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• Re: RE: The Suburban saga continues....Again
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Sat, 16 Apr 1994 12:08:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It's more of a >> single purpose vehicle than the Vanagon Multivan. >> > >Veery Eeenteresting...considering the EV is as wide as the >Vanagon. I...
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:07:38 -0700
  ...I got a cheap AFM off eBay years ago that had been horribly maladjusted and got it to work with my wideband O2 meter...
• Re: Shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 17:49:16 -0700
  ...Whatcha need is a piece of steel about 25mm (1") wide by about 100mm (4") long and about 4mm (1/8") thick. Make a...
• rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:04:11 -0700
  ...I have it cleaned up an it looks clearly like the spacer is too wide (diameter) to slide through that outer bearing. And of...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:32:08 -0800
  ...Most people agree that 6.5" wide should be close to 23mm > and 7" wide in the 15mm range to make the rim sit...
• Re: Oh Dear, Oh Deer... Mel Came Through With the Dough for the Doe
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:35:40 -0700
  ...check from N'wide for the upward > adjusted but still undervalued amount, I cancelled my 19 year > association with N'wide and went with...
• Re: question about wider tires
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:33:26 EDT
  ...If you get the proper tire size, you can go to a wider tire with the same total height as stock. This is usually...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:23:10 -0800
  At 02:09 PM 2/28/2005, you wrote: >Living in a city like I do, I personally find >those wide-open spaces of...
• Re: Friday Haiku
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 13:32:26 EDT
  A fahrvergnugen goes a long way to explain Volkswagon ---------------------------------- Joshua R. Poulson, Widener University Department of Computer Systems
• Re: spray paint from dealer - was power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:50:37 -0400
  Matching spray paint is widely sold in Europe by local auto parts stores.
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:21:38 -0800
  ...Backspace needs to stay pretty constant as the wheel is widened or the wheel will hit. In order for the backspace to remain constant...
• Re: size of 87 vs 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 21:55:14 EDT
  ...The Syncro on the other hand is even wider ( by about an inch). On the Syncros even the non-GL model is larger. All...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:04:16 -0800
  If the top is wider, it ain't by much. I replaced the foam in my top mattress with memory foam and put it...
• Re: Five Year Dream Car Pick
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Sun, 2 Oct 1994 20:09:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...wide, wide, and ugly enough to be cute. (yes wide twice) ray rayl@netcom.com From one of the "HEAD KOOKS" at ftp violet...
• Re: size of 87 vs 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 19:19:28 -0500
  Your right of course! Starting in 1988 the GL Vanagons became at least a foot longer and 2 inches wider. The non-GL Vanagons...
• Re: Question about Mitsubishi 3000 Wheels - Again
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:00:49 EST
  ...maybe the steels arent as wide, i dont know. i tried mitsubishi 3000 GT alloys on the vanagon, and the alloys were ~way~ too...
• Re: 8 inch steel rims for 2wd '85?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:35:42 EST
  ...I fit 8" wide rims w/ the correct offset on my 2wd Vanagon w/o interference from the slider. The front will be another...
• Re: Wider Tires?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:47:40 -0600
  ...Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM> writes: > What if any advantage is there to going to wider tires on a Westy? > I > have searched the...
• Re: 85 vanagon roof repair - fiberglass and the holes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:04:40 -0400
  Sorry, that should be METAL plates, probably about 2" wide x 4" long.
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:49:36 -0500
  Wide Open Throttle--- I like WFO better. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
• Re: '82 Westy 5 cyl TD conversion project for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:25:20 -0700
  As always... (and my favorite question) Where? (remember... WORLD WIDE WEB) Jim
• Re: Wheels (reprise)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 02:30:33 EDT
  In a message dated 98-08-14 01:50:07 EDT, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: > Factory 16" wheels (steel) are 5.5" wide with...
• Re: Tall wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 00:20:16 -0400
  ...spoke, 16". > > > > > > they are both ET 45, but 7" wide, instead of 6" wide like the 5000 turbo 15". > > > > > > the 5000 turbo wheels can...
• luggage cargo carrier for rear hitch
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 13:11:39 -0800
  ...My question is which version to buy, there is a 49 inch-wide and then a 60 inch-wide version. Both of them are...
• Re: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 95 13:06:15 -0700
  ...I'd feel safer running on wider tires (very doable I believe) and don't have an idea if the wider rims will do...
• Re: OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:25:49 EST
  ...The wide-5 is about as wide as a dinner plate. whereas, the 5 X 112 mm pattern is about the diameter of your...
• Anyone widened a VW van?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:51:53 -0700
  ...As Mark pointed out, you can widen the van after the corkpit. Saying that, what about this mini-motor home from Karmann? I personnally...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:00:58 -0800
  On 3/12/04 15:01, "Robert Campbell" <rcampbell-vanagon6706@MAILBLOCKS.COM> wrote: > The HD in my area (SE Florida) had some fairly wide...
• FW: What Tires on 14" Mercedes Rims
  Historical mailing list - teni
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:44:51 -0500
  ...I am looking at Cooper SRM II 185R14C or 195R14C, thinking that the wider tire would be better for the wider rim. But I...
• vanagon lips
  Historical mailing list - "WESTFP (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 10:52:13 -0800
  Do these fender lips allow room for wider tires? How much are they in US dollars, and how do I order?
• Re: Bumper rubber(1984)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:08:38 EDT
  Phil, They should pop right out. Pry carefully w/ a wide tip screw driver where the clips are. BenT
• Mirror, Mirror, on the door.....!
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 19:58:41 -0500
  ...Can't get a decent wide view out of them no matter what. Yeah, one can glue in a fish eye, or drill holes...
• Re: Cargo carrier good/bad feedback for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:19:16 -0700
  ...The complication is that the wider ones need to be wired up for tail lights/stop lights, their wide enough to block the lights...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 10:54:18 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-24 17:43:10 EDT, you write: >Dave, >I have to correct you about the Weekender package. >It...
• Re: WTB: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:48:43 -0800
  The A/C cabinet in your camper (weekender) will also be about 2" wider that the one in a GL camper because the rear...
• Re: Reinforced tires AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:01:11 -0500
  ...The Alloys are slightly wider than the stock steel wheels, (6" vs. 5.5) which will allow mounting a slightly wider tire. As for...
• Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:28:41 -0700
  http://www.wideopenspaces.com/meet-doubleback-volkswagen-camper-video/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=SH&utm_campaign=SH
• YEs a tire question 195 vs 185
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:30:53 -0400
  ...Given the option of properly rated tires what would you buy 185 vs 195? Is the wider tire that much wider or sure footed...
• Re: Yakima Racks
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Mon, 9 May 2005 17:19:37 -0600
  ...I think > probably the Wide Body is the best for the Vanagon, from what I've > seen. The Side Loader looks similar, but seems...
• Re: New 5x112 Wheels from EMPI
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:11:20 -0700
  ...But as others have pointed out, they are only 5.5" wide. Too narrow for my taste. I already thought the 6" wide Carat...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 09:23:47 -0800
  the General AT2 27x8.5R14LT has wider foot print and taller too. It has the overall diameter of a 206/60R15
• Re: Diesel in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:16:26 EST
  Diesel is widely available. Every gas station that I can think of had it. I did not notice the price. doug
• Re: Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  3 Oct 1995 10:43:38 -0700
  ...numerous electronic surplus stores that stock a wide variety of 12 DC fans from a wide variety of electronic and computer applications. Prices are...
• Re: tubas???
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 12:08:45 -0500
  ...Ah, therein lies the virtue of the roof hatch of the Westfalia! I crank mine wide open (or as wide open as it goes...
• Re: [vanagon] a VW but not a vanagon question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:00:41 EDT
  ...They > have > these edges that make it so my wide ass cannot fit in them. What other > VW/Audi makes can I get some...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:40:21 -0400
  ...205-70R14), all things being equal a thinner tire will concentrate weight on a smaller point and will actually outperform a wider tire in...
• Re: Cheapo Oil Thermometer ???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:42:49 CDT
  ...which is >about 1/2 inch wide (of those that I saw), and would be too wide to >fit down the dipstick hole. >I...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:14:09 -0800
  ...Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??) None of the OEM VW Vanagon rims are wider than 5.5". On my CrewCab, I...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff - real risks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:38:34 -0700
  ...the way. > >Because the use of drugs is so widespread, it's impact is widespread, >and so, we have fewer and fewer public places...
• Re: 14" Alloy and 195R14
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 19:57:50 -0500
  ...14" Alloy and 195R14 Yes, stock alloys are 6" wide with offset of ET30. IIRC, the stock steelies are 5.5" wide at ET39...
• Re: A decade of vanagon gaining weight?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:23:07 EST
  ...Plus there's the wider more comfortable seats. This encouraged driver's with above average dimensions to "buy-in". Whereas they would ordinarily have...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:18:25 -0500
  ...Neil dear, what's a narrow wide beam? Does it differ from a wide narrow beam? ;-) Are you taking about a fog light with...
• Re: Discount Tires (and Snows!) for Vanagons / Vredestein vs. Hakka
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 01:47:16 -0500
  > The 6" wide alloy wheel is still acceptable for a 185 series > tire. Outer tread wear may be slightly increased but this > will be...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:44 -0600
  > Bottom berth is actually more comfortable, but we perefer the top due to the > softer sides giving the illusion of a wider bed. > > Karl...
• Re: largest tires that'l fit syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 18:36:56 -0500
  ...With ET30, then "perhaps" you could go as wide as 225mm. Problem is, the only ET30 rims I've found are only 6" wide...
• What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 10:01:00 -0500
  Due to popular request, here is the non-official explanation of the Weekender option (which is also part of the 1985 Vanagon for sale...
• 185 vs 195 tire question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:16:56 -0600
  ...But it is 7.8% wider. I'm thinking that 2.7-2.8% isn't much, but I'd like that 7.8...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:10:04 -0600
  ...The 185R14s are 7.4" wide and the 205/65R15s are 8.2" wide. This may be the big difference, but I didn't...
• Reply to Help find JRP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 15:47:48 -0400
  Mail to jrp@widcat.widener.edu bounced? Tell me more about your specific situation. I'm the postmaster of that particular host. :) --JRP
• Re: replacing heater blower!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:00:23 EDT
  Advice? DISCONNECT THE GROUNDING WIRE @ THE BATTERY! Then open your toolbox wide and do not schedule anything for the remainder of the day. Richard