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• [Fwd: VW Vanagon benches]
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 27 May 1998 21:50:33 -0700
  Found on ba.market.misc >Derk Steggewentz wrote: > > For sale: > Rear benches for VW Vanagon, brown fabric. $40 both. > > derks@wenet.net
• Re: seat patterns/covers
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:53:51 EST
  While on this subject, does any one know of any online resources for automotive specific fabrics/materials and custom interior supplies? Jerry
• Re: Martha's van mods
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 14:26:46 -0800
  ...Then, I went to a regular fabric store and bought some upholstery grade velour on sale for about $3 per yard (you'll be...
• Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:09 -0400
  ...The fabric seams that run across the cushions are attached to those rods. That is what holds the fabric depressions in their depressed state...
• Re: pop top painting finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 10:01:53 -0700
  At first I was thinking of gluing the foam down to the roof, then gluing some sort of fabric to that. Now I am...
• Re: WTB early 80s striped westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:07:03 -0500
  ...http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=FABRIC3 Similar to what you have. This version I have in limited quantities by the meter in genuine...
• Re: FYI: Diesel camper for sale in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:42:57 -0600
  My French is pretty bad these days, but neuf = new as well as 9, so, new fabric, new clutch, new tires :-) Paul. On 4...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Don Thomas
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:04:38 -0500
  ...fabric stores and sewing Today there was a thread on what to use to attach one fabric to another. All kinds of glues were...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:44:12 -0800
  So Jim, I wonder if I was one of the offending writers when I wrote " to your local fabric shop, ... I've gone there...
• Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:08:53 -0600
  Today there was a thread on what to use to attach one fabric to another. All kinds of glues were discussed. Sewing was mentioned...
• Cargo Net Vanagon Prototype
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:43:35 -0800
  ...Is that Phifertex? I sewed up a prototype myself for Rocket out of some Weathermax fabric. Not to worry, I have no intention of...
• Re: Help.. Curtain Fabric??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:33:07 -0600
  ...Does anyone out there in Vanagon land know what kind of fabric are Westy > curtains? Please, no guesses, only respond if you're sure...
• improperly vented battery could cause damage to pass seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:29:56 EST
  ...the velour fabric was fine, but the stitching that held the seat fabric and piping together had completely disentigrated at the back part of...
• Re: source for tan corduroy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:07:33 -0800
  ...mostly shredded, so I want to > find a source for replacement fabric that is as close a match as > possible to the original. > Has...
• Re: '85 Westy parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:38:39 -0500
  I need a Westy rear seat...brown fabric. I'm in Mill Valley, CA...can pick up. Warren C. 415-225-9770
• Re: dry rot on pop top
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:32:39 -0700
  If the fabric is still strong and fresh, you can clean it with normal cleaning agents. They often get pinched by the pop top...
• Re: Seals for Westy Pop Top - Where can I get these for cheap??
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:45:42 -0500
  ...http://www.sunbrella.com/usa/fabrics.html page 12 ds At 11:48 PM 8/8/2002 +0200, you wrote: >PPPPS... and finally, I...
• Westy Shelf Tip & question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:21:43 -0800
  ...For fabrics I use in picture framing, I use a modified PVA glue. Very similar to Elmers white glue, but pH neutral. You could...
• Building a shower stall
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:39:14 -0400
  ...After looking for fabrics on the web I discovered that waterproof fabrics can be pretty expensive. Perhaps this is why the German pre-made...
• Re: metal parts fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 22:34:23 -0400
  How about side gates and tail gates for type2 single and double cabs? Tom Bloomington, IL '71 Westy '77 Bus '85 Westy '87 GL
• rear headrest installation
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:52:03 -0800
  ...Unscrew the rear fabric screws/gromets that hold the fabric to the seat back. I think it partiallly velcro's. You can peal the...
• URL for camping fabrics, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:20:39 -0700
  ...Perhaps at least as interesting as all this is that they carry some very unusual fabrics by the yard at what I thought were...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:41:16 -0700
  ...Sunday, June 7, 2009, 6:25 PM On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Mike S wrote: > Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50...
• Re: Mold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 08:29:47 -0700
  ...I really would like to give > them a good cleaning but am concerned about unscrewing the fabric from > the wall. Will it ruin the...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:55:36 -0700
  ...You wrote: "I just sewed my fabric in the center, in the actual panel, so all I had to do was sew a big...
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:48:53 EST
  ...a set of standard seat swivels and did some welding and fabricating and installed them in a small boat , they turned out great. Anyway...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:23:14 -0700
  ...color > westy poptop in any of the 60 +- Sunbrella Marine grade fabrics shown > here: > > http://www.outdoorfabrics.com/ProductCatalogue.aspx?cid=23&page=1...
• Automatic reply: 2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication?
  Historical mailing list - Berlett, Edward
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 09:21:24 +0000
  This mailbox no longer receives e-mail. Your message will not be read. Thank you. Towson University http://www.towson.edu
• Re: drilling out and replacing "snap" rivets
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:12:17 -0700
  Some of the larger fabric stores and outlets have direct replacement snaps that can be used with a screw or pop rivet.
• Need some westy top bed cushions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:10:31 EST
  Anybody got a set of Westy top bed cushions theyd sell me? Preferably with blue or gray fabric on 'em. Thanks! Chris Dixon
• Re: Two questions about shady boy awnings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:49:38 -0400
  ...Silver coloured fabric ( id recommend the lighter coloured fabric on any awning, reduces the radiant heat felt when sitting under it on a sunny...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:31:49 -0500
  Isn't _Sunbrella_ a polyester fabric? Nylon (acrylic) gets eaten up by the sun (UV), while polyester is pretty sturdy to UV. mcneely ---- Jim...
• Re: Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:48 -0500
  ...Using one of the side panels as a guide, I made curtains for the rear window, using some "Route 66" upholstery fabric I had...
• pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:15:18 -0700
  ...Yesterday afternoon my friend and I tightened the fabric of his pop top. It was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3...
• Re: Fabrics for upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:24:34 -0400
  ...I had occassion to stop by my >fabric store to order some more (for my own purposes). The catalog >of fabric I chose out...
• Re: Fire (update)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:14:02 -0700
  ...Mark Kim Brennan wrote: > .. > In my case, that shielding, which is a braided fabric covering, > apparently was damaged (possibly in the removal or reinstallation...
• Re: pop top insulation
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:45:53 +0300
  ...A simple aluminum coated air filled plastic fabric. Helmut
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 20:26:11 -0500
  > I expect the price to be around $129 each. Good Lawd! Do you take small children as down payment? Or a used Tiico alternator...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:57:06 -0700
  ...If one kept their clutch/starter, purchased a *known* working engine (can't stress this enough), fabricated what's needed, IMO, they *might* get...
• Re: Seat Comfort
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:16:12 -0500
  while you're at it, I'd like to recover them with the EXC fabric they use on the seats in honda elements. i...
• Re: Martha's van mods
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:19:03 -0800
  ...If you need to cover something in the van which has odd shapes and twists in it, I'd recommend a fabric called (at...
• Re: 2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:23:53 -0700
  ...2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication? > > hi all > > Has anyone fabricated these covers with residential HVAC "tin" ? > > Haven't really thought this through but...
• Re: wallpaper replacement
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 07:46:52 -0800
  ...laid the panel flat, sticky > side up, had two helpers stretch and hold the fabric above the panel > while i started pressing down in...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:45:09 -0600
  ...However, please note that in fact I do go to the fabric > store for specific things, including those "punch eyes" for a tarp, got...
• Re: Anyone installed a subwoofer?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 03:34:42 EST
  I installed a 8 inch subwoofer in a sealed box I fabricated under the driver's seat. There is about a 5 mm. clearance...
• Re: [Syncro] Betts springs/OME shocks: Initial report
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 17:09:59 -0800
  ...to fabricate the spacers himself and I wouldn't have time to take measurements after he removes the old springs and fabricate the spacers...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:48:41 -0600
  ...They are German made from > the > original Volkswagen molds, and are as close a match to your gray or tan > fabric seat upholstery as...
• cleaning westy matress covers > Reinstallation Tip!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:03:44 -0700
  ...I am happy to report that neither I nor the fabric experienced an unacceptable degree of shrinkage. REINSTALLATION TIP: When ready to install the...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:09:26 -0800
  ...I think tweed is a type of weave as well as a fabric. (?) mike, far from fashionista - I was `grunge' 30 yrs before the...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:00:19 -0700
  And this wasn't written to suggest that I actually became a fabricator, weldor, or wiring expert. Far from it! But give me a...
• Re: What does "GL" mean?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 16:33:09 -0600
  ...I do know that the L series has vinyl door panels and the GL has better quality / design fabric. The GL also has upgrades...
• Re: Third annual request for 83 westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:27:09 -0500
  ...Third annual request for 83 westy fabric > Somebody's eventually going to have this. > > I have an 83 westy that's beginning to show...
• Re: Third annual request for 83 westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:58:27 -0700
  Good luck finding this damn good lookin 83' VW fabric. My 84'seats are fading away too. Makes me wanna cry. That color patterns...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:27:21 -0500
  ...We carry other 1980-84 Vanagon fabric as well, by the yard. - Ron Salmon � The Bus Depot, Inc. � www.busdepot.com � (215)� 234-VWVW...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:31:23 -0700
  ...On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50% off sale on...
• Re: Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 17:06:15 -0400
  ...fabricate longer cables; rig fairleads to bring the cables into close parallel; fabricate new bottom hinge for two stock vertical bars; new top plate...
• Re: Is it a "guy" thing?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:04:05 -0500
  The ladies at the fabric store will teach you the necessary tricks to get going. Or go the dealer on the brand of sewing...
• Re: Curtain snap needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:49:33 EST
  ...check w/ a fabric suppy store place like joann fabrics.. i may have some of these sitting in one of my coffee cans filled...
• Re: [NVC] Best fabrics for hot humid weather?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:31:16 -0400
  ...Anyone know of a resource that > lists fabrics and how nice they feel in hot, humid, lounging about > conditions? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Car covers for Vanagon/beating the sun
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 24 May 2001 21:51:36 EDT
  ...I've used Beverly Hills car covers back east with pretty good results--both cotton and the "one-way" breathable fabric. But I definatley...