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• 83 Vanagon w/Sunroof - Question about Sunroofs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tybursky
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:10:33 -0400
  ...I have an 83 air-cooled vanagon with a massive sunroof. I haven't really seen many vanagons with a sunroof like this so...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Higgins
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 08:47:44 -0500
  ...sunroof? > > are there any vanagon's with factory sunroofs? > where are they located on the roof, how do they work(slides, tilts, > fixed)? Yesterday...
• Making a sunroof van more campable?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:59:24 -0700
  Who has any comments about making a sunroof van more campable? Are they poptopable? Didn't some of the older VW vans come with...
• Re: A real sunroof on the Westy
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:07:25 -0700
  ...That is the size of the glass measured > from the top of the sunroof. > > Here are some pics: http://www.vickersdesign.com/vanagon/sunroof...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:27:36 -0700
  The sunroof model is not ideally suited for the poptop conversion. People have done it though. The sunroof opening does not quite go far...
• Re: WTB: Vanagon Sunroof Panel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:21:24 -0400
  ...my buddy bought a Vanagon sunroof van. After cleaning it out, he discovered roof is rotted beyond repair. Does anyone know a sunroof van...
• Re: looking for water-cooled Vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:34:59 EST
  ...Couple that with a giant sunroof and the > > possibility of romance under the open stars within the safe confines of a > > charismatic vehicle... it...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 09:29:03 -0600
  If I remember correctly it took around 28 revolutions of the hand crank to get the sunroof on my "83" from full closed to...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 04:50:49 EST
  ...the unit also overlaps the front of the sunroof opening by a few inches, but doesnt affect in its operation. >> i also wanted to...
• '88 Sunroof van??? was: Re: 88 Vanagon F/S..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 01:30:16 EDT
  ...88 Vanagon, silver, full metal sunroof, 104K kms, 4 spd, p/s. Really nice and clean. Dealer asking 7995 CDN. Contact them, not me...
• Re: sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:16:26 EDT
  Jamie, Since you asked, I love sunroofs. When we shop for a car, the 2 mandatory features are a sunroof and a standard transmission...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:14:04 -0400
  Stephen Grisanti wrote: > Here you go: > > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/sunroof.htm With that sunroof installation, one could even use the luggage...
• Re: Sunroof vanagons and SA grill
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:24:47 EST
  ...not worth the hassle IMO (tho was going to do this w/ my ex-'67 deluxe microbus, its a ragtop sunroof tho) as far...
• aircooled Sunroof Vanagon w/ gas htr. for sale
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:50:44 -0400
  ...GL with Sunroof AND a/c.....yes...both sunroof and a/c!!!! ;<) anyway, here it is, this sounds like a really cool van for...
• Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Dec 96 11:57:22 EST
  ...How common is the factory sunroof? Here's the story on the sunroof Vanagons: Technically, you can still order a brand new '97 T4...
• Sunroof Vanagon with a/c
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:04:10 EST
  ...These sunroof vans are special and I have enjoyed every contribution. Although I do not own a sunroof Vanagon, I enjoyed the thread. Thanks...
• Re: FS in NC: 91 Syncro Westy - w/ sunroof!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 14:47:45 -0800
  ...91 Syncro Westy - w/ sunroof! What does a Westy with a sunroof look like? Where is it . . . over the luggage rack or poptop? Any...
• Re: Sunfroof Wesphalias?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:25:54 EDT
  ...on '68-'73 its the same hole as for the sunroof, and you can bolt a sunroof right in. chris
• Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Dec 96 09:56:45 EST
  Here's the story on the sunroof Vanagons: Technically, you can still order a brand new '97 T4 Caravelle (eurovan) in Europe with a...
• Re: Sunroof questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:51:56 EDT
  In a message dated 8/19/99 7:01:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, glmce@hotmail.com writes: << love the sunroof on my new...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 04:42:42 EST
  ...We also know that sunroof Vanagons (although a relative few) were imported. I think that VW believed that a/c and sunroofs contradicted each...
• Copy of: Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Dec 96 16:10:58 EST
  ...Well, when they did this, there became that problem about the sunroof. There was no way to have sunroof, AND a a/c with...
• Vans for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 22:38:08 -0500 (EST)
  I am looking at a '86 or '87 Sunroof Van and need to sell some of my other vans to make space/fund the...
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 23:42:47 -0500
  Could you get a Deluxe w/ a sunroof and no roof glass? ------ no I suppose theoretically you could get a hard top deluxe ordered...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 05:21:19 EST
  ...so when the overhead a/c unit is installed, the center tunnel does not cover the sunroof crank handle.. >> Chris, IMHO they probably put...
• Sunroof Installation
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 6 May 1994 14:10:16 -0700 (PDT)
  Howdy, I am going to put a stock bus sunroof in my '56 kombi, and I was wondering if anyone out there has any...
• Re: SUNROOF OPTIONS
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 15:57:15 -0700
  On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Christopher Irvin wrote: > The is a factory installed sunroof option. You might want to find a dead > van and...
• WTB: Vanagon Sunroof Panel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:58:50 -0700
  ...my buddy bought a Vanagon sunroof van. After cleaning it out, he discovered roof is rotted beyond repair. Does anyone know a sunroof van...
• Copy of: Copy of: Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Dec 96 17:19:34 EST
  ...Well, when they did this, there became that problem about the sunroof. There was no way to have sunroof, AND a a/c with...
• Sunroof questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:01:44 EDT
  Hello I love the sunroof on my new 84 GL. It also gets a lot of attention due to it's impressive size. It...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:24:46 EDT
  ...there is no "optional electric sunroof opening kit" for the vanagon. just be glad that you can open it and it doesnt leak.. look...
• Misfiled Vanagon sunroof on CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 06:15:07 -0700
  Okay, so I idly entered "Vanagon" under the "auto parts" category this morning and this came up.� Don't see many sunroof vans for...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 19:02:18 -0500
  In a message dated 97-10-27 13:46:15 EST, DOINKS99@AOL.COM writes: << I saw a 90 carat with a sunroof with...
• Re: A/C---sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:29:32 -0700
  ...I installed one in the '87 GL I used to own and have seen photos of vans with two sunroofs. You need a sunroof...
• Re: Making a sunroof van more campable?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:38:25 EDT
  ...has any comments about making a sunroof van more campable? Are they poptopable? >> if you have a sunroof van, you dont have to cut...
• Factory Vanagon sunroof transplant into a non-sunroof vanagon ...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:46:01 -0700
  ...http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1132041981.html << PS I've looked to see if there are any after-market large sunroofs that could...
• Re: A real sunroof on the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:17:57 -0700
  And on a slightly tangential note, I'm interested in installing small popup sunroofs on either side of the A/C duct above the...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:27:09 -0700
  I have a Country homes camper and it doesnt have the luggage rack in front of the pop-top, but does have a sunroof...
• sunroof question
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:51:51 -0500
  I have access to a roof clip from a sunroof equiped 83 van. This may be crazy but I would love to install it...
• 140hp Subaru powered Sunroof Van FS.. was: 83 Subaru/Vanagon FS- Chicago area
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 23:05:10 EDT
  ...overhead > cam 140hp. > hey beth - here's another sunroof vanagon!! :<) brian, if i didnt already have a Sunroof van, id be all over yours...
• '87 sunroof vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 03:18:30 -0500
  not mine.. '87 was the last year the massive factory sunroof was offered and its kinda rare to find a 2.1L van with...
• Re: sunroof question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:16:54 -0800
  >The sunroof models are rare. Well, then I'm changing my signature: Daniel Snow '82 Vanagon Sunroof Diesel L '78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:11:26 EDT
  In a message dated 7/11/01 11:24:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jander14@WVU.EDU writes: > I owned an '86 sunroof already...
• Re: After Market Vanagon Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:06:39 -0800
  I had a white 82 diesel vanagon once with a sunroof over the front seat area. There was a sticker in the driver's...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 21:22:43 EST
  Chris, Judging by the lack of response to your thread, I surmise that maybe no one else has an a/c sunroof Vanagon. Pity...
• Replacing Sunroof Seal - 69 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 22:09:21 -0500
  Has anyone replaced the sunroof seal on a 68-79 metal sunroof bus? I have the panel out and have the replacement seal from...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 12:24:55 -0500
  I saw a 90 carat with a sunroof with a/c. The vans a/c ended where the front seats start. The a/c...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:59:13 -0700
  ...Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN > > > > 87 sunroof vans that exist. 87 was the last year the sunroof van was sold > > in...
• Westy w/Front Sunroof (picture)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:58:47 -0800
  I'm looking for a picture of a Westfalia with a custom fiberglass luggage rack that accomidates a front sunroof. I think the van...
• Factory Sunroof Post Problem-(Chris).
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 96 09:15:44 -0800
  ...Well, when they did this, there became that problem about the sunroof. There was no way to have sunroof, AND a a/c with...
• for sale '83.5 NINE Passenger Sunroof Vanagon 700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 1998 15:15:32 EDT
  for sale '83.5 Vanagon GL NINE PASSENGER SUNROOF rare model - very few made w/ this configuration. 4spd 1.9 waterboxer white over blue...
• FS: '87 Syncro Sunroof Transporter 4x4 $3700
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:18:41 EST
  not mine, i saw it in LiMBO '87 Syncro Sunroof (huge factory sliding sunroof 4 foot square) locking diff, white paint, Transporter van (CDN...
• Fwd: Vanagon Sunroof air deflector bubble wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 22:55:53 -0400 (EDT)
  Sorry - the company who made these sunroof air deflector bubbles was named "Clim Air" , not "Uim Air" as I previously mentioned. The label was...
• FS rare '89 Sunroof Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:03:10 EDT
  ...thats right 89 sunroof syncro. last year for sunroofs in the US was '87, but apparently they continued in canada after that.. i didnt...
• Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:12:34 +0200
  My Vanagon had a glass sliding/tilting sunroof installed when I bought it. I installed a factory A/C afterwards and just trimmed the...
• Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:51:37 EST
  ...the factory skylight (little sunroof) is standard on the 84 up westys, tho i have seen people put bigger skylights in there, and even...
• Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Dec 96 18:44:03 EST
  ...Well, when they did this, there became that problem about the sunroof. There was no way to have sunroof, AND a a/c with...
• rare '87 SYNCRO SUNROOF vanagon for sale...w/ diff lock..(lake tahoe)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:18:30 EST
  ...first off, alittle sunroof history.. sunroof vanagons are very unique, there werent many of them sold, but they were available from '80-'87 here...
• Seatbelts/Sunroof Lube pre-'68 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:41:50 -0500 (CDT)
  Anyone have a source for seatbelts to fit a splitty? Also, what do you lube the sunroof sliders with? Bob Hufford \\ // YardBusses (for sale...
• For Sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL NINE passenger Sunroof $700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:10:34 EDT
  For Sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL rare NINE passenger (bench front seat, full length middle seat w/ fold down end) SUNROOF model w/ huge...