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• Quattro?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:04:37 -0800
  ...It's design was based on the Iltis (David Marshall handles a few) In the street trim in 1981 it featured a WR designation...
• Re: Cutting hole in Vanagon roof
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:39:36 -0500
  ...He got that done in one weekend, and did the interior trim the following weekend. My treatment was to weld in the roof skin...
• Re: Franklin Mint Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:13:51 -0700
  ...All deluxe trim and jailbars (but no rubber trim inserts on deluxe aluminum bumper and body trim). I figured it must have been expensive...
• Re: Awning mounts or brackets
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:57:16 -0600
  ...There are stainless >> trim strips that run along my rain gutters and I need to know if >> they will interfere with awning brackets or...
• Re: Fwd: Sagging AC cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:36:34 -0700
  ...vanlist <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Hey all, All the talk about the trim strips for the cabinets has got me thinking about how my...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:16:43 -0700
  ...https://www.uniwerksdesign.com makes a printed copy of the > original tapered trim cover. Looks and works just like factory. > -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with...
• Re: Source of Westfalia Material?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:51:53 -0500
  ...the 87-'91 uses the same vinyl for the wall/headliner trim as the '87-'91 passenger van headliner. you will have to use...
• Re: toothpaste
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:03:15 -0400
  Since we are all having so much fun torturing glass, have you ever tried cut glass with scissors? I did this to trim glass...
• vdo odometer
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:41:42 CST
  ...DO NOT reset the trim odometer while the car is moving. this is true of all vw's, volvo's, bmw's and other...
• Re: door panel clips
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:41:22 -0800
  Go to a decent size NAPA store and look through the trim clip display all good NAPA stores have. You will find something that...
• Re: Glue
  Historical mailing list - Paolo
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:58:39 -0800
  >Hi Volks, > >Has anyone got a good glue to recommend for the rubber trim pieces that >surround the tables and other plywood edges throughout...
• Re: engine coversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 06:04:33 EDT
  ...a Tiico engine conversion you will need a diesel belhousing (and trim your output shaft), rear engine bar & cast mounts, diesel oilpan & pick-up...
• Re: Off but not out
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:45:37 -0600
  ...You can get digest mode, a real pita since no one ever trims the posts which gets twenty messages at a time, with 1200...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:39:12 -0400
  >> "Car wash?" << I don't know about most Vanagon owners but here in the Northeast there is a complete lack of road salt to...
• Re: Awning mounts or brackets
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:36:54 -0700
  ...There are stainless trim strips that run along my rain gutters and I need to know if they will interfere with awning brackets or...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:04:16 -0700
  ...Spray bomb trim paint. > > What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but I like > how they look on the van...
• Re: Cal Look Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the panel van I have According to a local windshield shop the Vanagon trim strip contributes little if anything to locking the windshield in...
• Re: Window Seal Trim Strips
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 15:48:21 -0800 (PST)
  >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: Paint color on a weekender I saw?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:41:55 -0600
  ...The color is a very deep blue (with slight metallic look), and the bus has gray trim and interior. The color name is Orly...
• Re: Pop-top seals and headlight covers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:44:51 -0400
  At 01:23 10/21/99 , Kevin Dawson wrote: >Can anyone tell me if the pop-top seal and luggage rack trim offered by...
• Re: fuba on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:57:33 -1000
  ...They make > chrome and black ones depending on the trim of your van. > > Malibu Tony >
• '86 Adventurewagen and '82 Westy DIESEL FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:37:34 -0500
  Adventurewagen high-roof camper with teak-trimmed woodwork and cabinets, 7500 btu furnace, solar shower, real fridge, gas two-burner stovetop, seven (count 'em...
• Re: anyone ever had any experience w/ painting vinyl/rubber??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 04:19:29 -0800
  ...I have used shoe paint to paint the head rests and some of the trim in the van. The paint I used comes in...
• Re: Vanagon Painting and Window Trim
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:42:01 EST
  In a message dated 10/29/06 2:01:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, paulterry@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > ) Painting – The interior and mechanical condition...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:26:34 -0500
  ...Also they will be using an all black molding rather > than the chrome trimmed original on her now, Any comments on replacement > welcome including...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...vanagon middle seat side trim panel -vanagon ashtrays, plastic interior bits -vanagon middle seat armrests -vanagon front bumper trim strips -vanagon turn sig/wiper...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...vanagon middle seat side trim panel -vanagon ashtrays, plastic interior bits -vanagon middle seat armrests -vanagon front bumper trim strips -vanagon turn sig/wiper...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 20:36:10 +0100
  ...VW didn´t bother changing the door trim panels, so they just blocked off the vents with that black tape. Regards Raimund Am 03...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:13:36 -0700
  ...Spray bomb trim paint. > > What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but I like how they look on the van...
• Front door panels, cloth, silver trim
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:55:20 -0400
  Hey all, Is it possible to get door panel replacements for the front doors of an '87 Westy 2.1L, gray? I have a...
• Parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:08:15 -0600
  ...Good front door window trim. I'm looking for a left and a right, bottom exterior window scrapers that accepts the chrome strip. Doesn...
• Re: MODERATOR Trimming replies was Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:32:54 -0700
  You should be seeing a (small) line that says 'Include quoted text with reply' and a box alongside. The default is a checked box...
• Vanagon Paint questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 00:36:21 -0500
  ...this (in red), but thought they were always white (w/black trim). Is this the sign of a 2nd paint job, or did some...
• Re: Dashboard Compatability
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:19:29 EST
  ...you will either have to drill a few new holes, or trim off the '85-'91 dash pad stubs, and just glue the new...
• Re: squeaky side window
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:38:35 -0400
  ...Try trimming, sanding, or removing by some other method, part of the edge that is scraping against the glass. Karl ******************************************************** The aluminum screened sliding...
• ticking ecu in '86 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bravo Sierra
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 17:19:50 -0700
  ...i'm pretty sure it wasn't there before, as i was driving around for awhile with the plastic trim removed from the bottom...
• Re: shifter shaft cover?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:41:05 -0500
  ...Eric Jeff Oxroad wrote: >Is there a part number for the black plastic tube "trim" that covers the >aluminum shifter in the later model...
• 84 westy shell
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:55:31 -0800
  ...One seat turntable is still there, dash and some trim pieces, turns signals and reflectors, electrical cord hatch cover, electrical cord, bits and piecs...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:40:18 -0600
  David, The fact that the carbon resistor is laser trimmed is what I was eluding to when I stated that relocating the wiper isn...
• Re: 83 westy restoration
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 13:23:14 -0700
  ...satin B OY-2-1 I OY-3-0 T OY-11-1 I used Behr exterior premium satin enamel house and trim paint...
• Re: Blue highbeam indicator success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:48:19 -0400
  ...If you solder, use the ends of the LED leads which will be trimmed away later). The trimmer has three leads -- you only need...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:16:35 -0400
  ...I'm replacing all the rubber (eventually) with the no plastic trim option, > it's much cheaper and I like the look. > > Removing the...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 6 Jan 2015 11:00:26 -0600
  ...Final cabinet will have Westfalia doors, trim and laminate to match the rest of the Westy interior h
• Window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:46:51 -0700
  ...Its the rubber (I guess) that is between the chrome trim and the outside glass on the two front windows at the bottom. It...
• Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 May 2012 23:03:11 -0400
  ...Oh my goodness gracious indeed! It's no wonder that you forgot to trim off the original post from underneath. <g> [nag, nag, nag...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 21:20:21 -0400
  ...290 (cuz they don't make >>the 260 no more) and trimming the plastic shield. > >Sorry, no answer to Paul's question. Instead I...
• Re: Phriday Phun
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 09:50:00 -0800
  ...As long I keep it neat and trimmed, my girlfriend doesn't mind, although, I haven't asked my bus yet.... Mark '85 retrowesty...
• Re: Westy Weekender EV's?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:46:42 -0400
  ...Mine came white with black trim around the windows, and I have painted the bumpers a flat black - looks better. The van you saw...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 22:27:34 -0500
  Neal, Yep, if you immersed them rubber window gaskets in WD-40 for any period of time, it most likely would rot them. But...
• for sale: fiberglass lower moulding pieces, power mirrors, weekender interiors
  Historical mailing list - NA NA
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:49:10 -0700
  i have some fiberglass trim moulding pieces for sale, the lower skirting around a '87-'91 vanagon. front and rear fiberglass bumpers too. have...
• Re: EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:10:39 -0800
  ...Does the black edging of the canvas go > > on the INSIDE CHANNEL of > > the trim, in that the screws will pierce the black > > edging...
• quoting -Burning van II
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:04:17 -0600
  ...it's been trimmed out of every message. A bit of quote is a very gute thang. tim in san jose >
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:52:47 EDT
  ...What is the best way to pop them out? Will > a trim tool help? TIA, > > i hate to BREAK it to you, but those...
• Re: Does anyone know where to buy a yellow H2 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:49:23 -0800
  ...they sell. <http://www.stickercity.com/store/home.php?cat=256> Trim 'em up and put 'em coming out the rear air intakes and...
• Re: need rear rubber bumper guards..rubber bumper strip trim piece for chrome
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:26:56 EST
  In a message dated 12/5/08 12:41:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, djct2@YAHOO.COM writes: > Does anyone know where I could...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:42:53 -0700
  Race-Trim™ Oil Cooler Systems Sorry about the lack of pertinent info, this is an external unit. There really is nothing to link to...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:42:14 -0500
  ...Just big and fragrant and I trim it regularly. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' On Fri, Sep 24, 2010...
• Vanagon windows for sale Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:18:38 -0700
  ...with seal front side triangle fixed window conversion kit - cleaner look, less wind noise, with all trim and seals, $120 both sides Thanks Florian
• Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:07:09 +0000
  ...Haynes shows how to remove bumpers without the rubber trim strip. Looks simple enough. However, I want to remove the rubber strip without damaging...
• Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 17:26:43 +0100
  ...I already know the deal about getting the Marshall 290 (cuz they don't make the 260 no more) and trimming the plastic shield...