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  • Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
    Mon, 15 May 2000 19:55:32 -0700
    I'm considering getting my windows tinted on my '90 Westfalia to reduce the temperature inside the Van. I don't want to go...
  • Re: Window Tint Nightmare :(
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:05:48 -0400
    On the GoldBrick the only place I have light peeking through is at the handle on the sliding windows (they didn't remove the...
  • My drivers side (triangular) vent window won't stay open
    Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
    Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:41:57 -0700
    So it�s been fairly hot lately and I�ve been noticing that the triangle windows up front (do these have a name) work...
  • Re: Window Switches
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:49:02 -0600
    ...everytime i see a >quantum in the junkyard i always pull the window switches out of it.. > >chris > > I used some from a Jetta...
  • Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:46:28 -0700
    ...wing windows: <http://blue.foodhammer.net/window.jpg> The front-upper corner tilts forward and passes to the outside of the wing window frame...
  • Re: Chrome molding
    Historical mailing list - John Graham
    Wed, 6 Sep 2006 23:07:27 -0400
    Gilles, I have an 88 Vanagon with the plastic chrome trim in the window moldings. I took them all out several months back and...
  • Re: Tourists shun crime-hit Mexico beaches
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:01:07 -0700
    ...bob> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22527971/from/ET/ _________________________________________________________________ Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista� + Windows Live�. http://www.microsoft...
  • Quarter windows was Re: Advice, questions, help request
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:27:40 -0500
    ...How do you get access to the little outward-facing nub on the quarter window shaft that prevents (on late-model vans) opening said...
  • Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:33:03 EDT
    ...chris '84 wolfy w/ YANKED OUT window trim thats been sitting outside w/ no leaks for the past 4 yrs >> Of Course, as you...
  • Re: Window crank hitting new front speakers
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:59:17 EST
    ...There are lots of suggestions regarding spacers and > other window cranks (Ford Taurus) that may solve your problem. I used cranks > from an A2...
  • Fwd: Re: Removing chrome window trim
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:53:01 -0400
    At speeds of over 120 mph do not roll down your windows as your other windows will pop out without the trim in them...
  • Re: Removing internal window rubber
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:58:43 -0500
    What about ArmorAll for reconditioning the rubber window gaskets? I don't know if it was a good idea or a bad idea from...
  • vanagons on film - "Buddy"
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:42:19 -0500
    ...Any Norwegians on the list? aaron '87 syncro westy ej22 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99: Keep your life in sync.=20 http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid...
  • Re: ETKA and Windows XP
    Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 20:15:11 -0800
    ...ETKA and Windows XP > There is a procedure for installing it to XP that involves some manual > tweaks. I don't have it here...
  • Re: Retro power windows/locks?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 09 Aug 94 19:55:56 CDT
    On Tue, 9 Aug 94 16:55:23 CDT Steve Wall said: >Is it possible to retrofit the power windows and/or doors in...
  • Re: Removed windows...
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:16:36 -0400
    ...Removed windows... > > Hi all, > > I thought I'd put out there that I spent the day today removing the > windows from my '87 Westy...
  • Re: Will Audi power window motors fit our Vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:26:34 -0700
    ...window motor found on the Audi Quatro (1987) be the same >> fit for our Vanagons with power windows? >> >> What about the power window motors...
  • Re: Best Tint?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:15:16 -0400
    Not so much the sliding window 'flocked' seal strips or the roll-up window inner 'squeegee' strips, but banging against metal stuff inside the...
  • Re: rear window leak
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:19:36 -0600
    ...Secondly, find the crack at the bottom of the window where the rubber (almost) butts together and fill it neatly with silicon glue. No...
  • Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 16 May 2005 01:45:31 -0400
    Okay, that "funky yellow strip" was originally a chromed piece of plastic that helps seal the rubber window seals of the early model Vanagons...
  • Re: Rebuilding Vanagon Electric Windows or How To Go Into Debt Quickly
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:41:53 -0500
    Brent, I don't know about alternatives, but I recently took a dead bosch vanagon window motor to see if they could fix it...
  • Re: [ was Winter heating - now new Coleman heater]
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:03:48 -0800
    ...For example, a ten inch wide side window opened 2 (or 3 or 4 or whatever) inches or a 20 inch wide window opened...
  • Re: needed: plastic power window parts
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:47:39 -0700
    ...Does anyone have > any broken or non-broken power window regulators > that they would like to sell? Altogether, these power windows are designed to...
  • Re: Window rubber trim alternatives
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:28:44 -0800
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I pulled the trim from the windows on my van and the stuff just broke up in > to dozens of...
  • sliding windows in an 84
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 1 Jul 1994 10:19:53 -0700 (PDT)
    Hello, My sliding side windows are making all sorts of horrible noises now that the tiny bits of plastic that these things ride on...
  • Crew Cab / 21 Window
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:55:26 -0400
    ...1967 21 Window Deluxe Sunroof with walk-thru front seating. Straight and rust free. Fresh professional paint job, stock color L555 below and L87...
  • Help: Power Window Motor
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
    Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:47:33 -0800
    Hi, A few weeks ago the passenger window in my 87 Westie stopped working from either control button. I am about 99% sure that...
  • Help: Power Window Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
    Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:49:03 -0800
    Hi, A few weeks ago the passenger window in my 87 Westie stopped working from either control button. I am about 99% sure that...
  • Re: Where to get front window seal changed in DC area
    Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
    Thu, 30 May 2002 15:59:02 -0400
    ...Where to get front window seal changed in DC area > OK, I called the local glass place (Harmon Cherrydale) and they want $150 labor...
  • window rubber chrome
    Historical mailing list - James Ballen
    Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:17:06 -0700
    ...I posted last week about using the window screen spline to replace the chrome stuff in the Vanagon window rubber. The size i found...
  • window tinting and rear defroster
    Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
    Tue, 9 Aug 2005 16:11:10 -0500
    Hi All, has anyone had experience in trying to replace the window tinting on their vanagon? I have a '87 Westy with horrible tinting...
  • Re: Temporary fix for rusthole under window?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:52:52 -0700
    ...With the window back in you couldn't tell what if anything had been done. Here's a pretty good write-up of various...
  • Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:52:58 -0800
    To get the vent windows off the van just unscrew the two Torx bolts that hold the glass to the mounts, then the glass...
  • power window fuse location?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
    Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:08:52 -0400
    Hey Folks Just heading out for the weekend - blew the power window fuse during switch repair yesterday I cannot pin down the location of...
  • Still looking for some late Westy parts
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Fri, 30 May 2014 14:47:47 -0400
    ...Sliding window locks for side sliding windows. Any love? -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: 856-327-4936 Fax: 856...
  • power window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
    Thu, 5 Jul 2012 09:38:33 -0700
    I am looking for a 89-91 power window regulator and prefer it not to be in working order. My mechanic tossed my old...
  • Re: Rear Hatch Screens Now Available (Was Re: New Item Available Posted 6-12)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Randleman
    Tue, 20 Aug 1996 08:26:30 -0400 (EDT)
    Is there such a thing as a window screen for the driver side and passenger side front windows? (sliding/velcro?) If so, where can...
  • Re: Window Latch Removal
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 22:17:22 -0400
    Jan Eggspuehler wrote: > Does anyone know how to remove the latches from the sliding windows for > reuse? Good question. One of mine is a...
  • looking for parts
    Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
    Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:35:58 -0400
    I am also looking for a pair (or single will do) vanagon side windows. middle ones that are crank open, not sliders. I have...
  • Re: 1985 GL Wing Window
    Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
    Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:06:29 -0500
    I managed to delete two emails from two people who have a wing window they can sell me - would you mind re-sending? Thanks...
  • anyone with a '80-'84 van want a pair of SCREENED side windows?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:57:06 EST
    i have a pair of sliding side windows with screens for a '80-'84 vanagon for sale, if anyones interested..theyre afrom a westy...
  • Re: Sliding Window Vent Covers
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:46:02 -0400
    ...http://EuroCampers.com/ and click on:AIRVENT LOUVERED WINDOW INSERTS in the midle. Cheers, Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
  • Removing the wardrobe/89 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
    Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:46:05 -0600
    I need yalls help...I'm planning a super duper tint job on my 89 Westy.....the company removes all the windows....they do...
  • Sliding window removal
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:42:50 -0500
    Bentley says, "Remove sliding window interior latch." No more detail is given. Do you need to reach up into the latch from below and...
  • Installing chrome molding strips...tool?
    Historical mailing list - jbclem1
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:25:19 -0700
    Looking through the archives I found mention of homemade and purchased window/windshield chrome molding installation tools. Could someone draw me a diagram or...
  • Westy on Southcoast Craigs List
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000
    ...http://southcoast.craigslist.org/cto/1024883447.html Ric _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live�: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail...
  • Re: New blog post and window crank question
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:28:48 -0700
    ...I'm gearing up to do new speakers, power locks, alarm, and power windows. You really get spoiled by this stuff, and I find...
  • SoCal Window Tint Referrals
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:20:24 -0700
    I'd like to have my Westy's windows tinted. Today I got 2 estimates. One was for $150, but I would have to...
  • Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:33:19 -0500
    ...I reinstalled OEM type molding in my rear window and it cost $16.00 for the chrome stuff and about two hours to install...
  • Re: Power window won't stay up
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:38:00 -0400
    ...Power window won't stay up All of a sudden my power window on the passenger side won't stay up. I took off...
  • Electric windows
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:42:03 -0500
    ...The cable guide at the bottom of the window operating unit has come out of position. I have three window units, and all three...
  • Supplier of sliding window guide
    Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
    Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:48:19 -0300
    Anybody find a supplier of the little plastic sliding window guides? I bought some from the Busdepot a while ago but the last time...
  • Aftermarket Window Controller = Bad Fit...anybody else?
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Mon, 23 May 2005 07:44:36 -0700
    ...years) I purchased an Aftermarket Window Controller from Ken at Vanagain for the drivers side window in my 1990 Carat. I had it installed...
  • Re: Vent window lock '82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:59:23 -0700
    ...It is all one piece, looks > like it was taken out of a broken window. My question is; how do I > separate > the handle...
  • Re: window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
    Fri, 5 May 2006 06:18:42 +0000
    ...Sliding side windows were tinted not "completely" but only where completely accessible so there are dumb looking gaps. I will be watching to see...
  • Re: Front Door window detail
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:03:44 -0800
    Yes indeed, and when it's missing the window can bang back and forth when lowered as you change speed too. Mine originally had...
  • Re: '61 crew cab value
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Fri, 1 Sep 1995 14:08:34 -0500 (CDT)
    On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Bill Devlin wrote: > > >what year is the bubbe window? i'd say that their prices sounds a wee bit...
  • EV Sliding windows.
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Dec 1995 14:55:18 -0500
    ...I have sliding side windows on the EV. Last spring when I bought it, the passengers sliding door window latch fell off on my...
  • Re: Vent Windows
    Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
    Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:51:50 -0700
    ...Vent Windows > Does anyone know if the side vent windows on Vanagons are all > interchangeable (year to year)? > > I've got one that makes...
  • Re: Window chrome Mldgs.
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 21 Jun 2000 06:43:14 EDT
    ...Re; Window chrome Mldgs. >> I too have removed the window chrome mouldings from my '87 Westy and no leaks. Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy...