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FW: Interesting item on eBay web site item#366301228: NEW LUGGAGE RACK: VW WESTFALIA POP-UP CAMPER
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:39:37 -0400
...As a result, the rack is in MINT, UNUSED, like NEW condition. I > don't know if this brand of rack is easily available...
Re: Power steering rack - self alignment, post self install
Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:32:56 -0400
If you do the rack yourself, follow these steps to get your alignment close enough to get it to the pros. https://www.thesamba...
Moving with a Vanagon, cross-country
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sun, 22 May 2005 00:38:04 -0400
...Much easier to get to! If you want a roof rack, Yakima sells what you need, or (again) Gary Lee sells safari-style racks...
Re: Mount Hi Lift jack in luggage rack?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:24:16 -0500
...The rack is actually a rear mount cargo rack for a hitch mount, but got it on CL and gonna get some longhorns to...
Re: installing new luggage rack seals
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 15:12:49 -0700
...installing new luggage rack seals > ::: > :::Hey Geo, > ::: > :::While this may indeed be possible, taking an extra 15 minutes or so to > :::remove the rack...
Re: Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 30 May 1998 11:07:33 -0700
...When driving across CA680 through Susuin (known for its high winds) Enough air passed under the luggage rack to cause it to start vibrating...
Re: Roof Racks
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 16:22:49 -0600
...Yakima roof racks, older models that grip roof gutters, modified to grip the hatch edges, and mounted vertically on the hatch, works very well...
Power steering leak- plastic tube on rack
Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:35:15 -0700
...My power steering rack leaks ( severely) from the right side when I turn the wheels to the left all the way. Upon investigation, there...
Re: Play at Manual Steering Rack and Bushings ok? (VIDEO)
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:10:36 -0600
...Play at Manual Steering Rack and Bushings ok? (VIDEO) Should have mentioned. I was turning the coupler at rack ~ 1/4 turn. Neil. On...
Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:38:05 -0400
...I'm just going to go for it and find out --- lots of >racks are drilled into lots of fibreglass truck caps ---- carrying more...
Re: Power steering rack to standard rack
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:15:47 -0700
...I love my rack, i just put a new one in a few months ago. BTW, The bigger steering wheel really helps on those...
Re: Power steering rack with fluid
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:11:56 -0500
...power steering rack without hydraulic fluid? > > > hey, I need a good used PS rack , got one ? > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > > > > >
Re: Best inexpensive bike rack for hatch
Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 14:47:44 -0600
I've used a Hollywood bike rack that has straps that hook to the top of the hatch and to the bumper. It works...
Re: bike carrier 2
Historical mailing list - tunajuice
Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:47:40 -0800
...bike carrier 2 > Here is a good page (in French unfortunately) that summarize different > options. > http://mononc.free.fr/VanagonInfo/RackVanagon/SupportVelos.htm > > You...
Anybody got an unwanted Westy front rack FS?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:44:39 -0800
Looking for the front luggage rack section of a poptop for an experiment. Must be undamaged in front. I only need the fiberglass parts...
Vanagon Power Steering Rack Boot
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Wed, 22 May 1996 16:09:18 -0500
Has anyone replaced the boot on the power steering rack? If so, how difficult is it? How long did it take? Any special tools...
Heavy-duty roof rack
Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:42:50 -0700
I was wondering if you could steer me toward a heavy duty roof rack for my eurovan. The thule and similar ones are too...
luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:12:57 EDT
Just explored the van's roof & noticed the (presumed) drainage holes in the luggage rack. Bentley doesn't mention anything about this: where does...
Re: Paulchen vs Fiamme Racks?
Historical mailing list - dave
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 08:36:44 -0600
I have a Paulchen rack that I picked up about a year and a half ago that was originally purchased at a VW dealer...
racks
Historical mailing list - Michael Briere
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:00:19 -0400
...I have another question? I am looking for a safari style rack for my vanagon. Does anyonee have any suggestions on where, and so...
Re: roof racks - website update
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:46:42 -0700
...15 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > I have posted pictures and commentary of Sean Garret's roof rail rack > mounting solution on my website. > > Alistair >
WTB roof rack for kajaks, etc
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:23:28 -0800
Hi guys, I would need to install a roof rack for two kajaks. And what are the ways to install it onot the Westy...
Fwd: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:51:55 -0500
Kevin, who remanufactured your rack? I ask because I just bought a Cardone and I'm hoping I don't have such issues. Only...
Magazine racks?
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:52:43 -0400
My wife would like a magazine/book rack for the van. I've got allot of mahogany and Brazilian walnut sitting around so I...
Re: Roof Rack Mounting
Historical mailing list - Brad Knapp
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:24:39 PST
I've got a Yakima rack with a cage (called the "basketcase"kind of like the bottom of a box) which spreads out between...
steering boot replacement
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 1 Dec 2013 03:39:56 -0800
...One other post in that thread suggested loosening the steering rack for better access to the back edge for the boot installation but I...
Looking for a piece of power steering line
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:49:54 -0400
I need about a 10" piece of the metal power steering line that goes to the low pressure side of the power steering rack...
Power Steering Puddle
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sat, 8 Mar 1997 01:41:18 -0600 (CST)
...assume I sprung the leak while >"turning the wheel from rack to rack while cranking the engine". When doing this initially ( just after refilling...
Re: Syncro Parts or standard?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:48:02 -0500
...I need new front discs, pads and > steering rack > for my 87 Syncro, oh yes, and an upper right balljoint plus front outer > driveshaft...
Looking for a Hardcore roof rack
Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:42:18 -0400
Hello, I am looking for a permanently mounted roof rack for my 88 GL. Not a Thule or Yakima style, but a steel tube...
Re: Kayak Roof Rack
Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:51:17 -0600
...It was a custom made rack, but it allowed him to have his boats on the rack, when it came time to pop the...
Re: poptop seal - quality? great success with BD seals
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 27 May 2006 00:49:17 -0400
...3) Luggage rack seal allows rainwater drainage, as VW intended (The others sell an additional length of poptop seal as luggage rack seal. This...
Re: Bike rack over rear window?
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 09:57:52 -0800
At 10:45 AM 2/17/97 -0600, Tim Smith wrote: >>>Also, it came with a Yakima bike rack that has the support braces...
Re: Power steering
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:09:05 -0500
Are the power steering racks the same on the 2wd and the Syncro????? Could improper fluid caused mine to leak? Joel Walker wrote: > >I...
Re: Stairs to the Westy roof?
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 21:59:49 -0500
...We bought it mainly to get better access to bikes mounted on racks over the roof of the van. We have found that when...
Re: Looking for Quality P/S Rack
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:08:14 -0700
...Looking for Quality P/S Rack When I needed mine I searched the web and everyone was selling the Mavel rebuilts...I saw no...
Re: roof racks for wide kayaks
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:07:00 -0700
...Alternatively, > I could use Yakima's 77 inch bars and their Mako Aero saddles to hold the > kayaks flat on the roof racks, with...
Re: Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 31 May 1998 11:42:36 -0100
> Anybody notice an increase in wind noise after installing the > luggage rack seal sold by The Bus Depot? On my installation, > the seal doesn...
Re: Roof Rack Off. Comments. PIC.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:38:37 -0800
...Bentley specifies the number of rubber washers to put on bolts on rear edge of rack. If I recall correctly it is double on...
The Great Roof Rack Debate
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:28:08 -0500
All, Now that the "mystery machine" is getting out of its own way, i'm pondering the roof rack question. In order of importance...
re: Sun Roof (85 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 19:36:05 -0800 (PST)
...Having just removed the 'rack' to replace the > seal, I can comment on a few snags: Assuming you'd be cutting the > shelf area...
Power Steering Woes (longish)
Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:35:45 -0500
...1991 Carat, two years ago the stealership installed a rebuilt power steering rack (PSR) (and all the lines because the we were rusted to...
Re: Bike Racks
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:11:58 +0000
...JT -- Curiosity Kills More Mice then Cats. -------------- Original message -------------- > A LWB recumbent and not a roof rack? Unless it folds, > or you want it...
Re: Homemade roof rack
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:55:07 -0400
Quick and Easy rack feet http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product_list.asp?deptid=1379 Unistrut type punched channel tube support for crossbar http...
Re: Hatch-mounted carrying rack?
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:49:15 -0700
...Hatch-mounted carrying rack? > When I bought my '90 Westy Multivan, the dealer was selling a rack that > mounted on the back hatch and...
Re: Roof Racks
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:26:55 -0600
I used Yakima roof/gutter towers that were used (in a box in back room full of rack parts/towers from employees) at a...
Re: Power Steering rack
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 09:41:45 -0400
...Power Steering rack http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2980610 Have fun :) Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at...
Re: Looking for roof rack clamps
Historical mailing list - JonR
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:05:08 -0500
...I have a Full length metal Roof rack with all 6 hold down clamps that was modified by PO to fit over Pop-top...
Bag for Westy Roof Rack
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:21:41 +0200
Hi All After Westfalia discontinued production of Vanagon roof rack bags, a different vendor starts to offer those bags again. It comes grey colored...
more steering with a kit
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:14:57 -0500
Anyone tried the rack seal kit from the Bus Depot? How hard is it to do, will it put a end to my leaking...
Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
Historical mailing list - Gentle Ridge
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 23:39:09 -0500
Bobby wrote: <<Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy. Please visit my site for a picture of my bike racks on the...
Re: vanagon bike rack
Historical mailing list - Anthony Franzago
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:35:36 CST
I am not sure if they are still in business (thought I heard a rumor that they were not), but Yakima racks are the...
Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:07:33 EST
...still get to use your luggage > rack, and you can have a sunroof too. > chris IIRC the new Nissan XTerra uses the same idea...
Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:36:32 -0700
My Fiamma rack mounts very securely with no drilling or other butchering. Sorry, this is the only photo I have of it right now...
Reply to How to get to stuff on camper luggage rack?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 May 94 17:23:39 -0400
...How do you camper owners get up to your luggage > rack on top of the bus/vanagon? Open up the pop-top , unzip the...
Roof Rack: GONE
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 12:23:12 -0800
...Someone will be picking up the rack this evening. Thanks for playing. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Andromedia, Inc. coyote@andromedia.com \ / \X / San Francisco...
WTB: yakima racks
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:40:58 -0400
...Does anyone have a pair of Vanagon yakima racks for sale? I believe all I need are the towers + crossbars + false raingutters since I...
Sightiing in West Seattle
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:17:05 -0800
Was that a list members '86-'87 burgundy with gray stripe Syncro Vanagon w/roof rack, what looked like a Gary Lee rear hatch...
Re: trailer
Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:47:01 -0700
...Doesn't affect mileage or crosswind steering as much as a roof rack or trailer. Hitch racks are usually the most affordable option but...
Re: Luggage rack restoration tips requested
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 10:03:00 -0600
...Another word of caution is to handle the row of bolts across the rear of the luggage rack very delicately so as not to...