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  • Re: Readjusting poptop after installation
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:24 -0700
    ...Geisen wrote: > the back left is sitting on the roof panel and the back > right is raised about 1.5" above the roof panel.
  • Re: [?]/Strange American VWVan Look-alike
    Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
    Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:45:59 -0500 (CDT)
    ...One was a double-door panel and just yesterday I spotted what looked like a custom camper conversion. But why are we talking about...
  • Re: "Koolatron" cooler
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:26:43 -0600
    I have the big cooler in my panel Van. We installed it before leaving for California last year and the thing was on for...
  • Looking for some Carat/Wolfsburg Stuff
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:55:53 EST
    ...Fiberglass body panel behind rear sliding door Fiberglass body panel on sliding door Both Plastic Trays that go between the front seats and the...
  • Re: vinyl repair
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:13:49 PDT
    ...Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL.COM> > >Anyone have a good fix for cracked vinyl on the door panels? The panels are >white. > > > > >tia, >Mark Watts...
  • Re: Carat Synchro?
    Historical mailing list - James Huskins
    Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:39:28 -0500
    Ken Wilford says that many synchros had the same interior arrangement as a Carat without the fiberglass exterior panels. The interior is what I...
  • Re: Vanagon Fuse I.D. online anywhere?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:08:57 -0700
    Neil, do you still have the under dash, drivers-side black plastic cover that goes over the fuse panel? The inside of that has...
  • FS: Vanagon front seats and matching door panels
    Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
    Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:55:20 -0700
    ...I have a pair of heavily padded gray "Leather Look" vinyl seats and matching front door panels. They are in "good" condition. Seats need...
  • Gasoline smell
    Historical mailing list - David M
    Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:15:01 -0700
    ...Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
  • Removing the face from a 1983 Westy kitchen drawer??
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:35:32 -0700
    ...Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
  • Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:22:35 -0600
    ...They idea you were coveying was you welded all your repairs, in leu of using the panel adhesive, thats what I got out of...
  • Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Wed, 6 May 2015 19:17:39 -0500
    ...battery(ies) tied to a > solar panel, disconnect your solar panel from its' controller. Solar > panel power to an unloaded controller can damage the...
  • Re: Fluid Filming the underbody of van
    Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
    Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:34:24 +0000
    ...One thing though, probably best glue ram -mat or B-quiet onto panels before applying FF. Attaching insulation/ any ideas Neil? Floating panels? alistair
  • mi Dakhlia)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Jan 1900 07:00:00 GMT
    ...electrical/convenience stuff (solar) >>An informed discussion and/or pointers to 12v solar panel stuff would >>be interesting. Now that summer is here I...
  • Re: shipping interior answer!
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Fri, 6 Dec 1996 07:53:28 -0500
    Terry, I wouldn't think that shipping panels would be a problem. As they are flat, they should fit within UPS (preferred) and Greyhound...
  • vanagon windows for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:33:04 -0500
    ...all panels rust free and dent free. * make offer of above items i will accept resonable offers plus shipping costs. thanks Jonce
  • Re: Solar Power
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 29 Jun 2013 09:37:39 -0700
    ...Some people like the OP want a panel that fits hidden inside the luggage rack and that is what I was addressing. Here is...
  • Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:27:29 -0600
    Hi, I'm after the locations of the relays.� The fuses are well documented, even on the fuse panel cover on my 1991. The...
  • Re: Vanagon Panels Available?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
    Thu, 7 May 2009 15:19:53 -0700
    ...Vanagon Panels Available? > > Can anybody tell me if new body panels are still available? My need is for > an '87. Mostly urgently I need...
  • Re: Solar panels and curtains
    Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:15:03 -0600
    I have set up solar panels on a couple vans now. You mentioned setting up a solar panel instead of getting a second battery...
  • Re: Solar Package Link Needed
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:51:54 -0500
    ...One 100 watt solar Panel Nothing else included!!!!! Harbor Freight - $189: 45 watt solar panel kit - Includes three 15 watt panels - Include frame kit...
  • Re: Advise on Syncro purchase
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 14 May 2010 15:12:04 -0400
    ...The biggest culprit is the utility panel or panel that has the utility > hookups. I'm sure it will need to be replaced, but...
  • Re: Need advice for stripping parts
    Historical mailing list - hunnam
    Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:07:46 +1000
    ...I assume you are referring to the plastic fasteners holding the mbf door panels to the doorframe. If they are the original VW fasteners...
  • Re: Unused Fuse #14
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:45:36 -0700
    ...your '85 has that crappy fuse/relay panel :) you know, no internal current paths in the panel itself, just a jumble of jumper wires...
  • Rear Wiper Motor Burnout - replacement and advice needed
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:42:29 -0700
    ...I finally figured out that the smell was comming from behind the panel on the rear hatch and I assumed that it was the...
  • Another one of those grounding issues
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:29:19 -0700
    Couple of weeks ago I was mucking around behind the fuse panel trying to reset the left hand fresh air vent on the dash...
  • Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:39:54 -0700
    Why not remove the arm rests from the door panel? Remove door panel, remove two screws (or three), replace door panel. Works for me...
  • Re: LED Panel, Fridge light VERY DIM
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:00:27 -0700
    ...Green >Fridge-flame LED on panel is VERY dim though. All the others (Water & >battery) work great. Any guesses for any easy fix? > >G...
  • Re: Captains Chairs in my Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 08:07:01 -0800
    ...Get the later type panels sans armrests and install them. 2. Remove your armrests and cover the holes with tape. 3. Cut your armrests...
  • Re: Problem with insturment pannel
    Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
    Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:04:38 -0700
    ...Keith Scott Semyan wrote: > I am having a problem with the instrument panel in our '85 Westie. The card > connector to the panel seems...
  • Re.Foglight switch
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:26:59 +1000
    ...the rest ofthe big ol'world that didn't...Panelvans,window panelvans,hi-top panelvans,singlecab pickups,doublecab pickups etc etc... It may have...
  • Re: New Body Panels
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:38:54 -0700
    ...New Body Panels > I remember seeing a site that had new panels for > Vanagons, just recently. Do any of you out there > have a...
  • Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:36:45 -0500
    ...The original plywood panels are a 3-ply 3mm thick panel, which makes it just under 1/8" in thickness. The 1/8" would...
  • Vanagon Body Panels (European Source?)
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:39:55 -0400
    Called Mill Supply today to find out that they no longer carry any body panels for the Vanagon, I was looking for rear fenders...
  • Solar Panels
    Historical mailing list - Pete Patton
    Wed, 16 Jul 1997 06:48:57 -0700
    I forget whose www page it was on (picture) but they neglected to explain why they had four solar panels mounted across the top...
  • Alternate tools for measuring RPMs?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
    Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:41:32 -0500
    Hi folks, My instrument panel's a little shaky, the tach in particular, and I was wondering about alternate means of checking RPM's...
  • Re: FS rare westy sofabed front panel with DOOR...also other sofabed
    Historical mailing list - John
    Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:01:03 GMT
    ...But then again my Westy is for sale, so maybe I need a plain panel so I can hold on to this door-equipped...
  • Re: fender parts
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:30:38 EST
    ...back area over the wheels is comonly called a rear quarter > > panel > > as it is not removable. > Trust me, It's All Removable ! :o...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Solar Package Link Needed
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 20 May 2015 18:33:23 -0700
    ...But annoying also as the panel size is just that bit too big to fit on luggage rack. Not that it's a big...
  • Re: Sliding Door stubborn
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:54:53 -0600
    ...As I recall, there is some > "bootsrap" issue in removing the panel where the door must open to > get the panel off in the...
  • Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:57:09 -0800
    Thanks, Don -- I was hoping to get behind the panel to see what's up with the handle, so having to search eBay for...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Need advice on welding Vanagon body panel
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:07:20 +0000
    ...The bus depot sheet metal I ordered fit pretty well, considering that before I bought the van it has a sketchy panel replacement after...
  • Update: Nudist Goat Farmer's 59 Panel
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Wed, 3 Apr 1996 16:25:38 -0600 (CST)
    Hi All, After nearly 3 years of doing nothing with my 59 Panel and its 1/3 welded on roof, I finally took a...
  • Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:17:40 -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...
  • Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:09:10 -0700
    ...And very robust and durable is also important, as I have seen my solar panel blow around more times that I can remember... For...
  • Re: Removing door trim
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:23:51 -0700
    ...Removing door trim > I just replaced the door speakers in my 87 recently and did not need to > remove the entire door panel. I...
  • Re: Interior panel & folding table for 90 Syncro multivan
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:23:47 -0700
    ...The plastic side panel and table stick out from the wall. The vans with this setup used a narrower rear seat assembly so the...
  • Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 8 Nov 2014 05:09:41 -0500
    These panels are available in brown and grey from the same place the indicator panels are coming from. See here: <http://www.vwbusshop.de...
  • Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:10:12 -0400
    ...You may want to consider some closed cell foam material > to help reduce sound waves which do get sufficiently reduced by > dampening panel movement...
  • Re: [Syncro] Replacement for hatch panel?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 2 Feb 2009 01:01:44 -0800
    ...I'm doing this to some front door panels for my Doka. Failing all of that, you can always go the used panel route...
  • Searching for gray drivers door panel, rear bed cushion, GL/Westy
    Historical mailing list - Karl - Westy Ventures
    Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:41:46 -0800
    ...Also a decent condition door panel for the driver's door, gray vinyl w/ the velour fabric insert. I'm putting together a 1990...
  • Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Sun, 4 Mar 2018 13:05:09 +0000
    I replaced the right side rear panel on my 83.5 and that was pretty straightforward. I will do the left side when we...
  • Re: Ideas for front speaker mounts not in doors
    Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
    Fri, 4 Aug 2017 20:44:30 -0400
    ...The new panels have no speakers installed and I would like to > find a different location for speakers besides the front doors. Any ideas...
  • Instrument panel circuit film needed (1986 or later)
    Historical mailing list - email99
    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:58:00 -0400
    I'm looking for an instrument panel Circuit Plate, P/N 251 919 059K (i.e. the electrical circuit film on the back of...
  • re; lotsa gauges
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
    Sat, 20 Apr 1996 13:16:52 +2909
    ...Cabs | | 67 -Westie walkthrough 59,67 Single Cabs | | 67 -Panel/bench divider | | 58 -Panel/bench divider Bus Bones, | | 58 -15 Window Deluxe Dedicated to...
  • Adhesive removal on cabinets
    Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
    Tue, 23 May 2000 21:06:16 -0400
    Listees- Has anyone found an easy way to remove the advesive that holds down the vinyl on the side panels/overhead cabinet?? 3m does...
  • Interior panel & folding table for 90 Syncro multivan
    Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
    Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:34:42 -0400
    I would like to add an interior panel and folding table-preferably grey- to my '90 tin top multi with rear facing buckets. It...
  • Re: Vanagon rust
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:47:23 +0200
    Hi, I've pulled the inside panels, and it looks OK in there. There are 2 holes at the end, out to the rearwheels...
  • Re: me too (solar)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:59:37 -0400
    ...An MPPT type controller ekes more > current out of solar panels than a less-expensive controller because the > MPPT controller will continually adjust the...
  • Re: Westy kitchen LED panel overlay
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:43:04 -0600
    ...It's a replacement overlay for flaking, peeling and rusting front >> panels for 83-up vanagons. It's in brown, of course, because that...