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  • JCW over windshield shelf-83 Westie
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 07 May 1996 01:14:15 -0700
    ...Their distance apart was such that their support rods could both fit into the center support clip. The final change required restoring a rear...
  • Removing rear speakers from '85 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:35:31 -0400
    ...I noticed that the rear speakers (in AC cabinet) can rotate freely in both directions, so I know that they are not screwed directly...
  • More on Westy Curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
    Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:01:14 -0700
    ...found an answer to another question about rear hatch opening from the inside, and attaching a handle to the inside of the rear hatch...
  • Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:28:43 -0400
    Years ago, my '84 GL brake lines rusted right at the plastic clips on the rear trailing arms. One was leaking and the other...
  • Re: Correct Air Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:24:29 -0700
    ...Correct Air Pressure Clipped >>> 36-40 front 43-48 rear Lightly loaded I would try the lower number and fully loaded the higher number...
  • Re: removing rear hatch panel
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:03:04 EDT
    In a message dated 4/21/05 4:25:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, alan@DATAX.COM writes: > I need to replace my rear...
  • Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:05:58 -0700
    ...Odds and Ends-Before the crusher > > > >I wonder how many new Vanagon owners have managed to clip the rear fender > >well area and/or...
  • FS Fiberglass side panels from 91' GL
    Historical mailing list - Matt F
    Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:59:58 -0400
    ...in front of the rear wheel, but is repairable. The rest of the pieces are excellent. All the mounting clips are included. All pieces...
  • The T3 Ghia I mentioned
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 23 Jul 1995 22:40:37 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Still has a good front bonnet and the rear bonnet is prolly fixable. Has front and rear bumpers, too, and the front clip could...
  • Re: rear wiper inop
    Historical mailing list - d spence
    Sat, 1 Jul 2006 11:00:13 -0600
    ...My rear wiper on 85 GL > wont wipe, it will spray all day long but wont wipe. All fuses are good > (new I changed...
  • Re: Need side marker light plastic inserts
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:08:46 -0400
    ...Anyone >got a couple they can spare or sell? Have you checked the "little odd car gizmos, door handles, funny clips etc." aisle at...
  • rear wiper repair tips
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:23:46 -0400
    ...the rear wiper and sprayer working. I removed the panel and insolation and found that two wires leading to the plastic clip just before...
  • Re: Question about rear seat operation/removal
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:20:39 -0500
    the vinyl covered masonite kickpanel under the rear seat simply pulls straight off. there are 2 springloaded C clips that clip over the seatbottom...
  • Re: Dometic freezing up
    Historical mailing list - J Roth
    Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:11:02 -0500
    ...Not knowing the fins are clipped on the tube in the rear, I will follow the suggestion and remove and clean today. J Roger...
  • Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:47:39 -0800
    ...Go to 1:20 in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_AfCFQR2M But when your number is up, it's up...
  • Re: It's the annoying little things...
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:18:58 -0700
    Those are called E-clips. Take one into any decent hardware store and you should be able to find one. I have this kit...
  • Re: Safety tip of the day: Check your rear seatbelts!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:35:13 -0700
    ...clip was so rusty the belt couldn't be adjusted at all. They were completely useless. Take a minute to inspect your rear seat...
  • Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:26:25 EDT
    ...clip. They are all rusting through at this place ! Next is at the T junction on the drivers side frame rail just rear of...
  • Re: New Rear Door Struts?
    Historical mailing list
    31 Mar 1996 08:52:33 GMT
    ...Paul's -20 degree nights in February toasted the rear door >struts on my '87 Westy Weekender; they won't hold the door open...
  • Re: Where is that washer reservoir?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 6 Jul 2001 19:44:07 EDT
    ...Lift the front mots part which is likely held by a clip or snap. The cover is flush with the floor. The rear one...
  • Who hijacked this thread? was Re: AC Ducts Repair
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:54:43 -0700
    ...plastic or nylon "clips" which hold the rear bumper rubber guard on > to the bumper itself? They are not really clips, per se. but...
  • Re: 84 westy mirror
    Historical mailing list - David Stell
    Fri, 13 Jul 2001 21:25:27 -0500
    How about a clip-on, panoramic mirror like this one from Brookstone: http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product.asp?sku=142018&world_code=400000...
  • Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:30:14 -0800
    ...black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > > UP the coast on the beach...
  • bike racks
    Historical mailing list - john silverman
    Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:26:54 -0600
    ...clips, if I recall correctly, and the standard roof mount. Mount your racks so that the crossbars hang @ top and bottom of the rear...
  • Re: Shoulder Belts, Booster Seats, Infant Car Seats... Help!
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:56:31 -0700
    ...I then bought a piece of chain of suitable size to allow the car seat clips to easily clip into it, and attached the...
  • Strap Handles?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:13 -0700
    ...inside rear of the sliding door on Mellow Yellow is looking pretty grim. The vinyl outer sleeve has pulled out of the clip and...
  • Re: Interior Panel Clips 84 westy
    Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
    Thu, 24 May 2001 14:06:51 -0500
    ...screws (with a small washer to hold the fabric) at the rear of the panel. This is not OE, but the visual intrusion is...
  • Re: Gutter Leak Down
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 4 May 2005 22:48:54 -0500
    ...Just when I forget I park rear down and a light rain comes..... I just need to fix this.. Jonathan Poole '82 westy ----------------------- Clip...
  • Re: Got clipped by a Camaro/Insurance fun
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:56:26 -0800
    ...Accept used parts or repair the damage in place (sounds like he included a new rear quarter panel clip) and see if he can...
  • Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:17:36 -0400
    ...You need to pry close to and on both sides of each clip to minimize damage to the panel..Expect most of the clips...
  • brake & CV q's
    Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
    Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:11:16 -0400
    ...disposing of old (used) brake fluid? (3) Anyone have part numbers for the plastic brake line retaining clips that keep the hard lines in...
  • Re: Vanagon Mudflaps are Back! $94 for all 4!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:59:40 -0700
    ...Price is $94.95 including listmember > discount, for a set of all four (front and rear). > > These are Genuine Volkswagen parts, designed specifically for...
  • Eurovan trim panel
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    3 May 1994 10:03:04 U
    Mail*Link(r) SMTP Eurovan trim panel Is there anyone else out there who has a '93 Eurovan with a right rear plastic interior...
  • Stretch project....a couple comments
    Historical mailing list - PATT
    Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:41:09 -0400
    ...The remains of the ordeal yield two nice looking clips. I hear of people smacking their van front or rear and having to total...
  • Re: cylinder # layout, rear heater q
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:54:06 -0600
    ...BenT Van Francisco, Calivania ----------------------------- Clip ----------------------- I'm truly offended by your comments. They left me almost speechless .............. Almost! Stan ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:07:56 EDT
    In a message dated 10/2/05 7:00:07 PM, rrecardo@webtv.net writes: << I love it so much I want to put...
  • Re: rear hatch shocks
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:32:50 -0700
    ...This clip can be pried off gently and held when doing so to prevent it's escape into the continental drift. Now the end...
  • Re: Rear Defroster
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:30:38 EST
    ** Reply to message from "Pacheco, Rolando" <RPacheco@CZN.COM> on Wed, 25 Nov 1998 04:37:18 -0600 Take a voltmeter (with one clip...
  • Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:45:37 -0700
    ...If it is still there, > start pulling fuses until you find it. > > > I also lost (major nuisance) one of the 4 little clips that...
  • Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Sat, 18 May 2002 15:09:37 -0500
    I used a nylon spatula, that I cut a slot into, to get under the edges of the clips - then pried them out. Used...
  • Re: Clipped by a Camaro/ Insurance finale
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 3 Mar 2001 00:21:33 -0700
    When someone rear-ends you at five mph, and the bumper is bent a bit and she (yes, she) managed to bend up the...
  • Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:37:57 EST
    ...which is why the 88 up vans have that rubber seal between the front doors and the front clip.. chris
  • (long, condescending) Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
    Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
    Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:23:55 -0500
    ...rear-facing occupant won't get terrible whiplash in a standard forward crash. For the regular forward facing seats, REMEMBER THE LOCKING CLIP! Even...
  • me too, Boulder CO: FREE Rear fold-down VW Vanagon seat- BLUE
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:43:44 -0500
    ...good condition, includes the board that clips in place to hide the area under the seat. >From: George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To...
  • Re: Rear hatch panel fastener options
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:15:35 -0400
    ...http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Push_Type_Retainer_GM_Ford_Chrysler_p/pas1860-25.htm
  • Rear heater core replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
    Tue, 4 Dec 2001 21:36:42 -0500
    <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>Well the heater core is leaking in the rear. I have removed the cover and see 2 clips...
  • Re: Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:26:35 -0400
    ...connecters from Napa and 4 hose clamps or reuse the spring clips. Basically your going to remove the 2 T's with straight connecters...
  • Re: bumper questions/specifics
    Historical mailing list - Eric Small
    Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:27:22 -0600
    ...The rear impact strip survived both hits -some new clips were necessary. New end caps are relatively cheap. The front impact strip was wrecked...
  • Re: Front end body repair for '83 and 1/2 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 Sep 1999 01:18:09 EDT
    ...The van still can be driven. >> find a junked van with a good front clip. cut at top of windshield pillars, and across front...
  • Re: speaking of chains - "sno chain ramps"
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 15 Nov 2000 15:29:45 EST
    ...Then you would clip the end on your chains on it with the chains laid out towards the rear. Then drive forward and the...
  • Re: Is this a jack part?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:42:09 -0500
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" ----------------------------- Clip ------------------------------ Sounds like a starter banger to me. If the tube fits over your lug wrench it might be...
  • EV mats [2]
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
    ...rear seat as well as to the front part of the rear cabin. We cut little notches for where the jump seats clip into...
  • Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
    Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
    Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:48:42 -0400
    ...Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips > A Bentley is really useful and there should be lots of info in the > archives on this. Ken Wilford...
  • Re: FS: Wrecked Westy Lo Miles
    Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
    Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:05:39 -0700
    ...Teeeempting!! 8-) > > With only 20k miles, it should be treated to a new (used) front clip, > IMHO. Just cut it in the rear end...
  • Re: ? re: jump seats ?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Mon, 12 Jul 1999 02:04:21 EDT
    ...Clip one rear facing seat bracket into the quick release pin into one of the rear facing seats. Now put the seat behind the...
  • Re: Rear Brake hardware
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:25:00 -0700
    ...Those parts are provided in case the new rear shoes did not have the levers installed already for the parking brake cables. Those parts...
  • Re: Who is Vanagon Drivers favorite Sesame Street Character?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:03:56 -0600
    ...RSF --------------------------- Clip ----------------------------- I went out to my Westy this morning, In couldn't find Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar or Bert but I looked...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:09:43 -0600
    ...Tom-reason I have not installed a rear hatch interior opener yet.
  • Tinnerman nut was Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:24:39 -0500
    ...If it is still there, >> start pulling fuses until you find it. >> >> > I also lost (major nuisance) one of the 4 little clips that...
  • various westy ?'s clips,fridge, and sink
    Historical mailing list - Phil Burton
    Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:51:33 -0400
    ...1) is there a soruce for the clips that hold on the side and rear panels. They are white or an off white. I...