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• ______-envy? Nah..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:37:03 -0700
  ...gray unidentifiable cabinet material with a "747-look" "Make sure all loose and carry-on items are safely stowed____" The rear door/hatch was...
• !PLEASE HELP! Adding a cabinet door to the rear westy closet
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:44:25 -0700
  I would like to add an access door to the rear cabinet closet from the bed side. I will be adding shelves in side...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:34:39 -0700
  ...side of the rear seat, just at the door. The earlier west rear seats have a curved profile that matches the side of the...
• RE: '90 GL A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 16:25:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Pull the >little grill out (with scary cracking and snapping noises while >disassociating the light-colored outer material from the black inner >material). Vacuum...
• Re: AC and a sighting
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:03:31 -0500
  ...Thornton [mailto:thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU] Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: AC and a sighting...
• Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:15:48 EST
  ...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? No 5. Spacers? No, Ronal R9's are the same with no mods...
• Re: 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:54:33 EST
  ...seat covers to match the interior of my 86 > syncro. Anyone who has an extra 2 seat middle bench or rear cushion > please let...
• Re: CV click??
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:12:31 -0700
  ...A failing rear bearing can make a noise not totally unlike a bad CV (happened to me). Geo H -- No virus found in this...
• Re: rear wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:53:03 -0700
  ...If you don't do this > you are going to have crappy pedal no matter what you do or what type of > rear wheel...
• Re: third brake light and curious
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:47:38 -0700
  ...Was a typical after-market lamp trimmed to match the slant of the rear window. Nice in that I can still fully close the...
• Re: another led strip light install - only partial success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:34:39 -0700
  ...open, but judging by how much light is cast on the rear mattress I think there will be enough to light up at least...
• Re: EV mats [was Jetta heater core]
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:50:12 -0500 (EST)
  On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Norman Leong wrote: > our's does the same thing; 'bunches up in a hump between the two rear- > facing...
• Re: Response from Graco re: car seat in rear facing jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:28:50 -0500
  ...on the use of the rear facing jumpseats. Below is the brief response from Graco concerning the matter, short answer don't do it...
• The Saga of the Cross Country Jumpseat Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:43:58 EDT
  ...When I received this rear bracket, I intended on installing it in my 87 GL. During the ensuing months, I found a matched set...
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:34:29 -0700
  ...I find that the rear mattress deadens the >> sound a lot in itself--do you have a mattress in there? >> >
• Re: Need interior wall paper by the windows.
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Mon, 31 May 1999 07:20:01 -0400
  ...Where Can I > get this material? I work at the VW dealer and the wall paper that I need > (L/rear horizontal piece by...
• Re: Weekender rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:11:32 -0700
  ...Cheers, Art Robert Pottle wrote: > > What is a fair price for a used rear seat from a weekender package assuming > the seat is in...
• Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:39:13 EDT
  ...There is a knob that you pull out that is located > folks - Matt has the "camper style" rear weekender sofabed, a one year only...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:30:15 +0000
  ...That way both mattresses fit up top (although the front mattress is stored loose over the rear and pulled forward when needed). 1" foam...
• Re: thanks for the road trip advice!
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:05:39 -0800
  ...I switched > the > lever on the rear heater core, but it didn't appear to help the problem. > > Thanks and happy Bus'n > matthew
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:02 -0800
  ...ton of > crappy > web > sites. > > We would like to make our rear matress pad out of this - or even > something > else with a smaller...
• Re: I4 engine conversion exhausts, noise tube length etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:32:43 +0000
  ...a go back towards the rear, rear muffler etc. > > For performance (best scavenging) it is most important to match the > first length of tubing...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:00:58 -0700
  ...But removing the door panel is not a >>> casual thing to do in a westy. >> >> Hmmm, my westy is an 84 w/ color matched...
• Re: My 2nd & 3rd "Westy" question...
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:40:36 -0600
  ...48 PM, G. Matthew Bulley wrote: > Replace faucet. RV dealer. > No "vent" per se. The little panel under the rearmost luggage, bin > conceals a...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:23:11 -0700
  ...rear lights, and you can't convince yourself that they are stock, get rid of them. This can help your sanity immensely. Matt Roberds...
• Hi to all!
  Historical mailing list - Andy Best
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 23:01:15 +0300 (EET DST)
  ...is another matter... A couple of questions: anyone know a good and cheap(ish) source for window rubbers(I need the rear loading door...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:04:59 -1000
  ...18:02:15 -0500 Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe <matandded@NETWAY.COM> writes: >I had my brakes just done. New rear shoes, and turned drums...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:23:54 -0700
  ...And when he opened the rear hatch, >no matter how good the struts were, that piece of tubing went onto one of >the struts...
• Re: Slider door card and rear bench recovering
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Jul 2024 09:46:38 -0700
  ...I would like to find a padded vinyl or some other material in a good color. Bonus if it is adhesive backed, but could...
• Re: POR 15 in the seems
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:35:30 -0800
  ...the rear window seal, but after close inspection I think I'll be able to grind it out and treat it. -- Matt Thyer ---------------------------------------- > Date...
• Re: Not exactly...was: towing with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 21:04:10 -0500
  ...Also, since the proportioning valve's function is to keep the rear brakes from locking up, the downward force on the rear of the...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:31:03 -0500
  ...5 rear hatch locks w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys each ($60 > > > each > > > > set) > > > > > 1 rear hatch lock cylinder w/ matching ignition lock...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:57:00 -0700
  ...I used a very fine screen material. And, the part which folk complain about screeching on the glass, the rear part of the screen...
• Re: glass removal
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 17:09:19 -0700
  ...glass removal >> >> I can't put it of any longer , a couple of my rear windows in my westy >> have to come out to...
• Question - '78 Bus Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 15:38:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...which replaces everything rear of the heat exchangers. Here's the question - Do I need to get some gasket material for where the new...
• Re: Why new tires should go on the rear.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:45:56 -0400
  ...new-tires-rear/?cid=CSY-PB-ZM-AB-outbrain_com:New-T > ires-To-The-Rear > > > > Same can happen with miss matched tires such...
• Favorite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 22:05:54 -0700
  ...31" x 39" Heavy rubber mat, with the little nubby fingers, which fits nicely in front of the sliding door and rear seats so...
• Re: 2 Deep cycle batterys & move starter to rear right engine compartment ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:56:20 -0800
  ...Add any aux batteries in such a way that it is a simple matter to return the base vehicle wiring to unmolested state. Design...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:58:20 -0400
  On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Chris S wrote: > Vanagons have a nearly even front-to-rear weight bias. The passenger > Vanagons are slightly, oh...
• Converting Weekender to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:38:19 -0700
  ...It has a rear facing jump seat where the sink/stove/reefer would go. Is this just a matter of getting the cabinet (and...
• Re: Locked rear axles...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:15:52 -0400
  ...How much power the viscous coupling "dumps," or absorbs, is a matter of >design. I confess I do not know how much the Syncro...
• wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 00:10:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...a rear bumper, matte black not chrome a gauge dash pod. complete or parts.. looking for the plastic housing which holds the speedo,tach...
• FS: '81 Westy for parts (complete camper interior)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:45:37 -0400
  ...It has a full beige Westfalia interior (everything behind front seats, including sink/fridge/stove unit, sofabed, table, but no rear mattress). No engine...
• Re: Squeaky breaks?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:53:21 +0000
  ...BTW to further diagnose front or rear just use the handbrake to work the rears. If pulling the lever changes the noise the problem...
• Re: rear heater must be on?
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:11:42 -0500
  ...running > or not in the rear heater core, or front for that matter. I have a brand > new > rear valve and heater in front...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:45 -0800
  ...But rear matresses are kind of wet. Water is > > > > getting into van. > > > > > > > > My Westy is parked on an incline with rear end pointed downhill...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:55:55 EDT
  ...mechanic" for that matter. > > Like a genius I left my parking brake up for one last time and overheated my > rear brakes. The brake...
• Re: Stereo wires don't match up
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0400
  ...Here's some info, in the meantime; http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/VW-Wiring.asp >1990 1990> Right rear + Blue/Green Blue Right rear...
• Re: thanks for the road trip advice!
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 16:24:11 -0800
  ...I switched > the > lever on the rear heater core, but it didn't appear to help the problem. > > Thanks and happy Bus'n > matthew
• Dometic Fridge Flame Window. Reseal with Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:55:36 -0700
  ...Did Dometic use a different gasket material between the glass and box because: - it insulates the glass from getting heat damaged? - this gasket material...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:25:46 -0800
  ...Etc. >> >> It should be noted that the Mk4 Jettas ate rear brake pads much faster than the fronts. This may be due to rear...
• Re: Brake line question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 12:42:11 -0700
  ...So far, I'm working on > the rear wheels. Matching up the old brake line sections with bulk brake > line at my local auto...
• Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:58:05 EDT
  ...So, I think that whether the rear heater core lines are shunted or plugged doesn't even matter to a hill of beans at...
• EVC for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Richard and Nancy Cox
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:28:25 -0500
  ...rear seat. 350 watt inverter hard wired. AC "on" pilot light on system monitor panel. Complete set of screens, including cab windows. Floor mat...
• Re: Anyone want my 92 Vanagon V6 TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:15:10 +0200
  ...EXPENSIVE. > The rear diff should handle being mounted upside down without modifications. Perhaps a little more oil... > Hmmm... the rear diff IS part of...
• Re: A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:24:33 +0000
  ...Can anyone tell me how the air is ducted from the rear of the plastic shroud to the vents in front?  Materials, shapes, sizes...
• Re: 1984 Westy Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:37:11 -0400
  ...To: "Matthew" <mpteleski@yahoo.com> > > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Date: Monday, April 21, 2008, 7:09 AM > > DO NOT put rear Syncro springs...
• Re: Ideas for removed rear heater opening
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:19:58 +0000
  ...Hi folks, My 84 has no rear heater.  I’ll leave it that way.  But, what have people done with the opening?  Are there...
• Re: Porsche wheel studs? Where to get?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 02:22:37 EDT
  ...i'd take a vanagon rear stud to your local NAPA or other FLAPS, and use it to match it up with one that...
• Re: Finally, a complete Westy carpet kit
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:10:54 -0800
  ...Lots of colors that can also be made > into > > additional matching mats. Damage is $295 for everything back to > the rear > > seat, $395 including...