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• 85 Westy Window Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:12:24 -0500
  Good Morning, I was wondering if anyone out there with a 85 Full Westy has a photo of their window sticker. I can't...
• $ left sliding window '85 - needed
  Historical mailing list - FCF
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 09:09:26 -0500
  Anyone has the left sliding window. How much do you want for it? I'm debating wether to fix or part my van and...
• TINTED WINDOWS
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:21:52 -0700
  ...Does anyone know what kind of headache it would be to clear the TINT off my windows and re-tint them so they can...
• Re: Keeping Slop off rear window
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:48:34 EST
  ...or was there,any accessory deflectors made for a vanagon to help keep the winter slop off the rear window? >> rear wiper blade...;<) chris
• Window Cranks, getting them off
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 13 May 2000 10:48:42 -0400
  How do you get the window cranks off? I want to put new speakers up front, but don't know how the cranks come...
• Removing Window Tinting...
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:20:25 -0400
  Anyone have any tricks on removing a really bad tinting job on one window. I tried to SLOWLY peel it off but didn't...
• Rare 21 window Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 05:41:12 -0700
  ...How bout a split window windshield? Phil Stanhope, 84 Westy w/Tiico __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo...
• rear window wiper wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:09:26 EST
  I just picked up a rear window wiper/motor assembly and washer at a wrecking yard. Did VW run wiring for accessories like this...
• Re: Source for westy Slider Window Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:05:33 EDT
  ...Anyone know of a source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. > > > > i have some good used ones.. you need left and right...
• Re: Missing window crank screws... what size?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:46:26 -0800
  > Who knows what size screw attaches the window crank to its fitting on > the inside of the front doors? > > I've finally purchased cranks...
• source for sliding window screens/frames?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Haagensen
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:49:51 -0800
  I am looking for OEM style replacement sliding window screens for my 87 Westy but have come up empty at all the usual sources...
• best t molding adhesive?
  Historical mailing list - justin -
  Tue, 22 May 2007 00:53:57 -0600
  ...See what�s different about Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_reten_changegood...
• Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:34:16 -0700
  You are not supposed to have any reflective tint on car windows, according to some cops...most especially frowned upon on the front windows...
• Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:28:25 -0700
  Years ago I had the extra window tinting installed on my New Beetle - I live where it is hot and it seems to help...
• Re: stealth camping
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:59:27 -0600
  ...In Illinois the front window and the 2 side windows may not be tinted. However when "stealth" camping I put the front curtain up...
• Re: Screen for non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:48:09 -0700
  ...I understand that there are aftermarket screens which can be locked in place for the non-camper sliding windows, and then there are improved...
• Curtains and screens 91GL 7-Pass
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:58 -0600
  Putting some screen material over the sliding side windows and came up with Velcro coins that stick to rubber seal on driver side and...
• Re: have you ever ....
  Historical mailing list - onanov
  Sun, 25 May 2003 11:21:36 -0500
  ...If you look at the painted metal on the door below the window on my Vanagon you can see dozens of pits where the...
• Re: Power window not working...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:57:50 -0700
  Before you take the window motor out and apart etc, check the wiring for continuity. Since your motor "clicks" it may not be wiring...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:52:32 -0500
  ...know the part number for the window scrapers [? Rubber strips at > the bottom of the front door windows that seal the water out, kind...
• Re: Bassackwards Bay Window
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:02:26 -0500
  ...is screening a new > film about a volk driving a bay window bus across country: > > http://sundance.bside.com/2010/films/bassackwards_sundance2010 > > The...
• Re: AC and window tint comments
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:33:06 EDT
  ...com writes: > its illegal here in CA to tint your side windows unless > its a clear security tint - which by the way they do...
• Parting out '88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:58:03 -0500
  ...Complete overhead A/C system (grey) All Window glass (even the sliding windows with the black frames) Rear seat/bed (just the seat no...
• Re: Break-in .....need a new sliding window for '89 Westy (Left side slider)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:15:06 EDT
  ...Warren Chapman Mill Valley, CA >> i have drivers and pass westy sliding windows...i assume u dont need the screen? chris
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:24:12 -0500
  I concur with the part about them being cheaper to replace than the whole window. If you live in British Columbia, or at least...
• Window Seals, scrapers, etc, etc
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:18:15 -0600
  ...Now I have got problems with the fron door windows. They are rattling like crazy. Close inspection shows scrapes worn \, out, seals and felts...
• Re: Driver's side power Window not working
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:39:45 -0700
  ...Driver's side power Window not working Jeff, 7 out of 10 times a non working power window has been caused by the wiring...
• Re: Power Window Switch All of Sudden Dead? ( SOLVED! Motors need lubricating) New issue now - 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:56:45 -0400
  ...I > just did a > bunch of work on my suddenly non functioning power window. Turns out > the > motor had become dirty and gunked up...
• cleaning windows with tinted film
  Historical mailing list - Coyne, Annie
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:27:32 -0500
  The windows of the 88 Westy I inherited from my Arizona-resident father have deeply tinted windows. Great for privacy and heat reduction, though...
• Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:45:57 -0700
  I am seeing a tiny puddle of water at the floor under this window on my van. Interior removed for updates. The extra rivets...
• Re: Power window issue
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:22:30 -0400
  Steve, I spent a few days last summer on the passenger side window of my '87 Wolfsburg. Winding the cable on the drum is...
• Re: Driver's side power Window not working
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  ...Driver's side power Window not working sounds like you real experience there Dylan. regarding 'flimsy� plastic tabs that break easily' .............the power window...
• Re: For Sale -- Magnetic Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:33:32 -0700
  I received my Joe Federici-brand Magnetic Front Window Skeeter Skreenz(TM) today and did a trial install. The workmanship is top-notch and...
• Re: Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:10:44 -0600
  ...Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers > side > > Hey Everyone, > > Does any have the plastic power window switch holder on...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#585802949: vw vanagon rear window jailbars westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 3 May 2001 22:01:16 PDT
  ...heres a complete set of rear window jailbars protects rear window from breakage,was only in one or two years of production wolfsburg model...
• Re: Nice UK Reimo Conversion Site
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:33:28 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV> <P>I like how the window on the sliding door is one piece, now that I have...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:04:10 +1100
  ...Yes, same rear window for both single & double cabs. I am however unclear what the point of a rear sliding window on the trucks...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:42:38 -0400
  ...I have heard rumors of rebuild/seal kits for the sliding windows on westys? > Any truth to that? Thanks, I'm tired of the...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:54:09 -0700
  at both ends of the window lift bar there are 2 plastic guides if they loose from the lift bar and not broken put...
• Re: Yet another sticker idea
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:40:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...Windows flag with oil drip spots under it? Windows? You _sick_ puppy! Thom -- > Opinions are just that - obviously. ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : : Systems...
• EV rear pop out windows
  Historical mailing list - David Mayes
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 08:56:46 -0700
  I remember reading about some German company that sells electrically operated rear pop out windows for EuroVans. Does anybody have any info regarding these...
• help, needed part for my wing window.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 18:40:05 -0800 (PST)
  does anybody have a extra drivers side wing window lock. i need a black one. actually, the base is all i need. mine broke...
• side window lock help
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 30 May 1998 12:06:14 -0600
  I have a small problem with locking my side window. It seems that the track is worn out (the inside AL bottom piece with...
• sliding rear windows fof sale
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 11:46:42 EDT
  I have two sliding windows both tinted out of an 85 Vanagon in great shape. Anyone need them?$50.00 for the pair sound...
• tightening up vent window
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:14:35 -0700
  My driver's side vent window won't stay opened if I'm driving over 30mph or so. I've looked in the Bentley...
• Sliding Window in rear Door
  Historical mailing list - William W. Barker
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:39:29 -0500
  ...They broke his rear sliding window (in the sliding door). Anyone got one they want to sell cheap? - Wil '85 Westy GL (gonna need...
• Removing sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:29:58 -0700
  Can anyone help me figure out how to remove (gingerly, as it's getting a bit brittle) the screens to the sliding windows? All...
• AC in a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:44:33 -0400
  I saw a vanagon today with a small ac unit mounted in the window! Anybody know anything about window unit ac for when you...
• WTB pair of manual window regulators
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:06:28 -0500
  I'm shopping around for a pair (drivers and passengers) window regulators. I don't need glass or cranks, however. Does anyone have an...
• Re: Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 22:54:59 +1300
  >I recently picked up a limited supply of Vanagon power window regulators >(both sides). These are original equipment VW factory items, not the crappy...
• Re: rear windows
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:58:44 -0600
  ...E-mail message << anybody happen to notice the rearmost windows on his hungarian bus?? >> Yeah, they're back-asswards. That bus might not be...
• rattling window
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:54:45 -0700
  My window rattles when I drive and its rolled down a bit or at all.... I saw some vendors site mentioning a specific rubber...
• Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:44:22 -0600
  I have a torn window screen. I think that finding a nylon mosquito screen will be fairly easy but I wonder what installation tips...
• Re: Best Tint?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:14:20 +0000
  I pulled the rear window for the tint people last time. It was a pretty tough job getting it back in though. I thought...
• Re: Windshild Cover Availablility?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:51:43 EDT
  ...I have these sets available for the cab windows, passenger area and the rear window. Fits all year Vanagons. This is a multi-layer...
• More Free Vanagon Parts Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:29:44 -0700
  ...40 - 1/8" long x 15 - 1/2" wide side window glass from "Transporter" 1985 Vanagon "No draft" window frames from Vanagon front doors...
• Re: flipped windows?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 21 May 2012 22:02:51 -0400
  ...I wonder how that would affect air flow inside when driving with windows down. And I wonder if rain/noise/air will creep in...
• Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:46:41 -0600
  ...The idea is that it will stop rain from getting in the > window when it is opened for ventilation. Well, it will stop vertical...
• 3 window tent screen measurement request
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 21:11:23 -0900
  ...I have one of the original German tents to use as a pattern, but it's just the single window/screen variety. I'm...
• Re: Removing chrome window trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:42:08 EDT
  ...nasty old "chrome" strip from the > window seals and not having issues with it leaking or windows falling out. > Is this a good idea...