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• Re: Stinkin' stickin' slidin' door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 19:06:47 MST
  ...The swing-pin and its > track-runner can be removed (remove the beltline trim). Take that puppy > off and _soak_ them parts in solvent...
• Re: Repainting Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:36:42 -0800
  ...Especially the little things, like removing door handles, trim, bumpers, mirrors and, if you're really serious, all the windows. You simply cannot get...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 03:46:49 -0700
  ...The one thing to watch for is that many of the newer doors have the large trim panels attached to the outside bottom. They...
• Re: Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:55:53 -0700
  ...The lower door protection trim (the "extension" of the front bumper to the bottom of the front doors) is mounted from the factory with...
• Re: a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:13:09 -0500
  ...as is, no trim), remove the zip tie Finish up with the scrapers and the top felt channel, since the door panel was off...
• Re: Sliding door hinge rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:57:45 -0800
  ...Sliding door hinge rebuild Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Next item in the works is rebuilding my '85 sliding door...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:41:45 -0600
  ...sliding door handle VW # 253 843 642 > sold used Ebay etc, new replicas? from GoWesty > > https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286/inside...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:47:18 -0500
  ...my sliding door track at the bottom. > > Is it feasible to lay/glue a piece of stainless steel sheet metal trimmed > to size in...
• how many of you DONT have the armrest thingys on your front doorpanels?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:38:55 EST
  how many of you single/Doublecab owners out there (Tri-Stars not included) do NOT have the little armrest thingys on your front doorpanels...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:07:32 -0700
  ...not sure how I am going to trim it out near the sliding door. The > factory trim is not the same on the passenger...
• EV Sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 14:55:18 -0500
  ...way of putting it back on without taking the sliding door interior trim off and I'm not real shure that that will be...
• EV screens
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 23:37:50 -0800
  speaking of EV's with screens, I finally got around to getting the door screens for mine. They look pretty solid, but will require...
• vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:39:30 -0500
  ...the first things out of the bus are: * both front seats ( no seat foam) skins in great shape * all door and side panels, trim...
• Re: Genuine VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 03:05:56 +0000
  ...volkswagen/vanagon/25384770301c/1989-year/campmobile-trim/2-1l-h4-gas-engine/body-cat/glass-side-door-scat On Sunday, December 20, 2015 9...
• Re: Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:34:30 -0800
  ...Driver and Passenger Door Windows > > >> Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather >> stripping components that go in the...
• Re: sirius antenna location
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:18:50 -0500
  ...Cable moves backward then dips behind the trim, hides behind the door trim/seal, then comes out @ the bottom and runs underneath the carpet...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:07:27 EST
  ...in Westy trim, it probably was not necessary to save that space for propane tanks. >> That's also the sliding door side on the...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:39:33 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a lead on those trim strips that go >> over that little fin right in front of the door? Both of mine...
• Re: 1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:25:58 -0600
  ...Many of the cabinet parts are available but hinge sets, door trim and specialty latches can be hard to find, especially for the later...
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:21:58 -0500
  ...drivers side interior door panel of my '84 Westfalia, but > I'm stumped on how to pull the plastic trim of the release mechanism...
• Re: Need speaker advice (More than enough)
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:30:41 -0600
  ...The woofers are mounted below them on the doors using the stock grill covers. A small amount of metal was trimmed from the doors...
• FS: rare left rear westy weeeknder/multivan cabinet (with big door)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 02:30:48 EST
  ...its also a nice ugrade for a westy as this cabinet has the BIG door in the area next to the trapezoidal door towards...
• Re: 1990 VW Westfalia located in rocky mountain west needs interior/exterior work, including canvas.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:39:59 -0700
  ...Many of the cabinet parts are available but hinge sets, door trim and specialty latches can be hard to find, especially for the later...
• Re: Interior Color - is Gazelle the same as Tan?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Mon, 27 May 2002 02:02:51 +0100
  Hi Chris, I can't answer your question about trim colors, but I should warn you that the 1987 sliding door will probably not...
• Re: Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:26:44 -0800
  ...Driver and Passenger Door Windows > Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather > stripping components that go in the...
• Re: Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 3 May 1999 20:47:26 -0700
  ...black with black trim. The black color adds privacy. > <A HREF="http://www.eurocampers.com/Screens.html">EuroCampers Sliding Door > and Rear Hatch Screen...
• Re: Stereo Upgrade Project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:47:33 -0700
  ...Behind is an opening in door frame that can take a speaker, how big down there without trimming door metal I don't know...
• Custom work on westie today
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:28:18 -0600
  ...The work was done yesterday, the oak trim is beautiful, the spray painted doors are a color match. I am pleased with the outcome...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:53:24 +0100
  ...the door vents are taped shut, and no blue slider handle in their grille. > VW didn´t bother changing the door trim panels, so...
• Cal Look Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Instead of looking at my Vanagon and thinking "Oh that trim looks bad!", now I think "Wow, why didn't I do that before...
• Re: Looking for some late model interior parts for 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 2014 11:16:15 -0400
  ...Marc if you have all grey vinyl doorpanels without cloth insert or chrome trim, then theyre from a '90-'91 non-GL passenger vanagon...
• Additional Storage
  Historical mailing list - Dianne L Gigler
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:11:47 -0400
  ...I installed them below the "silver" trim strip and just in front of the vent. There is no interference with the seat or door...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:58:57 -0700
  ...can't > > hold the door at the same time. > > > > Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl > > trim strip that can be...
• Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:13:20 -0400
  ...Is this normal? c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off easily, that over the sliding door seems...
• Re: What causes those windows to (not stay) open...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:28:32 EDT
  ...Removing the inside door trim panel, will gain you access to this loose screw. Because of its location, it is a bitch to tighten...
• FW: Diesel 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 17:08:19 -0400
  ...Rust spots on font bumper and rear hatch, trim between front windshield window and doors missing. Contact: John Griks, Marysville, WA (360) 652-8332.
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:48:02 EST
  ...door more..or you can just take a hacksaw and trim off the tip of the handle where it curves in towards the door...
• Re: Sound deadening Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 May 2015 10:49:23 -0400
  ...The door “curtain” is that > plastic stuff to keep the wind and water off the trim panel. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > *From:* Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder...
• Re: Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:24:39 -0600
  ...Driver and Passenger Door Windows > > >> Can someone point me to a specific source for the trim and weather >> stripping components that go in the...
• FS: Fridge from 81 ASI Camper
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:24:14 -0400
  ...It has a white door and brown trim. It has a large ice/freezer section with door in the upper left-hand corner. Photos...
• Re: Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
  Thu, 16 May 1996 11:21:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Sometimes you have to remove an inside > trim panel, other times there is a cutout so you can get to it. But what > I...
• 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:34:58 -0700
  ...58.2 (exploded along with the spacer and trim ring) for a replacement sliding door handle (used from Steve Sandlin) on my 84 westy...
• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:41:03 -0700
  ...This one is called a flange-type, and fits the hole in the door perfectly using 1 screw to fasten it. You trim it...
• Re: Center Seat Removal
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 12:58:09 -0500
  ...BUT, you have to remove the carpet toward the sliding door, take up the carpet trim strip at the door, remove a piece of...
• Door Insulation Proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:37:42 -0800
  ...in the panel and door (carefully!). If the snaps don't hold after insulating, you may have to trim some insulation further away from...
• Re: Window-Driver side door
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:33:01 -0800
  ...I have been waiting to do several projects at one time inside the door so that I do not have to pull the trim...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:39:07 -0800
  ...The door panel > is not original, no telling why it was replaced. I'm missing the seal. > > Wouldn't the trim ring be handy...
• Re: armrests and seat upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:25:30 +1200
  ...with the door arm rest ....gulp...smile rapidly vanishes... > > >So, my question is ...do the later vans have different door trim ..? >specifically, different arm...
• Re: re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:53:37 -0500
  ...I found for it correct front snd rear bumpers with trim ( it came with a piece of wood on the front, nothing in back...
• Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:10:21 -0700
  ...be nice and fat), and the thinner black trim around the rear of the door openings also appears to be in good condition. It...
• vanagon parts for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 02:44:58 EST
  ...trim rings -vanagon front carpets and misc carpet pieces -speedos and inst clusters -bumpers, lights, lenses, -front and rear bumper strips -sliding doors, front...
• Closet slider mod underway
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:07:59 -0800
  ...Bought the plastic door track and began making my cuts today and the finished opening looks pretty good. Door paint, shelves and trim tomorrow...
• Re: Wtb; tan door panels
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 11:28:43 -0700
  ...the first thing I need is a sliding door interior panel in the tan delux trim, for an 87 vanagon gl. I only have...
• Power Window Switches
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 08:06:00 +0000
  ...remove door panel or can it be accessed from the outside. I'm a little tentative about trying to peel its trim off from...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:21:01 -0700
  ...Is this normal? >> c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off >> easily, that over the sliding door seems...
• '91 Vanagon Carat For sale in Allentown, pa $5000 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:16:49 EDT
  for sale: '91 vanagon Carat orly blue grey fiberglass bumpers and side trim OEM alloy wheels AT, AC, Power window, power mirrors, power doorlocks...
• Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 19:55:25 -0500
  ...It leeps some of the >> water from going into the door and cleans the window, (rain, >> fog, or lite frost) when the window is...
• Re: Shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:03:51 -0600
  ...There are certain spots where the trim is worse than others. Really bad spots: 1: Across the tray at the rear door, down the...
• Re: handles
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:42:08 EDT
  ...remove the door handles on my 86 Westy ? This is purely for vain reasons: my very white van with mostly black trim has very...
• will early camper equipment fit into a late vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 01:25:32 -0500
  ...say, an 83.5) cabinets and trim panels fit into a 90? I know that the sliding door panel and window will not fit...