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• Should I buy this 66 Deluxe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 95 16:59:13 EDT
  ...Oddly most of the bus is solid except for the above, rear corners OK, left side amazingly good, front doors/window frames OK, not...
• '86 Westy Price?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:36:23 -0700
  ...light only goes on when driver's side door is opened -- not passenger's - Windows and side mirrors are manual, not power - Some plastic...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:29:45 -0800
  ...The flat > small rear window is nice. > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too. > > so give all that ... > how a shape grows...
• purchase advice 80 westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Fri, 11 Jul 97 13:47:09 EDT
  ...only rust was around lower corner rear window= .. does not have stove or refrig, just sink and icebox. shifted and rode nice. poptop seals...
• Camperizing a non-westy syncro...creating an outdoor kitchen
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 1 May 2000 23:30:29 -0700
  ...temporary curtains with towels. -Walmart dark tinting on the interior side and rear windows for heat reduction and privacy. -Rotating passenger's seat useful...
• Re: Is there such a thing as a rear storage heater for a Double Cab?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 07:31:40 -0700
  ...1988 Syncro DoKa - no more Ford Areostar > bumper - no more weird side windows (yes the previous owner WAS on drugs). > While at the body...
• Re: Loss of Power and surging
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:03:08 -0500
  ...Moments later, a guy in a chevy blazer (ha ha - that could be a pun I suppose) pulls along side - window rolled down, I...
• Re: It's cold out there (Even in Florida)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:01:42 -0800
  ...vent running from > the rear blower out the side window (radiator experimenting). I was > measuring 180F at the window at that time. > > Yrs, > d > >
• antifreeze carpet
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 20:40:35 -0900 (AKST)
  ...So much leaked that it was draining out beneath the sliding door, where I park on my sidehill driveway. I uncovered the rear heater...
• Re: Rearview mirror
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:42:03 +0000
  ...my side mirrors out of habit of driving Buses and Vanagons for decades. Most of the time I have the rear window curtains shut...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:27:27 -0400
  ...No moisture at the top of the hatch, and the rear window is wet. Success! I just have to weather proof the wires and...
• EV Winnebago Defrosting - LACK OF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 00:18:57 -0700
  ...in the rear! All of the front vents, >even with the vaunted recirculating feature, >can barely keep the windshield and side windows >clear - and...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:17:04 -0800
  ...side, replaces passenger seat - > color does not match) - Easily replaced > - Eurovan type sink faucet, easily replaced > - rear hatch, skylight, sliding door, and front window...
• Bolt on Swivel Seat Bases and What's New at EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 17:40:30 EDT
  ...Cab Window Louvered Vents Gray Water Tanks Deluxe Dash Consoles Folding Cup Holders Paulchen Bike and Ski Racks Sliding door and rear hatch screen...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:57:18 -0500
  ...and out the right side rear window. Now, it's hard for someone to sneak up my passenger side without me knowing it. One...
• Re: Diesel Westy Engine Replacement Suggestions Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Brent Taylor
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 22:54:45 -0700
  ...up to the air intake in back of the rear window on the right side of the car. Since the fabric pipe was damaged...
• FS:87' syncro gl in Denver 6k obo
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:23:22 -0800
  ...Two spots of rust under drivers side middle window(see pics). Rear bumper bent w/no endcaps. End of tail pipe rusty. I need...
• Re: Keeping List to Vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:14:07 -0800
  ...Sunroofs -> drip drip (now fixed) > > - Rear side windows were chopped and lowered 6" > > - Mini blinds in the rear windows -> gone! > > - Plastic trim around the...
• re: EuroVan Tires
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:17:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...I recently > bought a set of reinforced sidewall Michelin MXL 205/65R15 tires from NTW > for approx. $90 each. These replaced the original Goodyear...
• Re: [Syncro] SYNCRO FOR SALE, SEATTLE, needs MOTOR
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:44:43 -0500
  ...my_photos > > Details- > 1987 Titian Red syncro with factory power windows, mirrors, locks. Rear > wiper, locking diff. WAS A/C but I removed it...
• Re: Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:08:14 -0800
  ...of my rear window. It is about > 2x20 cm, sticks to the glass with double sided tape. I just > lifted the rear hatch gasket...
• 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: Serious brake question
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:53:00 -0800
  ...rotors both sides including new pins and pad plates > New rubber flex lines on all corners > New rear brake springs > New rear pads and...
• FS: 1966 Type 221 MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Sat, 16 Sep 1995 19:10:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For Sale ~~~~~~~~ 1966 VW MicroBus - Standard Bus with 6 rear windows, stock 1500cc engine, perfect Bus for restoration while driving it around town. I...
• stuff, like grab handles and courtesy lights and such ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 6 May 1999 14:30:53 -0700
  ...grommet that contains the rear window defroster wires. i then drilled another small hole several inches to the side of the grommet (for the...
• Improving the "Package" with motors and Aero..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:08:04 -0700
  ...Mine, I've kept the top low and when I have a rack full of bikes, I mount it on the rear hatch. Thats...
• Re: Eurovan MV???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:28:08 -0700
  ...with a pop-top, folding table, curtains, rear compartment lights, rear seat bed, sliding side windows with screens, and a small cooler beneath the...
• Re: Anyone ever heard of a wierd backseat with a stock cutout section?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:55:54 -0600
  ...the power windows. But there is something very odd about >it. The rear seat looks perfectly normal except of the passenger >side front corner...
• Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:48:39 -0400
  ...The easiest illustration of this troubleshooting technique is finding a broken paint stripe in the rear window defogger. If you connect your voltmeter to...
• Re: Anyone need '53? parts
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 13:55:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...it is/was a panel (now has a big round window in the > side) nothing inside it, barndoor hatch gone, engine long > gone, GAS...
• Re: Westy speaker replacement??
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 21:31:10 -0700
  ...window crank, etc.) Then, unscrew the inner and out plastic surfaces of the speakers from each other (i.e., by twisting each side counterclockwise...
• Re: convertible westy?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:21:25 -0600
  ...Once the windows are lowered the top half of the vehicle, minus the windshield, is gone. The difference between this and a sunroof is...
• beautiful `67 bus for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:42:12 PDT
  ...1967 Deluxe Type 2 2nd owner, new paint (blue/white..stock colors), NOS pop-out side windows, new front glass and seal, new upholstery...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:26:16 -0800
  ...The flat > small rear window is nice. > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too. > > so give all that ... > how a shape grows...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 19:12:08 -0700
  ...pass side a pillar, to the slider door. About 10 inches from the backend, and on the slightly horizontal surface adjacent to window. He...
• (head gaskets) Re: Cold air always
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:29:45 -0500
  ...Perhaps the outlet air vents at the trailing edge of >> >> >the > > >>rear side windows would also have to be blanked off. >> >>Or, if you...
• Re: stereo install
  Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:52:51 -0400
  ...rear is difficult, but I decided to follow the stock wiring route. I removed the 2 small air vent grilles from the right side...
• Changing From One Van to Another
  Historical mailing list - John Holland
  Fri, 22 Sep 95 21:50:10 PDT
  ...Bigger side and rear windows let me see cars sneaking up behind. 8. New Problems: I've got the 'gas fumes when turning left...
• FS: 86 Syncro GL in KC: $3000
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:37:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...broken, no rear lockout, slight 'graze' dent on sliding door, steering rack has a small leak, and some seam and window sill rust. Although...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 06:01:38 +0000
  ...this >is for a 84 van or >a 71 bay window as long as it fits the rear fender lip. im not sure on...
• Well, my first van... No vanagon content..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 May 2007 20:47:15 -0700
  ...window, while crossing the central valley of California in mid summer..We figured out, after that encounter, that we had to open the rear...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:11:19 -0700
  ...doesn't warrant opening the rear hatch, I've installed a > slider on the back right side window. It opens about 8 inches - nice...
• Re: Got Diesel Rabbit Pickup?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:56:32 EDT
  ...Also look down the sides of the truck along the body and around the rear window. Between myself and my father we have owned...
• CV Boots spun off again ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:12:36 -0700
  ...since I had shattered the rear window with a little camp blackout maneuver (bike's handle on the trailer hitch is a real pressure...
• Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:46:01 -0700
  ...I had an 85 Wolfsburg Weekener, and the door to that rear closet is on the side, toward the bed ...so real easy to...
• 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:53:21 EDT
  ...Left Side Windows, Right Side Windows, Rear Hatch Window, Cab-separator, and original plastic storage bag. Original Literature Including: Silver Plastic Storage Pouch Owner...
• Re: Road Trip to Yellowstone
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:32:56 -0500
  ...So, I’d side with those rangers at Yellowstone… > > Whistler bears also learned that the old Dodge Caravans, with the flat rear window, had...
• Re: craigslist: 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro (Random Lake) Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:36:55 -0400
  ...the rear hatch is looking a little scary under the window rubber, but hey - it still has all its jumpseat sidepanels and the front...
• Re: Winnebago or Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:17:18 EDT
  ...wall and you get snap on curtains for the window. There are also 2 rear facing seats with a electric cooler under one. You...
• 2000 Passat F.S. (off topic)
  Historical mailing list - Bud Yandell
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:13:35 -0400
  ...Rear defogger - Tilt/Telescopic steering wheel - AM/FM/Cassette/6CD changer - Driver/passenger side impact bags - Bucket seats - Alarm - electric sun roof - Pwr windows...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:47:09 -0500
  ...who has seen many vehicle fires... > The fire was quickly extinguished, both rear quarter windows were smashed > out and the also the rear hatch...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:28:48 CST
  ...Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Westy Items (brown/tan interior)-- Left Side sindow insect screen Front windshield/windows privacy curtain Rear...
• Re: making a vanagon pickup truck!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:18:27 EDT
  ...Cut the victim van at the high beltline just below the windows. Then take the edge and finish off by welding a pipe or...
• Re: Help Finding List Member
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 19:13:57 -0600
  ...Picture >>>of #2 looks like rear wheel arches have been opened to allow bigger >rear >>>wheels. >> >> >>Thanks though for looking. >> >> >> >>John Kitsmiller >> >>Your PC...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 2 May 1996 08:37:10 MST
  ...I think there were safety > problems with their acceptance (not that I understand why anyone was > worried about the *sides*, given the ridiculous range...
• 89 Vanagon Wolfsberg FS
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Hartz
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:59:11 EST
  ...Very good overall condition, white with side decals, interior is a triple color light grey/darker grey/black. White table, rear facing jumps, cruise...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:33:55 -0500
  ...the passenger window >Complete Snap-in Curtain set, Rarely Used, Perfect Condition, Includes: >Left Side Windows, Right Side Windows, Rear Hatch Window, >Cab-separator...
• Re: more questions
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:53:09 -0800
  ...In the last month, the remote rearview mirror went up in smoke, >literally; next the passenger side window; the brakes started to fade; the...
• FS CA - Oakland/Berkeley ok, how bout an 87 Syncro Adventurewagen? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 22:33:06 -0500
  ...conversion, power steering, rear window wiper/washer. interior: good condition, cherry wood cabinets/Koa Trim <sic?>, shower <HA! :) >, toilet <maybe!>, side awning <not visibile...
• A Saab Story
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 04:14:56 EDT
  ...head through the then open passenger side rear window. (Got him good! Great demonstration that the window would only close half way). Probably shouldn...