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• Westy side windows for sale, delivery to parts of the SouthEast
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:42:47 -0400
  Howdy List, I've switched out the standard sliding side windows in my '83 Westy for retro-fitted Jalousie windows from a 70's...
• Re: After market Window Winders ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:51:06 EDT
  ...or rather breaking my window crank knob inventory in half.... destroyed like 10 window crank knobs attempting to do this...(pot metal does *not...
• screens for side windows in westy
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:55:53 -0800
  ...And I just ordered and recieved a replacement screen for the drivers side sliding window from EuroCampers.com. And instead of being an actual...
• Re: Full front and top window wind/rain deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:32:56 -0800
  ...As I understand it, the "glass" in that style window is plastic. I'm guessing the plastic in that style window is not up...
• Window Locks
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:18:15 -0400
  ...I found a way to lock my windows via key lock... Using a two piece lock used to secure glass windows on display cases...
• anyone have probs with sliding window seals?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 21:55:59 -0500
  hey all, i recently purchased new window seals for my 87 syncro westy project. today, my body guy and i started to instal the...
• Re: rattling front door windows
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:59:05 +1200
  >Volks, >I've noticed that when my windows are between all the way up and all the way >down they rattle around in their...
• Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 23:46:22 EST
  ...To begin installation of the draft deflectors lower the windowpane and press the deflector up into the window channel. The deflector will be held...
• Re: FS: Magnetic window screens
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:09:40 -0700
  ...I also make a set for the >> middle windows on transporters that don't have westy window screens. >> >> These are sewn in the USA...
• Re: WINDOW SWITCH FRUSTRATIONS
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:07:37 -0700
  http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ go to "Electrical -> Power Windows" for tips on repair and replacement with others. Ray On 4/6/06, Anthony...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:16:34 EDT
  ...anyway with these sliding window track guides out you can push up on the sliding window glass, which jumps the lock up over the...
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:42:07 -0700
  ...lubricating window regulators? > > My brother's Plymouth Acclaim has manual windows but his driver's side > window was so hard to roll down that...
• Re: Middle window, Reversing sides
  Historical mailing list - Jean
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:38:35 -0500
  ...The window sizes may be different. > On Aug 14, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I noticed that a person...
• Re: Triangle vent window question
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 19:50:44 -0700
  ...I worked the vent windows back and forth until�they opened up to a decent angle.�Took about 1 minute. �I know it sounds...
• Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:23:13 -0800
  ...Power WIndow Fuse? Does anyone know what fuse controls the power windows? I'm having trouble finding this information, and think i've blown...
• Wanted: One crank out window
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, Apr 23, 1995 7:05:52 AM
  I am looking for one Westfalia crank out side window, as used in the '65-ish Westys, it is aluminum, with a screen and...
• Power window track/cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:30:30 -0800
  I had one of the guides pop off the track of the power windows - disabling the window. I removed the track and motor assembly...
• Re: Redid side mirrors and tinted windows...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 May 2003 12:20:10 -0400
  On Wed, 21 May 2003, Lee Roesner wrote: > Next its tinted windows all around in a few weeks. I'm sure you're aware...
• Re: cool aftermarket window cranks, retrofit power windows?
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:08:15 -0700
  ...JC Whitney) power window > kit? > -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
• Re: Replacing left rear side window
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:57:08 -0700
  ...Works best with a helper guiding the window in from the outside of the van. This method even works on 90-91 vans with...
• Rust around rear window on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 09:52:36 -0700
  Anyone had the rear window out? How hard is it? I've got rust (God, please, tell me it's not so) weeping down...
• Re: OT: Window Glass
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:02:33 -0800
  didn't Click and Clack talk about glass harness a while ago? How new windows are softer (and less shatter-likely) than old windows...
• Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:48:21 -0800
  ...what about the latch that > holds the window closed? How does that come off the window? > > Chris Take a drift and drive the roll...
• window tenting - question!
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:56:48 -0700
  ...how do they tint the sliding windows, and how do they tint the rear driver's window so that the work looks consistant from...
• front door felt channel
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:05:09 -0400
  Part number 171837433A This is the gasket the windows rides in and fits into the vent windows in both front doors. Can anyone tell...
• Speaker sizes for electric door panels
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:53:22 -0700
  I'm going to be switching over from crank windows to power windows and I'm wondering what size speakers will fit in place...
• Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:23:45 -0700
  I've got (new to me) a dead power window motor. I'm converting from manual to power windows. Shaft is stuck so I...
• Re: sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:12:41 -0800
  >btw.. i have windows...... Relapsing already, eh? Cya, Robert
• Power Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:04:23 -0400
  Looking for a driver's side power window regulator. Any ideas?
• Need vent window
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 00:15:37 -0400
  Need pass side vent window for ~84 van. New or used.
• Re: Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 13:30:04 -0400
  ...The other window rolled up > fine on the passenger window till I started messing with it. I think I > blew a fuse? Anyway. I...
• Power window electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:54:20 -0700
  Hey everyone, My van has always had a slow passenger side power window. Finally, this winter it got stuck in the up position. I...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:26:09 -0800
  I've stumped quite a few glass installers when it comes to the left rear side window on a Westy. Only 1 out of...
• Power window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:19:52 -0800
  ...Power Window Trouble Hi > Lucky me I've got the GL (Grand Luxe) with the power windows. The > windows are nice but I wished...
• now, how do I get the window out?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Sat, 6 Aug 94 20:53:46 EDT
  ...Now the Window, right? No way. To get any angle on that sucker it looks like you got to rip out the window scraper...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:25:20 EDT
  ...Either the wholesaler or the PO has removed the chrome window strips (probably to improve the appearance for resale). I must admit the windows...
• Re: wing window leak
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:09:58 -0800
  ...First Replaced the little fiber washers on the pivot points there is three washers per window. Easy to do hex allen key removes the...
• Re: window crank
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 05:43:09 -0400
  Bill It's part of the window crank...cheap...available at BusDepot for $1.99 Window Crank Handle, black (Vanagon ) click for picture $1...
• Re: A real pane! or A tale of two windows
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 May 1999 19:38:51 +0200
  About the story with the different windows in the slider doors... As you probably know, VW redesigned the slider door in 1985 for the...
• Re: Window Chrome Inserts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:20:52 EDT
  ...However, I've been wondering, in order to replace them will I have to remove the windows & window rubber? >> you'd spend $100 for...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Yeager
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:23:01 -0800
  Use a razor blade to get a corner loose, then carefully peel the window film back Try to peel it off in one piece...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:02:28 -0700
  ...Easy project. > GoWesty link: > http://www.gowesty.com/product/door-window-seals/23441/seal-kit-for-front-roll-up-windows-?v= > Click Videos link...
• Re: Window tint
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:43:38 -0800
  ...He’s going to have the 18% installed on the back three windows since the closet is out, and see how that goes before...
• Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:54:48 -0600
  ... that's the back hatch window. bob On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com> wrote: > Joe, > > Maybe I...
• Retro power windows/locks?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 09:17:29 PDT
  Is it possible to retrofit the power windows and/or doors in an '89 Westy GL? We have power mirrors (handy), but no power...
• Window seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 22:16:50 EST
  ...Are there available the chrome inserts/flashing for the rubber window seals. This van is almost flawless and I want no blemishes. 2nd how...
• loose sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:25:30 -0400
  Dear All, Any tips on servicing the locking mechanisms on the lsiding windows. The buttons on mine seem to go up and down as...
• Re: 23 window in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:10:52 EST
  ...all excited about a 23 window in someone's driveway > i know NJ lister paul bucco has a '65 21 window microbus....red.. chris
• Re: Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 00:25:13 -0400
  I had my windows tinted last year. The shop said they could od it without removing the cabinet by using some kind of squegee...
• Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:39:37 -0500
  Volks, Anyone know of a source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. Both the Slider Door and the Kitchen Window on a...
• Re: Wing window removal?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:53:13 -0400
  ...On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I was able to successfully replace the window thanks...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:23:08 -0700
  ...Power Window Switch Repairs The front-most power window switch on the driver's side (the one that controls the passenger side window) has...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:22:51 -0700
  You don't need spacers to clear the window cranks. Just remove the grill from the fancy smancy plastic speaker holder and screw the...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:35:32 -0500
  A inexpensive alternative, I posted a few months back, is a STATIC window tint (got mine at wal-mart - 20% darkness) that can be...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:26:13 -0300
  ...Has anyone traded the sliding window on the door for > >> the fixed window above the bed? AND if that will work, where can I...
• Re: Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:41:57 -0500
  > 81 Vanagon vent windows open and close nicely, but blow closed when driving > over 35 mph. Remember-this year does not crank open, just...
• Power window smoking
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:54:30 -0500
  ...and found that when the ignition is on smoke appears from the window regulator. It even sparks when I try press the switch to...
• anyone have power window motor FS?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:43:35 -0700
  I know this is a longshot, but I could sure use a driver's side power window motor. I've become quite profficient at...
• Rear wipers lacking on European T3s
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 14:33:11 +1300
  ...I've noticed that even on dirty wet roads and gravel roads, no crap gets onto the rear window, and I've never actually...
• Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 22:19:25 -0400
  ...Source for Slider Window Screen Volks, Anyone know of a source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. Both the Slider Door and...