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• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:24:07 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV>Hi&nbsp;Bryan;</DIV><DIV>Were you at Westies @ Watkins?&nbsp; I saw a&nbsp;brown Westie with 2&nbsp;solar panels...
• Re: Speaker Install Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 May 2013 13:30:23 -0400
  Without power windows you can fit 6x9 near the bottom of the panels. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: WILLIAM WITZ<mailto:pbwitz@SBCGLOBAL.NET...
• Re: Re; Audi Gauges and David Marshall
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:10:44 EST
  ...Is it easier to remove the heater panel and cut the opening, or do it with the panel in place. I noticed in the...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:27:22 -0500
  ...This is where a door panel tool works well, and will cut you me down to nothing. If this job took me an hour...
• Re: Interior panel removal/81 transporter
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 00:58:15 -0700
  ...Interior panel removal/81 transporter > > > John: > > You can remove these panels without screwing them up, if you're careful. > As I recall, there's...
• Re: VW Solar Battery Panels
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:59:39 -0700
  ...VW Solar Battery Panels > > http://www.ep.com/js/mi/c0/b0/v0/1461355.html > > Someone is selling those VW Solar Battery Panels that...
• Re: Interior panel & folding table for 90 Syncro multivan
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:17:45 -0400
  I believe that the Carat rear seat is about 1 or 2 inches narrower to allow space for the plastic panels, etc. The PO...
• Insulating the interior walls
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 30 May 2006 12:52:29 -0700
  ...tape 1" 1/4"thick wide foam strips to the van panels (provide an insulating air space) 2. attach refleto foil to the 1...
• Re: Syncro Double Slider Panel Van
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:06:18 -0500
  ...Pretty cool ~ But ~ Need to get rid of the BulkHead ~ Change the Sliders to Windowed 1s & whats the point of a panel van if...
• Weekender panel removal question
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:01:07 -0700
  Hi to all, I am to remove the driver side panel of the weekender, where the table is. I can't find anything in...
• carat bumper caps and side panels
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:32:33 -0800
  I was wondering if it is possible to be the fiberglass bumper caps and side panels as a kit (all mounting hardware etc.) in...
• Re: Front Heater Panel Removal - '88GL
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 20:50:40 -0400
  ...I need to work behind the panel. Unable to get it off. Any special tricks to this? It's not obvious to me. pulls...
• Re: Body Work Suggestions (metal cutting)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:49:23 EDT
  ...thanks in advance jason >> Jason-You're probable better off with the new aftermarket panels than trying to reuse old panels. Main reason for...
• Looking for 82 Diesel Vanagon Kick Panel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:48:38 -0500
  I am looking for a good used center kick panel for an 82 diesel Vanagon in brown. This is the panel that is below...
• Re: Vanagon Panels Available?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 7 May 2009 14:59:58 -0700
  ...Vanagon Panels Available? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 9:39 AM Can anybody tell me if new body panels...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:47:28 -0700
  ...how to remove an instrument panel bulb > Can someone tell how to remove an instrument panel bulb? The one for the > speedometer on my...
• Problem with insturment pannel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:12:07 -0700
  I am having a problem with the instrument panel in our '85 Westie. The card connector to the panel seems very corroded. Every time...
• Re: Any solar gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:13:09 -0600
  You'll need panels and a charge controller. It will take a couple of medium sized panels to get 10A. Check bpsolar.com and...
• Heads up for 78 champagne edition bus
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 10:15:23 -0400
  ...Interior panels are red vinyl with chrome stripe accents. The seats were apparently either red vinyl with brown corduroy panels, or brown vinyl with...
• Re: Solar, Flexible, Hatch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 May 2017 21:36:54 -0700
  Hi Neil, First thoughts are that you are going to take a hit with efficiency of the panel when behind the hatch glass. Pretty...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:35:49 -0700
  ...what about solar panels to power a coolatron .. I run it off of my > aux > battery but I'm thinking that solar might give...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:19:35 -0700
  ...But, solar panel, batteries, blah blah blah. I put a drawer above the TF49 on my '81. It holds misc. tools and my Bentley...
• Door Insulation Proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:37:42 -0800
  ...Easy does it! Use a plastic putty knife to avoid scratching paint 7- Hold panel while popping the last few panel snaps 8- While...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:25:25 -0400
  ...Damping the panels only takes care of a narrow frequency range were the panels can resonate. It helps to avoid rattles and reduces unwanted...
• 83.5/84 connector to 85+ panel checklist
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:16:21 -0400
  ...To adapt the 84/83.5 WBX connector to 85+ panel: Pin three (panel lights, gray/blue) moves to pin one (was empty). Pins...
• Re: Rear hatch (boot) release
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:22:19 -0300
  ...Test the latch > by locking and unlocking with the cable then thread the cable through the > hole in the panel and reattach the panel...
• Re: Front panel availablity
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:58:41 -0700
  ...Front panel availablity | |On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:29 AM, A PETER MARSH <apetermarsh@MAC.COM> wrote: | |> Thanks Ben, |> |> Apologies - my Commandant bought...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:46:01 -0700
  ...I also put FatMat on the door panels and all other side panels too. It quiet down quite a lot, say about 50% but...
• Re: 90-91 Rear Shoulder Belt AC Pillars?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:15:08 -0400
  ...For the upper anchor, I located the existing plug, which is under the panel and can be removed with a phillips screwdriver. I left...
• FS: gray sliding door panel, 4spd shift lever.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:12:02 -0700
  Guys and Gals, I have a grey sliding door panel, chrome strip, etc., that is in near perfect condition. no tears or dings, fiberboard...
• Parts wanted: front door panels.
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:52:29 -0500
  I'm in need of two front door panels in beige. Long ago, someone snapped off the bottoms to steal the speakers, and it...
• Re: Beige door panel for 1986 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:03:54 EDT
  ...engineceramics.com/vw/dpanel1.jpg > stan, thats a left side wall panel from a pass van, not a doorpanel.. :<) what year is that from...
• Re: removal of rear door panel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:52:19 -0800
  ...malcolm --- bob bob <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > i was able to remove my rear panel.... using my household molding removal tool. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited...
• Re: Removing rear hatch panel, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:33:22 -0400
  ...http://www.eastwood.com/door-panel-removal-tool-u-notch-ss-eastwood.html Jim -- Jim in NW Pa Member: PVC Pittsburgh Vanagon Club 1987...
• Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:29:19 -0700
  All body panels are spot welded every half inch or so using flanges or overlapped seams. No sealer is used during welding, and that...
• Re: [SyncroDoubleCabs] Re: Has anyone used the Bus Depot or Cip1 body sheet metal patch panels especially on a Doka?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 15 May 2006 02:37:56 -0700
  On 5/14/06, Harry Mann <clive.harman-smith@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Can't speak about the patch panels Ben, but just patched a...
• Re: Lake Piru
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:01:17 -0700
  ...A couple of moderate sized panels will keep a normal RV charged up if they're deployed properly. Even full time snowbird RVs have...
• Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:15:17 -0800
  ... Harry and David have me wondering if the front control panel socket could be lit by an LED. the rear control panel and the...
• Re: EV Fan Resistors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 06 Feb 1996 06:47:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...To remove these panels just undo the 10mm sheet metal screws which were exposed when the grille panel was removed. The panel then can...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:11:01 -0700
  I bought one of the ABS rear hatch panels, my 'experience' with it is just to check its fit and it fits perfectly. Perfect...
• Re: Lightening the load
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:35:17 -0400
  ...As to fasteners, yes, some of those have to be incorporated into the panels as the panels are getting made. As to sexy results...
• Welding the front seam at bumper
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:14:57 -0400
  ...When doing this I replaced the metal panel between the upper grille and the bumper. This is a single panel and has a cutout...
• Re: Solar panels
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Mon, 8 Aug 2016 12:18:45 -0700
  Two years ago? I don’t recall the price, but I called and asked for the panel without the charge controller. As I was...
• 2nd request- Measurements for side holes.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:25:00 -0230
  ...I recently replaced the drivers side panel on my van, with a non Westy panel, and now have only a rough ideas as to...
• Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:31:06 +0200
  There is an '86 Westy Wolfsburg Camper (pop-top, rear closet, plastic side panels, fold-out table, & corduroy seats, but no appliances) that I...
• 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Checked 14 point connector at panel, tightened nuts on gauge, replaced both sensors on thermo housing and sensor in bottle. Coolant level (Sierra) full...
• sliding door inside panel
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:00:16 -0500
  My van's inside panel of the sliding door has recently lost some of its plastic snaps and when I open the door it...
• Re: Cool door panels.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:12:08 -0500
  The door panel was done by SewFine (Littleton Colorado). It was a custom job for me, as the pattern used is not normally fitted...
• Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:23:01 -0700
  ...I recently got a second solar panel, a 75w 4.5A 16.6v rated with 21.4v max... I was running this during the...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:40:47 -0500
  ...I prefer the plywood panels and trim in my old 71 > and am going to reproduce some panels using Baltic Birch or whatever > light...
• Re: Weakly Statz ...Numbers don't add up! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 29 Mar 96 20:09:28 CST
  ...OF the 215, buses, 129 are campers, 1 is panel, etc. >> Vanagon 270 - Camper 135, Panel 1, Pickup 1, Diesel 16, Syncro 35 >188...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:00:26 -0700
  And I do admit I have panel losses too Ab > On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:58 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:33:10 EST
  I just replaced the door speakers in my 87 recently and did not need to remove the entire door panel. I (gently*) pried the...
• L-shaped circuit board behind speedo...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:47:59 -0400
  I think this is the "dynamic oil pressure" board? I'm changing instrument panels on an '86 Transporter - the original instrument panel had this...
• Re: Solar panel, aux. battery, generator etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:16:36 -0600
  ...hi all, I am looking for help regarding solar panel, aux. battery, generator and the such... your share of experiences and advices will be...
• Re: DIY Doorpanel materials?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 15 May 2006 19:57:29 -0400
  Hi chris Most Automotive upholstery shops will have this panel board for sale in std and large sheets. per panel it is about 20...
• electrical puzzle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 1 May 2001 16:44:38 -0600
  ...I started "messing" with the fuse/relay panel under the dash. Moving it out and touching the wires behind and A-hah! The problem...
• Re: [WetWesties] Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:05:02 -0700
  ...warning label that says to unplug the panel before starting the car. What I was addressing was the question on whether the panel would...
• Re: Solar Power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:36:40 -0700
  If you look carefully there are bigger panels that fit, even a rare 60 watt that fits in the front luggage rack and won...
• 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...