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  • Re: JT's Magic Bus Project Update
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Sep 1995 14:52:30 -0400
    ...IMHO, the difference between the $25 floor panels and the $225 floor panels is some hand work around the bottom latch. The corrugations in...
  • Re: Vanagon body panels
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
    Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:05:50 -0500
    I ordered all my body panels in 2008 from Bus Depot, and they were top quality... I had no issues with matching up. A...
  • Re: Switch Question
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:02:22 -0500
    ...the fascia panel is held to the dash by 4 pins that break incredibly easily. after you pull the fan speed knob, use a...
  • Re: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:33:04 -0400
    ...Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel > > I generally break many of these fasteners when I remove a rear panel. The > 8 mm (5...
  • Re: Refinishing stove face and indicator panel
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:13:53 -0700
    ...I was thinking about this myself last weekend, since my LED panel is also starting to lose its paint... Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro...
  • Re: electrickery advice please
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:50:54 -0500
    ...Totally unrelated - *unless* there is a panel/panel connector/panel wiring problem which is causing the alternator not to start charging. Check very carefully...
  • Re: solar panels
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:14:18 -0700
    ...Top mounted solar panel > I know at least one fulltimer in a Westy that has an 80 watt panel > permanently mounted to the pop...
  • Cost of restoring '67?
    Historical mailing list - GAK
    Thu, 4 Apr 1996 11:11:01 -0500 (EST)
    ...The interior is in good shape, in terms of the wood panels and cabinets. The body has rust holes in the rocker panels, rust...
  • Re: Syncro panel van
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:42:35 -0800
    On 2/14/07, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > Interesting syncro panel van on ebay. > > <http://tinyurl.com/yrptou> > > No mention of how...
  • Re: Outside trim panel - 1990 Carat
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:08:37 +0000
    ...PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Need the short trim panel, right side, goes between the the right rear >> wheel and the door...
  • Speaker Install Question
    Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
    Thu, 30 May 2013 08:28:33 -0700
    Hi, i was wondering if anyone has ever used a hole saw or a circle cutter on a mounted front door panel? I was...
  • powerful solar panel that fits luggage rack
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:43:12 -0600
    Does anyone know what the most powerful solar panel is that we can fit into our Westy luggage rack spaces? I intend to install...
  • plat Cat Placement Question
    Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:40:15 -0800
    Would A plat Cat of either size fit under the rear seat...IE cut out a large hole in the kick panel (of a...
  • Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:42:41 -0400
    ...Message ----- > Does anyone know what the 15, 30, x, 31 in the fuse/relay panel wiring > diagrams that appear in Bentley? > > TIA > > Tim Marciniak
  • Re: Re; Solar power your VW
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 1 Nov 2000 14:32:30 EST
    ...I did not install any solar panels at all. I bought a tubular looking piece of plastic with a fan inside it. On the...
  • Re: VW Solar Battery Panels
    Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:09:26 -0500
    ...b0/v0/1461355.html > >Someone is selling those VW Solar Battery Panels that come with each new >VW for $120 a pop................if anyone...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:09:36 -0800
    ...stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I asked the folks who make the ABS panels if they would cut them from > plywood paneling. They declined. > > Stuart >
  • rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:25:13 -0700
    I would like to remove the rear hatch panel on my 90 Carat. The clips holding it in are the dark grey ones and...
  • Re: Anybody interested in having Burning Van in SF first week of Feb?
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:47:56 -0800
    ...I wanted to custom cut my panels for speakers and power windows/mirrors that I had aftermarket installed. -Blake Heinlein On 1/20/06...
  • 2 Dometic fridges for parts
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:45:16 -0400
    ...Neither has outside door trim panel, one includes inside fridge panel. One missing fan, ignitor, gas jet, misc. No ice trays. :-) Karl www.westyventures...
  • Re: solar setups?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:45:10 -0700
    ...Their 100w, 12V "kit": <http://www.solarblvd.com/Solar-Panels-&-Systems-12-Volt-Solar-Kits/c1_272/p2747/12-Volt-100-Watt-Solar-Panel...
  • VW Solar Panel
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 31 May 2002 12:47:39 EDT
    VW Solar Panel seen at BusFusion. All new Volkswagens are now being delivered to the dealers with solar panels stuck on the windshield to...
  • Re: front door lock stuck
    Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
    Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:38:29 -0400
    Larry, I loosened the back upper corner of the door panel and with some effort and minimal loss of blood due to scraping my...
  • Solar Panel: Battery Switching Diagram Check?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:30:59 -0700
    ...Am finally getting around to designing a solar panel system. I'll likely go with a 150 Watt panel and simple single battery PWM...
  • westy decal kit for kitchen unit LED panel (was Re: Krylon Grey Color
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:31:52 EDT
    ...The front metal panel > on > my kitchen unit is rusted out and needs to wire wheeled and repainted. As > well as every other piece...
  • Re: Solar Power
    Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
    Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:51:38 -0400
    ...That can be a serious issue depending on where you tend to > camp. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-40-Watt-Solar-Panel-PV...
  • Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:18:56 -0500
    ...Fuse (10 amp) the panel inside the > connector box under the panel itself. Agreed. Use as thick of a wire as you can stand...
  • Re: '90 Westy watertank gauge shot
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:30:23 -0800
    ...In that case it is likely your LED panel. If you don't hear clicks try replacing the rod, then if the lights still...
  • Re: Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
    Historical mailing list - C. Pius Weibel
    Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:17:19 -0500
    ...Fuse Panel and wiring from under dash Indicator light/wiper arms and mechanism (from steering colum) 1985 original manuals for vanagon and for westy...
  • Re: New circuit board options
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:14:18 -0700
    you can get LED dash lights any color you want https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/instrument-panel-light-bulb/pc74-led-bulb-high-power...
  • Airbox for sale...
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Tue, 11 May 1999 10:13:58 -0700
    ...Also will sell the hose from the airbox to the panel, the panel and the 90 degree upbend housing. I have no clue what...
  • FS: Carat weekender interior /sofabed/side table panels
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:49:50 EDT
    ...also grey plastic sidetable panels.. also have blue rear weekender sofabed. -also have 9 passenger middle seat (fits 3 people) fits all passenger vans...
  • Free sliding door interior panel
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 6 May 2003 18:43:49 -0700
    I have a grey/gray panel for the interior of the sliding door. It is off a 91 westy. It has a blimish about...
  • Re: Vanagon Seams
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:41:08 -0700
    What is body panel adhesive and where do you get it? TIA On Thursday, February 24, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor...
  • Re: tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:09:25 -0400
    ...tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy Just washed my 85 Westy and see water dripping from around the fuse panel. I...
  • Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
    Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:39:32 -0700
    ...In mine, there's an approximately 1' X 4' interior panel, covered in vinyl or plastic. But in photographs of later westies, it appears...
  • update low milage '83 Westy FS
    Historical mailing list - jim ellis
    Sun, 28 Sep 1997 22:12:16 -0700
    I spent this weekend redoing the headliner and wall panels with the same Baltic Birch wood that was used in the restoration of the...
  • sliding door panel screw
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
    Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:58:39 -0500
    ...In my '86 weekender, there is a factory installed screw at the aft end of the sliding door panel, to keep the retaining clips...
  • Re: Lake Piru
    Historical mailing list - J B
    Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:04:25 -0400
    ...With the pop-top up and the angl= e of the sun, it didn't hit my panel in the luggage rack at all...
  • Re: Recycling gear oil
    Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
    Sun, 13 Apr 2003 01:27:03 -0500
    ...David, Pour the used gear oil into your door panels, and rear quarter panels. This will stop any rust or corrosion fom starting--or...
  • Re: subject Re: Westy aux power straight from the dealer
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 2 Oct 2010 21:03:43 -0700
    Yup, on the "new" style fuse panel (blade fuses) its fuse #3. Crimp on a male spade terminal to line from aux battery and...
  • Re: Peel and Seal
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:00:55 -0600
    ...If what you're > experiencing is resonance at certain frequencies in those panels than > adding mass to the panels, not the metal body of...
  • Re: Solar Panels in Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:57:21 -0700
    ...However, when my engine is running, or if I plug my solar panel into the main cigarette lighter on the dash, both batteries charge...
  • Re: That krylon espresso brown paint
    Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
    Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:56:54 -0700
    ...The original face plate on the sink unit in my van, and the indicator light panel, were really ratty with creeping rust. So some...
  • Re: Keeping Warm
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 7 Nov 1995 11:55:13 -0400
    ...Biggest problem with this is the likelihood of rusting out the body panels. Trapping water/vapour between the foam and body panels is bad...
  • Re: ENTIRE interior is out... any odd jobs I should be doing?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:20:53 -0400
    ...undamaged body panel start rusting at its center, > all that is really needed is to coat the bottom of the panels on the inside...
  • 100W Solar panel, fits inside Westy front luggage rack,
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:09:26 -0700
    That's right, a compact rigid 100W Solar panel that fits down inside Westy front luggage rack. Special discount today for Amazon folks, $90...
  • Re: electrical/convenience stuff (solar)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 May 1995 11:29:26 -0500 (CDT)
    >>An informed discussion and/or pointers to 12v solar panel stuff would >>be interesting. Now that summer is here I'd love to implement...
  • Re: replacement panels, whose fit ?
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 10 Apr 1995 14:46:09 -0700 (PDT)
    ...You din't say bus or bug or whatever, and I've ever done are bus panels, sooo.... I would recommend Das Bulli Haus...
  • Re: LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done this?
    Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
    Mon, 23 Mar 1998 21:14:26 -0500
    Plywood replacement panels are a great idea. Luann (mahogany) plywood �" is about the least expensive plywood you can buy and it will "finish" beautifully...
  • Shoulder belt for middle seat for sale
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:27:57 -0800
    ...The small triangle shaped rear lower wall panel needs to be modified as well. I will include a template of the panel or if...
  • Re: How to remove door part
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:21:58 -0500
    ...I've prized > the panel from around the door frame with success, but this part won't > budge. > > I'm trying to avoid the...
  • Re: Soundproofing pix
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:21:59 -0700
    ...Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
  • Want to buy westfalia led water/ battery/ pilot light panel
    Historical mailing list - robert celia
    Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:21:20 -0700
    I am looking for a Westfalia LED panel from I think 83 and later, and has a GREEN colored circuit board. I included a...
  • Re: cool panelvan on ebay.de
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:03:01 EST
    ...COM writes: > So, is there any chance I could find a Panel Vanagon in the USA? they were only sold in Canada, so youd...
  • Re: vanagon interior sidepanel plastic
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:10:44 -0400
    ...wrote: > The plastic sheeting that's glued onto the interior side panels (and > the 'ceiling' and inside the cupboards) has perished and so we...
  • color question
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:54:54 -0700
    ...what if I had black leather door panels up front... and black leather front seats.... (the door vent is black you know... as is...
  • Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Mon, 1 Jul 2019 08:58:13 -0700
    ...So I bought a replacement fuse/relay panel for from GoWesty for $40: https://www.gowesty.com/product/fuse-panel/19627/fuse-panel-?v...
  • Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:09:23 -0500
    ...Sound deadening and door speakers Hey folks - I'm in the process of replacing my damaged 2 front interior door panels and got a...
  • Installed GO Westy's rear shoulder belt
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:33:49 -0400
    ...The 2 rearmost snaps in that panel are riveted in and I just left them. I pulled the forward edge of the panel out...