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• Re: Rear Tailight Lense
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:31:06 EST
  In a message dated 3/13/01 8:22:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: << I have some European rear taillight...
• Re: that other brand. .
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:08:27 -0700
  This is what we do, but we use Rip-Stop nylon rather than a tarp as it is much lighter and the rear lid...
• Re: Radio and Speaker Insall
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:02:41 -0500
  ...No place to match up and connect the rear >grounds for the new radio. Loren, Your 1990 Van rear-speakers do have separate grounds...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:15:39 -0500
  I installed an additional rear view mirror down low ... one of the "mount on glass" types that only cost about $12.00 US. Now...
• Re: Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:36:31 -0800
  Several people have made their own rear disc brake "kit" from Audi Turbo model 5000 or 200 rear brakes. The non-turbo Audi cars...
• Suspension Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:14:56 EDT
  ...Adding a rear sway bar helps in controlling the rear end during cornering and cross-winds, BUT only add a rear IF the front...
• Re: Speaking of rear disc brakes...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:32:10 -0800
  All this talk of rear disc brakes is crazy! Fact, the front brakes of a vehicle do about 60 to 70% of the stopping...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:41:20 -0700
  Any rear brake that can lock the rear wheels during a straight line panic stop...that is all the brake you can use. I...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:50:52 -0500
  The rear hatch window seal, like your front window seal can start to leak. It's one possibility. On Jan 21, 2008, at 3...
• Re: Rear bench seat folding
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:57 -0700
  Actually, many Vanagons (especially the later models) have the rear seat that folds flat. Here's a link to the procedure for laying the...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:25:40 -0700
  ...Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon >> My 82 rear hatch is creased, dented and rusted to the point that I am >> considering replacing it...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:26:21 -0700
  ...Some of them slam up against the rear hatch and desposits a certain percentage of their profits on the back window. Result -- vannihilation of...
• Re: Rear wheel axle nut torque
  Historical mailing list - T.J. Sheffield
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:13:53 PDT
  Dear Volks, My Bentley manual, with a copyright date of 1989, lists the following for rear axle nut torques: Page 42.1, Quick Data...
• rear seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 13:17:44 EST
  I am in the middle of installing a rear shoulder belt in my 82 Westy. I am not sure where to put the upper...
• Re: Friday Trvia Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:14:24 -0800
  No, my '90 has two curtains over the right rear window, one pulls forward and has a single strap, the rear curtain pulls to...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:28:43 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes You may find that all you need is to adjust the rear brake shoes. Driving with the parking brake on would have...
• Rear anti sway bar on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 18:26:51 -0700
  I dunno if anyone has done this but is it possible to put a sway bar on the rear of a vanagon? I know...
• Re: [SyncroSafari] Custom Syncro Springs, Rear
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:35:54 -0400
  ...and I are now considering taking up this project. >The rear springs are a more complicated design and should take more time Has anyone...
• Re: rear heater hose question??
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:46:25 -0500
  ...Ben http://www.benplace.com/rear_heater.htm
• Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:58:21 EDT
  ...He came down and when I looked at the rear seat I started to smile. The van already had a rear seat that became...
• FS: Many parts-Must go...Best offer...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:13:56 EDT
  ...1988 rear trailing arm- 2 1988 rear axle hub- 2 1988 rear hub- 2 1988 rear backing plate- 2 set of rear plastic bumper...
• which vans had the reat hatch dome light switch? HERES THE ANSWER....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:42:55 EDT
  ...can anyone refute this theory? i think the campers didnt have the rear light switch because VW decided that people would be camping with...
• Re: rear heater for sale/free
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:50:14 -0800
  ...There is something in the box under the rear seat but I don't see any outlets. Is this a rear heat unit, or...
• Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 06:32:57 -0600
  NO! I disagree! The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the rear is ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:36:12 -0600
  ...Then drill out the rear snaps in the hatch and you can mount a > rear insect screen - avvailable form several suppliers - I got mine...
• Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:38:35 +0200
  ...253 847 761 D - Sliding window, complete left rear 253 847 761 E - Sliding window, green, complete left rear 253 847 762 C - Sliding...
• Re: coil spring adjusters \ 73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 18:08:00 -0700
  ...What these things do is basically pry apart a section of the rear >coil spring, with the net effect of raising the rear end...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:57:17 -0500
  With every car I've ever tried, I could lock up the rear brakes in a panic stop - even with one of the VW...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 13 May 2017 19:42:47 -0600
  ...It's my understanding as well that rears outlast fronts by a ton. Presumably as there's no steering stresses. Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures...
• Westy left rear shoulder belt pattern?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:37:23 -0700
  Tonight I installed the right rear shoulder belt from a late model passenger van in my '88 Westy. Very straightforward using the dimensions in...
• FS: OEM vanagon cruise control setup, also OEM rear 3 point mount shoulderbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:40:40 EST
  ...simple bolt-in install for the right rear of a westy.. if you install it in the left rear, you have to slightly modify...
• Re: Rear Hatch Tent
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:04:37 -0300
  I've seen rear tents in Canadian Tire catalogues, shown for the mini-van types. You might try the rear 'shower-cap' design that...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:52:45 -0400
  > Can anyone with experience in installing a new stereo to a 1987 Vanagon > provide a definitive answer about whether the rear speakers that year...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:55:22 -0700
  ...Is there any point considering rear discs with stock discs up front? Perhaps I should start looking now for the correct Audi calipers for...
• Rear Wiper Motor Fizzle/Sizzle 91 Westy: Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 22:13:16 -0600
  ...Texas rainstorm the rear wiper quit and my wife reported "burning smells" from rear hatch. I did my best to ensure that power was...
• Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:35:55 -0600
  This may be true for VW's proprietary nomenclature but for motor vehicles, construction and industrial equipment the accepted standard is that the rear...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 07:00:19 -0400
  I seen where the installer cut the film to size using the pass-side rear window. Then was able to slide it in place...
• rear bumper repair in Costa Mesa...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Melman
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:35:34 -0800
  Any recommendations for a repair shop in/near Costa Mesa, California? I was in a low speed rear end collision and it looks like...
• Rear Table
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:04:04 -0500
  Does your aft/rear table rub the against the back of the rear seat when you pull it away from it's stored position...
• Re: Bicycle rack mounted on rear windshield
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:26:15 +0000
  ...It mounts nicely direct >on the glass with two (2) straps attached to rear hatch, top and two (2) >straps attached to rear hatch...
• Price for Front and Rear Vanagon Glass
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:22:40 -0400
  Courtesy of natures bravado, my 1987 Snycro has had its front and rear glass shattered. This happened in South Dakota, but was not so...
• Re: For Sale: Rear shoulderbelt seatbelts for vanagon westy - easy install
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 23 May 2002 12:15:12 -0400
  ...easy to install, makes use of child seat more safe, also gives rear passengers more safety.. also have Left Rear too.. pmail if interested...
• window tinting and rear defroster
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 16:11:10 -0500
  ...Has anyone successfully removed the tint from the rear? If the rear defroster gets ruined in ther process (heaven forbid) where can I purchase...
• Rear AC Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:16:28 -0600
  I am in the process of finally installing my Propex heater in the rear closet of my 89 Westy, and have the AC plenum...
• Re: Vanagon crash article
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:18:04 -0500
  ...The Toyota's rear hatch was destroyed, > pushed in about 300mm, with noticable damage to the rear body. While the VW > looked to have...
• Re: 2 Rear Heater Coil
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:28:05 -0800
  Jere, If you're referring to the rear heater core (VW #: 867 819 121A), I have brand new ones for $44.27, plus shipping...
• EV mats [2]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Norman observed that his rear mats slid around between the rear seat and the jump seat.... Here's my solution. When we bought our...
• Re: rear inner tire wear - weak spring fix - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:04:16 -0400
  The rear suspension is fully adjustable for both toe in/out and camber, (tip in/out). Check the rear control arm bushings and get...
• Re: rear heater must be on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:33:37 -0700
  ...Raymond ( oh. !...your rear heater....SO MANY VANAGON OWNER'S DON'T KNOW about this..... It MUST either have the valve under the rear...
• Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:26:18 -0800
  ...But rear matresses are kind of wet. Water is getting into van. My Westy is parked on an incline with rear end pointed downhill...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:01:51 -0700
  VW used the same rear studs for both steel and alloy. The shape of the nuts changed with the thicker alloys. The factory alloy...
• Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:00:01 -0700
  ...http://users.ca.astound.net/dougfayne/Dpillarslidingwindows.JPG http://users.ca.astound.net/dougfayne/Dpillarslidingwindows2.JPG I installed the rear 88 on rear air...
• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:33:56 EDT
  ...vanagon westy rear table and rear table arm. from a '80-'84 westy, prefect shape, beige table w/ brown edging. fits 80-84 westy...
• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:46:31 EDT
  ...vanagon westy rear table and rear table arm. from a '80-'84 westy, prefect shape, beige table w/ brown edging. fits 80-84 westy...
• Rear bumper glass wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:22:07 -0600
  ...I seek the rear center and right rear sections of the fiberglass. Anyone have them? tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:08:54 -0800
  The Wink is still available in 4 and 5 panel versions, along with a 3 panel unit that clips onto your existing rear-view...
• Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:07:39 -0800
  ...and ...good thing the rear heater valve will still allow some coolant flow .. though rear heaters still rot out. I recommend the rear heater...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (even long-er)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 02:21:53 EDT
  ...clearance, still about 1.2" > grclear.rear *2 19,3 21,8 2.5 cm greater rear clearance, about 1" > wheelbase 245,5 248...
• Re: European Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:20:08 +0200
  ...The p/n is 251 941 535 > Also, what bulb is used for the > rear fog light? The rear fog light uses a 21w...
• Re: rear wiper inop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:26:34 -0700
  ...Rear Wiper on an '85 My '85 Westy (GL body) had factory rear wiper. When I got my '90 Westy I though it strange...