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  • Re: Friday post: Why are new vehicles connected to the Net?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:54:31 -0400
    ...Remote disable? Remote unlock? Remote start? The only secure system is a system with no access. I'm keeping my tinfoil hat and my...
  • Re: Remote Starter Kit
    Historical mailing list - Bob Adams - Mobile Audio Design
    Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:04:04 -0500
    ...Remote Starter Kit > Has anyone installed a remote starter kit on a Vanagon .e.g.. 91 Wolfie? > > www.Northerntool.com has one $69 bucks...
  • key-less entry Power door locks and remote start
    Historical mailing list - Danny C.
    Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:58:56 -0800
    So I had the desire to have Power door locks with a remote (key-less entry). I found a website selling a kit that...
  • Re: EV oil filter relocation
    Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
    Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:27:50 +0100
    W Li wrote: > Cooments appreciated! Am I right in saying that the diesel rigs have > remote filters? I wonder about the use of aircraft...
  • Re: new stereo/remote
    Historical mailing list - patrick
    Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:37:52 -0500
    ...By the way I bought a legecy stereo with CD and mp3 compatible with 2 aux outs with a remote that does everything including...
  • stereo remote turn off (won't)
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:36:06 -0500
    ...that I can't turn it on or off using the remote. If you find a way to do it , please let me know...
  • Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:13:32 -0600
    Entity Doug in Calif spoke thus: > Buy a Pioneer! Really? What else can you do with a Pioneer remote? Does the Pioneer lose its...
  • Webasto "Blue Heat"
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
    Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:18:32 -0500
    ...http://www.webastoshowroom.com/blueheat/ Does the propex come with programmable controls or a wireless remote? Tom Myers Rochester NY 90 westy
  • Re: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:28:14 -0600
    ...You can go to various electronics suppliers and buy controllers for garage doors, automatic gates or specifically for automotive remote functions. I'll just...
  • Remote Starter
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
    Thu, 1 May 1997 00:01:22 -400
    ...I bought a remote starter switch for about $8.50 (US) at Western Auto and I would recommend it highly. No more begging the...
  • Source for remote oil filter mount or oil cooler thermostat/adaptor?
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Mon, 31 Jan 2000 23:35:01 -0500
    Can someone recommend a good source for either a remote oil filter mount, or a thermostatic oil cooler adaptor, to fit an inline VW...
  • Suggestions for car alarm, remote start, keyless entry?
    Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
    Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:10:39 -0800
    Any advice for purchasing a after-market alarm, remote start, and keyless entry? is there anything about the design of a Vanagon that would...
  • Re: Power Lock Trouble
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:09:16 -0800
    ...I'm wondering if my remote locks had > > anything to do with the problem, because I enjoyed my remote locks, and > > would like to...
  • Re: Remote locks (was: The List)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
    Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:49:22 -0800
    ...19 AM, Mark A Kippert wrote: > Has anybody installed an aftermarket remote lock system on their > Vanagon? If so how difficult and was it...
  • Re: EV oil filter relocation
    Historical mailing list - W Li
    Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:34:32 -0800
    Cooments appreciated! Am I right in saying that the diesel rigs have remote filters? I wonder about the use of aircraft steel braided hose...
  • Remote starter awitch
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:06:49 +0000
    Hi all.  I was going through a bunch of old VW stuff and came upon a remote starter switch from actron.  I have an...
  • Re: 009 & #3 problem
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 2 Feb 1996 20:49:53 -0500
    In a message dated 96-02-02 02:11:34 EST, packrich@nando.net writes: >Along comes a remote oil cooler that should cure...
  • Re: Power Lock Trouble
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:17:08 -0500
    ...I'm wondering if my remote locks had anything to do with the problem, because I enjoyed my remote locks, and would like to...
  • Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:48:09 -0500
    Or maybe a remote starter tool like folks used to use when they did their own tune-ups MAY at least get the Ruskin...
  • Re: [NVC] IR Radio Remote Control
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:20:20 -0700
    On 1/21/05 5:52 AM, "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET> wrote: > Does anyone have trouble with their (infra-red) remote...
  • Re: Remote starter switch
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
    Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:47:36 +0100
    ...What are the > easiest places to connect the remote starter switch? You need a voice activated remote control. Mine is called Leslie. He's...
  • Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:31:02 -0700
    The better way to do this is to install a "hard start relay" and then use that to also act as the remote starter...
  • Re: central locks?
    Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
    Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:17:23 -0800
    ...Sure - I used an aftermarket setup (http://www.commandoalarms.com/itm10004.htm), with an immobilising alarm and a remote lock / unlock. The Vanagon has...
  • Re: remote mirrow problem
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:32:48 -0400
    ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD ----- Original Message ----- > No control over the remote side mirrors. Fuse is OK. It > looks like...
  • Re: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:52:18 -0600
    ...Remote control door unlocking? I had an after-market Clifford system installed, and adding actuators for remote keyless was an extra $120. This was...
  • Re: Power Lock Trouble
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:05:47 -0800
    ...remote locks had > anything to do with the problem, because I enjoyed my remote locks, and > would like to get a new remote if...
  • Re: key-less entry Power door locks and remote start
    Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
    Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:51:51 -0800
    ...One that sounded nice was remote start. I have an automatic transmission (it is not recommended to install remote start on a manual transmission...
  • Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:02:30 -0400
    ...If not, you can disconnect the wire from the ignition switch if you want a temporary connection for your remote. You may also be...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:21:53 -0600
    ...The remote receiver has to be always on > ready to receive the signal from the remote. Maybe some models have more > efficient circuits for...
  • Anyone with a Remote Control Lock?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart
    Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:15:18 -0800
    ...On the sliding door, is a large lock assembly called the Remote Control Lock. It is part #11 on the microfiche from the VW...
  • Re: Remote starter switch
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:32:16 -0400
    Alfred, I have a remote starter button in the engine compartment of my '85 Westy. It does come in handy. I picked up the...
  • Re: remote/keyless entry
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:17:02 -0400
    ...It may be worth digging into, but you'd still have to determine how to interface the remote controllers lock/ unlock outputs to the...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:41:46 -0800
    ...Perhaps a remote switch you can reach from the comfort of your duvet. Pensionerd. (Blaup Los Angeles mit Thummer remote) On Sun, Dec 12...
  • Keyless remote/alarm/starter wiring question
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:09:54 -0700
    Okay, I'd like to add a keyless remote/alarm and maybe starter feature to my '91 Westy and want to know if the...
  • Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:45:22 -0700
    ...Then you either connect your remote start switch to that wire, or even just touch the end to your alternator main post - like if...
  • Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:19:47 -0400
    What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an external oil cooler on a 1.9l wbx? What...
  • Re: Power Lock Trouble
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:37:05 -0800
    ...I'm wondering if my remote locks had > anything to do with the problem, because I enjoyed my remote locks, and > would like to...
  • Fwd: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:13:45 -0800
    I had an after-market Clifford system installed, and adding actuators for remote keyless was an extra $120. This was the best $120 I...
  • LVC: OEM VW Keyless Entry
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:20:05 -0700
    ...a customer gave me a keyless entry remote with the little flip-out key for his 2002 Passat which got totalled. I easily trimmed...
  • Fwd: 1/10 scale model remote control Split
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:14:30 -0500
    ...1/10 scale model remote control Split To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:20:03 -0800
    ...Now I always know where my keys are plus the stereo is always ready for using the remote. I guess there's no way...
  • Re: Stereo suggestions
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 28 May 2013 10:06:13 -0700
    ...FWIW, x2 on a remote with power on/off feature. Neil. On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder...
  • Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies - Vanago
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:11:52 -0400
    My stereo also has a remote. I didn't choose the unit based on that feature but it does come in handy while camping...
  • Re: home-made pressure bleeder
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:27:35 -0700
    Hmmm, not sure whether the line from the remote reservoir and the master cylinder can withstand pressure, or what kind of cap it uses...
  • Re: Door lock solonoids
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:11:12 -0800
    Mine has remote door locks so it is definitely possible. William I just had an alarm put in my van (Viper) and was hopeing...
  • Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:23:19 PST
    >I have heard that some folks have located the remote sensing connection in >the alternator regulator and added a wire to remote sense. > The...
  • Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sun, 22 Jun 2014 22:00:40 -0500
    ...one in the 30 and one in the 87, connected the remote switch alligators to the wires, moved the tranny to neutral, turned on...
  • Re: Start problems need help on the road
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:28:25 EDT
    ...I had a similar problem for a bit and to get around it, I just attached a remote starter switch to the starter, ran...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:33:50 -0500
    It might be useful to know if the head units that show a higher draw when off are ones with remote controls. The remote...
  • Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts/PC it's friday
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:41:57 -0600
    ...could be remote and local, or client and server! About time we started appropriating technical terms, since there are "fuel guages" and "dashboards" in...
  • Re: gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:37:57 -0800
    One thing *I consider absolutely necessary on a long (or short) trip to a remote spot is a bottle of Channel #5. (Gas mileage...
  • Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Tue, 3 Oct 2000 12:57:20 -0500
    ...Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose >What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an >external oil cooler...
  • Re: 85 Vanagon GL stereo upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
    Wed, 8 Feb 2006 07:41:56 -0800
    Just my 2 cents ~ The remote control with many of these manufactures leave a lot to be desired! What I finally settled on for...
  • Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:50:47 -0800
    ...Anyone have suggestions for wireless keychain remote add-on (with or without alarm system)?
  • Re: Radio and Speaker Insall
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:11:53 -0800
    ...The unit they do list seems to be about the same but doesn't list a remote. BTW, the remote for mine also controls...
  • remote door lock/unlock with power locks??
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:43:30 -0700
    folks, i got a request from my wife for a remote unlock/lock to be used with the power locks in her 90 carat...
  • Car Alarm Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:04:19 +0000
    ...Looking for-remote lock/unlock-ingnition kill-limited sensors, door, shock?-possibility of remote start Will probably put a separate kill switch to the...
  • Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:35:47 -0600
    ...start relay" and then > use that to also act as the remote starter switch connection. > > Mark > > JRodgers wrote: >> Larry, thanks. >> >> I think I'm...
  • Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:30:29 -0700
    ...Yeah, there are sim based remote relays. And i saw somewhere on the web a guy using one to do remote start on propex...
  • Re: Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor?
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:03:32 -0500
    ...Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor? Can someone recommend a good source for either a remote oil filter mount, or...