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• Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:46:39 -0700
  ...Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and slide it in the between the sliding side windows and push...
• Parting Out a 1986 VW GL
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:52:40 -0800
  ...Already gone 1) glove box light and latch 2) power steering motor 3) front window wiper pump 4) rear window wiper pump 5) rear...
• HOWTO: Installing Spal aftermarket power windows in an 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:14:56 -0700
  I just completed my power window project. http://jupiter.okb-1.org/vanagon/power_windows.html Cost was about $160 including shipping. Not a...
• Re: curtains
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:18:15 -0700
  ...Front and front door windows: attach with velcro, use the adhesive type on the rubber of the front window and around the window frame...
• Re: Window regulator
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 17 May 2000 21:21:14 -0700
  there be a square plastic doohicky on the crank mechanism that a piece of the lower window support fits into. Iffun if pops off...
• Re: Sliding window frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:24:19 +0000
  ...Next thing I'd like to do is > paint the frame black since I'm going with the Cali look on all the windows...
• Triangle vent window question
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 13:06:25 -0400
  ...When opening the vent window, it will open about 90 degrees in relation to the door. I seem to recall my 85 Westy (no...
• re. It's Alive! It's Alive!, power window plastic clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:43:49 -0600
  ...I need to buy one of the plastic parts which attaches to the bottom of the window frame and to the cable for the...
• Re: Power Window Lift Cable
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:59:50 -0400
  ...Power Window Lift Cable The passenger side power window lift cable got wrapped around the worm gear inside the lift mechanism when the bottom...
• Re: your ideas please on painting vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:43:42 +1300
  >Gary, > I like the "pillars between the windows painted dark with >the glass tinted" >look. >Saw a pic of one somewhere but can't...
• '64 21-Window getting painted!
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:13:31 -0400
  Just picked up my paint for the '64 21-window. 1 gallon Turquoise (L380) and 2 gallons Blue White (L289) of PPG Delstar Acrylic...
• Re: vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 03:30:29 EDT
  ...for the rear side windows. they upgraded the > > sound > > system in the cabriolets in '91, and the speaker covers stuck out more, > > and > > so...
• Sliding side window catch is loose
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:21:46 -0400
  On my '88 Westy, I've noticed that on the sliding window on the side door, that the little black latch that you push...
• wanted: 23 window bus...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:42:41 -0500 (EST)
  i need to find a 23 window bus... it would be better if it were on the east coast.. later patrick
• brown window crank handles needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:25:05 -0400
  Hello folks, I need a pair of brown window crank handles in good shape. Anybody have a pair? thanks. greg.
• Jalousie windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:16:07 -0800
  Volks, Chris said someone was looking for jalousie windows. I still have the ones I bought from him if anyone's interested. Mike
• Window Tint/89 Wety
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:44:23 -0600
  What windows do you have tinted....what % is your tint...I thinking about getting mine done....professionally of course....Thanks...Chuck....
• Cleaning vinyl on the pillars and around the windows
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:02:14 -0400
  Anyone have any tips for cleaning the vinyl on the pillars and around the windows? Chris
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:12:09 -0500
  ...The South African rearmost sliding window is > clearly the *cadillac* of back windows. But I'm still broke from my DK > tranny rebuild last...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:44:31 -0500
  ...Rear closet removal? > > > > > > I had windows tinted last month without closet or window removal. I had > > to > > > shop around for the right 3M tint...
• FW: Front window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:31:38 -0000
  The very article you are seeking is available from www.justkampers.co.uk and was recently advertised in their latest catalogue as "window security...
• Re: Vanagon Power Window Motor Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:45:29 -0800
  > No direct experience here, but I will say that the rear window regulators > used in Mercedes 124 chassis cars are somewhat similar to the...
• RE: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 17:10:46 -0500 (EST)
  ...You have to make sure the windows are clean. Using a razer blade will pick up dirt that window cleaners and towels will leave...
• Re: window trim (window gasket 'chrome strip')
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 23:04:57 -0600
  ...The groove that the strip is in does not penetrate through the window gaskets (noticed when replacing window glass). I've had some of...
• Re: window gasket
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:44:00 +0900
  ...But, I didn't leave the window. I say my working process. 1) Remove all beadings from Westy. 2) Wash all the window rubbers...
• Re: Electric window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 6 Jul 2019 22:22:38 -0400
  ...Electric window motor rebuild > > Hi, > > Does anyone has the coordinates of the person that rebuilds electric window > motor? > > Best regards. > > > > Salutations > > Gilles Turmel >
• jalousie window crank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:24:43 -0700
  I want to replace the crank in a 1977 bay jalousie window. I don't want to do a total rebuild, I just want...
• Left (Drivers) side Vanagon window regulator needed.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 15:01:20 +0000
  ...The piece of crap is pretty much just holding the window in place at the moment until I find a good used one. IF...
• window crank extensions
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:40:02 -0700
  Old problem, how to get front door window cranks to clear the speaker grills on replacement speakers. I just went through the archives, and...
• Re: Rags
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 20:44:17 -0800 (PST)
  >Your telling me that you have a kombi with a rag and not moon windows? >Is it a delux? > >Steve Nope. A kombi's...
• Sliding window gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:19:43 -0500
  Does anyone know if there is a way to replace the gasket or seal on the sliding side windows short of removing the entire...
• sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Mon, 14 May 2001 07:34:43 -0700
  Anyone have a spare window latch for the side sliders on a 82 Vanagon Westy? I broke mine on Saturday & I can't even...
• Chrome window strip trim replaceing
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:57:27 +0000
  I had one of my rear windows busted out the other night. I was wondering about that chrome strip. If I replace it will...
• 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...
• Re: R.Power Window Won't Budge:'90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:37:22 +0200
  ...R.Power Window Won't Budge:'90 Carat The right power window lifter on my 1990 Vanagon Carat stopped working the other day. The...
• Re: Who makes Side Sliding Window Louvers?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:41:25 -0700
  They are not on a website anywhere, but I have sheet metal plates, with louvers stamped in them, covering the sliding window opening. I...
• Re: any interest in Doka/Single back sliding window? (rear window, not side wind
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:48:48 EST
  ...CR Laurence (who is a major maker of Pickup Truck rear slider windows) wants a commitment of over 1,000 units....which is big...
• Re: Side sliding window dressing?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:44:37 -0400
  Hello David On 22-Aug-98, David Bogle / Architecture wrote: > Wil Haslup wrote: >> The sliding window in the side door of my 80 VanagonL...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:51:43 EST
  ...I don't have a very personal LIMO tinting guy. >> Cost me about $75 to tint 5 windows. Makes it worth it for me...
• Re: isenglas Windows [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:29:58 -0600
  ...http://www.boatdocs1.com/Clear-Vinyl-Windows.html On 30-Jul-06, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Sun, 30 Jul...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:18:11 -0700
  Hi John, When my driver's side window regulator failed, it broke that little plastic piece and then proceeded to foul the cable around...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:05:01 -0500
  Someone on the list, about a year ago, posted a way that they removed and install the window with all the closet stuff in...
• Re: Power window switch?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:16:03 -0800
  Rob, I am sure a few people on the list have successfully serviced their window switches--Those guys can do anything. My Vanagon is...
• Re: Window Tint Asthetics(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:09:22 -0900
  ...In virtually all cases, the passenger and > driver windows will > > be lighter in appearance than the other windows, as a result of > the law...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:25:43 +0100
  These are either a GoWesty design, or (which I doubt) a prototype SA window. I know a german SA prototype with 5-cyl, but...
• Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:28:57 -0800
  ...With the VW T4 with electrical window lifter the airlite cannot be > installed. " > > I spoke with someone today who had installed these deflectors on...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 18:25:14 -0700
  I don't think there is an easy way to lube the window regulator mechanism .. but it does help some to spray the window...
• Re: WTB: Right (passenger) door window glass for 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:41:45 -0700
  ...As far as I know power windows don't make a difference. This is one from a non-power window van. Scott www.turbovans...
• bus stuff
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sat, 25 May 1996 13:12:55 -0400
  Hello all, Today I installed two more windows on my '78, the sliding door sliding window provided by Ron Salmon and the rear hatch...
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:18:53 -0600
  ...Westi window screens > I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no > screen material in them,so: > 1. How...
• Re: Bent tan driver's door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 18:52:30 -0800
  ...kinda suprised, but it sure was nice to have a good used window. Window regulator too...all good stuff. scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original...
• Re: Middle window, Reversing sides
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:42:49 +0000
  ...Middle window, Reversing sides I noticed that a person could reach through the sliding windows and unlock the van so wondered if the windows...
• loose driver's side window question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:10:01 -0400
  Hi folks, Today I noticed something wrong with my driver's side window. Before taking off the panel I thought I'd ask both...
• Re: [T2] Aluminum jalousie window cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:29:35 -0800
  ...I do wish they put these windows in the Vanagon though. (Vanagon content.) Stuart > Any tips on cleaning aluminum jalousie windows? I am working...
• Re: 85 Westy Window Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:13:46 -0800
  ...85 Westy Window Sticker Good Morning, I was wondering if anyone out there with a 85 Full Westy has a photo of their window...
• Air Vents on Rear Windows
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:59:53 -0500
  The black plastic air vents on the rear-most windows of our '88 GL have what looks like a filter or a buffer of...
• Re: happy 99
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:05:20 -0800
  ...Here is how to get rid of it: > >-delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE >-delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL >-replace WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL with...
• R.Power Window Won't Budge:'90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Nevin
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:57:50 -0400
  The right power window lifter on my 1990 Vanagon Carat stopped working the other day. The left power window works fine. My assumption is...
• Re: front door window off the track
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:18:35 -0700
  ...front door window off the track 91 vanagon GL front door window just dropped like a rock into the door. while driving with the...
• Re: Window Trim...
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 21:55:15 -0700
  > I seen someone on the list yesterday mention about removing the (chrome?) > window trim, I've removed a small piece of mine and it...