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• Re: Forever Black (was something about trim) on vanagon list...
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Fri, 29 May 1998 09:02:20 -0400
  Forever Black is available from Rocky Mountain Motorworks. 1-800-258-1996. If you don't have their catalog, you should. Mike Vickey vickrail...
• Re: "Camping" Badge
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:09:36 +0200
  ...block lettering on black background) >and consequently not compatible with the >trim on my '91. >Anyone interested? >-Blaine Hello Blaine, Your badged is a...
• Re: ? ENGINE SWAPS - TORQUE CURVES & WEIGHTS ?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:11:25 -0400
  ...subaruvanagon@egroups.com -Larry Rico Sapolich wrote:<snip> > 1/ In road trim, what are the weights of the 3 main lumps being > considered;i...
• Re: [VB] rust sorry
  Historical mailing list - Dave Wolfanger
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 02:28:53 -0400
  ...try a thin film of wheel bearing grease on the hubcaps and headlight trim rings. centrifugal motion will spin any extra material out thru...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:27:15 EDT
  In a message dated 4/24/02 6:34:20 PM, CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes: << You just need the right tool to do the...
• Re: Window trims on my '87
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:19:37 EDT
  i just bought some rubber kits for my vanagon. there a several places to get the stuff.... Bus Depot.com, Go Westy.com, West...
• Re: Pop Top Seal Gule?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:48:10 -0700
  ...The flat seal on the front of the poptop goes on with 3M trim adhesive. Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip & Buffy...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:36:18 -0500
  > Hi All, > I have an 85, that I would like to install the bumpers & trim on, > from a 90 Carat parts bus that I...
• Re: Removing reaer window
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:05:17 -0500
  ...Ok - you've broken the seal, good! Next, prepare to break your plastic window trim as you remove it. Mine broke so easily, even...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:17:08 -0700
  ...Also they will be using an all black molding > rather > than the chrome trimmed original on her now, Any comments on replacement > welcome including...
• Re: T34 Ghias For Sale
  Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:01:31 -0700
  ...It is complete with ALL trim, lights, lenses, bumpers. The pan has some rust under the battery, and the body is straight. There is...
• Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 12:10:56 EDT
  ...So, I trimmed a scant bit off the throttle-body housing and plug, a suggestion given by another Tiico-er. Also, I enlarged the...
• Re: Momo shift knob - guilty pleasure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:30:52 -0400
  ??? I installed these are both of my Syncros and didn't have to do any trimming. I also chose (intentionally) to mount them a...
• Re: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:45:35 -0500
  ...Specs show it at 12.4" long, however it has protrusions on the ends for clamping down that could easily be trimmed if necessary...
• Re: painting aluminum trim on side windows
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:08:18 -0500
  Thank you kindly. Just want to make sure they are painted for the long term. I will look into those products! On Mon, Jul...
• Re: refrigerator behavior
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:08:47 -0500
  I could not agree with you more......I get annoyed with posters who don't trim all the old postings. And since you supplied...
• Front rain gutter trip strip question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:15:17 -0600
  ...The trim on my vanagon is silver, the replacements came only in black (van is ivory). Two questions: do drivers normally paint these these...
• Re: Gasoline $$ :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 19 May 2012 08:42:13 -0500
  ...mcneely > > But it would give you that nice trim feeling. :) > > Thanks, > d mod > > -- David McNeely
• Stove Panel Removal
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:48:31 -0700
  ...I want to repaint all of the satin gray metal trim, namely the front of the stove panel. Can someone tell me if there...
• FS: 15" Passat Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:05:31 -0800
  ...The wheel centers will need trimming. $200 plus shipping from KC, or you pick up. == Jon Christensen Vvwca@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get...
• Fwd: Re: Windsheild Moulding; removal, replacement,elimination
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sat, 6 May 2000 23:15:42 +0900
  ...ive > removed all the faded plastic window trim years ago on my vans w/o any > leakage. > chris
• How not to get smut
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:36:20 -0700
  ...I only accept text, and while this can be annoying (especially when someone forgets to trim the original message when replying and I get...
• doors
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 28 May 2003 10:25:03 -0700
  Vanagoners, I got few 85 Westy cabinet doors with brown trim to give away. Including all hinges and latches and even 2 frames. 2...
• Fwd: Window rubber trim alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:20:45 -0500
  Begin forwarded message: > > So to fix this I bought a couple packages of black window/door screen > rubber > flexible molding...the kind you roll...
• Re: Feedback wanted - Dash Console For Vanagon from BusDepot
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:15:34 -0700
  ...Most were just installed > on top of the strip, while some were trimmed. > > > -- Steve Steve, Two of my European T3's do not have...
• Re: 1991 Vangon GL
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 21:51:41 -0800
  ...Chrome bumpers on a '91 w/side trim panels My guess is that both front and rear bumpers got clobbered at some point, the...
• new project
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:05:21 -0400
  ...nbsp;original miles on engine and tranny.&nbsp; down side, NO TRIM! AT ALL.&nbsp; No seats, no door handles, no appliances, nada.. PO...
• Re: Rear windo seal replacement tips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:51:03 +0000
  ...this may be the original window seal or was replaced > a long time ago. > Though my other windows have the channel and trim I...
• Flashing Temp Light- Solved
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 22:06:26 -0800
  ...Got under the van yesterday to change the sensor and found that a piece of protective trim had fallen off sheet metal and the...
• Re: AC Conversion: R12 to R134A
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:20:12 -0500
  ...The high pressure port is behind the vertical trim panel on the left side. (late model non-Westy) I don't know if the...
• Sliding window frame
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:20:45 -0400
  ...look on all the windows and doing away with the chrome trim that never lasted anyways. So the question is: Has anyone painted their...
• Re: Removing carat body trim-front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:04:41 -0400
  In a message dated 6/25/2013 1:01:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, phishman068@GMAIL.COM writes: How do the fiberglass pieces...
• Trimming replys to posts
  Historical mailing list - D.A.Simmons
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:51:38 -0800
  It seems to me that it would make it much easier, for those in the digest mode at least, if when you respond to...
• Re: Looking for a Split
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 09:26:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...They started with the frame and ended with the interior and trim... Seriously, production began in 1950 and eneded in 1967. Thom -- > Behead a...
• Wire harness hardening
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:39:54 -0800
  ...Is there a way to make the plastic fresh again? I remember there was a thread about the trims to renew by warming them...
• FS 86 syncro, 180k miles, Rochester, NH area $1995
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 00:29:49 -0600
  ...http://www.route11autos.com Trim : SYNCRO Year : 1986 Miles : 180,000 Price: $1,995 Stock No. VW861995 Vin: WV2YB0253GG069421 DEALER COMMENTS All wheel drive...
• How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 12:36:35 -0500
  ...Westfalia, but I'm stumped on how to pull the plastic trim of the release mechanism on the panel. The plastic is intact, and...
• Re: New to list and to Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:29:05 -0500
  ...I'm going by the paint and the interior trim. > >Fire away if I'm wrong. There's the little matter of the missing...
• Rear Glass Shattered!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:30:15 -0700
  ...after doing some weed trimming and blowing off the driveway I looked up towards the back of my van and noticed the glass was...
• Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:14:12 -0400
  ...Am I doomed to buy a new one? BTW, I lost the e-mail about the trim black paint from NAPA that someone brought...
• Need Parts for A/C Project
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:51:18 -0700
  ...contents and an A/C condensor bracket.� I have a brown trimmed rear evaporator cabinet from an 86 westy, but I don't think...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:21:22 -0500
  ...as was mentioned in the post I trimmed, use a grinder to cut a cheap 13mm box wrench in half. Put it over the...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:41:33 -0700
  I had a look at my spare door lock, 90-91, to by pass this feature trim off , a la dremel, the end of...
• Re: Air conditioning ports
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 13:32:03 -0500
  ...91 Carat On a '91 you have to remove the plastic trim on the left side of the hatch opening. That port is the...
• Window rubber trim alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:12:48 -0700
  http://www.tapeease.com/metallic2.htm <- scroll down to see the smaller sizes For our window modling needs it seems that we should be...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:46:35 EST
  ...have an 85, that I would like to install the bumpers & trim on, > from a 90 Carat parts bus that I have. > How big...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA Re: Trimming
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 20 May 2012 19:45:11 -0700
  On May 20, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Peter Kraiker <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote: > I heard a rumour from a reputable source that 14...
• part number?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:10:30 -0500
  Howdy all, Can someone help me with the part number for the plastic trim piece that fits against the transmission shifter and moves with...
• Sit on pop top?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:46:06 -0700
  ...I need to trim. I'm thinking I could sit or stand on poptop to reach. If I use a piece of wood to...
• Re: Trimming replies on iPhones
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:59:41 -0800
  ...To do any trimming, or to bottom post, you have to click on the pale-shaded "..." at which point everything springs up in fully...
• Re: Closet door mod
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Feb 2025 14:50:58 -0500
  ...We are debating cutting the groove on the inside for the trim. My 84 does not have trim. The current opening is nicely done...
• Fwd: Re: Removing chrome window trim
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:53:01 -0400
  At speeds of over 120 mph do not roll down your windows as your other windows will pop out without the trim in them...
• Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 08:45:58 -0800
  ...Parts need to be trimmed out of their plastic prison, sometimes this can be done by hand or with cutting dies, thicker materials must...
• Re: M-code questions?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 92 18:59:15
  ...Velvet Green 13 lower body colour Pearl White 70 Upholstery and trim Mesh Platinum last block is repeat of your chassis no minusfirst two...
• Re: Opinions on WCM/WolfsBWest?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 14:22:27 -0400
  ...WCM rubber items i have purchased (rear door seal, engine lid trim and front door "scrapers" etc.) were all WAY to stiff and consequently...
• seats - hogrings
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:56:23 -0400
  ...Get the ties nice and tight and trim off all of the excess. I've done this on several seats with no failures. '85...
• Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:10:02 -0600
  Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather stripping components that go in the door around the windows - inside...
• Re: Microbus replacements
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 15:28:28 -0400
  ...deluxes came with the belt trim, so if you find a door from a not deluxe, you'll have to drill holes to mount...
• Mystery Metal fastener...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 14 May 1999 14:59:58 -0400
  ...too* much - but if it's just a piece of plastic trim you are fastening, it might do the trick. I first encountered them...
• Re: How to remove ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:30:51 -0400
  I removed all the trim on my vanagon except for those nozzels when I repainted my vanagon. I never figured it out unless you...