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• Re: Quite desperate for a sunroof vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:53:19 -0700
  ...Quite desperate for a sunroof vanagon > > I wish! But really, I want it so I can open the sunroof, stand on the > middle seat...
• Re: FS RARE 86 SUNROOF vanagon $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:52:56 EDT
  ...within towing distance (?) of St. > Paul/Minneapolis, MN. :) > '86-'87 sunroof vans are rare! ps, i have a good 70k mi 2.1L wbx...
• Sunroof-- more questions
  Historical mailing list - M. Ray Nimmo
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:17:52 -0400
  I'm still worried about the sunroof that won't close fully. I'm not convinced that this won't be a big headache...
• Lubricating Big Sunroof Cables
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 19:13:00 -0700
  'Got an '85 Weekender with the big sunroof. I'd like to lube the cables and runners. Can I just unscrew the aluminum covers...
• 84 GL sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Thiessen
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:49:04 EST
  I just received my new replacement sunroof seal from the Bus Depot. Has anyone out there ever replaced one of these? Any short cuts...
• aircooled sunroof van wanted.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:50:17 -0400
  ...I'm looking for an aircooled passenger van with a sunroof, hopefully to buy in the fall. Need a good body and a good...
• Re: sunroof van interior baffle and roof deflector
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:06:04 -0900
  ...It is a little cold here to drive with the sunroof open and since I just purchased my Sunroof Syncro in October I have...
• Re: 84 with sunroof problem
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:17:12 -0700
  "I have an 84 Vanagon with one the huuuuuge factory sunroofs. It makes my "Whale" so much cooler, except for one problem. The sunroof...
• WTB:71 bus (prefer sunroof)
  Historical mailing list - mike mulliganshaw
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 07:23:31 EST
  ...i saw a sunroof finally...really nice price range...hmmmm...1-2k...willing to work for it... i.e. will due some work on...
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 20:53:33 -0800
  At 10:44 PM 3/26/96 -0600, you wrote: >Could you get a Deluxe w/ a sunroof and no roof glass? >------ > >no > >I...
• FS in NC: 91 Syncro Westy - w/ sunroof!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Allen
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 13:28:03 -0500
  ...1991 Vanagon Syncro Westfalia 72k miles a/c, cruise, sunroof $16,500 919-393-7890 I spoke to one of the owners briefly and...
• Best van shenanigans ever!!!! only 3.5 hours to friday
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:30:57 -0500
  ...Enjoy Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 71 Sunroof Bus 75 911S Sunroof 84 Vanagon "Godfried" 85 Vanagon...
• Re: Name The Bus Contest
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 3 Sep 1995 14:19:34 -0500 (CDT)
  John Wayne "Bob"bus. ;-) Bob Hufford \\ // "...in the GROOVE" \\ \\// // '60 Double-Door Panel General Registry Of Ozarks' \\ \/ // '69 Bus (Sunroof) Volkswagen Enthusiasts \\ //\\ // '81 Vanagon...
• Diesel Sunroof Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 10 May 1998 15:07:36 EDT
  ...must be a sunroof vanagon w/ factory sliding sunroof. would be nice if it has a gas heater. (yes, gas (diesel) heaters were available...
• Re: sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:16:55 -0700
  A sunroof is an excellent addition to the Vanagon. I put one in my Westy, and in a standard Vanagon it is even easier...
• type 4 vs 1.9l cam followers
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:34:54 -0400
  ...or what will interchange to any other vw product to 1.9L?? thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant...
• Re: 1984 vanagon with moonroof
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 20:22:00 EDT
  ...theyre not too common, but there definately more than 100 made :<) the '86-'87 ones are rarer. (sunroof/moonroof, same thing) chris '84 vanagon...
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:52:58 -0400
  > Not Matt, > > If it�s crazy than I share in your wackiness! I have always thought it would > be nice to have a sunroof...
• Sunroof new install in a GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 10 May 2006 14:44:29 -0400
  ...Anyone done a DIY sunroof in a non camper? Dave 85 GL "Baby Bus" 85 "Goldy" -- Dave - KC9FYM http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com
• fun with crane and sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:35:39 -0700
  The easy way to get a 1.6l NA diesel rabbit engine and transaxle out of your sunroof van: http://users.resist.ca/~geordie...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:20:31 -0400
  ...As to "the last '87 sunroof Vanagon" real damn unlikely. www.vw-bus.com frequently has '88, '89, whatever, even double door sunroofs (seemed...
• My Sunroof syncro "drains"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:25:04 -0400
  Hey All, So I've cleared out the 4 drains repeatedly with air, but the sunroof syncro still likes to accumulate oh about 2...
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:31:15 -0800 (PST)
  And Erik Thomsen thus wrote: > > Could you get a Deluxe w/ a sunroof and no roof glass? Yes. THat is what would be called...
• Re: Westy w/Front Sunroof (picture)
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:36:01 -0500
  ...There is a shot of that sunroof mounted in the westy luggage rack on the Vanagon Screensaver JonR
• sunroof seals??
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:20:33 EST
  hi all- i have a 83 vanagon with the huge sunroof in the middle. does anybody know where i can buy a seal from...
• Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:33:36 -0500
  I was thinking of putting a sunroof in my Carat, just wondering if anybody has done this and if so, how much $$ and trouble...
• Re: Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:42:28 -0600
  ...Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:19:53 -0500 > >Are we talking about putting a stock sunroof into another vanagon or an >after market sunroof...
• Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Susan Alfrey
  Fri, 5 May 2006 19:48:02 -0700
  What's the wisdom on installing a Sunroof on my '84 Westy??? I've only been on the vanagon list for a few months...
• Re: Syncro Sunroof Restoration Project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 23:36:03 EST
  ...I have noticed a few Samba adds for roof clips of Sunroof vans. Does > anyone have experience with removing an entire roof and not...
• Re: 84 with sunroof problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:21:48 EDT
  ...The sunroof never wants to > properly close, and at the front end, it doesn't seem to lift high enough > to properly seal so...
• recent fuel prices
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 14:57:53 GMT
  ...Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie '71...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:34:04 -0400
  What I don't understand about all this debate is, why do you have to cut off the roof of the sunroof van? You...
• FS: RARE '86 SUNROOF vanagon weekender FS on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:06:43 EST
  ...rare '86 SUNROOF vanagon GL ,(HUGE 4' sliding sunroof) with weekender interior (sofabed and fold down middle seat) 7 pass, 4 spd, 2.1L...
• FS: '84 SUNROOF vanagon w/ SUBARU motor!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 02:15:35 EDT
  a friend of mine is selling his '84 vanagon GL SUNROOF model (huge factory sliding sunroof) and it has the 2.2L Subaru motor...
• Syncro Sunroof Restoration Project
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:10:18 -0800
  I have been working on a ground up Syncro Sunroof project for a month now and have had many comment while at my shop...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:32:12 EDT
  ...27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, staff@EARTHNOW.ORG writes: << You want to hang me??? >> I think he meant to say thru the sunroof. BenT
• Rusted Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Jason Leigh
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:38:02 -0500
  I just got a T3 sunroof model, Florida car, body is great except for the sunroof. It was siliconed up when I got it...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:04:42 +0200
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > fwiw, it wont work on a westy. > '84 passenger sunroof vanagon w/ front ceiling a/c unit First, I have...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized? NO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 00:51:28 EDT
  ...Do you have any idea how much it cost to install the motorized sunroof? "Custom" sounds so very, very expensive. Ronald "Pinky" Smithers
• Re: 1.9L Build early stages Crank bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:34:47 -0500
  ...is there a bit of crush on the case saddle to bearing? thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 57 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant...
• This is a test.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 11:51:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Double-Door Panel General Registry Of Ozarks' \\ \/ // '69 Bus (Sunroof) Volkswagen Enthusiasts \\ //\\ // '81 Vanagon (Sunroof) bhufford@mail.orion.org \\/ \\/ '61, '63, '67 Bus Bones
• sunroof in poptop?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 23:00:04 -0500 (CDT)
  Another crazy idea :) Has anyone here ever installed a large sunroof into their pop top? If so, how did you cut the hole and...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 12:01:02 -0500
  ...WELCH.JHU.EDU writes: << are there any vanagon's with factory sunroofs? >> yes...i own 3 of them. ;<) by the way, 2 are for...
• sunroof seals
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:13:10 EDT
  howdy all- i have a 84 with that huge sunroof- does anybody have or know where i can buy the seal that is stuck...
• FS: rare '83 5 speed DIESEL SUNROOF vanagon w/ 82k mi!!! $1400!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:06:26 EDT
  here ya go folks...this is a rare 5speed diesel van with the FACTORY SUNROOF... go to the link for more details.. not mine...
• Re: About that sunroof....
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 27 Sep 94 21:38:46 CDT
  ...they might have a large enough piece of lexan or somesuch that could be fitted to such a large sunroof hole. OR! <fertile brain...
• Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:32:09 -0700
  ...but they stopped > > making these... > > > > For me the big thing would be able to leave it > parked with the sunroofs > > open... to help it...
• Re: leaking westfalia sunroof
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:31:21 -0700
  ...leaking westfalia sunroof > The sunroof on my poptop has developed a small crack. I was thinking about > patching it with fiberglass. Any reason why...
• red and white SUNROOF aircooled vanagon on ebay...CHEAP
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 04:05:22 EST
  white over red sunroof aircooled vanagon.. not mine.. current bid is a measly $100 bux.. go for it.. <A HREF="http://cgi.aol.ebay...
• 1600 leak near oil cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 11:33:05 GMT
  ...Can it be welded successfully? Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:26:54 -0400
  ...The sunroof is right above our heads. If you're interested, I have dealt with a guy out in Ohio who sells aftermarket sunroofs...
• A/C
  Historical mailing list - Matt Crowe
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 07:46:31 -0500
  ...and adding a sunroof.maybe this is just a crazy idea, and instead I shoul just be on the lookout for another vanny that...
• Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:37:15 -0400
  Hello gang! I have a 1980 westfalia interior in my 1985 sunroof bus that I am planning to soon move to my 1987 sunroof...
• Fwd: Re: At Last, The New VW Van!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:33:15 -0400
  ...Busesbythebeach.com Jonce Fancher 56 Single Cab 66 Sunroof Bug 66 Variant Squareback 66 Porsche 912 71 Sunroof Bus 84 Vanagon "Gottfried" 85 Vanagon...
• Re: weakly stats: how many possums crossed the road?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 17:31:16 EST
  ...My metal crank-operated slide back sunroof has a sag at the back and needs help. Any sunroof gurus around here? John Kinney jwkjr...
• sunroof
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:11:02 -0500 (EST)
  I'm thinking of installing a sunroof in the top of my 81 Westy. Has anyone had much experience with this? Would this be...
• Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 19:49:52 EST
  just wondering if there is anyone else out there that has a sunroof vanagon that has the overhead a/c, or am i the...
• Westy sunroof popping off rails
  Historical mailing list - Jim Nash
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:57:58 -0700
  So what is the collective wisdom wrt the sunroof popping open on my '90 westy? This happens whenever I go faster than about 60...
• SYNCRO SUNROOF on SAMBA
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:51:04 EDT
  ...86 syncro sunroof with pwr mirrors and diff lock... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=223344
• Re: Sunroof/Moonroof/Marine Hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:44:24 -0800
  ...you sold it???? no pictures????? no leaks???? put it in yourself????? what was the manufacturer of the sunroof.... ??? >From: "Gerald Masar" <azsun99@earthlink.net...