the track, keeping it from being able to be latched by...
• Re: Slider window catch info
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:20:01 -0400
  ...Fixes both though https://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/23494/sliding-window-latch-fix-kit-?v= >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry...
• repairing sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 21 May 2007 22:27:23 -0400
  I have a problem with one of my sliding window latches. I took it apart and found that the piece on the outside of...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:18:55 -0700
  ...They >> would be aluminum framed and screw into the outside of the sliding >> windows. >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> Ellen >> Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI > You...
• Re: Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:57:11 EST
  ...stock on the sliding side windows on Westy > full campers, but are they available for the Weekender models? The > side windows on my '86...
• Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:42:56 -0500
  ...So, while doing this, one of the areas to be renovated was the RH rear window frame and sliding door track. Yesterday, I got...
• Sliding Door on Ebay for $65 (red)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:07:44 -0600
  I noticed a red vanagon sliding door on ebay for $65---it looks like its in decent condition (although the window is tinted green...
• Re: Screen for non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:34:05 -0700
  ...I understand that there are aftermarket screens which can be locked in place for the non-camper sliding windows, and then there are improved...
• jumpseats, sliding side windows, complete blue interior 4 sale in Seattle.
  Historical mailing list - Roade Kampe
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:16:05 -0800
  ...one brown $10 each rear hatch glass with defogger - $20 sliding glass side windows, 3, $20 each black dash pad/console, $40 rear wiper...
• Re: Screen for non-camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:38:04 -0500
  ...I understand that there are aftermarket screens which > can be locked in place for the non-camper sliding windows, and then > there are improved...