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• sticking sliding windows - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 14 May 2003 19:55:08 -0400
  Hello, One of my sliding windows won't open fully due to sticking in guides. Any suggestions? Doesn't seem to be blocked by...
• Re: Westy Window Query
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:25:48 -0700
  ...But that's not my question... > > What is the deal with those Westy sliding windows? Why are they different > than the regular Vanagon windows...
• Re: Looking for window glass
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:02:04 -0700
  ...The right side sliding window complete unit came in even more versions. 2 sizes of opening in the door frame 80-84 or 85...
• Re: Stupid project thoughts...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:04:18 +1200
  ...Power windows....power >SLIDING windows... I'm busy tonight compsing messages to make up for my 2-month hiatus in Calgary. Been there but...
• Re: rusted vent-wings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:08:20 -0400
  ...I did eye the later model 82-? sliding windows which appear in the sliding door & oppisite drivers side, but I already got a pair...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:18:43 -0700
  ...side sliding windows- westy My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close them. Anyone have any tricks to...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:28:00 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >>>>> >>>>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>>>> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:31:02 -0400
  Here is how I replaced my plastic sliding window guides: I modified my aluminium window slides (the ones glued to the bottom of the...
• Re: ISO Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 May 2001 09:47:19 -0500
  ...Hunnam <hunnam@pnc.com.au> writes: > Stephen > > There was a post recently from someone wanting to know how to take > the > sliding window apart.
• Re: Sliding Window Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:29:53 EDT
  ...writes: > can someone please tell me how to remove the sliding side windows from and > 85GL. Couldn't find it in the archives. > > pry...
• Fwd: sticking sliding windows - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Tue, 20 May 2003 11:59:23 -0400
  >Hello, > >One of my sliding windows won't open fully due to sticking in guides. Any >suggestions? Doesn't seem to be blocked by...
• Re: sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:12:41 -0800
  >btw.. i have windows...... Relapsing already, eh? Cya, Robert
• Re: sliding window rain screen - improved
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:05:20 -0600
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ alistair
• for sale: vanagon sliding side windows w/ screens, fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:24:18 EDT
  ...vanagon sliding side windows w/ screens, fit all vanagons. these are from a vanagon westy, they will fit all passenger vans too. i have...
• Pin stripes and sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:32:51 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a source for replacement original stuff? Also, my sliding windows are HAAARD to slide open and closed - I'm worried I...
• Re: Sliding rear windows
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:43:24 +1200
  >> Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on >> Australian-market buses. > >All the way rear, or in the middle set of...
• Tinting Westy Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:35:51 -0400
  Has anyone tinted the sliding windows in a westy? Do they come apart east enough to get good coverage? I'm having my Jetta...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:10:52 -0700
  ...out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart > on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the open window would be > accesible...
• sliding window tracks
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Wed, 5 May 1999 10:49:34 EDT
  ...the tracks for the sliding windows that have the little notches in them to keep them locked: one of my windows won't stay...
• Sliding window latch, outside piece
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:23:27 -0400
  I was preparing a (used) replacement sliding door window to put into my '84 Westy and noticed that the latch wiggled. I removed it...
• Re: Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 07:48:09 -0500
  ...Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas? >Last weekend while camping in my 89 westy in the rain, I started wondering >about fabricating...
• Re: falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle window. thoughts on where to find replacement please.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:00:10 -0700
  ...falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle window. thoughts on where to find replacement please. >i looked at my normal...
• Re: sliding window tracks
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 8 May 1999 13:59:11 -0400
  ...sliding window tracks >hi all, > >subject: >the tracks for the sliding windows that have the little notches in them to >keep them locked: > >one...
• Re: Sliding window locks (2nd request)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:14:17 -0400
  ...Sliding window locks (2nd request) > John, > > There are supposed to be nylon guide pieces under each end of the > sliding window that serves to...
• Left & Right Side Sliding Windows needed Complete for my 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 02:36:42 -0700
  Hi all, I am looking to purchase the sliding windows assemblies, both L&R sides. They were just stolen in the last couple of...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:58:55 -0400
  ...When the sliding door was changed for the 85 model year, the window was changed too.Not just the door latch mechinism. Never knew...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:32:05 -0700
  ...Screens for sliding windows? Hi Steve, I have a 1985 Vanagon, which was modified by ASI into a camper. There are four screws (two...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:12:54 -0500
  ...Has anyone traded the sliding window on the door for > >> the fixed window above the bed? AND if that will work, where can I...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:19:32 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >>> >>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:56:33 -0800
  ...sliding window 87 westy > What is the deal on these windows. Some are half and half and others are > one third and two thirds...
• Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:06:06 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about taking out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:31:14 +0100
  ...Sliding window idea >>>>>> >>>>>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>>>>> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: squeaky side window
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:34:19 -0400
  At 11:29 PM 6/8/2002, Data Services wrote: >The aluminum screened sliding window on the sides of my Westy scream like >a...
• Where to get the sliding window lock?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Evans
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:02:37 -0400
  Hi, I need the black thing that goes on the sliding windows behind the doors that locks them into place. Where can I get...
• window chrome
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:32:45 EST
  anyone installed the window chrome before? any tricks to it? also do i need to order different styles for the sliding side window and...
• Re: Who makes Side Sliding Window Louvers?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:41:25 -0700
  They are not on a website anywhere, but I have sheet metal plates, with louvers stamped in them, covering the sliding window opening. I...
• Stupid project thoughts...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:26:40 -0400
  So, here's a thought for an oddball project. Power windows....power SLIDING windows...
• Re: Genuine VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:40:11 -0500
  discountvwparts.com also lists as the vertical division channel for the sliding window and sells it for $17.51. It looks like there are...
• Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:27:56 -0700
  ...sliding windows on Vanagon >There are two sliding windows on my vanagon. They can't easily get >popped out of their track because of...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:06:33 -0700
  ...12:57 PM, Bob Mund <ob2420@msn.com> wrote: > My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close > them...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:48:41 +0100
  ...sliding rear window for transporter >> >>In a message dated 2/8/05 8:14:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU...
• sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:01:40 -0800
  ...sliding window 87 westy > What is the deal on these windows. Some are half and half and others are > one third and two thirds...
• Re: side sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:07:23 -0700
  Put a wooden dowel in the sliding track. On 8/19/03 8:33 AM, "joe lucca" <joe_lucca@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > i'm...
• Re: Side sliding window dressing?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 21:47:11 -0400
  Wil Haslup wrote: > The sliding window in the side door of my 80 VanagonL is missing the piece of > fluff that sits in the...
• How do you remove sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:04:13 -0500
  On my 87 Westy the sliding window on the slider door,the latch is loose to the glass. Looking at an exploded drawing it...
• Re: ???Sliding Window???
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:50:08 EDT
  ...Is it possible to remove the fixed light of the sliding window on a Vanagon without damage to the frame nor the glass? After...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:32:11 -0700
  ...I figured out a way to put the sliding window guides in. I remove the latch, like you described. Move the sliding part up...
• Re: guide piece for sliding window
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:18:35 EST
  ...replace the little plastic guide piece that is on the sliding side > windows on the Vanagon. It's about 2 inches long I'd...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:26:13 -0300
  ...Has anyone traded the sliding window on the door for > >> the fixed window above the bed? AND if that will work, where can I...
• Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - - Melissa Puckett
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:44:16 EDT
  As far as i know All the other windows should be interchangable. Melissa 82 Vanagon
• Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:26:32 -0800
  ...Dean Forshee wrote: > There are two sliding windows on my vanagon. They can't easily get > popped out of their track because of a...
• Re: FS: westy slider window screens..
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:29:08 -0700
  ...Paid beaucoup bucks ($150.00!) for a sliding-door window assembly from an '87. Thing is, it wasn't a Westfalia window assembly so...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:33:16 -0700
  ...Sliding Window Latch > My daughter's '87 Westy. She opened the slider and the sliding window > latch > just fell out onto the ground. She...
• WTD 70's era Westy sliding door window, and MV to GL window transplant ?
  Historical mailing list - Clay
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:46:56 -0600
  ...I've checked into installing MV style sliding windows into the door and drivers side. but... so far i am uncertain about the interior...
• Sliding window plastic slider bits?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:23:07 -0700
  ...that go into the extrusion on the bottom edge of the sliding window glasses. Used okay, new okay, too. Just not broke. -- Mike "Rocket...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:33:21 EST
  ...84 slider windows are the same measurments both L and R side, but the '85-'91 slider window on the Right (sliding door) side...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:25:17 -0500
  ...When > I look at the outside of the sliding windows, it seems like it used to > have screens. I would love to have screens...
• window rubber question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 28 Apr 96 23:54:08 EDT
  ...So, first, let me ask if anyone out there has the sliding window setup (complete with window rubber) for the sliding door. That's...
• Re: Vanagon Window Dimensions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 15:39:58 EST
  ...also vw changed the sliding door window in '85 when thet changed the sliding doors. the 80-84 slider door window is bigger than...
• Westy Window Query
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:54:10 -0400
  ...What is the deal with those Westy sliding windows? Why are they different than the regular Vanagon windows? Sure they have screens, but they...