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• Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:02:21 -0500
  The last time I tried to activate the front blower motor for my windshield, my wipers stopped working due to a blown fuse. I...
• Re: Removing front bumper end caps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:42:03 EDT
  ...The rear caps were pretty obvious but I can't > get behind the sheet metal on the front ones. Any help is appreciated. > > pop...
• Re: Nokian tire sidewall cracks
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:42:44 -0800
  the shop recommendation is wrong - you should have at least 45psi in Front (minus 20psi from max) and 50psi on Rear (minus 15psi from...
• Front brake job done on 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:44:16 -0600
  ...If this thing still locks up the front passenger side prematurely after that, there's going to be a bon-fire in my driveway...
• 71-72 items
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 10:18:59 -0700
  >>1) 71's have a removable apron, as well as the 1600 and the down low >>front turn signals. Some late '71's turn...
• MSDS front brushguard/bulli bar $350
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 13:05:42 EDT
  here's the website for MSDS..they offer alot of Vanagon products, and a really cool looking front brushguard as well as engine conversion...
• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 00:11:28 -0600
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > machine the center hole to 2.5" > use audi lug bolts up front, and porsche 911 studs on rear. Chris...
• Reclining front pass seat.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 02:08:04 EST
  ...There has just got to be someone out there whos managed to modify the standard front passenger seat into a full recliner. Wanting to...
• Re: front window washer?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:14:08 -0700
  ...I'm curious about my front windshield washer..Where is the fill up? As you're driving, it's under your left foot. If...
• Front heater blower ballast part number
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:18:38 -0600
  The part number of the ballast resistor for the front heater blower motor is 251-971-281 and it is known on VW parts...
• FS: vanagon front chin spoiler/air dam
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:22:21 EST
  ...vanagon front chin spoiler/air dam. OEM. black rubber. easy to install, mounts to ANY vanagon 80-91 with steel bumpers or fiberglass.. from...
• will trade front Table Arm for a rear Table Arm, anyone interested??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:33:15 EDT
  i have a front table arm for a vanagon westfalia, and i need a rear table arm. does anyone want to trade? i am...
• front backing plates
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:36:36 -0700
  where can I get new/used front backing plates for my 82'? the VW Dealor can only get one side, the other side is...
• smoked front vanagon turn signal lenses on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 03:39:00 EDT
  these arent mine, theyre tiico's check out this link on ebay..these are the hard to find SA smoked vanagon front turn signal...
• Re: Where to put the better tires?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 16:18:07 EST
  harald, it is also easier to steer a flat tire in the front. try doing that in the rear. even vehicles equipped w/ rear...
• Question about lubing front shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:15:26 -0500
  ...What should I use to lube, and what can I take apart without upsetting the shifter settings, on the front linkage? I can hear...
• Laptop Table
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:05:51 -0500
  Anyone know where you might find to purchase or build a laptop table for the front cabin. Roadhause has one, see the link below...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:54:59 -0400
  On 20 Mar 2002 at 17:51, Dart 330 wrote: > How does one bleed the van without raising the front? I have done this...
• Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:38:35 -0300
  ...Should one not be able to tell IMMEDIATELY if the front VC locks up just by seeing of the front tires 'scrub' in a...
• Re: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 21:40:16 EDT
  ...To locate the front spacers, I just bolted up the front spacers with the Audi lugs, then drilled away. For the real, I just...
• Re: bike carrier 2
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:03:11 -0500
  Try this link for a front bike rack: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon...
• Re: Mysterious loose ground wire
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:03:17 -0700
  ...noticed a heavy guage wire haning from just in front of (front meaning front of van) the firewall where the coolant hoses are mounted...
• Re: Squeaking from front end (spare tire?) of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 15:06:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...25-Apr-95 Squeaking from front end (s.. by Matt Weatherford@atl.com > My vanagon is just about the noisiest animal I have ever...
• fs parting 88 84 73
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 6 May 2001 18:01:59 -0700
  ...with are rest for 84 blue front seats with are rest blue rear hatch sliding door front doors any part that you need cut...
• Re: Front End Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:51:17 -0400
  ...Front End Alignment? > Well, it's that time of year when I start making a list > of all possibly needed maintenance on my '85...
• Re: FS: Brown/Tan Front Doors - $50
  Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:25:22 -0500
  You wouldn't happen to have the sliding door for the same vehicle would you? I have no need for the front doors. My...
• Shocks
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:02:23 -0800
  florian, I bought Bilsteins for the front and back. Both heavy duty. Fronts from the partsbin and the rears from BD. The fronts were...
• Re: Front wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 29 May 2007 22:56:50 -0400
  ...Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:43 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Front wheel studs >I acquired a set of Mercedes C220 alloys. With the spacer, I...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:11:42 -0500
  The curtain does not use a rod, it just snaps into above the "A"-pillars and then just behind the front side windows at...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:27:52 -0500
  ...Checked tracking at 5 pm and they claimed it had been left at the front door. There was an inch of fresh snow on...
• Re: Eurovan Steel Rim on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - quadrat
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:18:25 -0800
  ...From - http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.html - "Syncro - Can fit Syncro without machining if 5/16" spacer used up front. No front...
• Re: Syncro tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:04:30 -0500
  I have general grabbed tires on my Syncro tin top and run them at 42 psi front and rear. On Thu, Jan 23, 2020...
• Re: Speakers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:27:05 -0400
  Dave Bird is supplying aluminum mounting plates for front door speaker mounts. I've copied him on this email and I'm sure he...
• Rear a/c blower motor resistor
  Historical mailing list - rick Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:18:59 -0500
  ...I changed out the front switch on the dash. It made no difference. Is there a resistor in back near the blower motor that...
• Vanagon Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:46:33 EST
  I have a front Fiberglass Bumper and a Rear Fiberglass Bumper that are reproductions of the OE Carat/Wolfsburg bumpers. These are white with...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:19:31 -0400
  ...40 psi Front, 48 psi Rear 205R14C/6PR or 8PR 36 psi Front, 43.5 psi Rear 205/70R14 33 psi Front 36 psi...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:23:14 -0500
  ...Anyone thought of putting an aero-spike in front? Not the rocket engine, the other kind that they stick on the front of Poseidon...
• Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Holland
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:25:22 EST
  The front seats, in my 90 Carat, are not tight in the track. I've pulled them out, even traded sides, and they both...
• Ekta help - bulbs... 1156, 1157...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:46:39 -0700
  ...I know 1157 are dual filament and used for the front blinkers... and that 1156 are single filament... volkscafe sells 1157 for the front...
• RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Final Report
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 14:45:33 -0700
  ...Total bill approx $1800 Front A/C Kit Component Photos: http://www.fototime.com/inv/56FC8E86B84B48A Front A/C Installed Photos: http://www.fototime...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:05:16 -0700
  No, what Larry did is have an additional front add-on unit comprising a small airbox and an evaporator in addition to the existing...
• Re: Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:30:09 -0400
  ...Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front. Dear list I am getting rid off my oil...
• Re: Westy Speaker
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:52:07 -0500
  Howdy - just took out the front speakers in my '85 Westy last week - bought the critter last month and both front speakers were "dead...
• 87 Westfalia heater control
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:45:01 -0400
  My van, before I acquired it, was in a minor front end collision which bent the dash. As a result, the heater control's...
• Re: HEV conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:20:43 +1200
  ...Could I replace my 2WD front suspension and steering >components with those from a Syncro sans axle shafts? Then install a pair >of electric...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 15:00:17 -0700
  ...Front grills look ok as does the front bumper. I > managed to save the mounting bracket from the pass side jumpseat and > after I...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:50:48 -0400
  Both front tires are worn on both edges of each tire. It is almost like the tires had been run greatly under inflated (tends...
• Where is Front Washer Bottle 87GL?!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 26 May 1997 16:28:10 -0500
  Volks, I know in my wanderings underneath and about this vehicle I have found the front washer bottle, but have since lost it's...
• Re: Syncro front brake rotors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 02:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...they got me the front rotors for my syncro for 50 bucks each thats only a hundred dollars for both....great deal.....and brand...
• Re: Front spoiler improve fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 15:05:21 EST
  In a message dated 99-02-13 21:39:17 EST, mruskin@PANGEA.CA writes: << I am wondering if the installation of a front...
• Re: WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 15:50:16 -0400
  Question? It has been suggested to me that the Syncro Front Brake Calipers are the same as on non-Syncros. I thought that they...
• Front Grill
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:40:43 -0600
  I need a front grill for a 1982 diesel westy, is there someone who makes aftermarket ones, or is there someone out there who...
• Paint for front grill(e)
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:46:08 -0700
  ...I wanna paint (black) my front grill, the rear engine bay vents, door handles, mirrors, wheels etc... Anyone know if there are special considerations...
• Front springs
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rafael Moscoso
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:41:36 -0300
  ...I would like to hear from anyone who has installed recent models (on a Vanagon, that�s �86 to �91) front springs in a...
• DS front Fender Panel/section wanted
  Historical mailing list - curt welsh
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:08:30 -0800
  Anyone have a parts van they want to cut up? i need either an entire front driver side fender section or a patch section...
• Front brake rotor question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 06:44:28 -0400
  I'm having a hard time identifying what year the 2 wheel drive Vanagon front rotors fit. Anyone know what year fits what? Any...
• Re: front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 20:31:56 -0700
  I am looking for best gripping front brake pads. Found many choices.Would like to hear from listees right now have almost new pads...
• disk brake temp
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:08:41 -0400
  Hi, Was wondering how much drag in the front disks people have. After a run without much braking my front disks are hot to...
• Re: Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:40:19 -0600
  ...They would go over drive/passenger front > windows IIRC. Don't re-invent the wheel for the front doors: http://www.skreenz.com Richard
• Re: Tires again
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 05:55:56 -0400
  I'm running Michelin Agilis 61 C tires (NLA) on the front and Agilis 81 D tires (now also NLA?) on the rear of...