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• Re: Q on converting bus to a camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 10:43:16 gmt
  I've fitted a Westy roof to a non-sunroof bus before. I bought the roof off a crashed westy and cut out the...
• Re: sunroof
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:14:11 -0500 (EST)
  In a message dated 97-02-26 23:46:00 EST, Frayed1003@aol.com writes: << I'm thinking of installing a sunroof in the...
• Re: Sunroof questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:47:20 EDT
  ...there was a sunroof deflector made for the vanagon sunroof, by a german company called ClimAir, but i think i have the last 2...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - EarthNOW!
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:39:37 -0700
  ...Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN > > >> > >> > 87 sunroof vans that exist. 87 was the last year the sunroof van was >sold >> > in...
• Re: Fwd: Re: rear seat foam
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:56:28 -0400
  ...That's a perfect sltiffness for my sleeping needs. >Max >> >-Nate >> >'84 Westy >> >> >> >>Jonce Fancher >> >>57 Single Cab >>66 Sunroof Bug >>66 Variant Squareback...
• Re: After Market Vanagon Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:27:28 -0500
  ...http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/1980/VW/Vanagon/Ragtops-Sunroofs/ http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/a/asc/asc.htm http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/a...
• Re: I did it - cut a hole in my tin top
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:06:36 -0400
  yes, those sunroof ones rock! : ) -Craig '85 SUNROOF GL turned westy '87 SUNROOF Syncro On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Alistair...
• Re: 85 sunroof GL for sale ; HEY I FOUND ANOTHER ONE!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:40:11 EST
  In a message dated 1/4/05 1:45:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, George.Wietor@SPECTRUM-HEALTH.ORG writes: > had a SUNROOF a...
• Any Interest in Vanagon Large Sunroof Parts?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 19 May 2010 10:42:24 -0400
  I have access to brand new sliding sunroof parts for the Vanagons with the really large (whole roof almost) sunroof. If you have this...
• Re: Dripping sunroof on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 12:57:19 -0700
  Alan, These sunroofs are drained by flexible tubes attached at the corners of the sunroof bay. Perhaps these tubes are clogged, or even kinked...
• Re: For Sale: 87 Syncro SUNROOF!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 17:33:58 EST
  someone buy this before i'm tempted...this is a rare Van!! '87 was the last yr the sunroof was offered, and Syncro Sunroofs...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:40:25 -0700
  ...Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN > > > > > >> > > >> > 87 sunroof vans that exist. 87 was the last year the sunroof van was > >sold > >> > in...
• Re: Sunroof - A/C
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 15 May 2011 00:07:29 -0700
  ...I'm interested in a sunroof, or more exactly two small sunroofs that pop up on either side of the AC tunnel above the...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:27:29 -0400
  ...Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon??? The sunroof model is not ideally suited for the poptop conversion. People have done it though. The...
• Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:31:50 -0700
  Has anyone come up with a way to put a roof vent or sunroof in a Carat that has air conditioning??? I once saw...
• Re: Pre67 Sunroof Question
  Historical mailing list - Information Commons Help Desk
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:26:49 -0500
  erik > When did a bus have a sunroof (except a deluxe). In the latest issue of = > HotVWs on page 74, there is a 64...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:57:37 -0700
  Here you go: � http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/sunroof.htm � Have fun.� � Stephen --- On Tue, 9/16/08, thomas LaPointe <vanagonmail@GMAIL.COM...
• RE: [HAYNES FOR VANAGONS]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 12:07:13 GMT
  ...Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie '71...
• sunroof guy
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:49:14 -0700
  A little while ago someone posted a link to some sunroof guys website. He spcialized in vw sunroofs. I know he had options for...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Mar 1997 08:02:55 -0800
  ...Somebody should grab the sunroof one -- this is the first one of these I've seen for sale. A sunroof in any '86 and...
• Sunroof handle
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wolf
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:18:39 EST
  Larry, On my 85 GL with the expansive and wonderful sunroof I have been using a window crank bought for 5.00 from the...
• Re: Replacing Sunroof Seal - 69 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 01:02:22 -0400
  In a message dated 95-07-25 23:24:21 EDT, rmk@solar.sky.net (Richard Kurtz) writes: >Has anyone replaced the sunroof seal...
• Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:07:33 EST
  ...bars over the sunroof so you can still use the luggage rack, and enough room tho open the sunroof to the vent position.. chris
• Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list - Erik Thomsen
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:01:01 -0800
  Could you get a Deluxe w/ a sunroof and no roof glass? Thank you, Erik
• Re: Sunroof - A/C
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 15 May 2011 05:23:26 -0700
  ...Saturday, May 14, 2011, 11:37 PM I want to install a sunroof in my 91 Carat. In that connection I would like to...
• Re: Reenforced Deluxe splitties
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 22:05:03 -0500
  I am reasonably sure my 69 sunroof bus has the reinforcment panels, as did my departed 67 sunroof deluxe. I assumed all sunroof buses...
• leaking westfalia sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 23:06:40 -0500
  The sunroof on my poptop has developed a small crack. I was thinking about patching it with fiberglass. Any reason why this wouldn't...
• that sunroof syncro is not a factory sunroof for those who want a van to turn into a syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 23:03:03 -0500
  It's not so rare.....it has an AFTERMARKET sunroof.....darn!....it would have made a good project for one of you lucky guys...
• Re: Sunroof drains
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:18:38 -0400
  ...Sunroof drains > Anyone have suggestions for cleaning out plugged sunroof drains? I have > read what the Bentley has to say but was wondering if...
• Re: AC housing reconstruction...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:35:48 +0200
  > Would love to have the space to add in a sunroof, but that center AC > duct takes up too much space. There are these...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:39:47 EDT
  ...the evap housing actually overlaps the front of the sunroof a few inches. also, the sunroof crank is hard to use, because it rubs...
• 1.9L Cam to 2.1L cam side note
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:42:41 -0500
  ...thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 71 Sunroof Bus 75 911S Sunroof 84 Vanagon "Godfried" 85 Vanagon...
• luggage carrier for top of '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 13:15:29 GMT
  ...Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie '71...
• FS: factory SUNROOF vanagon....cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:14:38 EST
  ...for sale: '84 GL vanagon with huge factory sliding steel SUNROOF.. (sunroof is almost 4 foot square) van is blue metallic (dove blue met...
• Re: Saw the weirdest Vanagon for sale today...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 02:07:57 EDT
  ...also - what do you mean by "two seater"? chris '84 vanagon wolfsburg w/ factory sunroof '84 vanagon 4spd w/ factory sunroof, for sale
• '84 Wolfsburgs, and sunroof vans...(was: Re: Reimo bed hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:48:59 EST
  ...a/c and or sunroof was an option just like on every passenger van till '87. Mine is the only one i've seen...
• Re: Wanted: sunroof seal - carat/wolfy interior for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:26:41 EDT
  ...I've been told I can hook two beatle sunroof seals together to make > it work. Does anyone have one lying around or can...
• FS: '86 SUNROOF vanagon GL in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 15:52:06 EST
  not mine, so respond to the email address below. '86 silver sunroof vanagon for sale.. 4spd. recent heads. runs great, just needs PS rack...
• 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: paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:15:35 EST
  84 GL sunroof paint estimate. 5,000.....remove and replace all gaskets and sunroof seal...remove and replace all outside hardware.....sandblast seams and...
• sunroof seal???
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:07:24 -0800
  i have an 84 weekender with a gigantic sunroof. Well, i need a sunroof seal. There are 2 parts, but TBD only lists one...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:48:36 -0400
  thomas LaPointe wrote: > has anyone out there ever installed a glass sunroof under the front Westy > carrier Several years ago I saw photos of...
• Sunroof Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:55:54 -0700
  I thought I'd share my sunroof alternative to that cranky OEM unit that drove me nuts. http://vickersdesign.com/vanagon/sunroof_all.jpg...
• Re: For Sale: 87 Syncro SUNROOF!!
  Historical mailing list - Becker1
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:38:25 -0800
  ...87 Syncro SUNROOF!! someone buy this before i'm tempted...this is a rare Van!! '87 was the last yr the sunroof was offered...
• Re: How common is the factory sunroof?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:24:22 -0500
  ...I just scrapped an 87 syncro with the Sunroof. Only one I had ever seen. I know of a few 84's that are...
• Sunroof maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 22:32:12 -0000
  84 GL with factory sunroof: what regular maintenance is needed for the sunroof? Greasing, if so which bits? Do the 'drains' need cleaning out...
• Choices
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:29:51 -0500
  Steve So, did she find a new place to live? I know of a 83 Sunroof Vanagon, Red with white uppers, black cloth seats...
• Re: RARE '87 SYNCRO SUNROOF VANAGON on ebay!!
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:37:34 -0400
  ...RARE '87 SYNCRO SUNROOF VANAGON on ebay!! >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >this isnt mine, but its a beauty..its local to me, and...
• Re: Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:19:53 -0500
  Are we talking about putting a stock sunroof into another vanagon or an after market sunroof ?? I am not clear of what the question...
• Re: Possible SALE/TRADE
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 17:26:32 -0700
  The sunroof opening is not that well suited for adding a pop top. In loafs the Westy used the same roof panel as a...
• Re: Vanagon sunroof owners read!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:48:29 EST
  ...today (US importer for Clim Air), and said that > there is the possibility of bringing back the sunroof air deflector, made > especially for the...
• Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:25:43 -0700
  On 6/12/06, Mark C <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote: > > Has anyone come up with a way to put a roof vent or sunroof...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:50:56 -0700
  I've seen that in a link to someone's web page, using a standard aftermarket sunroof.� I'll see if I can find...
• Re: Anybody need a sunroof vanagon cheap?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:02:32 -0400
  On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Doug in CA wrote: > Here's a quick way to turn your standard GL into a sunroof vanagon > > http...
• cheap sunroof vanagon FS on CL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:13:52 -0500
  not mine.. has the huge factory sunroof _1983 VW Vanagon GL_ (http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/4280876173.html)
• FS: '84 Sunroof Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 01:08:18 EDT
  for sale: '84 sunroof Vanagon. huge fact. sunrf. metallic blue. 4spd. 7 pass. foglites. 110k mi. located in allentown, pa
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 09:32:15 -0800
  Love my '84 sunroof. I decided 1/4" closed cell foam ($2.25) works better than the original factory seal ($125). As for the...
• Fwd: Phone number of Vanagon Syncro for sale not mine Cheap
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:13:45 -0500
  ...c-ya Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 71 Sunroof Bus 75 911S Sunroof 84 Vanagon "Godfried" 85...
• Re: Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:26:53 -0700
  ...Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one? I was thinking of putting a sunroof in my...
• sunroof in luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:22:46 -0500
  here is a link for the pictures http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/sunroof.htm -- Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" Wilmington, DE