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• Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:35:25 -0800
  ...I already have a shorter halogen gooseneck lamp hooked into the dome lights and mounted on the passenger side B pillar. It makes thing...
• Preferred Pop-Tops
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 09 Apr 96 17:22:37 -0700
  ...The '74 and later opening starts just behind the front seats (at the "B" pillar) and runs almost to the rear of the bus...
• Element vs. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:37:25 -0500
  ...When you consider the lack of the traditionally located B pillar in the Element one would not expect it to withstand a side impact...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:16:47 -0400
  ...w/ poptop location, conflict w/ drivers side piping furr-out > on B pillar & sink cabinet, etc. > > Has anyone installed this unit in a westy...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:35:36 -0700
  ...I was originally going to mount my fuel pump cutoff switch INSIDE the B pillar, accessible through the vent hole when the door's...
• Re: Westfalia wiring
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:45:48 -0500
  ...couple years ago had the late wiring. (Two fuses on the 'b' pillar.) > > So with all the Vanagon Westy owners we have here, we...
• MORE 12v fridge not working info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:10:00 -0500
  ...suggested checking the two fuses on the B pillar, and that wasn't it. Somebody else is having the problem as well, as they...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:04:09 -0700
  ...Everything from the B > pillar back is identical. #4 is VERY different than either, higher and > rounded. > > If you want to make "similarity" comparisons...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
  ...the b-pillar (vertical post behind >the front door) isn't wide enough ... about an inch of >the light sticks past the rear edge...
• Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:03:03 EDT
  ...the seatback support issue i first resolved w/ a expandable tension curtain rod at the B pillars, which i later welded a bracket on...
• Re: window scoop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:24:20 -0400
  ...where it goes through those channels in the doors to the B Pillars and on back. (VW seems to like using box shaped structures...
• Re: Altimeter for dash?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:59:01 -0600
  ...strung between the small coat hanger nubs that are on the B pillar. Both are usually accurate to within about 100'. These came in...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:19 -0800
  There's lots of things people don't know about their van.� My favorite is the beer opener - the door latch on the b...
• Re: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
  ...If you have power locks (on a 83.5? naw) there would be wires somewhere in that B pillar. -Otmar- 82/86 Stretch Vanagon...
• Re: Duct controls (was How to keep cool in your van)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:22:43 -0700
  ...s built-in duct/crash beam at the front, into the b-pillar on the rearward edge, and up to the ceiling vents through...
• Re: Pillar letters and air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:36:43 -0500
  ...are which. > > Can someone fill me in on which is the B pillar, C pillar, D pillar, etc? > > My van is an early 86...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 2002 12:09:41 EDT
  ...as for the front seatback, i ended up fabbing and bolting a post out from the pass B pillar, and bolting a post to...
• Re: AC line fittings
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:04:15 -0500
  ...Note 2 of my lines will be in the B > pillar so space is tight. I spoke with one local auto parts store > that...
• making a vanagon pickup truck!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:50:10 EDT
  ...and left the roof over the cab (didnt cut A or B pillars) all we have left to do is some finish welding, and...
• Re: HELP!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:37:49 -0600
  ...only location I have ever seen "date of manufacture" is on a plate > attached to the "B" pillar on the driver's side. > > Michael > >
• Re: wierd cylinder under driver footwell molding(jetta no vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:50:02 PDT
  ...the cable seemed to travel >up the b-pillar. >there was a warning on the cylinder in several >languages, and the one in english...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:09:01 -0700
  ...the post '85's. > i think the latching system on the B pillar is different as well. > get out the sawzall and the torch...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 12:04:53 CDT
  ...hole, then out the back of the door and into the B-pillar and up into the roof vents. the sliding gizmos on the...
• Re: Westfalia wiring
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:52:25 -0800
  ...couple years ago had the late wiring. (Two fuses on the 'b' pillar.) > > So with all the Vanagon Westy owners we have here, we...
• Re: List check in
  Historical mailing list - Dave Traynor
  Tue, 8 Jul 2025 17:40:31 -0700
  ...Also acts as an awning anti vibration quieting device. > > My B pillar slider side handle is turning out to be a favorite item that...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:28:00 EDT
  ...w/ poptop location, conflict w/ drivers side piping furr-out > on B pillar & sink cabinet, etc. > > Has anyone installed this unit in a westy...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:05:07 -0800
  ...bag added another utility port just aft of the driver side B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the...
• Re: fuse request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:20:49 -0400
  ...It’s one of the two in the B pillar. > > >> On Aug 8, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:58:45 -0800
  ...bag added another utility port just aft of the driver side B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:10:45 -0500
  ...Also noticing cracks in seam along seam to the rear of the driver's door (B pillar?). Is this where the water enters causing...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:37:53 -0400
  ...It runs off the kitchen fuse (8 amp at base of driver's B pillar. Fridge DC mode runs from 16A fuse same place...
• Re: Other driving distractions - who has a dash cam?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500
  ...and run sideswipe > last year that ate my cladding and crumpled B pillar a bit. > > Yrs, > d > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9...
• Re: List check in
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2025 10:40:43 +0000
  ...Also acts as an awning anti vibration quieting device. > > My B pillar slider side handle is turning out to be a favorite item that...
• Current project floor update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:04:10 -0400
  ...I could not stop myself, I put in the driver door B pillar vent. And, I’ve been slowly removing the plywood floor and...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:04:38 -0800
  ...bag added another utility port just aft of the driver side B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the...
• Re: A/C info on 85 front mount
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:25:55 -0400
  ...I ran a #6 wire from the battery, up (inside) the passenger side B pillar to feed the fans. Might of used a relay...
• Re: What's the correct bulb needed in this '82 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:11:21 -0700
  ...Check the fuse near the DS B pillar (by your butt) before investing funds. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jul 28...
• Re: bench front seat for sale! was:Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:08:55 EST
  ...or westy, but needs a bolt run into the passenger's B pillar (about a foot under where the upper shoulderbelt mount is on...
• Re: Tips on making space under Westfalia swivel seat usable?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:27:14 EST
  ...covered the rough cut edge w/ the B pillar "U" shaped weatherstripping. i keep my atlas under there now. had to trim the stock...
• Re: Tracking down alternator D+ circuit.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:45:41 -0700
  Did you check the fuses in the small black box on the 'B' pillar, behind the driver's seat? One of those is for...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:12:08 -0500
  ...with a crank out? I am thinking the section between the B pillar and C pillar could "pop out". Seems like if it was...
• Ventilation system questions - Aircooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:24:26 EDT
  ...First, the seals in the B-pillar (back edge of door frame) interfered with the moldings on the bottom rear corners of the doors...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:10:34 -0700
  Or just pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar. Or a switch there Alistair > On Aug 1, 2022...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:54:41 EDT
  ...i think the latching system on the B pillar is different as well. get out the sawzall and the torch, mark. :<) have u just...
• Re: What the hell is going on ...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:58:32 -0700
  ...See what happens at the copper terminals on the B pillar in front of the sliding door when you lock/unlock front doors. Remove...
• Re: List check in
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 8 Jul 2025 15:23:16 +0000
  ...Also acts as an awning anti vibration quieting device. > > My B pillar slider side handle is turning out to be a favorite item that...
• I did it!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:16:34 -0700
  ...Roll down the window and work from the outside (remove the trim cover on the B pillar. See photo I'm forwarding in a...
• WTB: Alloys & Westy Stuff (Vanagon and Splitty)
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:51:14 -0700
  ...s cot "hooks" (chrome I believe...) (thru '64?) 2 coat hooks (B pillar) 1 rear webbing hook rear webbing 2 wedge pillows (red/black...
• adding a/c - '85 down pass vanagon overhead unit v.s. Behr in-dash a/c
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:55:18 EDT
  ...on the left, the evap assy is bolted to your B pillar, and on the right it lays on the sliding door upper track...
• Re: Help removing a few things
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:31 EST
  ...3) front door B pillar vent louvers..there are 4 plastic tabs..2 on each side.. carefully pry out with small, thin flathead screwdriver...
• Re: List check in
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Jul 2025 04:10:03 +0000
  ...solution.  Also acts as an awning anti vibration quieting device. > > My B pillar slider side handle is turning out to be a favorite item...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:13:07 -0500
  ...pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar. Or > a switch there > > Alistair > > > On Aug 1, 2022, at 8...
• Re: Sink pump question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:02:59 -0400
  ...8-A fuse in little box at base of driver's B-pillar. The other 16-A fuse is for the fridge. If the...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:18:03 -0800
  ...screwdriver stuck to a rare earth > > magnet on the passenger side B pillar. It should go without saying > > that they're _inside_ the bus...
• Re: [Syncro] Awning Preferences: A&E vs Carefree?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:27:50 +0000
  ...over the passenger <DIV></DIV>&gt;door (in front of the B-pillar)? Or should I just stick w/ on that goes from <DIV...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:03:53 -0800
  ...bag > > added another utility port just aft of the driver side B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:01:46 -0700
  ...the post '85's. > i think the latching system on the B pillar is different as well. > get out the sawzall and the torch...
• Re: Moab man dies in I-70 crash
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:27:22 -0700
  ...Head-injury from contact with the A or > B-pillar? > > Rollover? Perhaps he slid down an embankment and hit a frozen rut or > something...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 11:19:02 -0400
  ...pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar. Or a switch there > > Alistair > >> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:04:56 -0700
  ...w/ poptop location, conflict w/ drivers > side piping furr-out > on B pillar & sink cabinet, etc. > > Has anyone installed this unit in a westy...