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  • In today's Sunday paper...(23-window!)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Sun, 25 Jun 1995 16:20:48 -0700 (PDT)
    `59 VW bus - 23 Window, cmplt, parts or all $1-$500 (206) 914-6247 (I think the area code's right-it's a...
  • Re: Vanagon window rubber trim
    Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
    Fri, 16 May 1997 14:21:21 -0700
    Derek, How much did it end up costing??? What is involved in doing this?? Do you have to remove each window completely and strip...
  • Window Molding Tool
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:22:28 -0400
    I have taken some pictures showing how I constructed a tool for inserting the plastic molding into the groove in the front window rubber...
  • Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:49:31 EDT
    ...GENUITY.COM writes: > Should I just remove it all from every window? > > i did, no probs. just yank it out, you dont need it...
  • window crank
    Historical mailing list - Bill N
    Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:13:08 -0700
    On my '81, the knob for the window crank on the front doors is held on by a plastic piece that snaps in and...
  • What causes those windows to open...
    Historical mailing list - T.
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:21:37 -0700
    My 84 Vanagon has those two front triangle windows that don't like to stay open when any wind hits them. I was wondering...
  • Re: re. Power Window Track broken
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:32:30 -0300
    ...Has anyone come up with an innovative way to repair the > little plastic > guides at the top and bottom of the power window > track...
  • Re: Vacuum forming
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:01:28 -0500
    I second the idea about rain deflectors for the side windows. Not only would they keep out rain, but they cold reduce windoise when...
  • Saw this on BAT today - 1968 Voklswagen Bay Window Double-Cab
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:29:05 -0700
    ...http://bringatrailer.com/2013/10/18/1968-voklswagen-bay-window-double-cab/ There must be a lifetime of thought in the last second if...
  • Looking for a part
    Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:23:06 -0500
    Hi, I have the electric windows on my 89 Westy Syncro. I'm looking for the support for the two windows switchs on the...
  • Re: [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
    Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
    Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:21:34 -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...
  • Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:45:28 -0700
    ...Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains | |>> > > My .02 re tint is: If curtains are allowed, why not the tint? | |Because the curtains are easily...
  • Re: (human) Vanagon syndrome
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:14:16 -0400
    John, it's a good thing that's a driver's side vent window you need. Otherwise I'd feel guilty that Matilda has...
  • Re: Power Window Problem
    Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
    Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:31:07 -0800
    ...then back in the window. i had to work it over again (major pita!), and finally it works, but not as before. hence i...
  • Re: Wing windows
    Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
    Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:10:44 +0000
    No, but if you ever need to replace the wing windows in your van and cannot find one in the wrecking yard, don't...
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:45:32 +1200
    ...was >there ever anything made to make the back window pop of an inch or >so? I suppose I could cut the roof and...
  • Re: 831/2 rear window for a westy
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:16:59 EST
    ...I need a window for the rear hatch. I was wondering > how feasible it might be to attempt to purchase a piece of plexiglass...
  • Re: window wind and rain deflector
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Wed, 3 Aug 2005 18:29:31 EDT
    ...What I like is that I can leave the windows down a couple of inches on really hot days and I don't have...
  • Cheap front window bug screens
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Wed, 16 Jun 1999 10:52:47 -0700
    A few months ago I posted my experiences fabricating some front window bug screens using common door screening material and magnetic tape. Some listmembers...
  • Re: Westy sliding windows.
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:10:20 +0000
    ...Westy sliding windows. > > I have heard rumors of rebuild/seal kits for the sliding windows on westys? > Any truth to that? Thanks, I'm...
  • Re: Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board and I need a speedometer.
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:21:10 -0500
    ...Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board > > I am looking for two decent power window motors for a Vanagon (stock power windows...
  • Screensaver
    Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
    Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:37:09 EST
    ...Can you purchase the sliding windows w/frame for the back windows here in the States and if so, where? My second question: Does...
  • Removing the sliding window from its track and disassembly of side window (long)
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:34:28 -0700
    ...I have a side "sliding" window out of a van from a wrecker. I wanted to disassemble it for a project. I first removed...
  • Early Bus Door Window Frame Resto
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:53:34 -0700 (PDT)
    Hody, I started the resto on the front door window frames tonight. Made out OK, only 3 wounds - 1/8" drill bit 1/4...
  • Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
    Historical mailing list - bertschi
    Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:19:50 -0400
    ...And with the window out I can re-tint > the windows easier! > > Bill > '85 GL > [*Magic*Bus*] > Big Sky Country > <><
  • Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:56:35 -0700
    I tinted the windows of my van about 2yrs ago. I used the dark limo shade of the "best" grade window film from Shuck...
  • Re: Window chrome moulding
    Historical mailing list - Yoshi
    Sat, 6 May 2000 16:48:26 +0900
    I exchanged all window moldings last year. I purchased it from Go-Westy. Chrome mouldings(plastics) were composed by six parts. Then, six channels...
  • Re: Gas spill
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:49:30 CDT
    ...to catch the window. you get on the inside, and start at one of the corners. pull the rubber seal back away from the...
  • Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:42:46 -0700
    Thanks everyone, but he window behind closet in my westy already has old tint stuck to it, i would be amazed if they can...
  • Re: Two questions about doors and rear hatch glass
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:12:31 -0500
    ...The windows got smaller in the newer doors as well. On the older > doors, the windows were the same size as the opposite side...
  • Re: Does AC Affect MPG?
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:53 -0700
    ...The result was that there is much less drag with the windows open than energy used to run the AC with windows closed. IIRC...
  • Re: Window rubber trim alternatives
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 07:10:43 -0500
    I pulled the trim from the windows on my van and the stuff just broke up in to dozens of pieces it was so...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:06:02 -0700
    ...It has the three windows, > so when it is hot you can open all three windows and it gives you a nice > cross breeze...
  • Re: window cranks
    Historical mailing list - E&M
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:49:18 -0700
    ...window cranks >>Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original >>window >>cranks, not the after market ones...
  • AC & Windows Went Out
    Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
    Sun, 26 Jul 2020 21:00:25 -0600
    ...The power windows also stopped working simlutaneously. But why? The AC and windows aren't on the same circuit, but for them to BOTH...
  • Re: Power window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Sun, 5 Jul 2020 13:16:01 -0700
    ...Power window regulator Hi, I'm looking for a refurbished power window regulator for my 89 Westy Syncro. RH side. Anybody know a supplier?
  • Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 12 Oct 2014 09:00:47 -0700
    ...Mark mark drillock wrote: > If you measure the window dimensions in the sliding door you can tell of > the 2 doors it is. The...
  • Re: Door window scrapers
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:17:06 -0700
    ...know the part number for the window scrapers [? Rubber strips at > the bottom of the front door windows that seal the water out, kind...
  • window rubber: removing those unsightly plastic thingies
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 16 Jan 95 21:04:24 CST
    ...your windows won't leak. i don't know if they'll fall out ... i suspect they will NOT *Fall* out, but they might...
  • Re: Newbie Tip
    Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
    Tue, 9 Sep 1997 22:51:56 -0800
    OK, how many of you out there know how to roll up (or down) the power windows with the key off? Turn on the...
  • Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:02:50 -0500
    ...source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. > > Both the Slider Door and the Kitchen Window on a Westy. > > I've checked Volkscafe...
  • Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:40:57 -0400
    Malcom is correct, I used this procedure to take windows out of an old rusty parts van so scratching was not an issue. Chris...
  • Re: window screens
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 May 94 10:20:37 PDT
    when you replace window screens, be sure to use the best (read smallest mesh size) material you can find. god only knows how what...
  • mARTha's idea
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Fri, 28 Oct 94 10:08:20 CDT
    ...you folks? :) here goes my contribution: ___ __ __ _____ _____ (___) |__|__| |_____| |_____| o o o V o o===o ===== ===== ===== =___= bay-window split-window vanagon eurovan <front views, you didiots> joel
  • WTB: Louver Windows for a 78 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 May 96 22:29 AST
    Hi all, My friend Pucho badly needs Louver windows to complete restorate a westy. If anyone has an extra pair of those, I'll...
  • Re: Vanagon Screen Saver additional info.
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:05:16 -0800
    ...It's for Windows 95/98. Also Windows NT. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Macromedia, Inc. coyote@macromedia.com \ / \X / San Francisco, CA 1.415...
  • Re: Sluggish
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:00:15 -0700
    > To lessen the impact on drag, if one's camper is equipped with the three-window > poptop canvas, having all windows unzipped at speed...
  • need screens for the side windows- 89 Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Meghan Davis
    Tue, 14 May 2002 10:23:32 -0800
    is there sucha thing? We want them to be mounted on the outside so that we can open the windows from the inside...I...
  • Euro CD
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:09:41 -0800
    Can someone please p-mail me and tell me how to make the Euro ETKA run on Windows 2000? If any of the truly...
  • FS: grey front doorpanels for power window vans, also grey slider doorpanel
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:33:49 EDT
    ...have power window switch holes in them, and power mirror switch hole. excellent cond. $30 ea. will ship. also have '85-91 grey slider...
  • looking 4 bug screens front pass/driver window cheap
    Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:36:00 -0400
    ...Would be nice if they have a magentic strip , so you can roll the windows up if it is raining. Does anyone have a...
  • Re: Need Chrome Window Weatherstripping Connectors
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:08:48 EST
    ...Anyone parting the 1 1/2 inch chrome connectors on drivers/passenger > windows > that holds outside weatherstiping in place? > > yea i have some.. chris
  • WTB passenger side window
    Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
    Sun, 15 May 2005 14:47:18 -0700
    A friend of mine's van was broken into and the thugs smashed the passenger side window (the big one that goes up and...
  • Looking for window glass
    Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
    Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:16:01 -0400
    ...Checked on the Samba and the Bay, only see whole window assemblys for sale and looking to avoid unnessary shipping costs. Thanks, Joe in...
  • Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:20:45 -0600
    ...Bob _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
  • BZ/Towelrack
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:06:12 -0600
    ...bob http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=223111623/PictureID=5381925743/a=9026268_9026268/t_=9026268 _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows...
  • Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:01:07 -0400
    ...The link goes to the company where I had my windows tinted, but they are in Delaware. Karl. On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at...
  • Re: New blog post and window crank question
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:33:06 -0500
    ...If you keep your windows >lubed and use the spacers instead of bending the arms (I did the same >thing with the same results...
  • Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:13:19 -0800
    ...The window felt channel makes up for it. Since you are cutting the top and bottom frame to make the conversion the frame will...
  • Re: Window Tint Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:41:22 -0400
    ...Window Tint Recommendations > > > John, > > Do they need access to the back of the windows to tint (ie: is it done from > inside out or...