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• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:35:34 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 8/9/2007 12:49 PM Reinhard Vehring wrote: > Dear listmembers, > the sliding windows on my...
• Re: A vanagon window,stickers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:48:50 -0700
  ...A vanagon window,stickers Does anyone know if there will be any Vanagon.com window stickers available at "Westy's by the River" event...
• Re: NEW? slider door for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 May 2015 17:35:54 -0400
  ...make sure they change over your westy window glass to your new/used door... the windows from the passenger vans wont accept the westy...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 May 1997 12:18:42 -0700 (PDT)
  On Mon, 19 May 1997 RubatoGuy@aol.com wrote: > Add me to the list of Vanagon owners with decomposed chrome-plastic window > trim. > My...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 08:01:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Open the sliding window and note the track the glass rides in, (not the area of the glass slides). In this track, add a...
• Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:38:12 -0500
  ...little wing-window......... > >> > > sliding windows. > pry out the little plastic spacers that hold the glass in the bottom tracks - > the windows will jump the...
• Re: FS Screened Sliders
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 21:18:51 -0500
  Chris, I thought the Westy windows were different size, and the sliders would't fit. MMMMmm But knowing you, your prolly right. Good to...
• Who has made Sliding Window Louvers?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 17:50:49 -0700
  I saw a website somewhere where a guy made some Side > Sliding Window Louvers for his Westy. They keep out > rain and sun and...
• Re: Who makes Side Sliding Window Louvers?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 07:56:05 -0700
  > I saw a website somewhere where a guy made some Side > Sliding Window Louvers for his Westy. They keep out > rain and sun and...
• Re: Parting Out a 1986 VW GL
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 00:18:35 +1200
  ...2) power steering motor >3) front window wiper pump >4) rear window wiper pump >5) rear window wiper motor >6) both side mirrors Sounds...
• Re: Whistling Wind Wings
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:27:29 EST
  ...missing wing window latch tension pin other than making a trip to the junk yard and picking up a whole neused window? I speak...
• Re: Retrofitting factory power windows on a 1986 Westy???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:29:34 EDT
  ...christianpelletier@YAHOO.COM writes: > > Is it possible to take the power windows from a 1990 Vanagon and install > them in a 86 Westfalia Syncro...
• Re: rear defrost relay/fog light relay
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:43:43 -0500
  ...This lines on the windows break. I have yet to see a single window, of age, that is working 100%. Most don't work...
• Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cox
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:33:56 -0800
  ...These days I can't roll down my windows, put new glass in, and didn't want more scratched front side windows. But I...
• Re: Curious about my jealousy window;
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:27:58 -0700
  "I saw the light on the night I passed by her window, I saw the flicking shadow of love on her blind" Funny which...
• Re: Window regulator questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:22:59 -0800
  On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Sam Scholten wrote: > The driver's side window to my '84 is jammed up- time to have some fun...
• easiest way to break into a vanagon ;<) was Re: HELP...keys locked in
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 01:35:25 EST
  ...by doing this, you let the sliding window drop a little lower on the track, keeping it from being able to be latched by...
• Re: Westfaila Tent Question ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:44:31 -0400
  ...This window opening is not screened as the other two >window openings are. I can see no evidence of this opening ever haveing >been...
• Re: Cheap Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:57:04 -0400
  ...3 window canvas: Their price $259, my price $228 1 window canvas: Their price $241, my price $228. (Not much demand for the 1...
• window tint
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 20:07:54 -0500
  ...passenger/driver) >and rear windows in my 82 Westy. For $300 (!) they'll do them in any >darkness of mid-quality range 3M tint...
• Re: window crank stripped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 12:14:10 -0700
  ...I've got a full 80-83 driver side (might fit others) window regulator at $25.00. Stan Wilder On Thu, 3 Jul 2003...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:48:41 +0100
  ...Lumber into cab? How >about lumber over tailgate? Ventilation? How about side windows? Getting >from inside the van to outside the van without "leaving...
• flipped windows?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:03 -0600
  Has anyone on this forum tried to flip or trade the side windows (slider door and solid side)? This would move the venting location...
• side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:57:27 -0600
  My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close them. Anyone have any tricks to make that go away...
• Door and window seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Glazener
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 20:00:53 -0800 (PST)
  Does anyone have clever and reasonably priced sources for door and window seals for a '71 bus? Mine are just a tad non-existent...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencers!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 22:24:23 +0000
  > > "Out the vent window"?? Just what position are you IN? (Brings a lot of > gymnastics to mind :-) > Maybe that's why the vent windows...
• sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 17:00:49 -0400
  ...on the side windows of my Westy, the "action" seems to be a little stiff when I latch and unlatch them . Does anyone know...
• Re: Air Vents on Rear Windows
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:15:01 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-31 09:02:39 EST, gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM writes: << The doors won't close without a window open...
• Re: Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:22:55 EDT
  Had a leaky side window worked on under warranty years ago, (never really fixed). Description on invoice says 'replace window channel assembly. Try these...
• Re: Vent Shades for drivers/pass windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 20:47:21 EST
  ...writes: << Oops, my mistake, that price is for both the front and rear set. >> rear set????? vanagons have roll down rear windows???? :<P chris
• Electric window switch - free!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 14:23:22 -0700
  Hi all, I have a spare electric window switch. Anyone want it for cost of posting? Pete C -- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Sr...
• Anyone put their 1987 Westfalia slider window upside down?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 18:03:00 EDT
  Lloyd, Just switch sides with the windows. Move left to right and right to left. I did this on my 73' VW Bus with...
• ISO Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Fri, 4 May 2001 15:22:46 -0400
  ...I am looking for a latch for an 85 Westfalia sliding glass window. Took mine apart and over time lost some of the parts...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:51:52 -0500
  No buddy--- That's your department-- I didn't come up with the ultimate window channel, anti-chrome solution.---- Talking about solutions------ I'll...
• Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:06:50 -0700
  ...and I can't figure out how the rear window washer works. Is it included in the regular washer/wiper handle on the steering...
• louvre windows
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Fri, 24 May 2002 19:12:21 -0400
  Are there louver windows to fit a Vanagon? If so where may I find them and for how much? What are the pros and...
• Re: 831/2 rear window for a westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:27:08 EST
  Lee, Where are you located? Used rear windows are dirt cheap at $20-$40 from local wreckers near me. At those prices, it's...
• rear window leak
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 21:53:38 -0500
  On my 91GL there is a black plastic vent in the rear most part of the rear side windows. When it rained last weekend...
• Re: Temporary fix for rusthole under window?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:22:07 -0400
  ...Got to remove the windows to find out. www.por15.com has a product to fix these. Other than that , they are brazed closed.
• Thermos windows, brbrbrbrbr!
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Bernier
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:18:54 -0500
  Hi gang I am looking for 2 thermal windows for my 84. One for the sliding door and one for the rear hatch. If...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:18:13 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >> >> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:39:32 -0600
  ...FWIW! There were no 21 window stock westies. I have a 65 deluxe(13 window) w/ poptop & westy interior but as far as I...
• Window size differences Westy vs. Non-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:27:14 -0400
  ...Are there difference in window dimensions between a Westy and a '90 Carat? Seems to me I've seen that there are but I...
• Re: walk thru~FWIW
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 17:11:06 -0700
  On a similar vein does anyone know if walkthru 23 or 21 windows were offered? If they were I see no reason that a...
• Re: window sliders - '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 09 Jun 97 14:24:21 CDT
  ...I'm betting that wear of the Nylon slides is the reason my windows >> sound like the dreaded "fingernails-on-chalkboard" when I open...
• Re: Window sticker
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 04:43:05 -0800
  ...Window sticker Spencer I have an original window sticker for an 85 gl westy. Where do i send you a copy? Mike [text/html]
• Re: "good price" for black sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:24:00 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "good price" for black sliding windows? Hi All, A list member has offered to sell me a pair of...
• Re: window crank stripped
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:18:37 -0400
  Owen, Check to make sure your drill is not in reverse! Owen wrote: >The driver side window crank screw hole is stripped. There was...
• Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:57:50 -0700
  ...I dunno' what vehicle windows are made of these days (or even back in those days when our vehicle windows were made). I'd...
• Re: Window crank hitting new front speakers
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:15:57 -0600
  Ric wrote; They sound good, however, the speaker covers are a bit higher than the original speaker covers and the window crank hits them...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:48:45 -0400
  ...Sliding window refurbish > Pascal Giasson has performed this sliding window refurb but he's > traveling right now. He's supposed to stop by my...
• Power Window Issue when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:19:37 -0500
  Ok so this will be my first winter driving Grover full time and I have discovered a power window issue this morning. When we...
• Parts - Free for shipping
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:54:17 +0000
  ...windows (NOT Westy windows), Rear window (defroster style) Rear lid (w or w/o glass) (no lock, no wiper motor) Front doors (with windows...
• Re: Window Seal Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:14:57 -0500
  ...Window Seal Alternative? I read with interest yesterday about someone who had replaced the cracked silver/chrome trim on their window seals with the...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:09:59 -0700
  ...I am going to renew my crusty door window > seals too. Just looking at the parts diagram... anybody who has done this > job before...
• Re: A successful tour in the 84/inline 4 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:16:38 EDT
  ...or just the aluminum frame of the window. or be held securely by the window being closed on it. just rambling. :) joel I have...
• power window motor, etc.
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 18:13:46 -0700
  ...the window motor is just fine, thank god. it squealed until i hit it with some lube, then it was quiet. 2. the regulator...
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:24:46 -0800
  ...After you get the roll pin out, wiggle the latch into a position so it will close the window tighter. Pop the pin back...
• Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:39:30 -0800
  FWIW, my '88 leaks at the forward lower part of the driverside window seal behind the pillar behind driver door. This vehicle may also...
• Re: Power window issue
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:16:57 -0700
  ...Wound window to top. > There are two barrel nuts, one facing upward when cover plate is off, one > facing downward. Since window is up...