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Re: window screens
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 May 94 10:20:37 PDT
when you replace window screens, be sure to use the best (read smallest mesh size) material you can find. god only knows how what...
Re: the horror that is the vent window seal whistle
Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:27:35 -0800
I just wedge a small piece of cardboard under the latch to pull it in tighter. That after I had already paid a dealer...
WTB Vanagon Power Window Switch
Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:05:22 -0700
I am looking for at least 1 power window switch for my 87. Please let me know if you have any extras. Good working...
FYI!! van pass side windows are different size '80-'84, then '85-'91
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 May 2001 03:31:59 EDT
...when VW changed the sliding door in '85, they made the slider door window smaller...by about an inch exactly. so you can only...
Re: What is the smallest Air Conditoner
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:40:38 -0700
John is right, I also use one of the Walmart small window units, cost $78.00, made a little wooden stand, with a support...
Re: What is the smallest Air Conditoner
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:35:08 -0500
Hmmm! I think I would rather go with one of those tiny wall/window units and hang it from the van front pass. window...
Re: Window-unit A/C?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:46:39 -0500
...the list rigged up a small window unit air conditioner > for > camping or driving use? I've seen small ones used in slide-in...
Re: front window sprayers
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 21 May 2007 11:42:47 -0700
...front window sprayers > > I'm having trouble with one of the front window sprayers for cleaning > the windshield and wondering how do you get...
Re: opening rear windows?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:15:41 EDT
...the german made vanagons have smaller side windows. chris
Re: Electric windows
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:54:09 -0700
at both ends of the window lift bar there are 2 plastic guides if they loose from the lift bar and not broken put...
side window lock help
Historical mailing list - Bill
Sat, 30 May 1998 12:06:14 -0600
I have a small problem with locking my side window. It seems that the track is worn out (the inside AL bottom piece with...
AC in a westy?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:44:33 -0400
I saw a vanagon today with a small ac unit mounted in the window! Anybody know anything about window unit ac for when you...
Thanks - Vent Windows
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:52:34 -0400
...I removed the roll pins with a small punch and hammer and removed the little chrome locking mechanisms. The windows are tinted and I...
Re: Van Windows
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:47:39 -0800
...On 12/31/10 2:44 PM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The sliding door window is smaller starting with 1985 models, built...
Re: sliding window latches
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:06:31 -0400
Which way do you turn the screw to get the latch to engage in the window frame? Right now, my windows won't latch...
Re: whistling vent window fix?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:51:43 -0800
...not the window. The wind was coming through a small gap at the front end of the gutter. I put a small amount of...
Site for Window-mounted Westy A/C
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 24 May 2002 10:47:56 -0400
Hi, Yesterday someone posted a site on how to hang a small A/C unit on the driver's door window of a Westy...
Re: anyone have any experience with these replacement canvas tops
Historical mailing list - Geo
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:28:36 -0700
No, but those windows, esp the side windows, look a bit smaller than usual to me (or is it just the angle the photo...
Need drivers vent window for a 1989 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - a c
Sat, 23 May 2015 10:55:43 -0600
I'm currently looking for a replacement window for the small triangular shaped vent window on the drivers door. the van was broken into...
Re: Westy Window Query
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Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:37:53 EDT
...RKoerner@AVANTMEDICAL.COM writes: > Always wondered why they made the Westy windows smaller...security? > > no..because of the screen. chris ************************************** Get a sneak peek...
Re: Side windows (year change and different splits)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:31:41 EDT
...the pass side windows got smaller when they changed the sliding doors in '85. well if you put a pass van slider or your...
Another side window question
Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 11:34:39 EDT
...Phillips or slotted? Seems like it must require a small one - smaller than I've ever noticed at Sears. TIA -Blaine
'90 power window problem...
Historical mailing list - John Gladu
Sun, 6 May 2001 16:08:52 -0500
...How is the cable *supposed* to connect to the window clamp at the base of the window? I imagine that some small piece of...
Sweating W/O Air conditioning
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 May 1996 18:26:23 -0500 (EST)
I am going to put an extra window unit where the stove is. The smallest window A/C unit I could find was 5000...
Re: Vanagon side window latch removal
Historical mailing list - tonyd
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:23:46 -0700
...I ended up using a smaller sized one (very small, infact) and bending it slightly to fit. It takes a little manuevering but it...
Re: Vent windows blow close .... Simple prop solves
Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 12:56:08 -0400
...Now glue-and-clamp a small piece of something onto the bottom corner of the window (which is furthest from the door when open...
Window rubber trim alternatives
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:12:48 -0700
http://www.tapeease.com/metallic2.htm <- scroll down to see the smaller sizes For our window modling needs it seems that we should be...
Re: sliding rear window for transporter
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:12:44 -0800
...With a slider, the hole would be to small except for the smallest child. One inexpensive solution is to put a hole the size...
Power window track/cable repair
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:30:30 -0800
...power windows - disabling the window. I removed the track and motor assembly, bolted the guide to the track (Seems that they use small plastic...
Re: Electric windows
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:58:32 -0400
...easy > to find small ons. > > > > Am 17.10.2016 um 20:54 schrieb Dan N: >> at both ends of the window lift bar there...
Power window smoking
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Fri, 21 May 1999 11:54:30 -0500
...It seems to me something is shorting, but where? There's a small wire that runs the length of the window regulator. Could that...
Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:06:17 -0400
...So m2cw is that if you make new windows just small ones will do. For all of the PITA that you will be putting...
Re: sliding rear window for transporter
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:34:37 -0500
I was eyeballing a Limo cab divider in the u-pull-it last month, that would give you a power window that slid down...
Re: wind noise at front windows question
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 11:58:47 -0800
...My driver's door has a small airleak at the top, slightly behind the vertical bar for the vent window. I was thinking about...
Re: Vent (Wing) Window handle removal
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:20:35 -0500
If you can get a small piece of coat hanger or smaller and tap out the pin, the knob will pop off and you...
Vent window loose
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:30:14 -0400
...I have tightened the screws on both of my vent windows with what is probably the smallest size vice grip (about six inches long...
Sliding rear windows
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:22:26 +1200
...All the small pieces are shown, and some of theme are the same as in the middle window. Those of you that have the...
Re: Site for Window-mounted Westy A/C
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Fri, 24 May 2002 10:45:41 -0500
...a site on how to hang a small A/C unit on the driver's door window of a Westy. Unfortunately that email is...
Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:33:21 EST
...windows are the same measurments both L and R side, but the '85-'91 slider window on the Right (sliding door) side is smaller...
Re: Powering a 110V A/C
Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:24:25 EDT
...I will make a boot out of foil insulation to attach to the window opening in my poptop. The unit is small enough to...
Re: Need drivers vent window for a 1989 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 May 2015 12:57:25 -0400
...I'm currently looking for a replacement window for the small triangular shaped vent window on the drivers door. the van was broken into...
Re: External Heat System for Vans
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:46:22 -0600
...e., hanging one of the > new > small 115 volt domestic window air conditioners in the passenger > window ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access...
Re: Window Crank Extenders - Cheap Solution
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Sun, 3 Aug 2003 23:32:44 -0500
I forgot to mention that Ford uses a Torx head on their window crank bolts. It is a small size, about 1/8 inch...
Re: flipped windows?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 May 2012 22:41:31 -0400
...the passenger side is smaller than the drivers side. so you cant flip them. 80-84 vanagon uses the same sized windows on each...
Re: AUX AC
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:11:40 -0400
...light...and especially quiet generator.) Just enough power to handle a small window mount AC, with a bit to spare. I've not tried...
How to Remove '69 bus window
Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
Mon, 8 Aug 1994 16:59:47 -0700 (PDT)
...After I removed the small screw in the upper window channel felt and one bolt down below in the door the wing window still...
Re: How to remove window latch?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 12 May 2013 23:03:43 -0600
...sliding glass window inside of a 1985 Westfalia? Thanks,Geneva and Mike85 Bostig (now with high top!) I made a small, right-angled screw...
Re: Window Trim...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 04:09:23 EDT
...the list yesterday mention about removing the (chrome?) > window trim, I've removed a small piece of mine and it appears to have this...
EV front window screens
Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:32:19 -0400
...a good, small insect screen (mingies are very small) was sewn into the area. Now, you can roll down your power windows and get...
Vanagon side window rain vent idea that works
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 10:12:14 -0800
...You can place the suction cups on the window or the body of the van. I found that three small cups on will hold...
Re: Fitting a jaleosy windiow
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:44:05 -0400
...van here with one and the window has been cut down a bit but their window looks smaller than mine. Thanks, Bryan Bry - dont...
Re: Bus Sighting
Historical mailing list - Tiberius Gaius
Tue, 29 May 2001 11:45:19 -0700
...Bus Sighting What do you call the air cooled split with the small windows along the perimeter of the roof? I saw a beautifully...
Re: side window security
Historical mailing list - -------------
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:58:12 -0400
...Drop a small piece of plastic in the window track up in front. You want to make the piece thick enough to force the...
Re: Sliding window opener
Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:00:35 -0500
...Sliding window opener > > How do you take off the sliding window opener? The black plastic thing you > slide down to move the window back...
Re: window seal needs
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:31:19 -0400
Shawn I can sell my old seals if you want them, they're for newer vans with the smaller sliding door window. Chris On...
Re: Tinting Westy Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 20:44:14 -0700
...You only notice this when the window is open because the slider window has a small section that has no tint on it - unnoticeable...
vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist..
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:46:06 EDT
...windows. they upgraded the sound system in the cabriolets in '91, and the speaker covers stuck out more, and so they use a small...
Smoking power window-part 2
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Fri, 28 May 1999 19:42:25 -0500
...I removed the motor, cables, and window regulator. I laid it across a small table, plugged it into the door wiring and switch and...
Re: #3(3) VANAGON digest 525
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 20:34:54 -0400
...when she does, the window "disconnects" from the >regulator, and falls down into the door. > >This happens because the small square (~1 inch x...
FS; Window Screen.
Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 01:45:42 EDT
This screen simply screws into the window molding it does have two small holes in the screen which would be very very easy to...