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• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Mon, 28 Aug 2017 01:19:52 -0700
  I installed the Go Westy window switches after my window regulator failed just as I came up to the Canadian Border Crossing Officer. He...
• Changing brake light switches
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:46:35 -0500
  Anyone have a good procedure for changing the brake light switches on a 1984 Vanagon GL? Looking for a way to do it without...
• Window switch retainer
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:57:21 -0400
  Hi Ken, I need the square retainer that holds the two window switches in the driver's door panel. Do these switches come with...
• cool idea for those adding the upper steering cover w/ switch hole...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:45:28 EDT
  for those adding the vanagon OEM upper steering column cover w/ switch hole - as to Robert K.'s reminder, the switches that work in...
• digijet tool need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:48:06 -0500
  ---------------------- I need to know what voltage the digijet ecu 83.5-85 supplies to the idle and full throttle switches. The switches return ground...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:49:48 +0200
  ...I replaced my switches just a couple of days ago, with VW Polo switches (red lit, otherwise almost the same) from 2010. Also available...
• Re: Power Window Problem - Driver's Side Switch Quit
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:06:00 -0800
  Ben McCafferty wrote: "be careful of the very-easy-to-break legs on the frame holding the window switches into the driver's side...
• brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:05:33 -0500
  Anybody know what brake pressure switches are interchangeable from diff. Model vws. Need one in a hurry from flaps and they don't have...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:56:36 -0400
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >>>> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >>>> switches. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
• Re: Front & Rear Heater Fan Switches: Was - Phred's Shiverin'...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:17:32 -0700
  The heater blower switches are identical front and rear, whether you have AC or not. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@SLS...
• Re: 87 Syncro Brake Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:49:25 -0500
  Donna, On the master cylinder, which is under the instrument cluster cover, are two switches (brake light switches) that are actuated by hydraulic pressure...
• switches
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:09:07 -0700
  Hi I just replaced the two switches (emergency light and rear defrost) but can't remember in which order from the top. Could someone...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:38:01 -0600
  Hi Jack, I think I'm going to replace both switches anyway, but I have my ohm meter out and I disconnected both switches...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:36:52 -0500
  ...There are instead TWO hydralic switches on the side of the brake master cylinder. Either of these switches will make the lights work, but...
• Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:49:13 -0400
  ...Anybody know where to source these? >> > > You should find one here to suit: > https://www.digikey.com/products/en/switches/toggle-switches/201?k...
• Re: Oh, woe is me (headlight switches)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 May 2005 18:02:18 -0700
  ...Light Switches The '91 is unique, different from all preceeding. And there are a bunch of variations with subletters B through M (and maybe...
• Re: WINDOW SWITCH FRUSTRATIONS
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:07:37 -0700
  ...He has been buying the switches from VW but he says sometimes in the later years car makers contract them out to other vendors...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 16 May 2010 14:30:33 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any spare Behr switches for sale? > > This is the typical dealer-installed AC, right? With the concentric fan and thermostat controls...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:56:56 -0300
  Once you get to the switches, I would suggest unplugging them one at a time and then putting a jumper wire to complete the...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 19:30:38 -0700
  Hi Dennis, So another Westy fan switches plus a rheostat should work, right? I don't have a Westy or van switch in front...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:10:02 -0700
  Remove the instrument cluster, and the brake light switches on the bottom of the master cylinder will be in clear view. the instrument cluster...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 16:57:52 -0700
  ...The second idea was perhap use the in-dash switches used in Westies as a substitute. Cheers, BenT Sent from my mobile device On...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:38:15 EDT
  ok, then the camper only dash a/c switches go from '80-86 camper only. thanks for clearing that up.. makes sense tho, because...
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:48:54 -0400
  I have successfully used switches from a Jetta. I don't know the exact year. Be prepared to solder the Vanagon wires directly to...
• Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:41:30 -0500
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light switches. I ask...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:17:20 +0200
  ...The switches are so f*cking easy to understand and clean. But getting them re-assembled...that´s a day´s work trying all...
• more Vanagon stuff FS: addendum
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:08:30 EDT
  ...grey vanagon front seat parts, seatback, seatbottom, etc - dash switches, fan switches, light switches, etc -fuel pumps -complete engine wiring harness for '80-'83...
• Re: Power window switches on my 91 Vanagon Weekender repeatedly fail
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 20:56:41 -0700
  ...Power window switches on my 91 Vanagon Weekender repeatedly fail > First set lasted 13 years. Replacements fail within days (toggle > misaligns and will not...
• Re: FS: power windows - possible retrofit??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:22:22 EST
  ...I do not > have the door switches, but I believe someone on the > list(Chris?) has a set for sale. > > yes i have power...
• Re: Brake Light On
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 07:41:01 -0700
  Starting in 85 models there is no longer any electrical connection between the two brake pressure switches and the warning light on the dash...
• Re: Strange Idea about retrofitting early Headlight Switch onto late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 16 May 2013 07:41:02 -0700
  ...And third, do you know the part numbers for the different switches? At that time we looked at the part number on several headlight...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 May 2010 21:44:32 -0500
  ...I will look into it as soon as I can and let you know about the switches. I had no trouble finding a replacement...
• 91 Westfalia 4 switches, only one dome lite
  Historical mailing list - hanskosten
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:41:37 -0800
  ...there are four rubber encased switches in the door frames at 1. driver side, 2. passenger side, 3. sliding door, 4. the rear hatch...
• Re: switching switches
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:12:45 -0700
  Also, how do I swap ignition switches? I do not see how to remove them from their white metal housings. Woody, Got to Ken...
• vanagon dash (fan, light, etc) switches for sale $15 ea
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:58:43 EST
  ...i have a bunch of vanagon dash switches for sale, heater, light, etc $15 ea chris [text/html]
• Throttle Body Switches
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:41:01 -0800
  I have an '85 GL with the two switches on the Throttle Body. Can I use the single switch from a VW car in...
• Power window switches on my 91 Vanagon Weekender repeatedly fail
  Historical mailing list - Tom DeMarcus
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:41:07 -0400
  ...I suspect one or both motors may be failing and causing switches to heat up. Anyone with experience like this? papatom
• Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:07:36 -0800
  ...Cleaned >> taillight housing contacts and contacts on master >> cylinder switches with no change. Could the >> switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:12:28 -0700
  ...These use 3 wire switches to supply the signals to the dash warning module and the rear brake lights. 85-91 vans use 2...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:29:49 -0400
  Sometimes the contacts in the switches get corroded and they can be polished and relubricated. Reassembling those switches is VERY challenging. If one half...
• Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:12:04 -0400
  ...Anyway, this 1.9 didn't have throttle switches. Now, I'm used to the buried system under the throttle on the 2.1...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:31:41 -0800
  ...There are instead TWO hydralic switches on the side of the brake master cylinder. Either of these switches will make the lights work, but...
• Re: Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 May 2015 19:56:49 -0400
  ...find that it comes with 3 terminal brake >light switches, I have 2 terminal switches. > >What to do next? Use the two that work...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:25:19 -0400
  ...The low pressure switches on our Vanagons should prevent that from occurring. <snip> Just for clarification ... the older Vanagons with dealer or port of...
• Re(2): why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oil
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:09:44 -0500
  Jim, Thanks for the excellent explanation of the high and low oil pressure switches and how they function. I have been wondering about this...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:47:55 -0700
  ...The switches are pretty simple, except for that… Doug > On Aug 27, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE> wrote: > > The...
• Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:00:18 -0500
  ...Cleaned > taillight housing contacts and contacts on master > cylinder switches with no change. Could the > switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:50:38 -0700
  Yes the switches are simple. Getting them back together is not. Try some Grease or Vaseline at the bottom where they pivot. I've...
• WTB: Rocker Switch for Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:58:44 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, I have been informed (by Camelback VW) that VW no longer manufactures such switches. (Similar switches were apparently used in 83-85 Porsche...
• Re: Front & Rear Heater Fan Switches: Was - Phred's Shiverin'...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:36:37 -0400
  >Does any know if the fan-speed contol switches for the rear blower and the >front blower are interchangeable? In a effort to isolate...
• Re: Brake light sensitivity
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:16:29 -0700
  Blake, The brake light switch works on brake fluid pressure in my '84 and there are actually two switches, one for each brake fluid...
• Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:29:13 -0700
  ...I see from the big green book there are two brake light switches. Someone here said they are hydraulic. My fluid level is fine...
• vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
  Historical mailing list - Raf Knockaert
  Fri, 20 May 2011 23:03:48 +0200
  Hello, In the late Vanagon the airco switches (AC temperature control and blower fan switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 12 May 2015 17:44:11 -0700
  ...I will only use Kostal or URO switches. Both made in Germany. The Meyle switches (like so many of their parts) are junk. Cheers...
• vanagon headlight switches for sale..carry a spare so u wont be left in the dark
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:19:01 EST
  ...carry a spare!! this happens often!! chris 2 spare headlight switches in my glovebox so i dont get left in the dark...
• Re: cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:05:18 -0500
  Gregory, Besides the vacuum lines in the engine compartment, there is a long rubber line that goes to the driver's compartment to switches...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:49:35 -0700
  ...But I feel better the switches were fixed -- who know what symptoms down the road they might cause if they weren't working. Vince...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 01 Apr 97 22:08:15 CST
  the two switches are an earlier version ... as of engine number DH033353, approximately mid-production for the 1985 model year, the two switches were...
• Re: 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:37:38 -0500
  ...Fuse S8, 1mm r/y to brake switches. From switches, 1 mm r/bk to terminal T4a (probably a 4-position connector behind dash...
• Here are some snap switches that may fit to, be used in place of the $75 VW throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0800
  ...Grainger has about 50 different switches to choose from. Maybe one for the late vanagon, but I am sure they have several for the...