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• 84 parting
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:28:57 -0700
  ...9 engine tin spare tire pan carpet seats vents windows door panels lights tail lights fuel tank doors hatch this vanagon had a Canadian...
• Re: Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:48:48 -0600
  Curious if anyone is using any of the flexible solarcells which could be attached to the roof and never seen from the ground. Would...
• Re: Friday off-T solar questions:long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 08:53:16 -0800
  ...Would it be more effective to connect the two panels in series...taking the older one's output directly (without it's controller in...
• Re: solar panels
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:17:25 -0700
  ...It is generally acknowledged that solar panels need some-a that sunlight stuff to work. Lacking that, it's a safe bet that, even...
• Re: "83 Westy Seat Arm Rest Question
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:06:20 -0500
  ...The door panels then had armrests bolted to the panels. Every Vanagon seat I have seen has had two armrests. ( I think) Is this...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:58:51 -0700
  ...I got two 45-watt BP Solar panels instead of one big panel because a. two panels are lighter and easier to handle than...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:23:06 -0700
  I've never opted for solar panels. I thought about it when I was still trying to use the built in refrigerator, but I...
• Re: Valuing Our Rigs. Hail Damage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:05 -0700
  ...Hail Damage Hey Folks, My 84 Westy was recently victim to a hail storm and suffered some damage on most of the panels except...
• Re: alternatives to fiberglass insulation
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:02:21 -0800
  ...What alternatives to fiberglass can > I > use in the panels in my syncro westy" >
• Re: Rear hatch panel fastener options
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:15:35 -0400
  ...If black works for you, I used these when I redid my panels with Baltic Birch: http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Push_Type_Retainer_GM...
• For sale:Vgon Weekender int.(fold down rear sofabeds)
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:29:34 EST
  ...Also have velour and cloth Vanagon front seats w/ armrests, and miscellaneous side, and door panels too. colors i currently have now, are grey...
• rust removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:07:25 -0500
  ...It's mainly around the seams between the panels. The rain gutter's completely swiss-cheesed. :( What's the first step in removing it...
• Diesel westy 4sale
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:04:18 -0700
  ...Brown, and has the tan velour front seats(with the armrests) and door panels from an 86' GL. I'm asking $4,500, sorry...
• Re: USA source for KROWN anti-rust oil !
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:20:29 -0700
  ...Remember, the Westies have insulation in the panels. Malcolm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Apr 2005 (#2005-314)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:45:25 -0400
  ...Way more than those little solar panels put out.
• Re: Closet Modification
  Historical mailing list - Louize Chris
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:43:01 -0500
  ...For years I have wanted to add access panels to the BACK face of that closet as well, so that when you open the...
• Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:47:08 -0700
  ...Two BP350U 50-watt solar panels. $290 each + shipping from Colorado Solar http://www.cosolar.com/catalog/cat_panels_bp.htm . Small enough to...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 8 Oct 2013 10:17:42 -0400
  Those three 15 watt panels that Harbor Freight sells are "antiques" by solar standards. I just noticed that the 100 watt panel at Costco...
• Re: Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:52:22 -0500
  ...Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.) It would be great if I could see the selection of solar panels or their prices...
• Re: solar setups?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Whynot
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:41:01 -0500
  ...This time of year, I mostly put the panels (total 80w for both >of them....they are hinged together, fit into a small carry...
• Norcold results (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:46:42 -0700
  ...I now have two BP Solar 45W panels that I can haul anywhere within 40 feet of the van where there's sun, and...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:31:11 -0500
  ...We have > a diagram on our site showing most of the panels. (There are a few not shown > there but in our Body Metal...
• Re: [Syncro] Electrical Consumption & Battery Recharge Calculati ons
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:50:54 -0500
  ...the solar panels, the two Optima batteries/alternator, the Power Pack, the 110v Battery Tender, and the Honda generator. There is one more thing...
• Tough spec to meet
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:45:48 -0700
  ...Almost all the solar panels I've looked at don't do much without sunlight ;) Also keep in mind that the rated power is...
• Removing the rear AC top cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:54:06 -0800
  ...I removed the side panels, the rear plastic screws...and there's the 4 bolts on each side... now if I remove the last...
• FS: 69 westy
  Historical mailing list - yale jay lubkin
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:24:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...inspected (may 96) recent brakes (may 96) Some rust on lower panels, but solid floor rear inside in good shape, front seats need work...
• Parts stripping - mystery parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 06:48:07 -0400
  ...In the mean time, someone asked for the panels. I stripped all of them, but cannot find the message requesting them. Would someone like...
• Re: VW settles w/ GM
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  10 Jan 97 17:12:14 EST
  ...out while in the mid-west) for the A/C control panels. I wonder what >parts GM is going to supply. the engines???? oh...
• smash!
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:10:37 EST
  ...Oh well, my friend at the body shop was going to paint the nose anyways, and I have the body panels at home if...
• Re: body panel sections availability
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:34:04 -0500
  > people who live in the rust belt might wantt o think twice about cutting out > and welding in new panels that could be straightened...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:32:21 -0700
  On 6/19/07, neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just Wikipedia'd "Sorbothane" > Where do you plan on applying (spraying?) this material in...
• Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:21:09 -0700
  ...for the cabinets and > birch veneer 1/4 for the wall panels and ceiling. > > Send > I would recommend using a wider and more flexible...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:35:49 -0700
  ...what about solar panels to power a coolatron .. I run it off of my > aux > battery but I'm thinking that solar might give...
• Re: What does my van need this week?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:26:51 -0400
  ...What did you do for your Vanagon this week? > > Hugo, do you use solar panels? The Anderson Powerpoles (Google that > phrase) are the connectors...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:48:54 -0700
  ...Almost felt bad covering the pristine white panels in the back > area. > BTW-If you have ever gotten your hand up inside the candy...
• Re: Vanagon Westy insulated?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 21:34:53 EDT
  ...panels tell me > if there is insulation there also? > > Well here is where I have found insulation in addition to the fridge side-panels...
• Re: Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Sh
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:37:24 -0800
  ...Anyway, this material was used along with an adhesive which was used between the sheet metal panels and the frame of the vehicle. This...
• Re: parts are parts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:48:45 -0400
  ...MUCH taller than ours (by about 2") and that the body panels are indeed different - there is no horizontal "notch" under the windows as...
• Re: looking for part (but don't know the name for it!)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:31 -0800
  ...ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > looking for the "plugs" to attach interior panels to the body. As I > have no clue what they are called...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:20:47 -0500
  ...1:07 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > The panels come off the front doors easily. > the rear hatch panel is very...
• Bodywork repairs
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 07:43:53 -0500
  ...this type of thing supposed to be fixed by fitting new panels, by panelbeating or by filling in? I have never had any bodywork...
• Re: Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:40:49 -0300
  ...spray the anti-rust 'oil' on the Westy insulation in the panels. malcolm s > - Pump RV antifreeze into the in-line water pump (or...
• Re: insulation
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:16:38 -0800
  Joe Lucca wrote: > > good morning all, > > has anyone stuffed any extra insulation in the side panelsof their vanagon? > if so, what kind and do...
• Re: Westys insulated?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:27:37 -0400
  ...Jones wrote: >I know what's behind the panels in my '81 7-passenger >Vanagon--nothing. Are the walls/doors of a Westy >insulated...
• Re: Re; Undercoating, and Bed Liner etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:56:24 EDT
  ...Time, CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes: << Bed liner on top of outer panels ( wheel wells etc.) is excellent too. In a matter of fact, Rino...
• 84 parting
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:52:20 -0400
  ...Wiring harness windshield doors hatches radiator fan rotors panels to be cut from it It was an automatic vanagon I have the shifter and...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:53:51 -0700
  ...I'm guessing in the > desert they must be under some kind of panels built right into the > rocks, and in the woods they...
• Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:01:13 -0700
  ...Inside of door panels made a huge difference - they shut with a "clunk" rather than the previous "twaaaaaaang." ;~) Tom
• FS: Carat interior grey kit, Kelowna, BC
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:45:38 -0700
  ...It includes: -rear sofabed full width, grey -2 rear facing jump seats with brackets, grey -rear side table -both sides plastic panels. 500$ Pictures...
• panel clips
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:51:33 -0400
  I need to remove all the door panels from my '85 Westfalia- the front, slider, and the rear hatch. Are all the clips the...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 5 Nov 2018 14:46:40 -0800
  ...I'd think most of the noises came from the resonance > of the wind on the doors and side panels. Knock or tap on...
• Re: Factory speakers
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:59:27 -0700
  You'll need to pull off the door panels to remove the speakers. It just unscrews from th back. I'm sure you'll...
• Re: Vote of Confidence
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:56:41 -0700
  ...metal panels, > and > now the front of the fan cover ( or engine) has to be removed just > because of two little filler panels between...
• Re: Solar panels
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Mon, 8 Aug 2016 12:18:45 -0700
  ...www.vanagondiesel.info/index.php/Solar_%26_House_Battery_Setup#Solar_Panels > > > > On Jun 23, 2016, at 6:33 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:07:01 -0500
  ...Almost felt bad covering the pristine white panels in the back >> area. >> BTW-If you have ever gotten your hand up inside the candy...
• Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Shall Find... Foam!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:44:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I wonder if this stuff would work on the inside of the car? You know, remove inside trim panels, spray the sheet metal you...
• ?'s about buying a newer westy
  Historical mailing list - kgordee Jones
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:59:29 MDT
  ...it's maroon, automatic, has an extra rv air-conditioner on the back it's got solar panels, a tv and an awning. it...
• Re: Battery usage shouldn't be our style. (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 19:12:18 -0700
  ...yes Jimmy the production of solar panels do cause pollution during their manufacture but, once they're produced and being utilized to generate electricity...
• Re: Subject: Re: Screen room recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:29:46 -0500
  ...Comes with three side panels, a fourth can be aquired separately. Also available is a large mosquito net tent that hangs from the inside...
• cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:54:04 -0500
  I recently got a 20W panel and would like to be able to connect it to the aux battery in my vanagon or to...