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  • Oops.
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 1 Nov 96 23:53:51 EST
    Well, Just when I get my sink working well, I go and break the LED panel. Shoot. How, you may wonder, did I accomplish...
  • Re: Has anyone else seen these front bench bulkhead padded vinyl panel?
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:26:23 +0100
    ...It matches the front door panels and rear panels >>> in the early 9-passenger van. The very bottom when >>> installed has an aluminum >>> trim...
  • Re: Syncro Double Slider Panel Van
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:10:48 -0800
    ...Syncro Double Slider Panel Van Very nice! Congrats! http://dasmotoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/01-syncrofest4-045.jpg I got to camp...
  • Re: parts are parts?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:48:45 -0400
    ...The colors on all the pictures are too dark for me to >accurately make out individual body panel lines, but it doesn't look...
  • Re: wallpaper replacement
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:38:58 -0500
    ...sprayed both the panel (which was removed) and the cloth. laid the panel flat, sticky side up, had two helpers stretch and hold the...
  • Re: 2nd request- Measurements for side holes.
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:07:48 -0400
    ...I recently replaced the drivers side panel on my van, with a non Westy panel, and now have only a rough ideas as to...
  • Re: flip out side tables...
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:04:21 EST
    ...did he cut the whole vinyl panel out where the table was, or just the top where the hinge brackets stick thru? in my...
  • Re: Insulation?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Sat, 17 Sep 1994 02:19:50 -0700 (PDT)
    ...the insulation gathered water, and toasted all the panels (RUST! ROT! DOOOOMMM!!!!) But it might work, if you inspected now and then.... Mabey someone...
  • Re: Solar Panels
    Historical mailing list - Tom Cullen
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:00:40 -0800
    Last time I checked (several years ago) the "flexible" solar arrays were not nearly as efficient as the "hard" panels, and the warranty was...
  • Fwd: Dynamic Solar Panel
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:59:43 -0400
    ...Dynamic Solar Panel To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com So, with all the input on printing a little laser off deep cycle... 3000 watt Wagan...
  • DoKa door
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:04:44 -0400
    ...My Doppelkabine tool panel door has rusted out by the hinge nut plate. Luckily in No VA we have an evening auto body class...
  • Assembling my Harbor Freight 45 Watt Solar Panel Kit
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 7 Sep 2014 21:47:33 -0500
    I just finished assembling a solar panel kit I bought and I posted the results here. http://www.instructables.com/id/Assembling-my-Harbor...
  • Parting out '80 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jacob Markow
    Wed, 30 Sep 1998 14:18:37 -0700
    ...In order to fix some damage to one of my westi's, I am also cutting out some body panels. Before I send this...
  • Bodywork repairs
    Historical mailing list - David-M
    Fri, 8 Jan 1999 07:43:53 -0500
    ...type of thing supposed to be fixed by fitting new panels, by panelbeating or by filling in? I have never had any bodywork done...
  • FS: jump seat, side table, foldout bed
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:11:40 -0800
    ...jump seat fold out table interior side panels, left and right fold out bed and rear cushion also comes with: driver side bracket and...
  • Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLU...
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:09:40 -0400
    you wrote; Right on target Chris! I`m just finishing up replacing the whole side panel, exactly because of this reason. No small job...
  • Re: New Body Panels
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:41:12 -0400
    > I remember seeing a site that had new panels for > Vanagons, just recently. Do any of you out there > have a link or know...
  • alternatives to fiberglass insulation
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:10:21 -0500
    Hey all I am pulling all my fiberglass insulation out of my panels because I am noticing they are holding moisture. What alternatives to...
  • panel clips
    Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
    Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:51:33 -0400
    I need to remove all the door panels from my '85 Westfalia- the front, slider, and the rear hatch. Are all the clips the...
  • Re: Wall mount table
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:08:29 EDT
    ...folding side table w/o the plastic panels. I cut the original GL panels to accommodate the table mechanism. The problem with that arrangement...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
    On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get...
  • Re: Rear seat belt in 1985
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 17 May 1998 21:26:40 CDT
    ...I found >the upper anchor point (shoulder) in the rear wall, but i don't see >nothing behind the decorative panel to fix the...
  • Re: Wires through the body
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 1 Mar 2022 20:37:27 -0500
    A friend has panels on his Westfalia roof on racks. The wire goes into the van through the passenger side vent so no holes...
  • Re: rust between rear panels, 91 gl camper
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 8 May 2000 11:22:01 -0300
    ...Malcolm > << hey hey, i have some surface rust between my right rear panels that goes all > the way down and follows the panel above...
  • A radical idea
    Historical mailing list - John Baker
    Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:57:30 -0500
    ...Cut an "access panel" right in the top of the aluminum surface of the dash board, basically right where the ash tray and factory...
  • Re: gluing bodypanels on - BAD IDEA
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:18:08 -0500
    I can't help but wonder what part the application procedure plays, in that many panels are glued on at the factory these days...
  • Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:19:00 -0500
    ...I have used Dynamat, and Q-Pads inside the door's and side panels in my Vans. Works well. After installing the Q-Pads...
  • cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:54:04 -0500
    I recently got a 20W panel and would like to be able to connect it to the aux battery in my vanagon or to...
  • Re: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:57:20 -0800 (PST)
    ...And > never for body panels, since it dents and scratches VERY easily. Otherwise uh, there's a lot of cars with aluminum body panels...
  • Refinishing stove face and indicator panel
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:37:21 EDT
    I've been spending some time camping inside our van recently and I've noticed the paint is peeling on the indicator panel and...
  • Can a 91 GL 7 Seater be Converted to Carat Interior?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:16:31 -0400
    ...I imagine that the interior wall panel needs to be removed and replaced with an inset panel and table unit? Is this hard to...
  • AC Evaporator Housing...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Shinosky
    Tue, 3 May 2005 00:22:12 EDT
    ...I also need a pair of rear grey plastic side panels that covers the evaporator hoses. Mine in my 88 Weekender are already cracking...
  • Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
    Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:39:15 -0700
    In my 90 westy, I want to remove the rear passenger side d-pillar panels immediately adjacent to the rear window. This panel has...
  • Re: Solar panel cable, Routing
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:12:26 -0700
    ...My Alaskan sat > outside for the past 20yrs or so, but when I recently plugged the old panel > in....no problem. Not even much...
  • Re: Propex Usage Experience
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Wed, 13 May 1998 10:16:38 -0400
    ...I am planning on adding a solar panel to the roof to power the sucker. So, in order to estimate the size and power...
  • RE :Battery monitoring panel needed
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sat, 9 Aug 2003 17:34:07 -0800
    ...Battery monitoring panel needed I need a device to monitor the charging and discharging of two batteries connected or separately. Is there a commercially...
  • Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:38:09 -0600
    ...Simpler Alternative to welding body panels > I'm curious as to what chemical composition this two part adhesive consists > of. I'm no chemnical...
  • Rear Window Washer
    Historical mailing list - James Lowe
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:31:12 -0700
    ...You'll have to pop off the interior panel to do this. (The panel clips were re-usable so this was relatively painless.) The...
  • Re: Vanagon entertainment...
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:39:58 -0400
    How do you take out the original speakers without removing the panel? The original speakers have a piece that screws on from the back...
  • Misc. Vanagon Parts for Sale
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 01 Dec 1996 17:40:32
    ...luggage rack, tan) $300.00 Instrument Panel (with digital clock, speedo, and tach) $85.00 Rear bumper (chrome, very good cond, no strip/endcaps...
  • Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
    Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
    Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:18:35 -0800
    ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights... Hi there... My illuminating lights behind the heater/vent control panel and the cigarette lighter (with...
  • Re: '89 Syncro Panel in California
    Historical mailing list - Doublecabguy
    Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:12:59 -0700
    Hi Volks, Interesting panel. Only one problem it's a German spec vehicle. It is not a Canadian import. Also form the pictures I...
  • Re: Sliding doors
    Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:21:19 -0500
    I took the door panel off inside and adjusted the linkage. Eckie -----Original Message----- From: kW <kokopellis@ATT.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:43:34 -0700
    Hi Frank, We've gone solar but I can't help you with on-roof panel applications. Down here in the Southwest, the idea...
  • Re: Help with central locking system.
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:29:33 -0700
    ...http://gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=314 You don't need to remove the entire panel, just the area towards the rear. Remove...
  • Re: fiberglass sheets to replace the kitchen wooden panel.
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:42:51 +0000
    ...there's a guy selling precut ABS interior panels on Samba
  • source of vinyl panel paper
    Historical mailing list - Ian M. Steele
    Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:29 -0600
    I'm looking to redo the peeling vinyl paper from various panels in my 83.5 Westy. Is the original pattern available (assuming only...
  • 76 T2: How to remove/install door panels?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
    Sun, 30 Jun 1996 17:18:18 -0700
    How are the window roller and the door latch removed from the inside panel on a '76? My '69 bug used to have a...
  • Re: Gas Tank Conversion - Finale
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 15 Apr 95 12:11:25 EDT
    ...just about anything to anything but is made for gluing up panelling, gluing down flooring prior to nailing, etc. Comes in small foil tubes...
  • Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:05:13 +0200
    ...My uncle, who is a plumber, used to drive a 89 1,6TD panelvan for a work vehicle (he has a 96 EV panelvan...
  • WTB: Stove face
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:03:29 -0700
    ...This is the larger panel (about 3.5 feet horizontally) which has the burner knobs and a smaller panel inside it with the little...
  • Rear table anchoring
    Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:51:12 -0400
    ...You stick one side to part of table and another to interior panel - secures rear westy table to keep it from banging around. About...
  • slightly used AFM 2.1 FS
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:23:49 -0600
    ...Might swap it for 4 gray door panels(fronts and back seat panels) on a 90 GL, if shipping can be arranged. They would...
  • will early camper equipment fit into a late vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Sat, 14 Feb 2004 01:25:32 -0500
    As the subject says, will the early (from say, an 83.5) cabinets and trim panels fit into a 90? I know that the...
  • WTB: panel over sliding door rail
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:37:57 -0800
    Hi, does anyone have a spare one of the metal panels over the sliding door rail? mine was not so professionally repaired by the...
  • Re: Improvement or desecration?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:19:11 +1200
    >Questions for the list: > >What do you think when you see a Vanagon with scores of modifications, cut >door panels, tack-on gauges, add...
  • Re: Vanagon entertainment...
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:02:35 -0400
    ...Vanagon entertainment... > > I already replaced mine, but I wasn't aware of a way to get those original speakers out without taking the panel...
  • Re: Another one of those grounding issues
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:10:36 -0700
    ...I gave up on unhooking panel from cradle years ago. Alistair > On Oct 30, 2016, at 10:02 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com...
  • Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:44:52 -0600
    ...the top of the fuse panel. > > Of course, I didn't take a photo of the fuse panel before I started. > > I swear there...
  • Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 8 Oct 2013 20:07:23 -0700
    ...http://www.windynation.com/products/solar/solar-panel-kits/100-watt-solar-panel-complete-kit-rvs-boats-and-grid > as pointed out by another...