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• Re: '90 electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:44:28 +0200
  ...Re: '90 electric windows > > Customer: One of my power windows stopped working or is making noise. How > much to repair it? > Shop rate now...
• window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:24:26 -0400
  I've replaced my cracked window crank handles several times from junkyard vanagons only to have them crack shortly after. You can buy them...
• Re: Custom back window
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:14:46 -0600
  ...Custom back window > Does anyone know where I could get a custom back window for the hatch? > I'd like something similar to the...
• Front window guide channel installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:38:06 -0400
  ...Front window guide channel installation questions > I recently acquired the front felt/rubber window channels to replace the > worn ones in my '81 van...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:23:00 -0700
  I'm wondering if that window defroster fix paint-on stuff will work? Probably dries too brittle.... Steven J. 91 Westy On Tue, Jun...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:00:59 -0600
  Is your window mechanism, etc. gliding smoothly as it should, or are you asking too much of the crank? Miguel Suburbia is where the...
• Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - Nik Maravich
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:11:47 -0500
  ...I am still looking for a pair of black framed sliding windows and a pair of Vented Rear Quarter Windows. Nik Maravich 571-296...
• EV-Cannot locate front cab privacy window shade for 95 eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Jim
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:37:27 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can find the privacy shade for the front and side windows for a 95 eurovan??? Dealer cannot locate one...
• Electric window switch - gone!!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:38:50 -0700
  Hi all, The electric window switch has just been snapped up. Regards, Pete C -- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Sr. Test Dev. Engineer (916...
• availablility of the sliding rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:41:31 -0500
  Anyone know about the availablility of the sliding far rear windows on that South African Bus site???? They are sweet. Anyone done this conversion...
• front window washer?
  Historical mailing list - Chad and Jen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:07:02 -0700
  ...in the rear on passenger side or is that for the rear window Thanks Chad 72 westy "Bertha" 85 Vanagon http://my.treeway.com...
• window regulators
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:27:28 -0800
  I need a window regulator for a 1988 gl I found a 1983 gl in a salvage yard will these interchange ? Darrel Don't...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:05:05 EST
  Howdy List, Does anyone have a line on new, window seal groove, plastic-chrome trim? Mine is quite faded. Any help sure is appreciated...
• Re: Side middle window bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Sun, 13 May 2001 22:03:49 -0300
  ...Side middle window bushingsAfter cuting the tabs as described, I glued mine with a small dab of two part epoxy (black) ABS bumper repair...
• Re: How do I adjust vent window tension?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:57:57 -0500
  Wrap a bungie cord arond the vent window latch, and run it down to your bumper----I'll keep it open !!:>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile...
• Driver window replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:49:15 -0500
  Has anyone replaced the door glass? My window was broken and I got a replacement and have no idea how it gets replaced. The...
• Re: Those two vents behind the rear window
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:50:59 -0500
  regarding those rear window vents - does anyone know how to get 'em apart? My 90 served as a fido carrier in a past life...
• Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:44:57 -0700
  Hi volks, Does anyone know the name of the four or so windows that trail the upper roof edge of the early buses? Or...
• Re: ETKA and Windows XP
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:28:00 -0800
  ...ETKA and Windows XP > I suspect the problem I have is with the steps involving hardlock.exe. My > version of etka is V5 and...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:58:42 -0500
  ...They > would be aluminum framed and screw into the outside of the sliding > windows. > > Thanks for your help, > > Ellen > Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI > You...
• Re: Rebuilding Vanagon Electric Windows or How To Go Into Debt Quickly
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:06:43 -0700
  When I bought an '88 Westy last November, the passenger side power window regulator/motor had just been replaced. I think the PO's...
• Re: Leaking slider windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:54:47 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Mar 18, 2017, at 11:43 AM, Toomey Douglas <drt@UOREGON.EDU> wrote: > > The 2 side, slider windows on my 87 vanagon...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:59:27 -0400
  ...The $2 window cranks are strong enough to do the job if the window regulator is working properly But they will snap more easily...
• Re: '61 crew cab value
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 01 Sep 1995 10:54:21 -0700
  >what year is the bubbe window? i'd say that their prices sounds a wee bit >steep but not that far out of line...
• Re: Need vent window
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 08:28:35 -0400
  I have a passenger side vent window from a Westy (with screen) from an '87 for $65 if you'd like. Not 100% sure...
• how many times has this happened to you
  Historical mailing list - Peder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 20:42:11 -0500
  So, I look out my window yesterday to see a couple in their early 20's walking around my Vanagon peaking in the windows...
• power windows to crank?
  Historical mailing list - tshanley
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 20:15:43 -0600
  I know many folks have gone from regular windows to power, but I was wondering if anyone has gone the other way (back to...
• Wind Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:07:32 +0000
  ...When I close my window, it lets enough air get past to make noise in my ear. It isn't the door, it is...
• [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:17:42 -0600
  ...On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Three-window canvas Two used heads and Westfalia that was leaking 4...
• Manual Window Regulator. Plastic Square; Most Common Failure Point?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 11:56:58 -0700
  ...https://shufti.blog/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/ it seems one could make that part from a plastic cutting board. I highly...
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:48:54 -0400
  ...The Jetta plug sticks out too far and you find out too late that the window hits it. BTDT If you're getting switches...
• Re: 1982 driver door window- broken window cable anchor block plastic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:32:32 -0700
  ...Looked inside mechanic area of window and the slide piece is broken, no cable connected. What r my options? Is this item available and...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 07:40:35 -0500
  ...There must be better window cranks available somewhere. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus...
• Re: Vanagon glass update: window tint -Reply
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:27:45 -0800
  ...If you local auto part store carry window tint films, ask them if they have the detinting concoction. Yau-Man Chan 87 GL >>> Tony...
• Re: 3 Window Westfalia canvas
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:01:02 -0500
  ...Famous last words, I > know. > > I'm 6'3" and am really feeling like I need a side window in the pop > up. It...
• Re: sliding window tracks
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 5 May 1999 12:16:31 -0400
  This notch is worn because the window is saging on the soft channel it rides or the lock itself may have slid in its...
• power window cable
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:37:59 -0400
  My door, bent in a front-end collision by PO has been straightened so all works, except for the window glass rubbing on the...
• window trim and carpet question
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:52:42 -0700
  I just removed the side chrome window trim on my 87 and it looks 100% better. I know I can't take the trim...
• 20% off window crank spacers...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:12:44 -0800
  Hey Folks, a while back, I bought a pair of window crank spacers for my window crank handles (to clear the 6" speakers I...
• Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:38:22 -0400
  I'm following the Power Window Component Repairs - Motor Rehad article over at the excellent http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ site (I love this...
• Re: Window Molding - Sides and Front 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:20:15 -0400
  ...The original trim for the side windows is different from the windshield. I see that GoWesty is out of the replacement trim. Here is...
• Re: Window Crank loose and hanging?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:59:35 -0700
  ...Grab the outer edge of the window crank -- the one away from the knob. You can then peel this back to reveal the single...
• Re: Cheap window fix. Was: Wind noises.... door - Followup
  Historical mailing list - s kraning
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:40:12 -0400
  Neil - Interesting DIY fix for the window. Any thoughts on what to do about the driver's side vent that does the same thing...
• "chrome" window trim
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:02:15 -0700
  As a result of inspiration from the list, this week I yanked the awful looking plastic chrome trim from the windows of my Vanagon...
• Re: Front window screens?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 18:58:28 -0800
  ...Front window screens? > > > Hi there, > I recently saw screens that fit the front windows of westys/vanagons--they > were either steel or aluminum, black...
• Window Seals-Vendor Comments Please!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 25 May 2012 22:57:11 +0000
  OK, just finished my SECOND attempt at reinstalling the slider window in my '85 Weekender. The last seal started tearing 6 inches into the...
• Re: Removing chrome window trim
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:00:23 -0500
  ...nasty old "chrome" strip from the >> window seals and not having issues with it leaking or windows falling out. >> Is this a good idea...
• Re: Window sticker
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 08:19:14 -0500
  ...Window sticker Spencer I have an original window sticker for an 85 gl westy.� Where do i send you a copy? Mike
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 06 Apr 94 08:43:17 CDT
  ...there goes the theory about no sliding windows. so what the heck is a Kombi? the name has been around since the split-window...
• Vanagon Sleeper Conversion??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:07:41 -0400
  I have an 85 Vanagon that began life as a Transporter (although it says Vanagon on the back door), with no side windows. It...
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:54:24 +0200
  ...Reading all the mails it turns out that the window discussed is a kind of pop-out. The description above is related to fixed...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:33:40 -0500
  ...I wouldn't so obstruct my back window! I'm 6' tall, so my back window is already obstructed by the overhead cabinet. ;) Has...
• WTB: Driver side power window motor and peripherals
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 16:43:51 -0700
  Hey folks, For an 88 Vanagon, I need the power window motor and just about everything that goes with it. The remaining parts in...
• Sliding window glass source? (1984 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:19:44 -0700
  Hi, A neighbor kid shot a BB through the fixed part of of the driver side sliding window of my '84 Westfalia. I know...
• ETKA 7 install
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:58:29 -0700
  I'm trying to install ETKA 7 on a Mac running Parallels (Windows XP) and since I have no idea what I'm doing...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_=5BVANAGON=5D_Re=3A_Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratc?= =?windows-1252?Q?heting_Open_End_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:33:45 -0500
  >> Off by a decade: << Was too lazy to Wicki it. Was, instead, looking up PBY & Grumman amphibious aircraft. George/ATL
• WTB power window motor driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:13:44 -0500
  Hi, I have an 89 Westy Syncro and have to replace the power window motor on the driver's side. Is there one out...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 23:08:29 -0400
  << 64 21 WINDOW SUNROOF DELUXE, very good body, good windows, 12V conversion, needs some work, $750 or best offer. (860) 739-3876 . Niantic >> good...
• Wanted: sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:52:43 +0100
  Vanamaniacs, Anyone have a sliding window latch for a 87 Vanagon? Used or new, let me know> Peace! R. R. Davies UW-Madison Biochemistry...
• can anyone beat $180 for a pass side window regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bezark
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:00:48 -0600
  hi, the passenger side power window regulator gave it up. i have an 89 syncro westy. the best price i've found so far...