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  • RMMW part problem -- beware! :)
    Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
    18 May 96 01:34:50 EDT
    ...However, it didn't have the holes in it for the clips -- don't know about you but on my bus the old rear...
  • Re: Speedometer wheel clip
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:21:21 -0700
    ...I just keep > forgetting to obtain one of the little "C" clips. > > I suppose I could always fix it like my older beetles were...
  • Digital clock. Can it be fixed?
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:51:45 -0800
    While adjusting my digital clock today with a paper clip the hour adjustment mechanism inside the hole where you push the clip in got...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:52:47 EDT
    ...The clips holding it in are the dark grey > ones and I do not have any to spare if broken while > removing. What is...
  • Re: removing lower grill; thank you ALL VERY MUCH
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sullivan
    Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:30:24 -0800
    ...If so remove the screws then pull the grill forward and the clips will pop out. If there are no screws then the clips...
  • Re: Headrests- SAFETY CONCERN!
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:03:59 EDT
    In a message dated 6/13/02 8:28:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, h.brouwer@SYMPATICO.CA writes: << I have taken the clips...
  • Re: Interior door fastening clips issue
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:30:12 EST
    ...My interior is that beige or light tan > color, the clips should match, or it will look weird. Yes. I used similar ones that...
  • Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 9 Oct 2016 15:54:05 -0700
    you will need this tool to remove the hatch panel http://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/upholstery-clip-removal-tool/oem...
  • Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:24:11 +0000
    <what's the correct way to remove interior paneling? It seems a lot of the panels are held in place with plastic clip thingies...
  • Re: Now that the dash is off . . .
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 18 Jun 2000 14:59:25 -0400
    ...Does anybody actually use these clips? Do you get them at >the dealer? I can just hear them laughing at me now . . . If you...
  • Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:54:45 PST
    ...Simply took a screwdriver and spread the clips a bit to make them looser. Now it's much easier to remove the grill. MM...
  • ? sensor plug/wire clip
    Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
    Sat, 18 Mar 2000 08:37:37 EST
    ...This plug holds several wires & has a silver wire clip that's been bent out-of-shape & may not be doing its job, so...
  • Removing sliding window screens
    Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
    Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:29:58 -0700
    ...What clips? And, where? Debra Clark Santee, California clark10006@cox.net
  • Re: What is this? (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:29:04 -0500
    ...this: >> >> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Clip1.jpg/Clip1-full;init:.jpg >> > >> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Clip2.jpg/Clip2-full;init:.jpg >> > >> Is it a...
  • Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
    Historical mailing list - David M
    Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:26:31 -0700
    ...Already the sensor seems very loose but the clip is still on there. Is this a standard clip I could find in a hardware...
  • Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:36:07 -0800
    Once in the mountains the C-clip that holds the throttle rod onto the throttle body came off. This is the little clip about...
  • need screws and retaining clips for lower radiator grill on 1982 diesel westy
    Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
    Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:40:47 -0600
    Can any point me to a source for screws and retaining clips for the lower radiator grill on a 1982 diesel westfalia? I am...
  • Re: VW P/N anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 10 May 2011 22:39:28 -0400
    A 3/16" "E" clip from the hardware store will work The groove is wide enough to take two. There is no reason to...
  • Re: Speedo cable clip(plastic)
    Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:35:28 -0400
    ...Speedo cable clip(plastic) >Im missing the white plastic clip that holds the cable >onto the speedometer. Is there a quick fix for this...
  • ISO spedometer hub clip
    Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
    Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:32:37 -0700
    I'm looking for the teeny tiny little clip that holds the speedo cable to the hub. Anyone have one on a parts vehicle...
  • spring clip tool
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:16:51 -0700
    Does any one have for sale or know a vendor who has for sale the tool you used to put the spring clips on...
  • Re: Pahrump NV - place to camp ----> TECOPA
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:08:13 -0800
    ...People leave you alone out here, even >if you have long hair or a VW van. --clip-- Yup. The old folks remember the Manson...
  • Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:24:29 -0800
    ...The very end (near the > mirror) of the visor beyond the point where it snaps into the the visor > clip has just a little...
  • Re: mudflaps: advice pls
    Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
    Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:20:15 -0500
    ...And I'll be getting in the "accessory" clip-on type from SA as well. The clip-ons are similar to the VW North...
  • Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:45:48 -0400
    Your 1.9 set up does not have the sensor clip mentioned. Your sensors are directly threaded into the housing. The only clip is...
  • RE>Rear Speaker Mtg. Clips
    Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
    18 Jun 1997 13:49:50 -0700
    I have broken both of my mounting clips more than once. I successfully = glued the pieces back together a few times before I realized...
  • Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 1 May 2011 14:28:29 -0700
    my '82 diesel has metal backed speedo and clip style cable attachment. alistair On 1-May-11, at 2:02 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
  • Re: Chopper FS to fund Van
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:39:01 -0800
    --clip-- >He is trying to sell the bike to fund the van so if anyone is > into choppers I can get pics. --clip-- Well...
  • Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:20:09 -0500
    ...Actually the original method of holding the case together is with the clips. Then VW decided to reduce manufacturing costs by ultrasonic welding, so...
  • Anyone have an extra sunvisor clip?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sun, 11 May 2008 22:34:59 +0000
    Hi, This weekend I broke the passenger-side sunvisor clip on my 87 Westy. Does anyone have an extra one? I need a white...
  • Re: Best G-rated family westy movie clips on youtube?
    Historical mailing list - Peter K
    Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:52:08 -0400
    ...the injection pump downtime my daughter insisted on seeing westy movie clips on youtube. Most are rather boring showoffs, but there are some gems...
  • Re: camper tops
    Historical mailing list - George Hahn
    Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:06:22 -0700
    ...Worked fine and used non-ferrous clips imbedded in the portion that grips (it was the rusting clips that made my original unsightly). I...
  • Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:45:36 -0800
    ...Looking for a set of the clips that hold the sun visor clipped in.. > Its the clip if looking at driver side visor its...
  • Removing Door Panel - The Tool
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:38:39 -0700
    ...Once you have the tool around the clip, press the 'V' > until the clip is snug and then wiggle the tool as you would...
  • Re: Speedometer wheel clip
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:07:28 -0400
    For what it's worth, the clip was missing from the cable on my '85 when I got it in '02 and it's...
  • Re: How do I remove lower grill on my '84?
    Historical mailing list - se7en
    Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:13:34 -0800
    ...It sounds like your screws may be missing but the plastic clips will still hold the grill in place. These clips are meant to...
  • Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
    Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:52:36 -0700
    FWIW, I recently had to buy new clips for my 88 GL's rear hatch panel cover and the dealership was cheaper than gowesty...
  • Speedometer wheel clip
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:05:03 -0700
    What do I need for a clip or whatever to hold the speedometer cable in the wheel dust cap? Can I just go the...
  • Rear panel clips
    Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
    Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:12:26 -0500
    Group I'm looking for the clips that hold the rear inside panel on the rear hatch. Any color will do. Thanks in Advance...
  • Re: What is this? (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:41:56 +0000
    ...and the alluted-to-roach-clip? hmmmmmmm? ;) bob > Pffft, mosquito coils. Dude, that's clearly a roach clip > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List...
  • Heater cable connects to valve... how?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 04 Oct 1995 07:12:12 -0500
    ...The fiche does not show the clip that connects the cable to the heater control valve--it does show a clip that fits the...
  • Listmembers Start New Business: Was Salvageyards
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:26:55 -0500
    ...Basically, we put together a clip on a local VW business. The clip has a news story sort-of feel to it and is...
  • Re: Best G-rated family westy movie clips on youtube
    Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
    Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:45:11 +0000
    ...Best G-rated family westy movie clips on youtube? During the injection pump downtime my daughter insisted on seeing westy movie clips on youtube...
  • Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:22:29 -0700
    I inserted a paper clip between the offending terminals on the level sensor (Lo, the ubiquitous paper clip) und das blinkenlichten seems to be...
  • Re: ISO spedometer hub clip
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Wed, 23 Aug 2000 02:42:07 -0500
    ...ISO spedometer hub clip >I'm looking for the teeny tiny little clip that holds >the speedo cable to the hub. Anyone have one...
  • Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:54:36 -0600
    ...Tapped off the outer ring with a 1/2" deep socket, and took off inner c-clip with pliers. Martin On 8/18/07...
  • Re: Normal voltage of a battery at rest?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:26:37 -0400
    ...It's the kind from RS that has crocodile clips, with a boot over the clip that can extend beyond the end of the...
  • Re: WTB heater case clips
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:18:29 -0600
    ...wrote: > Jim- > > how could you get this far without getting the clips!!! Doh!!! ;-) > > You can get them from any dealer, Volks Cafe, and I...
  • Re: PC Hog Rings
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 23 Nov 95 22:03:03 CST
    ...to talk >about hog rings AND nipple clips, huh? you show me a hog with nipple clips, and i'll show you a candidate...
  • Re: Flashlight holder source
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:31:26 -0700
    You can use these clips for all kinds of stuff besides flashlights. AA clips grip the Westy poptop frame pretty well. C/D clips...
  • Re: Throttle adjustment
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Sat, 24 May 2014 22:04:07 -0400
    ...I found an "e-clip" (my dad called the "c" clips) 3/16 at Home Depot that fit perfectly. I found that a miniature...
  • Re: Window molding
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:14:23 EST
    ...Starting from the clip location, the rust is spreading evenly in both directions and is most severe at the clip. My guess is that...
  • Camper screens
    Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
    Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:55:46 -0600
    ...I finally broke both clips off of one of the side window screens. Does anybody have any good tricks for keeping it in place...
  • Re: Headrests don't stay up!!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 Feb 2001 01:12:42 EST
    In a message dated 2/5/01 1:05:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, kanas@QADAS.COM writes: > (maybe a spring clip of some...
  • '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken
    Historical mailing list - MMunn
    Sun, 12 Jan 2003 08:49:25 -0800
    There's a small clip (circip?) at the very end of the throttle cable. It holds the cable retaining spring. Mine is gone and...
  • Re: The best GENERATOR
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:47:32 -0800
    ...http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/clips/lehrs-propane-powered-generator/1 > > 183311/_<http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/clips/lehrs-propane-powered-generator/1%0A183311...
  • Re: Vanagon structure
    Historical mailing list - Stuart
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 19:09:12 -0800
    ...A vehicle with a replacement clip like this would look good but not be structurally sound. I hope that clip doesn't end up...
  • Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:04 -0400
    This might seem a bit crazy, but right now I am having a hard time figuring out how to get the clip off - everything...
  • Re: Clips everywhere
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 2 Jun 2015 22:15:20 -0500
    The ad is intended as a joke, methinks. ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'm sure these guys can provide the rear clip...
  • Speedo cable clip(plastic)
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:37:10 -0700
    Im missing the white plastic clip that holds the cable onto the speedometer. Is there a quick fix for this? I need to fix...