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• Headlight hi-beam issues
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:03:30 +0000
  ...Low beams are fine on both sides. If I turn on high beams, the drivers side turns off completely and the passenger side works...
• Re: I want one
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:38:57 -0800
  ...Anyway, that being the case, I want take this opportunity to advise you that non-Vanagon postings such as the Splittie bus sidecar you...
• Re: VW Sidecar
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:43:10 -0500
  ...VW Sidecar Check it out. http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/resto-tec-vw-sidecar .jpg -- John Rodgers Clayartist and...
• Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:16:08 -0300
  ...I have noticed that my rear ride height is low on the drivers side. I have read that this is 'normal' for a Westfalia...
• Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 16:05:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...I noticed that there is a mud flap on the drivers side front wheel, but there is none on the passengers side. There isn...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 04:14:05 EDT
  ...Kinda weird looking having it only on the passenger side. 'Course that's the only side you would likely need it on. BenT
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:42:33 -0700
  Larry, check the heads closely to make sure that they are the same part number on both sides. If one is different it could...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:19:40 EST
  ...as then you could just switch the passenger side slider with the driver's side slider, and have both open in the rear. But...
• unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:09:03 -0500
  ...The reason i say both sides is because it's very hard to determine which side. Just do it.
• Side Tents
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:59:06 -0500
  Hey, there was a line of side tents that I saw recently that had each model named after a German City (Hamberg, Berlin, etc...
• No low beam on driver's side '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:44:15 -0500
  ...Everything was working fine but now he has no low beam on the driver side. We've swapped in several different headlights and get...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:19:11 -0700
  Ben-- You bring up an interesting point; did the SA Vanagons with the shorter side windows have the sliders on the rear side window...
• Re: Where To Buy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:04:34 -0700
  I think you will find if you mount it in the same place one the passenger side, the golve box will not open. Bill...
• Re: side tent
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:12:51 -0400
  ...side tent Anyone has for sale a side tent (a good one) for Vanagon-Camper 1988? If so, please contact me as soon as...
• bunch of vanagon parts for sale, body/int.,mechanical, camper stuff, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:51:19 EDT
  ...sofabed and cushion , and flip out side table and panels (grey) -fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, some side pieces (not a whole kit) -steel...
• Gray Carat Jump Seats In The Midwest
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:25:15 -0500
  ...Driver's side is complete, but the >passenger side needs the brackets, belts, and floor >pegs fabricated. Includes side covers. Overall, a likely 9...
• Re: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:36:01 -0700
  Jim, Are you saying fresh air and heated air for both sides come from a common plenum? I was able to reach a finger...
• New German Side Screens was: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 18:38:34 EDT
  ...Steve Lashley '66 Westy '74 Campmobile '93 EV MV http://EuroCampers.com 314-614-0750 Importing German Side Tents, Paulchen and Fiamma Bike Racks...
• Re: vanagon headers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 13:02:05 -0400
  ...Each of the right side exhausts travel over to the left side of the engine before mating with the left side exhausts and are...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:40:04 -0800
  IT IS NEVER OK TO PATCH A SIDEWALL ... Period.... I spent a little bit of my working career in a tire shop and sidewall...
• Re: extra dome light space?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 10:29:01 -0800
  ...Just remove the drivers one, measure the hole and cut same size hole on passenger side. Do not worry about the metal backing as...
• Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 09:11:50 -0500
  ...I'm now looking for a driver's side power window motor. Not sure how it happened, but the driver's side motor just...
• Re: Take A Look At This One
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:27 -0700
  ...only thing that appears to be missing on this one is tool cubbies on the sides .. there's a natural bin on each side...
• Re: leaning Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 5 Jun 1995 08:22:19 -0700 (PDT)
  So David Garth says: > Hi all! > > My '86 Westfalia has begun to lean towards the drivers side. It's been > gradually getting lower on...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:50:49 -0700
  ...Water column pushed down 5 inches on one side and up 5 inches on the other side = 10 inches. If it were straight up...
• Re: wives and vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:26:33 -0500
  I've never seen a fold up side step but I know for sure that Bus Boys has a side step for the Vanagon...
• 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:21:21 -0800
  ...I moved the 'motor' from the passenger side door into the driver side door, put in a 20Amp fuse and to my amazement it...
• For sale: louvered jalousie side windows w/ screens that fit vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:31:56 EDT
  ...a pair of louvered jalousie crank open side windows w/ screens that can fit a vanagon.. they come w/ instructions on how to make...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:15:41 EDT
  ...I haven't been able to get to the VW SA site though for > several days.... > > But if I remember the story, the side...
• fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:32:06 -0800
  ...For CA (mine) there is no filter on the inlet to the pump, but a very large filter on the outlet (high pressure side...
• Re: Tire Rotation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 11:07:11 -0400
  ...Not from one side to the other. Mike Mike Miller wrote: > Yes, another tire thread! > > Has anyone gotten information from tire MANUFACTURORS about whether...
• Re: spare tire stowage quiz...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:21:55 -0500
  I've always made a point to stow it hub side up in order to keep the hub as far as possible from water...
• Re: Cooling fan problem solution
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 18 May 1998 18:37:24 -0700
  It's on the dirver's side. Wolfsburg wrote: > There is a large resistor behind your head light that controls the fan > > speeds. <<>> I...
• Re: Loose shock in rear (noisy)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:02:21 EST
  ...There should be no space side to side. Use hardware store washers to compensate.
• Re: Head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:59:42 PDT
  Sealed on one side (flat side... facing crankcase) about 500 miles ago. I hope to get many more! JPeter 85 Weekender; "Snugvagon" Alfred,NY...
• Re: WTB, passenger side sliding window for westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 12 May 2008 14:19:48 -0700
  please tell us where you are, or where the window is required. >Anyone have for sale a passenger-side slider for a westy? Private...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:04:40 -0500
  My 88 GL didn't have a driver side handle. I got an extra right side handle and Unca Joel helped me install it...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:56:09 -0700
  ...I even tried putting my spare passenger side one into the driver's side and there is so much extra wire it didn't...
• Re: Allowable CV joint tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:59:50 -0500
  ...On the T2 it was smart maintenance at about 150k to reverse the half axles, placing the driver's side HA on th passenger...
• Re: Another Bus Depot side tent question
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 5 Aug 2020 12:39:01 -0400
  ...The Awning works as you say. > > It has velcro tabs. > > The side tent has similar poles used to hold up the sides or front...
• Re: WTB or trade rear bracket for jumpseat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:00:01 EST
  ...I have the one from the driver's side to trade. Or I will buy one > outright if the price is right. > > I know...
• Re: Reversed mirrors!
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:26:43 -0500
  I reversed mine (put an extra passenger side on my driver's side) when my driver's side broke off. It sits perfectly horiaontally...
• Re: Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:44:53 -0500
  ...The rubber bellows is on the heater flap lever side of the ear. There is some kind of rubber cover on the other side...
• Re: SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:02:12 +0200
  ...The body changes somewhere around '92 bringing in the bigger windows on the sides. My '89 Syncro has the same size windows (I presume...
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:19:18 -0400
  ...Robert NY On Apr 9, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Aaron Pearson wrote: > i have the same condition on the driver's side. my...
• Fw: Breakdown on the side of the door
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:45:26 -0800
  ...Breakdown on the side of the door > Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:07 PM > > The passenger's side mirror on my '88 Wolfsburg...
• Temp 2 sensor what side?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:37:52 -0500
  ...However I can not remember what side the temp 2 sensor goes in to the housing. To me the other sensor looks just like...
• Re: FS Splittie Side Barn Doors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:22:27 EDT
  ...the side doors are simply referred to as "cargo doors". at any rate, finding a set of solid splitty side cargo doors is not...
• Re: rear seat belt options?
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:59:13 -0700
  ...so I have a > > couple questions... > > > > has anybody compared the oem seatbelt and the gowesty aftermarket > > alternative side-by-side and have any opinions...
• Re: Burning antifreeze 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:33:28 EST
  ...BTW what is the tank behind the passender front wheel? >> Sid, Your expansion tank for coolant is to the driver's side to the...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL tail light bulb needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 18:25:51 -0500
  > If someone has a handy reference, could they send me the part number and > brand for a Vanagon driver's side tail light? (Not...
• Re: Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:09:59 +0000
  ...In both my Vanagons, including the one where I replaced > the > right-side mirror with a BD OEM mirror, the right-side mirrors have...
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:00:56 -0400
  ...I installed a driver's side wiper arm on the passenger side >to get even cleaning and balanced looks. > >The rear wipers are operated...
• Re: Syncro Automatic??
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:40:30 -0500
  ...The side that has the ring gear has more ribbing than the other side. That tells me that flopping the ring gear mioght not...
• Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:19:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...Can I just switch sides (the plate sides) or is it recommened I cut holes in the plates to put the cable through. Also...
• Re: Rear vent filters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:52:43 -0700
  Where's the passenger side one? Mike On 10/7/02 12:04 PM, "Mark Belanger" <belanger@FLUID.COM> wrote: > So in the course...
• Re: Side Steps?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:32:33 EDT
  In a message dated 9/16/03 10:20:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, conradk@MAC.COM writes: > I had cargo side steps on...
• Re: Looking for a part
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:55:08 -0600
  I don't know if I've ever had the driver's side out, but my passenger side switch flange--the plastic area that...
• Passenger side lights
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:54:14 -0400
  ...My markers are out just on the passenger side and the blinker works and headlight. I have the Gowesty led kit. Any suggestions would...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 07:00:19 -0400
  I seen where the installer cut the film to size using the pass-side rear window. Then was able to slide it in place...