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• Front door speaker removal
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:24:26 -0400
  I'm trying to get the front speakers out to replace them and for the life of me cannot turn the plastic circular fastener...
• parts needeed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:05:43 -0230
  ...I would appreciate some part #s if someone has access and name of supplier?. #1 There is a plastic ? bushing that fits on the...
• Re: Green digital clock (from Mars)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:39:23 EST
  ...does it make blue tint? i was thinking of doing that with my cabby that has the green plastic covering the lights..changing it...
• Re: vanagon interior sidepanel plastic
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:10:44 -0400
  Have you tried "goo gone"? On Jul 29, 2004, at 12:01 AM, alan sinclair wrote: > The plastic sheeting that's glued onto the...
• Leaky sink trap
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 04:30:02 -0400
  So I took the plastic trap apart in my 84 Westy and now the rubber gasket between the two plastic halves is not sealing...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:11:31 +1200
  ...Coal dust? Plastic powder? These are fluids. I guess coal dust would work if it coule be kept suspended. Plastics wouldn't, because the...
• Melting Hubcap?!
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:03:07 -0500
  Vanagoniacs, Been noticing a melting plastic smell when I exit the bus lately and yesterday I noticed that the plastic wheel cover, drivers side...
• Sliding window plastic slider bits?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:23:07 -0700
  I am in need of at least one, and at most four, of those little plastic slider bits that go into the extrusion on...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:41:18 -0800
  The plastic is not discolored, split, or cracked. There is only one that the steel insert has pushed out of, and it's the...
• Re: Plastic fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 22:43:34 -0500
  ...Is this something I can swap out for the regular fuel injection line? Is there some reason it needs to be hard plastic? > > Anyway...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  24 Jan 97 16:17:48
  ...They are made of plastic > and not as heavy as the steel ones. I guess they will be reduce the > engine noise better because...
• Re: Coolant Pipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:08:18 -0800
  ...if it was me and my van ..I might try heating the end of the plastic pipe with a heat gun ... with the idea...
• Re: Any detailing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:57:40 -0700
  ...IIRC, it > mostly brings the oils in your plastic to the surface and doesn't > really add > anything back in. Eventually there are no...
• Re: How does the fuel filler pipe exterior mount remove?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:03:37 -0700
  The plastic piece is keyed and there are notches inside the perimeter of the sheet metal hole. After you remove the 3 screws the...
• Advice on Power Mirror removal (again)
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  02 Jan 97 18:22:53 EST
  ...the hole in the door is not big enough to allow the plastic wire connectors to pass thru. Is there any way I can...
• Plastic Wheel Wells
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 14:50:23 -0400
  Hi there - My husband and I are interested in purchasing plastic wheel wells like those that we saw in a photo that Tom Niksch...
• Re: Traveling Tips ...
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 19 May 1998 10:05:27 -0500
  ...Haven't tried storing coolant there since, though the plastic oil containers haven't leaked there (yet). Fred Younger 91 vanagon gl
• Re: Westfalia cabinet molding...
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:59:44 -0700
  This happens because the plastic shrinks a bit when it gets warm, kind of like shrink wrap. Very similar plastic edging, T shaped and...
• Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kunkel
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:24:10 -0700
  ...It is an ivory color, cup-shaped, plastic, nipple-endowed, sink-waste collector piece that attaches the bottom of the sink drain assembly to...
• Re: Repairing Window Washer Reservoir Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:04:18 EDT
  In a message dated 4/25/05 4:27:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DOShea@GEOMATRIX.COM writes: << On my '83 Vanagon, the plastic...
• Re: Middle seat headrests
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:00:30 -0800
  ...That's why I was wondering how the guides would anchor inside. > > I do have the plastic guides that I found from the front...
• reparing overhead AC ducting
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:18:53 -0400
  ...b) Cut back the plastic behind the cracked section, bend up some aluminum sheet metal to replace, and reinstall. c) try to repair the...
• Re: Dometic Question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:54:53 PDT
  I had the little peep-hole plastic thing missing on one of my vans and the fridge did NOT work. When I took the...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:18:39 +0200
  ...BTW ball is made of plastic.. I wonder how plastic lasts and aluminium won't? Anyway these parts (don't know numbers) are quite...
• Re: Rear hatch screen install w/ passenger AC
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:15:30 -0500
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > dart330@GMAIL.COM writes: > > It seems like I could install the snaps into the plastic > > > just drill into the plastic. I...
• Re: Want A List Coffee Mug???
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 09 Nov 1996 19:38:28 -0800
  ...spill type mug that was ceramic, not plastic. > How's that for a possibility? Anything but plastic!!! Coyote -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408...
• Re: spray painting black plastic exterior parts?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 01:06:17 EST
  ...Will this painting cause the plastic to crack easily >> i used krylon satin black. works great. chris
• Plastic seat track inserts
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 13 May 1999 21:37:59 -0700
  I'm thinking about ordering four of those gray plastic inserts that fit between the front seat rails and the matching metal tracks. For...
• Re: Plastic Screw Caps/Covers in Brown & White.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:47:56 -0800
  ...Todd '88 Westy lchase wrote: >Folks, > >Looking for a bunch of those interior Plastic Screw Caps/Covers in Brown & >White. > >Would prefer to purchase...
• Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:06:20 -0700
  I've noticed a small leak at the black plastic coolant distributor on the front side of the firewall (near the starter). It appears...
• WTB: used sink faucet or alternative...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:27:39 -0600
  Later style cheap plastic crap one needed for 87 Westy. Ive broken two of these already, the weak point seems to be where they...
• Re: Headrests
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:39:56 EST
  ...I cant get the > plastic tube part out. Any suggestion on how to remove it? 2 wide flathead screwdrivers on each side, parallel to...
• Re: d pillar air intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:45:56 -0500
  ...If that tubing is the same diameter as the > piece > > that fits between the air cleaner and that plastic cover, I might have > > something...
• Re: Which fuel distribution manifold?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:42:48 -0800
  ...Preference? The alternate aluminum units from our esteemed suppliers? Or a pair of used black plastic ones (OE)? Thank you for your opinions and...
• Re: Plastic Coolant tower, NLA?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:29:58 -0400
  These are still available in plastic, however I am sure stainless would be nicer if you want to pay the premium for it, it...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:59:38 -0700
  ...I was at a boneyard and saw a bunch of tanks >that had been removed from pickup trucks, some metal and some plastic. Many...
• auto trans console shift slider repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:59:18 -0500
  ...On my van, and I assume on many others, this plastic strip had become brittle and had therefore broken off almost completely into the...
• Re: Part number for Westy mudflaf grommets
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:17:11 -0400
  ...We had to customize it a bit, and the plastic grommets didn't match up either. Go Westy sells the plastic grommets for under...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:33:10 +0000
  ...Eric, As one who has had many years of experience taking care of brown Vanagon plastic--as you have--I have to wonder if...
• Re: Wire harness hardening
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 18:48:43 -0800
  ...The insulation is probably PVC which like most plastics is by nature hard and brittle. Plastics as manufactured contain as much as one-third...
• Re: 84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:43:03 +0000
  ...84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece >Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:44:09 +1030 > >Hi there. I'm finally hoping to get...
• Re: front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 17 May 2001 00:33:41 -0700
  ...front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips??????? HI I have no idea what to call these things. on my 87 non swivel front...
• Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 02:12:15 EST
  ...a metal bushing is inserted into the ends of the plastic coolant lines where the rubber hoses attach. I don't know how this...
• Re: Toilet seat for 5 gal bucket
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:47:09 -0500
  ...The idea of taking a d*mp inside my > car, whether it is a Vanagon or not, and whether it is into a plastic...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:05:27 EDT
  ...EXACTLY !!!! Now, this begs the question - WHY are the brake lines rusting so badly at the plastic snap connectors ? I would have thought the...
• Re: radiator install
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:11:20 -0700
  ...It has the plastic tanks. Still, the fasteners felt too tight on the new one. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:07 AM...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Washer Filler Cover Wanted
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:11:52 -0700
  ...I'm missing the plastic cover that goes over the > washer fluid filler tube on the inside right rear panel on a Vanagon. > anyone...
• Air-cooled heat?
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:02:28 -0700
  ...I have the plastic parts that attatch to the alternator, now I nee the hoses from the plastic to the heater boxes. Are these...
• 2 parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 03:33:46 +0000
  ...The plastic on mine has completly broken off. An I also need the plastic cover over the master cylinder/gauges on the dash. Anyone...
• Re: stethescoper
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 00:14:20 -0700
  I've done this using a long, plastic handled screw driver, putting the metal end on one component at a time. Got lucky and...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:05:55 EDT
  ...automatic transmission vanagons have a plastic accelerator pedal > > reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a > plastic > > accelerator pedal with no metal...
• Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 8 May 2008 10:08:10 -0400
  When one of the plastic T's on one side of this crossover tube failed for me, i resorted to machining... I just looked...
• Re: removing the sink drain
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 12:13:10 -0700
  ...So I carefully had to cut a notch with a hacksaw blade in the plastic underneath the sink to release the tension, so I...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 May 2003 18:35:39 -0700
  ...It appears that I could replace this section of rigid >plastic line with rubber fuel line, except that it may not fit through the...
• Re: plastic parts to hold-in and adjust headlights are crumbling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:00:27 -0500
  I replaced the screw and the plastic adjustor with a product called Thread-Serts from JcWhitney. It required filling in the large hole holding...
• 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...
• plastic window parts
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:30:58 -0400
  With the help of a couple of listees I have replaced most of the plastic parts required to keep the window glass on track...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:56:17 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:42 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Patti, > > I have 2 types of plastic covers. The...
• Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:40:26 +0000
  Dennis, actually some of the newer VW engines have water pumps with plastic impellers stock from the factory. And these wps are usually the...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:10:24 -0600
  ...with this > "plastic" engine > > lid???" > > So being a little concerned about flammability I went to a > junkyard and > > BOUGHT a "plastic" lid and experimented...