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• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - jdd
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:14:07 -0400
  ...what about solar panels to power a coolatron .. I run it off of my aux battery but I'm thinking that solar might give...
• Re: parts are parts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 17:32:31 -0600
  >If you will look CLOSELY at the pictures of the South Africa "Vanagons" you will >notice that ALL of the body panels are slightly...
• Changing the interior color by painting, possible? Anyone done it?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:14:11 -0500
  ...Possibly painting the vinyl and plastic panels on the inner walls to white. (did some research, here�s what I found) http://www.automotiveforums...
• Vanagon look-alike
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:27:37 -0500
  ...Where the rear side windows are on a vgon, there were solid panels, it might be a hair bigger than a Vanagon. Nice looking...
• Re: Source of Westfalia Material?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:51:53 -0500
  ...you will have to use 3M adhesive to glue it on to the westy panels tho..
• Re: Fuse panel remount advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:41:23 -0400
  ...Dear Michael, a) 1.9l and 2.1l fuse panels are very different. Which one are you talking about? b) I've never had...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 2 May 2010 14:11:43 -0700
  First, let me suggest the following book, available from Amazon or other sources: Managing 12v Volts, How To Upgrade, Operate & Trouble Shoot 12 Volt...
• Re: Looking for support...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jul 1996 23:59:04 -0500
  >Barndoor panels have the upper vents, which are for venting the cargo area Ah. How do they open? Just curious. Are they cabled to...
• Im' in for it now!!
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 18:12:28 -0700
  ...It was z-barted and looks to be in fairly decent shape. < At least the rocker panels are solid!!> In fact I bought two...
• Re: WTB: crew cab...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 05:09:16 EDT
  ...the bed of the EV pickups looks like it was just stuck on there...like a flatbed...no body panels underneath the bed level...
• Re: '82 printed circuit foil (instr. panel)
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:20:29 -0600
  ...panel, check out http:www.vdona.com for some custom gauge panels. I am considering pulling out my instrument panel (after my subaru transplant...
• SewFine Products inquiry
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:23:07 -0800
  ...Later on I'd like to redo the door panels also. All suggestions welcome. Larry Chase 85GL Westy "RoadHouse" "She may be ugly, but...
• Denver junkyard Syncro alert!
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:49:05 -0600
  ...Interior panels are nice, as is the headliner. Really, there's no obvious reason why that van's in there.
• gray rear bed seat bottom needed for Carat/Multivan- Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:03:12 -0700
  ...just the seat) from either a Carat or Multivan (plastic side panels make the seat slightly narrower) The pattern on the seat has those...
• Source of interior panel fasteners
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 17:54:44 -0700
  I am in need of the fasteners that hold down the cheesy interior pressboard panels. Anyone? Anyone? PS: As some of you know, I...
• Re: vanagon burns - insane person testing - do not attempt to duplicate
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 15:47:31 EST
  ...camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO writes: > The brownish fiberglass in the vehicle panels caught my attention because > of > a recent thing about an aircraft fire...
• Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 30 May 2006 19:40:19 -0700
  On 5/30/06, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here are before and after pics of the C!P1 panels --- I don...
• Late westy interior images needed + question
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:39:10 -0800
  ...2) Some of the curtains were already off -- I have 5 curtain panels w/ clips on 'em. Got 4 others that were on aluminum...
• Full Westy vs Weekender
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:11:01 +0000
  ...It wasn't in very great shape, and i had to use some of the panels as templates to cut new ones, but it...
• Re: Vanagon Westy insulated?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 12 Sep 95 10:54:15 EDT
  ...the grille. (3) your aircooled Vgon is s'posed to have panels like cardboard soaked in asphalt, closing off all of the grill area...
• *&$% interior trim - where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:54:32 -0800
  ...It might look a bit chhesy though (but maybe not as bad as half peeled panels) note - the commercial wallpaper can be expensive (~$100...
• Re: Solar Panels in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:57:21 -0700
  ...Solar panels come in a variety of wattages. It is perfectly easy to use them in tandem--& can be more useful that way, at...
• Re: headliner material for westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:40:17 -0600
  I went to an upholstery shop and got a nice high-quality vinyl that more matches the laminate surfaces than the original panels, but...
• Re: Friday off-T solar questions:long
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 14:50:39 -0500
  ...Would it be more effective to > > connect the two panels in series...taking the older one's output directly > > (without it's controller in...
• Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:09:10 -0700
  ...Solar Panels and Controllers > Don, the subject has been coverd by the reponders up till now. But let me > add this. > You mentioned connecting...
• Re: Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 3 May 2012 16:56:39 -0400
  Cut metal panels, rivet to vehicle, coat with substance of preference. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 3, 2012 o godz. 6:35...
• Re: looking for part (but don't know the name for it!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:51 -0500
  ...ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> looking for the "plugs" to attach interior panels to the body. As I >> have no clue what they are called...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:19:29 -0500
  ...a big deal to > install (I know how to get the panels off the doors)? Who sells 'em? > > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > '84 Westfalia: Mellow...
• Re: Body Seam Filler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 11:27:54 EDT
  The main purpose of the sealer is to keep moisture out of the joint between two panels so that rust doesn't get started...
• Re: Vanagon Customization
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:58:13 EST
  ...I will be getting the panels from a gentleman on the list, but my financial resources are nonexistent at the moment. --Paul--
• bumper repair for '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:48:59 -0700
  ...material that has the same sanding characteristics as the fiberglass body panels and bumper covers is best for the finish. Use short strand fiberglass...
• Re: Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:20:06 -0700
  > I bought a replacement cigarette lighter for the van > from a place > specializing in VWs and Audis, and the same thing. VW used two...
• Re: Best tool for fixing seem rust? anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:12:18 -0400
  When your finished fixing the seam rust on the outside, I would have a look on the inside of the panels where the rust...
• Re: better sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:14:33 -0800
  ...stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> I asked the folks who make the ABS panels if they would cut them from >> plywood paneling. They declined. >> >> Stuart >> >
• Re: Rust Proofing Recommendations/ slowing rust down / Recommendations in
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:20:46 EDT
  ...Spraying in the two holes in the rocker panels only reaches the insides of the rocker panels, not above UNLESS the top of the...
• Re: Valuing Our Rigs. Hail Damage
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:13:17 +0000
  ...Hey Folks, My 84 Westy was recently victim to a hail storm and suffered some damage on most of the panels except the tail...
• Italian Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Piero Padroni
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 00:29:37 +0100
  ...I added anti-noise material in the lateral panels, an auxiliary heater under the rear bench, panels on the roof, new radio system and...
• Re: Belly Pans, Bus Grand Tour, Names
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 07:46:09 -0600
  ...I *do* need to replace the rocker panels as well as the door-latch-hole-plate-things and I worry about the unprotected areas...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...84 vans) -vanagon front vent wing windows -vanagon front door panels, hatch panels -85-'91 vanagon sliding door -vanagon front doors -'74-'79 Bus...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...84 vans) -vanagon front vent wing windows -vanagon front door panels, hatch panels -85-'91 vanagon sliding door -vanagon front doors -'74-'79 Bus...
• part # for fiberglass side skirt Jack
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:11:00 EST
  ...stock jack on a van that you added the side fiberglass > panels to, it wont fit into the hole, and you will: A) bust...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:48:17 -0700
  ...In 1990 VW started "Central Electric II" so > all fuse panels midway through 1990 on the A and B Series VWs are the same...
• 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...
• seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 07:49:31 -0700
  ...On the previous work, they had filled in some of the body seam with bondo, but of course the flex of the two panels...
• Re: Power Window motor rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 13:48:42 -0400
  ...I've got the door panels off right now while I have > the regulators/motors rebuilt, ... > > Gregg > 90 Westy (Blueberry)
• 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 diagram or part number for Power window support '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:29:46 -0600
  ...I have my door panels apart for body painting prep and see that the supports that cradle the window glass in each door is...
• '90 & '81 Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Crawford, Neil
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:43:45 +0000
  ...Seats (any, all) Bumpers Dash Grill (either) Carpet Interior Panels I'm about to take measurements in both but know there are several dimensions...
• Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 16:10:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...Standards have headliners, while kombis and panels did not. Kombis had fiberboard roof liners in the cab instead of headliners. Thom -- > Eat right, exercise...
• vent window adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:54:34 EST
  ...have a similar adjustment? Haynes doesn't mention it so I thought I'd ask before I pull off my door panels. Thanks, Sean --
• FS: 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 21:12:51 -0500
  ...re-done headliner and side panels No dents or rust that I can see. Paint nds rubbing out. Very recently rebuilt automatic trans., new...
• Paint color on a weekender I saw?
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:53:31 -1000
  ...The blue looked so great with the grey rocker panels. Anyone know the paint color name and code. I'm considering painting over my...
• Re: See rust forming, what now?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 16:53:23 -0300
  ...Malcolm Matt wrote: > In the seams between the panels, the paint is cracking and in some places I can > see that brownish orange rust...
• Re: drain holes for air scoops?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 11:47:22 +0200
  ...In the van, next to the sliding door, just in front of the engine bay wall, water was behind the side panels. I guess...
• Re: Folding Table from Carat/wolfy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 00:17:45 EDT
  ...the wolfy/carat rear sofabed is narrower than the regular weekender sofabed to accomodate the plastic side panels sticking out. chris
• Re: Black Bumper Paint Code ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 04:22:30 EST
  ...but only found a reference to Grey Bumpers. > > Looking for the paint code for the Black Fiber Glass Bumper and side > panels? > > Seems to...
• WTB: gray VINYL upholstery from later models
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:05:20 EST
  ...Can also use some front door panels, and sliding door panel which are all vinyl. No velour insert. Came on 1990 non-GL models...
• Removing door panel
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:58:50 -0700
  ...Anyway, I need to get to the wiring to trouble shoot, but first the panels have to come off. Ed Wiebe 1990 Westfalia
• Re: Has anyone else seen these front bench bulkhead padded vinyl panel?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:40:36 EST
  > Has anyone else seen one of these front bulkhead vinyl panels for a Doka or > a 9-passenger Vanagon? > > http://tinyurl.com/63lq3g > > i...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:59:55 EST
  ...just like westys) if i were you id use the foam panels that are covered in foil.. chris > What do you guys use for...