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• Bentley and Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:17:00 MST
  ...Front window/windshield curtain $35 Reat insect screen $35 left and right side insect screens $60 pr. left and right side sliding windows Weekender...
• Re: SA van
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Tue, 12 May 2009 08:14:47 +0200
  ...SA van > I love those third row sliding windows. Sigh. Those are nice. I like how the body is cut lower, so the windows...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:12:44 -0800
  ...Another solution would be have a Safari (awning) window similar to the ones Wolfsburg International in Redding, California manufactures for the bay window buses...
• Re: Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:21:49 +1000
  ...Value of sliding door > From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> > Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:01:13 +1200 > > Having had...
• Re: Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 01 May 97 09:19:48 CDT
  ...on the sliding windows, be careful about cutting the hole out for the sliding knob-thingie. you might want to just cut a slot...
• Selling my '90 Syncro Westy, need estimate on value.
  Historical mailing list - Scott R. Holpainen
  Fri, 7 May 1999 13:15:00 -0700
  ...90k miles (odometer was replaced before I bought it) A/C, power windows, power locks, all reciepts, serviced regularlly. One small dent above driver...
• 85 Vanagon customizing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:58:37 -0400
  ...Sliding window replacement with something else. Front grill replacement with custom equip. Change in bumpers for esthetics. Paint jobs, examples, pictures, I've been...
• Re: SoCal Window Tint Referrals
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:45:49 -0700
  ...cabinet > (ridiculous!) and he would only cover the part of the sliding windows that > he could reach from the inside, so about 1/2...
• Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:58:12 CDT
  ...Westy Items (brown interior)-- Front windshield/windows privacy curtain Rear hatch snap-in insect screen Right side (sliding door) insect screen Weekender closet, side...
• Body Work???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:24:20 -0400
  ...Since then I cut a right turn too tight and cave the back of the sliding door and the front of the right rear...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 16:46:03 -0500
  ...the blog post, here. >>> >>> https://shufti.blog/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ >>> >>> Let me know how it compares in shape...
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:43:30 -0500
  ...90sec (not minute) for the front windows, no help, no suction cup.... perfect fit. The most dificult one are the side one (sliding door...
• Fw: FS.... 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:20:13 -0700
  ...Extra parts...sold with or separately. ---Front seats ( need to be recovered ) ---Side sliding window. ---Custom rubber Floor mats ( front and back ) Great for...
• Re: used parts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 07 Feb 95 20:59:56 CST
  ...sounds kinda high, maybe $10? >sliding door lock mechanism - 50 ..... about right. Gerry got one for this (but a lot of the other parts...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:11:48 -0500
  ...the screw hole of the sliding window latch). -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 GL Weekender "Beverley" VW shop list: http://www...
• Re: Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:08:50 -0700
  ...Does anyone know of a good (cheap) source for 2 window screens >> (above stove and on the sliding door)...both of mine are broken!
• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
  ...Search the archives for "window" and author "felder" to see how I made a simple part that's still working after mine fell. Pop...
• Re: PVC pipe awning trick
  Historical mailing list - Rusty VanBondo
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:59:31 -0700
  ...grommet | --V---\ O <- pipe with cut out at the six oclock posn. \--------------------------------- <- tarp || -------\ || \/ <- raingutter || <- pole Home sliding window thingies would work too! BTW: was...
• ev/winnebago accessory prices
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 21 May 1998 11:08:32 -0400
  ...000 sliding door screen $201.03 700820-03-000 front pass. door window screen $123.09 700820-04-000 front driver door window screen...
• Re: [vanagon] very cheap Syncro Doublecab on samba..$4k with rear sliders AND canopy!!!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:24:05 -0800
  ...the canopys/tilts go for more than $1000 > alone..and the rear sliding windows are worth good money too.. >> I got my canopy on...
• Re: sliding door mosquitoe screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:36:40 EDT
  ...They will also fit bay window buses and I use one on my '74. I also have the same type of screens for the...
• Side middle window bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jason Stevenson
  Tue, 8 May 2001 23:10:36 -0500
  ...to them as guides) on the bases of the middle sliding side windows. Upon checking with the dealer, and discovering that the originals were...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:10:47 -0700
  ...My > > sliding glass windows (the middle side windows) are being replaced with > > solid glass. Though, when they were left open, they didn't seem...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:02:44 -0400
  ...I could reach behind the > closet), and two halves of the sliding windows was under $20 since I > have a significant amount left over...
• Re: looking for water-cooled Vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:04:45 EST
  ...need replaced (rusted through), sliding door exterior handle broken, sliding door hard to slide (roller bearing needs replaced), all window glass intact except for...
• Re: Bad tint job rant / any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:15:18 -0500
  ...to remind me. > > Thankfully I removed all the hardware from the sliding windows so at > least I think they will come out OK. > > In...
• Re: Rain Deflector
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:25:27 -0600
  ...and snatch the things from the window. Still and all, I like them. My solution to the sliding down issue was to put a...
• one more about the '80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 07:37:24 -0500
  ...under _one_ of the side windows - goes all along the bottom of the seal, and on the inside of the sliding door - all along...
• FOR SALE ITEMS
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:37:14 -0400
  ...1-rear window wiper motor 25.00 1-rear window water bottle 10.00 3-black sliding side windows 75.00 each 2-jump...
• Vanagon Curtains - Burgundy and Grey Plaid
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:35:47 -0500
  ...rear window (2 cutains), 3 side glass curtains (6 curtains total) * It does not include sliding door curtain or the front window (previous owner...
• Re: Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:21:06 -1000
  ...transmission; bad ring and pinion. > > >Westy Items (brown/tan interior)-- > >Front windshield/windows privacy curtain >Rear hatch snap-in insect screen >Right side (sliding...
• Re: Sliding door hinge update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:55:05 -0700
  ...Sliding door hinge update >> >> Speaking of rubber bumpers - twice my window on the sliding door has shattered when shut (relatively) gently. Not slammed. The...
• Re: screens for sliding windows
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:50:57 -0500
  ...I have screens for what I think are half slider windows. They came from an 86 Westy. PN's on the screens are 253...
• Re: Looking for Curtains - 1982 to 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:17:35 EDT
  ...I think it > was standard on all 82-84 Westfalia. > I need only one half for the side window, and one for the sliding...
• Re: Best Tint?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:15:16 -0400
  Not so much the sliding window 'flocked' seal strips or the roll-up window inner 'squeegee' strips, but banging against metal stuff inside the...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:07:21 +0000
  ...I have an '84, and I just measured the length (outside edge to outside edge) at window height. 47 1/4". I'm sure...
• Re: Bus Depot is the greatest! (slider screen)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sat, 22 May 1999 12:45:28 EDT
  I have to "second that emotion" I ordered a new 3 window poptop canvas and a sliding door screen wednesday before last. The poptop...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:12:48 -0400
  ...George, I have two 1986 Syncros so I guess I am unfamiliar with the vent arrangement on your later model rear windows. Also the...
• Re: side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 05:47:46 EST
  ...You will find that the side sliding windows are so tight that it's a major PITA to remove & reinstall them. I usually end...
• Re: Eurovan MV???
  Historical mailing list - Z
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 14:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Well screens on the sliding windows. I'll second the enthusiasm but for my MV non Weekender version. You lose out on the rear...
• You can't do that in a mini-van... [EV MV brag]
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 22:30:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I pulled up a bit further and she reached out the sliding side window and took care of her business. 2. MickyD's was...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:59:15 -0500
  ...mean this type Eric? > > https://shufti.blog/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ > > > Alistair > >> On Feb 4, 2020, at 7:57...
• '84 water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Beighley
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:11:25 EDT
  ...Also, I'm looking for front and rear bumpers, rear door shocks, a sliding door handle assembly and both side window sliding locker thingy...
• Need power window/mirror harness
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:40:57 -0500
  ...missing the sliding door lock as I didn't get that. I do have the rear hatch. So looking for power window and mirror...
• parting out a bunch of vans - '80 westy, '84 GL, '87 wolfsburg, '90 carat, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:41:58 EDT
  parting out: '80 westy poptop camper for parts- complete poptop (make your hardtop into a poptop), swival seat mechanisms, sliding side windows w/ screens...
• no email
  Historical mailing list - Trish Waddell
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:59:12 -0800
  ...Hey all, > today I saw a 71? bay window bus that had a factory sliding roof. not so > much a sunroof, but almost 3...
• Re: re-keying door locks
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 02:14:40 -0500
  ...Simply remove them! My sliding door lock had 7 pins of which 2 were too tall. Rather than filing them down or trying to...
• Re: squeek is driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Pat Little
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:05:08 -0700
  ...squeek is driving me nuts When someone opens the sliding windows on my westy it sounds like fingernails on a blackboard. I've used...
• Matchbox (Lesney) Cars
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 03:48:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Oh yeah, it has green tinted windows (no interior) and the sliding door on the _left_ hand side. The other one is called "Volkswagen...
• Re: heating ideas: insulation!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:35:04 -0300
  ...snow/salt-slush leakage at rear of middle (sliding) window had somehow gotten into body, rusting one of the inside of the seams. There...
• still WTB:
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:02:39 -0500
  ...side or sliding door curtain track</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>speedo for a syncro</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>westy side sliding windows</DIV> <DIV...
• Re: Bus Depot sliding door screen installation
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:57 -0400
  ...Having that sliding door open helps tremendously with the ventilation in the heat of the summer. On May 22, 2013, at 7:55 PM...
• Re: Re keying rear hacth and sliding door locks
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:34:15 -0800
  Steve - Speaking from experience, I strongly suggest you contact Steve Sandlin at vwcarlocks@hotmail.com and see about sending your Sliding Door and Rear...
• Re: Wand Wash, (little EXPENSIVE VW, (Fun))
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:07:23 -0400
  ...water to run out the open sliding door of the van. We paid particular > attention to the window seals, the slider tracks for the...
• Wood burning bus
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:39:41 EST
  ...There was a pipe exhausting from the driver's side sliding window, with smoke coming out. It became obvious that this was the source...
• window strips
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:51:17 -0700
  ...nbsp; I tried using heat, water, soap and pliers, but after sliding it in about 12-14 inches, the friction was too much!&nbsp...
• Re: Ripoff on Vancouver Island
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:08:24 -0700
  ...I called Malahat Auto Parts looking for a drivers side middle sliding window for a westfalia and he quoted me $250 plus shipping. Crazy...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:39:59 -0500
  ...has a bigger window opening! Th= > at was the reason for replacing the glass/seal, I had a very dented sliding= > door that I...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:14:52 -0700
  3) - If you have non-camper sliding windows, leave one open, reach through it to lock the door you couldn't lock previously, then...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:52:30 -0700
  ...lock driver door from inside, move back to exit via sliding door, lock sliding door by reaching round from open passenger door, then push...