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• Re: Window seal beauty ring/trim?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:11:40 -0400
  Hi volks, Another option is to simply paint the trim flat black, it basically disappears into the rubber that way, and still gives that...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:50 -0500
  ...GL trim package included carpets, > tach, digital clock, and fancier trim panels on the inside. I'm sure there > is someone out there that...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:44:17 -0500
  ...The I squirted >> "Plumber's GOOP" into the trim groove, and shoved it down tight onto the >> metal trim mount. That trim strip has...
• Re: Window Trim...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 04:09:23 EDT
  ...it is safe to remove this trim from ALL of the > windows? or just the side windows? > > Play > i removed all the trim from...
• Re: chrome window moulding
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:40:40 -0700
  ...removal of the trim makes pushing the window out easier. (could push glass out without trim, couldn't with trim in place) -Seat of...
• Re: Name of fuel filler trim thingy majig
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:39:13 -0700
  ...Trim-Trim around Gas Cap. The part number is: 251-201-117 ($18.95US). The opening in the side panel has tabs and the...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:28:19 MDT
  Ok this might be getting old, but what about the front window trim?? would removing this mess with the window slides? and is anyone...
• Windshield trim question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:43:18 -0500
  Hi Listers, My vanagon has the window trim on all windows and it is in good condition. The only issue is that on the...
• Re: Window rubber trim alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:41:04 -0700
  > I've been wondering about the effects of removing the trim altogether. Is there any danger of leakage as a result? Jason, over the...
• Re: Westy cabinet trim
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:26:53 -0500
  ...I was recently looking for some of the panel trim (I think it's the same T-shaped rubberish trim you are looking for...
• Heater Trim Panel
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sat, 23 May 2020 19:47:32 -0700
  Search 'heater trim panel' in VANAGON
• Trim Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 15:11:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Cn anyone here advise me as to how I can safely remove the metallic trim that runs just below window level on my '72...
• Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and side moulding prices ..from the VW dealer
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 04:27:28 GMT
  ...Today i called the local VW > dealer to get prices on a full set of fiberglass bumpers and lower body > claddding/rocker trim for...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:19:03 -0400
  > The all black trim is fine....I bought mine from Bus Depot to > replace the plastic chrome trimmed version which I really did > not...
• Re: Westy warped cabinet trim question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:41:10 -0500
  >> I've got a 1985 Westy that has lived much of its life in Kansas - the extreme >> heat has caused the brown plastic trim...
• Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Greg K.
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:20:57 -0500
  Anybody know where I can get an overall description of trim levels for Vanagons. Also... I was under the impression that they had a...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:35:22 -0400
  ...As you are no doubt aware, they can be purchased with or without the rubber channel for trim. There was no bead locker to...
• Re: Nasty window rubber fake chrome trim inserts (phew!!:<)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:59:58 +0000
  Personally I like the trim, and it is available new for a fairly trivial price, sold by the foot by WCM and others, course...
• Re:Trim Removal
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  12 Jul 1995 14:35:31 +1000
  >Cn anyone here advise me as to how I can safely remove the metallic trim >that runs just below window level on my '72...
• Raingutter trim
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:15:16 -0600
  Is it possible to get replacement raingutter black trim?
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:19:50 -0400
  Larry & Bill, I hate to challenge you on this, but I believe the plastic trim serves as a "lock strip" that actually forces the...
• Re: Window trim ??
  Historical mailing list - Oakland Westfalia
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:28:11 -0700
  87 GL Installed black screen spline purchased at Home Depot for $2.29 in the groove where my yellowed nasty front window trim used...
• need a different jack
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:34:11 -0500
  ...When I tried to jack it up on the side, the trim started to crack. This is because the holes on the trim are...
• Multivan taillight trim - how to install?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:09:01 -0400
  Hi, I've recently aquired some new european multivan taillight trim, and I'm wonder how it is installed. This trim is goes around...
• Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - James Bechard
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:18:14 -0500
  Just bought an '86 Vanagon and am trying to figure out how to remove the drivers door trim to get at the speaker wiring...
• windshield sealing Q
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:45:38 -0500
  ...It's the type with 'chrome' trim. I didn't install the trim[didn't know it required a special tool]. Is the trim...
• Removing Chrome Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:14:35 -0400
  I would like to remove the yellow-faded-ugliness-that-was-once-chrome trim from the windows around my Westy. I did some searching...
• switching out from chrome to no chrome
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:11:15 +0000
  ...The outers are different if you have the chrome trim around the windows. The scraper seal that is made for the chrome trim must...
• Re: Window seal beauty ring/trim?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:24:31 -0700
  ...Window seal beauty ring/trim? Hi volks, Another option is to simply paint the trim flat black, it basically disappears into the rubber that...
• cheap window trim?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:21:42 -0700
  Hey Folks, After getting great feedback from you guys regarding black felt window trim, I thought I would ask you guys where to buy...
• Re: vw dealer prices for fiberglass bumpers and body mouldings NEW
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:38:59 -0800
  ...i called the local VW >dealer to get prices on a full set of fiberglass bumpers and lower body >claddding/rocker trim for the...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:21:06 -0800
  ...give me the > $300 and ill take your trim out for ya :<) Whoa! No kidding! Never really understood why rubber and trims costs so...
• Window Trim (orderable???)
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 00:03:38 -0400
  I removed the trim strip around the windows... and now fear my windows will fly out! lol. Anyhow, I'd like to replace that...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:18:32 -0400
  ...GL trim package included carpets, > tach, digital clock, and fancier trim panels on the inside. I'm sure there > is someone out there that...
• Re: windshield sealing Q
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:56:05 -0800
  ...It's the type with 'chrome' >trim. I didn't install the trim[didn't know it required a special tool]. Is >the trim...
• Removal of Louver Trim?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:02:51 -0600 (CST)
  The only Deluxe trim left on the "free" '58 is seven pieces of louver trim. How can I safely remove these (before someone does...
• Westy interior trim available?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:09:32 EDT
  I'm restoring yet another ' 87 Westy,and am wondering if anyone has a source for the ' T ' shaped trim that goes into the...
• Re: Raingutter trim
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:12:38 -0800
  With regards to Pins vs no Pins; Maybe folks are talking about the Chrome trim versus the black plastic trim that is on my...
• EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:34:21 -0800
  ...but the trim is also installed with its flat side down. Whereas the top trim is installed flipped over. Thanks! Doug
• Re: Trim Panel Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 02:07:11 EDT
  ...anyway, the fiberglass body trim mounts with these plastic brackets which should be pop-rivited to your door/body from the factory. the fiberglass...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:46:44 -0500
  ...chris '84 wolfsburg vanagon with all ugly yellow fake chrome plastic trim gone [text/html]
• Re: How Does the Trim Come Off?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:43:27 EDT
  Do you mean the outside trim that is kind of the extension of the bumper? If so, lay down in the driveway and look...
• Re: The incredible shrinking trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:22:42 -0700
  If you can take the trim off and soak in hot water (or on the dash on a hot day) then re-apply. That...
• Re: Chrome molding
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 23:07:27 -0400
  Gilles, I have an 88 Vanagon with the plastic chrome trim in the window moldings. I took them all out several months back and...
• Vanagon Westy cabinet trim question
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:15:41 +0000
  ...Any ideas on where I can get replacement plastic trim? --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/
• Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:36:03 -1000
  Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim for Vanagon GL 87-91 Dan
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:20:07 -0400
  ...I intend to change my seals out to the type that does not accept the chrome trim (or any other trim, for that matter...
• pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:20:20 -0800
  ...but the trim is also installed with its flat side down. Whereas the top trim is installed flipped over. Thanks! Doug
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:49:20 -0600
  Looking closely at my windows, I see three different types of trim. The trim on the two doors look a lot like it is...
• Re: Window Seal Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:14:57 -0500
  Most Auto Glass installers have chrome plastic or black plastic trim that can replace the old cracked stuff. That same trim fits lots of...
• Re: The incredible shrinking trim
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:34:44 -0700
  RE: Shrinking trim Be glad you have the gray stuff. The brown interiors shrink twice as much....
• Re: Chrome Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:07:02 EDT
  ...JC Whipme used to have it.... << Has anyone out there tried to paint their chrome window trim flat black rather than replace it? It...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:13:40 EDT
  ...give me the $300 and ill take your trim out for ya :<) chris
• Re: need a different jack
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 03:20:51 EST
  ...As soon as I try jacking (no pun), the trim starts to > break. > > I want a new and different jack that doesn't fit...
• Re: Window trims on my '87
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:03:06 -0700
  ...So my question is, where/how do I get new trims like that on my > vanagon? > > Thanks! > > Philippe >
• fiberglass bumper caps and trim
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 11:09:33 -0700
  A while back someone had a source for fiberglass bumper caps and the side trim... Anyone? Thanks, Brian
• Re: Painting Exterior Plastic
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:27:14 -0700
  ...I used Krylon flat black to paint both front grilles rear air intakes rear window exhaust vents trim on front/rear bumpers and the...
• Westy cabinet trim
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:59:24 -0700
  The rear cabinet on my weekender is missing the brown plastic trim on one edge. My local dealer tells me Westfalias are now obsolete...
• Re: Chrome Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:52:26 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy > Has anyone out there tried to paint their chrome window trim flat black > rather than replace it? It occurs to...
• [review] Trim from Kragen
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:19:53 -0700
  Found this great black or silver trim at Kragen today. $5.79 for 10' in some blue flat "box", don't remember the company...