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  • Early Single Cab In CA Wreckyard!
    Historical mailing list - Ian E. Abbott 225-1793
    Mon, 13 Feb 1995 07:29:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...It had the "small" rear window in the cab, so my guess was late '50s or *early* '60s. Anyway, the rear gate is pretty...
  • cupholders
    Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
    Thu, 24 Jul 1997 10:02:06 -0400
    ...I used the hook type, window mount cup holders made of heavy plastic. Look for the larger sized holders. I mounted them on the...
  • Re: parting 84 westy
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:08:47 EST
    ...also the sliding windows are westy only. not sure what else is on the van... chris ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find...
  • Re: Freeware to reduce image file sizes for my Vanagon website?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:51:49 -0800
    ...apporoach to web design. > > The average size of my uploaded images to goolepages is 150kb. > > Could I make the same size images smaller in...
  • Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
    Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
    Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:28:19 -0800
    ...If there is a rust spot in the window, sooner is better. How long did it take you to do the job? I'd...
  • Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:43:58 -0400
    ...I had it > >> sort of fixed once, by drilling a small hole through the square post > inside > >> that is supposed to be the friction...
  • Re: heads up on IE browser flaw
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:05:54 -0600
    ...And there are lots of alternatives that are free, and better, and faster, and lots smaller. I make the offer again. Anyone that would...
  • Re: Air conditioner
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Mon, 4 Apr 2016 10:57:45 -0400
    ...Also, cheap corrugated plastic board from Lowes worked well to fill in the window. I ended up jettisoning the single vent for a window...
  • Re: Window Crank Extenders - Cheap Solution
    Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
    Sun, 3 Aug 2003 17:33:08 -0400
    ...However, unless you get a flush > > > mounted speaker, the OE window cranks scrape against the > > > raised speaker covers. One vendor sells plastic extenders > > > that...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30:13 -0700
    ...small hole through the bubble stuff and glue the 'tack' into the suction cup. Put the cups near the corners of the window inserts...
  • Re: Computerized Gauge Setup
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 4 Nov 1999 22:29:38 -0800
    ...So, I don't have much experiance in programming Windows apps. Now that I work for the local school district during the day I...
  • Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:20:08 -0600
    ...YMMV, Tom B.-w/ stock og 1.9 On Jul 29, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Robert Keezer wrote: > I wonder how a small...
  • Re: Nasty Smell...
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:33:59 -0700
    ...Because of their small size, they can fit through crevices as small as 1/4 inch wide, making them hard to control. --- Not to...
  • Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
    Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
    Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:02:17 -0400
    That's the size for the front and rear small bolts that bolt the bumper to the brackets. He asked about the bumper brackets...
  • Centerfold Spittie
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    16 Dec 1995 15:19:15 EST
    ...Solutions for a Small Planet series. Its about an insurance firm. It includes a full color illustration of a safari windowed, psychedelic bus. Lowered...
  • NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
    Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
    Sun, 3 Nov 2013 19:22:20 -0500
    ...inverter that I could use to power stuff and maybe a small window a/c in the summer months so that the wife and...
  • need stereo-KISS
    Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
    Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:34:14 -0500
    ...So, I have 2 holes in each front door, small ones near the top, big oval ones near the bottom, and small ones in...
  • Re: does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers anymore?
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
    Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:43:41 -0700
    ...does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers anymore? I've seen the swamp coolers advertised fairly recently - perhaps in JC Whitney? Ron...
  • Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Wed, 15 May 2002 15:37:52 -0400
    ...Both of the two '87's on ebaY look to have chrome window trim, like most of the GL models of that model year...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:49:18 -0800
    I found some small strong magnets online. About 1/8" thick by 1/4" wide by 5/8 long. I had these sewn into...
  • AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:26:45 -0400
    ...door window and then on the top in the luggage rack. I temporarily enclosed the unit in each location by using a small tarp...
  • Window Crank Extenders - Cheap Solution
    Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
    Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:57:30 -0500
    ...However, unless you get a flush mounted speaker, the OE window cranks scrape against the raised speaker covers. One vendor sells plastic extenders that...
  • Re: Anyone ever carry a Vespa INSIDE a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Costello, James L
    Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:27:31 -0600
    Hey Richard, I transported a small Vespa Moped home in my Vanagon a couple months back. It was totally fine in the main floorspace...
  • Re: [T2] FS: 1982 Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:22:41 -0500
    ...The window has a small crack in this area also. The > rightside rear lower panel has been inexpertly painted, though I > missed it the...
  • Re:Fuel Leak, Body Rust
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:38:08 -0500
    ...This is the seam that joins the panels holding the middle and rear windows. Rust discoloration is starting to show up about two thirds...
  • westy rear view mirror - one solution
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:45:09 -0700
    ...But that small difference is enough to give you a few more degrees of vertical view out of back window. I'll take pics...
  • Westy plaid fabric for late bay windows
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Mar 1996 18:53:22 -0500
    ...it is the primarily yellow, green, and black with smaller orange stripe pattern used primarily in bright yellow on yellow '75+ Westys. May also...
  • Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 15 May 2022 10:56:42 -0700
    ...My tintop parks nicely in garage, > gets 22 MPG, I smile everytime I drive, especially when I see reflection in > glass store front windows...
  • Re: third brake light
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 5 May 2001 22:52:37 +1200
    ...fitting inside the rear window and fitting the LEDs into this. Make the LED circuit in series... a smaller cheaper pot needed than fitting...
  • Re: catalytic heater vs. propex?
    Historical mailing list - davidson
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:54:51 -0800
    I paid $125 for my small Olympian unvented catalytic heater. $700, the loss of under seat storage, and quicker battery consumption seem like a...
  • Re: Windshields - OEM vs Aftermarket
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:26:49 +1300
    ...driving >with my head out the window, etc. Got a new windshield and the next day, a >small rock put a nice set of...
  • Re: URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:00:59 -0700
    ...You'll find a small groove. Use a fine screwdriver or a knife to pry out the inner part that your fingernails hit when...
  • Re: Bugs out, and other annoyances
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:51:25 -0700
    ...It won't help you keep the little bugs out of the pop-up vent, sliding window, or back door screens, but it will...
  • Re: Latest on speakers
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Fri, 8 Mar 2013 19:50:38 +0000
    ...There are small speakers (Sony makes one) that fit in the stock enclosure. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I'm going retro. I found original...
  • Re: What would you do?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:36:31 -0500
    Well Ron, I guess Barb just doesn't work at a postal window in a bustling cosmopolitan international trading hub like Perkiomenville, PA. (For...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:10:32 -0400
    ...or 2 small 12 volt fans inside >> the >> van were enough 99% of the time after we also got a 3 window canvas. I...
  • '83 Camper on CL in VA
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 6 May 2012 09:06:18 -0700
    ...There was a small tear in the screen zip closure window flap ("Thinger") but it has been patched and is not noticeable. Refrigerator works...
  • black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:52:56 -0800
    ...paint job after taking out out all the small dings that accumulate removing the windows putting in all new rubber seals etc putting in...
  • Re: keychains....?
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:58:29 -0500
    ...Member Guide and Savings Passbook, New Beetle pin, window decal, license plate frame. You used to get 15% off dealer parts, but I'm...
  • Stickers
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Mon, 30 Oct 2000 06:19:54 EST
    Ken, it has come to my attention that the Vanagon List stickers on the outside of windows will get destroyed when we northerners have...
  • Re: "conventional" transmission for a mid-engine conversion
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:39:58 +1300
    ...I saw a split >window bus a few weeks back that had a Mopar small block, 727 trans and >narrowed Ford rear end. Almost...
  • Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:33:10 -0400
    Hi Dana, Amen!! My 64-year old Dad installed a 3-window bus-depot canvas last week onto his 85 westy in about 3...
  • Re: No Vanagon Content/Macintosh bashing
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:50:53 -0600
    ...Just > > another > > > > perspective. > > > > > > > > Every program I use works better on the windows > > > > machine. Everything I need > > > > to do works on windows. Everything I want...
  • Re: hold in place bracket for storing the front table
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Thu, 2 May 2019 14:01:33 -0700
    ...I not think of that The small table is now tucked back there between the cabinet and window we use it while setting in...
  • Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:37:04 -0500
    ...wrote: >Hi, >I need to remove the rear closet so the Tint man can >get to that window. The window in my westy is...
  • Re: ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Sun, 26 Aug 2001 05:04:47 -0700
    ...and I are rigging my 87 Westy > with > > > a very small 6000BTU > > > window a/c....on a 15-amp inverter with a > separate > > > battery...
  • Re: Drilling a hole on thermostat?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:08:02 -0500
    ...The Vanagon cooling system is massive considering the small size of the engine. Any bypass from the radiator in cold weather seriously takes away...
  • Re: Fuzzy Gasket
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:25:05 -0400
    ...small mech's mirror to brouse around. Can find no air passages to these vents. Yet air flows! Is it leaking through the window...
  • FYI - VW Vanagon Camper 1987 - $7000 fsale- not mine ( Big Indian, NY Catskill Mountains)
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:58:02 -0400
    ...With127,000 miles, and a great engine! this van is a great traveling companion, and 2nd home - small, easy to park and handle( turns...
  • Re: winter heat w/o modifying your van ZODI heater
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:05:10 -0600
    ...the 5-gal kit can be > fed into a front window (cut a small piece of plex or > cardboard to fill the remaining gap...
  • Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:48:58 -0700
    ...Kinda kills any profit) 2.) > > Smallish amounts of cash in many different looking envelopes. (Spreads > > the risk. Mail theft is not uncommon I'm...
  • Re: Wood Stove Westy
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:59:21 -0700
    ...Exhaust went out through the sliding > window just behind the driver, above the sink. > > The guy said he had to stoke it a couple...
  • 1987 Vanagon GL Synchro for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Luke Plaizier
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:46:52 -0800
    ...Folds flat and tidy), * Cabinets can be removed to put in Center seat, * Center Seat....(Will seat 7 in total without cabinets) * Sliding windows...
  • Sound improvement success
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:11:10 -0400
    ...for a small screw and then pivot to hold something in place. these could be used to hold a storm window in place. Basically...
  • VW Parts recycling and social effects. Was: Throw-away society
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Fri, 3 Dec 1999 12:05:48 -0500
    ...Profits line the pockets of out of town owners, instead of feeding and educating the families of the small business owner and associates. Every...
  • Re: insane AC idea
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:28:51 -0700
    my factory setting are roll down the windows, if road rage persists roll up windows and crack the wings.. ;) I wonder why one would...
  • Re: frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to see in blowing snow
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:23:55 -0800
    ...of the windshield & freeze > around 3-4" of > edges of the windows making visibility a bit tricky we were making lots > of > heat > but...
  • Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
    Historical mailing list - Ellen
    Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:51:21 -0800
    ...I think Larry Chase bought one.> > There are also at least two new, small aerosol-type extinguishers, that claim longer> spray time, wider application...
  • Re: re ZODI heater
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:09:26 -0400
    ...The tent heater for instance with the 5-gal kit can be fed into a front window (cut a small piece of plex or...
  • Re: Junkyard speakers
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:14:21 +0000
    ...I really don't care, because I bought them just for the housings, and will be installing the small Sony speakers into them soon...