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• Re: Foglight switch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:27:07 -0500
  ...me thinking...what OEM accessory uses the remaining > blank position...heated rear window? heated seats? cone of silence? > (ahh if only...:) > > Thanks for any...
• Dripping A/C (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:10:29 -0700
  ...Then squirted a lot of water up one side and watched it come out the other side. Really crazy thing to do, flushing the...
• 90 Westy as stocking stuffer(FOR SALE-NY $9300)
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:45:55 EST
  ...Also lightly scraped the rear drivers side wheel well and back fiberglass side piece. The passengers side looks like someone �key� scraped it. A...
• Re: Ignition problem?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 09:53:55 -0500
  ...sides I heard that this problem has to do with the grounding of the electrical circuit and that other electrical device ( like power windows...
• Re: tarp clamps AND awning ideas
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:27:56 -0700
  ...When I want to cover the front window in the poptop I use a 5x7 tarp with the 5' side attached by three or...
• Re: Country Campers conversion
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:49:17 -0800
  ...The top has opening windows on both sides and one in the rear. It also has a large sunroof. In addition there are two...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan GL
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 11:08:47 -0700
  ...seams (painted 2x) >Paint peeling off (gettting ready to paint again) >Side window decals "balling up" (replaced twice then repainted "dull >black" >A/C...
• My attempts at spotting type IIs in Costa Rica.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:55:11 +0100
  ...Most, though not all of the full window versions had what must bee a deluxe trim package: either strips of chrome along the side...
• Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:57:46 -0400
  ...see the horizon out > the back window using the inside rear view mirror. > mounting the inside rear view mirror lower will fix that though...
• Re: We're back Questions on fasteners and instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:24:58 +0000
  ...Put back cover that goes over track for sliding door.  Cover is immediately below rear window on right-hand side. 2. Screws that hold...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:49:27 -0400
  ...with new rear, front speakers > and new head, everything fit fine, with the existing wires. I had 2 wires on > each side a positive...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 23:43:45 -0600
  ...The door jam sticker for recommended pressures just went out the window. Also each tire manufacture has different pressure requirements,& load capacities,even if...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:59:30 +0000
  ...You need to pry close to > > and > > > on both sides of each clip to minimize damage to the panel..Expect most > > of > > > the clips...
• RE: Better than stickers
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 07 Feb 1996 10:56:00 -0800 (PST)
  >real buses have a divided windscreen, Mine is divided! The front part is the "windshield", the side parts are called "windows", and the rear...
• "Iffy" parking areas, neighborhoods, etc. My fix.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:18:48 -0700
  ...I've tinted all the windows quite dark for their comfort and I have a huge water bowl on the rear floor if I...
• Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?)/Winter Camping Prep
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:15:46 -0700
  ...around the >> front and sides of it, then in corresponding spots on the >> metal horizontal face interior, the rear of it just tucks >> in...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:46:41 -0400
  ...window, but the > BuickMan is not hearing...So I slip out of my drivers door and walk up > sideways and knock on his window...
• FS: all kinds of parts from an 87 7-passenger van
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 14 May 2003 18:11:36 +0000
  ...I have the passenger door window glass, and the vent windows for both sides. I have the upper A/C unit, mounting points are...
• FOR SALE: 1984 Wolfsberg GL Westfalia $6,500
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 09:50:56 -0800
  ...interior light, driver's side (sometimes stays on when door is closed) The only thing really bad cosmetically: 1. The rear bumper is pretty...
• Re: Sportsvans (sic)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Apr 94 08:27:03 CDT
  ...which drives on the, ahem, other side of the road (so the steering wheel is opposite as well). as far as i can tell...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 17:02:37 +0100
  ...For 88 and later most have the exhaust vents behind the rear side windows with no option to close them. Most cars exhaust the...
• Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush) and cupholder coup
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:51:01 -0700
  ...These are the universal > plastic-basket-looking kind which hook onto the side > window slot on the front door on either the driver or...
• Source for pop-top seals and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 06:54:37 -0500
  ...above are tan color 3-Window ROOF HOLD-DOWNS: '68-'73 $4 each (says "Sorry, no pre-'68) SIDE AWNING KIT: 11' x 16...
• Re: Lower door vents taped up?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:40:57 +0200
  The cutout is closed with tape on newer Vanagons because they have the vents in the rear windows instead. I think the plastic piece...
• 1991 Carat For Sale (NW Ohio)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:33:24 -0400
  ...VW within the last 4,000 miles > New driver side power window motor > New rear windshield wiper motor and assembly > Vredestein Transport Steel tires...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:41:53 -0400
  ...would be that on Hatches with Window Wipers, the Wiper Motor may > > > > add more weight to 1 side ~ > > > >> On 21 Sep , 2021, at 6...
• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
  ...Hurley wrote: > My drivers side window fell down - I got the panel mostly off and kind > of > gerry-rigged it up....is this a...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:14:04 -0600
  ...Just caught the fact there was a problem by looking out the rear window. Had I driven just a bit more, the engine probably...
• Joker accessories for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:24:32 EST
  ...The side windows on the Joker are also different. They look to be single-piece plastic. They hinge at the top, so they open...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No
  Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
  Wed, 7 Jan 2015 15:43:01 +0000
  ...I mounted it rear facing almost up to the "step" into the "cockpit". I cut plywood to fit into the drivers side window and...
• Re: Vanagons of the Tour de France
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:04:58 -0500
  ...It was a >> > white Westy and you could only see about 3 feet of the rear of the van >> > parked on the left side...
• removing westfalia letters or in praise of WD40
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 21:55:30 EDT
  ...The rear ones were pealing off and weren't looking too good, so I peeled them off. At first I tried to heat the...
• Re: Deheler-Profi hightop in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:01:54 -0700
  ...The side > windows had a funky ripple effect and the interior looked > like Buck Rogers's personal quarters. It was very cool. I > was...
• Re: New Westy Product
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:36:02 -0700
  And it would make a great rear-projection screen for slide shows at Westy events!!! Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:52:33 -0700
  ...window, but the >> BuickMan is not hearing...So I slip out of my drivers door and walk up >> sideways and knock on his window...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:04:21 -0400
  ...the rear wheels and welded metal in. Anyway, the rust returned as expected and I re-did part of the left side again this...
• A&E Systems Catalina 2500 awning report
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 09:04:25 -0700
  ...I installed one on either side of the sliding door and one just behind the rear side window. The brackets look like they were...
• WTB: cheap A2 Jetta, Westy winter moisture
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:30:20 -0800
  ...Also a strange problem with the driver side window rubber, which seems to have developed a weird cancer - wrinkled and shriveled, presumably from being...
• Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:39:17 -0500
  ...Rear seat folds down into a bed, but it also has the swing-up table in the driver sidewall, and two jump seats - so...
• Re: Antifreeze Sauna
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:10:09 -0500
  ...side of the road with smoke pouring out. I jumped out with my fire extinguisher to find the smoke was from the rear heater...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:17:53 -0700
  ...I pull the rear seat forward into a bed, there is a > space under the seat on the cabin side. I started thinking that...
• Re: CV Boots spun off again ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:30:01 -0700
  ...the > Organic Mechanic great shop btw .. > since I had shattered the rear window with a little camp blackout maneuver > (bike's handle on the...
• Vanagon Garage Sale Announcement
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:59:12 -0500
  ...Set of Westy style sliding side windows. Set of standard vanagon sliding side windows. Numerous windows. Front doors from a burgundy and white 84...
• Re: "Simpler is better"? Yep.
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:35:52 -0700
  ...amp and > about half the speakers and crossovers and telephone > antennas and and and... > Roll up windows, no AC, Inline 4 motor, no rear...
• Re: Denver U-pull-it update
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:19:19 +0000
  ...VINs: > >25A0069327 > >WV2ZB025XLG114630 > >Oh--Sidewinder Automotive had a late-70's bay with PERFECT Blue/Green plaid >rear seat, rear matress, and upper bunk...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:47:10 -0400
  ...create a welcome home item for my van, Rear light hinge? Worlds best window crank? Rear reflector light protector? >> >> Ideas for best center rug...
• Favorite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 22:05:54 -0700
  ...Window tint, I forget the particulars, but the fronts are the lighter stuff, and the sides are the darker stuff. Got it done in...
• Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:05:41 -0700
  ...I had just recently done rear wheel bearings- since I cannot remember if this is the side I took loose or not, but it...
• Re: Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:04:32 -0600
  I have a 90 gl, so I pulled the panel from under the rear seat and put two mdf boxes of the recommended size...
• Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:15:05 -0700
  ...Pretty small indeed 11x12x17 NEWS FLASH! - IT FITS IN THE STANDARD VANAGON SIDE WINDOW OPENING! This will make some of you hate life in...
• Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:09:34 -0400
  Ha! Well - I stared at my Vanagon a bit while it was up on jack stands with the rear DS wheel torn apart. While...
• 81 Westy - Heat, Rust & Noise
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:51:20 -0600
  ...to get the stuff in the channel above my windows in the rear side areas? Does it matter what expansion type of foam I...
• Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:20:30 MST
  ...New pads on the back, new rubber brake lines, and a new cylinder on one side. Sand glaze off front pads (since they were...
• R Bumpers not same+Pwdr Coat Info
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 09:16:45 -0700
  ...slant at the front of rear bumper blade and the >66's had more of a pointed edge: > ____ ____ > side view: 63 = / 66 = \ > ___/ ____/ > >This start...
• The Syncro project arrives...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:52:58 -0700
  ...Also missing the rear speaker pod doo-dad on the passenger's side. The van has the optional (and very expensive) Webasto coolant heater...
• Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:15 -0400
  ...does open up side vents (near doors, 1/2 way down the dash)... still heat coming out of either the window or floor vents...
• Pilgrim's Progress ...Hordes of Hippies Descend!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jun 96 11:38:33 CDT
  ...The distinguishing thing (to me) was a looong triple window on the middle of the driver's side ... glass for about five feet! This...
• oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:50:34 -0500
  ...Service Cost 1/1/1991 Tint side windows $50 10/9/1991 Tint all windows $150 11/11/1991 "28,483" Paint and trim...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:11:08 +0000
  ...I switched material to solid >brown >velour type material on the seat top and seat face, and solid brown vinyl >on >the sides and...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon GL LOCATED IN FREMONT, CA,jump seats,large table/mount for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:00:46 EST
  ...rear The bad Clutch burned up 3rd gear syncro bad in 4spd tranny recently hit car port pole so MINOR damage to passenger side...