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• Re: Dometic 182B - Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 01:52:24 -0500
  ...The interior of the box measures (rounded) 350mm wide x 470mm high x 260mm deep, for a gross volume of 42.77 liters. The...
• Re: Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:10:37 -0700
  ...Too wide. Brushbar is too low. -- BenT
• GoWesty slider door screen
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:17:04 -0500
  ...She used a wide tape (about 2" wide), sewed on. Works very well, but needs some tweaking to be better. I'll add a...
• Re: Who Sells Vanagon Batteries??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:03:22 EDT
  ...Interstate is widely available at many FLAPS.
• Re: Sleeping dimensions of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:22:21 -0700
  About 48" wide and 72" long. Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare How does that compare to the bed of the Westy-Falia? Thanks...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 17:54:37 -0500
  ...jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM On 3 Dec , 2015, at 11:04 AM, James wrote:on ice (wider good) ~~ on snow and slush (wider bad...
• Re: Michelin MXT's
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:02:01 -0400
  ...Sort of counter intuitive, but wide tires tend to float on top of the snow more than narrow tires. Part of the reason why...
• Re: Dashboard is out!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 07:53:59 -0500
  ...It is about 1/8" thick, 2" wide. Comes in grey. $5 for 25 feet I think. VERY aggressive adhesive so put it where...
• gary lee wide rack for sale- seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:49:02 -0700
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm Its the wide rack with the gas can and the spare tire attachments. It's...
• Re: vanagon sizes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:59:43 -0700
  ...I'm wondering about size differences - is my van longer, > higher, wider? > Going from memory, but I think the height is about the same...
• Re: power steering belt size?AKA: Why I dont trust the kid behind the counter
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 11:48:52 EDT
  ...Four Inches Wide ??? I mutter something under my breath about what he must tell his wife, buy one a little wider, & now I'm...
• Re: modern wheels & tires: some thoughts and many questions
  Historical mailing list - Ted Finesman
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:20:43 -0400
  Mercedes wheels have the same bolt pattern but a 1/2' wider offset that stock VW Bus wheels. I found one company that makes...
• Re: NEW 2wd Brake Pads FS
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 08:14:21 -0700
  Ron, i tried the front pads again last night and again they are too wide. I cannot get them to fit into the calliper...
• Re: 2.4 WBX longblock Go westy style
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:24:13 -0800
  The circle is indeed wide. Tim, (it is perhaps not too widely known) apparently did motors for GW. Tim's shop is just north...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:08:46 -0800
  ...In >some cases, wider is not better. However, there are several more issues to >consider. > > >
• Re: WBX-6 - Xmas wishlist
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:49:50 -0400
  ...But you'll still need that wider chimney... -Hans http://www.vanaru.com Subaru Turnkey Conversions ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andersen" <jayjay@ZORCK.DK> To...
• Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 May 95 18:59:17 CDT
  ...I'd feel safer running on wider tires (very doable I believe) and >don't have an idea if the wider rims will do...
• Re: Skinny Tires
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 18:35:17 +0100
  Kent Christensen wrote: > Why did Synchros come with wider tires? My theories: > > 1. Extra weight of Synchro equipment made cargo weight capacity > less--not...
• Audi A8 16" Wheel Part Number Please?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 00:19:36 -0700
  ...there is an Audi A8 Steel Wheel that is 6.5" wide and has a 35mm offset - does anyone have the part number for...
• Re: Front Seat Sizes - a measurement needed
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:33:34 -0500
  ...19" (at widest) >Back Cushion Height ... 20" (at widest) > >Bottom Cushion Width ... 20" (at widest) >Bottom Cushion Depth ... 21" (at deepest) >Bottom Cushion Depth...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:27:06 -0400
  ...Pick me! Flooring a carbureted engine while cranking it will of course open the throttle wide and provide the greatest flow volume of air...
• Re: wide angle rear window plastic things?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 00:51:04 -0400
  ...have the concentric circle grooves to allow you to >view a >wide angle view of what's behind you? >TIA, >David Got mine at...
• Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:18:28 EDT
  ...Besides those two foot wide rear wheels are too wide to clear the rear sliding door. I don't think that was a stock...
• Re: removing rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:14:39 -0400
  ...Infact a wide , flat,stiff piece of sheet metal will probably work just fine.you shove it in between the panel and sheet metal...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:06:57 -0500
  ...A 3/4" wide hose clamp > will > > > most likely > > > be of the T-bolt style. > > > > > > George > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• Re: mechanic's creepers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:31:19 -0600
  ...The latissimus dorsi is the widest muscle of the back, and when exercised for definition, gives one a very wide chested appearance. Lying on...
• Fwd: Alloy wheels....again.....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 02:42:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...mdstockr@neo.lrun.com In a message dated 97-04-03 22:42:31 EST, you write: << 6J = Rim is 6 inches wide, with...
• Re: What is the Cubic Capacity of the RM182B Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 May 2003 15:54:21 -0700
  are packaged in a new and improved wide mouth screw top quart, which force you to go and search out the old funnel. So...
• Re: Wider rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:51:35 EDT
  ...moonf4@YAHOO.COM writes: > Does anyone know where to get a wider rear view mirror > to go over, or replace the stock mirror on...
• Re: narrowing wheels..,
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:35:34 -0500
  ...want tires that are meant for wheels no wider than 6.5 at the widest..., > > No problem..., just cut the wheels in half and...
• fog lights vs driving lights...the answer.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:22:41 EST
  ...FOG lights throw light in a wide fan pattern, illuminate the sides of the road, but dont illuminate into the distance. most people add...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:14:21 -0400
  ...And there at least as wide if not an even wider selection. There are relatively few 15" tires that meet Vanagon specs, and scarcely...
• Re: Tire Quandry
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:51:30 -0500
  ...They are 185 wide. I have another set that PO threw in of Michelin MXT that are 205 wide and reinforced. Which ones would...
• World Wide Day of the Beetle Party
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:18:47 -0400 (EDT)
  The following letter came in the latest edition of the CVA Connection: "June 22 - World-wide Day of the VW Beetle Beginning in 1995...
• Anyone want images of Hiace and Estima (narrow "Previa")?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:18:37 +1200
  ...I have seen many dozens of used-import narrow-bodies here, but only 2 wide-bodied Estima-badged ones, showing how rare the wide...
• NVC - A little latitude please....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:10:34 -0700
  ...It�s only a 1/2 � wider than the stock 7� alloys but wheel clearance is already very tight and the wider rim may...
• Re: Anyone widened a VW van? Yes, they did...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:01:26 -0700
  ...Anyone widened a VW van? Yes, they did... > >It has been done long time ago with many of them. VW done it themselves. > >It...
• Re: Air Mattress or Foam Pad?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:32:17 -0600
  Just found this 50" wide mattress at BigAgnes.com. Will be available Oct 1 at a price of $159.00. It will be slightly...
• Cheapo Oil Thermometer ???
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:35:16 MST
  ...All of the candy thermometers are encased in glass casing which is about 1/2 inch wide (of those that I saw), and would...
• Re: Tires for Westy??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:29:26 EDT
  ...My question is wouldn't the 205/70 look better and handle better? What's the commericial? Wider is better? The 195's look...
• question about wider tires
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:53:49 -0700
  Good morning, I know that alot of people put taller tires on their vanagons (going from 14-15in) But I wanted to put wider...
• Re: Audi 16 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:42:54 -0800
  ...The wider the tire is that you use, the more likely it is that the tire will hit part of the front suspension. This...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:43:07 -0800
  ...Whereas the flap is about 2" wide and the stock material covers the entire flap. Was the stuff you found in the weather-stripping...
• Re: tire sizes "*&%#@"
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:41:56 -0500
  ...IOW, a 50 would be 1/2 as tall as it is wide, > whereas a 55 would be 55% as tall as it is...
• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:28:49 -0400
  ...steel wheels, and at only 5.5 inches wide, are they too narrow for the > wider 205 tires? Just curious, as I'm in...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Oct 94 14:29:19 EDT
  Try "Kaiser Roll". ---------------------------------- Joshua R. Poulson, Widener University Department of Computer Systems
• Happy Thanksgiving
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:39:09 -0400
  Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to friends far and wide. Judith Barr and Leo Girard Meaford ON
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 16:02:55 -0700
  ...jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM > > On 3 Dec , 2015, at 11:04 AM, James wrote:on ice (wider good) ~~ on snow and slush (wider bad...
• Re: OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:07:23 -0400
  ...setup a T3 with 12" wide wheels and hydraulics??� > > Dear FeeDubyaDokaSan, > > Hydraulics are out. Airbags are in. Wide is not necessary for bling. > > > BenT...
• Re: Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:10:03 -0500
  ...You can only add wheel width to the outside, so the ET will be less as the wheel gets wider. ET is the off...
• Re: Mitsubishi 3000GT 16" alloy wheels on a Vanagon!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 03:15:25 EST
  ...Would have to force the bolts in or widen the holes. Also the offset is wrong. The Mitsubishi rim would come uncomfortably close to...
• Re: SAM's Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 21:36:13 +0000
  ...Wide, with adjustable runners? They are fantastic for holding VW engines, waterboxers and bug motors too! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I noticed at Sam...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 15:03:38 EDT
  ...Any system that spreads out the weight over a wider area would be the best. You could mount a metal plate Inside and outside...
• Re: What size tire for 16" rim?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 23 May 2007 13:29:47 -0600
  ...The diameter and load rating are both close to stock tires but they are a little wider. Your 7" wide rims will accept the...
• world wide web cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:47:33 -0600
  And it's only March 31st. Couldn't wait until tomorrow, eh? LOL. Maggie
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:10:42 -0700
  ...Mark Don Hanson wrote: > > World-wide, propane is widely used. Most other countries do not treat > it as if it's as potentially lethal...
• Re: Tires on alloy wheels, Suspension - Need some help
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:02:53 -0400
  ...But I did not like that fact that > the original tires that came with that vehicle were the 205's > and are wider, hence...
• Re: Personal question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:28:55 -0500
  Hi Alan, We bought a couple of Coleman bags that are indeed too wide and a bit too long. I consider this a plus...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:04:41 -0500
  ...W Overland and >> Millwaukee >> in Boise Idaho and the throttlle stays wide openbouncing off the redline. > > Turn off or disable your cruise control. My...
• one more vr6 detail
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Thu, 3 Apr 97 21:37:22 EST
  My dealer (VW that is) said it is also 5-7in. wider. Chris EB 1995