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3rd Rear brake light
Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 03:46:01 -0500
...I snakes 2wires up through the rear pillar and came out at the place where the rear window defogger exits. Then I pulled them...
Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris Berry
Tue, 03 Dec 1996 21:27:02 -0700
Beth Young wrote: > >Or is the grid really a bunch of resistive wires in parallel, such >that one (or more) of the lines would...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 09:31:28 -0700
...Posted pics > https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ > > Just to further the discussion :-) > > Alistair > -- Neil n VE7TBN...
FS - 86 Synchro Weekender $4600
Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 08:55:32 -0500
...Rear wiper, window defogger Dual A/C there, runs, doesn't pump cold air, haven't had it charged. Transmission, shifting, etc. smooth. New...
Vanagon Models, 1990 - USA
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Sep 1996 13:08:03 -0400
...Pastel White, Orly Blue Metallic, Bordeaux Red Metallic (burgundy) Sliding side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger...
FS - 86 Synchro Weekender
Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 11:54:36 -0400
...Rear wiper, window defogger Dual A/C there, runs, doesn't pump cold air, haven't had it charged. Transmission, shifting, etc. smooth. Differential...
Vanagon Models, 1991 - USA
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:10:50 -0500
...mirrors Sliding side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger Rear window wiper/washer with intermittent feature Intermittent...
FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
...1.9L, Clothes locker/2-drawer closet, rear seat heater, electric rear window defogger, privacy curtains, fluorescent interior light, pop-u roof with double...
Re: vanagon diesel questions
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Thu, 2 Jan 1997 20:06:05 -0800 (PST)
...lighter, stop lights, 8 amps #9 is hazard flasher, 16 amps #10 is windshield wiper/washer pump, rear window defogger, 16 amps #11 is...
Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:00:00 EDT
...You have one like it on the left side for the window defogger wiring already. Drilling for this connection is a real pain if...
Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
...side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger Intermittent front windshield wipers Rear window wiper with intermittent feature...
Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:08:01 -0400
...comes on when the switch is on, it's >your rear window defogger. Normally this is mounted above the hazard light >switch, but I...
Re: FI harness help needed
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:47:17 -0700
...I power mine from the rear window defogger switch so it is off unless that switch is on. That way I don't get...
Re: 2.1 Cooling System Oddity: Since we are on the topic of coolant issues. (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:13 -0500
...the blank space on the instrument cluster, using a junkyard rear window defogger switch, tapped into continuous power on one side and rad fan...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 10:06:06 -0700
...Posted pics >> https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ >> >> Just to further the discussion :-) >> >> Alistair >> > > > -- > Neil n > > VE7TBN...
Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:58:08 +0000
...holders for above (4) new Rear heater lighted dash bezel like new (2) Flasher switch (1) Rear defogger switch (3) Headlight switch pre-91...
2000 Passat F.S. (off topic)
Historical mailing list - Bud Yandell
Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:13:35 -0400
...Rear defogger - Tilt/Telescopic steering wheel - AM/FM/Cassette/6CD changer - Driver/passenger side impact bags - Bucket seats - Alarm - electric sun roof - Pwr windows...
Re: fuse confusion
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:33:55 -0500
...The last two will also kill the rear window defogger. Incidentally the high blower speed chronically overloads that circuit as well as the blower...
Use of X signal to control fridge and/or aux battery relay
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:33:17 -0700
...For all years this X signal is available at the back of the rear window defogger switch. Look for the black/white wire there...
Re: fuse confusion
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:46:20 -0800
...The last two will also kill the rear window defogger. Incidentally the high blower speed chronically overloads that circuit as well as the blower...
Vanagon buying info
Historical mailing list - Mark Hollingsworth
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 17:15:33 -0800
...probably ok Right rear bumper 'extension' Sliding door may need a bit of tune up Muffler shot Rear window defogger may not work (couldn...
Re: Westy Height
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:49:15 -0800
...side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger Intermittent front windshield wipers<BR...
Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:59:06 -0700
...comes on when the switch is on, it's >your rear window defogger. Normally this is mounted above the hazard light >switch, but I...
Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
...holders for above (4) new > Rear heater lighted dash bezel like new (2) > Flasher switch (1) > Rear defogger switch (3) > Headlight switch pre-91...
Re: Panel flexible circuits -- a hot tip.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:11:37 -0500
...your instrument cluster foil you can repair it with the rear window defogger repair paint that you can get at most FLAPS. Just scrape...
Re: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:55:36 -0600
...The relay trick worked at first (Bug rear-window defogger relay) but it started having problems again. > >Now when I turn the key, it...
Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Sat, 18 May 2002 15:09:37 -0500
...It seems as though I will need to disconnect all the wires, that > would be the rear window defrost, the wiper moter and pump...
'86 GL electrical (sound system) question
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:58:41 -0500
...Right now I have spliced into the rear window defogger switch, which is a switched circuit. Which brings me to my question. I would...
Re: Headlamp Switch or Key Switch?
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Wed, 4 May 2005 21:15:01 -0400
...This means that you will have other dead items, the rear window defogger, windshield wipers and front blower fan. You could check these for...
Re: Aux battery hookup
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sun, 10 May 2015 17:12:28 -0400
...the keys out, so I wired it through an unused rear window defogger switch that I had lying around and stuck it into the...
For Sale
Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:09:50 -0400
...windows w/rear child lock Power locks w/rear child lock Power side view mirrors Manual sliding and tilting sunroof Rear window defogger 4...
Vanagon Maint. Schedule
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
...flasher, stop lights, tail lights, backup lights, turn signals, horn, rear window defogger - check tires for wear patterns and proper inflation (spare tire too...
Re: Maintenance
Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 10:03:00 -0700
...But on my VW and Honda, the defogger with heat clears the windows. > > Besides - in a Vanagon > > (and prol'ly all other cars) you...
Re: [Syncro] Headlight relay upgrade?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:53:34 -0800
...the front heater fan on speed 3, then also the rear window defogger on. The voltage at the battery dropped some each time and...
Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:01:08 -0800
...holders for above (4) new > > Rear heater lighted dash bezel like new (2) > > Flasher switch (1) > > Rear defogger switch (3) > > Headlight switch pre-91...
Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:12:09 -0500
...Right > now I have spliced into the rear window defogger switch, which is a > switched circuit. Which brings me to my question. I would...
Re: Sound System Suggestions needed
Historical mailing list - James V
Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:34:03 -0800
...near corners of the dash (just in front of the side window defogger vents). Of course, drilling into the dash is required to mount...
Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:19:19 +0000
...holders for above (4) new > > > Rear heater lighted dash bezel like new (2) > > > Flasher switch (1) > > > Rear defogger switch (3) > > > Headlight switch pre-91...
OddBall Vanagon Items FS
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Mon, 10 Nov 1997 03:40:25 EST
...91 $8.00 171-9275AU Used Rear Defogger Switch, 1980 Only $7.00 251-9275U Used Rear Defogger Switch, 81-91 $7.00 251...
Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:48:39 -0400
...The easiest illustration of this troubleshooting technique is finding a broken paint stripe in the rear window defogger. If you connect your voltmeter to...
Re: [vanagon] how to convert your hardtop passenger van into a westy poptop
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:09:45 -0400
...For instance, I sourced the control power for my refrigerator relay from the rear window defogger supply circuit to accommodate the Subaru engine conversion...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 01:47:15 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
SALE Reluctantly-89 Westy
Historical mailing list - K Dungay Allas
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:45:26 -0500
...screen-new Sliding side windows with screens, in place, original, excellent condition Electric rear window defogger , functional Rear window wiper with intermittent feature, functional...
Power mirror help needed.-
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:03:14 -0600
...the mirror switch 2) white/green wire, hot from the rear window defogger thru T2a thru door to the driver mirror heater element 3...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Sun, 5 Feb 2023 18:29:18 -0800
...So, via Amazon, I > got one of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd...
Re: anyone have an 1984 Vanagon owners manual?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 14:19:41 -0600
...adjust air outlet vents as desired. >Then there is another switch beneath the rear window defogger---looks like a glowplug symbol on it----that...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:14:55 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Re: I have a friend who needs help; he is stuck with a strange problem URGENT URGENT.
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 13 May 2002 15:42:02 -0400
...Diesel), water separator full (Diesel), high beam, turn signal, hazard, rear window defogger on. G. Matthew Bulley Grand Emporer of the VW Heat, Rust...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 02:42:06 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:20:10 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Alternator issues - long!
Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
Thu, 13 May 2004 13:54:16 -0700
...On the freeway, voltage kept climbing - to 17.4 volts! Ouch! Turned on every electrical piece I had - headlights, rear window defogger, A/C...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 08:46:22 -0800
...So, via Amazon, I > > got one of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 04:09:58 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Re: Westfalia instrument panel.
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:23:52 -0800
...There are other places to get a control signal and I prefer the "X" circuit available on the back of the rear window defogger...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 07:16:34 -0600
...So, via Amazon, I > got one of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd...
Re: Alternator issues - long!
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 14 May 2004 10:00:08 -0400
...On the freeway, > voltage kept climbing - to 17.4 volts! Ouch! Turned on every electrical > piece I had - headlights, rear window defogger, A/C...
Any interest in a 1987 Weekender? * Photos *
Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:16:40 -0700
...Radio works, rear defogger works, heater works, oil pressure light does *not* work. VDO oil and temp guages are 90% installed (need to connect...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Feb 2023 10:51:00 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 13:29:09 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...
Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:27:28 +0000
...of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear Window > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd unused position on dashboard; yes, with...