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• Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:28:53 -0700
  On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 05:25:28PM -0700, Nate Saylor wrote: > You could also just install sliding door contacts as well. A...
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 08:34:00 -0700
  ...Electric mirror housings, rear engine intake vents, rear window vents, sliding door track cover and rear hatch gap. I'm not sure about other...
• Re: Down at the Wand Wash, (little VW, (Fun))
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:42:34 -0400
  ...water to run out the open sliding door of the van. We paid particular attention to the window seals, the slider tracks for the...
• Re: engine swaps... Transporter the name
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:27:22 +1300
  ...a >watercooled 83 with all four of the rear windows being the none >sliding versions with a solid metal floor with no mounting points...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:54:14 +1200
  ...Taillights too small, too low Front indicators too small, too low Raised floor over engine intrudes Rear seats not quick-removable Sliding windows can...
• Re: LVC - Beetle Mod or does this guy have too much time on his hands??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:22:24 -0700
  ...on a > Vanagon...perhaps a larger engine and popping out the sliding windows > and a scoop for intake, and removing the rear hatch for...
• Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 18 May 2005 19:45:01 -0700
  Well, I've never actually pulled the side windows, but as far ar I can tell it looks about the same as a windshield...
• Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:08:26 -0800
  ...window ( http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_262_400/right_wing_window_weatherstrip_seal_1_per_door.html * Window in the sliding...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:04:07 +0000
  Good job! Like I said, this is the only window that has ever given me trouble! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > WooHoo! Got the sliding...
• Hatch Deck Vent for Roof of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur
  Sat, 17 May 2008 12:46:51 -0700
  ...heat - just opening up the sliding door a crack really make a difference, but those side sliding windows are really worthless. Intend to have...
• Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:27:28 EST
  ...w/ bed/luggage rack etc. -sliding westy style side windows w/ screens -gas tanks -front doors -vent window glass, rear hatch glass, side glass...
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:19:11 +1200
  ...What do you think when you see a bay-window or a split-window bus with a cut >dash to fit that new CD...
• Re: Side Screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 19:41:36 -0600
  ...Side Screen replacement My 82 camper needs the sliding window screens replaced. The PO had done a not so neat repair on both of...
• Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:21:59 -0700
  ...If anyone out there as any of = these please let me know price and condition. =20 Sliding door insert in Grey Rear hatch Insert...
• Re: UPS is VERY expensive...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:57:27 EST
  ...Check out the rates on the fedex site before you > write them off. > > a few yrs ago, i had a split window bus front...
• '59 Pickup Windshield Rubber Installation!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 23:28:04 -0700
  ...It looks better, too! Next I'll do the door and sliding window rubber. Has anyone compared the West Coast Metric and, say, the...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 08:21:54 -0800
  ...the blog post, here. >> >> https://shufti.blog/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ >> >> Let me know how it compares in shape...
• SoCal Window Tint Referrals
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:20:24 -0700
  ...cabinet (ridiculous!) and he would only cover the part of the sliding windows that he could reach from the inside, so about 1/2...
• FS: 1986 Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:18:23 EDT
  ...need replaced (rusted through), sliding door exterior handle broken, sliding door hard to slide (roller bearing needs replaced), all window glass intact except for...
• Re: Looking for glass
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:30:13 -0500
  ...a fine piece of Sierra granite. > He/she/they broke the sliding window on the slider door. So far, no one > (VW, glass shops...
• Re: The rare sliding REAR window! (ebay.de find)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:21:28 -0400
  These are a very cool item but be cautious of two things: 1) Westy owners wil need to remove thier closets (and becausae of...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:59:45 +1200
  ...deadening material in there due to the windows. Put some plastic >rapped fiberglass insulation in the sliding door and that large panel on >the...
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:33:50 +0200
  >A message sent said - >I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no >screen material in them, so: >1...
• rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:10:03 -0500
  ...My 87 Westy does not have any type of rear vent to let air pass through the van except the sliding windows near the...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:42:58 -0700
  ...for the sliding windows. They looked > like this: > http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/screen.jpg > and like this when in the window: > http://jones...
• Re: Shore Power Portable A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:40:51 -0700
  ...foam and I had a unit that hung nicely in the sliding window behind the driver's door. It works fine. I was just...
• Re: How to remove window latch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 12 May 2013 23:03:43 -0600
  ...How do I remove the interior latch on the sliding glass window inside of a 1985 Westfalia? Thanks,Geneva and Mike85 Bostig (now with...
• rust spot on sliding window opening
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:22:22 -0500
  Since from your e.mail address you appear to be on a campus ---- Talk to someone in the physical science or engineering labs, and...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 01:18:03 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/03 12:38:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > Chris Turnstwitch would know better since...
• Re: Vin Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:52:42 -0700
  ...near the window in front of the plastic pod cover, drivers side; another is under the van, passenger side, under the sliding door on...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:14:36 -0800
  ...the rear side windows for me? Seriously, if someone could think of a shipping scheme, I could use the sliding door.;-( VW classic parts...
• Re: Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:10:52 -0500
  ...We also offer screens for the cab windows for all models, and the sliding windows for the non Westy Vanagons. http://secure.mycart.net...
• Re: Two questions about doors and rear hatch glass
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:10:57 -0400
  ...The windows got smaller in the newer doors as well. On the older doors, the windows were the same size as the opposite side...
• window leaks & wiper control
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 95 09:40:11 EST
  ...First I have water leaking through the driver side sliding window. There is also a little surface rust under the window seal. So I...
• Re: parts are parts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:48:45 -0400
  ...pictures I see, the rear windows ARE different (sliding type, no air >vent at the rear), but the windows APPEAR to fit in the...
• Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 May 2007 10:16:28 -0700
  ...Also, I find it best to remove the cover of the rear slider (that is under the right rear window) to get gooed acess...
• Re: Sliding door screens comparison?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 18:45:16 EST
  ...speakerdesign@USWEST.NET (Jeff Hammerstrom) > > Has anybody seen the sliding door screen from Go Westy? Any > comparison to the one Bus Depot sells? The...
• Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:30:17 -0800
  ...items like making your sliding door work better, putting those earlier joulasie (i know it's spelled wrong) windows in a Vanagon. John Reynolds...
• Re: FS: full set of vanagon power door lock actuators, grey doorpanels
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:39:19 -0500
  ...fronts have power window and mirror >switch holes. from carat/wolfsburg, but fit all vans. nice upgrade for late >model westy as these are...
• Re: How tall is a Syncro Westflaia 'Joker'
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:50:48 -0800
  The 1989 Spanish VW Transporter brochure has two hightop versions, a windowless delivery van and a kombi passenger van. Syncro versions of each model...
• Re: vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:09 -0500
  ...the only problem's i've >had (in putting the tint on) were the handles for the sliding windows, and >being very very careful...
• Re: Best way to break into a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:19:55 -0800
  ...little wing-window......... > > >> > > > > sliding windows. > > pry out the little plastic spacers that hold the glass in > the bottom tracks - > > the windows will jump the...
• What would be fair?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Newland
  Mon, 12 Aug 96 05:45:35 PST
  ...It has 115K, manual windows, 4sp, full equipment, new tires. The guy that is selling it says that he used it to travel from...
• Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:03:40 -0600
  on 12/13/05 1:41 PM, Lloyd McClelland at lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM wrote: > Any list vendors want to put a set of these...
• Re: Rear Hatch Tent
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:41:24 -0500
  ...Also, any tried and true designs for building window screens to cover the >side (sliding) windows? >Any suggestions are appreciated, just don't tell...
• More about Brazilian buses
  Historical mailing list
  6 Sep 94 13:23
  ...I've got another mate whose got a '60 23 Window and a (get this) Twin Sliding door Split Panel Van - mega rare! They...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:51:14 -0400
  ...My > sliding glass windows (the middle side windows) are being replaced with > solid glass. Though, when they were left open, they didn't seem...
• Recent Observations-
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  31 Dec 1995 20:34:10 -0800
  ...right in lieu of a sliding door. I recall not only the usual windows, but also the (Safari???) windows around the perimiter of the...
• Re: Best $20 spent
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 08:44:48 -0700
  ...the > back, two rear, and small immovable portion of the sliding glass windows > and substantial amount left). I now feel like my son in...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:07:50 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door-quietening-hack/ alistair On 2013-07-28, at 9:09 PM, MICHAEL H wrote...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:05:05 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/03 9:29:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, JordanVw writes: << either that or i'll push everything into...
• Re: interior panels
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:06:29 -0700
  Surely door panels differ depending on whether manual or power windows? --- On Fri, 3/19/10, JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote: From...
• Re: Sliding door hinge update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:03:29 -0500
  ...Sliding door hinge update > > Speaking of rubber bumpers - twice my window on the sliding door has shattered when shut (relatively) gently. Not slammed. The...
• Re: Best Mailing List for Vanagon body work?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 6 Feb 2021 11:36:42 -0500
  ...I'd like to work on is the middle sliding door track and window area (attached pic, hope you can see it). I was...
• Re: Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:15:29 -0700
  ...came up with this. > > I have 2 screen windows for my sliding passenger > area windows. Should there have been a third for the > vent...
• 16" Syncro wheels and such!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 May 1999 15:00:26 EDT
  ...I get alot of orders), and rear sliding window for crew cabs ( so that the windows in the rear doors on your crew cab...
• Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:05:18 -0700
  ...I have 2 screen windows for my sliding passenger area windows. Should there have been a third for the vent cap in the popup...
• Re: '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:49:50 UT
  ...Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU Subject: '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed I'm have been looking for a outside door handle for...
• Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:54:31 -0800
  I haven't tried driving with it. Takes only a second to install though. alistair On 2011-11-16, at 4:08 PM, ralph...
• Re: Wood burning bus
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:51:23 -0500
  ...snip> There was a pipe exhausting from the driver's side sliding window, with smoke coming out. It became obvious that this was the...