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• Rear hatch lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 31 May 2010 13:15:54 -0700
  On my '84 Westy the rear hatch would not open yesterday afternoon, locked or unlocked it would not push in. Worked just like it...
• Replacement for hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:56:56 -0800
  ...Aside from buying the kit from Bus Depot and doing the cover work myself, I'm wondering if anyone else has replaced the hatch...
• Key Code Lock Code removing handles removing locks (for the archives...)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:48:48 -0400
  ...To remove the rear hatch, open the hatch and unscrew the three allen head bolts that hold the rotating hatch latching assembly to the...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:06 -0800
  Lots of hatch/trunk racks available, but I like the ones with six straps and hooks and lots of configuration adjustability (like the Saris...
• Re: rear hatch lock extension
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:27:47 -0400
  ...I think they had a nice hatch lock extension too. Some other resources are: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3683...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 20:31:38 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment >>> >>> Thanks Dan, >>> >>> I’m learning and will get there. >>> >>> I’ve been able to turn out...
• Re: rear hatch lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:59:52 -0500
  ...I can't figure out how to get the cylinder out of the piece that I removed from the hatch. any tips on that...
• Re: subject Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:37:51 -0700
  ...Getting the hatch latch extension. JME Mike On 7/17/10 3:34 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated...
• Re: Back lock to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:04:49 -0700
  ...Back hatch does not open. I have not > locked it. Button depresses key turns 270 degrees no effect. > > 1990 vanagon carat. > > Not urgent I...
• FS rear hatch screen, 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:23:38 -0500
  ...FS rear hatch screen, 85 westy good as new condition make me a $ or trade offer i would like to carry spare sensors on...
• Oil Mess on Rear Hatch Following Freeway Trip
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:16:48 -0700
  What would cause one-half quart of oil to get sucked out of the engine and be deposited on the rear hatch during a...
• Re: VW logo on rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:40:41 -0500
  The silver 87 Wolfsburg parked by my back door has a VW logo on the back hatch. Will the VW police be after each...
• Re: Rear Hatch Glass
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 2016 01:04:55 -0400
  ...i have a whole stack of rear hatch windows.. cant get rid of them. In a message dated 11/2/2016 4:04:44...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - jthomas2
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:01:59 -0800
  ...Then whenever I open the hatch to work on the engine or whatever, I just wedge the dowel in right next to and above...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 20:58:59 -0800
  ...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? > I see you're still trying to reinvent the Vanagon. > I bought generic struts from Auto...
• Re: '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:48:42 -0700
  ...open the hatch, if not, you may need to > > remove the inside trim in order to release the hatch. > > > > Once the hatch is open...
• Re: Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Mar 2016 13:20:51 +0000
  I have new rubber sleeves for the rear hatch defrost wires as well as like-new ones. I have license plate lamps. I have...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:47:27 -0700
  ...Weird Hatch Struts? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:57 PM Yea ,mine just went flat on me too...
• Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:49:25 -0500
  ...The rubber sleeve for the rear hatch defrost wires (from body to hatch) 2. Front door window frames (the butterfly / triangular window) both sides...
• rear hatch lock problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:51:33 EDT
  I went to unlock my rear hatch a few minutes after closing it and found that the lock/latch did not pop and unlatch...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:07:53 -0700
  ...the belt & suspenders route- Two strong > struts, augmented with a PVC hatch prop, because the struts alone > won't keep your bicycle suspended. > The...
• Door and Hatch Seals for 80 Vgon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 12:01:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Does anyone have an inexpensive source for the rubber (?) seals that go around the doors, sliding door, and rear hatch of a 1980 Vanagon...
• bike racks
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:26:54 -0600
  ...We use a Yakima rack mounted on the back hatch, so that the bikes hang vertical. You need the Q41 clips, if I recall...
• Re: Hatch Latch--Loren Bush comment please
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:21:25 -0700
  ...Turnbuckle Hatch Latch I think the interest in the DIY approach came when the price for the commercial version went from around $15 to...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:46:38 -0800
  ...rear hatch latch Sometimes when I depress the lock cylinder to open the rear hatch on my camper, the cylinder sticks in the depressed...
• Re: Here we go a-Wallacing--Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:07:10 -0700
  ...rear hatch shocks I took the time to answer this post in good detail, but for my trouble I got back a spam response...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:41:24 -0600
  ...It all seems to blow behind and get sucked right to the back hatch at speed. On Jan 15, 2012, at 12:06 PM...
• Re: My new Westy Shower rig
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:16:34 -0700
  ...If you raise the westy hatch and make > a paper pattern, you could sew or hot-glue a nice fitting curtain > that could velcro...
• two things fixed!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 10:48:15 EST
  Hey all, Today I received the order I placed with Volks Cafe (Kyle's place) for two rear hatch struts and a back-up...
• Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 19:44:50 -0500
  Hi folks, My 84 rear hatch is hard to open because the lock button takes a great deal of thumb pressure to disengage. My...
• Re: Hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:27:32 +0000
  ...Jim On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 5:23 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Got a hatch lock that's gotten funky...
• Re: Hatch Lock Extensions Now Available for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:23:01 -0700
  ...clear view of the product (and not a barely open rear hatch which shows nothing) would be prefered... ===== Cheers, TinkerMan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock Extension
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:50:46 -0700
  ...Malcolm > kpaalman@LAUSD.K12.CA.US wrote: > > > Does anyone know where to get a rear hatch lock > extension(see link for > > picture)http://pws...
• Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:08:28 -0700
  ...We have a 1991 Westfalia Multivan that needs a new hatch and bumpers (and interior seats .. heck could use a lot of new things...
• Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:59:31 -0400
  Hi list, Has anyone out there with the camper covered the hatch with beutel adhesive sound proofing? What was the result on vibration? The...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:27:14 -0800
  I use a 'normal' rain gutter mount Yakima on my hatch. Handy because the bikes can stay on with the hatch opened and also...
• Re: Rear hatch ... inside openers?
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 12:28:03 EDT
  ...Now that I have the back door hatch > >completely bare, I think I should ask: has anyone installed a device there > >which makes it...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - karen k
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:46:28 -0700
  Are your struts Stabilus 251 829 332 or 29127? I got 2 of them, suppose to be heavy duty and my hatch is very...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited - a sidebar question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 02:02:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've seen the drawing/diagram of the rear hatch remote > locking mechanism. > > Question 1: Does the remote locking mechanism require a special door...
• Re: Clean Yur Trough!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:49:20 +0000
  ...Jim Arnott" <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > The leaf catching section of the rear hatch is above the gasket. > > Open your hatch and look. > > Jim
• Re: Rear hatch strut
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:03:24 -0500
  ...Cecil On Dec 4, 2009, at 2:50 AM, Alex Madison wrote: > Hi all, does anyone know if a rear hatch strut from a...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Colin Carmichael
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:30:50 -0700
  ...Is there a better quality strut available (btw - the failed hatch struts are the Heavy-Duty German-made variety)? Again, I'm not looking...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:40:43 -0400
  ...oil all over rear hatch? This is very common problem with any vehicle leaking. I can't wait to see where your going to...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 23:20:03 -0500
  ...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? I replaced my rear hatch struts today with the stock VW struts part #s 251 829...
• water in the rear hatch door
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:33:49 -0700
  When I open the rear hatch, a stream of water empties out. I presume the primary cause is the window seal, which visually appears...
• Re: Hatch strut problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 18 May 1998 19:22:51 -0500
  ...www.busdepot.com > -----Original Message----- > My new '87 Westfalia has sagging hatch syndrome and I wonder if the rear > structs have to be replaced...
• rear hatch screen for sale, westy middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:12:41 EDT
  -i have a perfect vanagon rear hatch screen for sale, fits all vanagons. -also have 2 person folding middle seats for sale, with integrated...
• Re: Hatch lock...
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 12 May 2010 21:54:37 -0700
  Hi Phil, The rear hatch on my 89 Wolfsburg will lock or unlock with other locks as long as the lock slot is in...
• Re: Rear Hatch Tent
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:41:24 -0500
  ...Rear Hatch Tent >It must be camping season again... >Has anyone seen or owned a tent that covers the rear hatch area when the...
• Removing Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:33:40 -0800
  I can no longer rotate the key in the lock of the rear hatch of my '83 Vanagon. Luckily it's stuck in the...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:58:39 -0600
  developtrust wrote: > > I replaced my rear hatch struts today with the stock VW struts part #s > 251 829 331A for the left > and 251...
• Installing Rear Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:09:51 -0800
  The rear hatch struts on my '88 Westy are failing and I need to replace them. Went through the archives on this subject and...
• Re: FS Vanagon rear hatch rack, ladder
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:18:19 -0400
  ...FS Vanagon rear hatch rack, ladder <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:45:17 -0600 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:34:44 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] air cooled rear hatch ... > > sorry to cause confusion (although I don’t know how I did) … what i’m > looking for is...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:15:49 -0800
  ...rear hatch latch Sometimes when I depress the lock cylinder to open the rear hatch on my camper, the cylinder sticks in the depressed...
• Re: Clean Yur Trough!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:09:08 -0800
  The leaf catching section of the rear hatch is above the gasket. Open your hatch and look. Jim > On Nov 15, 2016, at 7...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:07:43 -0800
  ...Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy It seems my rear hatch will no longet lock. � Ita a 1987 Wolfsburg with power...
• Solar, Flexible, Hatch
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 18 May 2017 14:30:44 -0700
  I don't use my hatch glass for rear views and just realized a flexible panel would quickly pay for itself if mounted inside...
• Interior Panel Clips 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Thu, 24 May 2001 13:58:27 -0400
  Hi, Could somebody please confirm that the clips used to hold the rear hatch panel in place, in a 1984 Westy (wood panel with...
• Rear Hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:54:56 -0700
  Folks, Trying to replace the rear hatch lock. Apparently there is a small lug on the end of the original cylinder that needs to...