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• Re: What kind of sliding window is not a vanagon window but looks a whole heck of a lot like one?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Thu, 1 Jan 2015 00:52:51 -0800
  ...Whatever it is. > > The vanagon window is about 47x17 inches, and this is about 46x15.5 inches. > > Perhaps this is the conservation gods' revenge...
• Re: Chrome window strip trim replaceing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 20:29:27 -0600
  ...Chrome window strip trim replaceing > > .> greg. > > > 82 westy, (with shiny chrome window moulding) > > > > so what did it cost, how long did it take and...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:13:50 -0800
  I have most of the windows tinted on my Double Cab in what they call "Limosine Black", in fact, every VW and Audi that...
• Parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:08:15 -0600
  ...Good front door window trim. I'm looking for a left and a right, bottom exterior window scrapers that accepts the chrome strip. Doesn...
• Re: Window Trim Install - Details & MisInfo in Archives
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:33:37 -0400
  > Is there a reason VW retail is higher for the side windows ($44 CND) than > for front an rear ($20 CND)? Is the part...
• Re: Replacing windshield faux-chrome strip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:18:14 -0500
  jbclem1 wrote: >The plastic chrome strip around my 1983 Westphalia windshield is getting pretty ugly, as are the >strips around the other windows. Is...
• window seals
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:11:17 -0800
  Suddenly the black rubber seal in both front door windows is coming apart. I had a strip about a quarter inch or so wide...
• Re: Slider window catch info
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 22:50:14 -0700
  Hi Eric, I don't see any packing on that page, just the fuzzy strip for the sliding window channel. The kit includes the...
• EV front window screens
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:32:19 -0400
  ...The owner had made paper pattern traced around the metal surrounding the front windows. Then took a window material for drapes; he called it...
• Re: Wind Noise?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:33:36 -0500
  ...I simply pressed it into the channel, (you may need to cut width to fit) and carefully rolled window up and down a few...
• Re: Re; Window chrome Mldgs.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:41:33 -0700
  ...But if it does "lock" the molding, doesn't that imply that without it, the molding/window will come loose? Maybe by the time...
• Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 10:54:58 -0700
  Hi Abel, When I tinted my windows, I had them out to replace the seals. Based on how long it took / how much it...
• Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:41:23 -0800
  ...I do have some rust around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of the rain gutters, and one dent on the...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 10:26:20 -0700 (PDT)
  So Scott Beckstead says: > I'm 6'2 as well and I really love the bay window I have. In fact I > almost wiped...
• Re: Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:42:44 +0000
  ...Speakers> > Has anyone put 5.25" speakers in their electric window door panels--in> place of the stock speakers? Any fit issues with the...
• A vanagon window,stickers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:54:25 -0400
  Does anyone know if there will be any Vanagon.com window stickers available at "Westy's by the River" event for sale? I wanted...
• Re: Window rain shields?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:23:16 -0400
  > Does anyone make those plastic rain shields > for the door windows for Vanagons? Sure do... http://www.busdepot.com/36420 (Hint: add another $5...
• Re: Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:01:17 +0200
  ...Are there any vent windows that crank open on Vanagons? I've seen it on old MBs, but never in any VW. PerL 87...
• How Difficult Is It To Remove Window Tinting?
  Historical mailing list - David Maguiness
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 11:38:17 -0500
  I am considering buying a van that has tinted windows, and would like to know how to remove the tinting. Is this a difficult...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 4 May 2000 14:37:11 +0200
  "Giroux, Eric" wrote: > All, > > Do the chrome molding in the window seals server a purpose? Mine are all > faded and greenish. Can I just...
• Re: Doors hard to latch when windows closed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:38:13 -0700
  ...shape and the doors are properly adjusted you just about gotta crack a window to get the doors shut! Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• Re: the horror that is the vent window seal whistle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:27:35 -0800
  ...That after I had already paid a dealer to replace my vent window that someone broke out when stealing my stereo. Bob Freeman
• Sliding window glass
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:44:17 -0700
  The window behind the driver seat on my van has the sliding pane siliconed in place by PO. Is it hard to remove & replace...
• WTB Vanagon Power Window Switch
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:05:22 -0700
  I am looking for at least 1 power window switch for my 87. Please let me know if you have any extras. Good working...
• Re: triangular side window seal
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:24:45 -0600
  Rob, Try West Coast Metric http://www.westcoastmetric.com/vanagon.php?Section=Window%20rubber% 20kits&stat=1 They make the best rubber and trim...
• Friday: Best Stupid ... knobs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:21:52 -0700
  ...dating myself _________________________________________________________________ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.Download today it's FREE! http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 07:43:28 -0700
  ...Crummy Window Cranks! The metal broke right at the point the long piece joins the round piece. The knob didn't break off. This...
• Re: Power Window Issue when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:31:20 -0700
  ...But only the passenger window for me. I haven't ever looked into it, but thought it might have to do with the contraction...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:47:01 -0500
  ...In virtually all cases, the passenger and driver windows will be lighter in appearance than the other windows, as a result of the law...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 15:11:37 -0700
  ...Power Window Switch Repairs The front-most power window switch on the driver's side (the one that controls the passenger side window) has...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:05:57 -0800
  Side windows are very hard to break. I kick them out with rubber soled shoes to take them out. Used windows (sliders) come with...
• Re: Window Seal / Scraper options?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:21:31 -0700
  ...generic "by the foot" window sealing/scraper options for the > roll downs in the front and the sliding windows in the back? Looks like...
• Front window guide channel installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:21:22 -0400
  I recently acquired the front felt/rubber window channels to replace the worn ones in my '81 van front doors. I pulled one old...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:46:09 -0800
  > Use a razor blade to get a corner loose, then carefully peel the window film > back Try to peel it off in one piece...
• Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:32:34 -0400
  Hi; I've had two quotes for window tinting from two different shops. Shop A says they can tint windows without the need to...
• Re: Friday Trvia Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:14:24 -0800
  No, my '90 has two curtains over the right rear window, one pulls forward and has a single strap, the rear curtain pulls to...
• power window problem-searched archives, are they down Jim?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:31:49 EDT
  ...My drivers side power window fell yesterday as I was rolling the window up. First I verified that the trusty motor was still working...
• Garage sale at Zoltan's place
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:02:27 -0700
  ...side slide window with mosquito net slide windows aluminum rear windows wing windows They are going for a song almost I’m here all...
• Re: Re Boot NT Server
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:42:06 -0700
  ...Sorry to clog the list..... > > SCHEDULING A REBOOT OF YOUR SERVER > If you would like to reboot your Windows NT server, but don't...
• Re: Air scopes for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:02:57 -0800
  ...One of my nephews have a toyota > double cab p'up which have some rain deflectors in the rear windows. My > question is: has...
• Re: cool aftermarket window cranks, retrofit power windows?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:35:42 -0700
  ...Hello all- My driver's side window crank has gotten stripped, and probably given up the ghost. Are there any cool metal aftermarket cranks...
• Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Gmail
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:32:39 -0700
  ...And the window has that rectangular vent window with it too, just to make it more “fun”. > Anyone? > Zoltan
• Re: Power Windows/Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:45:12 +1200
  >Anyway, I have a 1984 VW Vanagon GL with the manual windows and >locks. Recently, I've been looking into putting in a new...
• Need Help with a Stereo Upgrade for Power Window 89 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:50:59 -0700
  I would not swap OEM window regulators for the sake of better speakers. Most aftermarket power window kits that I have seen are junk...
• Re: Full front and top window wind/rain deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 17:57:53 -0700
  ...Full front and top window wind/rain deflectors > > Hey folks-- > > Killing time on a slow Friday. > I saw this video with wind/rain deflectors...
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - alistair bell
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:32:59 -0800
  ...Westi window screens > >> I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no >> screen material in them,so: >> 1. How...
• Re: What is under the headliner material by the windows?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:29:04 -0500
  ...It could be a rear window leak or a leak in your rain gutter. I think you're going to have to remove the...
• Re: What is that strip? - it isn't just decoration!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:37:13 EDT
  ...After the second window and a little soap solution, it takes less than 10 minutes per window. In the archives, I've posted some...
• Re: Safari Windows
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 21 May 1996 10:47:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have set mine so > that they just pull the window lightly onto the body seal. I bolted > the dash clips on instead on...
• WESTY AIR CONDITIONER IDEA
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:07:53 EDT
  ...get one of those cheap small window a/c units and build a 2x4 cradle for it to sit in up in the poptop...
• Re: window tinting and rear defroster
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 17:33:57 -0400
  On my rx-7, I purchased a new rear window instead of messing with the tint. I know it's not the answer you...
• Re: Sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:31:39 -0700
  ...Sliding window latch > Hi volks, > > Does anyone know (before I take me right angle, standard driver and do some > damage) if the screw accessed...
• Re: window crank extensions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:57:16 -0700
  ...Old problem, how to get front door window cranks to clear the speaker grills on replacement speakers. I just went through the archives, and...
• Window Tinting 'Falia's
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 07:59 PDT
  ...Has any 'falia owner out there had this done? I'm wondering how the window behind the closet was done. Did the closet have...
• Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:59:10 -0800
  ...I made screens for my vanagon windows, put them on the outside, used regular/strong magnets. I found that even these blow off in...
• window seals on drivers and passenger side doors
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:43:32 -0400
  ...window seals on drivers and passenger side doors I have an 85 and would like to replace the seals all around the windows in...
• Re: parts for sale!!! (f) must see!!! LOL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 06:25:30 -0500
  At 02:12 AM 2/7/02 -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >folks, theres a good deal on a set of vent wing windows...
• Re: Driver and Passenger door window screens - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:43:05 -0700
  Did you mean sliding window screen for the camper? I recall seeing them either at Bus Depot or GoWesty. They are quite spendy but...
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:51:08 -0800
  > > and wing windows that > > actually open... > >yea.. how dumb was that for VW to exclude the wing windows on the '90-'91 >NON-GL...
• How to remove window latch?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 12 May 2013 22:00:56 -0600
  ...How do I remove the interior latch on the sliding glass window inside of a 1985 Westfalia? Thanks,Geneva and Mike85 Bostig (now with...