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• Re: vent window adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:50:34 -0400
  ...vent window adjustment > I took the door panel off and pulled back the plastic in attempt to tighten > the drivers side vent window, I...
• 86 Westie - clunking driver window, clunking side windows
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:09:07 -0700
  Any bright ideas on how to solve the clunking noise my driverside window makes when rolled down? It rocks back and forth about 1...
• Re: After market Window Winders ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:50:21 -0700
  > > The white metal on my driver side window winder snapped on the weekend > > I recall seeing a post here from some one who found...
• URGENT-HELP-NEED DRIVERS WINDOW
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:38:02 -0400
  Dear List members, I need a window for the drivers side door of my 88 Vanagon Wolfsburg. I was fixing the regulator and had...
• switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:09:29 -0400
  Was thinking about the power windows in our '91 (which will need attention again this spring) and wondered if the power window switches out...
• Re: insulated window blanket prototype
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:13:29 -0600
  ...Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > My wife sewed up a insulated window blanket today - I had an idea, I got > the material, she did...
• Anybody have a set of rear quarter window vents?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:41:08 -0800
  Anybody have a set of the black plastic rear quarter window vents they are willing to sell me? These are the plastic vents at...
• Re: WTB: Passenger power window switch
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:07:40 -0700
  Sorry, I thought the OP meant the switch in the drivers door for the passenger side window. aren't the two in the drivers...
• Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 13:40:02 -0400
  Dear List, Wondering if the window seals for a 1984 Vanagon will fit a 1991 Vanagon? Thank you in advance Peter Marsh Naples FL
• sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 04:26:33 EST
  was there ever such thing as a sliding rear window for the vanagon singlecab/doublecab? anyone know? chris
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:57:27 -0800
  ...I suspect that the new windows don't open far enough to cause this, and thus money can be saved in manufacturing. Randy LouiZe...
• Re: Window seals - Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:37:30 -0400
  ...Plus I was wondering what to do about window tinting if the windows are out, replace window with tinted glass or get the tinted...
• Re: Van Windows
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:15:01 -0800
  ...Van Windows > >Vaneronis, > >Pensionerd clued me in a place in LA where they make up insulating window >covers for boats and planes. Said that...
• Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:22:32 -0400
  ...Dan Stevens ============================================== > Anyone know of a source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. > Both the Slider Door and the Kitchen Window on...
• Re: Removing Window Film
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:12:07 -0600
  Jeff, Window tint is adherred to the glass with a very thin layer of glue. You might try simply dry stripping the tint from...
• Re: Bad tint job rant / any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:33:56 -0500
  Good grief! My '85 Westy has limo dark tinting on all the side and rear windows and the windows in the front doors have...
• Re: Window-Driver side door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:06:22 -0700
  ...speaking of front door windows ..... > Mine will "tilt" and klunk forward/aft in the rail if rolled down about > half way, otherwise fits well...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:33:31 -0400
  M'obeechi wrote: > The plastic is at least as good as those rain guards that can be > slipped over the front side windows so...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:28:00 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >>>>> >>>>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>>>> open, so that my dog can...
• Window Seal Trim Strips
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 18:07:21 -0600
  Do the plastic (that used to look like chrome) strips that are inlayed in the window seals on my '85 Vanagon serve any useful...
• Re: Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 14:53:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...A friend of mine has an 87 with power windows. Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg
• front door window off the track
  Historical mailing list - joshingme
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:00:40 -0700
  91 vanagon GL front door window just dropped like a rock into the door. while driving with the window up It just instantly was...
• parts for sale!!! (f) must see!!! LOL
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 02:12:41 EST
  folks, theres a good deal on a set of vent wing windows FS on ebay now.. ;<) sometimes vent wing windows were referred to as...
• Leaking slider windows
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:52:48 -0500
  I'm getting a couple leaks on my slider windows, both sides. At first I though water was getting by where the two pieces...
• FS - power window regulators
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 10 May 2003 18:56:21 -0400
  Finally pulled the power windows out of the 90 today and the regulators/motors are available for whoever needs them. The regulators are in...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 12:04:09 -0500
  ...In some states tinting the front side windows is also illegal. Check before you do it! I know someone who made this mistake and...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:38:01 -0400
  ...I am going to renew my crusty door window seals too. Just looking at the parts diagram... anybody who has done this job before...
• Painting tip--leave your window rubber in place and still get a perfect job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:47:14 -0500
  ...If you want to paint your Vanagon, but don't want to pull and replace otherwise good window rubber, especially on the passenger side...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:10:52 -0700
  ...That way the open window would be > accesible from the back bench. The dog could put her paws on fold out > table, and get...
• Re: loose driver's side window question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:47:28 -0700
  There is supposed to be a felt button at the back of the door where the windows rests when down . If you look there...
• Re: Curious about my jealousy window;
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:41:49 -0700
  Or jealous of those curious windows? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 04/28/2014 06:47 AM...
• Re: Lessons Learned Again & Again
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:21 -0600
  ...I have a receipt dated May 27, 2011 for two window seals, says "seal, center side window" and "seal, rear side window" Last year...
• Re: Full front and top window wind/rain deflectors
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 20:48:54 -0500
  ...Did he mention something about the slider door window opening out? David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle TN On Nov 4, 2011, at 17:24...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:42:23 -0400
  ...The reason I want to do this is so I can leave my windows open while camping in the rain. I don't agree...
• Re: Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 07:48:09 -0500
  ...with the skylight cracked and these windows with awnings open, it makes for a cooler van in warmer rainy weather.... and even thought I...
• Re: Warmer bus talk
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 10:40:14 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've got a spare rear hatch glass > which would make a cool window, just use a window rubber out of a > bread-loaf...
• Re: Van Windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:47:39 -0800
  ...I told them that all VW vans 80 >> 87 had the same windows [changed in 88 for the back side window vents] but >> now...
• Re: '90 electric windows
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:31:22 -0400
  ...Re: '90 electric windows Customer: One of my power windows stopped working or is making noise. How much to repair it? Shop rate now...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 14:17:10 -0400
  ...How do they fail? mcneely > > ---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > I busted another window cranks today. I's sick to death of crummy...
• Re: Rain Water Leaks in My 85
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:50:05 -0500
  Yes, the water leak in your car is probably because the sheet metal on the door doesn't press hard enough against the window...
• '88-'91 vented side rear windows....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 12:17:40 -0400 (EDT)
  Another window question from yours truly... :<) I was contemplating swapping the vented rear side windows on my '90 parts van to one of my...
• Re: rear window leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 22:37:32 -0600
  ...The rear pad and insulating cover over the engine hatch is wet by the right rear window each time it rains. Doesn't appear...
• Power window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 15:58:39 -0400
  Hi, I'm looking for a refurbished power window regulator for my 89 Westy Syncro. RH side. Anybody know a supplier? Salutations Gilles Turmel
• Pre 63 Corner Windows?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 22:44:01 -0700 (PDT)
  We are restoring a 62 van and need the rear curved corner windows - both right and left. Anyone have a lead? Thanks Jack
• HELP-INSTALL PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND WINDOWS
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:25:09 -0700
  I NEED HELP - IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO INSTALL THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND MY WESTY WINDOWS - GOES INSIDE THE RUBBER -
• Window Crank Handles Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 07:35:39 EDT
  Anyone have a Black window crank handle they want to sell for a song? ('88 compatible please) Thanks, Brian Doss '88 Weekender, Queequeg
• Re: Window Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 18:31:47 -0400
  I got mine from Terry K his window unit cools great, it's light enough to man handle...and looks good to boot
• Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:26:46 -0700
  Has anyone put 5.25" speakers in their electric window door panels--in place of the stock speakers? Any fit issues with the window...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:07:45 -0800
  ...Sometimes I wish I had power windows. It would be swanky. alistair On 2013-02-13, at 8:03 PM, b1levi wrote: > Besides, alistairs...
• Strange buses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 15:13:44 gmt
  ...But what made me take notice were the photos of a Alfa Romeo microbus with 24 windows (similar to a 23 window but with...
• Re: Fitting a jaleosy windiow
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:16:55 -0700
  The Louvered windows are a source of dust or sand inside a van. Been camped in a windy spot with them and they leak...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:48:57 +0000
  ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
• Re: [T2] Jalousie windows in a '80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:57:30 -0400
  ...Not really great windows, the passenger side jalousie fairly >well beat up. > >But these were not screwed in like the bay window jalousie, but...
• Re: sliding window latches
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:06:31 -0400
  Which way do you turn the screw to get the latch to engage in the window frame? Right now, my windows won't latch...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:23:36 -0500
  > I've stumped quite a few glass installers when it comes to the left rear > side window on a Westy. Only 1 out of...
• Re: window trim strip substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:19:21 -0600
  I took mine out also, but just to keep pressure on the glass seals I bought some black window screen cane-ing and installed...
• Re: Racing Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:48:42 +0100
  Porsche drivetrain, vanagon base, split window outer body. Some nice pictures of this job on http://www.race-taxi.ch/indexx.htm :-) Jaap > To...
• Re: '81 Window seal & weather stripping kits?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:47:29 -0500
  > I have no idea where to find sets of weather stripping for the wind-up > windows and seals for the other windows that might...
• sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:55:59 GMT
  Hello All- I have a '87 Westy and one of my sliding window openers is broken. It is the part that one holds/presses...
• Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips?
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:39:51 -0700
  ...The "chrome" window strips on my bus are now a ugly rust color. I think it would look better to just have solid black...