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• Why new tires should go on the rear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:20:09 -0400
  ...new-tires-rear/?cid=CSY-PB-ZM-AB-outbrain_com:New-T ires-To-The-Rear Same can happen with miss matched tires such...
• Rear cushion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:16:11 -0400 (EDT)
  I am looking for the rear "mattress", the one that sits over the engine cover. Preferably in tan or brown. Thanks, Derek '87 Syncro
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:04:16 -0800
  ...Memory Foam for Rear Mattress > >> Bottom berth is actually more comfortable, but we perefer the top >> due to the >> softer sides giving the illusion...
• Re: Latest Felder Enterprises
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 21:59:20 -0300
  ...if anyone wants a picture, or wants a custom made > item for their rear mattress, let me know. > > > > Jim
• Making a rear bumper??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:12:35 -0800
  I am looking for photos, web pages, advice, plans, material, etc to fabricate a few rear bumpers. It seems that every vanagon i know...
• Re: Rear mattress, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:30:59 EDT
  ...i had to have a upholstry shop make a rear foam matress for me, and the foam alone cost me $100 chris [text/html]
• Brake dust indicator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:01:44 -0700
  ...rear wheel [gowesty wheels, Audi 500 turbo rears disk conversion]. Could this be a sign of a hanging caliper? Mike in Cotati, no matter...
• Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Fri, 27 Dec 96 15:42:00 CDT
  ...I purchased my 86 Syncro with 2 matching tires on the front and 2 brand new matching tires on the rear. All are 185...
• Re: Sound Deadening/Insulation
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:59:53 -0800
  ...What panels should/shouldn't be insulated with sound dampening material (like above/Dynamat/BrownBread/etc)? I would think the rear deck and under...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:44:23 -0700
  ...Is there a way to > get an opening rear side window for these things? > thanks > matthew > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• Re: cold weather insulation idea...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 08:22:57 -0800
  ...material is not in use it is rolled up and stored > behind > the front upper bed mattress. The "Partie arriere" is the rear part...
• Re: chrome molding replacement choices
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:57:33 -0500
  Mat assuming you are talking about the chrome around the windsheild, rear window, middle, and rearmost windows. I remember reading in the archives that...
• Need Loose Cushion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:36:33 -0500
  ...Prefer something that will match the gold/houndstooth interior in GL models. Also need OEM matching fabric for the fold down rear seat or...
• Re: Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - tornado red
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:32:34 -0700
  ...I use the 2 "rear" mats as the center mat. It seem like a chince alternative, but they actually work, look, and fit quite...
• mattress cover for rear
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 2 May 2009 10:09:33 -0700
  I have been looking for a cover for the rear mattress that covers the engine hatch. This one tends to get dirty when camping...
• Re: more on window tinting.. (CA)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:44:53 -0700
  ...vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows. (2) No person shall...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:33:38 -0700
  No problem Matthew. You'll be fine. Its better for engine temperature management to block it off than leave an open loop. On Mon...
• Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:15:38 -0800
  ...I have dark brown, padded door panels on the front doors, but plain beige vinyl on the sliding/rear doors (matches the headliner). Is...
• FS Rear view Mirror/ DIstributor / tailights
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:16:23 -0800
  I have a few things left for sale- Rear view mirrow, great shape $15 Distributor from 2.1L , good condition $25 Tailights (inner and...
• Re: 84' Rear speaker question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 May 2001 17:58:20 -0400
  ...david At 05:52 PM 5/19/2001, mattf wrote: >I have an 84' with the original pod speakers in the rear. These speakers...
• Re: source found for rubber rear cargo floor mat
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:47:36 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/01 7:27:17 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << Protecta heavy weight bedmat model 6721 utility mat 72...
• Re: Van aerodynamics and high output alternators
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:41:06 -0400
  ...Van aerodynamics and high output alternators > > Regards the rear vision, with modern technology it is a relatively > simple matter ti install a rear mounted...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:04:43 -0400
  I have the rear heater removed from, and a pipe fitted to the hoses to connect one to the other. I'm not limping...
• WTB
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Thu, 2 May 2002 12:05:39 -0400
  ...material with the green stripe in the weave. The fabric feels like burlap. If you have some from the rear seat or rear bed...
• Re: Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:45:26 EST
  ...Has anyone removed the rear > bench back and stuffed a queen sized air matress or something similar back > there? Suggestions? -john > > > easiest thing to...
• Re: New owner with a question or three.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 13:10:14 -0400
  ...Under the seats, under the mattress in the rear. Under the rear bench.Also between the metal drain pan and the top of the...
• 1986 Westfalia Rear Defrost Switch
  Historical mailing list - M Hammons
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:46:17 -0500
  ...you can replace the light in the rear defrost switch? If so how do you get to it without destroying the switch? Thanks, Matt
• Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:45 -0500
  ...We would like to make our rear matress pad out of this - or even something else with a smaller layer of memory foam over...
• WTD: Rear Blower series resistor
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:11:58 -0400
  ...Perhaps someone out there has pulled their rear heater for the sake of storage space? -Matt Sutton 88GL
• Re: Pokey WTB: Middle Bench Seat and Rear Cushion (Westy or non-Westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2004 11:52:44 EDT
  ...Therefore as long as > the fabric matches I would take either a westy or non westy > rear cushion. > > The van is a Canadian 86...
• EV mats [2]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Norman observed that his rear mats slid around between the rear seat and the jump seat.... Here's my solution. When we bought our...
• does a rear hatch screen from an 85 westy fit an 89?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bezark
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:55:47 -0700
  i'm planning to buy a used 85 rear hatch screen, but don't know if it will fit my 89 syncro. thanks, matt.
• Wanted: Rear-facing seat from Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Ross Cupples
  Tue, 14 May 2002 04:17:23 -0400
  Hey gang, I'm looking for a rear-facing seat from any Eurovan MV. Condition doesn't matter, niehter does upholstry. If anyone has...
• Rear Bumper Alternatives? - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:13:59 -0800
  ...Anyone got suggestions (serious) for an alternative to simply re-mounting a used chromey? Matthew Vancouver BC CANADA
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:36:33 -0600
  My thanks to Matthew Pollard, Jere Hawn, Bill Mclachlan, Jim Felder, Tim Demerest, TJ Hannik for all the helpful input on doing the rear...
• adjusting sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:25:02 -0800
  How flush to the body does the sliding door sit? I suppose you shouldn't see light around the rear seal? Do i just...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:46:46 -0700
  ...Westy, I also recommend removing the rear seat and checking for coolant soaking into the sound mat material under the seat. Mine was soaked...
• section of 84 wolfsburg westy interior fabric available
  Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:39:36 -0600
  ...The rear cushion cover was in fine shape but wouldn't match the rest of the car so I had everything recovered. I saved...
• Fwd: Re: Brake pedal vibration
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:13:23 -0700
  ...Mat Hey Mat - You can see if it is one of the rear brakes relatively easily. Using a GOOD jackstand, lift ONE rear wheel...
• 'FS: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:09:02 -0400
  ...Velour interior with two-seater bench seat and rear bench seat that folds into a bed. Custom floor mats for driver, passenger and rear...
• Re: heater advice - WTB heater core
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:53:30 -0600
  Matt, I have a rear heater that came out of my '87 Syncro Westy that you can have. You would need to find out...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher J. Fryer-Edwards
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:11:55 +0000
  what matl's did you use? it looks good and very dent resistant. >From: Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:17 -0500
  ...Memory Foam for Rear Mattress > But you need to have enough foam to cover the rear mattress AND the back > seat when folded down...
• Rear driver's wheels well rust treatment and updates
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:31:36 -0500
  Hi folks, I have some seam rust just starting on the rear wheel well seams. I removed the rear cabinets and can access the...
• Questions on Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:32:34 -0500
  ...installation? Replacing an AC compressor? Rear brake shoes, CV boots? Shocks? Decent paint job? Rear Bumper? All for a 1981 ASI camper! Thanks Matt
• Rear heater matrix is identical to Polo's
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:46:02 -0000
  In trying to locate a cheap rear radiator matrix all the 3rd party parts suppliers I contacted said it was a VW only part...
• Re: wanted to buy: westy front table mount, arm, top ..any or all..
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:53:58 -0600
  ...drivers seat pedestal) > -front or rear table arm (doesnt matter which one) > -front or rear tabletop (doesnt matter which one) > > thanks for your help...
• Re: Sleep Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:28:21 -0700
  ...small cabinet in the rear. This makes a bed of a really odd shape so while a blow up mattress won't fit too...
• Re: 84' Rear speaker question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 May 2001 18:32:27 -0500
  ...52:26 -0400 mattf <mattf@clarityconnect.com> writes: > I have an 84' with the original pod speakers in the rear. These > speakers share a...
• Re: Questions on Repairs
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:06:54 -0400
  ...installation? > > Replacing an AC compressor? > > Rear brake shoes, CV boots? > > Shocks? > > Decent paint job? > > Rear Bumper? > > All for a 1981 ASI camper! > > Thanks > Matt
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:38 -0800
  Just want to add one thing to this thread on the memory foam mattress toppers. Mine is about 2" thick with the cover, direct...
• Re: Rear reflectors
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:57:27 -0600
  Check local laws on reflective materials and lights. White is not permitted here if on the rear. On the rear it must be red...
• Re: Speaker size
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:59:15 -0700
  ...Six> > inchers, eh? Hmmm...> >> > Matt> >> > I rear-mounted 5 1/4" speakers in the overhead cabinet - hang on, you> > have> > a tin roof, right...
• 'FS:1990 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:48:56 -0400
  ...Velour interior with two-seater bench seat and rear bench seat that folds into a bed. Custom floor mats for driver, passenger and rear...
• Westfalia Mats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:23:55 -0700
  I'd have sworn that one of the online vendors carried a fiber/straw mat for the rear of a Westfalia but can't...
• doka rear seat ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:02:19 -0500
  ...with? im looking to use the rear seat from a GL passenger van in the doka to match the front capt. chairs i added...
• FS: 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 18:48:41 -0700
  ...Velour interior with two-seater bench seat and rear bench seat that folds into a bed. Custom floor mats for driver, passenger and rear...
• upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:20:27 -0500
  ...Front seats, back seat, rear jump seat, rear mattress, and presumably the upper mattress as well. The rear removable carpet, and the mats are...
• Re: Rear Mattress for '90 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 05:30:55 -0500
  ...Semko Orlando, Florida Kirk Swezey wrote: > My Vanagon is missing the rear mattress section (over the engine lid). > It is the coarse multi-colored...
• Fw: Rear hatch screen.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Thu, 11 May 2000 05:02:52 -0400
  ...Would the rear hatch screen out of an 82 fit a 90 GL??? Adam Puzerewski 81 westy -----Original Message----- From: Charles Matson <chmat@earthlink...