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• more tidbits from Limbo
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 13:43:11 CST
  ...so you have TWO rear hatches to open up. and, yes, there's still that one big window on each side. :) kinda neat looking...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:50:18 -0700
  ...I can >>> believe that this is source of wind noise. >>> >>> So the additional door weather stripping and the rear side window flow >>> through vents...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:59:05 -0800
  ...Are the side windows large > enough, and would a narrow fourth window above the rear hatch be a good > thing, or not? Especially helpful...
• window moldings do's and don'ts
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 00:56:55 -0500
  ...The fronts and rears are easy if you remove them from the van. The sides with the slider-windows are a pain in the...
• want a carat table in your van? then you have to use the carat rear sofabed..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:48:14 EDT
  ...The rear carat/wolfsburg sofabed is 2" narrower than the GL pass van rear sofabed, to accomodate those plastic molded sidepanels w/ the flip...
• Re: VIN question... You guys are really hard on my head :-)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 15:18:42 -0400
  bottom], had four windows on each side (from behind the front doors to the end of the bus) between '63 and '67 [Between '55...
• Re: Privacy glass for VW's?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:35:27 -0700
  > > << Do any of the Vanagon/Eurovan models have a privacy glass option? > > > > That is the dark (from the outside) glass for the rear windows...
• Re: Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:56:30 -0500
  ...I do have some rust >> around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of the rain >> gutters, >> and one dent on the...
• Re: Amplified Subwoofer question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 00:22:05 -0400
  I also have a Bazooka tube under the left side of the rear seat. It rests on a piece of foam and is strapped...
• Fwd: electrically heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:56:41 -0400
  ...Can I assume that the electrically heated side view mirrors are joined to the rear window defrost switch? yes..correct chris
• Re: Transporter the name
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:05:12 +1100
  ...Transporter - Window Van... As Andrew says,a panel van,only with factory fitted fixed side windows. A very common model outside Nth America (& NZ...
• Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:21:29 -0800
  ...Any tips on this? I need to remove the rearmost window on the passenger side of the '82 and do the POR-15 thing...
• Re: 2 gas tanks in SA Caravelle? (body differences-SA vans vs German vans)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 11:15:05 EST
  ...and the SA side middle and rear windows are bigger. the only body part that seems to be the same as the german made...
• WTD 70's era Westy sliding door window, and MV to GL window transplant ?
  Historical mailing list - Clay
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:46:56 -0600
  ...ventilation in the rear area. I've checked into installing MV style sliding windows into the door and drivers side. but... so far i...
• FS-associated vanagon goodies, Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:01:07 -0800
  ...windshield, rear hatch glass. one side window dash and 84 guage cluster (with clock, brown) one black, one brown glove box Make me an...
• Re: 86 interior into a 84 need some advice
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 08:21:59 -0400
  ...I must have done something right lately. > > > > > > Any way I need some advice on taking the rear side windows out. It seems > > > the headliner...
• Re: electrically heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:48:57 -0400
  ...Can I assume that the electrically heated side view mirrors are joined to > the rear window defrost switch? > > cheers, > > mordo > -- This e-mail is...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 6 Apr 94 12:01:55 -0600
  ...There were windowless models and fully outfitted passenger models. The kombi was inbetween: it had the windows but was empty behind the driver's...
• Re: What is the container behind the rear passenger-side wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:45:06 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > Rear window washer bottle. The cap should protrude through the bulkhead for easy refilling, and it should...
• Round, black rubber thingy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:42:01 -0600
  ...be water coming in that way when it rains. > > - the right rear window seal/gasket. although i can't for the > life of me...
• Fuse Box Blues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 May 2001 22:14:15 -0700
  ...tail and side light right 9. high beam right 10. high beam left 11. windscreen wiper switch 12. rear window wiper, auxillary heater 13...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:01:39 -0700
  ...window seal/seam on windshield by driver wiper arm and lower rear >corner of drivers side sliding window, slight body damage on left rear...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...metal painted bumpers, rear or front -vanagon sliding windows w/ screens (fit all 80-84 vans) -vanagon front vent wing windows -vanagon front door...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...metal painted bumpers, rear or front -vanagon sliding windows w/ screens (fit all 80-84 vans) -vanagon front vent wing windows -vanagon front door...
• heaven ...
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 13:13:42 EDT
  ...Porsche decals in middle - dark smoke window tint on side and rear windows - $19 JC Whitney rear wiper - $85 JC Whitney sun roof, mounted...
• Re: Privacy glass for VW's?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:33:41 -0500
  ...Trying to do the side and rear windows proved to be a huge pain in the rump, though, so I left them. Now I...
• Need help with rust- window frame
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:34:53 EDT
  ...Today I removed the rear driver's side window of the bus and upon cleaning out the bottom ledge with a stainless wire brush...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 13:18:14 -0500
  ...to remove > the rear closet so that a window tinter can have full access to that > drivers side rear window. > > Any information on how...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:44 -0400
  ...I'd be fairly astounded if that wasn't soldered to the common bus that runs down the side of the window. If you...
• Re: A&E Systems Catalina 2500 awning rep
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:07:59, -0500
  ...The supports are mounted at either end of sliding door, behind the rear window, and a homemade support between front top carrier and the...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:19:35 -0500
  ...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows >> >> >> >> Wipers for the two front doors >> >> >> >> Seals for the refrigerator vent >> >> >> >> Seals for the 3 boxes...
• vanagon parts for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 02:44:58 EST
  ...pop top mattresses, tan -rear hatch screens, fit any vanagon -westy side windows, with screens, fit any vanagon -rear Z-bed cushion, tan -full...
• Collision repair- large mammal.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 16:03:00 CST6CDT
  ...the passenger side, rear. was actually trying to leap OVER the van and hit full on into the large back window. my wife was...
• Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:07:00 -0500
  ...I have seen many panel vans, > and of course, large trucks (and motor homes) lack rear and side window > visibility. That doesn't mean...
• Re: Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 00:39:51 -0800
  ...of my rear window. It is about 2x20 cm, sticks to the glass with double sided tape. I just lifted the rear hatch gasket...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 17:33:49 -0700
  ...A small room AC mounted in the side window has been done by several people. A unit mounted on the roof looks like it...
• Fwd: SA Quad round driving light grille....possible group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 03:17:25 -0400
  ...mention, those of you with eagle eyes - look at the rear side window of the red South African Vanagon.... notice anything?? :<) (maybe we could...
• Re: S.A. Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 15:29:26 EDT
  ...An actual 5-speed tranny? The 15" Alloy wheels? Opening Rear side windows? I wonder how you get someone interested in starting an import...
• Ever heard of a WindSurfer?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 05:43:03 -0800
  ...Under the Vanagon badge in the rear it has another badge that says "Windsurfer". The van has power windows, locks, mirrors, A/C and...
• WTB: Curtain Rail / Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - cz137
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:20:09 -0700
  ...It is the curtain rail that runs above the sliding door and the rear passenger side window. It in recessed into a wood piece...
• curtain slide-hangers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:50:32 -0400
  ...earlier this summer we ran up I95 with the drivers side rear sliding window partially open. The wind blast was flapping the curtains around...
• FS '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:18:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...under windshield and 2 rear windows (but does not leak). All screens for side and rear windows, canvas good; misc. spare parts; traIler hitch...
• 71 VW single cab pickup for sale
  Historical mailing list
  20 Nov 1995 23:53:18 -0500
  ...1971 model single cab, fold down rear & side gates, 5' x 9' flat bed. 2300 LB load capacity, 130,000 miles, 18 years with...
• Re: Parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:59:46 -0700
  ...The driver side window visor Clip. The small plastic piece that > the visor clips to at the headliner. > > 3. Right rear curtain. The one...
• Re: the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Thu, 9 May 2002 22:38:27 -0700
  ...they were nicknamed > > "barn door buses" because the rear engine decklid was huge, going all the > way > > up to the rear window, and there...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:46:12 -0400
  ...Room (whose windowed side walls can all be extended out > to form awnings). But again cost becomes a factor. The rear hatch version > is...
• Re: Quick... Before my parents get home....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:46:47 -0800
  ...a 19" blade on the driver's side front, 18" passenger's side, 18" rear window. Seeya, Jake On 2/12/07, Greg Potts...
• Re: Leaking slider windows
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:12:50 -0600
  ...The 2 side, slider windows on my 87 vanagon were recently removed for body= > work. Reinstalled with new seals. Both windows leak, so retried...
• Automatic 3-Point Left Center Seat Belt, Retrofit Installation
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Automatic 3-Point Left Center Seat Belt, Retrofit Installation
  April 30, 1991
  ...remove rear left side panel trim <this is the triangular trim panel just below the forward edge of the rearmost left side window> * measure...
• Water in interior panel by slider
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:03:55 -0800
  ...This is below the passenger side rear quarter window which must be leaking around the seal? I know there is factory was sprayed down...
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:43:30 -0500
  ...Any tips on this? I need to remove the rearmost window on the passenger side of the '82 and do the POR-15 thing...
• Re: Rust Bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 May 2010 15:40:22 -0700
  ...shows up first usually at the base of windows. >> Particularly the windshield and rear side windows. If you see a paint >> bubble, usually under...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:41:48 +0000
  ...I > > have noticed that my rear ride height is low on the drivers side. I have > > read that this is 'normal' for a Westfalia...
• FS: tan westy windshield curtain & side curtains, hatch screen, skylite hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:28:52 EDT
  ...windows, can be used in either pass van or westy) (from a 80-84 but fit 80-91) $35 tan/brown westy side curtains...
• Re: Central Locks..
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:39:11 +0200
  ...Then, the passenger/side/rear doors would lock and unlock until I locked the driver's side. Now I occationaly get the lock/unlock...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:48:38 -0500
  ...seat (passenger side, replaces passenger seat - > color does not match) > Eurovan type sink faucet > rear hatch, skylight, sliding door, and front window (driver and...
• Re: List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:12:09 -0400
  ...Tinted windows - Steering wheel cover - 3 point seat belts for the rear seat - Cup holders in the rear - Grab handle on drivers side - WBX...
• Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:42:04 -0600
  ...the bay window bus and the vanagon belts are similar enough. If the bay belt will work on the rear left side I can...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:49:09 -0700
  ...One thing I recall > well > is the hellish time the glass installers had putting the rear window in. > At one point there were three...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Thu, 11 May 1995 15:02:19 +0100 (BST)
  ...The engine is as good as in now and uses Type III (I think) > engine mounts at the rear sides on to a plate...