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• Re: Pop Top hinge loose?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 07:39:32 -0700
  ...jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have a great set of hinges if you need them, but you probably just > need > > > bolts. Maybe something...
• Re: Friday LVC: lubing old electric motors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:37:00 -0400
  ...along with the flap seals, cleaning up the core, checking the hinges on the hanging flap doors that let ram air bypass the blower...
• Re: Solar Power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:36:40 -0700
  ...My idea is that the top one would be attached by hinges at the front edge of the luggage rack and always wired in...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 22:26:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...right near the back of the van before the fiberglass roof hinges (requires >four holes in fiberglass). next mount two "toploader" style clips on...
• Re: Rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 May 2012 13:51:22 -0700
  ...So far as the snaps on the sides, I don't have extra struts, and the hinges weren't a problem. However, getting my...
• Bed Extension Cabinent for tools, jacks, comforter
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:25:59 -0700
  ...more than typical) A lid for the the cabinet that has flat table top hinges, so that when you open the lid you both...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:33:05 -0500
  ...Of course some of that weight will be on > the back hinges. > > Keith > > On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:07 AM, Kim Brennan wrote...
• Re: AC window unit bracket
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 20:02:25 -0400
  ...Does it seem to you that, in the long run, this rig would put a strain on the door hinges and cause some bending...
• Re: battery door and swivel seat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 16:32:09 +1100
  ...I drilled out all the small rivets that hold the door hinges in place so the hinge was seperate from both door and van...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:15:35 -0800
  ...that you > have to drop the face plate down on its hinges to > put a CD in. The advantage: bigger screen since > there isn...
• Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:06:05 -0400
  ...Mark in AK 87 Westy Syncro Hey all, I use the gutter mounts adapters in the rear attached to the bolts for the hinges...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:13 -0700
  ...Only problem is it doesn't overlap the metal hinges, which tend to get a bit chilly in the night. Gotta create some "wings...
• Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:40:20 -0700
  ...if you have a bed back there as you can get hinges that lift the seat when it is in the bed position so...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:01:16 +0200
  ...but it could be cool, I guess, to make some clean oval cutouts in the board, and then attach hinges at the base inside...
• Re: AW Top Molds--those are VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:17:14 EST
  ...the poptop hit an overhead concrete beam, it lifted the westy's front wheels off the ground..and sheared the top, canvas, hinges, everything...
• Re: Simple Question about VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:08:42 +1000
  ...plate rivetted to the right side front door pillar between the hinges. On Australian-spec vehicles this is called a "compliance plate" and this...
• Re: 91 fridge piezo
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:44:39 -0700
  ...Actually you can remove the door by sliding it upwards off the hinges and this will make it easier to wiggle out the front...
• Re: Availability of replacement dish drainers?
  Historical mailing list - Devin van Tongeren
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:47:32 -0700
  ...catches were already in place, as were the holes for the hinges already drilled! I had made extra sure that the fellow I bought...
• Re: Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:39:33 -0700
  ...foam is thick the flaps have to compress it near the |hinges in order to get the outer edge to make contact at all...
• Re: electric mirror trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:36:55 -0400
  ...the mirror) were broken in the rubber covering >near the door hinges. I replaced them all with new wires and checked >continuity under the...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 15:13:48 -0800
  ...The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the driver. This allows the wires to access the dock from...
• Re: storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:39:54 -0400
  ...the seat, > >in front of the battery compartment. > >Some people put hinges on and even a stock glove box lock. > >Unfortunately, I didn't...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:36:58 -0700
  ...Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy >>>>>>> things >>>>>>> to keep the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Trouble is I can...
• Awning Fiamma F45 Review
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 14:49:36 -0700
  ...All moving hinges, etc.are made from aluminum cast. 2). The rain gutter brackets, specially designed for vw buses and vanagons, are very strong...
• Re: $65 SKYLIGHTS /includes shipping
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 11:56:34 -0800
  ...it seats properly when closed. >The slots are covered by the hinges once installed (and also could easily >be siliconed, etc. if you wanted...
• Re: front blower
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:31:55 -0500
  ...They are right bastards to work on because a) the hinges are up in a nasty little triangular corner and b) they hang from...
• Re: Denver U-pull-it update
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:19:19 +0000
  ...Z-Bed hinges must still be there. The stainless steel stove top looks useable. At least one of the black trimmed sliding windows (that...
• Re: Vanagons in garages with gas water htrs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:28:08 -0500
  ...The door on the HWT room would be blown off the hinges and across the room and the can of gas set on fire...
• Re: Finally In the process of painting our 87 Westy Installing new pop top canvas etc
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:58:45 -0400
  ...Seems like I need to go to Go Westy for some parts like stainless steel bolts for the top latch, hinges , luggage rack cleats...
• Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:27:41 -0400
  ...Plus some clever extensions on the hinges. > > I think I have some info on that buried in my blog. > > cheers > > alistair > > > On 2013-04...
• whoa! finially, me, and re: my 75 westy and more!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 00:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...ripped the poptop off..:) was pissed, cause couldnt get the rear hinges to work right.. just gotta find tires, and bleed the brakes, and...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:31:10 -0400
  ...and the rear lip held down by the rivets through the hinges of the folding lids. Liberal application of 3M seam sealer around all...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:14:36 -0500
  ...van had never been lubed, it was horrible! Door latches tight, >> hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so >> incredibly tight that...
• Re: What's the strangest think you've found in a "new" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:06:30 -0400
  ...I had cleaned the main compartment before, but now I went after the side compartments where the hinges sink into: -Flyswatter from Todd's...
• Re: Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:38:18 -0400
  ...turbowesty@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > I posted a query about bench/bed hinges earlier and mentioned that my > > camper is coming back together now. Here...
• Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:51:02 -0700
  ...If I am in a hurry I fill it from the top. > >The new-type fillers (lid hinges out to form a sort of...
• Re: Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:32:40 -0700
  ...I'll have to admit that I have not found it neccesary to lube the licensep plate door hinges. But I do bend the...
• Re: Alternative alternators?
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 21:22:02 -0400
  ...and when you're done, remember to duct-tape the windows, get extra locking mechanisms for the doors, and install double hinges for the...
• Re: Silicone, silcone/latex caulking question (Has VC. Honest!)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:58:33 -0800
  ...see if air would flow as intended and it does (this hinges on > > install of fresh air ram flap. No pun intended) but when...
• Re: Wanted in LA area: complete Syncro front-end
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:30:23 -0800
  ...The 2wd mounting section for the radius rods and spare tire carrier hinges also has to go. This stuff is part of subframe that...
• Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:51:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Hatch hinges were real stiff. Gold-on-blue California plates, expired Sept. 95 (oops-- hope The Man isn't listening). Looks like someone just...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 16:38:55 +0000
  ...which still works, but I replaced the rubber seals at the hinges which had died & started to leak. The lumber yard items were about...
• Re: Speedy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:58:45 -0800
  ...and yet ...:-) a year after the work I noticed that all the brass plated hinges all had only half of the screws in them...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:58:59 -0500
  ...I wouldn't try to remove the rear hinges from the poptop > itself. > > Marc Perdue > >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:50 PM...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 02:42:48 -0500
  ...the one closest to the hinges of the box is the fuel >>> pump relay ... it powers the pump itself. the other one powers the...
• Re: Angle question (designing an awning. Image included!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:20:36 -0700
  ...Not sure what ID of > > jack point is yet, so design hinges on that. > > > > Part of the plan includes making or finding, a piece...
• Re: removing all wheels, where to lift and place jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:26:02 -0800
  On the front, middle jacking point is that cross bar that the spare tire holder hinges on. On manual transmission vanagons, the rear middle...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 3 May 2017 16:09:32 -0400
  ...wilford (Van-Again) < > kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > > > We are selling those hinges as well. They just suddenly became available > > after all of these years...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 May 2018 19:37:08 -0400
  ...What I’d love is a cap for the roof rack on hinges. Say a inch or two tall rim attached to the carriage...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:23:33 -0700
  ...and the rear lip held down by the rivets through the hinges of the folding lids. Liberal application of 3M seam sealer around all...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:24:52 -0800
  ...The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the > driver. > This allows the wires to access the dock from...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:30:19 -0500
  ...I've seen TV reports where the bears just rip doors off the hinges to get at a bag of potato chips (They have...
• Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:09:37 -0500
  ...I have no problem with the struts or the hinges... > it is the wires, window washer tube, and interior panel (especially this > damn panel...
• Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:20:59 -0600
  ...van had never been lubed, it was horrible! Door latches tight, >>> hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so >>> incredibly tight that...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:04:23 -0800
  ...There are dozens of things needing attention on a vanagon more that that........i just found myself, as is typical, lubricating the hinges and...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:15:16 -0700
  ...For one thing, > there are different versions of the Westy hinges. The standard common > ones are for a less than full width bed. The...
• Re: Solar Power
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:51:38 -0400
  ...My idea is that the top one would be attached by hinges at the > front edge of the luggage rack and always wired in...
• Re: cleaning the top of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 18:10:08 -0800
  ...You need the hinge bolts, front top screws, skylight bolts (and SS hinges while you are at it), and the miscellaneous little carriage bolts...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:19:54 +0000
  ...the canvas. > > This will be a little higher than when the hinges are attached. > > I am using two 2inch wide straps around the top...
• RE: DC area split window bus--free! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 18:24:18 -0400
  ...in the rest, extensive rot at bottoms of all doors, door hinges heavily rusted, they all seem sprung which probably relates to the hinge...