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• Window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:46:51 -0700
  ...It runs from the rear of the quarter-window along the bottom of the window and then up and around about 2in at the...
• window dropped
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 18:36:11 -0400
  ...I heard something go clunk inside the door, the window stopped about 2 inches from the top. I lowered the window with the window...
• Re: Westy Window Query
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:25:48 -0700
  You can't use the Westy screens on passenger windows. The Westy window has the handle in a different spot to make room for...
• Re: window tinting - question!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:16:43 +0000
  I have tinted windows in my Westy. I had this done when I was in CA, and there it is illegal to tint the...
• Re: rear window
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:18:05 -0700
  It's an awful lot of work to build the sides and top to accept the window guides. Plus most Vanagons have window defrosters...
• Re: Sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 12 May 1998 01:21:46 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-11 16:04:32 EDT, earlsmit@ISLANDNET.COM writes: << The sliding windows on my '84 are supposed to...
• Sliding window frame
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:20:45 -0400
  Hello Vanagan fans!! So I've removed the sliding window from the aluminum frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing...
• Re: TINTED WINDOWS
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:54:45 -0600
  Dr. Koop recommends tinted windows. See http://www.drkoop.com/family/features/healthysummer/car_windows.asp
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 17:32:29 -1000
  ...Consider NOT doing the windows. Visual privacy has value also and > is it really worth the effort to make new windows? How often will...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 02:17:35 -0800
  ...to allow the > >> front triangular vent windows to open approx. 45 degrees further forward > in > >> order to get air flow? > > I am not sure...
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:54:02 -0700
  I was told that you can not install the trim without removing the window. e.g. the trim is installed in the seal, and...
• Re: Camper side windows
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:25:10 -0700
  ...Westy > windows have latch roughly about the middle of the sliding glass. > > Also, sliding door window size changed with the change in door latch...
• Re: Windows are not the same long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:25:07 -0700
  ...The 85-91 has a slightly smaller sliding door window. Only the window opening in the sliding door changed, not any other window openings...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:06:17 -0400
  I have a 3 window canvas (from busdepot) and I rarely have the side windows open more than just a crack. Only time I...
• Re: Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts and opinions
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:39:46 -0400
  John, Virginia enacted rather strict laws about window tinting a number of years back (after one too many cops were shot during traffic stops...
• Re: center window install help.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:42:17 EDT
  ...Do you put the chrome strip in before or after the windows in. >> Joe, Here goes. Clean the window surround and the rubber gasket...
• Re: Correct names for some items
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:21:55 -0600
  ...windows called? As well as helping the Window Slide Smoothly, They also help to keep Your Van Secure, as without Them the Windows Lock...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:27:15 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, brettn777@GMAIL.COM writes: *about $200 per window for labor *I am liable for replacing the windows if they get broken...
• Side Window Glass Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 15 May 2006 23:13:07 +0000
  Does anyone know if the glass pieces or the sliding windows themselves are interchangeable from driver to passenger side on an 87' model. Disreguarding...
• Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:52:21 -0700
  ...Either the wholesaler or the PO has removed the chrome window strips (probably to improve the appearance for resale). I must admit the windows...
• Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:09:34 -0400
  The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door on early model westies. Apart from not being stock, would there...
• Side windows (year change and different splits)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:28:41 -0500
  Does anyone know what year the middle side windows changed size? Also, apart from the absence of screens, does anyone have any comments about...
• Re: side windows in an 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:36:58 -0600
  Get a couple of those body dent pulling suction cups on the outside of the window, run a clothesline through the handles, tie the...
• Re: Sliding rear window
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 01:07:30 EST
  The South African Vanagon (Microbus) in production until 2002 had one side rear sliding window on the driver's side. The rear side window...
• Re: Bus broken into last night. Need F.R. triangle window, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 03:06:55 EDT
  ...1) how much can I expect a professional to replace the window for me? 2) are these windows easy to replace and should I...
• Need to Replace Vent Window... Use Non-Vent Window?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:23 -0700
  ...Can the front vent windows (88-91) be replaced w/ a regular, non-moving window? Did some vans come this way, so that there...
• RE: sliding door vent window
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 08:38:11 -0800
  I had the same problem and went to a VW junkyard and got a louvered = window assembly from a camper. Just replaced the whole...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:58:32 EDT
  ...i have westy slider window screens... and as far as slider windows, 80-91 drivers side is the same.. then for the pass side...
• Re: Window-Driver side door
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:40:40 -0400
  ...with a DDW (droopy driver's window) _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger...
• Re: Compatibility of Louvered Windows Between Bay Windows & Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 3 May 2004 12:59:30 EDT
  ...Take an old Vanagon window frame. Remove glass and divider. Weld or rivet the smaller loaf jalousie windows to the frame. Install on Vanagon...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 10:56:01 -0600
  ...The 23 also had curved fixed windows in the rear corners >> thru 1963 but were deleted in 64 thus the 21 window model was...
• Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:03:43 -0400
  I am considering tinting my windows and I wanted people's opinion on two things: 1) Type and brand of tint, what have you...
• A real pane! or A tale of two windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 23:19:04 EDT
  I have a customer's van here with a broken window in the sliding door. It is an '85 Vanagon GL. The window is...
• Re: problems with electric locks and windows
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:02:05 -0700
  ...Driver's side switch for passenger window 2. Broken wire to passenger side switch 3. Broken/stuck window regulator 4. Broken passenger side window...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:11:37 -0700
  ...Windows- experimentation (not software) I believe a lister reported that all 4 side windows are the same size in a 1985 era Vanagon. Has...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:45:52 -0700
  ...On 6/6/08, Thomas Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > > They were skylight windows & came in 23 & 21 window deluxe model buses w/ > an...
• Re: Window clunks backward
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:47:45 -0700
  ...When the window gets rolled down below the back edge of the the vertical track, it allows the window to rotate back, hence the...
• Re: 50 50 slider in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:12:59 -0400
  so you have a '85 westy..and your drivers side slider window is broken? the westy slider windows on the drivers side fit '80...
• '90 Window regulator motor stuck
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:53:34 -0400
  I'm trying to repair the right side power window. I have checked all the wiring and I am getting power to the motor...
• Re: Sliding Side Window Lock Repair
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:41:31 -0700
  ...I am in the process of switching my fixed windows for sliding in my 91. The window behind the driver (right hand side of...
• BOOST WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:00:36 -0500
  <html> <body> <p>Dear Windows User,<br> <br> Now you can boost the reliability of ordinary Windows ME, 95 and 98&nbsp;<br> to...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:00:20 -0800
  ...window tint Just another idea, last summer i was thinking on having a sign shop apply this stuff called "window-perf" which is perforated...
• Re: Side window screens
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:37:05 -0400
  vans with non-camper windows for screens would have to locate or fabricate similiar screens to my ASI or a Country Homes conversion camper...
• Disable power windows?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:06:20 -0700
  Is there a way to disable the power windows on a 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon? According to my manual, there is a fuse called 'automatic...
• WTB side windows
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:17:23 -0400
  ...This is the perfect opportunity to do some window changes here is what I am looking for: Option "A" a westfalia sliding window (the...
• which window seals to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:06:53 -0500
  Have all the windows out and doing some refurb and re-paint. Who has the best window seals? Or...does everybody have about the...
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:16:43 -0700
  ...Is it necessary > to remove the window regulator, to remove the glass? The Bentley has > removal of the vent window frame and window regulator...
• Re: Window vents
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:25:00 -0700
  Hm, I had just been looking at these for a EuroVan and wondering how different EuroVan windows are from Vanagon's. http://secure.cartsvr...
• Power Windows; Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 23 May 2003 15:15:13 -0700
  Folks, Power window problem on my 90 Westy. Both power windows were moving up and down verrrrrry slooooooowly. The passenger window moved just as...
• RE: window seals?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 13:44:31 EDT
  I've just replaced ALL the seals for all the fixed windows on my 21 window deluxe. Let's see... thats 12 windows - opps...
• Re: <F> Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 02:10:19 +0100
  Pierre A Lachance wrote: > was a 70 window van Well now I've heard of 21 and 23 window vans, but never a 70...
• Re: WTB: Passenger power window switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:43:21 -0400
  ...The driver's door- driver's window switch and the passenger's door- passenger window switch are the same type. But, the driver's...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Gordon
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:25:52 -0500
  ...I have also been told that they are the same as the rabit vent windows, and thus interchangeable. -Are the vent windows different on...
• Re: How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 95 11:06:21 gmt
  ...I know a sliding door was an option on late split window panel vans but does anyone know about the two side windows? If...
• Re: window seals
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 21:01:36 -0700
  86 and up the window size changed on the sliding door . Seals are the same with whatever type of window is in the opening...
• another power window question
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 6 May 2007 10:18:48 -0700
  Hi The windows on my '87 Syncro make me crazy, not because there is anything wrong with them, but because this is the first...
• After market Window Winders ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:26:12 -0700
  The white metal on my driver side window winder snapped on the weekend I recall seeing a post here from some one who found...
• Re: Compatibility of Louvered Windows Between Bay Windows & Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 3 May 2004 05:46:51 -0400
  ...I have a friend > selling a set of louvered windows from a bay window bus. One of his > potential customers has ask if that...
• Re: another power window question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 6 May 2007 10:38:06 -0700
  Consider adding a "manual" power over-ride - just a toggle switch - so that YOU choose when the windows are getting their power when the...
• Re: power window motors
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:25:30 -0400
  Does anyone have any door switches for the windows, I need the drivers switch that controls the passenger side window. Thanks Bill NACHTAIN7@AOL...