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Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:49 -0700
...I did brave a light rain shower to inspect the connections to the window and found that the ground side connector was real loose...
Re: 67' Bus Valance, What is this?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Sep 1995 14:35:49 -0700
...the windows on the drivers side starting behind the driver's head and runs the length of the bus back to the rear most...
Re: Westy Height
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:49:15 -0800
...mirrors Sliding side door Sliding side windows Opening wing windows Tinted glass Electric rear window defogger Intermittent front...
Re: A/C water leak
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 23:39:47 CDT
...take a small phillips screwdriver, and remove the two screws in the plastic air-intake grills behind the rearmost side windows. the grills pull...
a simple question
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:55:42 -0400
...This cover is just below rear window on right hand side of my 1991 Vanagon. john Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2026...
SALE Reluctantly-89 Westy
Historical mailing list - K Dungay Allas
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:45:26 -0500
...door screen-new Sliding side windows with screens, in place, original, excellent condition Electric rear window defogger , functional Rear window wiper with intermittent feature...
Re: Denver U-Pull-It Gigantic Bumper
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:39:45 +0000
...appears to be intact, and the rear vented side windows are there. I >wanted those side windows but didn't have the time (only...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:26:09 -0800
I've stumped quite a few glass installers when it comes to the left rear side window on a Westy. Only 1 out of...
FS:1984 Vanagon update NEW PRICE
Historical mailing list
Sun, 31 Mar 1996 20:34:23 -0500 (EST)
...1984 Vanagon Wolfsburg Automatic, 161,000 miles on body The color is blue Body hit in the rear drivers side corner. Rear hatch closes...
FS:1984 parts Vanagon update
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:37:10 -0500 (EST)
...1984 Vanagon Wolfsburg Automatic, 161,000 miles on body The color is blue Body hit in the rear drivers side corner. Rear hatch closes...
Power window motor remove / install
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:59:12 -0500
...s annual inspection finally forced me to fix the driver side power window. In the process I found a couple things that I didn...
FS:1984 Vanagon update NEW PRICE
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
...1984 Vanagon Wolfsburg Automatic, 161,000 miles on body The color is blue Body hit in the rear drivers side corner. Rear hatch closes...
Re: What's a "carat"?
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:00:36 -0400
...Power windows and locks. Cruise control. Power mirrors. Plastic bumpers with matching full length body molding. "Weekender" style passenger seating, i.e. 2 rear...
Re: cup holder
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:53:36 -0800
...rock hammer flew by his head and punched its way out through a side window, after which he was of course covered with glass...
Puu-A-Part Salvage Yards.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:25:34 -0400
...occasions and was there for the rear fiberglass bumper, power windows, captain chairs, fuel injectors and possibly side molding. Lesson learned; get everything while...
FS: '89 Vanagon Carat in PA
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 01:34:24 EDT
For sale, my personal van: '89 Vanagon Carat, auto, power windows, power doorlocks, pwr mirrors, working cruise control, COLD a/c, p/s 2...
Re: another question
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:56:34 -0600
...on the left side of your camper, just under the windows, then try using the plug inside by the rear seat. Bob '91 Westy...
Re: Fwd: Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:10:47 -0800
...windows to tint? I am considering only tinting the side > > > > >windows (middle and rear) and leaving the cab area and the rear > > > window > > > > >untinted...
Westfalia Parts $350
Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:24:39 -0400
...window control switch Two defective power mirrors The driver's side is good except for some desilvering of the heated mirror The passenger side...
Re: Bumper Stickers (was Re: Bentley cost?)
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Tue, 13 Jun 1995 12:57:04 +0000
...rear bumper of my '76 Camper: > > PASS ME, MAKE YOUR DAY > > And for above the passenger side window crank: > > DO NOT LOWER WINDOWS AT...
Re: Water in interior panel by slider
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 22:11:28 -0800
...This is below the passenger side rear quarter window which must be leaking around the seal? I know there is factory was sprayed down...
Front Door 4x6 speakers
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:32:07 +0000
...but those are goign to the rear as they make it so the door doesnt really close right and the window cranks dont work.
Re: sliding door cover plate-baywindows
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:29:43 -0500
...If your planning a restoration, you may want to have a rear quarter window gasket in hand before you get started on this. Ric...
Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:07:49 -0800
...I just replaced my rear window seal for this reason. It was hard and dried out from being in a sunny climate for years...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 2 May 2009 23:59:26 -0800
...Incidentally the rear drums were the same duplex arrangement that carried through the bay window bus, and onto our Vanagons. As a side note...
EV/Projektzwo
Historical mailing list - Matt Dekker
Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:58:12 -0800 (PST)
...press release in Euroean Car magazine for a remote control rear side windows, so they could be opened and closed from the driver seat...
Re: the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Thu, 9 May 2002 10:46:37 -0500
...they were nicknamed "barn door buses" because the rear engine decklid was huge, going all the way up to the rear window, and there...
sunroof replacement ideas
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:20:33 -0700
...Wanted light so I bought a used RV side window. Tilt-out type/emergency exit. It is HUGE, 28x36 and really opens up things...
Re: Parts for 89 Vanagon Camper Needed
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:04:59 -0700
...rear bumper > > mudflap > > right side black plastic airscoup > > fuse box cover > > radio antenna > > speedometer assembly > > right front wheel hub > > screen for cargo door window...
Re: Bus sighting
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 20 May 2001 19:47:13 EDT
...It was a splittie with the bigger rear window. 1962 I think. The roof was fibreglass and was hinged from one side and had...
Bike rack over rear window? Yakima Roof racks.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 02:24:58 -0500
...Yakima bike rack that has the support braces resting on the rear *window*. Don't know if I like that.... Has anyone had experience...
More on Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan
Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 12:32:02 +0200
...Body modification takes place at the rear side windows (enlarged) and the missing trim line below them. More details you will find in the...
Re: Rain and rain-x and driving in the inclemency
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:03:59 -0500
...I love it for side and rear windows and mirrors. On a Vgon I love it on the windshield, but on cars with more...
Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:59:13 +0000
...Fan Resistor - Rear Seat Heater Fan > > 4. Fan Resistor - Dash Heater Fan > > 5. Power Windows > > 6. Power Door Locks > > 7. Ignition Switch - steering column...
FS: 1600 d.p., tranny, bus goodies
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Jun 1995 09:37:11 -0400
...15 Rear window defog switch w/knob, $3 Hella 66074 relay, $2 Fuel injection relay (?), 411 941 583C, $3 Wing window, passenger side, from...
Re: rusted vent-wings
Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 10:23:21 -0700 (PDT)
...Bye-bye frustrating leak- I kicked the *poop* outta that whole back side window- vent wing and 3/4 glass- and replaced it with...
Re: 86 interior into a 84 need some advice
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Wed, 26 May 1999 17:35:43 -1000
...I must have done something right lately. > > Any way I need some advice on taking the rear side windows out. It seems > the headliner...
Re: Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 1 Oct 2011 01:16:59 -0500
...I >>>> do have some rust >>>> around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of >>>> the rain gutters, >>>> and one dent on the...
Re: Vanagon Application????
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:04:35 -0500
...entire front and rear ends of our Vans in case of rear enders... > > > > > > >John Rodgers wrote: > >>My son runs a window tinting business and...
FS: '86 Syncro, plus new OEM viscous coupler
Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:14:30 -0700
...Tinted windows, rear window wiper and defroster. Rear heater. AC. Bra included. Yakima roof rack included. We just bought a nice Westy so are...
Re: Screens for a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 09 Aug 1996 06:08:57 -0500 (EST)
...Speaking of screens, I made a pair that pop into the openings of the side sliding windows on the EV. Bought a roll of...
Looking for information on installing a 85 instrument panel into an 83.5
Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:39:54 -0800
...with the snaps and the elastic plastic cord for the rear passenger side window. Either a set of new, used or the material to...
Re: How hard is it to get all the doors off? Is it worth doing to paint them?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:05:07 EDT
...are the front speakers and the rear defrost (I > don't have power locks or power windows). > > dont bother if youre keeping the orig...
Re: 3 Buses in One?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 7 May 2007 22:34:38 -0400
...Owsianowski wrote: > > What would a bus look like with a Splittie Front, Bay Window Side > and a > Vanagon Rear??? > > http://message.snopes.com/showthread...
Re: hold in place bracket for storing the front table
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Thu, 2 May 2019 14:01:33 -0700
...tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > > Stick the table between the rear closet & rear side window for storage out of the way & secure. > > > On Thu, May...
Re: Rust Removal
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:13:32 -0700
...Any > suggestions, tips, pointers or product plugs? I'm doing this right now with the side & rear windows. There is a lot in the...
Rear Seat Belt
Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:34:03 -0700
...Eventually I will need to install the driver's side rear ( once my 3 year old gets a little older), which will be a...
Re: Vanagon use question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 9 Oct 2005 01:16:54 +1300
...Why not buy a bus, fit a diesel and strip the interior out? Vans with no side or rear windows are plain dangerous (no...
Windsheild Moulding; removal, replacement,elimination
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 6 May 2000 06:39:59 -0500
...I did renew the ugly rear window and windsheild mouldings, with very little trouble, using alot of WD-40 and the proper tools. The...
Re: sliding door screens
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Tue, 11 May 1999 14:05:06 EDT
...I can see where the rear side of the screen logically should be placed, and stretching the screen as taut as the rear hatch...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 3 May 2009 13:06:56 -0700
...the rear drums were the same duplex arrangement that carried > through the bay window bus, and onto our Vanagons. > As a side note, 356...
Re: Air recirculator
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sun, 3 Feb 2019 20:36:10 +0100
You probably have the black vents in the rear side windows? In that case yes, the door vents are taped shut, and no blue...
List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
Historical mailing list - Roland
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:10:20 -0700
...Tinted windows - Steering wheel cover - 3 point seat belts for the rear seat - Cup holders in the rear - Grab handle on drivers side - WBX...
KC Swap Meet Rpt/67 Westy Windows?
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:41:52 -0500 (CDT)
...Buggy Gas tank ( $20 ) Full set of 67 Westy Windows (panel style). BUT on the driver's side it is a one piece unit...
FS: '89 Vanagon CARAT
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:07:13 EST
...power mirrors, power windows, power locks, cruise, a/c, weekender interior w/ rear sofabed and flip out side table and both rear facing jumpseats...
Re: Tin top camping
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:35:14 -0700
...Do the same for the rear side window on the passenger side. The slider door I put snaps at the front and rear along...
Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:33:52 -0600
...The problem is that the rear side window seals > are grey, while the rest of them are black. See the photo here: > http://home...
Insulated windows. and Carver P4
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Sat, 26 Sep 1998 13:30:45 EDT
...In Germany there are actual double acrylic windows available for the vanagon (all the rear windows). They come in fixed, slider or vent type...
Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30:13 -0700
...the insulation -- to further block heat from > the > rear of the reefer when the side of Mellow Yellow is in sunlight. > > Does anyone have...
Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 95 15:33:25 PST
...left side of the engine compartment >w/the ductwork routed along the side of the gas tank then exiting under >the rear seat. I...