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  • DIY EV and Vanagon Campers
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 04 Oct 1996 08:52:16 +0100
    ...VW T4 Touring, a simple conversion, weekender class DM 8,990.00 VW T4 City Van, exclusive weekender with small kitchen short wheelbase DM...
  • Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
    Historical mailing list - dan rick
    Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:29:49 -0700
    ...I sometimes wonder when buying kits like this, "Do I really need the entire kit or is there something much simpler to fix my...
  • Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
    Historical mailing list - Tom and Mary Beth Wayne
    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:37:03 -0500
    Hi, I was wondering if anyone on the list knew anything about this conversion kit with information at http://www.tiico.com/prod04.htm...
  • Engine conversions
    Historical mailing list - =David-M=
    Fri, 21 Jul 2000 23:56:40 -0400
    >I am finally getting ready >to install one of these kits (I have had one sitting on my shop floor >for 4 months) and...
  • Re: Coolant hoses
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:07:42 -0400
    ...258FH011561 but to order there are 2 choices, up to 25F060000 > (kit 4) or greater than 25F060000 (kit 5). Is the 8 and the...
  • Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - azsun99
    Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:18:19 -0700
    I agree, and for those who asked questions early on in this thread, or who have not seen the GoWesty kit OR the ends...
  • Re: Coolant hoses
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:33:11 -0700
    ...258FH011561 but to order there are 2 choices, up to 25F060000 > (kit 4) or greater than 25F060000 (kit 5). Is the 8 and the...
  • Re: Power steering kit or buy the whole thing
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:37:36 -0400
    > I looked at the Bus Depot site and a kit is $160, while I can > get a reconditioned one for about $250. I was...
  • Best carpet kit?
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:19:10 -0700
    ...I'm looking for a full carpet kit. This would include include pieces for the front driver/passenger area, walkthru, and rear kitchen/living...
  • Headlight Relay Kits FS
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:51:55 -0500
    ...1980-1985 Vanagon Headlight Relay Kit: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=890332 1986-1991 Vanagon Headlight Relay Kit: http://www...
  • Re: porsche 3.2l adapto kits
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Sat, 10 Oct 1998 18:09:33 -0600
    ...The kit is > made, it's the same (KEPs' ) as for the 2.2-2.5l Legacy 4 cyl engine. > Voila, heat, power, a...
  • Question on Extend A stay kit
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:00:39 -0400
    Hi listers, I’m hoping someone out there has the Extend a stay kit from Bus Depot. My propane hardware needs to be replaced...
  • Got 1st Front Brake Kit Today!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:55:25 EDT
    ...So you would use lugnuts all the way around after you put the kit on your van. This kit is normally $600 but for...
  • Getting the dgk-126 seal kit
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:31:24 -0600
    Hi all Im having problems getting this kit in time Im wondering if any vendors have this kit they can overnight to a local...
  • Re: Berg short shift kit..
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:50:51 EST
    i had thought about putting a short shift kit in my cabby..but the guys on the A1 list said that short shift kits...
  • Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:37:43 +0000
    Joel, Well I did see David mention that the kit had a distributor too, but he indicates that the digifant distributor is compatible with...
  • Re: Relay kit!! SA Grill!!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:00:23 -0900
    I ordered that kit from B.D. too, last year, along with the S.A. grill kit. It took three or four months and...
  • Re: Which clutch kit for 88 Westy?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:11:41 -0500
    ...We sell three grades of clutch kits for the Vanagon... 1) Entry Level: $119. Normally this is the Sachs kit that everybody sells, but...
  • Re: Short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
    Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:24:27 -0800
    ...Short shift kit > > Does anyone know if the Gene Berg short-shift kit works with a Syncro? > Since the Syncro has the low granny...
  • Re: fuel line kit
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:48:26 -0700
    ...good kit. first maintenance i did on our syncro. bill '87 syncro westfalia On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 10:39 AM, Andy Zappe...
  • Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:53:51 -0400
    On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40 -0400, "Jim Johnston" <inmytree1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I can vouch for the Go Westy Brass Insert kit...
  • Re: Rear Disc Brakes?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:49:08 -0800
    What that means is the calipers were used on a car sold in the US--unlike the SA kits--so the pads and rotors...
  • Any Interest in TDI kit?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:02:47 EDT
    Had some interest in Winkler's TDI-into-Vanagon installation kit. I can get the kit for $2800. If you are interested pmail me...
  • Re: part number
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 2 May 2001 13:26:04 EDT
    ...I keep these kits in stock if anyone needs them. My kit does not include the steel ball socket as it is usually not...
  • Re: GoWesty! Headlight upgrade Kit.... instructions from 3 years ago? RESOLUTION
    Historical mailing list - ron johnson
    Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:41:02 -0700
    ...Go Westy did provide instructions for the current kits, but expressed concern that I might have had an older kit for which they did...
  • Inline-4 Cylinder kit Ready $2200
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:23:57 EST
    I have finally finished getting together the kit for putting the inline 4-cylinder motor (Jetta, Golf, Scirocco) into a waterboxer Vanagon. Most of...
  • Re: Aftermarket *snip* .TIICO issues
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:24:31 -0700
    ...2) vw of sa doesn't install these kits, they use their own stuff (do them have a need to install these kits?)! (From...
  • Coolant hose kits question
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:31:34 CDT
    I have been looking at hose kits at Bus Depot and Van-again. Bus Depot has a kit for a 85 manual trans for...
  • Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 6 Oct 2000 22:06:31 -0700
    As a thought of cool stuff to do perhaps those who are interested could bring kites? Almost always enough wind to fly kites next...
  • Re: Body lift kits;
    Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
    Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:48:12 -0700
    ...Body lift kits; Hi All, Anyone come up with or used a body lift kit? thanks, JC...
  • Fw: Re: short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:48:51 -0800
    ...The kit is installed >at the base, there is nothing to do under the car. It >s a simple ingenious little kit. I like...
  • Re: suspension lowering kit (Boge)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 11 May 2001 09:18:39 -0400
    I haven't used the Boge kit, but I have tried a few ways to lower the Vanagon. My caution would be to confirm...
  • LED/LCD display suggestion for digitool
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:43:02 -0500
    ...ICL7106EV/KIT - ICL7107EV/KIT 3 1/2 digit LCD/LED eval kit with card, display, components stc. 5. ICL7136EV/KIT Low Power 3 1...
  • Power Window Kits Available for Vanagon!
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:53:59 EDT
    Well I got my first power window retrofit kit in yesterday and they look good so I am offering these kits for sale. This...
  • curtain kits
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
    Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:05:00 EST
    hello all, we've recently tried ordering a curtain kit from zproducts and have heard nothing back from them. so onward we will search...
  • Re: 1.9 turbodiesel + conversion kit for Vanagon on Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Sat, 9 Aug 2003 00:48:41 -0700
    Yes, it is included with the kit advertised. -----Original Message----- Does Kennedy make a 50 degree kit? You would need it with that oil...
  • Re: Looking for a New or good used Tiico kit
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:08:01 -0600
    ...Any leads towards a kit would also be great. I do Have a line on a Good used kit for an automatic transmission but...
  • Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:07:12
    >Ron; >Tell me more about this kit , will it do both sides? What all is >included? >Thanks >Ken Lewis > >>In a message dated 97...
  • Re: VW van count Kitsilano
    Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
    Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:17:21 -0700
    Yeah, it's a city bylaw requirement.... "every block in Kitsilano shall have at least one VW van parked in the street" Bill M...
  • Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:25:20 EST
    In a message dated 12/8/98 9:26:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes: << These kits are more like the...
  • HID kit on eBay
    Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
    Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:56:57 -0800
    Anyone have any experience with this kit? Am I correct in assuming these should also fit '86-88 vanagon or are the headlights different...
  • Short shift kit for sale
    Historical mailing list - Green Westy
    Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:18:15 -0500
    I purchased a Berg shift kit from Van-Cafe last summer for my 91 Vanagon. I installed this past fall and like the shortened...
  • '97 Golf Clutch Job (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:41:09 -0400
    ...I have ordered the Sach's kit and am wondering what special tools I will need. Haynes says cv joints are 6-point? 6...
  • Re: fuel line kit
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:44:06 -0400
    ...fuel line kit >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >anyone know who it was that sells the kit to put in the new fuel lines...
  • Re: best mod for vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:23:22 -0800
    On 3/2/04 21:59, "Don in Phoenix" <02BuellS3T@COX.NET> wrote: > I had asked about the short shift kit from Gene Berg...
  • Volks Cafe Short Shift Kit
    Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
    Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:40:25 -0700
    List members We were aware that list members had attempted to put a group buy together for short shift kits a few months ago...
  • Re: shifter problems/short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
    Sat, 28 Oct 2000 09:08:23 -0600
    Short shift kits come from Gene Berg www.geneberg.com . If the linkage has mechanical wear evident then you will need to address those...
  • Re: FYI: Rear Brake Hardware Kit
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:55:57 -0400
    the first image I saw on NAPA link (shows total kit with blue/red upper return springs) looks the same as the first kit...
  • Head gasket/seals
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:56:09 -0700
    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows about the head gasket kits that are available for the 2.1 digifant motor. I heard from...
  • Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
    Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:59:25 -0700
    ......... The kit (from InterDynamics) includes a filling hose with a valve on one end and a quick release chuck on the other, three cans...
  • Re: [Syncro] RE: air suspension group purchase - status
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:59:15 -0800
    ...I need 3 more takers for kit 1 and 4 more takers for kit 2. Anybody else want to get in on this? Dose...
  • stainless steel screw kits
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:37:45 -0700
    stainless steel screw kits Here are some photos of teh screw kit. More will be sent in another posting. These kits are avaliable now...
  • Re: short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
    Fri, 7 Sep 2001 07:43:11 -0500
    Is the short shift kit something used to shorten the throw of the shifter? I went to the Gene Berg site and saw that...
  • Re: short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 7 Sep 2001 23:11:52 -0500
    The kit w/o shifter extension is like $30 or less at Weddle's. Whew, FGA, boy could I come up with some acronyms...
  • Re: vanagon Stock carpet kits?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:59:25 -0400
    I just picked up a replacement carpet kit from SewFine products (www.sewfineproducts.com) out in Littleton, Colorado. They have a very nice product...
  • Re: Small kitchen for GL? Ideas please
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:21:30 -0600
    ...Morro Bay in CA but wondered if there is an inexpensive kitchen cabinet kit or plans I can build myself here in the USA.
  • Re: hella 2nd battery kit
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:53:12 -0700
    somebody know how to install the hella 2nd battery kit sold by bus depot? Or even what's included in the kit? Bill thanks...
  • Re: LUK Clutch KIt
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:18:44 EST
    ...I noted your posting, but I > failed to retain it. > I have the LUK clutch kits available for $145 (see my webstore). These kits...
  • Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:51:03 -0400
    > Marks kit comes complete with detailed mounting instructions. > His kit differs from others from a major online vendor in that > Marks setup only requires...
  • Mann Filters / Oil Pressure Gauge Kit For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Hokanson
    Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:57:54 -0700
    Hey all, I got one of the oil pressure gauge kit's from Van Cafe when my '88 GL was acting up. But, by...