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• Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:35:08 -0700
  If it's a little tiny green light that comes on when the switch is on, it's your rear window defogger. Normally this...
• Re: Vanagon List Sticker Still Available?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 16:17:22 -0500
  ...I have one on the lower left side of my van's rear hatch window, out of the sweep of the wiper blade. It...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY part 2
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 13:29:15 -0700
  ...windshield ,rear hatch and the 4 side windows , skylight Do I need the Euro or the one with the chrome trim ? > Wipers for the...
• New Parts Deal ( steal )
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 6 May 2003 17:11:20 EDT
  ...Euro rear Lenses, 25 Mahle Oil Filters, Air Filters (2), Cap, Rotor, Wires, Plugs, Large Door Seal, Window Washer bottle, Coolant bottle, Rear Heater...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:43:59 -0700
  ...All the windows and seals were removed and new seals put in by the shop. Rear hatch and side slider seals replaced as well...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 17:49:43 -0800
  ...this is for a 84 van or > a 71 bay window as long as it fits the rear fender lip. im not sure on...
• FS: '88 Wolfsburg (Reluctantly...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:44:13 -0600
  ...windshield gasket, drives side, about the size of a quarter, some under the gasket of the rear-most drivers side window - same size- and...
• Re: New Ground Wire for Rear Stereo - Part I
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:36:53 -0700
  ...Run the wire along side the existing speaker wires through the > channel to the rear. >2. Run one on the other side. > >Any suggestions...
• Re: Waterfalls on my windsheild
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:04:31 -0700
  ...routes it to either the front or rear, keeping most of it from dripping in your windows. If you are pointed downhill or hit...
• Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:55:26 -0800
  ...it is just below the window and runs from behind the drivers seat to the AC duct in the rear. The holes from the...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:44:23 -0600
  ...During the last month I'm gradually approaching having the rear stuff working. I have given up on putting in the rear-wiper/washer...
• Re: Fuzzy Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Rob Jennings
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:05:03 -0700
  ...The passenger versions have vents on both sides (two per > side in the rear). I am busy adding these vents to my doublecab, but...
• mounting gauges on the ceilling
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:57:16 -0800
  ...the roof, so maybe double sided tape? It should be easy enough to run the wires up the window pillar and under the laminate...
• Re: non Westy Camping advice?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:58:17 EDT
  ...I mounted this cabinet to the rear bulkhead of the driver's seat pedistal with the ex-icebox door opening towards the pass. side...
• Re: 86 Vanagon GL in Ontario for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 15:13:51 -0400
  ...Will need tires/brakes from sitting small/medium sized scrape on passenger side rear arch. some seam rust but not too bad $500 tow...
• Re: Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:25:54 -0600
  ...storage under the bed, between the rear wheel well and the rearmost doors. * sliding windows in the rear. tiny, but sliding parts for ventilation...
• Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:50:36 -0700
  ...I've pulled the sliding windows off both sides of Mellow Yellow in >> preparation to having the windows tinted* tomorrow morning. The rubber >> channel...
• Re: HELP! Need Westy Luggage Rack Section
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:57:51 -0500
  ...After the snap, the cables scratched the passenger side, and whiplashed around the back and broke out the rear window. Very scary all around...
• Re: pwr mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:45:06 +0100
  ...squeeeeeel) is > that my pwr window switches are impossible to push > when it is cold and the driver side is now squeeling > too. I...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:42:47 -0700
  ...Using a slip of paper to test the seal tightness I find that the sides and top of the hatch seal very tightly, but...
• Re: Met The Westy owner from OZ
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Mon, 14 May 2001 22:49:29 -0500
  ...installed. > K-MART oil filter. > Both front vent windows missing latches. > Both gas cylinders on rear hatch dead. > Oil filler cap missing. > Rubber grommet...
• Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Doug Olson
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:36 -0700
  ...center, you can see that the sidewalk and grass line seen through the driver's door window match quite perfectly with the "mirror"... If...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:30:15 -0800
  ...It seems to be from the lock knob and/or lower rear corner of the passenger door window area on our `87 Westy Syncro...
• Bumpers -- Not
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:49:14 -0800
  ...The door frames are thick, solid oak, and oak is visible around the window openings (as on the four side windows in back) -- though...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Samuel
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:40:08 -0500
  ...black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > > UP the coast on the beach...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 23:01:42 +0000
  ...The rear window defogger > and mirror heaters are not working. Neither are the power mirrors. Drives > me crazy in the moring especially when frosted...
• Is it me or is it my Westy?--long
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:11:20 -0500
  ...my rearview. This time he turned on his lights and pulled me over. He came up to the driver's side window claiming that...
• Re: Rearview mirror
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:51:18 -0700
  ...my side mirrors out of habit of driving Buses and Vanagons for decades. Most of the time I have the rear window curtains shut...
• Keeping List to Vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:26:35 -0500
  ...Sunroofs -> drip drip (now fixed) > - Rear side windows were chopped and lowered 6" > - Mini blinds in the rear windows -> gone! > - Plastic trim around the...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:04:38 -0800
  ...black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> looking for a source for the...
• Re: Stereo status...long
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:52:15 -0700
  ...It is quite common that aftermarket speaker grills will interfere with the window handles (for those without PW) and may hit the side of...
• Re: DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:24:20 -0500
  ...He jumped through the screened side, slider window trying to get out and the leash wasn't long enough to allow his feet to...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:15:16 -0700
  ...I covered the hole with large hole, black, vinyl window screening (inside). Looks great and allows me to use the rear heater too. I...
• What would Rumba Fetch? -or- How much should i sell for?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 96 18:54:51 EST
  ...Guide **have fold out windows for main side pannels...haven't installed yet **snap on mosquito netting for rear door **heavy duty curtains included...
• Convertible VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:19:42 -0700
  ...the front windshield, then above the "waistline" all around, removing all rear windows in the process.� Surprisingly, it looked pretty cool!� Just a hack...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:39:52 EST
  ...I believe the original purpose of the jailbars was to hold the rear curtain in place against the back window, especially when the deck...
• Re: Rear closet temporary removal
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:23:44 -0600
  ...Better vision through the rear window Less weight to haul around More width to haul wide items, for example a queen size bed, sheets...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 May 96 00:01:10 CDT
  ...as i recall, those 70's "wings" or airdams or whatever were for the purpose of keeping the rear window cleaner (by blowing off...
• FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Rochester NY.
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:41:59 -0400
  ...on each side and along the seam above the LP tank. * Also rust blob in the center below the rear window rubber above the...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:10:23 -0400
  ...I do actual Rain-X applications from time to time on mirrors, side and rear windows which makes them easier to clean. Yours, David
• Re: Lots of talk about Rust...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:00:05 -0300
  ...rear wheels, and rearward from there!) I also noticed that straight down from the rear air "intakes" (just rear of the rear side windows...
• Stroke of Good Luck!
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:22:42 -0500
  ...New window regulator on my side. They traveled in it quite a bit, its been up north up the grapevine a few times. And...
• Re: Leaking luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:28:44 -0700
  ...If I turn out of the drive way to the right, the water pours down by the driver's window (left side). and I...
• Re: Winnebago or Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 11:44:32 -0700
  ...In 1999 the EV went to a "panel truck" side, which removed the rear window on the driver's side. A major aesthetic boo...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:05:24 -0500
  ...possibly favoring curb side. Bigger is easier to see but take up more of the clear area of the window. There may be a...
• Re: Rear, Side, Front, Defroster FISH Wires... Can These Be Purchased?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:19:36 -0500
  ...Honda recalled many thousands of Accord rear windows in the '80s because they were cracking from too-powerful rear defrosters. Once you know how...
• Re: Selling my '90 Syncro Westy, need estimate on value./FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 7 May 1999 16:28:29 -0400
  ...bought it) A/C, power windows, power locks, all reciepts, > serviced regularlly. One small dent above driver side rear wheel well. > Interior very clean...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 May 2009 09:47:13 -0400
  ...Incidentally the rear drums were the same duplex arrangement that carried through the bay window bus, and onto our Vanagons. As a side note...
• Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:06:23 -0800
  ...my_photos Details- 1987 Titian Red syncro with factory power windows, mirrors, locks. Rear wiper, locking diff. WAS A/C but I removed it...
• known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:52:23 -0400
  ...front windshield, side seals, side windows 2 - Head Gaskets: need I say more 3 - Water pump: every 50,000 miles 4 - Rear hatch struts...
• Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:06:40 -0400
  ...Plate bulb out Rear wheel cylinder and brake shoes need replacing Right passenger side window motor not working Tail pipe rusted out 8� piece...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper Awning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:33:41 -0800
  ...With the shadyboy, there are gaps above the rear side window and the passenger door where rain can get in. The shadyboy is a...
• Re: Child Cot Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:44:39 EDT
  ...So swivel 90 degrees and the seat back is against the driver's side door window and out of the way. Best, Jeff 83...
• Re: AC housing reconstruction...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:35:48 +0200
  ...i thought i had some pictures of it, but can't find them >> now. :( anyway, the vents were along the sides above the windows...
• Re: the "Kombi" ....
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:32:14 +1100
  ...it has a rear seat that folds to a full width bed,sliding side windows, with screens,front bull bar,rear protection bar/tow...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:30:07 -0700
  ...and aft facing jump seats, z-bed rear seat, window snap in curtains ............cruise control, central locking. rear table that folds into the side...
• Re: dash mounted rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:00:51 -0700
  ...side mirrors all the time and they do a fine job, however I am > still longing for a better view out my back window...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:07:54 -0800
  ...Seat covers anyone? The spots > > are moisture on camera lens. > > > > No cracks in the side windows. Close up of seals shows overall > > condition. I...
• Re: '72 engine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 10:09:26 ADT
  ...It would be a major kludge, since you'd have to narrow the cabinets/bed, and cut off the rear section of the bed...
• '84 water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Beighley
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:11:25 EDT
  ...Also, I'm looking for front and rear bumpers, rear door shocks, a sliding door handle assembly and both side window sliding locker thingy...