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• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:50:23 -0400
  This would be great fun! 1>Just like the new Porsches, when you reach escape velocity the rear hatch would deploy like a spoiler...
• Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:40:25 -0700
  I'm considering replacing my rear hatch due to rust on the inner side, just above the weatherstrip, which allows dust to enter the...
• Re: Which lock cylinder is for what & pics of power vs. non-power hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:05:27 -0500
  ...I am speculating that the > one with the smooth oval end is for the rear hatch whilst the two pronged > deal is for the...
• Pop-up room, attaches to van rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:17:07 -0400
  Has anyone tried to attach this to a Vanagon? Pop-up room, attaches to van rear hatch https://tinyurl.com/y9znpqbx or https://shop...
• Re: Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:29:33 -0500
  ...is it possible to pop the hatch? -Craig On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:13 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > My...
• Re: wierd EV sighting (well, wierd here in the US)
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 12:31:28 +0200
  > wierd thing was it had dual rear cargo doors and dual rear wipers, where the > single rear hatch would be on the US models...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:22:40 -0400
  <<<CHOP Krown. What would be the US equivalent of that oil? Has anyone an idea? /CHOP>>> I've been using Boeshield T-9 By...
• Re: Fire
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:23:54 -0700
  ...I pulled over, turned off the engine, and, with fire extinguisher in hand, opened the rear hatch and lifted the engine hatch (I didn...
• Re: rear hatch gas shock lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:13:38 PDT
  ...I got my rear hatch struts, OEM, from Kyle at Volks Cafe (http://www.volks-motorsports.com). At the time they were $25 each...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:11:42 -0700
  ...It sits wonderfully in the small triangular relief in the hatch, under the edge of the window, on one end, and on the bumber...
• Re: rear hatch opener
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:36:26 -0500
  ...the cable out the nearest point in the center of the hatch > interior and finished it off with the pull handle from a garage...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 22:16:52 +0100
  ...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? > To make them last longer, manufacturers of such things > > recommend mounting them with the cylinder up...
• Re: That pesky rear hatch lock!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:01:51 -0800
  ...Drives ya nuts, because you'll sit there looking like a complete dummy trying to get your hatch unlocked, and no matter WHAT you...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:39:13 -0700
  ...Bell wrote: >> don't forget to adjust the screw stops on either lower side of hatch opening as well as doing the striker. >> >> alistair
• rare westy sighting in SE PA
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:00:53 EST
  ...with Full Moon Bus Club stickers on the hatch and "westfalia registry" stickers on the hatch.. so it must be someone we know.. old...
• Heated rear window on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 19:25:13 +0100
  ...This wire disappears into the rear hatch. Would it be straightforward to find it at the dashboard end and connect it to a switch...
• interior panels
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 11:27:28 -0500
  ...Vanagon? I'm trying to remove the panel on the back hatch. Do the black "buttons" pop off/are they reusable/have to be...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:46:42 EST
  ...of the struts is stronger than the other, wouldn't the hatch eventually get torqued into a potato-chip shape? You know, 'body by...
• Re: items at EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:29:50 -0500
  ...It cannot be removed without >opening the hatch if I lock the turnbuckle by tightening nuts against the >TB's body. The cost was...
• more goofy mid year changes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:37:16 EDT
  ...sometime in the middle of '88 the redesigned hatch was introduced w/ the vw symbol recessed in the middle of the rear hatch.. early...
• PVC Hatch Support
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:41:24 -0600
  Anybody got the dimensions for this handy device?? Thanks, John
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:12:16 -0800
  ...rear hatch latch > Sometimes when I depress the lock cylinder to open the rear hatch on my > camper, the cylinder sticks in the depressed...
• Re: Advise on Fixing Rear Washer Plumbing?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:09:34 -0800
  ...That plastic hose, running from the van body to the > rear hatch in a bundle at the top right hand corner of the rear...
• Re: Side tent?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:32:42 -0700
  Hey Ron, Can the Rear Hatch Shelter be used alone - without the Add A Room? Thanks, Jeff in Marin On Jul 24, 2012, at...
• Re: Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:46:19 -0500
  ...Emblems I was fiddling on the rear hatch today and noticed something odd... On my 1986 Vanagon GL, the "Vanagon GL" emblem is just...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:22:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Thules fairing is also a very poor design. > hangs all the weight on the top of the hatch through 1 pair of mounts - a...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:46:03 -0700
  Congratulations and Happy Westy!� Carrying four bikes may take some doing.� Most hatch-mounted racks will only do three. I use the Saris Bones...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 18:25:20 -0400
  ...BTW, has anyone ever decided that the rear hatch should have a light switch like the other doors? I wonder how hard it would...
• Re: Custom back window
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:30:43 -0500
  >Does anyone know where I could get a custom back window for the hatch? >I'd like something similar to the window in pickup...
• Re: what were Westfalias badged as in Europe?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:28:54 EST
  ...not a decal/sticker on the side of the van, im talking about the MOLDED PLASTIC EMBLEM IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE HATCH...
• Re: Wanted: rear hatch curtain rod
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:44:44 -0300
  ...Malcolm On 14 Apr 2003, Paul Retherford wrote: > I'm looking for the flat aluminum curtain rod for the rear hatch of my > '89...
• Re: places to SHOWER!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:52:18 -0700
  I walk to the rear end of my '97 Eurovan Winnie lift the rear hatch, hit the shower nozzle switch and hang loose. I...
• Is it too Expensive to Ship Doors & Hatches?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:05:29 +0200
  I have accumulated several non-rusty & straight doors, sliders, and rear hatches, from both early and late vans. I was curious if the cost...
• I REALLY hate to do this, but FS: clean 1984 GL roller + transmission (optional: 3.3l subaru engine -- on a pallet in the rear hatch area)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:06:29 -0500
  ...mid 80's to mid 90's VW/Honda/Toyota sedan/hatchback. Mechanically sound (ie, will pass MD inspection), does not have to be...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:54:25 -0700
  ...I was "fixing" (deactivating) the power lock mechanism on the rear hatch of a customer's syncro, and I was thinking about the same...
• Round, black rubber thingy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:42:01 -0600
  ...Rear Hatch Leak > somehwhere around the rear hatch - maybe!! > > Everytime it rains, the carpet in the right rear cargo area > floor and > > engine hatch...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - James Vogl
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 23:02:22 -0700
  ...Anyway, since, this cup/socket works with the ball on the hatch side, you just have to have them change out the other end...
• Re: Bicycle rack mounted on rear windshield
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:26:15 +0000
  Hi Shawn, I've got one of those Yakima "Mighty Joe" hatch racks w/straps which carries three bikes, and it has big rubber...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:03:12 -0500
  ...At the end of the drive, the rear > hatch was covered in a thin film of what appears to be motor oil. > Even the...
• Re: Back lock to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:17:53 -0500
  ...Back hatch does not open. I have not >> locked it. Button depresses key turns 270 degrees no effect. >> >> 1990 vanagon carat. >> >> Not urgent I...
• Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:12:56 -0700
  ...letters in front of the VANAGON badge > on Dixie's rear hatch I used 3M Emblem Adhesive and it worked perfectly. > > Try your FLAPS...
• rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Schaffner Motors
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:32:30 -0700
  we have them to list members for $19.95 schaffnermotors.com
• Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:14:48 -0400
  ...Like the rear hatch panel on the vanagon these were fairly flat surfaces. We used deviated between using very thin plywood or masonite/peg...
• Re: Barn Door P/U
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 02:38:11 -0500
  ...INHO? ;) "Barndoor" is easier to say that "Large singular top hinging rear hatch that intergrated what was to become the individualized rear cargo hatch...
• Rear Hatch Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 15:44:40 -0400
  Hans- I haven't had the problem you're experiencing, but I just switched out a locking mechanism from one hatch to another. If...
• rear hatch struts report
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:09:47 -1000
  After all the rear hatch talk recently I thought I would give a quick report. I considered getting the medium duty struts from Ken...
• RE: Bile Rack for a Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 19:59:32 -0800
  ...Designed for mounting on vertical rear hatches, ideal for Vanagons. Since they are designed and manufactured in W Germany, I imagine they were designed...
• Re: installing seal on Vanagon rear hatch / door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:33:53 +0000
  ...Wesy back together > > I put the new seal on the rear hatch / door but now can not completely > close it > > have been searching on...
• 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 08:08:24 -0800
  ...Power door locks including side door and rear hatch. I'm the 3rd owner of an 87 Wolfs. Ed Vanagon & never realized that it...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:38:18 EDT
  ...has the catch on it. It is just a metal peg that sticks out. Hatch closed, peg goes in and breaks the light circuit.
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine overthe bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Scherle
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:10:13 EDT
  ...I think it will fit nicely over the sliding door and mounted to the underside of the A/C housing above the rear hatch...
• Body parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:01:36 -0400
  vanagon 81-85 body parts for sale passengers door drivers door sliding door rear hatch NO Dings NO rust Ready for shipping Bay window...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:04:16 -0500
  ...When it is light enough tomorrow I will try to send you a picture of where the wire goes through the inside hatch sheet...
• Rear hatch release thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 7 Feb 2019 16:30:59 -0500
  Hi List, Bent posted on Facebook the start of a rear hatch release exchange program. This lets those of us without a rear hatch...
• Rear window washer line problem
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:36:59 -0500
  88 Vanagon Camper - In preparing for our first camping trip of the season last week, when I opened up the rear hatch, I noticed...
• Re: Paulchen bike rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 May 1998 09:11:50 -0700
  ...You need a separate lock. >The rear hatch is open able with the bikes attached? (forgetting the >extra weight) Yes the rear hatch will...
• Rare REAR HATCH TENT extention FS 216 005 237 111
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:00:24 -0800
  ...Cool tent extentsion that has wood base, orange canvas, foam pad and hangs from the rear hatch (upper) hinge loops with two male slots...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:59:30 +0000
  ...the doo-hickey > that > > unlatches the hatch, you pull it toward the front of the van to unlatch. > > Edward > > > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:05:35 -0700
  ...opener for the rear hatch! > If you look on the Samba by name is becida and my rear hatch fix is there. > > Rob > vwrobb...
• Re: Rear hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:11:25 -0700
  ...The rear hatch hardly has any wear and tear so worn keys have trouble getting them open. I can't remember offhand but you...