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• Re: Tail light stuffing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:32:13 -0400
  The best 3rd brake light I saw on a Vanagon was BEHIND the VW logo in the middle of the hatch...of course since...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:26:12 -0600
  ...Do >> what's right and it'll work >> properly." > > > > I must have 2 stronger ones because my hatch goes > up with enough force to...
• Re: Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:14:47 -0400
  Hmm, my hatch lock has developed a quirk of being 'out of phase' with the other locks - it will miss a 'locking' stage, and...
• Re: Use this for fire saftey... AND eliminate the fire hazzard...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:34:15 -0400
  ...You can put it over the engine hatch, > under the carpet, to prevent fires from getting into the interior. > > > > You can also take the...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - John Dillon
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:21:22 -0400
  ...03:29 John Dillon <johndillon@JOHNDILLON.COM> napisał(a): > >> still looking for the rear hatch for an air cooled vanagon … hopefully in Ontario or...
• Re: Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:36:43 -0400
  ...wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I saw your email asking for a rear hatch grommet update. > > Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the oval...
• Re: Product recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Snow
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:14:06 -0400
  ...My rear hatch is/was very heavy. Your head would > get tired quickly while holding the hatch open to get things in/out of...
• Re: hatch strut problems
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 09:53:12 -0600
  My OEM hatch struts were working fine. I bought BD "heavy duty" stuts on the endorsement Ron gave them on the list. One is...
• Re: ...no subject...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 20 Sep 1997 06:43:15 -0700
  ...My > solution is to replace them with a pair of right side struts, which > will last longer. (Also, they will hold the hatch open...
• NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:15:13 EST
  ...the 79 down BUS center vertical post is completely vertical, and the bottom part where it screws to the hatch has 3 screws and...
• Re: Rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:12:15 -0600
  ...When I bought my rear hatch rack, Gary > sent > me a PVC tube that fits over the strut. It can be put in place...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:13:37 -0500
  ...So, does anyone have a rear hatch lock assembly from a Vanagon with power locks they'd like to sell? Bill ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:53:11 -0400
  ...I have had these tubes be the source of a water leak into the rear hatch. Make sure you seal around where it enters...
• FS: vanagon doors, windows, hatches, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:03:09 EST
  i have a bunch of vanagon doors, sliding doors, hatches, glass, etc. from vans and campers ive parted out over the years. i have...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:28:18 -0600
  ...I used a roof-gutter mount rack on my hatch for several years. I modified the towers slightly so the tower feet would rest...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 10:55:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You say that like you can just look up "Vanagon rear hatch" in the Thule or Yakima book and buy one. Not the case...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:40:04 -0600
  ...rear hatch struts > > For those who feel the hatch struts are too strong, > did you consider > (re)replacing one of your two new ones...
• Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:54:51 -0700
  ...2 strong ones or 1? > > > > > >>I don't intend to put a rack on my back hatch. I've read that 2 > >> strong ones...
• Re: differences in '91 westys vs earlier westys
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:21:25 -0700
  My 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile has the inside rear hatch release. On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 11:11 AM, Alistair Bell <albell...
• Re: rear hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:01:37 -0700
  Generally, I can easily unlock the rear hatch, so long as I'm using my right hand. Left must torque the key differently or...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:21:53 -0400
  ...There are 2 ways these can be made, with the thick > shock end attached to the hatch door or with the thin rod end...
• Hose cover at top of rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:37:20 -0400
  ...windshield washer hose between the body of the van and the hatch? Do you know where to get the washer hose itself for that...
• Re: Front, Rear, Slider Doors FS. Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:26:20 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 5:24 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Assuan brown: > > hatch, sliding door. > Off white: > > front doors...
• =?utf-8?Q?Rear=20hatch=20lock=20for=20electronic=20locking=20system?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?C=20Snyder=20?=
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:38:24 -0400
  I need a new hatch lock for my 1987 2wd that does hace the electric locking system (although it doesen't work) I also...
• Re: rear hatch shocks, as low as $25.00 ????
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 14:50:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> > "Hatch shocks for Rabbit, Scirocco, Golf, VANAGON, Audi, as low as $25.00" > > Marin Motorsports (415) 927-7090...
• re:Vanagon rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - David M Richoux
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:28:00 +0000
  >From unfortunate previous experience with Sacramento River Killer Mosquitoes, use the rear hatch bug screen with CAUTION! At least on my '83, the bottom...
• hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 2000 11:18:47 EDT
  ...the hot weather hit, the struts would fail. >> actually, fluid filled hatch/hood struts fail more in COLDER weather, not warmer.. the hood struts...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:24:05 -0800
  Mice have eaten quite a lot of the tubular rubber sealing gasket at the bottom of my rear hatch (regular Vanagon). I know they...
• drip
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:02:09 -0600
  I opened the back hatch this morning after a night of rain and found that some water had leaked down from a seam just...
• How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 18 May 2002 18:36:51 +0200
  Hi all! I am having a bi*&% of a time figuring out how to get my rear hatch off of my 87 Wolfsburg GL...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - karen k
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:51:33 -0700
  ...Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING! >Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:37:47 -0400 > >By the way, Karen, > >When I first ordered my pair...
• Dictionary addition, another one
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 16:15:03 -0800 (PST)
  ...Busses made before mid-'55, whose major characteristics are the oversize engine lid and lack of a rear hatch. These also did not have...
• Re: panel clips
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:20:59 EDT
  ...seriously the only clips i ever break are the rear hatch panel clips on a carat or wolfsburg.. ive rarely ever broken a front...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 19:43:23 -0700
  ...But you get my drift don't you? The hatch strut to body connection point is one focus, the strut to hatch connection is...
• Re: Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:18:28 -0400
  ...But >it does not go on when I open the slider or the rear hatch? Is this the >way it is suppose to be...
• Here we go a-Wallacing--Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:41:10 -0500
  ...Jim On Aug 24, 2005, at 5:04 PM, Lisa Bliss wrote: > The rear hatch shocks on my 87 westy gave out during my...
• VW Shower. A thought.
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Sun, 04 May 1997 21:34:58 -0500
  ...Make the rear hatch area a shower. Attach a shower curtain around the rear hatch. Throw down whatever you wish for a bath mat...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:11:51 -0400
  ...noisy hatch struts So, am I the only one who has experienced this problem?Noone has any comments// Is anyone getting this or my...
• Re: sagging tail gate, no good deed unpunished
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:16:52 -0600
  ...bike on the hatch. bob.....whom also uses a mechanics hood strut clamp sometimes..... just for safety. ;-) looks like this: http://www.amazon.com...
• LVC-Re: follow up: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:07:35 -0700
  ...Lifting and closing the hatch was one of the exercises. Melissa Mourkas 84 Westy
• rear hatch seal.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Wed, 22 May 1996 11:29:08 -0800 (PST)
  Dear list, Being sick of sleeping on a wet matress, I have just ordered a new rear hatch seal for my 73 westy. Is...
• Rear Hatch Tent
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:20:30 -0700
  ...Has anyone seen or owned a tent that covers the rear hatch area when the door is open? I've seen these offered for...
• Re: Custom back window
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:26:01 -0500
  >Does anyone know where I could get a custom back window for the hatch? >I'd like something similar to the window in pickup...
• Re: 1986GL update, Dieter and the Hatch Witch
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
  Sun, 6 May 2001 16:02:38 -0400
  Yes the Information on the Hatch Door helped. I installed that 3/4 pipe. But the only minor problem is, the drawing i received...
• Re: Vanagon hatch question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:35:47 -0800
  ...Vanagon hatch question > In a message dated 3/18/2004 1:25:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, > killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > You mean...
• Free Rear Hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:40:32 EST
  Hi all, I have a free rear hatch for a Vanagon for anyone willing to pick it up in southern California. It's silver...
• Hatch Shocks/Dampers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:01:12 -0600
  Hey Volks at lunch today I replaced the Shocks/Dampers on the rear hatch. Now it stays up without help and closes with less...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 May 2005 00:57:29 -0700
  My favorite design feature or accident is the rear hatch and the level of the rear deck. Rain or shine kids, friend, other seem...
• Re: rear hatch gas shock lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 21:05:47 -0700
  ...Marcus David Hicks wrote: > > If I find a pair of new rear hatch gas shock/lifts does anyone know their > approximate lifespan? I've...
• Re: Doors , hatches Available
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:11:48 -0700
  ...Doors , hatches Available In a message dated 9/26/07 2:31:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vw.doka@GMAIL.COM writes: > I'm...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:58:41 -0700
  ...That might be possible with the hatch, with careful selection of the strut length, so it can work in both positions. (Maybe that's...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:33:07 -0400
  ...I didn't take into consideration the leverage of the hatch, as well as the angle of his arms, plus the leverage there. Hmmmmm...
• VW Shower, a thought
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Sun, 04 May 1997 21:48:03 -0500
  ...Make the rear hatch area a shower. Attach a shower curtain around the rear hatch. Throw down whatever you wish for a bath mat...
• Re: Showering on the road
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 10:52:56 -0800
  ...They have the shower head built into the back hatch. You just open the hatch, attach a plastic curtain around the edges and wash...
• Re: Electrical ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:18:32 -0600
  ...Unlocking or Locking either Front Door has No effect on Slider or Rear Hatch ~
• Re: Hatch-mounted carrying rack?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:23:11 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Hatch-mounted carrying rack? > In a message dated 7/26/2000 10:54...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - James A. Creech III
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:29:02 -0400
  Speaking of the rear hatch mechanism, mine works only sporadically. I have central locking, but my motor seems to always engage / disengage as it...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:23:23 -0800
  --- developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote: > How does one remove the rear hatch struts....... > But how does one remove the part on the door? > On...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:18:33 -0700
  Wow, those hatch lock extensions are expensive! Just go to your local hardware and buy an aluminum turnbuckle, about 5 inches long.l Open...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:00:00 EDT
  ...The tubing/wiring uses a little hose piece to connect from the hatch to the body above the hatch on the right side. You...