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• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 26 May 2011 11:02:00 -0700
  Another trick BUT for the passenger side A pillar... If you have a lighted vanity mirror on the passenger side sun visor you can...
• Re: Rain in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Thu, 25 Jul 96 00:10 CDT
  ...She ran out of the ditch on my right side of the road. >I swerved left then back right as she made the far...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Mar 2021 to 25 Mar 2021 (#2021-65)
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:19:19 -0500
  I have a passenger side, if you still need one. Jim > > On Mar 25, 2021 at 11:18 PM, <mike riley (mailto:mkriley1@hotmail...
• Re: Use of standard CV axles on an automatic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  ...One side of the auto is the same size as both 4 >speeds. One side is shorter...you will need to swap cv joints...
• Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:50:19 -0400
  ...take intake air from the > right-side pillar vent. -- Except for diesel models, which have the intake in the left-side pillar vent. Mike
• DPO's brake hack
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:29:05 -0800
  ...I finished the first side, felt good about it, then took the drum off the other side. No retaining springs! No adjusting spring! No...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:54:52 -0500
  When I bought my Westy, it had a battery with side posts. I don't particularly like side posts, but in this case it...
• Stuck bolt, Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 03:11:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My '88 Westy only has a mud flap on the driver's side. Is this normal, or am I missing my right-side one?
• CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - David R. Paterson
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 19:48:16 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me if you swap them side to side or inner to outer or both? TIA Dave
• One more question?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:19:43 -0500
  Going to the muffler on my 81 are three tubes on each side, two small one big. The two small on each side are...
• Re: vanagon power steering lines
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 17:10:10 EST
  ...The low pressure > side looks manky too. ive got some good used PS lines if anyone needs them chris
• rear pass belt for sale
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:54:45 -0400
  I have a pass side rear shoulder belt "kit" from VW still in the vw box for sale. This is to install a shoulder...
• carat bumper caps and side panels
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:32:33 -0800
  I was wondering if it is possible to be the fiberglass bumper caps and side panels as a kit (all mounting hardware etc.) in...
• OT - older bus caliper
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:57:18 -0600
  ...He says VW used a ATE front disc caliper that had two pistons on each side. Then they switched to 1 piston on each...
• Re: Okay -- is there a real fix for floppy mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 19:54:54 -0700
  ...No diff. >> >> This mirror isn't the same as the one on the driver's side. I think >> the driver's side is, I...
• Re: Rubber Smell from front.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:04:37 -0700
  ...that wouldn't cause burning to the side of the spare tire I wouldn't think. Just drop the spare and take a temp...
• Re: Westy Lean
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:44:22 +0000
  Our '87 showed a noticeable lean for years and the difference was a full inch side-to-side in the rear, with a quarter...
• Looking for good used left front square headlight for vanagon (outer)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:34:04 -0400
  ...It just seems that the left side is the side that always gets broken. I think I have about 6 of the Right side...
• Re: flasher problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:16:18 -0400
  ...The lights on one side flash rapidly but dimmer. >other side is normal. the rapid side has both lights flashing. >flasher? while were are...
• aftermarket part warning ( another one )
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:22:08 -0400
  ...So next time I will check the old and new side by side before installing. I will be p-mailing the vendor to warn...
• Jump seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 29 May 2010 09:00:59 -0400
  ...A nice shape grey jumpseat that includes the mounting bracket for the drivers side. The seat itself isn't side specific but the mounting...
• Re: WTB side tent and hitch
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:48:09 -0800
  ...WTB side tent and hitch I have an 85 Westy and need a little more room when we camp. Does anyone have a tent...
• side tents
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:55:11 -0700
  ...I have a Reimo (sp?) side tent that I bought four years ago for my 70 Westy. It cost about $600, which is pricey...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:45:13 +0100
  ...as then you could just switch the passenger side slider with the driver's side slider, and have both open in the rear. But...
• Re: power mirror glass pass. side auction
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:09:51 -0500
  ...side auction > Hello List, > I have a passenger side power mirror glass available. > > eBay Item number: 2454567216 > > It is at $1.00 without a...
• Re: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:34:53 -0700
  Hey, you could put dual side tents on it ! ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 29...
• Re: Side Tents
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:42:34 -0300
  ...Now sporting a very unstylish brown >interior taken from the parts bus) >86' (We call this one Parts) >85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
  How about the side marker lights on the late-model Volvo wagons. http://www.volvoworld.com/60/Section_5_2.htm They look small...
• Re: Bus Art: paint ideas and designs?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 08:30:37 -0600
  >how about like a greyhound bus? an airliner of your favorite travel company? >shamu the whale on the side? a big desert tortoise on...
• Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:07:26 -0800
  Last weekend while camping in my 89 westy in the rain, I started wondering about fabricating some sort of side window mini-awning / rain...
• Re: improving windshield washer nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:20:14 -0800
  ...The way I did this was to aim one nozzle at that side, and the other to the opposite side. So when I hit...
• Re: Window Molding - Sides and Front 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:20:52 -0700
  Airhead/VWG has plenty of side window plastic chrome in stock and although the website says out of stock for front and rear, we...
• Side body repair
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:31:36 -0700
  Dear All I have a 1981 Westy with some side damage and rust. The area in question is the rocker panel (sill) and side...
• Re: 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:05:24 -0500 (EST)
  ...Power door locks > including side door and rear hatch. I'm the 3rd owner of an 87 Wolfs. > Ed Vanagon & never realized that it...
• Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Coming Soon
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 19 May 2010 20:42:30 -0400
  > Your idea has sorta been done many years ago by Westfalia & > others for VW Buses The tents that cantilevered off the side > of the...
• Third brake light GW
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Feb 2022 09:20:01 -0500
  ...I wanted the wire behind the side panel so, with directions from this list, I removed the upper and side cabinets and was able...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:27:30 -0700
  number of times I have seen a canoe carried on its side, trailer or car top.... scroll down: zero. Honestly Jim. Things must be...
• Re: Another Bus Depot side tent question
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 8 Aug 2020 11:23:43 -0400
  ...The Awning works as you say. > >> > >> It has velcro tabs. > >> > >> The side tent has similar poles used to hold up the sides or front...
• Re: Why do we drive on right/left side??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:50:14 -0700
  ...Why do we drive on right/left side?? > Per > I was reading a book in the summer about a guy who in 1910 drove...
• Re: convex glass in mirror
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 24 Nov 2019 09:38:06 -0500
  ...Both sides are convex glass. https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-90-110-MIRROR-AND-ARM-ASSEMBLY-SET-OF-2-MTC5217-NEW...
• Bent Westy. Comments?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:03:13 -0800
  < http://www.dnai.com/~voicebox/Westy/Side1.jpg > < http://www.dnai.com/~voicebox/Westy/Side2.jpg > < http://www.dnai.com/~voicebox/Westy/Underside.jpg...
• Rear side marker lens bulb holder.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:00:09 -0400
  ...I was out getting my bus all cleaned up and ready for spring today, and thought I'd take the side marker lens off...
• Re: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 15:45:05 -0500
  ...only way to really see up close & wide on both sides while maintaining the long view... I also have a 8x10 fresnel lens in...
• Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 20:54:29 -0500
  ...handle to help me get in and out like the drivers side?" So today, I stopped by my local Central New York local VW...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - philip menchions
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 07:39:54 -0500
  ...Drivers Side Door Lock Modification > In a message dated 1/14/01 4:35:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, > ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM writes...
• Re: free westy curtain tracks
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:06:10 -0500
  Hi Chris - I just started working on my vanagon and one of my plans was to put up curtains on the side windows. Are...
• Door Roller
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:49:35 -0400
  I've noticed a "bumping" sound coming from one of the passenger side doors. Today I think I figured it out! I think the...
• Re: Mysterious tire noise.. problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:07:14 EST
  The uneven wear on the driver side probably is a result of a bad wheel bearing which I replaced about two weeks ago. It...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:14:48 -0600
  ...rear without doing one side and then the other (I don�t want it to tip side to side right now) is there a...
• Re: Angle question (designing an awning. Image included!)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:46:00 -0500
  ...Cut ans sew the canvas to size, hem the sides, place gromits at the corners, treat the canvas, then clamp one side to the...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 00:09:12 -0400
  ...First of all, you change one side you change the other side! You put new rotor, you change bearing, they cost nothing and you...
• Re: Side View Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:10:14 -0700
  ...ca>wrote: > Any wisdom from the collective as how to remove the side view mirrors from > the housing without breaking them? (Power Adjusted). -- Casey
• Westy camped on side of the 404
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:42:47 -0500
  I passed a silverish Westy with 4 way flashers going on the northbound side of the 404 just north of Toronto tonight around 8...
• Re: auto vs. manual
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:36:09 EDT
  ...The 76-79 were nose shifters and the 80-85 were side shifters. >> Can the earlier trans be switched from nose to side shift?
• Re: Why do we drive on right/left side??
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:52:08 +0100
  ...87 Syncro 112i Doug Alcock wrote: > I Asked Jeeves and got this link; > > http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html
• Re: ________ exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 23:45:49 EDT
  I found that using a big c-clamp - one side around the pipe and one side on the edge of the cylinder head- will...
• Paging L. Chase, ladder for side of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 11:47:29 -0700
  ...I've come up with a ladder for use on the side of the vanagon. It gives you easy access to roof top storage...
• Re: glove box STAY (not whatever)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:02:29 -0700
  ...251 857 109 on the left side and 251 857 110 on the right side. Yup, there's supposed to be a pair of...
• Re: Ignition cutout on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:01:11 -0500
  ...Loose plug in the engine compartment, left side, front black box with round connectors, one of the round connectors had a loose wire. Check...
• Re: Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:25:38 -0700
  ...It's Murphy's law! The side you can't reach to adjust is the > side that won't stay adjusted. Anybody in NZ...