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  • Re: value of 84 adventure wagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:08:08 -0800
    ...84 is not the best year due to the sliding door being too hard to operate ( just way to strong a spring inside the...
  • svx carat for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
    Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:59:02 -0700
    ...power locks/mirrors Porsche master cyclinder Porsche leather, power, heated seats up front a Eric Didier sliding door hinge extension 16" BBS wheels ( just...
  • Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in custody
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Mon, 5 Apr 1999 03:27:00 -0500
    ...Only the interior seating and sliding door has been sold. I'm into this for way way more than I wanted to give, but...
  • Re: Dog stories
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Fri, 1 Feb 2002 16:43:20 -0600
    ...the spray on the outside of my sliding door glass from > > dog-head-out-the-window-slobber-spray. Two labs make a lot of...
  • vanagon accessories, upgrades, cool ideas, etc
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:36:44 EST
    ...mirrors -power windows (maybe, i have the doors from the Carat..still its nice to not have to worry about window motors going bad...
  • here are some cool vanagon acessories and upgrades
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:46:23 EST
    ...5 spoke 15" alloys w/ 225 75 15 tires -power mirrors -power windows (maybe, i have the doors from the Carat..still its nice...
  • Re: Water in interior panel by slider
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:13:47 -0800
    ...The only other place it can get in is the side window. the rest of the body and roof are sealed. I am looking...
  • Stripping '87 Westy to paint
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:13:20 -0400
    ...Is this normal? c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off easily, that over the sliding door seems...
  • My Trans problem fixed! :-)
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 19 Jun 1999 08:13:36 -0700
    ...The day did not end well, as a kid at the school smashed my sliding door window (accidentally). Anyone tried replacing one of these...
  • Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:34:59 -0500
    ...the existing vanagon window by on the sliding door and > above the stove. If you hate it keep your old windows and > pop 'em...
  • Re: Dometic Cooler
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:12 -0700
    ...the bus, and leaving either the roof vent open, or the sliding windows.� It does not really generate that much heat. � I think I...
  • SALE Reluctantly-89 Westy
    Historical mailing list - K Dungay Allas
    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:45:26 -0500
    ...Sliding side door functional, excellent condition Sliding door screen-new Sliding side windows with screens, in place, original, excellent condition Electric rear window defogger...
  • What's my Westy worth?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:01:27 -0600
    ...All window glass intact and working (rolling or sliding) . All curtains present, including curtains for front windshield and for sliding door That's all...
  • Re: Power door lock actuator ... sloooow... very sloooow
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:30:54 -0400
    ...So you will have window motors that are really slow or power door lock motors that are slow. Repair any damaged or broken wires...
  • Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:00:46 -0700
    My '90 Westy is already white, the windows tinted with heat absorbing material, the curtains in the back are closed all of the time...
  • Re: Deutsche Bundespost highroof diesel panelvans
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 31 Aug 1999 04:37:41 EDT
    ...also, many of these Highroof panelvans were double door panels, which meant that there are sliding doors on both sides. there are 3 different...
  • Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:18:02 -0500
    ...There is a window of time to get the job done, much like using Imron. After that forget it--it's like sanding a...
  • Re: Heating system
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Tue, 20 Sep 1994 13:08:32 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Has anyone closed all the vents above the windows and opened the ones in the doors? This aught to cause fresh air to come...
  • Re: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 4 May 2006 05:06:02 -0700
    ...As for the sliding window. It locks but it vibrates open after >driving. > So I need to check if it is locked. I thought...
  • Re: Blacks and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:51:03 -0800
    ...the locks or tumblers, esp the sliding door. As far as the vent wing frames, and the window wipers, no prep was needed, I...
  • Re: new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions
    Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
    Sun, 21 Jul 2002 23:23:49 -0500
    ...The sliding board for the top bunk is rather more complicated than just a board, you need to see one in a Westy. The...
  • Re: Van Painting
    Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
    Tue, 4 Oct 2011 07:30:06 -0400
    ...The windows I supplied were freshly tinted and they accidentally scratched one of the windows. They were going to have the window re-tinted...
  • Re:Fuel Leak, Body Rust
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:38:08 -0500
    ...This is the seam that joins the panels holding the middle and rear windows. Rust discoloration is starting to show up about two thirds...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:48:15 -0700
    ...Well, that and the presence of a 1985-and- > later Escutcheon on the stem of the outer handle for the sliding door. Yep, sounds...
  • Re: Best Tint?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:16:39 -0400
    ...And what about the 2 >> sliding side windows? Do tint shops generally know how to work with Westy >> furniture and windows? >> >> I would like...
  • for sale: RARE vanagon parts
    Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
    Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:49:19 -0700
    ...pair of vanagon sliding side windows w/ screens (screens will come w/ them). these fit ALL '85-91 vanagons. they are from a '85...
  • Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:13:03 -0600
    ...I made a large screen for my rear hatch and 2 for the sliding windows. I got the rolls of flexible plastic magnet from...
  • Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:55:32 -0700
    ...I use it on the frame and rubber when installing VW window glass, > > also. > > Works like a charm, even contains lanolin, which is good...
  • Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:45 -0400
    ...glove box,dash cover(brown)Front window glass and vent wings,side slider windows,rear side windows,sliding door hinges and rollers. steering column...
  • Re: Dash-mount oscillating fans
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:41:40 -0800
    This sounds like a great solution however it perplexes me because the question would no be which ventilation sliding lever should I wire it...
  • Re: Best Tint?
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:43:06 +0000
    ...And what about the 2 > >> sliding side windows? Do tint shops generally know how to work with Westy > >> furniture and windows? > >> > >> I would like...
  • buses fer sale (HOT VWs) ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 25 Apr 96 08:38:41 CDT
    ...19?? Thing, gas heater, bus trans, tow lites, sliding windows, Centerlines, new tires, reclining seats, alum. skidplates, spec. suspension, trailer hitch, wide rear fenders...
  • New mexican bus ad in uk mag.
    Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
    Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:10:18 +0000 (GMT)
    ...Extras on the Caravelle are tinted glass, metallic paint, sliding windows, velour upholstery, reading lights and radio/cassette with aerial and\ speakers.' A couple...
  • anybody want a 75 bus in chicago??
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 15 Jun 96 18:44:14 CDT
    ...Sliding door window wont open( Its been sealed shut). Alternator light sometimes comes on for no apparent reason. I am wondering how much I...
  • Re: Vin Numbers..3 locations on body
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:34:20 -0600
    ...near the window in >> front of the plastic pod cover, drivers side; another is under the van, >> passenger side, under the sliding door on...
  • Syncro update - body work
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:53:04 -0700
    ...replacement panel - (rear passenger side bottom panel between fender and sliding door). Windows are out and rust around three frames is being attended to...
  • Re: Fuel Saver ?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:52 -0500
    fwiw, i know those little winglets do smooth the airflow over the rear window considerably. the mitsu evo8 something-or-other gained some downforce...
  • Re: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:39:29 -0600
    ...luckily, all the bus windows are flatter than Kansas and it is pretty easy. the only really hard window is the sliding part of...
  • Re: Models
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Wed, 19 Apr 1995 01:07:16 -0400 (EDT)
    ...My kit came missing one of the clear-plastic side windows, but any serious kit-basher could get around this. Bought it about 10...
  • Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:56:05 -0700
    > One "potentially" good place to put the Plat Cat is in the sliding door. > > This was discussed on the list before - there are some...
  • Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:42:00 -0400
    ...Is this normal? > >> c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off > >> easily, that over the sliding door seems...
  • Re: 1988 Vanagon "Carrier" for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Tue, 5 Jun 2007 06:56:26 -0400
    ...the Samba > for sale once or twice with no sliding windows in the sliding door or middle > positon. They were bare bones vehicles to...
  • Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Jan 1997 10:07:02 +0200
    ...It had a white fiberglas roof similar to the roof on David Schwarze's Safare camper, with the sliding windows on the sides of...
  • Westy screw caps
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Wed, 14 May 2003 06:30:48 -0700
    ...or elsewhere? >> Recently, while refinishing some interior pieces, I needed replacements for those little plastic arrow clips which hold the panels to the sliding...
  • Re: Curtains and privacy...
    Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
    Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:52:36 -0500
    ...Strip magnets slid into the bottom hem of the long sliding door curtain failed to keep it from hanging away from the door at...
  • hands-on report...
    Historical mailing list - Grungy
    Tue, 17 May 2005 16:24:45 -0500
    ...Louisiana inspection sticker Power locks dead Power mirrors dead (couldn't check the defogger feature) Passenger power window winder dead Driver window switch wired...
  • Re: Cats Onboard [was: road hazards]
    Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
    Fri, 26 Apr 1996 22:42:04 -0400
    ...Neat! I am worried about mine jumping out of open windows. Specifically, this would be the two front windows and vent windows and the...
  • FS: 86 Syncro GL in KC: $3000
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:37:41 -0500 (CDT)
    ...lockout, slight 'graze' dent on sliding door, steering rack has a small leak, and some seam and window sill rust. Although is is a...
  • Re: locked out
    Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
    Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:19:50 -0330
    ...When the van >was toasty warm my wife and I got dressed and went outside via the sliding >door..............and decided to stroll down...
  • Cooky in your van
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Wed, 1 Dec 1999 14:32:20 -0500
    ...stove cover, and would propel the steam/oils out the side sliding window. I never got past the "envision" stage, which I will share...
  • Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:15:35 -0400
    ...I’ll need to find a more permanent non staining lube for the future. >> >> And, yes, with my windows up cool air from the...
  • Parts for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:19:44 -0500
    ...core (no leaks!)</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Sliding Door, Hatch Door, Front Door Shells (no windows or latches)</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Auto Transmission...
  • Re: Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:25:54 -0600
    ...the rear wheel well and the rearmost doors. * sliding windows in the rear. tiny, but sliding parts for ventilation. * seats appear to be leather...
  • Re: Goodbye Eurovan Detroit Auto Show
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Fri, 18 Jan 2002 20:27:39 -0500
    ...on LX or std on the EX Honda) Heated mirrors sliding side windows climate control AC (std on EX Honda) Table Bed Rear jump...
  • Re: Interesting Vanagon Paint Schemes
    Historical mailing list - W Monk
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:56:53 -0500
    ...great deal on Windows 7 and see how it works the way you want. > Check > > out the offers on Windows 7now. <http://go.microsoft...
  • Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:56:16 -0500
    ...Original curtain set for privacy; screens for placing in the slider windows. 4. Wool blankets and comforter for the bed, stored under the back...
  • Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
    ...sliding door handles $ 10.00 each. #32) One sliding door hold back latch assembly 80-91 $10.00 #33) Two Vanagon sliding glass window...
  • Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
    Historical mailing list - Ry
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:38:46 -0500
    ...If I could find a single > replacement screen for a sliding Westy window for $30 or less I'd be really > happy. >
  • Re: used parts
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Feb 95 09:34:55 PST
    ...prices: >>speedo/odo - 50 >>fuel guage - 20 >>sliding door lock mechanism - 50 >>driver's side window regulator - 40 >> >>Does anyone have any idea if...
  • Re: A few questions about 87 passenger bus
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:21:20 +0200
    ...little > sliding handle. This is for venting out the interior, the 88-91 models got the plastic vent inserts in the rear windows instead...