Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan

Search messages and discussions

Clear search

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 4+: 60 results shown for Rear side window.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

  • Re: [Syncro] Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:12:48 -0700
    ...Mark Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
  • Re: Friday Trvia Question
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:11:20 -0800
    Wait -- are we talking about the rearmost window on the right side? My 84 has two curtains that cover that window, one on the...
  • Sliding windows / Rear Ventalation/ rear exhaust vents / D pillar opening windows
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:19:11 -0700
    ...windows2.JPG I installed the rear 88 on rear air vents and a modified pair of side sliding windows to the D pillar windows...
  • Fwd: Foglight switch
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:42:13 -0400
    ...Heated rear window (that also heats the side mirrors) is what I > have in the other position on the right side switches. >
  • Leaking rear side window
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:46:50 -0400
    A friend's 1990 Westy has a wet mattress from a small leak at the inserts in the back of the rear side window...
  • (More) Parts for Sale!
    Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:38:35 MST
    ...Front table and arm Windshield/front windows curtain Rear hatch insect screen Sliding side windows and insect screens Weekender rear closet and side table...
  • Re: WTB side windows
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:31:09 -0700
    ...Bonus Window: I would really like to get my hands on a passenger side rear side window that has the vent thing at the...
  • Re: Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 15:16:54 -0400
    ...Mike Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
  • opening rear windows?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:25:52 -0700
    ...Is there a way to get an opening rear side window for these things? thanks matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
  • What's the corner radius of Vanagon Windows?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:22:30 -0700
    ...Has anyone here ever determined the radius of the side window corners? What about the rearmost glass with the slanted end? Looking to get...
  • Re: window tint
    Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 15:46:50 -0800
    ...area) to get an estimate about tinting the side (not inc. passenger/driver) and rear windows in my 82 Westy. For $300 (!) they'll...
  • Re: Window Tint Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:02:44 -0400
    My '85 Westy had tinted windows when I got it. The rear side windows and the rearmost window has a very dark (limo) tint...
  • Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
    Mon, 1 May 2000 14:01:53 EDT
    Doug Demarest asks: >Will the side window and/or the rear hatch bug screens from a westy install >easily into a vanagon? Just thought...
  • Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 02:03:54 EST
    ...This set up on the Vanagon would be great--especially Westy where the driver's side rear side window would be unaccessable (of course...
  • Miscelanios Whatnot
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:14:57 -0600
    ...rear wiper arm (1) front wiper motor (2) front grey seats in decent condition (1) side Wolfsburg table (1) L/H sliding side window...
  • Bentley, engine, trans, Westy parts For Sale!
    Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
    Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:17:25 MST
    ...Front table & arm $85 windshield/front windows privacy curtain $35 rear hatch insect screen $35 weekender rear closet and side table sliding side windows...
  • Re: [Syncro] Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:23:36 -0700
    On 8/8/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on...
  • Re: opening rear windows?
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 19:14:47 -0400
    ...Is there a way to >get an opening rear side window for these things? >thanks >matthew > > >Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
  • Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:59:50 -0400
    ...19:08 Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I just saw this left rear side sliding window for Vanagon. I haven't seen an...
  • Re: Window Tint
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 6 Apr 2022 12:33:48 -0700
    hi John, What's the price of a set of side window tint (front, middle, rear) - without the rear glass? - medium tint. thanks On...
  • Re: triangular side window seal Re: Westy Soundproofing
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:39:09 -0700
    ...Infante <RobInfante@aol.com> wrote: > > Speaking of window seals, my little swivel window on the passenger side is > noisy. Looking at the online vendors...
  • Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:15:25 -0700
    ...Has anyone tried this technique on the sliding side windows (either the 50/50 or Westy type), or the large rear hatch window? If...
  • rear sliding windows
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:24:13 -0400
    ...rear side sliding windows > >pver here, don't know if stock or aftermarket. > > In Germany you will get plastic double screened rear slide windows...
  • Re: Sliding rear window
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:35:39 -0500
    ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com, syncro@yahoogroups.com A few weeks ago I picked up a sliding window for the drivers side rear (near the...
  • Re: rear side jailbars/rear shoulderbelt tethers...anyone seen these?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:33:13 +1000
    ...They are there for the rear seat belts only...the fact that they afford some protection to the side windows is just a bonus...
  • WTB: sliding glass window pane
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
    Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:39:53 EST
    ...sliding glass window pane only, Have all other parts. Using Plexiglas right now WTB: the bulb sockets for the rear l&r sidemarkers mine...
  • Jalousies or Vanagon Windows at Westies at Watkins
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 4 Oct 2007 03:19:46 -0400
    Hi All, Does anyone who is attending Westies at Watkins have one or more solid glass rear side windows for sale? What about one...
  • Late model rear window vents
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:17:06 -0700
    I have a pair of late model rear side windows that I want to install. Upon examination, I see the remains of a foam...
  • Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Thu, 5 Jun 2003 08:04:56 -0700
    ...Then you can move the side cabinet. I wasn't able to remove my rear side cabinet completely because the A/C hoses were...
  • Re: ? Rear Plastic Vent ?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:39:45 EDT
    Another window question. Does anyone know if the plastic vents mounted on the trailing ends of the rear side glass of '86 and newer...
  • Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
    Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
    Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:19:10 -0700
    ...window curtain by putting the top edge "inner" snaps on the curtain where the "outer" corner snaps would go normally (the "side" window parts...
  • located source/wind noise
    Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 06:27:08 +0000
    ...By pressing with my forearm along the side closest to the rear post I can reduce the noise almost entirely. Will new window trim...
  • Re: Requesting - Tips & Tricks for Rear Side Window R&R
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:51:40 -0500
    ...that has appeared under the rubber >seal on the right rear side window. It's a must that it be repaired >ASAP. I don...
  • Rustproof rear left panel?
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:57:19 -0400
    Hi, Krown rust proofing was not able to spray any oil in the driver side rear panel (under the last rear window). Any idea...
  • Rustproof rear left panel?
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:59:47 -0400
    Hi, Krown rust proofing was not able to spray any oil in the driver side rear panel (under the last rear window). Any idea...
  • parts wanted
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:54:05 -0400
    ...2 window screens for the right side sliding windows rear table, '80 to '84 Westy (not support) left side adjustable armrest for late gray...
  • WTB Rear Wiper Motor
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:28:39 -0800
    I need a rear window wiper motor and a side door lock motor for a vanagon if anyone has either or both. Steve sxs...
  • Re: Sliding window idea
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:16:15 -0400
    ...The passenger side silding window has the danger of a guillotine effect when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of...
  • Re: window screens
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Tue, 16 Jul 2002 02:45:14 EDT
    ...there screens available for non Westy side windows either front or middle? Also does the Bus Depot rear hatch screen fit non Westies? Thanks...
  • Re: Removing the wardrobe/89 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:01:30 -0800
    ...to the L rear window....Thanks....Chuck.... In addition to what others have said: The hanging closet must tip sideways to get it out...
  • Re: Replacing left rear side window
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:16:48 -0700
    ...Replacing left rear side window >I have an 84 Westy, which I have pulled all the glass to restore and paint. > My question is...
  • Price on a broken window
    Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
    Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:22:23 -0800
    ...Is anyone aware of the price (or a range) for the driver side, rear/side window. It's not tinted. reply to: paulagon@yahoo...
  • Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:44:12 -0700
    ...African rear sliders are too large for our busses. Chris, AFAIK, only the the later model 2.6 SA Buses got big windows. The...
  • parts FS
    Historical mailing list - Darrel
    Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:03:40 -0500
    ...side sliding window drivers side missing latch 60.00 1-black frame just frame no glass passengers side 20.00 1-rear window washer...
  • Parts for Sale
    Historical mailing list - CC
    Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:59:01 CST
    ...Front window/windshield privacy curtain Rear hatch insect screen Left and right side insect screens Left and right side sliding side windows Weekender side...
  • Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
    Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:39:15 -0700
    In my 90 westy, I want to remove the rear passenger side d-pillar panels immediately adjacent to the rear window. This panel has...
  • Re: Requesting - Tips & Tricks for Rear Side Window R&R
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 7 Nov 2010 07:09:23 -0800
    ...On my '88 GL I have a rust bubble that has appeared under the rubber seal on the right rear side window. It's...
  • Re: Photos: Rear side window air-vent foam thingy
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 9 May 2004 20:01:38 -0500
    ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >I was asked for some photos of the Rear side window >air-vent foam thingy. > >Go...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:19:03 -0600
    On both the Right and left side rear windows, are "Air Lift" sticker's, as well as K&N sticker's. In the rear...
  • Re: window chrome
    Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:49:00 -0500
    ...window chrome before? any tricks to it? also do i need > to order different styles for the sliding side window and the rear side...
  • Re: backwards side slider window?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:50:31 EST
    ...installed the side slider window on their sliding door > upside > down and reversed. that way the opening would be by the rear seat in...
  • Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:06:01 -0600
    ...The problem is that the rear side window seals are >>grey, while the rest of them are black. See the photo here: >>http://home...
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - simon glen
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:52:55 +1000
    Through-Flow ventilation In fact, those vents at the back of the rear side windows on later (1986-1992) Caravelles and Vanagons are not...
  • bus depot window gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:43:56 -0500
    i ordered bus depot's "window seal restoration kit: includes all window seals except front door window seals. Windshield, rear hatch window, side windows...
  • FOR SALE ITEMS
    Historical mailing list - Darrel
    Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:37:14 -0400
    ...1-rear window wiper motor 25.00 1-rear window water bottle 10.00 3-black sliding side windows 75.00 each 2-jump...
  • Re: more on window tinting.. (CA)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:44:53 -0700
    ...or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice. (b) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) Rearview mirrors...
  • Re: It's cold out there
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:54:41 -0500
    ...A couple years ago in the summer I had an aluminum dryer vent running from the rear blower out the side window (radiator experimenting...
  • Re: opening rear windows?
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:20:13 EDT
    ...the side panels on the SA Vanagons were also slightly (and incompatibly) different in size. >> The opening on the rear sliding windows in the...
  • Re: Tinted Windows - Backing up in the Dark?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:22:37 -0500
    ...windows find that adding a higher power backup > light provides enough light to see through the tint? My rear side and hatch windows are...
  • Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
    Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:17:32 -0800
    ...Are the side windows large enough, and would a narrow fourth window above the rear hatch be a good thing, or not? Especially helpful...