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  • Curtains,,,,sold
    Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
    Tue, 23 Sep 2003 16:55:16 -0700
    Thanks for the responses, but the curtains went to Ben T in San Francisco. Fin Beven Pasadena, CA
  • Window screens or curtains
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:19:03 -0500 (EST)
    We bought a 1991 Vanagon GL and had signed the paper on the dotted line with the expectancy of the curtains to be in...
  • Carat Curtains
    Historical mailing list - George Chapman
    Tue, 31 Aug 1999 14:22:50 -0700
    Hi, Volks; Before I engage the task of making curtains for my 91 GL, I thought I'd see if there are a full...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:33:18 -0700
    > I have a'91 Carat and would like to add some nice looking functional > curtains to it - sides and hatch. Anyone have any suggestions...
  • Washing Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:41:40 -0400
    I have had curtains melt in the washing machine. I used to run my curtains through a delicate cycle whenever I got a new...
  • Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:52:11 -0700
    Yup, I like the idea of a curtain rod and two easy to open or close curtains there. No muss, no fuss, no unpacking...
  • Re: More on Westy Curtains...
    Historical mailing list - BA
    Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:20:33 -0700
    ...In the meantime, if you go to http://www.oddstray.com/Vanagon/curtains/curtains.html you'll see what I'm trying to get...
  • Re: Misc. dumb questions (curtains)
    Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
    Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:17:51 -0400
    ...Can I throw my 84 westy wolfburg beige kinda loose-weave yucky fabric curtains in the washer on the gentle cycle?? Dryer?? I'm...
  • Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:47:38 -0500
    ...If curtains are allowed, why not the tint? > > Most folks don't drive with the curtains over the windows. > > David McNeely >
  • Re: Weekender curtains?
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:49:36 -0700
    ...The curtains are behind glass with tint.. so now now my tint looks limo-like and you can't see the curtains from the...
  • Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:46:39 +0000
    I was wondering how many people have successfully used curtains other than stock, or made their own? Have photos of how it looks? I...
  • Re: Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:04:14 -0700
    We made replacement curtains (using stock as patterns) about 8 years ago. I found some khaki coloured cotton (weave like denim) at fabric store...
  • Re: New carpets and curtains anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
    Mon, 11 May 2015 20:12:22 -0500
    My baby's so doggone fine ......... Sorry, not Friday. > I'm hoping someone who has Sewfine curtains will reply.
  • Hawaiian/Tropical print curtains?
    Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
    Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:18:17 -0500
    Does anyone know if I can get these curtains for my Vanagon? If so, where? Thanks Ed Shultz 1987 Syncro GL
  • Re: What's that?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:47:08 -0700
    ...Perhaps he wanted to make sure you had no curtains, Buckarette. -- BenT
  • curtain installation questions
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Wed, 6 Nov 1996 07:42:28 -0500
    Good morning! I just bought some curtain hardware from a late '70's bus in hopes of installing curtains in my '83.5 wasserboxer...
  • ASI curtains?
    Historical mailing list - KLR CS
    Mon, 10 Jun 2002 15:48:06 -0700
    Anyone know where I might be able to find a set of curtains for my ASI camper? I wonder if the westy curtains can...
  • Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:37:40 -0400
    To the best of my knowledge the curtains should be threaded onto the wires (windows). On my 91 the passenger side wasn't, but...
  • Are My Curtains on Correct?
    Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
    Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:24:42 -0400
    Could someone help me out with my curtains I don't think I have them on correct I see some people that have them...
  • Re: Need curtains, "KIT"
    Historical mailing list - Chrisw7971
    Tue, 12 May 1998 15:07:00 EDT
    Please let me know as well. I would like to put curtains in my 87 Syncro too. Thanks! -Chris 87 Syncro GL
  • Re: dying curtains
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:07:06 EST
    ...Has anyone ever tried dying these > curtains? I'm just worried that the dye won't take on mostly polyester > fabric. > > use RIT brand...
  • Re: Curtains...
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:33:11 -0100
    > A couple of months ago there was someone thinking of going into the business of making curtains for > Vanagons. I'm now in the...
  • Re: Privacy curtain in VW bus
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Nolan
    Sat, 17 Sep 1994 11:21:08 -0700 (PDT)
    ...This made it possible for him to have two normal curtains > looped on the trim wherin he could pull the two curtains to either...
  • Re: Business Product Costs(was Re: Curtain Kits)
    Historical mailing list - BNGR8FUL
    Thu, 14 May 1998 06:11:11 EDT
    ...The curtains in my camper and in my girlfriends bus are 10 times cooler than any ive ever seen for sale. We arent trying...
  • Curtains
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:15:09 -0600
    I have a'91 Carat and would like to add some nice looking functional curtains to it - sides and hatch. Anyone have any suggestions...
  • Need curtains, "KIT"
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Tue, 12 May 1998 02:57:07 EDT
    I have a 87syncro, and want to install all the curtains for all the windows. Need privacy when camping. Please let me know. Michael...
  • FS Carat curtains
    Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
    Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:47:45 PDT
    I have a set of grey curtains out of my 90 Carat for sale. $40. Merv. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www...
  • camper curtains
    Historical mailing list - R DIXON
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:36:07 +0000
    Anyone have a source for a nice set of curtains for an 88 camper - wife not impressed with dullness of gowesty or bus boys...
  • Re: snap on curtains
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:07:09 -0500
    ...I bought a used set of snap on curtains for my tintop. I would like to know what kind and where to find the...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:27:18 -0600
    You could go to a Vanagon boneyard and get the metal rails, straps and standoffs and sew the curtains to fit or have them...
  • Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:26:07 EST
    A while back someone posted information on where to purchase a curtain kit that comes with mounting accessories and patterns for the curtains. can...
  • Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 23 May 2001 12:37:55 +0100
    Is it better to have curtains that include the setas in the sleeping compartment or not? Anyone have any views? Thanks Dominic
  • Re: Curtains and privacy...
    Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
    Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:52:36 -0500
    In my home-made curtains I've used velcro to get a good seal against peakers. Strip magnets slid into the bottom hem of...
  • Re: curtains for 89 vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 May 1996 19:16:18 -0400
    ...In the first one, >I made curtains out of heavy material (light colored) that didn't let the >light through. In no time, they...
  • Re: Need help installing weekender curtains on Blue Star
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 4 Sep 2014 11:26:04 -0400
    ...Does anyone have any pictures of a set of weekender curtains installed in a Vanagon? I see the snaps but I am curious how...
  • jumpseats and curtains needed
    Historical mailing list - DAVID PARSONS
    Fri, 10 Oct 2003 06:16:16 -0700
    Hi, I have a 91 carat weekender that is missing the rear facing jumpseats and the curtains. Anyone have these laying around? My int...
  • Re: Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:44:01 -0400
    ...Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains... >I was wondering how many people have successfully used curtains other than >stock, or made their own? Have...
  • Looking for Windshield curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
    Mon, 27 Apr 1998 22:25:13 -0400
    ...need not be perfect as I want to use it for a pattern to make one that matches the rest of the interior curtains...
  • Vanagon/Westy blue curtains??
    Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
    Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:38:54 -0800
    Hi all, Did Vanagons ever come with blue curtains? I need those to complete my project... tks Christian --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:49:18 -0800
    ...I had these sewn into the hems of all the curtains for my van. Spaced the magnets around the curtain's perimeter at about...
  • More cheerful curtains?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:27:20 -0700
    Mellow Yellow has tan GoWesty curtains. At night, they look quite dark. "Does anyone make off-white curtains?" Mrs Squirrel wondered. I told her...
  • Re: Are My Curtains on Correct?
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:14:24 -0400
    ...The sliding door curtains have small plastic loops that fit over little knobs. I can send you some pix if that would help. I...
  • More cheerful curtains?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:25:49 -0700
    Mellow Yellow's has tan GoWesty curtains. At night, they look quite dark. "Does anyone make curtains in off-white?" Mrs Squirrel wonders. I...
  • FS: '84 vanagon owners manual $10 and '82-'84 westy curtains FS
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 6 May 2003 13:25:33 EDT
    for sale: vanagon owners manual first $10 takes it. also for sale '82-'84 westy side curtains. $30 for all (no windshield curtain) chris
  • Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:16:06 -0700
    On 3 Sep 2003 at 15:08, Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> wrote: > O.K, I'm fooling with the curtains again... > When we...
  • Re:Window screens or curtains
    Historical mailing list - Perry Patterson
    Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:35:48 -0800 (PST)
    ...I don't think he carries the curtains. Personally, I'm making my own. I got the rods at a junk yard and some...
  • Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
    Mon, 6 Nov 2000 15:22:19 -0500
    ...I took out all curtains of my 84 (I guess) Westy and have them washed. The point is that I found the following: The...
  • curtains
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
    Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:13:45 EDT
    hello, i'm looking to install curtains in my 86 vanagon gl. i have to completely install them, does anyone have any suggestions as...
  • Re: Are My Curtains on Correct?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:15:33 -0500
    ...Are My Curtains on Correct? > > > Could someone help me out with my curtains I don't think I have them on > correct I see...
  • Westphalia Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Anderson
    Tue, 25 Mar 97 12:36:03 -0700
    I'm interested in installing Westphalia curtains in my '86 Vanagon. Are there kits available, either from VW or aftermarket suppliers? Or, are there...
  • Re: Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
    Historical mailing list - patrice b
    Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:00:33 -0700
    ...One of the things I like about the snap-to-frame curtains is that when I open doors the curtains move out of the...
  • Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Mon, 8 Sep 2003 13:58:23 -0400
    FWIW, my original VW Vanagon brochure shows the curtains with the bottoms tucked behind the plastic coated wire, not with the wire threaded through...
  • CURTAINS
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:15:00 EST
    good morning, a while back somebody posted something about a place where you could order mounting hardware along with patterns for curtains for around...
  • Re: Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:43:00 -0600
    ...I have a set of curtains from my 89 syncro, and they fit perfectly, securely, and never wear out. The cheapest source I have...
  • Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
    Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
    Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:23:50 -0700
    I have front window curtains in my van; I never use 'em (instead, I use the same method Patti mentions). I can unroll the...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:13:38 -0400
    on my regular gl i had a few years back, i made curtains for them. i found that two methods worked well. the firts...
  • Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sat, 2 Sep 2000 06:20:53 -0500
    Mark, Now I have heard it all! Yea, I had snap in curtains, and I ripped them out, to find out what rod type...
  • vanagon curtains or shades
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
    Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:22:06 -0500
    Hello people, I was wondering if I should get some kind of curtains with rods or just cover the windows with newspaper ;) j/k...
  • Re: Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:01:08 -0700
    ...One of the things I like about the snap-to-frame curtains is that when I open doors the curtains move out of the...
  • Re: CAN YOU MACHINE WASH WESTY UPHOLSTERY?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:51:37 -0800
    We machine washed the curtains and used a Rug Doctor on the upholstery without removing the covers. Stephen --- Dan Weeks <theprofileco@DWX.COM> wrote...