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• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:53:32 -0400
  ...For the cabinet corners I first > softened them with the heat gun, then pulled a bit more out past the corner > and softened and...
• Re: Gross Rust, Great Courage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:09:32 -0000
  Having looked at your pictures, I had the same trouble with my windscreen corners though they were not quite as bad as this. I...
• Wing Vent Frames (for front glass)
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:25:28 -0800
  ...sides that join in the front corner, and in each case, pulling away from this front corner). Next time I really should get all...
• Re: Tires one more time-185 to 195???
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:20:22 -0500
  ...peeling off of the wheel in a corner. My goal though was a combo of wheel and tire that was better than safe and...
• Re: Desperately searching for trim piece
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 8 Mar 2017 10:19:02 -0800
  ...That top corner should have a black cover cap. It also came in white. VW part# 255 843 188A (black) VW part# 255 843...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:51:08 -0700
  ...Bumper Corner Cap � � � � Be careful here.� You know that if you have an aftermarket cruise control that is connected to the brake lights then...
• Re: '89 westy w/ subaru motor.. $6400
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:24:57 EST
  ...the damaged corner, this is a good deal.. clean california rust free van, clean title. subaru powered.. 15" alloys... comes w' '89 whitestar for...
• holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:51:23 -0300
  ...There are two holes in the front wall of batter compartment: - One in the upper left corner (by the positive post) which is about...
• Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall? Trip Report:o)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:42:07 -0700
  ...Work the top center then top corners. Make the corners look good! Don't put a screw in (corners)till they do. This is...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 16 May 2002 23:33:29 -0700
  ...Besides-I >don't corner hard on ice or in rain or slam on the brakes in these >conditions! What do you think? Handling...
• Re: Vanagon weights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:51:50 -0700
  ...To my surprise the van weighed in at 970 pounds > all 4 corners. 3,880 pounds. Adding weight, My 190 pounds going in and...
• I see VW vans everywhere (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:15:22 -0800
  Do you? It's a disease: http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2016/01/cornerspotted-westlake-pedestrian -mall-in-1965.php
• Veteran's Day Missive
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:00:52 -0800
  ...It was only a couple of miles to a corner out of the rain near the park. He stumbled coming up the slippery bank...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:07:28 -0600
  ...Billy Bones was in dry >> dock and Long John >> seemed to corner just fine. I'm not sure whether these tires are truck tires...
• Re: Anyone ever heard of a wierd backseat with a stock cutout section?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:36:00 EST
  ...someone chopped the corner off to clear a wheelchair lift post. i had a carat that was like that. the wheelchair lift installers cut...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:39:37 -0700
  ...the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency to sway too > much when cornering. > I failed to mention my tire situation. I am running Firestone Firehawk...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:45:13 +1000
  Bill, No, its the southwest corner when you're in the southern hemisphere fsacing the magnetic south pole !!!!! Simon Glen, Toowoomba, Australia 1992 VW...
• spare engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 11:03:10 -0400
  ...Also, back in the 70s, just about everybody had a 1200cc engine, good running condition, dollar value about $43, off in a corner of...
• Re: Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:24:22 -0700
  ...the screws close to the corners.� I > kept referring to the old one to see where the corners were > in relation to the seams...
• Re: H&R springs
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:47:16 EST
  ...On the other hand, it's a blast to drive around corners now. Have 91 2wd w/ Carat springs for comparison. Practically the same...
• Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 5 May 2002 00:01:44 -0500
  ...Should I cut the seal and >pop them >out or just press from the corner slowly and steadily like with >normal >windows. I suspect...
• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 07:40:19 -0800
  ...If it is properly > installed w/ the optional corner poles, the 2 part poles are bound to each > other-I drilled a small hole...
• Part Number ID Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:46:30 -0700
  ...Does each lamp get one of each adjusters? If so, where does each go, upper corner or lower corner? Or...does one side get...
• Re: Unknown knobs
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:17:41 EDT
  ...The curtain has (or should have) a plastic ring on the bottom corner, that fits over the post. My '80 has only one post...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 25 May 2004 21:44:39 -0400
  ...BETTER than the >bushings available in the upgrade kit. > > > >If you add the heavier front you need the rear to balance out the cornering...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:29:46 -0800
  ...It did corner like it was on rails. But I decided I liked my back better than cornering like a race car. Todd '88...
• Re: VW factory tent repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:20:25 -0400
  ...They are common failure points for the factory tents those corners are. Replacement parts are only available used and usually not piece by piece...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:56:57 -0700
  ...Take the damned pop-top off the camper and screw in four screws per > corner. The corners are the tightest part of the canvas...
• Re: Speedometer house repair suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:28:08 -0700
  ...Maybe epoxy a metal frame around corner, fill as needed? Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups...
• Re: A question of Smell (read at your own risk)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 15:20:14 -0500
  ...could it be that your "spirited cornering" might be causing you to generate this gasesous smell? :o :p :)!! >On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, Matt...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:28:27 -0700
  ...The 23 also had curved fixed windows in the rear corners > thru 1963 but were deleted in 64 thus the 21 window model was...
• Looking for battery box lid for Westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:55:03 +0000
  Anyone have one of these kicking around for a decent price? Black rectangle of steel with 4 holes at the corners? Ken
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:06:05 -0500
  How about a rear bully type bumper that wraps around the rear corners of the van? Like a later "Wolfsfburg" effect bumper? Seen any...
• FW: Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall? Trip Report:o)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:44:16 +0000
  ...Work the top center then top corners. Make the corners > look good! Don't put a screw in (corners)till they do. This is...
• Vanagon sighting @ New Years Portland (Maine)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 23:17:18 -0500
  Light blue over dark blue, parked on the corner of Oak Street on 12/31/99. List member? John Flaherty Standish, ME '84 GL
• Re; Antenna lost
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:39:33 -0500
  Brian, The only way is to remove the speedo-tach cluster from the dash, and buried in the corner is the cable. Good Luck...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:04:22 -0500
  ...I think the ultimate solution to this is a set of four pneumatic wrenches (six would not be needed), one at each corner. These...
• Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:37:02 -0700
  In the all-to-common right side swipe, the right rear corner of my Vanagon, about 2/3 the way up on the hatch...
• Grinding sound when rounding corners
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 06:50:03 -0800
  I have an '86 Vanagon Westfalia and sometimes when I round corners quickly I get a funny grinding noise in the back. It is...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:46:24 -0500
  ...Two red reflector's on the bottom corner's of the tractor. The white and red stripes are along the sides, and the bottom...
• Table Support
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:03:06 -0500
  ...The one that bolts to the back corner of the driver seat pedestal! Thanks, John Rodgers
• Re: Mirror replacement in non-power side mirror - possible?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:14:18 -0800
  On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 04:05:03PM -0500, David Beierl wrote: > Now the little square-with-a-round-corner stick-on mirrors...
• Baffles in Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:40 -0400
  ...My guage doesn't fluctuate around corners, just on inclines, because the baffle wall is longways in the direction of travel. It looked like...
• Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:56:20 -0700
  ...The cooler is mounted to the engine with one corner down, so naturally the coolant would drip from that corner. The cooler has been...
• ShoX Talk
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:41:49 -0700
  ...But my question leans toward the fact that I would plain & simply like a stiffer ride,especially cornering. I feel that i have to...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:49:32 -0500
  ...It did corner like it was on > rails. But I decided I liked my back better than cornering like a > race car. > > Todd > '88...
• Re:Ottawa Pizza Night
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 95 23:57:54 EDT
  ...Bells Corners ? Just a suggestion as to where. I'm in > Kinburn and that's not too bad of a ride for me. The...
• Re: Bus smashin' wife
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:59:20 -0800
  ...This corner was the corner of a parking lot, where the edges of the lot were finished with concrete blocks, about one feet of...
• HELP! Sliding window removal
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 4 May 2002 16:37:23 +0000
  ...Should I cut the seal and pop them out or just press from the corner slowly and steadily like with normal windows. I suspect...
• Re: Fri, analogies humor
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 20:39:08 CST
  ...The Vanagon cornered on the icy street like a Dachshund on kitchen vinyl. :)
• 1990 Carat for parts location
  Historical mailing list - Kevin O'Brien
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:30:38 -0500
  ...In the tri-state corner of PA, MD and WV. Google or map quest will show ya Sent from my iPhone
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:40 -0700
  ...Bumper Corner Cap > I've managed to lose 1... . These only cost $8.95 brand new. - Ron Salmon � The Bus Depot, Inc. � www.busdepot...
• Re: Convex mirror dot placement
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:53:30 -0700
  Round ones I put at the lower outside corner.� Rectangular ones on the angled base bracket I put at the lower inside corner so...
• Re: for syncros ... check it out!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:15:27 +0200
  ...There is, for > example, provision for dual shocks on all four corners, yet Hans is happy > enough with single shocks and has recently replaced...
• Re: Continental Tires - a little long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:04:37 +1300
  ...These bikes have poor cornering clearance, even for their day, yet the Continental Twin rear tire would let go before anything could scrape the...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:03:12 EDT
  ...then on the track ! Better watch out for me on the corners ! > with 185's on alloy rims (factory put 205's on the...
• One more veterans day NVC
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:14:06 -0800
  ...It was only a couple of miles to a corner out of the rain near the park. He stumbled coming up the slippery bank...
• Re: heres some sport seats for your vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 23:05:17 +1300
  ...It was just great for hard cornering... accidents happen on corners when the seat can't hold you and you end up hanging onto...
• Caravelle GL TURBO seen in the 'hood.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:46:49 -0700
  ...to the fence and had those plates on the lower-right corner of the hatch. �Tall weeds kept me from seeing under and dirty...
• FREE skylight, in northern AZ
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:12:53 -0700
  ...I have given up trying to get it to seal, especially at the corners. I have tried everything and yes, I talked to them...