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• jumpseat upholstry types (rear facing, removable jumpseats)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:05:21 EST
  ...1)grey velour "check" pattern with grey piping, grey vinyl sides and backs and grey sidepanel covers found on '87-'91 wolfsburgs and carats...
• Re: Broken Passenger Side Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 May 2014 07:24:27 -0700
  ...I do this often with the driver's side, but the passenger side promptly snapped and went loose. > > When I got home and disassembled...
• Re: Rt.Hand Drive Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:05:55 -0800
  ...North American vehicles have the fluid reservoir on the drivers > side. > > The reason is because I was thinking, if it is true and one...
• Re: Propane Tank, right or left mount
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:49:15 -0800
  my Westy ( 83 for sale btw ) has the propane on the driver's side......per stock installation. My Adventurewagon ( eventually for sale - extra nice...
• Re: AC Condensate
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:41:23 EDT
  There are two tubes on my 87 westie, one on each side, Curiously the left side leaks to the ground and the right side...
• Re: Sliding rear window
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 08:47:39 -0500
  The window I bought is for the drivers side, the british ones are listed as both driver and passenger side. There are photos on...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:22:53 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...I suggest to repair both sides. Because if one side is broken there is a high probability that the other side will be be...
• The Ghost of Reinforced Sidewalls (ooooOOOOOooooo!!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 23:32:11 PST
  OOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo OOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am the Ghost of Reinforced sidewalls and I have been seeing oooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! many posts about the possible purchase of new tires...
• Re: SA grill light part #
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:31:14 -0700
  At 07:57 PM 4/21/2005, you wrote: >Be very careful when you say, driver's side/passenger side...when you >are talking...
• Re: How does it leak in?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:44:51 -0800
  ...The odd one out, the low volume one, on the passenger side, is a diiferent rubber composition than the drivers side; it perishes far...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:10:31 -0500
  At 05:30 PM 1/8/2007, Pensioner wrote... >and about 5" or so up each side of the "U". Noticing that the water...
• Re: Propane Tank, right or left mount
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:25:17 -0600
  Although it puts me at odds with most traffic flow at the gas pumps, I like having my gas filler on the passenger side...
• Re: A/C Compressor Question-Now, I Have A/C!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:02:08 +0000
  Thanks Karl, you are right, I did find that designated on the (new) compressor-which is opposite what Bentley showed, which was low side...
• Re: Simple tire qurestion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:28:04 -0600
  ...Passenger tires, however they are rated, typically have a fat, rolled-out sidewall that is subject to side wall puncture. When that happens, look...
• Heat exchanger wierdness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:20:15 -0800
  ...Anyone care to advise me on angle for the right side? Meanwhile, how did I get a heat exchanger with the wrong-side flapper...
• Re: flip out side tables...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:04:21 EST
  ...on the carat/wolfy its recessed flush into the plastic sidepanel, so you can fold the bed out w/ the table down flat against...
• Re: Trailer light wires don't match up...old vs new replacement
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 30 May 2019 17:33:44 -0700
  Maybe this link applies? https://www.etrailer.com/question-56433.html To keep from having to connect the tail lights from side to side...
• Parts for sale, cheap
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:11:59 -0500
  Parts for sale, most off a 1987 GL Syncro Westfalia (shipping extra): - driver's side door, w/ crank windows, standard mirror, no interior panel...
• Re: Rare Side View Mirror
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:54:11 -0500
  ...Hmmmmm, the drain holes are on the side? Then it hit me, this was simply a passengers side mirror installed on the drivers side...
• Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 15:35:03 -0600
  The idea on this one is that in countries where driving on the left is normal, the parking curb side sliding door is on...
• Re: AC low side fitting?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:03:28 -0500
  Todd inquired: > Is the low side fitting located right off the > compressor? Where is the high side fitting located on > the Rear Air of...
• Re: 15" wheel/tire report - caution
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:46:09 -0600
  ...Have been following this thread on reinforced sidewalls, etc. and Ron's comment about sidewall ply rating: "sidewall ply RATING = may differ from the...
• Re: Side windows (year change and different splits)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:31:41 EDT
  ...keeping the 1/3 size windows? > > drivers side middle slider the same from 80-91 pass side middle slider (ie, sliding door window) 80...
• sliding side door lock not working without key
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:56:55 -0700
  My side sliding door does not lock or unlock automatically witht he key when all other doors do. The past few days I heard...
• Slow power windows
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:39 -0700
  My passenger side window is dreadfully slow. Any suggestions? The driver side is reasonable... My assumption is the wireing/connection between the drivers side...
• Power window electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:54:20 -0700
  Hey everyone, My van has always had a slow passenger side power window. Finally, this winter it got stuck in the up position. I...
• running board/side step for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:23:26 -0700
  ...A must for anyone using their side door for loading passengers, groceries, camping gear or just about anything! Mounts on both sides to allow...
• Re: valve adjustment proceedure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 22:21:38 -0400
  ...Its easier to complete one side at a time rather than going from side to side as in the clockwise 1-4-3-2...
• battery question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:23:10 -0800
  ...The 12v outlet on the side of the passenger seat seems to be clearly wired to the right side battery. I don�t want...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:13:57 -0500
  The only time I'd ever plug a sidewall is on a trail, and would change the tire before heading out on public roads...
• Re: 89 syncro westy ac question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:45:18 PDT
  ...The compressor should exert >pressure on the high side (condensate zone)while drawing on the low side >(evaporative zone). During the "change of state...
• WTB pass. side rear panels, tan
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:11:54 -0700
  Hi to all, I am looking for those passenger side panels on the side next to and behind the Westy back seats. There is...
• passenger side lock- while we're at it!
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:09:35 EST
  My driver's and passenger's side locks will not lock without the key. Is the passenger side supposed to be lockable by pushing...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 06:32:52 -0400
  ...The other side of the groove is relatively untouched, having been employed only on deceleration. By putting the driver's side axle on the...
• Re: Another Stupid Tire Thread..was Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:51:32 -0700
  ...There seems to be general agreement that if a tire has a reinforced sidewall, it will say on the sidewall (either Sidewall Reinforced, Load...
• Re: A Few Vanagon Items for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 1 May 2017 17:24:51 -0400
  ...Then I have a Jump seat - and a Driver side bracket (that can be modified to fit the passenger side) available :) Thanks, Jeff On...
• Re: Re; Permanent Door Mirror Repair
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:38:49 -0600
  ...It's Murphy's law! The side you can't reach to adjust is the side that won't stay adjusted. On mine too...
• WTB: fresh air outlet
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:50:50 -0700
  The fresh air outlet -- the outlet with the little open/close roller and side-to-side flaps flipper -- on the driver's side is...
• CV Joint Load Visual Aid
  Historical mailing list
  14 Jan 97 07:06:14 PST
  ...With you left hand, place your thumb against the tab on the left side. Make a mark on this side of the tab with...
• Re: Side panel modifications?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:10:01 EDT
  ...The molded plastic of the side panel protrudes out almost 3" too > much and won't let me fit the seat or the bracket...
• WTB rear side panels, tan.
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 01:20:24 -0700
  Hi to all, I am looking for the rear side panels for the Westfalia model in tan color, of the passenger side. There maybe...
• 85 rear breaks= fun
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:05:31 -0800
  question seems my back rear break, drivers side break cyl is all blown out. if you can push that pissstion all the way from...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 09:10:53 -0700
  ...I first > leveled it with a level side to side and then a friend held a string > so it hung down to the center...
• estimate on repairing right side of van
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 10:55:37 -0500
  ...Not dented in too much, but it is the whole side (side-swiped a telephone pole). The pillar between the doors is slightly bent...
• captain chair arms
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:16:31 -0500
  ...Decided today I'd try to tighten mine up (the right driver's side wobbles from side to side). It still adjusts fine up...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:41:44 -0600
  ...spread the load on the good side to the corners and jack something right on the point on the bad side. A wide triangle...
• Somewhat urgent help requested
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:13:12 -0400
  Citizens, I have experienced a very inconvenient power window failure that has left both window inoperable and the passenger side completely open. Obviously, I...
• Re: Floormats
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:44:28 -0600
  A recent post concerning floormats brought to mind something that's puzzled me about the driver's side floormat for a long time. The...
• Re: Vanagon SIDE TENTS info please...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 15 May 2003 19:10:27 -0400
  While we're on side tents .... a friend is willing to give me a "used once" side tent from his '74. Do tents made...
• AC low side fiiting?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:05:47 -0700
  Good afternoon, Is the low side fitting located right off the compressor? Where is the high side fitting located on the Rear Air of...
• Re: Adding a front passenger dome light
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:47:06 -0500
  ...As I recall, the passenger side of the headliner on the Westy had no hole at all for a light on that side. My...
• Sun visor, passenger side vanity mirror
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:49:59 -0800
  ...My passenger side visor has a vanity mirror on the back side with a battery operated light. I'd like to know two things...
• Bright, head light problem...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:17:54 -0800
  ...Recently, the bright bulb on the passenger side went out. When I hit my brights, low and high come on the drivers side, however...
• Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:08:40 -0500
  ...In other words, you have the part number for the passenger side mirror on the box and inside is the driver's side mirror...
• Re: Tire Side wall info request
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:38 -0800
  ...The tires are Vredestein, and are "all weather" with the mountain snowflake symbol on the sidewall, so I run them year round in NE...
• Side Mirror Surfaces
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:03:42 -0700
  Hello, I finally had to replace my side mirrors on my vanagon and I did so with convex on both sides. This has been...
• Re: Use of standard CV axles on an automatic
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:07:49 -0800
  ...Both sides of the automatic used lengths different than manual axles. Right side auto axles are about 30mm longer than manual axles. Left side...
• Re: Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:54:30 -0400
  ...The > original fresh only side air boxes have round connections for the large > hose on each side and these connect very near the front...
• Westy screens
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:05 -0400
  ...I purchased both the passenger side and driver side (though I've only installed the passenger side, one in the sliding door.) I'm...
• 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...