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• Re: Rubber Parts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 11:11:23 -0500
  > My problem is that our Arizona summers do very bad things > to the rubber parts, Shifter boots, window scrapers, mouldings etc. > The VW Dealer...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 06:23:35 EDT
  ...I have removed the trim on many vans, installed new windshields using the old rubber cleaned properly without replacing the trim, installed windshields using...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:55:41 -0700
  ...stock US model 82 DV .....both bars rubber-mounted at both ends, under tie-bar, small rubber mounts. > > 2. stock US 83 5 speed...
• Restoring rubber
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 20:50:43 -0000
  Is it possible to restore or rejuvenate old rubber that has become hard or brittle, or else has got mouldy? Lionel Tun lionel@ark...
• Re: Wire Damage from Rodent(s)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:55:01 -0800
  So would smearing peppermint oil or similar on rubber seals keep vermin from chewing the rubber? Would the oil harm the rubber? Seems the...
• Re: full front rubber mat restore
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:26:47 -0800
  Damn, I like that rubber mat - its perfect for our life in the rain forest! =) On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:33 PM...
• Subject: Re: 91Gl Fiberglass Bumper Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:55:29 -0700
  That "rubber" strip is actually fiberglass and molded as part of the bumper, like the rest of the bumper parts. Gregory Smith '88 Vanagon...
• Check for rust!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:55:02 -0400
  ...The rust is not visible at all unless you remove the rubber pad. Right side had fairly small patch requiring a 1"x2" welded...
• Re: Rubber front floor rubber mat
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:41:36 -0400
  ...Rubber front floor rubber mat > RE: >> >> If you track mud or snow into your van, these mats are the ones to >> have. >> http://www...
• Re: Rust protection - Oiling - caution
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:23:43 -0300
  Frank and all interested, My original concern was to warn about the effects or Motor Oil really eating away at rubber: it seems to...
• Re: painting rubber...any ideas or reccomendations?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:17:52 EDT
  ...i have a rubber rear spoiler for another vw i'd like to paint.. this is basically foam rubber, with a "leatherette" surface texture...
• Rubber tape (Magic Wrap)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 13:00:33 -0800
  ...Its name is "Magic Wrap", and it claims it "FORMS A SOLID RUBBER WRAP!" Also says it's a "Multi-purpose rubber repair kit...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 30 May 2010 14:51:42 -0400
  ...Its nothing more than a rubber washer anyways. Bill On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:48 PM, W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote...
• Ronal 15" for vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:19:10 -0800
  ...Selling for 600.00 Cdn., set of 4 with good rubber, 205's, but looked like passenger rubber. Back of wheel stamped in spoke...
• Re: 14" 15" and 16" oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 May 2001 22:52:46 +1200
  ...As to the rubber, I believe that would be a >special order. Might require the Russian Nyet-skid radial-ply con... er... rubber.
• WTB: OEM Rubber floor mats from NON-GL Vanagon or T3 Transporter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:41:20 -0400
  Hi All, I'm looking for a set of original black rubber floor mats. Thanks. Sincerely, Craig Rogers
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 23:40:55 EDT
  ...this is not a "floormat" that goes over your carpet, this is the OEM VW Vanagon front floor covering, in rubber, that replaces the...
• Re: Rust around window openings
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:18:21 +0200
  ...If you are replacing the old rubber with new, simply take a knife and cut the rubber, and the glass will come out very...
• Re: rubber part for refrigerator vent
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:16:03 -0700
  ...can I find a good one to use to make a mold to cast a new rubber one ???? or has some one already done...
• Re: Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 23 May 2002 14:30:06 -0700
  ...Repairing rubber Vanagon floor > > > Hi all. I've got one of those "base model" vanagons that has the > wall-to-wall rubber floor mats...
• Re: replacing gas lines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 09:19:05 -0700
  ...expansion tank, 5.5mm rubber lines, metal lines, 5.5mm rubber lines, tank. If you're talking about the rubber lines between the expansion...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 May 2005 01:45:31 -0400
  Okay, that "funky yellow strip" was originally a chromed piece of plastic that helps seal the rubber window seals of the early model Vanagons...
• Re: rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:07:48 -0400
  ...Any suggestions for good floor protection during in winter and > spring goo? Deena, The Bus Depot has some rubber mats for the front of...
• Re: Front rubber mats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:17:51 EST
  ...i picked them up in a swap meet a few years ago. > they are heavy black rubber with a waffle pattern may hold a...
• Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:37:35 -0200
  All this talk about the rubber front floor mats lately leads me to post this. Now, this is an observation I've made of...
• Re: RUBBERS!! who has rubber front vanagon floormats? vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:29:51 -0600
  The Parts Place in Michigan still shows them in their catalog - I think they're around $40 for a set. [text/html]
• Bumper rubber(1984)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:29:06 -0700
  I need to remove the rear bumper of my 84' Vanagon but I cant get to the bolts under the rubber pad strips. Is...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 10:12:54 -0700
  ...Of course all black rubbery material is not rubber. The Syncro outer boots on mine are really different, but the ones on the bus...
• '59 Pickup Windshield Rubber Installation!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 23:28:04 -0700
  I installed new rubber in my '59 Single Cab last week. Did both windshields and the back window. I was surprised at how differently...
• Re: READ THIS..Re:<Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - John Franklin
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 14:09:23 +0000
  Derek- Thanks for asking such pertinent questions about the Syncro fender rubbers. I have a few of my own: I have a slate-grey...
• Rubber boot part #'s
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:35:15 EST
  Anyone have the rubber boot part numbers for the thottle cable in the engine compartment and the shift linkage cover by the tranny? tia...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:37:31 -0700
  Yeahbut, once cured, silicone rubber is not bothered by acetic acid. Wow. This thread has turned into "CSI Wesfalia." And, it apparently cannot be...
• Re: Rust protection - Oiling - caution
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:52:59 -0300
  ...I have been using Rust Check, sparingly (to avoid all rubber), until I got a definite opinion about that. A salesman also denied it...
• Re: Tips on removing front transmission mount rubber bushing?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 7 Aug 2020 21:53:25 -0600
  ...I now need to pull the > front mount and remove the rubber bonded bushing in order to install the > poly bushings. > > Does anyone have...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:23:46 -0600
  ...Of course there is rubber and there is > rubber... > > > >> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote...
• Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:35:15 -0700
  > Why do they have 6" of 5mm rubber hose from the vent tank > that goes to this small 6" diameter plastic hose that then...
• Re: Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 08:57:54 -0700
  ...Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim > Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 3:36 AM > > Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim for Vanagon...
• Re: WTB: Brown Westy Center Carpet;
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:09:10 EDT
  ...Brown, Rubber backed, Original Westy Center Carpet from an 85. > Good condition, reasonable price :) > thanks, > the Depot sells a rubber trimmed, rubber backed area...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 25 May 1999 11:38:34 -0400
  ...Basically, they consist of solvents that will swell the rubber seals more than oil itself. This can slightly enlarge the seal (and soften it...
• Re: FS: Front Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:25:19 -0500
  Also, a cleaning of rubber mats with simple green at full streaght makes this type of items squicky clean... my .02 Thanks, Tony On...
• Window rubber
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:10:04 -0500
  Vanagoneers Who supplies the window rubbers for Vanagaons? Big paint job looming and I suppose it would be best Royale all the glass out...
• Re: Rubber Mats
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:42:34 -0700
  Mmmm ... rubber mats. Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug...
• Re: [OT-NVC] Need a chunk or rubber
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:00:16 -0400
  This web site has rubber of all types and shapes and you can buy on-line. http://www.mcmaster.com/ - Laurence ---------------------------------------- Laurence Smith Hamilton...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:16:31 -0700
  That's why VW didn't use rubber in some applications. The boots on my Syncro 16" are nylon looking material. I don't...
• Re: Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:36:31 EST
  Bob, Listee Donna posted that Rubber Maid has an application for the Vanagon on their website. I don't know if anyone has tried...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:42:05 +0000
  > > I'm thinking of R&R'ing the white rubber trim above the door but am > afraid > > to remove it, lest it won't...
• Re: something to consider ...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:03:43 -0700
  ...not natural rubber anymore. Actually, still a little natural rubber in the mix. Passenger car tires are generally 2:1 synthetic:natural rubber. Truck...
• Re: "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:57:34 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "A" head gasket needed I am in need of a single rubber head gasket, without buying the full kit...
• Re: Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 2002 11:05:14 EDT
  ...Has anyone ever figured how to repair these > mats? Nothing I've tried seems to bond to the rubber. Is it rubber? I'm...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:17:02 -0700
  ...Tastes kinda salty, too, with >> a soup�on of rubber. Yum. >> >> So - how the heck did the lower rim of the windshield inside rubber...
• Re: Front Trans Mount - 82 air
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:27:24 -0700
  ...I can get another bracket, but the rubber is bad. Can I remove the rubber from one bracket, and insert it into the other...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:27:27 -0400
  ...I use it on the frame and rubber when installing VW window glass, also. Works like a charm, even contains lanolin, which is good...
• Re: Mystery drip
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:16:16 -0800
  > > > It's got a brand new BD solid rubber seal. The metal was cleaned > thoroughly. It's really got me mystified. > My window rubber...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 30 May 2010 14:48:27 -0400
  ...www.airheadparts.com part number 171121276D On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com>wrote: > Mine rubber "mounts...
• Re: Removal of 1980 Westy front bumper rubber
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:10:13 -0500
  On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:28 PM, zzyzx <zzyzx9@gmail.com> wrote: > How does one remove the ornamental black rubber strips covering...
• Re: killer bee noise in my 84 wesy
  Historical mailing list - Emmett Bearden
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 15:51:48 -0400
  Message text written by Joel Walker >the fuel pump is supposed to be shock-mounted on a little rubber bushing thingie ... check and make...
• Re: wtb - 2wd fuel pump mounting bracket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:47:26 EDT
  ...i have all of that stuff but the rubber mounts...i usually slice thru the rubber with a knife, its the easiest way to...
• Re: Vanagon window rubber trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 17:08:20 -0400 (EDT)
  I have installed WCM's Euro look rubber in my white Syncro and it looks much better than the original with the funky chromed...
• Rubber extensions!
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:06:57 +0100
  Couple of questions where can I get those cool rubber wheelarch extensions for my 87 syncro and is there any site to trade pics...
• Re: glove box hangers/supports/tabs/cables whatever
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:23:11 -0500
  Anyone know where I can get replacement rubber cables? Thanks Jeff > > 80-85 vanagons had little rubber cables that hold the glovebox in the...