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• Jalousie Windows for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 14:33:17 EDT
  This LiMBO newsletter had a nice article (with photos) detailing the procedure for retrofitting jalousie windows to a Vanagon. I believe it was one...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 23:16:02 EDT
  ...i used black window screen strips to replace my chrome strips (mandatory content). cheap cheap. available everywhere. benT
• Re: Window Crank Extenders - Cheap Solution
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 05:24:50 EDT
  you can also use the rear window crank knob extenders from '91-'93 vw cabriolet, which is what busdepot sells. all 91-93 cabbys...
• Need Vanagon window motor/central locking parts
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 08:20:55 -0800
  I need to replace the driver side window motor on my 89 Vanagon. While I'm in there, I'd like to replace the...
• Window crank
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:15:05 -0400
  My window crank broke off on the drivers door - anyone have a replacement for sale? '85 Westy, I think it is black. Thanks, Andree...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:17 -0400
  Pascal Giasson has performed this sliding window refurb but he's traveling right now. He's supposed to stop by my house this evening...
• Re: Window size differences Westy vs. Non-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ellen Oregon
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:26:37 -0700
  ...Non-Westy > > > > The window size themselves is the same, with the exception of pre '85 > > windows on the sliding door. > > The windows themselves differ...
• Re: airflow management in hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:01:35 -0400
  ...I have driven with the skylight open and quite a bit of >air seems to come in there when the front windows are open...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:12:49 -0700
  ...I did brave a light rain shower to inspect the connections to the window and found that the ground side connector was real loose...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:20:51 -0400
  John, Do they need access to the back of the windows to tint (ie: is it done from inside out or outside in?). Just...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:38:15 -0800
  ...I trimmed out the window tinting where the light sits. The biggest problem I've had is figuring out how to keep it glued...
• Re: FS: Stationary Front Door Quarter Windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:02:09 -0400
  For some reason, my stationary wing windows in my doka seem to make the wind noise, turbulence in the cab much less, than in...
• Re: falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle window. thoughts on where to find replacement please.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:00:10 -0700
  I have some of those windows.. no installed in vanagons even. westy or 7 passenger ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sudhir Desai" <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Keeping Cool in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:28:01 -0700
  ...They keep the rain out while driving and when parked provided you lower the window only a couple of inches. They reduce the amount...
• Re: Power window won't stay up
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:16:03 -0400
  ...Power window won't stay up All of a sudden my power window on the passenger side won't stay up. I took off...
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
  Historical mailing list - BeetleFreak
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:49:37 -0400
  Well fellows I'm here to tell you that you can install the plastic strip in the windows while on the vehicle without too...
• Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 5 May 2002 00:01:44 -0500
  ...TJ Hemrick >If any of you have any great tips on how to carefully remove a set >of >sliding windows from a 88 weekender...
• Re: Westy Needs Slider Window
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:00:27 -0500
  ...Daughter's 87 Westy, slider window broken in attempted break-in. Needing sliding glass and screen. right side sliding door window is '85-'91...
• '70 bus windows and seat-FREE!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:12:37 -0400
  ...So, the side windows, ventwings, and the rear passenger seat are all at my grandfather's house in Palos Verdes (LA area, south bay...
• Re: Custom back window
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:30:43 -0500
  >Does anyone know where I could get a custom back window for the hatch? >I'd like something similar to the window in pickup...
• Re: Looking for a passenger side vent window
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 21:07:26 EST
  In a message dated 11/2/01 1:07:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, elybug@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > Wing window > Someone again tried to...
• Re: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:55:40 -0600
  ...I someone converted them to .pdf I'd love one! > > >I run ETKA on my Mac using Virtual PC and Windows 98. > > Ugh! I...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:43:00 EDT
  ...way to remove the side windows without > destroying the seals on a Vanagon? I remember removing the back window of my Jetta > just by...
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:59:46 -0800
  ...how dumb was that for VW to exclude the wing windows on the '90-'91 > NON-GL's. what did that save them in...
• Re: Removing Window Film
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:01:54 -0800
  On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 10:47:15AM -0800, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > Anyone know of a good way to remove the window film...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:42:30 GMT
  ...Power Window Switch Repairs The front-most power window switch on the driver's side (the one that controls the passenger side window) has...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:05:22 -0500
  ...Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!! > > > > > > > what is the window screen door stuff that we can use to replace > the > > strips, > > > brand...
• Re: any EuroVans out there? (and prob. to watch for)
  Historical mailing list
  14 Dec 1995 17:09:28 GMT
  Rob (barwise@tuxedo.ENET.dec.com) commented: >My previously- >reported power window getting stuck in the down position was not >resolved by the dealer...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:35:48 -0500
  ...Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!! > Chris, > > I yanked mine out and I experienced leaks in the front window in rain. I...
• Re: Slider and rear side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:16:25 -0800
  ...Slider and rear side window removal OK, I've read all the tricks - WD40, Soapy Water, Paint stickes, Remocal tools, Rope, Kicking, etc. etc...
• Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 May 2004 09:04:10 -0500
  I believe that in some cases a problem with a switch on one side can cause the window on the other side to be...
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 05:43:17 EST
  ...The resistance would cause the rivet to break, stop the window from rising and not damage whoever or whatever was in the windows path...
• Re.Foglight switch
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:26:59 +1000
  ...all vanagons have the rear window defroster... even the lowliest of models. chris Actually not quite...maybe Vanagons (ie.Nth American spec vehicles) came...
• Re: 86 Westie - clunking driver window, clunking side windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:34:50 EDT
  ...The rock back clunk is louder tha the rock forward clunk. > > Also everytime I hit a bump both side windows make loud clunks - they...
• Window Cranks
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:04:59 -0500
  ​Hi, I am on my second set of window cranks. Does anyone have a another source for these...other than the regular vendors. The...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 17 May 2012 13:18:34 -0500
  Easy air conditioning in warmer climes? Why settle for the tiny amount of airflow you get from the vent windows? -J On May 17...
• Late model rear vent windows - good upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:44:02 -0400
  I found a pair of rear vent windows from an 89 Vanagon. Is this considered a good upgrade for an 84 Westy? -- Wysłane z...
• Re: Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 23:54:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...edu (Sean Bartnik) writes: << '87 Vanagon GL, 4-speed, power steering, power windows, power locks, >> could you REALLY get power windows in '87??? chris
• Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:46:13 -0400
  If I understood well, he was referring to a '78 bus with a swiveling window (just like the front door vent) in the rear...
• Looking for a splittie 23 window with the SR
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:12:44 -0400
  I am in the market for a 'nice' but not necessarily perfect oldie, must have all the windows AND the cloth sunroof. Drivetrain can...
• Needed: Window Regulator for '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Granola
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 19:05:39 -0500
  Hello there, I'm searching for a Passenger Side Window Regulator for my '91 Vanagon GL. Any ideas where I can find one for...
• Chrome Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:25:04 EDT
  Has anyone out there tried to paint their chrome window trim flat black rather than replace it? It occurs to me this could significantly...
• Re: Window Crank Handles Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:43:31 -0400
  Bus Deopt $1.99 321 837 581 Peace - donna '84 Westy (Pepe) Brian Doss wrote: > Anyone have a Black window crank handle they want...
• Looking for Power Windows Regulator!
  Historical mailing list - Digital knight
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:00:49 -0500
  Im looking for a used Left Power Window Regulator for A '90 vanagon. also Im selling a '90 Vanagon Engine Wire Harness Sam '90...
• of hackers/crackers and vanagon windows
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:06:33 -0500
  Guys, it seems we got so excited that I got no reply on my question how to put a driver side window back into...
• anyone need a pair of screened side windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:12:56 EDT
  have a pair of screened side windows, fit all 80-84 vanagons, or fit drivers side only of 85 -91 vans.. sliding side windoes...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:27:52 -0700
  Entity Vanagon Man spoke thus: > I want to remove the window tint film Razor blade scraper. Use a vacuum to clean it up immediately...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:59:17 -0700
  >Convert it to safari windshield & rear window... How do these differ from the stock ones? -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you...
• Window A/C Mount
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:37:08 -0500
  Does anyone have pictures of an A/C setup hanging from a front window of a van? Got me one of those small A...
• Brown window crank wanted
  Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:35:55 -0700
  Hi all, anyone by any chance have a used brown window crank or two in good condition? Rod Critter 85 Subywestie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
• Re: Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:09:10 -0700
  ...I suspect it would be a one off complete kit that services all > windows except windshield. What I would like to know is whether...
• Re: type?
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:10:45 -0800
  ...A lot of bay window and split window bus owners think that their models are the only true type 2's. Well that's...
• Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:42:13 +1300
  >a Smart thief once broke into my van by breaking the >passenger side triangle window. that little glass >triangle/wing window makes very little...
• Re: Vent window lock '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:04:45 -0400
  ...Vent window lock '82 Vanagon Actually, it's a 2mm x 14mm long pin. Just take a small finishing nail skinnier than the pin...
• Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:54:21 -0700
  On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Brent Weide <brent.weide@gmail.com> wrote: > The manufacturers of the window tint film have...
• Fw: Re:Sliding windows / Rear Ventilation/ rear exhaust vents / D pillar opening windows FIXED LINKS
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:45:10 -0700
  ...You can make your own as I did for a lot less I am using these in place of window tint which I found...
• Re: Switch from Power Windows to Manual Windows
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:26:50 -0000
  ...Switch from Power Windows to Manual Windows > It sounds like a good idea. Would it be easier to trade the doors? > -- > > On Fri, 4...
• Re: Bad tint job rant / any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:01:20 -0500
  ...Sudhir On 12/20/06, Dr.Chris <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I started a separate thread about removing my vent windows to...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:52:50 +0000
  I did all my windows without pulling any. Looks great. Jim On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:50 PM Jack Botts <johnnyjewel43@hotmail...
• Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:51:47 -0600
  ...The idea is that it will stop rain from getting in the window when it is opened for ventilation. Well, it will stop vertical...