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• FS: Many parts-Must go...Best offer...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:13:56 EDT
  (My van has its front suspension removed and in on blocks...money needed for new parts) Bosch (SAME MODEL NUMBER AS VW ECU) ECU...
• Re: Front/Rear #'s - Michelin Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 05:58:05 -0700
  It is more like 45/55 front/rear. The rear is heavier. We weighed 3 different vans (all campers) last month. They were all...
• Front Brake Hardware kit at Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 05:49:54 CST
  Hi, I was looking for front brake pads for a 85 GL. I noticed in the Bus Depot catalog that there are Brake hardware...
• Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 06:32:57 -0600
  NO! I disagree! The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the rear is ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of...
• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:42:26 -0700
  Don’t forget those studies factored in a front heavy, front engined vehicle and not the approximate 52/48 F/R weight ratio of...
• Re: How Do You Know If Your Springs Need To Be Replaced?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:36:39 -0600
  >>>>in any case, don't get 85 Westy or Weekender front springs, *I know the 85's are a bit taller* *But, I thought...
• Syncro uprights on front of 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:29:58 +0000
  ...Syncro front uprights on 2wd and more Ok has anyone converted to a syncro from 2wd? Does anyone know if syncro front uprights will...
• Doka needs help...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:05:41 -0800
  ...how I can adjust the front without removing the box (with the whole front linkage assembly)? issue2: it seems to me the shift rod...
• jump seats a la carat/wolfie
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:42:14 -0400
  ...However, I'm wondering if I mounted them properly...the front driver's and passenger's seat backs are jammed back to back against...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:30:42 +0100
  On the old buses with three seats up front, the spare lives happily under the front seats. On the two seat style, the tire...
• For Sale: rubber front Floormats that say VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:07:18 EDT
  i have 2 pairs of rubber front floormats that say VANAGON. they are contoured to fit the front drivers and passenger's footwells. p...
• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:27:05 -0700
  Again, just continuing that thought … “Worst case scenario”, with front end down lifting rear end, you have not only no braking, you have no...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:07:11 -0900
  ...My left front was > making noises and by the time I got near my home, it would actually drag the > left front. I saw...
• Front Bumper 1986 Westy ??
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:01:26 -0400
  ...the rear ones were easy but in front I am puzzzled on how to remove the front bumper ? Any suggestions ?? Thanks, roberto.
• Re: Middle front seat? (Nine Passenger front seat)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:45:25 EST
  ...s into the group thing... ;<) seriously, tho - the front seat is from a 9 pass model van...it's a bench front seat.. chris
• Re: front end looks low
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 19:03:22 -0400
  ...Tying some of those mylar balloons to the front bumper has been known to help, too. -- Frank Miller Somewhere in Detroit ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10...
• Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:27:28 EST
  ...vans) -front and rear heater cores and blower motors -complete front chrome bumper w/ endcaps -front fiberglass bumper - needs repair $50 -front fiberglass bumper...
• Re: Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:42:52 -0600
  ...Instead, I am considering not lifting the front and instead install 0" lift front springs (hopefully help balance and stiffen the front) and then...
• Re: More Questions...78 Westfalia!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 13:10:40 -0400
  >> 3.> Does anyone know how much tire holders for the front cost? >> > >I'll leave this for someone else. they are cheap like under...
• Venting... at front...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:26:52 -0700
  I remember that some people would seal their front vent so there wouldn't be any leakage.. that they would put something in front...
• Re: Front end Bike Rack!
  Historical mailing list - Marco Mazzoni
  Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:35 -0400
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm But there are some good photos of the setup on that page. Cheers, Marco...
• front springs
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:42:28 +0000
  did someone recently list a source for new front springs? I replaced the rear springs about six months ago and now am ready to...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:15:11 EST
  ...You can increase front to 1" If you add a rear bar you must increase the front to be balanced. Robert
• Where does front license plate hang?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:49:30 CDT
  On my 85 the PO lived in a state where they do not have front plates. I need to hang a front plate and...
• Re: Suspension Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:53:35 -0700
  ...4) Add different springs and different shocks 5) Add a bigger front sway bar with rubber bushings 6) Add a bigger front sway bar...
• Re: Front table question
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:36:34 -0700
  ...Front table question > I have a 1989 Westy which is missing the front table. I'm debating on > whether or not to purchase a...
• Re: Why are campers higher at the rear?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:08:39 -0500
  > OK, I went out and measured. > Center of wheel to metal fender lip. > '86 full Westy syncro GL: > Front Left Front Right > 17 3...
• Re: Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 18:12:11 +0000
  In general, that is true, but according to Richard Burns Rally Manual, " adjusting the front in relation to the rear will alter the weight...
• ! Front license plate attachment 1984 for Melissa
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:12:35 -0700
  ...Re-Post- No Help! Front license plate attachment 1984 > Melissa, > > Yes. There is a front license plate bracket that was used in states that...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:01:08 -0600
  ...But those front pads did wear out. So9 most of the braking load does occur on the front brakes. To me this is ONE...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:37:08 -0400
  ...sliding side windows all glass rear hatch front 2 doors rear hubs front rotors gas tank front seats middle seat axles w/cv's...
• Re: Trailer hitch on 83.5 Westy front?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 11 May 2005 15:57:02 -0600
  The bumper on the vanagon is nothing but a decoration in the front and the rear. The difference between the front and the rear...
• storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:26:32 -0500
  ...I'm wondering if anyone has any pictures and a detailed description of how and where they cut under the front of the front...
• Need info. on front A/C distribution piece
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:38:57 -0700
  Hi all, I have the front air distribution duct that comes on vanagons with the A/C that goes all the way to the...
• Bench seats for the front
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 13:42:56 -0700
  ...I noticed almost always there were 3 beefy bavarians sitting in the front. Can one get bench seats for the front?
• Changing pads on 1991 Syncro Front (Disc) Brakes ?'s.
  Historical mailing list - Robyn and Heather Rudisill
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:46:48 -0800
  Hey, How hard is this? Should I do front and rear at the same time? My last inspection said the fronts are low, so...
• Changing pads on 1991 Syncro Front (Disc) Brakes ?'s.
  Historical mailing list - Robyn and Heather Rudisill
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:46:48 -0800
  Hey, How hard is this? Should I do front and rear at the same time? My last inspection said the fronts are low, so...
• Re: Front window screens and pop top rain fly
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Sun, 13 May 2007 23:53:47 -0400
  >> >> I will sure try it for this summer >> >> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Front-Door-Screens174.htmPierre >> 1983.5 >> >> The correct link is http://www...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 25 May 2004 21:44:39 -0400
  I bought my front sway bar stock number AD719 which is a 1" front Addco Sway Bar for $178 in Dec 2002. I have...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:20:05 -0400
  ...sunroof under front fiberglass > has anyone out there ever installed a glass sunroof under the front Westy > carrier. i remember seeing something like that...
• Re: A/C info on 85 front mount
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:26:41 -0700
  On Jul 1, 2010, at 8:40 PM, A J <flavanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > The 85 is a front mount system so the views...
• Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:00:53 -0800
  ...Syncro front-end into RWD bus I have been unable to locate later-model RWD front suspension, for which reason my project van is...
• Re: Springs, Syncro into 2WD swap?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:28:30 -0700
  Syncro front springs are shorter than 2wd springs, won't help your problem. There are slightly taller and slightly stiffer 2wd springs available from...
• FS....84 westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:51:05 -0800
  ...Front vent windows $ 25.00 each ---Custom rubber Floor mats ( front and back ) Great for those wet days. $ 85.00 for the set. --- Front...
• need parts will trade
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Delozier
  Sat, 15 Mar 1997 19:57:11 -0500
  ...I also need the front lower grill. I have a wrecked 90 GL with many parts and specifically I have 2 new chrome front...
• Vanagon stuff at junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:08:21 -0700
  ...engine OK trans NO Overhead AC unit behind front seats with duct to front vents-all there all seats-blue front turn signal lenses...
• The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:46:01 -0800
  ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_position_lamps#Front_position_lamps_.28parking_lamps.29 Front Front position lamps (parking lamps) Nighttime standing-vehicle conspicuity...
• Re: How Does the (front fiberglass doorskirt) Trim Come Off?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:31:04 EDT
  ...to remove the fiberglass/plastic trim panel at the > bottom/front (in front of the door) on my '90 Westy but can't figure...
• FS: 2.1L ECU and Suspension parts...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:55:11 EDT
  ...front rotor 87 up I have the complete front and rear suspension from a 1988 (all good condition) front spindles calipers WITH mounts- front...
• extra heat up front
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:19:11 EST
  ...I was getting ready for winter and I decided to duct the rear heater to the front .I made a frame behind the front...
• Da Parts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 13:32:21 -0600
  ...and console. (1) L /H front door window regulator (1) R/H front door window regulator (2) front door power lock solinoids (3) door...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 25 May 2004 20:21:49 -0700
  Dont get an expensive front PST sway bar, save your $$ and get a stock westy sway bar from junk yard. Now the rear PST...
• Front bumper, crash cage, Can you help me find a source?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 22:30:11 +0300
  Can you tell me a source for these front bumper, crash cage (deer catcher)? Can you point me in the right direction? As described...
• Heater core front and rear inline? Has anyone done this mod?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:38:01 -0500
  ...Anyone out there ever try this type of mod? I would like to control both front and rear heat with front heater control valve...
• Front panel availablity
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:37:41 -0500
  ...that THERE ARE NO NEW BODY PANELS for the front of our old beasties? Looking for the lower front panel for 91 Vanagon. PM
• Rubber versus steel braided brake hoses
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:03:30 -0800
  Would there be any difference in length between a front rubber brake hose and a front steel braided brake hose for a 91 Vanagon...
• Re: storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:12:00 -0700
  Did anyone have more info on this ?? I have a small heater vent on the base of the front of the driver seat how...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:17:18 -0700
  ...told me that they couldn't get the thing to specs, and that the rig would require some front-end work. So I'm...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 27 May 2003 10:01:14 -0400
  > The towing connection should not be done to the front bumper or the > piece behind it exclusively. The attachment should also include the > chassis...
• Now, Front Bearing "saga"...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 10:58:24 -0500
  ...My left front was > > making noises and by the time I got near my home, it would actually drag > > the > > left front. I saw...