Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 5+: 60 results shown for Rear Mat.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:26:10 -0800
  ...matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath...
• Rear wheel bearing spacer, replacement always necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:02:00 -0500
  I see that most vendors offer replacement rear bearings and seals but not the bearing spacer. Is it really necessary to replace the spacers...
• Rear Bumper Availability
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:44:40 -0500
  If one were in the market for a "new" rear bumper and a VW salvage yard weren't nearby, where might one find one...
• re:Vanagon rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - David M Richoux
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:28:00 +0000
  ...the engine deck, but until then I will not use the rear screen, no matter how hot it is. David Richoux <tubaman@hooked.net>
• Brake shoes for 81 van
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 09:09:48 -0400
  ...The rear new shoe brake material is 1 1/2 longer at the bottom than my old shoe. The metal backing on both shoes...
• Re: GL seat bed vs. L bed in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:07:54 -0500
  ...I still > have the original rear bed in my van. Chris has the rear seat and cushion > available too but I did not buy...
• Re: For Sale: Rear shoulderbelt seatbelts for vanagon westy - easy install
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 23 May 2002 12:15:12 -0400
  ...easy to install, makes use of child seat more safe, also gives rear passengers more safety.. also have Left Rear too.. pmail if interested...
• Re: Afternoon of progress
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:55:12 -0600
  ...sound deadening mat stuff or 1/2" thick > rubber mat to go over the top of engine compartment and down under rear > seat/bed...
• Re: Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Sat, 28 Dec 1996 03:01:59 +0100
  ...my 86 Syncro with 2 matching tires on the front and 2 brand new > matching tires on the rear. All are 185 75 R14...
• Anyone need a grey rear mattress cover?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:31:54 -0500
  I have two, both very nice. I also have the foam, but don't know how that would ship. Jim
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:56:25 -0500
  >> I spread a layer of gravel, evenly, across the entire sleeping area,... << You can't possibly be married. <EG> Geo/ATL
• Rear hatch struts Heavy Duty
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 19:10:01 -0700
  For me it comes down to brand.., I want the heavier duty heavy duty..., So between.., Lift-O-Mat and Stabilus... Thanks...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:26:58 +0000
  ...Yanked out the rear seats, put in 6 inch high density foam pad on the floor, up the the rear wheelwell incline, and over...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:01:51 -0700
  ...The factory alloy setup only engages about 7 threads on the rear with the matching nuts. If you added 10mm of thread that would...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:30:07 -0400
  X2 on vibration dampening material. I use a grey rubber mat, the soft, heavy, pliable kind for long hours on your feet. I’ve...
• Re: Rear Mattress for '90 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 14:38:07 -0400
  ...malcolm s Kirk wrote: > My Vanagon is missing the rear mattress section (over the engine lid). > It is the coarse multi-colored tweed fabric...
• Re: To Syncro or Not to Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sun, 12 May 2002 19:18:49 -0700
  ...cheers matthew 86 syncro westy tiico w/ no rear shocks... Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So...
• Re: Brake dust indicator
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:03:56 -0400
  ...rear wheel [gowesty wheels, Audi 500 turbo rears disk conversion]. Could this be a sign of a hanging caliper? > > Mike in Cotati, no matter...
• Re: Rear wiper no wipe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:54:48 -0500
  I have plenty of rear wiper arms if you need one. Jim On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer...
• Spare Tire Carriers for my Rear End
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:15:33 -0400
  ...matching paint, replacing brakes, installing stiffer springs, honing > > your slave cylinder, and replacing your clock and those cheesy stock > speakers... the Vanagon Rear Spare...
• Re: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:14:51 -0800
  ...08 PM,Matthew wrote: > >>it was around zero degrees f here this week. A coworker claims that >>if i use my rear defrost it...
• Re: heater advice - WTB heater core
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:27:18 -0600
  ...Miguel On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Bob Stevens<mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Matt, > I have a rear heater that came...
• FS: Rear Table 400x800mm ala Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:36:06 -0800
  Color match is close, edge trimming is half-round as opposed to square. Make offer! -Ryan in Half Moon Bay, CA
• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:24:11 EST
  ...a mushed right rear wheel arch and a crunched rear bumper, or if chrome, both sides are pushed in to match.. ("damn, we just...
• Re: Replacement carpets (not floor mats made of carpeting)?
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Smith
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:49:43 EDT
  ...rear heater core. Purchased a remnant for $20 which gave me enough for the carpet and some left over to create a mat which...
• Any German Translators? Some VC
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 17:47:02 EDT
  Hi, I have got some plans for a rear bench seat but they are in German, I can work most of it out but...
• Re: Porta-potti Privacy Curtain?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:22:32 -0300
  Why snap it on? Why not just tie a bungie cord around the top and let it all hang from the open rear lid...
• Re: 1984 Westy Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:09:05 -0400
  ...plastic shims above teh > rear springs. i did that on the driver's side of my > westy. ahhhh. > cheers > matt > > "may the four winds...
• Re: Carpet, Again..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 05:33:39 EDT
  got my grey rear carpet for my Carat from Home Depot. cost like $20 and had more than enuf leftover. perfect match, too. chris...
• for sale, one last pair of headrests
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:44:40 EST
  ive still got a matching pair of brown headrests for sale..fit all vanagon middle and rear seats in passenger vans.. chris
• Re: Rear driver's wheels well rust treatment and updates
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:51:33 -0500
  ...I removed the rear cabinets and can access the rear section. > > No holes but some surface rust on the inside and paint on the...
• Whats a "Weekender"?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:38:52 -0800
  ...pieces > that match the bumpers and run the length of the > van. It has a pop top sleeper, folding table, rear > seat that changes...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:09 -0800
  ...ton of > crappy > > > web > > > sites. > > > > > > We would like to make our rear matress pad out of this - or even > something > > > else with a smaller...
• Re: 1990 Carat L ? ? ?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:12:35 -0800
  I bought a new '91 L in Hawaii.....my first vanagon.� Had the rear-facing jump seats and a rubber mat in the cabin...
• Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:07:47 -0400
  ...Having the rear brakes working properly and using a good friction material makes a lot of difference. The main reason that most of think...
• Re: moving qn bed with vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:10:05 CDT
  ...fit FLAT into the rear hatch of the bus. it's tight but the box springs and the mattress will fit. do NOT put...
• W'falia AC Hop-Up
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:42:03 -0700
  ...ground for the fan at the rear seat blower) At this point it is just a matter of discretely snaking the wire up to...
• Re: Rear side window airflow plastic insert foam
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 10 May 2004 09:13:38 -0400
  Using a vacuum assumes the material is so degraded it will crumble. The material in my van is not crumbling but should be removed...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:01:42 -0400
  ...its made by westfalia, matches the cabinetry, and the upholstry matches too. very rare ....ive only ever had one, it was from a '84...
• EV mats [was Jetta heater core]
  Historical mailing list
  10 Nov 1995 17:08:06 GMT
  ...a set of floor mats from VW? I did and have had >a constant problem with the rear mat (in the "cabin" under the...
• Re: Brake shoes for 81 van
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:11:26 -0400
  ...The > rear new shoe brake material is 1 1/2 longer at the bottom than my old > shoe. The metal backing on both shoes...
• Re: redline
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:46:57 -0600
  You can also go from the rear(front?) of the engine compartment. That's what I did. Still need 2 people... AB Matthew Pollard...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:53:05 -0700
  ...For that matter, is there even coolant there, unless I turn on the rear heater (thus opening a valve somewhere else)? Does coolant fill...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:03:29 -0400
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "TJ Hannink" <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> > I did the rear deck, under the front and rear seats, > the inside of the jumpseat...
• Carpet, Again..
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:29:48 -0500
  ...rear heater (no problem for me, since I live in warm climate). The carpet was still kinda bad in the back, but the mats...
• start of a rear bumper build
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 08:13:08 -0700
  I've posted my progress to date of my "hard to keep the pot boiling" rear bumper build. Very early days yet. http://shufti...
• Re: Van aerodynamics and high output alternators
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:22:51 -0400
  I remember some time ago, there were links to trailers with winglets on their rear side/top surfaces. Somewhat like what the "new" mitsu...
• Re: doka rear seat ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:47 -0800
  ...with? im looking to use the rear seat from a GL passenger van in the doka to match the front capt. chairs i added...
• Re: Westfalia Mats
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:02:03 -0700
  ...I'd have sworn that one of the online vendors carried a fiber/straw mat for the rear of a Westfalia but can't...
• Rubber mat for the westy cargo area ? Canada Suppliers ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:46:33 -0700
  I want to get a commercial floor for the rear cargo area (I thought those 4'x6' 1/2" horse mat would be kinda...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:43:13 -0400
  ...For that matter, is there even coolant there, unless I turn on the rear heater (thus opening a valve somewhere else)? Does coolant fill...
• Re: Painting the Exterior Fiberglass Body molding and bumpers- best methods, materials?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:43:45 -0700
  ...I didn't use any fiberglass repair material. Sanded the areas smooth. I gave the entire bumper a quick rough sand and went straight...
• Rear springs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:54:59 -0700
  ...90 Westy to replace the saggy rears on my '85. Anyone know if this is a good match? I know that the later V...
• Re: Child hammock for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:52:44 -0400
  ...one in a junkyard.) When traveling the plywood slips under the rear mattress so it doesn't take up any space. My 8 year...
• Re: rear turn signal wire color?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:39:10 -0500
  ...reflectors off a 1984 Rabbit are an exact match/fit.) Please don't do that. Rear lights are red for a reason. And there...
• FS still,mint tan middle carpet mat&more
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:40:45 EDT
  ...two black plastic bumper gaurds 3 hub caps rear hatch seal, perfect almost new rubber passenger side vanagon stock tan carpet mat
• material for new rear hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 22:10:43 -0700
  ...What's a good material which is commonly available? Finishing ideas? -- -- Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott) '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74...
• Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:09:38 -0800
  ...Has anyone removed the rear bench back and stuffed a queen sized air matress or something similar back there? Suggestions? -john '85 Silver Sunroof...
• Re: Rear Cushion over Engine
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:16:29 -0500
  Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Trying to replace the rear cushion and may contact Jonce, but looking > for the foam to possibly do...
• 81 tin needed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 09:35:27 -0400
  ...the driver's side rear piece of tin where the compressor now sits but won't for long. anybody got an extra? thanks, matthew