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Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:55:13 -0700
...A quick look in 60 and 75 of Bentley, if one cut a large hole (OEM Westy size) in a tin top, the only...
NVC: Fascinating Story for those who participate in online forums
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:20:03 -0700
http://tinyurl.com/22c7ad Enjoy Tom? http://www.minkcreeksyncros.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on...
Re: TINTED WINDOWS
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 10:23:47 -0600
Since window tint has floated to the top again as a major thread, I decided to offer a few comment. If you have window...
Re: Awning mounts or brackets
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:35:02 -0800
...http://tinyurl.com/auw6ghc And here's my Westy with Dometic brackets: http://tinyurl.com/bk8sexa Jim
Re: pop top painting finished
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:47:00 -0700
Hey quit it man! You're shaming my pop top! ;) pic: http://tinyurl.com/5rysd22 Looks good man! Neil. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011...
Re: Tin Top Camping
Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 14:19:38 -0400
I actually prefer camping in my Syncro 7 passenger tin top. A large Thule rack and box up top, four bike rack off the...
Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:31:49 -0800
...Thoughts? > > > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > > > Chris > > > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
Re: Tin top camping
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 17:54:10 -0700
When I installed the interior from a westie into my tin top I left out the wardrobe and the overhead at the rear so...
Re: Air Flow Meter;
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 08:13:40 -0700
...Of course, you should also run these tests on your own unit BEFORE removing the top for tinkering. Never pay a dime as well...
Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:17:29 -0700
...I always > wanted to paint it jet > black, tint the windows and convert it to electric. Your dream has been at least partially realized...
Re: window tint
Historical mailing list - caryccc
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 03:13:59 -0600
...and after tinting their windows? Anybody with tinted and non-tinted windows vans want to try the above experiment? Maybe Pop-top versus passenger...
Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:26:58 -0600
...if you pick the right tint, it doesn't affect the rear window defroster .... unless you later try to take the tint off (then...
Friday: Let it Snow......
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:09:58 -0800
...https://tinyurl.com/ya2l6bra Ya, when snow blows sideways, it will get through 10" x 20" openings at the top of the window wall...
Re: Windshield type
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 1 May 2013 12:23:31 -0400
Aftermarket - I have same w tint @ top- PPG Glass. YMMV, Mr BZ 89 syncro doka in Iowa headed to Maine On Wednesday, May 1...
Any Vanagons Owners in Texas?? Event coming up!
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:10:54 -0500
...Whtiney ------- Richardson Tx ------- '87 GL Tin Top 6. Peter ------- Kennedale Tx ------- '82 GL Tin Top 7. Alvis ------- Lampasas Tx ------- '85 Westfalia Weekender 8. Gerry...
Carrying loose propane tanks?
Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:54:40 -0700
...and feel safe doing it? Do you just throw it in the back or strap it on top of the Vanagon .. or? Tina
Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 16:41:33 -0700
...The amount of "cold" contained in that cold air is a tiny tiny tiny fraction of the amount of cold "stored" in the food...
Re: Best Tint?
Historical mailing list - PB
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:36:55 -0700
...Can't recall > the name of this tint. Does anyone remember this? I tried the archives > already. Thanks. > _________________________________________________________________ > Going green? See the top 12...
idle air control valve?
Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
Sun, 15 May 2022 14:46:32 -0700
Hello Volks, Looking for an Idle Air Control Valve for my ’90 tin top. Found one on e-bay but was hoping to wait...
Re: window tint
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 19:24:37 -0600
...and after tinting their windows? > Anybody with tinted and non-tinted windows vans want to try the above >experiment? > Maybe Pop-top versus passenger...
Re: Mattress Toppers Memory Foam
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:39:51 -0500
...I think you would be safe doing the same with this 1.5" topper. https://tinyurl.com/zya9p3mt Hope this helps! Jack -----Original Message...
Deerfield River Festival: Charlemont, MA July 31 - Aug 1
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:14:57 -0400
...I'll be the lone high top. Joe F. 87 Adventurewagen http://tinyurl.com/6fulo
Re: windshield replacement
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:54:56 EDT
...most aftermarket windshields come w/ the blue tint strip at the top...depending on your height, this may be a problem.. OEM vw vanagon...
Re: Spring advice
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:09:38 -0700
The difference of height between a tintop and a camper version is due to the weight of the pop top, the cabinets and the...
Re: Bubble/ Poptop and Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 4 Feb 2007 07:57:45 -0800
...Something like what they used on the Carthago tops in europe? http://tinyurl.com/ytelvg Only problem, of course, is that the gas struts...
Re: Window Tint Asthetics(LVC)
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:09:22 -0900
...Thoughts? > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > Chris > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
Needed: Horn Button or Black steering wheel near Philly. Redux
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Fri, 6 Jan 2017 12:39:43 -0500
Hi Folks, I'm still looking for a black horn button or complete steering wheel for an 85 Tin Top in the Philadelphia area...
Re: Reflective tinting ...
Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:06:48 -0400
paint the top white or silver? tint is for glass, wont adhere well on a roof thor Ken Wilford wrote: > What I would like...
Fwd: Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - David Hally
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:43:32 -0800
...Thoughts? > > > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > > > Chris > > > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
Re: I did it - cut a hole in my tin top
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:02:42 -0700
...lots of procrastination, I've cut the pop top hole in my >> syncro tin top. It sure lets in a lot of light, those...
Re: Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts andopinions
Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:02:09 -0700
...top coat. > > Mike > > On 4/13/04 7:12 PM, "Doug in CA" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > > > Hi Volks, > > > > I am considering tinting the...
Re: Lift Mechanism 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:10:18 -0700
...better. ;) https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/VanagonPopTopHingeTroubles And IMO, based upon some experiments, installing only the shock assists at rear of pop top likely...
Re: Sun shade
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Wed, 3 Apr 2013 12:01:12 -0700
...The previous owner had all the windows tinted (very good job) and there is a wide strip of tinting at the top of the...
Re: Fw: Re: Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Tue, 16 May 2000 14:09:38 -0400
...all the windows professionally tinted two years ago with a strip along the > top of the windshield and limo tint on the hatch window...
Re: POR 15 Question
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:08:12 EST
...If your using the POR-15 on the engine tin > you > do not need to top coat the POR-15. It is protection enough...
Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:46:01 -0800
Tin top A/C definitely makes more sense--easier access to the components and the ducting to the front makes it more useful. Stuart...
Re: 86 Syncro tin top FS
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:26:06 -0700
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:01 AM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@gmail.com> wrote: > It's mine but it could be yours. > > > > > Hey...
Re: tiny bit late friday off topic nonsense.
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 23:01:57 -0500
> "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world." > -Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden...
Re: Fwd: Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:10:47 -0800
...Thoughts? > > > > > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
Re: Tin top camping
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 10:17:59 -0700
...com> wrote: > I know there are some folks out there with tin tops that still go camping > in these vans. > > I was wondering if...
Re: Syncro tire pressure
Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:04:30 -0500
I have general grabbed tires on my Syncro tin top and run them at 42 psi front and rear. On Thu, Jan 23, 2020...
Re: Friday - The horse grave & the skateboard
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:40:43 -0700
...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
Re: Windshield type
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 May 2013 10:52:25 -0400
...Maybe a specific part number? Your thoughts please OEM vanagon windshields never had any kind of tint band at the top. and there is...
A What is this Type of Question....
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:51:14 -0400
...Coolant is forming a slow tiny, tiny drip on the edge of the left bottom tin then hitting the floor. (what is this? do...
Re: poptop paint
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:44:17 -0700
...blue tops and share the formula. It takes an expert to do color matching. The Wesco shop was weeks behind on their tinting, and...
Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:44:39 -0700
Anyone remember the 'Bolder Tints' from the 70's? A 3-4" strip of mylar that was placed on the top of the winshield...
Re: Bad tint job rant / any advice?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:14:05 -0600
...what a professional tint job >> should really look like. >> >> I was dismayed that the upper rear window of the AW top looks like one...
Re: Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:07:50 -0400
...The top kit does not necessarily include an upper > > bed. That is a separate option. > > > > http://www.t3-infos.de/images/Mosaik-Joker_Aufstelldach...
Re: Extra(?) holes in rear engine tin
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:52:23 -0600 (CST)
>I've got a set of holes as you describe in the rear engine tin on my '76 >FI 2.0 L. I haven...
Poptop rainfly
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:03:16 -0800
...http://tinyurl.com/33bucg A couple pics here: http://tinyurl.com/32uauw john
Re: Ignition Switch Electrical Repair
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:45:41 -0800
...It's held in by a tiny screw. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search...
Idle control valve
Historical mailing list - C Snyder
Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:46:23 +0000
...I am in need of a idle control valve for my 1987 Vanagon tin top 2-wheel drive. If anyone can hook me up...
Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:02:09 -0500
...With that said, depending how how your rack is set up on your tin top, you should have plenty of clearance. > On Feb 11...
Re: Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:35:45 -0400
...Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top) > Hello List, > > I need to buy the hemisphere for the shifter base bushing, mine is toast. > I...
Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:15:51 -0700
...westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro > had some time to do more fitting of cabinets in my syncro tin top. > > lots of little fitting...
Re: Whitehorse is VW central
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 May 1996 14:10:53 -0400
...on >the top so it would get very wet in the rain...the hard top part also >sported many dark tint windows...pretty cool...
NVC - Stupor Bowl Ads and a movie Review
Historical mailing list - honemastert
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:26:20 -0700
The top 25 most memorable Super Bowl Ads: http://tinyurl.com/32x2me U232 - My Quick (really short) Movie Review :-) http://www.timschneider.org/2008...
Re: Tin Trivia
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:51:38 +0000
...question - do the exhaust hangers/struts bolt under or on top of the tin? What is "correct" stock order? I have never seen an...
Re: exploding cartridges
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Jul 95 07:29:49 EDT
...The top or a seam will let go if you get enough pressure built up, and you will! If the tin tips over you...
Re: Tinting the top of the windshield...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:11:37 -0700
Don't drive a "hippie van"; at least not in California! Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jun 26, 2015, at 7...