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• I have no tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:13:21 -0400
  ...Can I swap in a different instrument panel, or should I add an aftermarket one? I suspect an aftermarket tach would be easier to...
• Re: Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 11:55:32 -0700
  ...100W MONO PANEL $169 4PC LOT $151/EA 150W MONO PANEL $250 Panel manufacturers appear to be "Rich Solar" and Ningbo Qixin Will be...
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:15:54 -0700
  ...The blower switch is in > the > same panel as other the heater/ventilation controls > so > I guess the panel must come out for access...
• EV oil change- post mortem
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  14 Nov 1994 09:17:07 U
  ...The oil can be drained w/o removing the panel, but the filter can not be reached w/o removing the panel. The panel...
• Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:16:31 -0400
  ...I think you have a panel problem, or possibly a panel connector problem. Start the engine and briefly jumper B+ to D+, see if...
• Re: Peel and Seal In Progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:26:57 -0700
  ...Sunday, April 18, 2010, 11:11 AM Opinions on the door panels, please. Would it be better to line the inside panel(facing out...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:11:15 -0600
  I have found that it's much easier to get to the back of the fuse panel if you remove the panel from the...
• Re: Solar panel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:10:18 EDT
  I now have my solar panel ~ battery charger mounted and working. It's been running under test mode for three ~ four days now and...
• Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:45:05 -0700
  ...what I would warn about wood paneling is the noise factor, particularly in a Westy. and *really* in a diesel westy. Wood amplifies sound...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:17:50 -0700
  ...The D15 pin is on the other side of the dash fuse/relay panel. If you have the Bentley diagrams the panel is best...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:06:06 -0800
  ...A bit of a bend is there also to let you slip it behind the panel and pry the buttons loose from behind the...
• Re: Vanagon Shower
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:50:02 -0400
  pensioner wrote: > >>Using your handy clips if you choose, clip a vanity panel to the roof of >>the >showerstall. I can't picture a...
• Re: Vanagon Newbie and inop electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:09:09 -0700
  The door panel and window mechanism come apart in the 'usual fiddly way' ... like most door panels and window regulators. with only one hand...
• Re: Solar Power
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:30:05 -0400
  ...Although I like the thought of having= a larger 100W panel, I want to keep the roof clear for a potential future r= oof...
• Re: Humidity-pressboard-slider door
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:23:27 -0700
  Geneva (and Mike) - I've used corrugated plastic to replace various cardstock, sawdust and glue, pressboard panels. you'd recognize this corrugated product as...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:32:40 EDT
  ...It seems that I > should be able to pull down the panel below the seat to expose the storage > area without pulling up the...
• WTB: T3 Panelvan
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:34:13 EST
  ...im looking for a T3 panelvan.. MUST be automatic trans with power steering, solid body.. no rot-thru. i dont mind minimal seam rust...
• orphan wire behind fuse panel
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:10:42 -0700
  IN my '88 Westy, behind the fuse panel, is a single blue/green wire with a white, kind of square nylon female connector on...
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 13:24:11 -0400
  ...It's not necessary >to pull the fridge as you can measure at the LED panel. For someone willing to do that, it's...
• Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:02:10 -0700
  ...Same with all the other panels, now they are in my '86 syncro. alistair On 20-Sep-10, at 7:54 AM, Mark Hineline...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:14:26 EST
  If you are talking about the vinyl that covers the headliner and some wall panels I used a heat gun to remove. Mine was...
• I need a middle and rear panel (driver side) for a westy 84 or other years that are the same
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:26:08 -0700
  ...at a stop sign and I need to replace the both panels. Thank you, my westy in the body shop and needs donor parts...
• How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:30:08 -0700
  ...I have my door panels out and noticed the cross over supports are not stuck in the adhesive the factory attached them with. You...
• Replacement for hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:56:56 -0800
  ...myself, I'm wondering if anyone else has replaced the hatch panel with something else that I can consider. -- Drew, Las Vegas '90 GL...
• Re: Looking for support...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 18:24:21 -0700
  ...Later walk-thru panels did not have the vents up above, which is how you can spot them right off. Non-walk-thru panels...
• Re: Type2 rocker repair notes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 10:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
  And Jim Ellis thus wrote: > > TypeII rocker panel replacement parts that fit require two sources. > > Inner rocker panels that fit: Das Bulli Haus (203...
• Fw: 88 Westie: Intermittent "Level Indicator" Lights
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:08:08 -0800
  ...The panel is quite vulnerable to being fried by > static electricity. (And all the wires leading to it.) Careful, a new panel > is about...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:13:20 +0000
  ...I just returned from a trip (see earlier post), and part way through the panel stopped displaying lights and the fridge stopped working on...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 09:29:17 -0500
  ...Is there any possibility that a front panel will show up? Mine is rusting out badly on the top edge. I suspect many others...
• Re: ummm, I think there's something wrong...
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 23:25:06 -0800
  ...rust on the rear driver's side panel?" You see the rear driver's side panel was crunched in a minor accident so it...
• Re: Caught offside!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:35:36 +0100
  wing (fender) rocker panel (sill) mag wheel (aluminum alloy) Andrew, can't agree with these three... A wing here is not a fender is...
• Re: Front door handle
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 May 2013 18:21:20 -0700
  ...And it can be difficult > to seat the hook, especially if your van's been repainted and the panel is > a few microns thicker...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:57:03 -0600
  ...Far from the advertized 1.8W. > > Martin: > > Maybe your panel is defective or has gone bad. For comparison, > the panel that VW put in...
• Re: fiberglass sheets to replace the kitchen wooden panel.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 19:24:30 -0400
  ...What I read is the he wants to replace the entire wall panel, not the cabinet laminate. I'd use 1/8" birch cabinet...
• Re: Solar Panel Fitment
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:03:20 -0700
  ...am I kidding :-) or a best practice for > mounting a solar panel on a Westfalia? > > > D > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie...
• Re: vanagon solar
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:02:40 -0400
  You cannot install enough solar panels to get the job done... that technology peaked, and really is not practical in this application. Adam Puzerewski...
• Re: 82 Bus Parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:04:55 EST
  ...If you could find out how much it would be for that panel, I would appreciate it. Thank you. --Paul--
• 6" or 4" door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:22:54 EST
  ...My door panels don't have speaker holes drilled yet. I'm seeking the advice of those who have gone before: should I use...
• 6" or 4" door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:23:00 EST
  ...My door panels don't have speaker holes drilled yet. I'm seeking the advice of those who have gone before: should I use...
• 6" or 4" door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:23:51 EST
  ...My door panels don't have speaker holes drilled yet. I'm seeking the advice of those who have gone before: should I use...
• Replacement Prodcedure for Kitchen Light
  Historical mailing list - Larry C Chase
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:45:21 -0800
  ...I would like to remove the Kitchen Light Fixture and install two new ones on the same panel. How to I disassemble the panel...
• Re: Anybody interested in having Burning Van
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:56:46 -0800
  I could bring my old door panels to Burning Van and we could burn them. I'm sure it would be the center of...
• Re: WTB: T3 Panelvan
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:08:25 EST
  ...Time, crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes: > I've never seen an automatic panel - kinda goes against the precept of a > thrifty work truck....... > > they are...
• Front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:16:28 -0400
  ...I don't want to cut the bottom of the door panel. I already have them on the old panels and don't want...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:58:40 -0700
  On Nov 5, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I need to get behind the forward edge of the door panel...
• Re: Newer instrument cluster in '84 van
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2014 14:35:11 -0700
  ...the panel out, but that's not hard to do (I > leave the panel switches plugged in and release them from the panel > instead...
• Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:10:30 -0500
  ...That will do both front doors, front cabin area, slider, and panel behind driver(opposite the slider). Tips: Don't attempt on a really...
• Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:29:48 -0400
  Hi Jack, I once did a comparison once between the energy input from a solar panel and the requirements of a 50HP electric motor...
• Re: How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 95 11:06:21 gmt
  ...I know a sliding door was an option on late split window panel vans but does anyone know about the two side windows? If...
• Re: Temp gauge LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:53:23 -0500
  ...You have a bad level controller or an open from the level controller to the gauge panel, or a short (could be very high...
• Re: Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:45:22 -0800
  ...so if there > were a roof rack that was like a cage to store the solar panel... that would be cool... > > Saw a Manik...
• Re: Removing door panel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:08:48 -0400
  ...Anyway, I need to get to the wiring to trouble shoot, but first the panels have to come off. > > Ed Wiebe > 1990 Westfalia >
• Re: Flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:35:57 -0400
  ...Could be the coolant-level control unit, in relay panel on new-type panels, up under left side of dash with old-type panels...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:56:00 -0800
  Okay, it sounds like my concern about the complications with future body work on sound-deadened panels is legitimate. I think, as some have...
• Re: [1] WANTED: Various washer/door/powerlock parts for '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 3 May 2006 15:29:19 -0700
  Best I've found is drilling a small hole and screwing the panel to the door in those most buckled places (and adding a...
• Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 2 Jul 2019 08:38:24 -0700
  For 85 the fuse panel fuses have 7 different power feed inputs, 15 fuses. For 84 it looks like 6 feeds, 14 fuses. The...
• Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:27:10 -0700
  ...Battery Charging > Sorry to be late to the thread, just back from a week being parked and > living on my solar panels. > > To Neils...
• Re: power window bezel
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 20 May 2008 03:22:39 -0400
  ...it is also possible that the door panel has been damaged by improper removal of the bezel in the past, such that a new...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:43:16 -0500
  ...Look under carpets and inside wall and door panels. Looks to me like they used copious amounts of jute (which will breathe and dry...
• Re: SubWoofer Installation & Cuttin'up Your Westy
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:09:46 -0700
  Why cut up the original kick panel? Do what I've done twice and make a new front kick panel for what ever custom...