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• Rear hatch question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:05:38 -0800
  I need to take my rear hatch apart to mess with the auto locking system. I need to do this the next time the...
• rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Bliss
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:04:46 -0400
  The rear hatch shocks on my 87 westy gave out during my trip to Colorado. The hatch wont fall immediately but within a couple...
• rear hatch 85--> 80
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 17:24:56 -0600 (CST)
  ...my rear hatch is a little bent, but not bad. the parts 85 i found has a rear hatch with built in wiper, not...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:56:40 -0700
  ...rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working > The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up > yesterday. It seems...
• Re: more on need hatch for 89
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:11:41 -0400
  I just did nearly the same thing myself -- installed the power "guts" and lockset of a 91 hatch into my 87 non-power hatch...
• Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 24 May 2007 07:35:20 -0500
  Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed that the top edge of the hatch does not match the contour of the roofline? I assume...
• Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:32:50 -0700
  ...Raising the hatch will allow you to seat the 'chock' and hold the hatch open. When you want to close the hatch, support the...
• Fwd: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:07:33 -0400
  ...Rear hatch To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> The stock arrangement was altered (one strut weakened) after...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:44:27 -0500
  ...But are the hatches from the diesel years the same as the air-cooled as well? Jim On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:43:39 -0800
  ...Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon > Thanks Scott. You talked me out of it. :) > > Just found, courtesy of a list member, a good hatch...
• Re: Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:13:05 -0800
  ...Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> Subject: --Thule Speedway 2 John, Before making wheel/tire changes (I now have the Gary Lee hatch spare tire...
• 82 hatch on an 84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:37:27 -0500
  Has anyone put an 81 or 82 hatch onto an 84 or later body? They look the same, except for the lock. (The 82...
• Fwd: Re: one hatch of a story
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:56:04 -0700
  ...one hatch of a story > > > > GoWesty, > > I emailed your url about the hatches to the > > vanagon list. Do you agree with ron's response...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:00:21 EST
  In a message dated 3/3/11 4:38:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, bretberger@GMAIL.COM writes: > My 82 rear hatch is creased...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:42:59 -0400
  I too recently replaced both my hatch struts and it bugs me that it's so difficult to close. But I put the thought...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:44:44 -0500
  ...3/4" PVC pipe cut to 8", rides the strut as you lift the hatch, then locks into place. ** Not responsible for bent and...
• Rear hatch lock revisited
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Feldstein
  Thu, 29 May 1997 09:01:22 -0700
  Thank you to everybody who responded to my question yesterday regarding the lock on my rear hatch. They were all very helpful. After reading...
• rear hatch emblem removal
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:09:12 -0500
  85 Westy 1.9L What is the safest way to get the two rear hatch emblems off without breaking them? I have the interior...
• Re: How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:47:27 -0700
  ...How do you remove ths rear hatch struts? VERY CAREFULLY!! Make sure you have the hatch propped up with a stick BEFORE you remove...
• Re: rear hatch falling
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:20:16 -0500
  Racer - Are YOUR triceps starting to attract attention, along with your back muscles, since you got the hatch struts from The Bus Depot? Me...
• WANTED: vanagon "CARAT" rear hatch badge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:32:10 EST
  ...vanagon "CARAT" rear hatch badge i STILL need the rear hatch badge off a vanagon carat.. says "CARAT" in capital letters. please let me...
• Re: Central Locking - can't open rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:13:13 -0400
  ...Central Locking - can't open rear hatch > Go to the front, right side preferably. Lock everything, then unlock. > Now go to the hatch and...
• Re: Rear hatch lock question.
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 28 May 1997 18:11:05 -0700
  ...You can use the key to open the locked hatch by turning the key all the way to the right, a bit past vertical...
• Re: Hatch Shocks/Dampers
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:30:10 -0700
  > I got mine at a FLAPS called Checker Auto and they hold the hatch up better > than when I had two of the OEM...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:09:58 -0500
  ...These are not damped and will lift the hatch with authority. Regarding the factory hatch struts, the left one is different. It is not...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:50:52 -0500
  The rear hatch window seal, like your front window seal can start to leak. It's one possibility. On Jan 21, 2008, at 3...
• Re: Hatch identification
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:24:32 -0700
  hi Eric, Here are some links with pictures that could help you to identify the hatch... https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:21:46 +0000
  About 28 years ago, my rear hatch gas struts were sagging.  I thought this was odd, since Vanagon was only about 8 years old...
• Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:22:21 -0400
  ...that's the back hatch window. Those old busses are really strange - how'd they put the back hatch window just behind the driver...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:52:47 -0700
  I got two of the strong struts from BD and use a Saris Bones hatch-mount 3-bike rack.� I remove the bikes for...
• 6"x 9" speakers in rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:28:15 EDT
  Has anyone on the list fitted 6"x 9" speakers in the rear hatch of a late model Westfalia? My concern is that the...
• Product recommendation
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:25:21 -0700
  I recently purchased a set of rear-hatch strut replacements from Ron at the Bus Depot. They're wonderful! They installed easily and keep...
• Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:16:40 -0700
  On 8/24/05, Lisa Bliss <blissx3@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The rear hatch shocks on my 87 westy gave out during my trip to...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 08:30:15 -0700
  ...With only one piece of pipe in place it held up my hatch along with a hatch mounted bike rack and 3 bikes!!! Truly...
• Late model hatch lock in 83-earlier hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 02:59:50 -0700
  ...But the question came up, "What if you replace the striker plate?" Are the holes in the hatch similar? How about the holes for...
• help! vanagon rear hatch wont open...ideas???
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:05:58 EST
  ...i closed the rear hatch and now it wont open.. key turns in lock fine, button presses in fine. hatch wont open. anyone had...
• FS: alpine white hatch and slider door
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 14:27:38 EDT
  i have a vanagon rear hatch with wiper and a sliding door, both in alpine white, orig paint, no rust or dents. hatch fits...
• Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:45:07 EST
  Today I went to open the rear hatch on my 1987 Vanagon and nothing happened! I can push the lock bottom in but it...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:59:28 -0800
  I guess, it's some kind of fluid, like diesel or oil that's sucked back onto the hatch by the vacuum created by...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:39:36 -0700
  I never claimed that you could find some sort of mounting kit for "vanagon rear hatch". It is definately a custom job. I am...
• Re: Electric Locks - Rear hatch will not open
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:36 -0400
  John, I have had this happen to me on my '87 van hatch. what I found out was that sometimes the little metal rod...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:57:06 -0700
  ...I screwed > that track onto the hatch so the towers would not slide off and for some > extra support. Then you can hook the...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:39:13 +0000
  ...The hatch will stay open with the Bones rack in place.  With any one bike on that rack the hatch will NOT stay open...
• Hatch mounted bike rack (re- question from the digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:18:06 -0800
  ...The shape of the hatch makes slipping down under a big load impossible, because the hatch grow wider at the bottom.. An added benefit...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch struts and other stuff ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 19:21:58 GMT
  ...60900 .... $20 > Rear hatch strut with variable hatch opening > Vanagon, 2/1982-91 > left .................................. 60901 .... $22 > right ................................. 60902 .... $22 > >that's Imparts (800) 325...
• Re: Rear hatch fit
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 02:21:08 EST
  ...as far as rear hatches, 80-83 has the same lock, but anything from 80-91 will work if you dont care about the...
• Rear hatch wiper location
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:11:00 EST
  ...I forgot to note the location of the hole in the hatch. Would any one be willing to measure the location of the hole...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:55:11 -0800
  I will say this - I got a set of new struts from Bus Depot last year (almost exactly) and they still hold the hatch...
• Re: Need help with hatch curtain rods
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:42:53 -0600
  ...BZ On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Steve Williams wrote: > Can someone point me to a close-up photo of the hatch...
• Re: help! vanagon rear hatch wont open...ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:18:55 -0600
  Had trouble like that once with a hatch but it did not have power locks. I hit it with the side of my fist...
• Re: nearly embarassing non-newbie newbie rear hatch lock question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:30:00 -0700
  My Mom's van with central locking includes the hatch, and that's all I know! Jake On 8/29/06, Florian Speier <groups...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Aug 2009 to 12 Aug 2009 - Special issue (#2009-653)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:55:02 -0700
  ...I scratched the hatch more than once putting the bike on the rack. The biggest issue with attaching fork mounts over the hatch is...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:21:11 -0500
  ...Rear hatch struts -- disposal > > > > I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon. Hooray, no more getting > > bonked in the head! > > > > Anyway, I...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:40:55 -0800
  ...Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon >> >> >>> Thanks Scott. You talked me out of it. :) >>> >>> Just found, courtesy of a list member, a good hatch...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:38:54 -0500
  > VW started using a "weaker" left strut so that the hatch would stay in any > position placed. It seems that short people were complaining...
• Rear hatch tents now available
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 00:25:35 -0600
  We now have these rear hatch tents in stock. They fit Vanagons and EuroVans, as well as most other SUVs and Mini Vans with...
• WTB:rear hatch VW emblem and Syncro emblem
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 18:20:52 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>hey all,</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>i am looking for the rear hatch VW emblem that...
• Re: Vanagon hatch question
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:10:34 -0800
  ...Vanagon hatch question >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:13:51 -0700 > >VW switched to the "innie" rear hatch lock because some car wash...
• Re: Obsure (One year only) Part(s) Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Larry or Joan Alofs
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:05:30 -0500
  Hi, My '91 GL didn't come with any interior hatch release, had to invent my own. Maybe you have a Westy and they...
• Re: Central Locking - can't open rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:43:06 -0400
  ...Then have someone lock and unlock the door from the outside of the van while I stand at the rear hatch. As they are...