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Re: Screens
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 10 May 2006 10:57:29 -0400
...Screens Joy, I saw that you mentioned window screens. This is not in regards to the sides but for the front windows that may...
Re: Triangle vent window question
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:21:09 -0400
...Triangle vent window question > > My window opens all the way ('83) and I get a good breeze in my face except > I have to...
Re: screens for side windows in westy
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:37:23 -0600
...Your window latch will be in the way and you will not be able to close the window. One solution I've seen to...
Re: Can I convert my power windows to manual?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:29:45 EDT
...Now the driver's > side window has crapped out for the second time and I have little enthusiasm > for spending for another unit and...
Re: Front door window rubbers
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:52:59 -0700
...He has original VW window seals fresh from Germany. Inner and outer scrapers, and the seal that the window seats into. Cheers, Jeff www...
Re: window tenting - question!
Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:40:20 -0800
...However it looks like they may have moved to Antioch. Rocky Mountain Window Tint Antioch, CA 94509-7909 If...
Re: Power Window motor rebuild?
Historical mailing list - James
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 13:48:42 -0400
You mention having the motors rebuilt - the power window motors? Because I have a '91 whose power windows need rebuilt or cleaned or something...
Parts diagram or part number for Power window support '91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:29:46 -0600
Hi Everyone, I am looking for a parts diagram or part number for a drivers and passenger window supports. I have my door panels...
Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:24:09 -0500
The motor itself is replaceable separately (not too easy!), and, IIRC, is the same as any other power window motor on late VW's...
Installing Power Windows
Historical mailing list - Tim Belanger
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:43:08 EDT
I have recently run into some power window motors/tracks and would like to install them in my 87 Wolfsburg. Is there an easy...
Re: Need Wing Window Replaced ASAP.
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:10:55 -0500
The window frame detaches quite easily at the hinges without opening up the door. A replacement from a junkyard can be put in without...
Re: Louvered camper windows
Historical mailing list
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:31:00 EDT
...Anyone know whether you can retrofit an 87 Westie with louvered windows (like the 68-79 campers had) instead of the poor ventilation stock...
FS: side windows w/ screens, complete poptop section (add to any van)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:33:50 EST
...sliding side windows w/ screens, fit ALL 80-84 vanagons.. from a westy. also, complete poptop roof from vanagon westy, w/ luggage rack, poptop...
Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 15 Dec 2001 16:30:50 EST
Isaac, Yes, I too have encountered the large windowless buildings, and with the Hobbit/LOR scenery, New Zealand would appear to be a good...
Re: Convert Power Windows to Manual ?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:49:18 EDT
...WEBTV.NET writes: > and then locate the proper position of the window crank stubs > to fit through the door interior panel. > actually, the holes...
Sliding side window locks (1984)
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:21:55 -0400
...Looks like the channel in the window frame underneath the glass is worn too much or is missing a shim. In any case, I...
small sliding windows
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:51:58 -0500
I was wondering if these would fit the rear window of a Vanagon style crewcab? I tried emailing them for dimensions but have received...
FS: Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Mon, 8 May 2006 00:36:35 +0000
I've got the two sliding windows ready to sell out of the Syncro I'm stripping. These are the 50/50 windows. According...
lubricating window regulators?
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:07:42 -0700
anybody successful with lubricating the cable and housing on power windows? one window is fast and the toher is slow, even after swapping motors...
sliding window latch loose
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:13:28 -0800
my sliding window latch is evtremely loose and wont allow the window to latch in place. this looseness also allows water in. i cant...
wing window
Historical mailing list - Tim Lott
Fri, 28 May 1999 11:30:07 EDT
Hello List Is there a way to tighten the hinges on the wing windows? 82 westy
Re: Changing Window Openings
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:28:58 -0500
I tried that,but the air gets in even with the windows closed. Javier
Hard water spots on Westy windows
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:09:27 -0500
Any ideas how to remove hard water spotting on windows...Thanks...Chuck,,,,
Re: FW: add A/C
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:45:00 -0400
...The thing that impresses me with the Panasonic window unit is the 10" depth. Most window units are between 15 and 24" deep. -----Original...
Re: sliding window tracks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 May 1999 13:16:27 -0400
...sliding window tracks >hi all, > >subject: >the tracks for the sliding windows that have the little notches in them to >keep them locked: > >one...
Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 06:55:58 -0800
a Smart thief once broke into my van by breaking the passenger side triangle window. that little glass triangle/wing window makes very little...
Re: How to remove windows
Historical mailing list - BenT
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 14:09:55 -0700
...BTW, this is only for side windows. Windshields and rear windows are too fragile for this technique (or lack thereof). BenT posting for the...
Re: ?Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame?
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:07:17 -0700
...You have to have the window out of the vehicle and the silicone will let go easier if you use a heat gun on...
Front windows chrome strip
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:04:25 -0700
(This is NOT about the plastic "chrome" strips that I've already pulled from Mellow Yellow's windshield, side windows, and rear hatch window...
Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:16:54 -0700
...The proper way to install the window trim is to remove the window and rubber as a unit from the vehicle and then install...
Re: window trim strip substitute?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:18:46 +0000
...window trim strip substitute? I took mine out also, but just to keep pressure on the glass seals I bought some black window screen...
FS NEW Vent window rubber seals
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:50:25 -0700
I ordered the full front window rubber kit, and I received the rubber seals for the OPENING vent window seals (L & R). My van...
Re: 1985 Windshield replacement
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:35:54 -0500
Dont smash it ! Windshield replacement is lousy in the archives.It is really easy to do, and is the easiest window to replace in...
Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:00:50 -0400
I have been looking at the "Jalousie Windows for a Vanagon Article" at: http://www.everybus.com/dworkin/vgon_jalousie/ and would like to...
Re: Electric window problem!
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 07:24:41 -0400
...1989 Vanagon with passenger side electric window stuck fully open. I hear the motor running (not the fuse) but it won't go up...
Re: Window rain shields?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:24:01 -0700
...Window Rain Gaurds I have the window guards that were already pointed to at Van Cafe. Had them 10+ years now, wouldn't be...
Re: '90 Window regulator motor stuck
Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:14:58 -0400
...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=406728&highlight=window+motor If the motor is frozen, water ingress is the likely problem...
Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:20:08 -0700
...Wing Windows > > Mine go as far past 90 as I want them to. On both the 87 syncro and 84 > 2wd. > And so did...
vanagon rear window vents
Historical mailing list
Wed, 01 Nov 1995 12:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
...I've seen rear side window vents on some newere vanagons and would like to mod my van with these vents. -has anybody ever...
Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:25:34 -0500
...I changed the canvas of my top and while I was making a new one installed three windows. In the first trip, I woke...
Re: 1985 GL Wing Window
Historical mailing list
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:25:18 EST
...to delete two emails from two people who have a wing window they > can sell me - would you mind re-sending? Thanks for all...
removing sliding windows?
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 21:49:44 EST
Hi all- The project for this week is window tinting. All the flat windows are easy enough to tint while in the van, but...
Re: Vanagon Electric Window Motors
Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:53:19 -0700
The window motors are identical, left and right. The only difference is the bracket that usually comes with the motors, as there is both...
Re: Side Windows On PopTop
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sun, 1 Jan 1995 16:33:29 -0800 (PST)
DerekDrew@aol.com writes: > > My 72 bus had windows on the side of the canvas in the pop top so I could > look out...
Vanagon Power Window and Door Lock Kits!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:53:04 EDT
...Power window kit includes, right and left power window regulators with motors, power window switches with bezels, wiring harness and instructions- $300 Power Door...
Re: Window rubbers to silicon...
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:36:12 -0400
Spray the silicon stuff on a small piece if sponge cut to the exact width of the window rubber. Then just rub the little...
Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:06:54 -0700
...The $2 window cranks are strong >> enough >> to >> do the job if the window regulator is working properly But they >> will snap >> more easily...
Re: Vanagon Electric Window Motors
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 15:08:03 -0500
...I have seen some parts websites where the motors were referred to > as left window and right window. The motor I have in hand...
Re: flipped windows?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 May 2012 22:41:31 -0400
...Eastern Daylight Time, szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM writes: > Has anyone on this forum tried to flip or trade the side windows (slider door and solid...
Re: Passenger side window inop
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Sat, 8 May 1999 17:56:03 -0700
...window must function and be present for the passenger side to work. [...snip...] I have two Vanagons (Carat and camper) with power windows...and...
Window Crank Extenders
Historical mailing list - Dave
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:46:07 -0500
FYI I've located window crank extenders that will work on a Vanagon. These are useful when putting aftermarket speakers in the front doors...
Re: Window Tint Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:58:01 -0700
So you cant drive around with your curtains closed? Or is that for front two windows? What do they do with panel vans with...
Need modulator for power windows...
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:21:29 -0700
...and of course, rolling up the windows upon 'locking' ... but they said that they couldn't get their particular modulator to work with my...
vent windows for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:35:06 EDT
i have vanagon vent windows for sale w/ good latches if interested chris [text/html]
i s of black framed sliding window
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Sun, 19 Aug 2001 19:37:29 -0400
I am looking foe a pair of black framed sliding windows Darrel
installing windows
Historical mailing list - The Shaws
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:34:26 -0700
I am putting in a rear window. Bentley mentions an adhesive. What is used here? thanks, peter
Re: Subject: Made in the Shade!
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:57:59 -0600
...I will pay to have the roll up windows and vent windows and the rear window tinted. And yes... I am a bit behind...
Re: Fitting a jaleosy windiow
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:24:00 -0400
...The window from the bay had been cut down and modified a bit but it looks like the window on the late 80’s...
Window Tint
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:36:53 -0500
...Alabama's premier window tinting company. Automobiles, municipal and commercial vehicles, commercial buildings, homes, military facilities - all have gotten his tint-work over the...
rust spot on sliding window opening
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:55:29 -0800
...The rust was localized at the two bottom corners of the window opening. I guess moisture would drain down each end of the window...