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• Re: Grab handle base pads
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 17 May 2008 13:02:01 -0700
  ...On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com> wrote: > I've got an extra grab handle to install...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 12:22:17 -0700
  I got the grabbers last year for our 87 camper Can only say good things about them On the highway they are really good...
• Re: Grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:25:41 -0500
  ...Jim > > On Apr 1, 2021 at 7:05 AM, <John Rodgers (mailto:jrodgers113@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > Looking for a single grab handle for the...
• Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:15:05 -0700
  The OEM grab loop inside my '84's sliding door finally came apart last year. I replaced it with one I found online somewhere...
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 6 May 1999 12:16:49 -0700
  ...wrote: > The archives weren't any help so does anyone know if the pillar and door grab > handles on an '87 Westfalia are the...
• tires tires which which ones
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:03:09 -0800
  Trying to decide on one of these two leaning on the Grabber Most likely mostly over half highway driving then gravel and some dirt...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:50:11 -0500
  ...If the van's not >rusty, I grab it in a blink. > > >Max in LR _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and...
• Re: Re '91 Westy value
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:48:41 -0700
  ...vehicles, in a euphoric trance. > > Grab the kids, ( if any have lived) > Grab the dog, > Grab the television > Grab the air conditioner > Get in...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:43 -0400
  ...I bought > > an > > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks > or > > drill bit size to install this handle on...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:02:20 -0400
  ...Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it? > > So what does a slider hub do and what does repairing it entail? > > Jon Joyce > '81...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:59:48 -0700
  ...the harshness of the BFG is due to the stiffer sidewall thus the tires flex less than the Grabber.. but for the hardcore offroaders...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:44:14 -0400
  Hi, Skip! I switched from 14” wheels with Michelin Aegilis to 16” and AT Grabbers. There is just a bit more singing from the...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:25:43 -0700
  ...Cooper Discoverer SST Pro are noisier than BFG , BFG T/A KO2 are noisier than General Grabber ATX. On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at...
• Re: "A" Pillar Grab Handle was Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 14:28:57 -0800
  ...Reattach the B pillar grabit and then > >attach the A pillar grabit. > > Al, > Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:22:20 -0700
  ...Oil change experience > > >> Grab yourself a largish cooking pot >
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:56:39 -0700
  On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > the list of what to grab is nearly...
• stuff for the cost of postage
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Wed, 9 May 2001 20:43:15 -0700
  ...so, i now offer the following, first come, first served, for the price of shipping: *1 door handle (dark brown) *1 grab handle with...
• Re: Top Bunk Safety & pillow retention
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 20:46:46 -0700
  ...You know those 2.5 to 3 foot long tools that have a button on one end you push so that some small grabbers...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 11:32:16 -0800
  ...It is best to keep the tire at about 10% the maximum fill." * on my vanagon with General Grabber the max on sidewall is...
• Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 2 May 1999 10:02:05 -0700
  ...costly mistake II, the sequal >Bill, > >Does the grab handle intrude upon the driver's vision through the windshield? >The additional grab handle is...
• Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:33:52 -0500
  ...I don’t do off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers. My question is...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:27:41 -0400
  ...Running Grabber !T2 Series 215/65/R16. Did the GoWesy big brake thing, too. It's still a Vanagon Westy all that entails, but...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:46:31 -0700
  ...The pedal has no play and has a consistant feel, shifting is good when I push it down, it has a god grab but...
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:06:58 -0400
  ...24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- <https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle-> > > https://www.thesamba...
• Re: Brake caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 09:24:41 -0700
  Bill Urban wrote: > > I suspect the calipers since there is a pulsing/grabbing sensation when > you hit the brakes. > Any ideas about the calipers...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:39:06 -0700
  ...Why don't you grab some LEDs and do some experiment to prove you are more ignorant than you know about yourself? Ha ha...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:02:25 -0400
  ...Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle around curves, but there is no need, now. It goes right around the corner and doesn...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:10:21 -0400
  ...Chris On 9/6/06, Bruce Grable <brucegrable@comcast.net> wrote: > has anyone installed one of these tanks? > also I have a domestic refrigerator...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:07:42 -0800
  FYI... the Grabber AT2 is studdable - for those who wants a combo winter/summer tire
• Somebody better grab this?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:54:13 -0600
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=943045 YMMV, Mr. BZ-probably has an encabulator
• Air Cooled Vanagon AFC Fuel Injection PDF
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:20:46 -0500
  Grab it while you can. http://tinyurl.com/de64f John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:02:57 -0700
  https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• brakes emergency
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:38:31 -0400
  ...Became worse within a day and would go almost to the floor but had a slight grab at the end of push. Put on...
• Re: Good Deal on Camper in DC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 30 May 2014 07:00:58 -0700
  RE: '90 Camper $2,500 Somebody grab this. Hell, you have $5k in parts alone!!
• Pulling piston pins on 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 10:49:53 -0500
  ...One listee mentioned and easyout to grab the pin of 7/8 size, but that is huge, and i tried smaller ones and they...
• Re: Download archives
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:05:46 -0500
  ...do the links to the individual threads change on each instance of the executable? for instance if i grab this message, and go back...
• Re: Tire cover for AT Grabber
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Jul 2022 21:34:40 -0400
  ...STANSHAPIRO.COM> wrote: > > Anyone found a nice fitting spare tire cover, all black, for the General > Grabber ATX 27 8.50 R14 ? > > thx > > stan
• Re: There are 2 different brown velour interiors in 84-85 Westys?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:45 EDT
  ...Wait...where there two different brown velour fabric patterns on the 84-85 Westfalias? Upgrading my interior I grabbed one brown/tan velour captain...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:25:40 -0500
  ...One set of tangs folds into and grabs the wire and the other set of tangs folds into and grabs the insulation for strain...
• $4000 '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:04:54 -0700
  Someone should grab this one if it's still for sale: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1781239
• Spam/Iberparts
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:03:42 -0500
  Everyone send a 200 line message. Each line consists of No Spam repeated ten times. That ought to grab their attention! Raul
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:04:40 -0500
  ...Any tricks to fixing this without replacing the entire > instrument cluster? > > Also, why did these vans NOT come with a grab handle like the...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 04:54:36 -0400
  That antenna should have come with a set of keys (2 - you only need one, one is a spare) to grab the slotted end...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:18:20 -0700
  ...If the van's not > >rusty, I grab it in a blink. > > > > > >Max in LR > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:59:18 -0400
  ...The overhead handle grabs of the Foxes are also compatible with the door handle grabs of the Vanagons. On Apr 2, 2007, at 11...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:16:04 +0000
  ...Bruce Grable <brucegrable@COMCAST.NET> > has anyone installed one of these tanks? > also I have a domestic refrigerator in Salt Lake to anyone > who...
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:27:50 -0500
  ...24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- > < > https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- > > > > > > https://www.thesamba...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:59:08 -0400
  ...I don’t do off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers. >> >> My question is...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:56:12 -0700
  Hancook RA08 is a very good choice I like them a lot... until I switch to General Grabber AT2... better for logging roads.. :-)
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:49 -0500
  Cut the head of it off. Pull the CV joint. Grab the stub with the vice grips. It'll come out.
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:47:39 -0700
  ...Running Grabber !T2 Series 215/65/R16. Did the GoWesy big brake > thing, too. > > It's still a Vanagon Westy all that entails, but...
• Re: noodles
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 07 Nov 94 10:16:06 CST
  ...now, i do NOT think i'd want to go Grabbling for Pike!!!! :) the noodle thing is an old expression about the difficulty of...
• Re: Transmission fell off NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:46:20 -0800
  ...Slipped right out through the floor without me noticing till I grabbed for it at the first stop. A Hurst floor shift conversion for...
• Re: Rearview mirror replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:39:38 -0400
  The inside rear view mirror just twists into its mounting hole. Grab the shaft and turn it one way or the other. Mike
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:58:52 -0700
  ...Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle around curves, > but there is no need, now. It goes right around the corner and doesn...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 14:00:15 -0700
  if you don't mind a bit more agressive look, try General Grabber ATX - 27x8.5LT14 - almost same design as BFG I like them...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 14:07:47 -0700
  ...tires > > I got the grabbers last year for our 87 camper Can only say good things about them > > On the highway they are really...
• Re: kids hammock in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:57:08 EDT
  ...I haven't done this, but my thoughts were to use the grab handle(s). I'm not certain about earlier Vanagons like yours...
• Re: Massachusetts Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:37:16 -0700
  RE: Westy For Sale Somebody jump on that one. If that was local I'd grab it, flip it and make a few grand.
• Re: 87 Synchro-buy it?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 22:11:50 -0400
  I just saw one in Spokane (87 with about 90k) for 4900 asking price. I'd say check it out and likely grab it.