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• Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:54:59 -0700
  ...The panels are for a shed I'm building, my first > > (and potentially last) project depending on my success. > > > > Can somebody tell me what...
• Re: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:04:33 -0700
  ...I suggest you apply it to the metal panels on the right rear and rear lid. Remove the trim panel from the rear lid...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
  ...And > never for body panels, since it dents and scratches VERY easily. Otherwise > Saturn would have used aluminum instead of the (even more durable...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:36:06 EDT
  ...It is not the 'be-all-end-all' but it helps reduce the tinny sound of the panels. As tempting a target as it...
• Re: Electric Lock Disconnect?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:32:51 -0500
  ...Anyone had luck just popping off the door panels and disconnecting the wiring to the two front door locks? - Is this a good temp...
• Re: - solar panels
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:11:21 -0700
  ...freeholder@STARBAND.NET> wrote: > > > If you want one of these solar panels, you can get a couple of different kinds > > from > > www.realgoods.com...
• JUNKYARD ALERT: 1981 9 passenger at Crazy Rays Junkyard in Laurel/Jessup, Maryland
  Historical mailing list - Van Pelt, Steve
  Mon, 2 Mar 2015 13:54:40 -0600
  ...The motor looked fairly new, and was still intact... (a few other goodies like nice front seats, and some interior panels... I'm not...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 19:58:19 -0500
  ...However, it will be difficult to keep the panels from warping. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• Re: Wind Noise
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 22 May 2002 23:07:39 -0400
  ...Wind Noise Later year vans (90-91) have additional seals between front of door and body panels. Gary Can these seals be retrofitted into...
• 1987 GL question
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Ravary
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:17:50 -0400
  ...It is running well and there is only a bit of rust on the passenger side where the panels fit together (2 places). Is...
• WTB - captains seats, interior panels
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:14:22 -0500
  Just went to GA and picked up a nice 83.5 westy to add to the family. Great mechanical shape, but the interior could...
• Re: Anybody interested in having Burning Van in SF first week of Feb?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:04:06 -0800
  ...I wanted to custom cut my panels for speakers and > power > windows/mirrors that I had aftermarket installed. > > -Blake Heinlein Blake, This is the...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:37:07 -0700
  ...I was pleased that the luan plywood facing of the panels has held up (10 years of use) pretty well. http://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Two Busses for sale in Richmond, VA
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 19:44:23 -0500
  ...Only bad rust in on outer rocker panels. The quarter panels directly behind the rockers are in great shape! The front nose needs work...
• Re: ENTIRE interior is out... any odd jobs I should be doing?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:20:53 -0400
  ...had a buddy completely cover the insides of all > the body panels with the wax based compound he used in his rustproofing shop. > The...
• Re: Underheating and squeaks/groans
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:18:41 -0700
  ...Later on, I bought a "bra" for it and had zippered panels added over the top of the screen. When it was so cold...
• Contact Paper Source
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 17:21:25 +0000
  ...by the roll and some spray on contact cement on the panels and redo this. Is there a better way to restore this to...
• For Sale: '89 Vanagon Carat $4500 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:39:53 EDT
  ...AT, cold AC, rear facing jumpseats, weekender sofabed, fiberglass bumpers/rocker panels, alloy wheels (5 of them) 136k mi, no leaks, started right up...
• Hard drive goes south.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:56:39 -0700
  ...Also - I'm looking for the grey inner front door panels - If you have them and want to sell let me know. Gary 88GL
• SV: Re: Interior Lights+ MODELCODE
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:40:26 -0000
  ...is closed or not ! (basically the same idea as the LED panels in the newer jap. cars) ;-) Calle -88 Vanagon Mullhyttan, Sweden BTW: I...
• more van stuff for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 2000 12:43:32 EDT
  ...carpet, from '91 transporter, fits all vans -front doors, sliding doors, panels, bumper strips, hubcaps, captains chairs, westy poptop cushions, so on and so...
• FS: pair of Gray Captain's Chairs with armrests $100
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 04:52:42 EST
  ...There maybe side panels available to the person who gets these. I will update this posting when he locates those. BenT San Francisco
• Re: Wild -just about EVERYTHING for T1/T2/T3
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:19:06 +0100
  ...shh that is www.cip.com main source :) > all their body panels, heater blower motors , hydraulic lifters > and that is just stuff i got...
• color question
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:54:54 -0700
  ...what if I had black leather door panels up front... and black leather front seats.... (the door vent is black you know... as is...
• Re: 100w solar system
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 06:16:17 -0700
  I see a lot of vehicles, during my winter months in the desert, that have larger multiple panels semi or permanently mounted flat on...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:10:49 -0700
  ...Solar panels for your Vanagon.. Using these conservative assumptions, let's analyze my system. Assume 6 hours of sunlight / day, with panels derated by...
• Re: solar question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:33:52 -0700
  Well, the place to start is to see how much power that refrigerator draws, then see whether your panels can provide the needed power...
• Paint: Late Model Factory/Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:00:09 EDT
  ...only painting under the bumpers and on the far lower body panels. I wonder if anybody on the list has an opinion as to...
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 01:12:15 -0400
  ...Batteries and solar panels! I have turned on my Dometic on 12v and it'll go about a day before it drains the small...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Art
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:01:50 -0500
  ...We have a diagram on our site showing most of the panels. (There are a few not shown there but in our Body Metal...
• Re: inside door panel materials?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:18:58 -0400
  Alan Sinclair wrote: > Wil Haslup wrote: > >> Chris Renz wrote: >> >>> So, what did you use to make new door panels? >>> >>> I just want to build...
• wiringharness and relay supliers
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:35:26 -0400
  Need contact info for supplier(s) of headlight wiring harnesses and relays, high watt bulbs, heavy duty toggle switches, accessory fuse panels (ralley type...
• FS: Syncro Carcass
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:51:48 -0800
  ...If you need body panels to repair a wrecked or rusting van, or the roof for a westy conversion, this is for you. Price...
• Northwest Arkansas VW event and show Aug 23, 24, 25
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:09:51 -0500
  ...I'll be there Saturday in the Road Whale, a blue '89 Wolfsburg GL with tinted windows, Projektzwo lights and fading side panels. If...
• Parting out 87 GL White
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 15:02:55 -0700
  ...but still many usable parts in there, including body panels as I will be cutting this one up entirely to remove the sunroof for...
• FREE EUROVAN PARTS IN ATLANTA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:51:37 EST
  ...body panels, doors, electrics.. etc ....he also has a whole '90 VW Jetta/Golf interior.. everything is free.. must come and pick it all...
• Re: Dometic insulation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:47:52 -0700
  ...vacuum panels, nice idea but have to be custom made to the fridge's dimensions. certainly not a "drop in" replacement. Alistair '82 westy...
• Re: Seam rust on Vanagon I'm looking to buy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 10:30:24 -0400
  ...I'm almost done replacing 10 panels on a van that didn't look very rusty.... That van pictured though has very minor seam...
• FOR SALE ITEMS
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:37:14 -0400
  ...ware and side panels ) 150.00 each 1-alternator 25.00 1 set-rear side area (just in side hatch ) panels 100.00 pr...
• Fiberglass Body panel Removal(permanently??)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:19:06 -0500
  ...I'd sell the panels and bumpers, but most folks probably would be unhappy with what they got. A crack here and there would...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 10:15:40 -0800
  ...Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again Stuart, I'm not sure who you are asking that question to, but here's one...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 2 May 2010 20:47:06 -0700
  RE: Heat For heat where you have shore power have you tried one of the small cube heaters? I've carried one around for...
• Re: Interior panel clips for early Westy
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 23:17:29 -0500
  Zoran, If you are talking about the plastic button's that hold the cardboard panels on, they are available at your local VW parts...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 05:52:39 EDT
  ...writes: > Do you think he swapped the dashboard, carpeting and > door panels, etc... also? All of the other interior > nope, theyre all original. the...
• Re: body panel sections availability
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:06:18 -0500
  ...gatorxray@earthlink.net >Mike BusDepot and others (BowWow) have new replacement panels --- the rear wheel arch is $50 --- I think I'd just get...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:29:41 -0600
  ...Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again > > Felder Industries has been supplying replacement led graphics for years! > > They are self-stick, printed under...
• Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:54:21 -0400
  ...Interior panels are in good condition as well - I believe they are grey w/ power window controls. 2 - Bay Window front doors. Also, in...
• Re: solar setups?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:10:09 -0800
  ...This time of year, I mostly put the panels (total 80w for both of them....they are hinged together, fit into a small carry...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:57:31 -0700
  ...To others considering a solar rig, I would suggest using wire thicker than lamp cord to "remote" the panels. Low voltage systems are high...
• Re: speaker mounting
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:12:31 -0500
  ...I was thinking maybe the side panels behind the > rear seat, but I dont know how much room is behind there and I am...
• Re: faux Audi Quattro?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 4 Aug 2014 19:34:17 -0500
  ...shop. > > I've dreaming for years for someone to sell body panels to replicate that. > So far, no joy. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Davis
  Sun, 2 May 2010 16:30:23 -0700
  What happened to it? That sounds really useful. On 2-May-10, at 3:23 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Damn I wish...
• Re: Insulating a bus ceiling.
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 11 Nov 95 22:33:51 EST
  ...On loaf buses I used glue up sheet foam, and put it in the side panels. But as winter hits us I really notice...
• 84 and earlier Westy Panel Clips
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 1997 06:19:53 -0500
  ...on the sliding door or rear hatch door vinyl covered wood panels on that were used in the early 80's plain Westy campers...
• Re: Is this for real? (Ad in Tampa Classifieds)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 00:50:41 -0700
  No it's in all the panels PAT wrote: > I saw this ad in the Tribune, just cut and copied it. > Is this guy...
• Re: LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 18:30:43 -0700
  Ken Wyatt told me he made new panels out of some kind of thin plywood with a nice outer surface, finished the plywood, and...
• replacement Carpet and door panels?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 01:09:47 -0800
  I have looked in most of the resources I know of for replacement parts to spruce up my 86 Vanagon, but I am specifically...
• Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:40:01 -0400
  ...Is there a quick fix for this? It's doing nasty things to my interior door panels. Thanks all! Mikey `87 Westy
• Re: Custom Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:41:20 EST
  Oh man, this is another of those times I've got to say "Me too, but not right now." Except for the shred-o...
• Re: Stock interior Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 16 May 2001 23:45:21 -0500
  ...brown velour for lack of a better description) and nicer door panels/headliners than some 84's I've seen. was the matching poptop...