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  • Re: SoCal Window Tint Referrals
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:51:55 -0400
    ...cabinet >>> (ridiculous!) and he would only cover the part of the sliding windows >> that >>> he could reach from the inside, so about 1/2...
  • Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:46:46 -0800
    ...mean this type Eric? >> >> https://shufti.blog/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ >> >> >> Alistair >> >>>> On Feb 4, 2020, at 7:57...
  • Tri Star DOKA on eBay currently $13,800 US
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Sat, 31 Aug 2002 08:01:01 -0400
    ...Doka with 2 rear doors, 1 sliding window, in front 2 pilot seats with arm rests, and infinite upholstery each in the interior, I...
  • Re: back window - inside wide angle film
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:47:54 -0600
    ...but then, i put my gas can by the sliding door, not over the engine!! ;) joel
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:10:45 -0500
    ...This is the seam that joins the panels holding the middle and rear windows. Rust discoloration is starting to show up about two thirds...
  • vanagon stuff for sale.....
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 May 2001 18:10:46 EDT
    for sale: -'85-'91 vanagon sliding door - '85-'91 sliding door handles -vanagon front bumpers, chrome -front fiberglass bumper, needs minor repair -front fiberglass...
  • '89 Vanagon and '88 Scirocco 16V at pick a part
    Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
    Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:46:24 -0700
    ...flake) Black framed slider window for sliding door (I bought the driver's side for $22 last Sunday) sliding-door lower fiberglass body molding...
  • 89 Wolfsburg FS - More Info
    Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
    Sun, 13 Jun 1999 16:23:23 -0400
    ...thru side window. Body: Paint OK, looks original. Paint and clearcoat peeling heavily on front and rear bumpers. Very light seam rust in spots...
  • Westy for sale...
    Historical mailing list - dave bowers
    Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:06:21 -0700
    ...no mold. - screens for side windows and rear hatch - Alpine Alarm with sensors on rear hatch and sliding door - Rockford Fosgate MP3/CD deck...
  • from wannagon to multivan
    Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
    Wed, 29 Oct 1997 18:33:11 +0100
    ...Search has got an end? No, it's just starting-I want sliding-windows, certains, webasto.... Happy Michael Meier Braunschweig, Germany 58 split die...
  • 82 Bus Parts
    Historical mailing list - Mercedes
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:27:03 -0600
    ...front, sliding, rear), front seats, ALL were in good shape. Bumpers too, not the end caps. Now that the side panel w/window is...
  • Re: balky shift question
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:24:46 -0600
    ...On my sliding door too. After we have a sandstorm it's phenomenal how hard to move the windows and door get. -- Gnarlie Entity...
  • Re: Westy Tent Sale----
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:20:58 -0700
    ...Can get up to pee in the middle of the night and not wake the whole > family with sliding door noise. > 3. MAkes Great...
  • Re: no email
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:11:38 -0700
    ...Hey all, > > today I saw a 71? bay window bus that had a factory sliding roof. not so > > much a sunroof, but almost 3...
  • 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
    ...90k miles (odometer was > replaced before I bought it) A/C, power windows, power locks, all reciepts, > serviced regularlly. One small dent above driver...
  • for sale: EUROVAN MV INTERIOR (jumpseats/bed/table fits eurovans '93 to present
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:07:33 EST
    ...includes all carpet, headliners, all sidepanels both sides, sliding doorpanel, front doorpanels w/ power window switches, panel w/ flip out table and cupholders, captains...
  • 90 Westfalia - sticking power window switches - interior cleaning - jumpseat mounting
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Turner
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:26:52 -0700
    ...hand - is there a way to clean or "lubricate" the power window switches so that they don't stick? My grandma has the same...
  • Re: Butt marks on door jam!
    Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
    Sun, 26 Nov 2000 19:17:09 -0800
    I do have the same "markings" Also some wear on the door, next to the windows.... I guess Betsy's been around... Don Preston...
  • Inserting new chrome trim into windshield seal?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 5 Jun 2007 22:33:24 -0400
    How do you install the chromed plastic trim into the windshield seal while the window is still installed? I removed the old strip, cleaned...
  • Re: Part # questions
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:31:10 EST
    ...the sliding door handle work on the early door? > Old one appears to be NLA. > 3) I know the late rear windows (with flow...
  • �Help from M�xico!
    Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
    Sat, 7 Jun 1997 09:12:57 -0400
    ...He smiled and waved back, and then threw a rock through the sliding glass window that's in the sliding door of our Westy...
  • Re: Stan Wilder's vanagon website
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:46:08 -0500
    ...It was put in the sliding window opening with the open > end of the elbow sticking out into the airflow. Supposedly funneled > a huge...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Re:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:31:04 -0700
    I got it out! Goes up , same orientation , to window, then back out. Even then it was very tight. Maybe part of the problem...
  • Re: Somewhat urgent help requested
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:42 -0400
    ...To fully remove > the door panel you need a #2 Philips and ideally a #3. > > The window handle -- well, never mind that one. > > The...
  • query:rust, what's to much
    Historical mailing list - mike mulliganshaw
    23 Jun 95 08:35:48 EST
    ...step down by the driver sliding door, driver feet, batttery floor, and the main floor. adjacent to tracks slight rust under dry rotted window...
  • van stuff FS
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:30:41 EST
    need to get rid of some bulky items taking up space... -'85-'91 vanagon sliding door, straight, also '80-84 slider doors -vanagon carpets...
  • Re: Electric locks.
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:59:08 -0700
    ...Installed new factory links that connect the lock >>> actuator to the window button. Replaced the short connection cables with >>> new as well. I simply...
  • Re: pop-top (closing)
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:24:22 -0800
    ...I always open a sliding window and just use the top of my head to lower the top while I tuck in the canvas...
  • Introductions
    Historical mailing list - Kevin G. Moore
    Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:43:07 -0400
    ...Westfalia sliding windows w/screens, brown radio block-off plate, brown air deflector (below dash), brown dash, brown window cranks, uncut brown door panels...
  • Re: Window Tint Removal
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 22 Aug 1999 02:39:03 -0600
    ...You can make a slice through the tint in the middle of the window and start peeling, or you can catch an edge and...
  • 84 88 73 parting
    Historical mailing list - dawn
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:52:56 -0700
    ...for 84 blue front seats with are rest blue rear hatch sliding door front doors any part that you need cut off the 73...
  • For Sale: '90 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
    Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:35:50 EDT
    ...Power windows/doors locks/mirrors. AC (front and rear outlets). Cruise control. Rear defroster. AM/FM Cassette Stereo (front & rear speakers). Michelins. Original engine...
  • Re: SoCal Window Tint Referrals
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:39:16 -0700
    ...cabinet >>> (ridiculous!) and he would only cover the part of the sliding windows >> that >>> he could reach from the inside, so about 1/2...
  • Re: sliding door... please help
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 4 Dec 2016 17:19:05 -0800
    ...I used a drawer handle and screwed it onto the door just below the window On Dec 4, 2016 4:56 PM, "Patrick Seurynck...
  • Re: Anyone know of a good registered imported (into the USA)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:33:52 -0700
    ...I can also make them for the sliding side window > for use on > non-westy vans. > > They are made to order, with high quality...
  • Re: Westy screens
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:55:56 -0700
    ...side, one in the sliding >> door.) I'm quite pleased with it, as, like the original, it allows the >> window to be opened (or...
  • Re: noise reduction
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:48:53 -0700
    ...If you would like to make a worthwhile project of it, pick up a set of side sliding windows from the wrecker too and...
  • Re: sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:03:04 +0000
    ...When I didn't have an awning, I closed the passenger door on one corner and wrapped the other corner around the upper sliding...
  • Early Bug Spotting Update
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 25 Jun 1995 18:31:22 -0700 (PDT)
    ...steel sliding sunroof. I couple of dents in places. All of the interior is there, except the piece underneath the back window is quite...
  • Re: Wilderness Camping
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 30 Dec 1996 20:14:57 -0500
    ...To help hold thing from sliding out the front I boudht a pair of small spring loaded curtain rods. They're the type with...
  • Re: Looking for my moms '78 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 1 Jul 2001 12:01:49 EDT
    ...It also had the louvered windows on > the sliding door and on the opposite side of the door. > I am just curious as to...
  • Re: 80 degree thermostat
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:40:45 -0500
    ...Think of the lower number as a bottom or an absolute temperature, not an adjustment or "sliding window" into the temperature scale. Whatever you...
  • Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:41:56 -0700
    ...And you're right about 3 windows .. much better circulation, especially when you have both hatch and sliding door opening screens. A very well...
  • Re: What's my Westy worth?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:22:02 -0600
    ...All window glass intact and working (rolling or sliding) . All curtains present, including curtains for front windshield and for sliding door . Include rollout RV...
  • 1990 Crew Cab Syncro FS
    Historical mailing list - Perkins
    Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:32:01 -0400
    ...Some underneath but not alot All glass good, sliding windows in back Gates good Slats gone Gas heater doesn't work Lousy tack on...
  • Re: Utilities
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 00:21:33 -0500
    ...face for those romantic evening, the louvered windows are so much better than the vanagon sliding one. The only problem is the sink/cooler...
  • Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
    Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:43:03 -0700
    ...I use it on the frame and rubber when installing VW window glass, > also. > Works like a charm, even contains lanolin, which is good...
  • Re: Seat Modifications
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:11:42 -0500
    ...find a camper, Also you might want to get the sliding side > windows > > that have screens for camping. (Other screen alternatives are > night use...
  • Re: noise reduction sound deadening
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:02:57 -0500
    ...deadening material in there due to the windows. Put some > plastic > >rapped fiberglass insulation in the sliding door and that large > panel on > >the...
  • 1991 Carat w/SmallCar Subie Conversion -
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:39:44 -0600
    ...New front door window seals New Headlight switch New front door and sliding door locks OTHER Factory leather steering wheel. Lighted, dash mounted oil...
  • Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:09:58 -0400
    ...The vent > window is broke and as is sliding door window. > Ignition has been destoryed and hot wired (by tow > company to start it...
  • Vanagon Side Window Glass
    Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
    Wed, 18 Jun 1997 21:58:43 -0400
    Thanks to all that offered their kind help on my questions regarding getting and installing the sliding glass in the sliding door of my...
  • Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Tue, 15 May 2007 11:45:49 -0700
    ...Also, I find it best to remove the cover of the rear slider (that is under the right rear window) to get gooed acess...
  • Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:05:15 EDT
    ...I've pulled the sliding windows off both sides of Mellow Yellow in preparation to having the windows tinted* tomorrow morning. The rubber channel...
  • Parting out '84 Vanagon Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:13:17 EST
    ...blue velour excellent- $100 All interior panels except sliding door- $75 Slide-open Side windows that allow screens (has slider in the middle)- $95...
  • Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:05:38 -0700
    ...19:08 Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): >> >> > I just saw this left rear side sliding window for Vanagon. I haven't seen >> an...
  • Re: 90 Westfalia - sticking power window switches - interior cleaning - jumpseat mounting
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:35:05 -0700
    ...I use window clenaer on windows. tire cleaner on tires. armor-all on plastic trim, like bumper parts. one step cleaner wax on the...
  • fs parting 88 84 73
    Historical mailing list - dawn
    Sun, 6 May 2001 18:01:59 -0700
    ...for 84 blue front seats with are rest blue rear hatch sliding door front doors any part that you need cut off the 73...
  • Re: looking for a good Synchro
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:48:38 -0800
    ...Vanagon has decent interior, scuff behind sliding door, dented rear bumper with missing endcaps, and a rust bubble below the windshield. Mileage unknown. Someone...
  • Re: SA Rear windows- hey, they open
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:40:31 +0200
    >if you look very carefully, you'll see that the windows are larger than the >euro/us/canadian vanagons. :( and notice that the side...