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  • Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:01:05 -0600
    ...front tent window section and wrap around 2-3 feet on each side > 2) left side > 3) right side > 4) rear skinny piece > > I...
  • Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:18:45 -0400
    ...I used a spare rear window defroster switch put in the extra blanked off spot on the dash to control the "switched" power lead...
  • Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:49:43 -0700
    ...battery compartment, and (depending on year) the vents on the rear side windows. M --- Vince S <gipsyflies@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > There isn't a...
  • Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 7 Oct 94 12:53:47 MDT
    ...Calvin (my Golden Retriever) has now torn both of my > side window screens. They have become unattached from > the plastic frame. It looks as...
  • RE: female stuff on trips
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Sep 1994 18:07:26 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The original curtains were replaced previously on the right side and rear windows. And one of the original ones on the left side is...
  • FS: '78 Bus
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Tue, 29 Oct 96 20:11:32 EST
    ...I think there is also a little bit on the bottom edge of one of the side windows. I've done lots of work...
  • Still Looking, EV this time
    Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
    Sat, 8 Jun 1996 17:49:30 -0700
    ...different no-name brand pairs front vs. rear. The spare tire was worn on one side, could have been out of balance, or is...
  • Re: 5000 lb hitch
    Historical mailing list - Pokey
    Sun, 4 Feb 2001 19:39:59 -0800
    ...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: Third brake light
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:06:22 -0500
    ...In North America where rear turn signals >>>> are permitted to emit red light, the CHMSL also helps to disambiguate brake >>>> lights from rear position...
  • Re: Power Mirror Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:22:53 CST
    On Wed, 25 Nov 1998 Jon Kanas queried: >I am interested in converting my manual outside rear-view mirrors to >remote, electric operation. Has...
  • Re: kappa tweeters in the dash? - speaker grille modification
    Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
    Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:26:28 -0500
    ...So, you didn't use the plastic surround at > > all, > > right? > > > > I've got power windows, so window crank clearance isn't an issue...
  • Re: Electric Locks clicking and clicking and clicking
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:13:36 +0200
    ...in the correct order, this will show you that the rear and side locks work... while the fronts probably do not. The contacts in...
  • Re: Darn Westy Skylight and 7 days of nonstop rain
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:36:13 -0400
    ...The open/close knob leaks as well as the Anything that comes in the rear edge will fill the plastic housing until if overflows...
  • Re: mouse profing
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:10:00 -0500
    ...some part is > > missing, or the owner leaves a door or window open. > > > > Jim > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Scott...
  • '90 vanagon 15,000 firm
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:22:23 -0400
    ...and sliding door (fender mount??) a small dent in the rear drivers side quarter panel, a missing front table and a non-working a...
  • Re: Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in custody
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 5 Apr 1999 14:52:38 -0700
    ...an '89 unrebuildable Vanagon that was hit in each side. >Both front and rear are supposed to still look great. Only the interior >seating...
  • Re: converting gl to be more camp-able (FREE TOP)
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:39:04 -0700
    ...the hanging rear cabinet that actually has some space because the roof curve is still there, the extra length bed, side windows in the...
  • A/C Vents
    Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 04:34:48 -0400
    Brian, I also have 84 Westy with rear A/C. I have window tint which probably helps some, but I find the A/C...
  • Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
    Historical mailing list - Annie
    Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:28:25 -0700
    ...all new non chrome seals for the whole van > >>> > >>> 2 rear side vent windows ( they started using these in 88 ) > >>> > >>> could also include the...
  • Re: TBD sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:38:35 -0500
    ...Then the top snaps go along the air conduit, the rearmost side >> ones along the side of the van and along the sofabed, and...
  • Not voting for stickers
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:00:07 -0600
    ...Either bottom side rear windows and back window. Or just under the Vanagon emblem on the back door. This way I can control the...
  • Re: noise reduction
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:17:10 -0400
    ...of foam rubber window gasket material. It comes in various thicknesses, and width's. It has adhesive on one side of it. It is...
  • Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
    Historical mailing list - jbclem1
    Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:05:05 -0700
    ...Illumination, focus and shadows are consistent, as it the > vegetation just visible through the side windows. Lighting direction > means you couldn't SEE any...
  • Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
    Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:23:55 -0400
    ...Not sure of the origin although the auto dealership sticker in the rear window is from a German dealership and it has many German...
  • Re: windshield replacement - sealant
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
    Wed, 19 May 2004 08:00:29 -0700
    ...More specifically, windshield, side windows, and rear lid glass. Page 64.3. I replaced my windshield a while ago and used 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Nov 2004 to 5 Nov 2004 - Special issue (#2004-1073)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:27:49 -0700
    ...The blanket itself was noticeably colder on the upper side than bottom. I use the Olympic Cat also and pop the side sliding windows...
  • Re: Central Locking -- questions
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 5 May 2011 13:39:46 -0700
    ...Squirrel could install it? > > > > Would it be usable for the side slider and/or the rear hatch, or just the 2 > > front doors? (Seems...
  • Winter Storage
    Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
    Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:57:41 -0600
    ...Use chocks on either side of the rear wheels to prevent movement. *Best Regards, Jon B Kanas * >
  • Re: Front speakers
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:56:03 +0000
    ...On my passenger syncro the manual window cranks > >do hit the speakers that were installed. > > > > > >On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:52 PM, rubatoguy...
  • Re: Sound Insulation & Air conditioner--LONG
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:05:12 -0500
    ...Also another one opposite that one screwed in from the right side of the cabinet (side facing the rear/back of van just above...
  • Re: passed up an '86
    Historical mailing list - Jon B
    Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:48:03 -0700
    ...feature) Sink was behind driver's seat and blocked the rear > sliding window. Has anyone ever seen/heard of this? > Anyway, it was in...
  • Re: T3 syncro production
    Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:33:36 +1000
    ...the left side (or port side) just under the front passenger door. These vehciles were all just ordinary Syncros with a rear diff dock...
  • Re: Earliest 1980 P27 westy For sale?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:09:25 -0700
    ...The other side is not much > better and will need rocker repair soon. The mechanicals work well. New > rear Boge shocks, clutch and 74...
  • Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:02:21 -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...
  • non-GL model
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:10:24 -0400
    ...windows no arm rests, old analog clock in the tach. position. Rear facing jump seats, with bed, but no talbe in the side wall...
  • Re: Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
    Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
    Thu, 24 May 2001 07:58:34 -0500
    ...models outer headlamps but four of them ! No VW badge on the grille, no place for it ! Side windows are all Plexiglas and sort...
  • Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:28:43 -0700
    ...super easy actually, rear shocks on a vanagon. With air tools in a real shop .. 10 minutes per side. Even 2 minutes per side...
  • Re: Unusal Vanagon version - anyone else see this before? <long>
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 11 May 96 14:52:55 CDT
    ...sidewall with light (different from US Carat or >-mouldings around windows that include swiveling ball type lights (and light >-molded armrests for rear seats...
  • 1958 panel
    Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
    Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:04:04 -0700
    ...It was intact, but rusty (would require battery tray, and had rust down both sides and front). The floor pan seemed intact, but both...
  • Re: 87 Syncro complete headliner perfect F/S
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 14:27:14 -0800
    ...I will be removing the side windows so I can get the whole thing if you want it I can include the cross support...
  • FS, Sacramento area, lots
    Historical mailing list
    25 Apr 97 06:32:37 PDT
    ...BUS '65, 13 Window Deluxe. Project. $1800/best ofr. 721-8607 BUS '69, new pnt, reblt eng. $2000. 784-0919 BUS '74 camper pop...
  • RE: Bus Plus Fuss
    Historical mailing list - mdstockr
    Thu, 23 Jan 97 09:03:48
    ...westy's , the rear sofabed has storage >underneath. There are curtains all around, and it has the screens for the >windows. > >If it weren...
  • Re: 1990 Vanagon GL (non running), jump seats, large table/mount, headrests f...
    Historical mailing list - David Cohen
    Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:20:07 EST
    ...rear > > The bad > Clutch burned up > 3rd gear syncro bad in 4spd tranny > recently hit car port pole so damage to passenger side rear...
  • Re: Rearview mirror
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:24:14 -0500
    ...my side mirrors out of habit of driving Buses and Vanagons for decades.� Most of the time I have the rear window curtains shut...
  • Re: Tough decision, but FS: 90GL (Blackbeard)
    Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
    Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:44:02 -0700
    ...Plenty of tread life and mileage ahead. > -New OEM antenna installed a couple of months back. > > Negatives: > -Small ding on the front passenger side...
  • Re: who has upgraded their front vanagon door SPEAKERS??
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:26:00 -0700
    ...as i dont want to be hitting the window crank > knob with it, or for it to get crunched against the side of the...
  • The Flat Tire Encounter
    Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
    Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:53:14 -0800
    ...Driving west to the coast, I saw this '68ish VW bay window bus, pulled over on the side of the road. The bus looked...
  • FS: 91 westy Beautiful condition.
    Historical mailing list - No Name Available
    Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:30:24 EDT
    ...Cruise Control, Power windows (pass side replaced last summer), Power Mirrors (heated). Power locks. All screens and curtains in excellent condition. three way fridge...
  • Rousing the napping van - wasting time on a miserably hot Tuesday
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:42:13 +0000
    ...Lubed the driver's window channels and that helped with the cranking. Did the passenger side, too. I'd washed the van during our...
  • Re:23Horror Story...Lee reply ( L)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Dec 1995 11:58:43 -0700
    ...floor/shifter position? What about the barndoor front door side window curtians (USA= windows)? Barndoor steering wheel and pedal assys? Hmmm... If any vehicle...
  • FOR SALE - 85 WESTY >>> $3000
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:26:10 -0700
    ...Canvas (New 3 windows Cotton Canvas) Installed PopTop & Luggage Rack Seals Installed 2 New Window Screens Tires: Bridgestone Reinforced Sidewall Rear = Near New Front...
  • Opening rear hatch from inside, was: Winter camping HEAT
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:48:50 -0500
    ...OPEN THE REAR HATCH FROM THE INSIDE? INSULATION. I cut bubble-wrap insulation (has foil on both sides) to fit each window plus pop...
  • Re: Vanagonginity lost...
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:22:42 -0700
    ...does open up side vents (near doors, 1/2 > way down the dash)... still heat coming out of either the window or > floor vents...
  • Re: appropriateness (was Re: finding bad syncro wheel bearing)
    Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
    Sat, 16 Mar 1996 19:52:34 -0500 (EST)
    ...The split window bus was replaced by the bay window when VW thought that it would improve sales/reduce costs. The bay window bus...
  • idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:57:17 EST
    ...rear seams..again, its from factory seam sealer shrinking, and water entering seams from behind. rust around windshield and side window and hatch window...
  • Re: '85 Vanagon rear right jack point rust
    Historical mailing list - Evan Sullivan
    Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:23:31 -0500
    ...It appears to be caused by water ingress in the rear right window > seal, which is bubbling with rust. Here are some photos of...
  • Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:49:49 -0700
    ...windows that don't open, no tach, no front armrests, metal dash, all vinyl interior panels, fewer interior lights, black painted metal bumpers Rear...
  • FS: fresh batch of cheap vans
    Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
    Wed, 1 Oct 1997 02:03:56 -0500
    ...Selling for parts /or repair.Right engine head gasket needs replaced and body work needed in right rear side. Original owner. Call with questions...
  • Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Germain
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 22:16:22 -0400
    ...Is it? > > The rear fans tend to burn out over the years even if the fridge is > seldom used. This is because the fan...
  • Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:46:48 -0700
    ...Now that I think of it, this > situation shouldn't account for the temp difference between the rear > drums. Neither side is going to...