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  • Re: window tint
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:45:58 -0800
    The key is to clean the window thoroughly with a razor blade and wash it down as well. A good squeegee treatment is also...
  • window vent problem
    Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
    Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:06:56 -0600
    I have a window vent in which the locking mechanism somehow has been rotated about 20 to 25 degrees counterclockwise (looking out of the...
  • Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
    Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
    Wed, 19 May 2004 20:20:32 -0400
    Hey All, My power windows just all of a sudden stopped working... Checked the switches and they are functioning as they should and they...
  • Re: Sliding door's slider (window)
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:02:44 -0500
    ...the help hold the window up so that latch can catch. you might have another problem but that is my guess :). jonathan On Mon...
  • Slow power windows
    Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
    Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:39 -0700
    My passenger side window is dreadfully slow. Any suggestions? The driver side is reasonable... My assumption is the wireing/connection between the drivers side...
  • Re: "Pick & Pay Ecotour Vacation"
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 6 Jan 2008 08:04:59 -0700
    ...Mexico sounds good :) _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_012008
  • FS Front Vent window rubber seal (L&R)
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:32:46 -0700
    This is for an opening vent windows. I THINK this is for non-chrome type vent windows, but if you can tell me how...
  • Re: loose driver's side window question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:12:34 -0700
    ...I have a post about my fix here http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/ Pic intensive so forewarned. There...
  • Re: Window Removal
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Tue, 28 Oct 2003 20:50:08 -0500
    Bill if it's like the center window and I would think so your really better off with a helper unless your planing on...
  • Window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
    Thu, 4 May 2006 19:37:08 -0700
    I started window tinting on my 90 Westy. This was my first attempt at it, so naturally I read up all about it in...
  • Re: Driver's Door Window
    Historical mailing list - James Creech
    Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:20:47 -0500
    I have power windows on my 87, but I think the setup is the same as to the "stopper" or "bumper." Mine was missing...
  • Removing internal window rubber
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:28 -0500
    ...Please note I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window...
  • Re: '87 Cup holders (& window tint)
    Historical mailing list
    26 Jul 1996 18:02:12 GMT
    ...While I'm here, I might as well economize and note that for those of you w/ window tint, do not clean your tint...
  • Re: Vent Shades for drivers/pass windows?
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
    Mon, 9 Nov 1998 09:36:23 -0500
    ...Perhaps the "rear set" are for the back windows that get broken when thieves are breaking into our vans? Je ne sais pas. Patrick...
  • Re: Redid side mirrors and tinted windows...
    Historical mailing list - Bill N
    Wed, 21 May 2003 10:28:01 -0700
    ...Here in Arizona, you can tint the front seat side windows with 35% transmission film, but you can go as dark as you like...
  • floppy vent window
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:03:21 -0500
    ...floppy vent window So its been fairly hot lately and Ive been noticing that the triangle windows ... [are floppy] =snip= Hi Dave, I have...
  • Vent window loose
    Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:21:00 -0700
    ...My passenger side vent window is tight enough in its pivot that it will maintain its position even at free way speeds. Now my...
  • Re:91 power window shot
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:49:51 -0500 (EST)
    i have a 91 gl vanagon with power windows that are going. dont know if it is the regulator or motor. Any experience with...
  • Re: Need Help re Sliding Window
    Historical mailing list - Carter
    Tue, 5 Jan 1999 18:47:34 -0800
    Can anyone tell me if the sliding window out of a passenger van is the same as in a Westy? Kit Carter, 85 Westy...
  • Rear window defogger
    Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
    Wed, 24 May 2000 12:03:59 -0400
    Does anyone know where a new window with defogger can be purchased at a reasonable rate? My 81 has broken filaments, and would like...
  • Power Window Motor Needed
    Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:28:56 -0400
    I need a power window motor for the passenger side. Thought I'd check the list first before shelling out money on a new...
  • Window switch retainer
    Historical mailing list - John Patton
    Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:57:21 -0400
    Hi Ken, I need the square retainer that holds the two window switches in the driver's door panel. Do these switches come with...
  • Bay quarter window?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:23:52 -0700
    Was it this list that had someone looking for a Bay rear quarter window with vent? If so, drop me a line. I found...
  • for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 May 2003 11:49:13 EDT
    for sale: westy sliding side windows and screens. fit all vanagons can ship. may sell screens seperate if you need a screen chris
  • Window rubber
    Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
    Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:10:04 -0500
    Vanagoneers Who supplies the window rubbers for Vanagaons? Big paint job looming and I suppose it would be best Royale all the glass out...
  • Re: Seeking brown window crank
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:50:27 -0400
    I don't know about the cranks, but ya gotta love a list where 13 people can chime in about brown window cranks for...
  • slider window removal (tint)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Thu, 2 May 2002 18:28:27 -0700
    <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>How do you remove the slider window of the middle side windows? Removal will allow me to tint...
  • Rear hatch window success
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:14:35 -0400
    Rear hatch window project complete. Folks were not kidding, getting that window back in is a challenge. After several days of coating the area...
  • Re: [WetWesties] RoadHaus - Virus Free
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:56:30 -0600
    ...I run windows in a window under linux, and it is, no bleep, faster than windows native on the same box. And reboots only...
  • Re: window does not roll up
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:52:48 -0600
    A common thing that happens to vanagon windows is that a metal clip (plastic on some windows) pops off the mechanism. But, it could...
  • Re: ETKA on Windows 7
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:44:55 -0400
    ...wrote: > Karl, > > After installing ETKA, right click on the icon, you will get a ETKA > Properties window. > > Select "Compatibility" tab. > > Then under Compatibility mode...
  • Re: Putting windows back in
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:10:06 -0400
    I'm not an experienced window installer ... so ... does the rope or twine, by being crossed, just pull the rubber "Outward" (without the twine...
  • Power Window Regulator
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Thu, 2 Oct 2003 08:43:02 -0400
    Good Morning to all, I have a question regarding my 89 Power Window Carat (production line late 88). The PO installed an aftermarket power...
  • Re: Window Trim
    Historical mailing list - Monte Davrill
    Tue, 20 May 1997 10:45:20 -0700
    At 07:16 PM 5/19/97 -0500, you wrote: >Add me to the list of Vanagon owners with decomposed chrome-plastic window >trim...
  • Vent window loose
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:30:14 -0400
    ...I have tightened the screws on both of my vent windows with what is probably the smallest size vice grip (about six inches long...
  • Re: side window removal
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:49:19 +0100
    Removing the sides, from what I gather, is pretty much like removing any windshield or rear window. This info below is based on my...
  • Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:34:59 -0500
    The reason I want to do this is so I can leave my windows open while camping in the rain. ----------------------- Why not just put...
  • Re: Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:49:04 -0400
    ...Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side Hey Everyone, Does any have the plastic power window switch holder on...
  • Re: Window Tint - Straight Scoop
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:20:11 -0500
    Been following the thread on the Window Tint and it seems it goes all over the place. Confusing. I just talked to my son...
  • Re: ETKA on windows XP
    Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:08:05 -0600
    ...I asked one of our Windows experts who has worked with XP and he said "normal" applications that run on NT/Windows 2000 should...
  • Re: Front window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 16:44:19 -0600
    ...Front window screens? Hi there, I recently saw screens that fit the front windows of westys/vanagons--they were either steel or aluminum, black...
  • Re: 84 westy - drivers window - chrome 2 inch connector
    Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:21:22 -0700
    ...84 westy - drivers window - chrome 2 inch connector > Looking for the 2 inch chrome connector piece that connects bottom window > rubber strip with the...
  • Power Window Motor Was Re: Window Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
    Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:41:18 -0500
    Just as an aside for those of you working on the power window regulator problems. One of mine stopped dead cold (fortunately full up...
  • Re: 1985 Windshield replacement
    Historical mailing list - No Name Available
    Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:46:10 EST
    ...With a helper,press and position the window assembly against the window opening.One lucky installer must now go inside the van.Grab the...
  • Re: WTB: Passenger Vent Window ASAP
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:24:16 -0700
    ...Thanks all for the offers on a replacement window. But I no longer need, as I've purchased one from a list member. Thanks...
  • spare passenger-side vent window?
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:14:59 -0500
    Hi all, It looks like I might be looking again for a window for Matilda. John Runberg has kindly mailed me one, but the...
  • Bad tint job rant / any advice?
    Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
    Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:04:01 -0500
    Hi All, I started a separate thread about removing my vent windows to have them re-tinted but I wanted your take on what...
  • Re: Window seals causing rust?
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:30:33 -0800
    I have spent the money on new seals twice and have had really good luck por15ing all window areas while the windows are out...
  • Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:21:08 -0700
    ...The ones he used stuck out too far for the > window cranks, so when I bought the van the window cranks were > laying up...
  • Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:18:46 -0400
    I don't have power windows, so no specifics here... but from general electronic experience, I'd suspect the switch on the driver's...
  • Re: my new wing window whistles
    Historical mailing list - BenT
    Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:41:29 -0700
    ...the upper > rear edge of the window hits on the bar that seperates the wing window > from the main square one in the door...
  • Re: vanagon rear window vents
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 01 Nov 95 13:27:07 CST
    ...I've seen rear side window vents on some newere vanagons and would >like to mod my van with these vents. > -has anybody ever...
  • Vanagon Application????
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:43:50 -0500
    My son runs a window tinting business and does commecial and military contracts. On one recent military contract he installed bomb-blast proof window...
  • power window repair
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:42:06 -0400
    ...However, I did pull out the window motor, cable winder, and window guide (all one unit), and noticed that the winder had wound too...
  • Re: query: mexican vans
    Historical mailing list
    4 Jul 95 10:56
    ...This hybrid was a 23-window split bus with a bay window front - weird (check it out on my web server http://146.87...
  • Re: Putting windows back in
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:54:14 -0400
    ...I found the hardest part of the whole operation was putting the seal on the window before installation. The rope pulled out really smoothly...
  • Re: Power Window, disfunctional
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:55:34 -0800
    Take a look at http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ , electrical then the power window tab. Maybe it will be a help? Brent's site...
  • Three window canvas size?
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:13:55 -0700
    I am about to put side windows on my canvas with mosquito netting. And I would like to make them the same exact size...
  • Source Sliding Window Guides?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:18:32 -0700
    Does anyone have a source for the sliding window track guides/plugs? Or a couple of pairs I can buy? Or can someone recommend...
  • Re: Need window cranks
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:36:54 -0400
    ...Need window cranks Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original window cranks, not the after market...