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• Re: leather Vanagon steering wheel from VW?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 22:32:50 EDT
  ...on very late model US Carats. > > ive never seen a carat with one? (i had a 90 carat, just had regular strg wheel) , but...
• How to Remove center caps on Carat wheels?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:52:43 -0400
  How do you remove the center caps on Carat rims? do you have to take the whole rim off to remove it? or can...
• WTB Carat interior, part or whole
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 7 May 1999 10:39:25 -1000
  I am looking for a carat interior, prefer something west of Colorado. Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro "4BY-THOR"
• Carat Tri Star On Samba
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:12:01 -0700
  Look it's a carat tri star! : http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=603346 -- Thanks, Miguel
• Re: Carat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 16:41:48 -0500
  ...So, in 1989, 1990, & 1991 it was in the Vanagon Carat. Yes, in 1989 it was both in the Carat and WLE versions. Automatic...
• Re: Carat Synchro?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:37:33 EST
  ...The interior, however, is great. > > no Syncros ever came with the same interior as a carat or wolfsburg. Ken...ya need to brush up...
• Re: ISO '90 or '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:50:52 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-22 14:17:10 EDT, uzzi@AIMNET.COM writes: << 1) What sets apart the Carat from the Vanagon...
• Your Carat 2s...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:21:54 -0800
  ...to the point where now I'm not that excited about my original carat wheels... (though cleaning them would help) > >Carat 2's.. > > >On...
• Re: Generation span of the list................
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Kweder
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:41:18 EST
  I am 16 years old and I bought my 1991 Vanagon Carat November 1st 2001. Kevin 91 Vanagon Carat
• 1989 Carat - Fair price?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shanley
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:19:22 -0500
  All, I have a 1989 Wolfsburg Carat for sale. It's in very nice shape, just had the heads done and I'm asking...
• Re: Carat Tri Star On Samba
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:49:24 -0500
  ...Could be where the confusion came in when the guy made the listing. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts...
• Re: Carat curtains dividing front from rear...
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 00:16:48 -0500
  > Regarding this whole Carat thread, I have an 89 Carat but I don�t have any > button snaps anywhere on the van, how do...
• nice vanagon Sunroof van for sale with carat interior
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:16:19 EST
  ...owner has added a carat/wolfsburg interior and the fiberglass bumpers and alloys from a later model vanagon wolfsburg/carat.. very sharp!. not mine...
• random interior parts
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:59:11 -0400
  for anyone interested 1 front seat off 89 carat (broken left armrest) 1 headrest 4 side panels for carat jumper seats 1 front ashtray...
• Thanks to all regarding my overheating 1990 Carat!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 15:25:55 -0700
  Hey Buckaroos! Thanks for all the advice regarding my 1990 Carat...I got lots of good suggestions that I'm gonna look into this...
• Carat, not Catat.
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:12:54 -0600
  Sorry, it was a typo! Carat has only one "t". Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 73 Super Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue Waters)
• Wanted: 14" Wolfsburg/Carat Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:11:10 -0700
  Hi Everyone, Does anybody have a set of Wolfsburg or Carat factory alloys available? Thanks, Tom Naylor tom.naylor@disney.com
• for sale:'89 Carat $3500
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 11:17:24 EDT
  for sale: '89 Carat, grey/silver, auto, alloys, p/l/m, ac, cruise, carat interior package, 116k $3500 if this van is not sold...
• For sale: vanagon carat/wolfsburg/weekender interior..w/ sofabed and sidetable
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:44:26 EDT
  i have a few weekender interiors and carat /wolfsburg interiors.. with the rear sofabed and cushion..and the carat/wolfy ones have the plastic...
• ISO '90 or '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:07:58 -0700
  ...Here are my questions: (1) What sets apart the Carat from the Vanagon GL? (2) What was the marketing ploy in coming out with...
• Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:09:16 EST
  I usually call my '91 Carat Vanagon "the Carat" (pronounced Ka-Rot). Not bragging or anything. :) Ken Wilford John 3:16
• 91 Carat on Ebay in MASS
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:25:30 EST
  FYI 1991 Volkswagen VW Vanagon Wolfsburg Carat Item #223694615 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=223694615 Stefan
• anyone parting out a '87 up Carat or Wolfsburg vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 23:49:17 EST
  subject sez it all. anyone parting out a carat or wolfy, please p-mail me... thanks chris
• still looking for "CARAT" rear hatch badge...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:43:04 EDT
  surely someone out there must have a Carat theyre parting out!!??? anyway i need the rear hatch badge.. thanks chris
• Re: Carat value
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:22:34 -0400
  ...NADA says a stock primo 1991 Carat is worth $15000, an average one > $8300 and one not so good $4300! wow.. that's crazy...
• Carat Jack Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:59:32 -0500
  I just discovered that the jack in the Carat I now have doesn't have the proper jack. Can't lift'er up to...
• Re: white '90 Carat on ebay, good clutch?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:49:38 EST
  In a message dated 3/27/02 7:55:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, stevej@WB32TV.COM writes: > Were automatics optional on the Carat...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:48:48 -0700
  I believe the multivan is a carat with a poptop Jere -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Any Syncros with "Carat/Wolfburg/Multivan" interiors?
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 14:32:10 -1000
  ...Do these exist? (Obviously I like those "Carat/Wolfburg/Multivan" interiors!) I've corresponded with someone who says he has a Syncro Wolfsburg Limited...
• Re: Vanagon picture opinion please
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 22 May 2004 01:51:38 -0400
  ...For a 2wd, I think the Carat (original alloys) or Carat2 (15" SA version, which is very similar to the old 14" Carats) look...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:36:18 -0500
  > Hi All, > I have an 85, that I would like to install the bumpers & trim on, > from a 90 Carat parts bus that I...
• FS: '91 Carat Alloys (4)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:04:41 -0400
  Hello All! I have a set of four Carat Alloy wheels I'd like to sell. If you have an interest, please let me...
• Re: Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:30:40 -0800
  it supposed to be as on 91 Carat - my 88GL doing that check your wiring and most importantly the grounds..
• FS: '89 CARAT
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 19:25:36 EDT
  ...1989 VANAGON CARAT, silver, auto, alloys, p/l, p/m, cruise, a/c, 116k, $5000 or best offer Tyler (215) 985-0882 Philadelphia
• Re: Carat value
  Historical mailing list - Walking Boss
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 15:58:01 -0500
  ...Carat value So, NADA says a stock primo 1991 Carat is worth $15000, an average one $8300 and one not so good $4300! So...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:40:56 EDT
  ...i took the cap along with the wheel to the machine shop and had them machine the wheels to accept the carat centercaps.. chris
• Re: carfax: Can someone check this 91 carat for sale on ebay ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:01:06 EDT
  ...Can someone check this 91 carat for sale > on ebay ? > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >Its for sale at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws...
• Stock Radio Available for trade
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:13:20 -0400
  Hi All , Just upgraded my entire stereo system and have a stock cassette with radio from my 89 Carat available for trade. I am...
• Re: What's a "carat"?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:44:35 -0700
  ...Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, VW's Carat is pronounced "Carrot" like diamond measurement ( or > vegetable), not "Cah-Raht"? > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark...
• want a carat table in your van? then you have to use the carat rear sofabed..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:48:14 EDT
  ...and if you use the carat/wolfsburg rear sofabed, you need the square spacer brackets for the carat wolfsburg Z bed frame.. and also...
• FS: Front Spoiler from Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:21:47 -0700
  Front spoiler from '91 Vanagon Carat. Five pieces with hardware. $75.00 + $5.00 shipping. 440-245-8448 or e-mail. Floyd Truskot
• FS Carat curtains
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:47:45 PDT
  I have a set of grey curtains out of my 90 Carat for sale. $40. Merv. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www...
• anyone parting out a wolfsburg or a Carat??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:17:47 EDT
  anyone parting out a wolfsburg edition vanagon or a vanagon carat? i need a few things, please P-mail me.. chris
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:45:58 -0400
  that's not a carat. that's a non-GL base model van. chris In a message dated 4/25/2012 11:15:40...
• Re: Carat Synchro?
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:39:28 -0500
  Ken Wilford says that many synchros had the same interior arrangement as a Carat without the fiberglass exterior panels. The interior is what I...
• Carat question
  Historical mailing list - John Doherty
  Fri, 30 May 2003 22:20:43 -0500
  ...However, I am ready for some of the 'luxury' features that are found in the Carat but not my Vanagon. Power windows, cruise control...
• Re: Vanagone
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:53:39 EST
  ...and a 4speed too...most carats were automatics...a manual tranny carat is rare as well.. very sad.. :<( im glad your wife wasnt hurt...
• Re: Lowering a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:01:39 -0600
  I'm sitting here staring at a 2wd CARAT front spring, and a standard spring from my '89 SyncroBeast. The ONLY difference, an I...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:44:45 -0700
  ...I normally get 18-20 mpg with my Carat and 15-17 with the Syncro. I have gotten as high as 24 in the...
• Carat alloys for sale....was Re: just one more thing
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 03:48:06 EST
  ...came > with the late model Carats? I believe they were 14x6" > > i have a set of the carat alloys for sale.. all 4 alloys...
• rear cabinent in carats, weekenders . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:27:00 -0700
  My understanding is that there was a rear cabinent sold for carats that worked with the AC ducts (with modification to the duct pillar...
• 1991 CARAT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:02:45 -0500
  I have put my '91 CARAT for sale on Craigslist. https://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4970896952.html Inquiries and comments, both positive or negative...
• CARAT CURTAINS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:32:06 -0600
  Looking for curtains that will fit a'91 Carat. Factory snaps are already installed, making it curtain ready. When I got it the curtains...
• second battery relay for carat 1991
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:05:37 GMT
  I have a 1991 carat... so did they ever include relays from the factory??? or do you always have to get these aftermarket?? thanks
• FS: Carat Interior
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:23:14 -0700
  Greetings All, Any interested in converting their GL to a Carat? I have the panels, narrower bench seat, table, seatbelts, etc. I am north...
• Q: Non-camper Westfalia Interiors
  Historical mailing list - luvoldvws
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:52:03 -0700
  ...My 91 Carat passenger van has a Westfalia interior. The rear seat base has a small metal Westfalia badge attached to it. The vehicle...
• Re: Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:50:36 -0800
  ...I drove over to the shop where the Carat is and started swapping relays...nothing worked. Pulled all the relays on the Carat and...
• Re: Carat or not on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:47:53 -0700
  ...Vanagon Carat Style/Body: 7 Passenger 2 Dr Van Engine: Country of Assembly: Germany > Item number: 4625441101 > > I emailed the seller to let him...
• Re: Carat Question
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 11:20:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...This is the standard configuration for a Carat. It is very much like the Eurovan MV. But personally I like the Carat over the...
• Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2016 21:14:07 -0500
  There goes my Vanagon Carat through the neighborhood. Has the red and white reflector safety tape on the rear!!! https://m.facebook.com/story...