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• FS: Ebay: Vanagon Hatch Holder
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 10:02:35 -0700
  ...It holds my hatch up with bikes on it. Neat deal. my pix link: http://tinyurl.com/3okqx vendor link: http://tinyurl.com/67fcy...
• rear hatch shocks, as low as $25.00 ????
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 12:43:42 CDT
  well, that's what the ad says: "Hatch shocks for Rabbit, Scirocco, Golf, VANAGON, Audi, as low as $25.00" Marin Motorsports (415) 927...
• Re: VW logo on rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:53:52 -0500
  ...The large VW logo on the rear hatch is on my 88 Wolfsburg, not 87 as previously listed. (Thanks to Chris Turner for subtly...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:24:33 -0600
  ...jimt > Has anyone experienced intermittent failure of the rear hatch lock (88 > wolfy with power locks)? It occasionally will not open, it feels like...
• Wanted: rear hatch curtain rod
  Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:16:30 -0500
  I'm looking for the flat aluminum curtain rod for the rear hatch of my '89 Westy. Bus depot doesn't carry them. Used...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 16:06:33 -0500
  After reading these stories, it seems like anything that is leaking under the vanagon , will end up on the rear hatch.The more it...
• Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:58:26 -0700
  ...the rear hatches are universal 80-91. the only difference is the lock style... just re-key the late model lock to fit the...
• SA farewell video link & digest ?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Thu, 15 May 2003 17:27:16 -0700
  ...Leaky rear hatch???? <DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 19:39:10 EDT <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>After an ice storm, I found...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 11:50:01 -0500
  ...These cylinders allow the rear hatch to stay open in various positions. >will say that I have never heard that "one side raises the...
• Re: Therein, lies a tale.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:47:44 -0500
  ...But, why would you need to open the hatch to add oil? On my '91 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile I just open the license...
• Re: 6"x 9" speakers in rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:15:47 -0700
  ...Has anyone on the list fitted 6"x 9" speakers in the rear hatch of a late model Westfalia? My concern is that the...
• Re: Rear hatch ... inside openers?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 09 Jul 95 12:02:11 CDT
  ...Now that I have the back door hatch >completely bare, I think I should ask: has anyone installed a device there >which makes it...
• Re: b'stickers,chip+rockers,brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:53:05 -0800
  ...It was the round VW badge mounted >> just over the rear hatch key with a red lens and lamp behind it. > >hmmm. i LIKE...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:48 -0800
  ...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
• Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 17:57:22 -0800
  ...EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports The rear hatch struts on my 91 are FREE from a donor Volvo in the junk yard. M...
• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:28:59 -0600
  ...open the rear hatch. > > Any tips on how to get the hatch open? > Haven't tried to peel the hatch liner off yet (with...
• Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:39:59 +0200
  ...adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH? Date: 14.9.2006 - 7:51:44 > In a message dated 9/14/06 1:17:46...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:11:05 -0700
  ...I have a tire on the hatch and my struts which are the stock heavy duty ones will not hold the hatch open. I...
• Back lock to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:53:19 -0700
  ...Back hatch does not open. I have not locked it. Button depresses key turns 270 degrees no effect. 1990 vanagon carat. Not urgent I...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:43:11 EST
  I sell new hatch struts with the VW emblem on them (like you would get from the dealer) for $18 each. Let me know...
• Re: rear hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 02:16:15 EST
  In a message dated 11/24/01 11:55:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, Awf986@AOL.COM writes: > > will a rear hatch from an...
• Rear Hatch Inside Release (was Westy Mods)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:54:22 -0700
  ...Inside rear hatch release I have only actually seen this on one vehicle, a friends '91 Synchro Westy. My '90 does not have it...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:13:10 -0400
  ...I have a tire on the hatch and my struts which are > the stock heavy duty ones will not hold the hatch open. I...
• Electric Locks - Rear hatch will not open
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:54:51 -0500
  ...BUT, I need to open the rear hatch and the lock will not release using the key. Up until yesterday, it always released. Today...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:52:26 -0400
  ...The >only way I know to do it is to lock the hatch while it is open, >throw the keys inside, and then >shut...
• Re: Rear hatch latch extension?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:36:28 -0400
  ...Rear hatch latch extension? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I've seen a home-made extension for keeping the hatch open a little >bit...
• Fw: magic mossies
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:55:26 -0500
  ...I'm assuming here that you do not have your van's rear hatch open with the hatch screen in place. The rear hatch...
• Re: Rear Hatch Glass
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 13:08:35 -0700
  ...I've seen complete rear hatches for sale under $50, including the glass. Hatches are cumbersome to store. Some people parting out vans have...
• Re: hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:53:02 -0700
  ...hatch struts > > actually, fluid filled hatch/hood struts fail more in COLDER weather, not > > warmer.. the hood struts on my audi usually dont have...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:42:47 -0700
  ...Rear hatch just barely does a good job sealing. I can see that the hatch is not quite aligned perfectly and I have fiddled...
• Re: Rear Hatch Leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:56:55 -0500
  somehwhere around the rear hatch - maybe!! > Everytime it rains, the carpet in the right rear cargo area floor and > engine hatch gets wet. The...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:24:17 -0600
  ...Rear Hatch Lock > > i have seen several notes around on the electrics failing but never the > key. > jimt >> Has anyone experienced intermittent failure of...
• Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:07:10 -0600
  What I want to know is can I pull the doors and hatch off a late model Vanagon and install on my 1982 diesel...
• sliding door and hatch screens
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 10:49:05 -0500
  My Christmas present to myself this year is going to be screens for the sliding door and hatch. Does anybody have any input on...
• Re: Product recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:09:04 EDT
  ...My rear hatch is/was very heavy. Your head would get tired quickly while holding the hatch open to get things in/out of...
• Re: Fuel Fire / engine fire/ tips
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:39:07 -0400
  In addition to Stan's excellent point, I'd point out, that if you installed this on TOP of the hatch...it would fall...
• Re: 6"x 9" speakers in rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:07:08 -0500
  ...I can't comment on the weight issue, but new rear hatch struts ought to support theweight of 2 6x9's and yes, they...
• Re: 84 Hatch Openers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:54:43 -0700
  ed said >PO was in Florida, west of Orlando, when he got the plastic piece that >extended the useful life of the original hatch...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - alternate cheap fix if they are dead or dying
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:34:40 -0400
  For those of you with weak or dead rear hatch struts, there is a fix which costs less than $2. If you share with...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:08:45 -0700
  ...For any fork mount rack (and especially one mounted vertically on the rear hatch) I like to use a bungee (across the stem or...
• Re: Hatch Strut Pain
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:01:11 -0400
  ...Dave 90 Westy (now I can do chin-ups on the open hatch with the new struts...) At 10:18 PM 6/27/01...
• Re: Hatch bike racks question
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:19:02 -0500
  I just bought my hatch rack from Gary this spring. It was expensive, and the shipping was expensive, but dang if it isn't...
• Re: Obsure (One year only) Part(s) Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:06:40 -0400
  ...I'm looking > for part > of the rear hatch setup on a 1991 Vanagon. 1991 only as far as I > know. > That appears to...
• Rear Hatch Lock '90 Carat to '85GL???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 12:53:24 -0400
  Hello Everyone - I was wondering if anyone knows if I can swap the rear hatch lock mechanism from my '90 Carat into my '85...
• Re: Boge rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 14:10:00 GMT
  On Fri, 12 Apr 1996 08:51:23 -0500, you wrote: >Found a supplier through Boge for hatch gas springs at $16.95 ea...
• Re: Rear hatch screen.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 07:12:14 -0400
  ...Rear hatch screen. Have a mint rear hatch screen for sale. Make offer! Adam Puzerewski 81 westy
• Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:29:59 -0800
  I would say that by the time a fire was burning the hatch supports, you would already have bigger problems to worry about than...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 21:36:40 -0700
  ...Rear Hatch Lock > Hi All, > > Has anyone experienced intermittent failure of the rear hatch lock (88 > wolfy with power locks)? It occasionally will not...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:05:53 -0700
  ...Without anything on the hatch it's hard to close. Unfortunately the German source has dried up, but I mention it so you will...
• Re: RMMW part problem -- beware! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 07:56:00 -0500
  ...Both used the through panel chromed clip, but holes in entirely different places on the hatch. They simply drilled on the hatch differently for...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:16:05 -0700
  I have a question for the people with working and non working Heavy Duty hatch lifts from TBD. There are 2 ways these can...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:09:21 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 30, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Today I went to open the rear hatch on my 1987 Vanagon...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts??? Caution PVC fix
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Soiney
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:38:02 -0500
  Hi all, After doing the PVC fix on my syncro, I noticed that the pipe wears on the paint, when the hatch is closed...
• Anybody know if this Type rear hatch is stock?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:50:47 -0700
  ...In all the years I've been tinkering with VW's, I've never seen such a rear hatch. Has anyone else? BenT
• Re: rear hatch emblem removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:20:40 -0600
  ...way to get the two rear hatch emblems off without > breaking them? I have the interior rear hatch panel off with the batt > insulation...
• Re: rear hatch lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:54:35 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have long had trouble with getting the key to turn in the rear > hatch cylinder. It...
• Re: water in the rear hatch door
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:05:10 -0400
  What about the rubber boots covering wires at top and to either side of the hatch. Are those intact? Hth Tony Sent from my...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:18:58 -0700
  ...REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit? > > > It seems the drainage on the bottom of the hatch > > is...
• Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Josh Saylor
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:35:10 -0700
  That panel hatch is kind of a bother. I went through some hassles, myself, and bought some expensive fasteners that took about 6 months...
• Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:53:05 -0700
  ...Rear hatch name badge? > > > > Handy tip. I might need it because the rear hatch emblems at The Samba, > > Bus Depot, et al, are either...