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• Re: Idle Selonid repair/Vent window
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Feb 1996 12:58:31 -0500
  ...Any ideas? Mike, I had this problem when I replaced my vent window on my 85 Westy. I removed the window and bent the...
• Re: Vanagon glass update: window tint
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:29:40 -0400
  On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, ErikO@ebyte.com wrote: > Hey Eric, > > I tinted my windows and know it has made a BIG difference in...
• Re: Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 11:26:37 -0800
  ...To the more discerning observer, the difference is the position of sliding window latch/release which is at the leading edge of the window...
• nylon window slides
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:39:34 -0400 (EDT)
  VW no longer stocks replacement nylon window slides. All they stock is a complete window glass with the aluminum bar attached with nylon slides...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:02:44 -0400
  My '85 Westy had tinted windows when I got it. The rear side windows and the rearmost window has a very dark (limo) tint...
• FS: OEM cruise control setup for vanagon, and OEM power window setup for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:35:07 EDT
  ...both power window regulators w/ motors, full wiring harness, both window switches w/ bezels, and assorted wires to fusebox. window motors were tested and...
• WTB: Window Regulator - Electric - Passenger Side
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 03:50:05 -0400
  Need to buy a window regulator in good condition . Passenger side, for electric window with detachable motor. My motor is fine. Warren C.
• Re: left sliding window replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:22:13 -0500
  ...left sliding window replacement Someone or something smashed my left sliding window on my 87 westy. Is it possible to replace just the sliding...
• Re: Rust Bubbles
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 11 May 2010 16:52:05 -0700
  On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I'd put window rust bubbles into two...
• Power window disaster, help needed!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:48:32 -0700
  I could only use my passenger side power window since the drivers side one sticks and I was worried about it getting stuck in...
• FS: vanagon side windows w/ screens
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:22:42 EDT
  ...include window and screens.. $85 w/ screens $50 without. also have front vent wing windows and other glass too. chris se pa
• triangular side window seal Re: Westy Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:58:31 EDT
  Speaking of window seals, my little swivel window on the passenger side is noisy. Looking at the online vendors' sites, none of them seem...
• window tenting - question!
  Historical mailing list - Birdy Jane
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:44:10 -0700
  Hi All, I am looking to get my 1990 Vanagon Carrat's windows tented. Couple questions: Can anyone reccomend a good place for window...
• Re: windows
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:43:14 -0600
  James Vidal wrote: >I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done...
• Re: window dropped
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:23:59 -0700
  ...I heard something go clunk inside the door, the window stopped about 2 inches from the top. I lowered the window with the window...
• sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:01:40 -0800
  ...Then you can slide the slider that you removed from the replacement window under the window and your back in business. In my case...
• Window Trim
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 May 1997 20:15:37 -0400 (EDT)
  Add me to the list of Vanagon owners with decomposed chrome-plastic window trim. My question is if you can replace the trim without...
• sliding window lock
  Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
  Wed, 22 May 2002 20:30:13 -0700
  My passenger side sliding window lock is jammed open. Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out of the sliding...
• Re: R.Power Window Won't Budge:'90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:17:03 -0700
  ...The stock power window mechanism raises the window via a cable and sliding bracket. Sometimes the plastic guide(s) that the cable runs in...
• Re: '90 Window regulator motor stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:43:26 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '90 Window regulator motor stuck I'm trying to repair the right side power window. I have checked all...
• Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 07:27:33 -0700
  Darn it! My 88 Vanagon, James, is misbehaving! It's my driver side window that is the trouble. Power windows. I know! I wish...
• Re: Window handles
  Historical mailing list - Ben Eisenbraun
  Sun, 5 Jul 2026 13:32:37 -0400
  > My front door window cranks need to be replaced. I am looking for metal ones that stand away from the door so it misses...
• Re: window chrome
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 15:12:06 EDT
  In a message dated 4/5/02 11:33:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Zapvw@AOL.COM writes: > anyone installed the window chrome before...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:31:15 -0400
  ...Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon Has anyone looked into putting jalousies in the back side windows? Looks like they're the same size as...
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:09:07 EST
  Won't the front edge of the sliding window catch the wind, rain, etc.? The way the windows overlap now puts the 'open' part...
• Fwd: power windows- was Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle--install an alarm
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:59:17 -0600
  ...that can happen to > manual windows too... > What bothered me the most in my '87 with power windows was getting > the drivers window 'just...
• Want to trade late model Westy windows for regular
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:43:21 EST
  Hi all, I have a set of sliding windows for a late model Westy. These are the ones that have the blacked anodized frames...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:46:56 -0700
  Kicking windows out, never had the pleasure of this, unless the window was cracked and then it was done with applied pressure(no kicking...
• Re: How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:24:45 -0800 (PST)
  >With the sliding door with two windows it sounds like it could be a (ex)fire >tender. I know a sliding door was an...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:14:28 -0100
  > Is the chrome-plastic, outside window trim in the rubber gasket around > the windows on a Vanagon functional, or only for looks? Mine has...
• Little help with wind wing rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:17:43 -0700
  I'm having trouble getting the rubber seal around the wind wing (quarter-window) out. The illustration in the factory service manual on p...
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  Historical mailing list - Ellen Oregon
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:06:05 -0700
  ...http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009
• 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...
• Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:18:57 -8
  The front-most power window switch on the driver's side (the one that controls the passenger side window) has gotten progressively more sticky...
• Re: SA Quad round driving light grille.
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 16:50:17 +0200
  >Qustion to all eagle eyes: >(Before anybody flies to SA) Did you notice that the SA rear windows are >bigger than the regular Vanagon...
• Re: [Syncro] Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:12:48 -0700
  ...Mark Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
• 87 Jetta 2DR pass side quarter window question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:59:02 -0700
  Someone smashed out the quarter window of my 87 Jetta Coupe �2DR this afternoon �and I am wondering if the quarter window might be...
• Window Chrome Inserts
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 08:34:40 -0700
  ...However, I've been wondering, in order to replace them will I have to remove the windows & window rubber? Durby 87 Wolfsburg Ed Vanagon...
• Window Trim...
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:10:39 -0400
  I seen someone on the list yesterday mention about removing the (chrome?) window trim, I've removed a small piece of mine and it...
• Sliding Window Vent Covers
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:12:17 -0400
  Does anybody know of a vented/louvered cover to put over the sliding windows so that you can keep your windows open when it...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:06:32 EDT
  ...chris who has a bunch of westy sliding windows for sale...
• sticky window latches
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:41:11 -0600
  Can anyone suggest the type of lubricant to use on the window latch for the vent windows in the front doors of a Vanagon...
• Re: Rear window washer sprung a leak!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:32:16 +1200
  ...In most cases I am interested in using >the wiper to clear rain off the rear window, not to clean a dirty window. >As...
• Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:16:43 -0400
  Sliding door windows are the same from '80~'84 (early) and from '85~'91 (late). The early and the late ones will NOT interchange...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:32:11 -0700
  ...Once > I had the window out, I looked at the new plastic > window guided and figured > out how the aluminium window slide had to...
• for sale: sliding window w/ screen fits Westy, van or Adventurewagen
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:31:37 EST
  ...side sliding window w/ screen. fits all 80-84 vanagons and Westfalias for the sliding door..... OR .... it will fit all '80-'91 Adventurewagens...
• window part needed
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:57:00 -0400
  Hi there, I am in Big need of a part for my window winder assembly. So I am looking for a used part here...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:22:57 -0700
  At 4/4/2011 03:50 PM, Zeitgeist wrote: >Gosh, I just push the button and the window goes up or the window goes...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:17:34 -0800
  ...sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab) > I think an operable window in the very back of a van, any van, would be...
• Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:25:02 -0800
  Wouldn't opening the windows with screens give adequate ventilation? But I suppose if one needed to replace the canvas three windows does give...
• rear window
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 21:06:21 +0000
  has anyone ever thought about having the rear window on a vanagon be able to roll up and down like truck back windows can...
• I need left door power window mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 27 May 1999 02:08:31 -0400
  Anyone has a left door power window mechanism or knows some junk yard that may have one? My window opens only about two inches...
• I need a sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:45:10 -0500
  I broke the latch on the sliding window in my '84 Westy. (The window located in the sliding door. Anyone have one to sell...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:40:51 -0700
  Yes, SA vans could be purchased with sliders on the rearmost window on both sides. Sliders cutting people's arms off must not factor...
• WTB: Window lifter for power window - driver side
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 May 2003 05:47:49 -0700
  Hey folks, I am still searching for the window lifter for a driver side door. This is for a power window unit. What I...
• Re: Tinting Westy Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:59:43 -0700
  Yesterday I took my van to a professional window-tinting shop. This shop has a great reputation and the owner is supposedly the 1998...
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:12:18 +0200
  ...Is it necessary to remove the window regulator, to remove the glass? The Bentley has removal of the vent window frame and window regulator...
• Re: rear window
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:59:15 -0700
  ...Plus most Vanagons have window defrosters in the glass. There isn't enough to gain for so much work. > > A rear safari window has...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:56:44 -0700
  ...Either the wholesaler or the PO has removed the chrome window strips (probably to improve the appearance for resale). I must admit the windows...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 18:51:20 -0500
  ...Either the wholesaler or the PO has removed the chrome window strips (probably to improve the appearance for resale). I must admit the windows...