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• Re: Removing adhesif from interior panels previously covered with vinyl
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:09:50 -0500
  ...Jim On Apr 7, 2005, at 8:23 PM, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > The vinyl on my cabinet over the lower bunk has...
• List splits (AKA Ancient History)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:30:46 -0800
  ...Re: [T2-VB-admins] List split? When were the list splits? Vanagon>T2>Vintagebus Vanagon April 1994 Vanagon/type2 July 1996 Vintagebus ran independently...
• Re: VIN Identification
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:53:06 -0500
  ...VIN Identification > Trying to find instruction to decode my VIN#. Any website or instructions > available. Just need to confirm engine size on 91GL. Thanks...
• Wheel bearing story; question answered
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:53:09 -0700
  ...By the way, if you want to interpret your VIN click on http://vintagecars.about.com/autos/vintagecars/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http...
• Vinyl trim material? Source?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 18 May 2014 18:53:19 -0700
  Someone mentioned, a while back, they'd found a source to replace that vinyl stuff Westfalia used to edge the cabinets...that stuff that...
• RE That:1988 VW Vanagon 34k Original Miles - $6500 (Stallings)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:12:32 -0600
  I asked for the VIN on that van posted here: http://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/1430195580.html <http://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/1430195580.html...
• Re: Vin#
  Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
  Tue, 12 May 2009 17:14:39 -0400
  ...Vin# That vin# Westy sold yesterday on Ebay with a buy-it-now. Are you trying to check it out after the fact or...
• Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:23:09 -0400
  I sometimes attache a vinyl hose to the end of my shop-vac hose with duct tape to get suction into tight spots. This...
• Re: Craigslist 85 Vanagon with "rare black interior"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:58:01 -0400
  ...but this is the interior they came with..vinyl. . most had the brown or tan vinyl though, so i guess the black is kinda...
• Vinyl Resting Place.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Mon, 21 May 2001 13:41:30 -0700
  ...I removed the vinyl headliner and sides from my VANAGON today, the vinyl is in surprisingly good condition and has no solar damage. It...
• Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash??? anyone ever heard of that?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:37:51 -0700
  Perhaps the dash was replaced and the original vin plate was transferred over. On Sunday, January 15, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Automatic digest...
• Re: cleaning vinyl on the pillars and around the windows
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:48:45 -0600
  ...Cleaning vinyl on the pillars and around the windows > > Anyone have any tips for cleaning the vinyl on the pillars and around > the windows...
• Re: VW vin numbers
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:38:44 -0700
  ...Of course, for the Vanagon VIN decoding, you can refer to: http://vanagon.com/info/vin/ -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt...
• Re: cleaning/shining the westy
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 21 May 2006 20:44:03 -0700
  On 5/21/06 7:57 PM, "Mike Collum" <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > I just googled Lexol Vinylex and found that it contains silicone...
• Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash??? anyone ever heard of that?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:06:04 -0800
  You would need to check the VIN on the body. That resides on the frame's cross member next to the right front wheel...
• Re: Any New Battery Technology
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:15:43 -0600
  ...And with that energy from the cucs absorbed into the vinegars in chemical reaction, the vinegar has greater energy potential than ordinary vinegar, and...
• Re: Interior Colors Query
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 00:03:22 EST
  ...black vinyl interiors were rare though..most were brown vinyl.. i think this is the newest US model passenger vanagon ive seen with a...
• Re: Vinyl Killer Vans
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:51:52 -0500
  ...s ok to make one more post about this thread ;) The Vinyl Killers were features on The Screen Savers on G4TechTV last night, and...
• Re: Ebay vin# switcharoo?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:44:19 -0400
  ...really? Probably not the one that the > photo of the dash vin# and ad text would indicate. > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus...
• Re: 28th Annual Vintage VW Weekend - Shoreline WA
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:10 -0700
  RE: Vintage Meet And remember that the Burger Meet is Today, this afternoon, U Village Burgermaster.
• Factory vinyl camper bed/rear seat covers?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Q
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 20:34:04 -0400
  Is there such thing as a factory vinyl seat/bed covers? I just purchased an 86 Westy GL that has what I thought was...
• Re: 1987 "GetAway" Syncro Camper? (FS Vancouver BC) - VIN stuff
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:08:09 -0700
  Scott wrote: > point is, I think, so far, only the seldom-seen frame VIN has the Z's in it. This would be an...
• Re: Vin#
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 12 May 2009 13:08:27 -0700
  That vin# Westy sold yesterday on Ebay with a buy-it-now. Are you trying to check it out after the fact or is...
• Weird VIN
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:11:46 -0500
  ...I recently bought an 84 German Westy and while checking for the VIN, noticed that some things are strange, could anybody help me understand...
• Re: VIN Identification
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:07:58 -0500
  On 1/23/08, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@yahoo.com> wrote: > Trying to find instruction to decode my VIN#. Any website or instructions > available. Just...
• vin info
  Historical mailing list - Watts, Mark
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:50:46 -0500
  Is there a site where you enter your VIN and find out if recall and such have been serviced/ tia Mark 87 westie
• Cleaning vinyl on the pillars and around the windows
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:02:14 -0400
  Anyone have any tips for cleaning the vinyl on the pillars and around the windows? Chris
• Carfax out there?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:46:30 +0000
  Hi, Can anyone run a Vin for me? Need to run a 91 Weekender; Vin#: WV2TB0251MG010468 Thanks So Much !!! :o) John C...
• Interesting- The VIN On The Bluestar
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:03:45 +0000
  The seller emailed me the full VIN, and it checks out on Carfax for all the dates he gave me, including the fact that...
• Vinyl repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:11:52 -0700
  Does anyone have any experience with repairing door panel vinyl? There's lots of kits out there but I'm skeptical. I have a...
• Labor day- laboring??
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 15:18:25 -0600
  Mods to the Westie today? We added a vintage awning to a non-vintage van! Love the stripes.http://www.picupine.com/9ef9116x
• VIN Interpretation
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:22:48 -0800
  Would anyone care to interpret this VIN #? thanks in advance WV2ZBO258HH007710 Dane Tessler 87 Westfalia http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html [text/html]
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:02:41 -0500
  Yea if it was totaled maybe when was the last time you saw a cop check the VIN on a frame!?!? If the BMV...
• Re: 1987 "GetAway" Syncro Camper? (FS Vancouver BC) - VIN stuff
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:15:00 -0700
  I have seen at least 2 Dokas with a 'ZZZ' dash VIN plate. Both were ex-municipal government vehicles from the EU. That's...
• Re: vintagebus.com
  Historical mailing list - Robert Angel
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 14:08:46 -0400
  Bill Collins wrote: > > Has anyone been able to access http://www.vintagebus.com ? Worked for me, Bill. Heavily graphic, but no glitches. Robert Angel
• vinyl repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:46:50 EDT
  Anyone have a good fix for cracked vinyl on the door panels? The panels are white. tia, Mark Watts 87 Westie 99 Passat 93...
• Anyone have a current carfax account??
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 09:25:18 -0600
  could you please run a VIN for me??? Pmail me for the VIN. TIA!!! Rod Woten '87 Westy Des Moines, Iowa
• Fw: Information requested on VIN number
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:41:02 -0800
  Does anyone know how to interpret the VIN on Type 2's? If so, please respond to the original sender (Miriam Peer) not me...
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:44:11 -0800
  ...Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN? > Yea if it was totaled maybe when was the last time you saw a cop check the > VIN on...
• Re: vintage bus site
  Historical mailing list - James Callahan
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:35:20 -0700
  Saw the post about the vintage bus site and wiring diagrams. Where is the site and does it have other info available??? Thanks jcal
• Re: NEED WIRING SCHEMATIC FOR 91' W/ POWER WINDOWS/MIRRORS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:54:08 -0700
  I believe that the '91 diagram is on the Vintagebus wiring page. <http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring> Jim
• Basket weave vinyl
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 19:51:34 -0500
  I thought I saw a company selling replacement basket weave vinyl in tan similar to the original. Does anyone know who it was? John...
• VIN Identification
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:45:07 -0800
  Trying to find instruction to decode my VIN#. Any website or instructions available. Just need to confirm engine size on 91GL. Thanks, Michael Thanks...
• Re: Vinyl Killer VW Van
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:48:32 -0800
  ...Vinyl Killer VW Van > > Has anyone seen these little busses that cruise around a 33rpm vinyl album > and play the music? Kinda expensive, but...
• VIN Check Request
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:03:13 -0700
  Folks, Does someone have a current acct they could use to check a VIN number for me? Pls PMail. Larry Chase 85 Westy "RoadHaus...
• Re: Carfax report needed.
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:19:14 -0400
  Jean-Woo Kim <jeanwoo@FULLER.EDU> writes: >Anyone with Carfax or Autocheck? Please pmail me for VIN. Thank you. > >Jean-Woo What's your...
• Re: vinyl repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:13:49 PDT
  Is there any way to repair vinyl? As in indentations caused by something the PO stuck on his dash..... >From: Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL...
• rust
  Historical mailing list - Bob MacDowell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:13:48 -0500
  ...We just took a spray bottle and filled it with vinager, Yeah, that's right vinager. Expose all the rusty areas and just keep...
• Re: Using linoleum as veneer to cover shelves and side panel
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:51:15 -0700
  ...the cheap stuff I paid is vinyl . > > Well linoleum vs vinyl googling kind of answered my questions but most > of the data relate to...
• Re: Ebay vin# switcharoo?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:37 -0700
  ...Ebay vin# switcharoo? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 2:40 PM > Danger, danger, what year is it really? Probably...
• need beige vinyl inside sliding door panel for '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 21:14:14 -0500
  I am looking for new or nearly new inside sliding door panel for my '84. Seats are beige vinyl. John
• got Vintage Air...under there???
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:04:18 EST
  Anyone done Vintage Air? I'm going with the Gen II, Super, heater/cooler/def. combination. Any experience out there? Want some? :o) John...
• Cool Bosch Site
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:48:08 -0700
  From the type2 and vintagebus lists: Subject: Cool Bosch Site Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:56:12 -0700 From: Thom Fitzpatrick <thom@calweb...
• Re: Carat or not on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:47:53 -0700
  Autocheck Free VIN decode VIN: WV2YB0252LH066479 Year: 1990 Make: Volkswagen Model: Vanagon Carat Style/Body: 7 Passenger 2 Dr Van Engine: Country of Assembly...
• Re: VW Rabbit/Golf
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:01:06 -0400
  ...VintagVW@listproc.sjsu.edu <VintagVW@listproc.sjsu.edu> Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:49 PM Subject: VW Rabbit/Golf >Just a though but...
• Re: Vanagon VIN 16 or 17 Digits?
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:43:59 -0400
  Jeff The Blue Star Vin should look like this The first 11 digits are all the same the last 6 (in brackets in the...
• Anyone with a Carfax subscription please?
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:07:40 -0800
  ...If someone would be so kind to run a VIN for me on an 81 Vanagon, I would really appreciate it. VIN: WV2YA0259BH095236 Thanks!
• Phryday Vintage Vans
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:44:06 -0500
  http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/curbside-classic-van-sunday-mercedes-benz-207d-and-other-vintage-mb-vans-and-campers/ Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy...
• Re: Vinyl Killer VW Van
  Historical mailing list - tk
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:41:38 -0700
  ...on the website along with the zany quotient but wondered 'bout "Vinyl Killer", haha. I mean, is this for real? (?) T-K On Jan...
• Re: Camping Oven- Betty Crocker Bake Off
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:27:31 +0000
  ...You can see a picture of one here in a vintae airstream http://www.vintageairstreamer.com/stella/images/after/interior082606/kitchen_600.jpg They...