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• Re: Rear hatch droops
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:07:32 EST
  In a message dated 3/16/99 12:49:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, justin@BAYAREA.NET writes: > The rear hatch droops to a...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:08:29 -0500
  VW started using a "weaker" left strut so that the hatch would stay in any position placed. It seems that short people were complaining...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:58:20 -0700
  NEVER use the tubes to hold up a hatch that will not stay up on it's own! A fellow Vanagon owner nearly killed...
• hatch struts: INSTALLED!
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 2 Jan 97 11:50:22 -0600
  ...what was *on* the van were 2 high pressure struts! only one had blown but it was enough to not keep the hatch open...
• Re: Winter camping HEAT
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 01:11:09 +0100
  ...C." wrote: > Has anyone built or bought a mechanism to open the > rear hatch from inside? My Syncro has this feature... It was originally...
• Re: Rear hatch fit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:13:59 -0600
  When you get up past 1983 some of the hatches are plastic (yes I know they are composite fiber Yada Yada) but they are...
• Rear hatch ... inside openers?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 09:38:25 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Now that I have the back door hatch completely bare, I think I should ask: has anyone installed a device there which makes it...
• FS: rear hatch bug screen for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:26:15 EST
  rear hatch bug screen fits all vanagons no holes. $30 chris
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:30 -0800
  More than three years ago I replaced ours with two of the "strong" struts from Bus Depot and they will hold up the hatch...
• Re: Rear hatch droops, mirrors won't stay in place
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:40:28 -0800
  At 12:53 16/03/99 -0800, Justin Gordon wrote: >The rear hatch droops to a very dangerous level. Is there a way to...
• Re: Hatch Shocks/Dampers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:03:01 -0700
  I got mine at a FLAPS called Checker Auto and they hold the hatch up better than when I had two of the OEM...
• wanted: orly blue hatch, also Free hatch if anyone wants it
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:38:09 EST
  i am looking for a orly blue '88-'91 vanagon hatch w/ no rust and good paint. will pay around $200 if its perfect...
• Re: interesting ebay item: "hatch stick"
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:58:07 -0400
  The "Hatch Stick" looks like the rear hatch lock extension from www.eurocampers.com http://secure.mycart.net//catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=1105719&showprevnext...
• Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:12:26 -0400
  Thanks Everybody for the input on the hatch struts. I think I'm going to get 2 strong ones and I'll let you...
• Re: Rear Hatch Latch Picture
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:37:00 -0700
  ...http://home.ix.netcom.com/~lbusch/Hatch%20Latch3.jpg More on this at (for those interested geeks in the crowd): http://www.blooberry.com...
• Re: Need replacement plastic wheels top hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:11:42 EST
  ...I need replacement plastic wheels for the device that lowers the top hatch. Does anyone have any suggestions concerning where I might find them...
• re. rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:38:02 -0600
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/hatchsupport/hatchsupport.htm Here are a few more options if you have additional weight on the rear...
• Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:48:15 -0400
  Colin, one of my new hatch struts from TBD failed within a few months. Ron exchanged it without any question. The replacement is fine...
• Re: nearly embarassing non-newbie newbie rear hatch lock question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:47:04 -0700
  My rear hatch auto lock USED to work..... when the auto locking system worked. Since the system died the hatch lock is always locked...
• Obsure (One year only) Part(s) Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:40:35 -0700
  ...That appears to be the only year that VW put a hatch release mechanism on the INSIDE of the rear hatch. I'd love...
• Re: tip to keep your vanagon's hatch from rusting out at the bottom...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:22:57 +1200
  >ive seen a bunch of vanagons that have the lower edges of the rear hatch >rusting out from behind, and bubbling up the paint...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 07:50:39 -0700
  Steve, I’ll say there isn’t any room to add another strut or two to the back hatch. The fantasy solution would be...
• Heres a easy helpful mod you can do to your vanagon.......
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 04:31:39 EDT
  ...and when the rear hatch is up, she can't reach it to close it.. also when im camping at night, and i have...
• Re: Obsure (One year only) Part(s) Wanted (interior hatch release lever)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:32:54 EDT
  ...I'm looking for > part > of the rear hatch setup on a 1991 Vanagon. 1991 only as far as I know. > That appears to...
• Re: Rear Hatch Latch Picture
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:53:57 -0400
  ...Is that secure? Can someone come by and easily open the hatch. I know they could unscrew the turnbuckle, but other than that? Thanks...
• Re: Hatch Lock -- With Power Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:43:21 -0500
  So I can't just remove the latch from the hatch without removing the inner panel to lube and maybe file? I may be...
• Re: Rear Hatch Latch Picture
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:54:14 -0600
  ...Rear Hatch Latch Picture if you can't get that link to work... do this: http://home.ix.netcom.com/~lbusch/ and click on...
• Re: Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:03:54 -0400
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/hatchstrut/hatchstruts.htm I went with his solution number two: "The vanagon parts book specifies a different...
• Re: bug o' rama report
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 18:48:48 -0400
  ...BD firetrucks have piano hinges on the > deck lid and hatch in the back. Small engine lid, barndoor nose, ambulance hatch. - - - if you look...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:03:20 -0700
  ...Rear hatch struts -- disposal > I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon. Hooray, no more getting > bonked in the head! > > Anyway, I...
• Rear hatch grommet
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:18:32 -0400
  ...the right top electric/glass-wiper fluid lines on the rear hatch (hatch to body, about 3 inches long)? ETKA lists the left top...
• Needed: Rear Hatch Locking Mechanism Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:01:45 +0000
  Anybody have extra bolts for the lock/catch mechanism that is located at the bottom of the rear hatch? I need one, since I...
• interesting ebay item: "hatch stick"
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:03:40 -0400
  Haven't seen a hatch ventilation device like this before. http://snipurl.com/e0a0 Edward
• Re: rear hatch lock extension
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:12:57 -0600
  On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 12:01 PM, azsun99 <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote: > While on the subject of rear hatch struts, another handy...
• Re: Rear Hatch/Door Pistons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:19:11 -0700
  ...The hatch is now "locked" open. To drop > the hatch, pop the pipe so it slips over the cylinder and it hides > nicely. > > I...
• Re: Rear hatch droops, mirrors won't stay in place
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:15:06 -0800
  >>The rear hatch droops to a very dangerous level. Is there a way to adjust >>the mechanisms that hold up the hatch? Or do...
• rear hatch lock problem-more info
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:00:49 -0400
  ...The rear hatch central locking mechanism locks/unlocks with signals from the front door units. And you tried the hatch with central locking manual...
• Exchange hatches '84 to a '90?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:30:05 -0400
  The rear hatch on my '90 rusted prematurely, while my '84 is in good shape. (I attribute this to poorer quality rubber on the...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 11:36:19 -0300
  If you pick up an older steel hatch, you'll know ... it is noticeably heavier. On 03-Apr-2015, at 11:23, Mudd Not...
• Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:44:54 -0700
  ...Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy >Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy. >Please visit my site for a...
• DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:55:05 -0800
  I've seen those cage seperations.., you know, trap your dog in the rear hatch area.., by placing on these just behind the rear...
• Re: Headlight grill/hatch light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:49 EDT
  In a message dated 9/24/08 10:23:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lalofs@GMAIL.COM writes: > > I've never seen that hatch...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:20:08 -0600
  "Broomstick?" ... Jake, is that to hold up the hatch or an alternative method of transportation? ;-) TGIF-bob
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:28:41 -0700
  ...I have the stronger GoWesty struts, which holds the hatch open > >>>> with just the rack, but I can't easily open the hatch or...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 07:42:19 -0700
  ...Best would be that the hatch stays up with one bike on it, and doesn't fly open too fast and isn't too...
• Front, Rear, Slider Doors FS. Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:24:30 -0700
  ...front doors, hatch. Fronts possibly missing a part or two but appear to be nearly, or completely, rust free. Same for hatch. Hatch has...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:40:06 -0500
  ...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/hatch_strut_support.PDF Works great: disappears when the hatch is closed, instantly pops in place when you...
• Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:23:23 -0800
  Hi All, Winter in Montana causes my rear hatch struts to have no back pressure till the hatch is half way down. Must need...
• Rear Hatch Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:35:59 -0500
  Hey Guys, Has anyone adjusted their rear hatch at the hinges. My hatch, when you view it from the top, is closer to the...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 21:59:35 -0600
  ...drift don't you? The hatch strut to body connection point is one focus, the strut to hatch connection is another, the hinge , the...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:57:59 -0700
  ...And I have a fairly heavy paulchen rack on my hatch! Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ LikeMinds, Inc. coyote@likeminds.com \ / \X / 457 Bryant St...
• Re: Rear Hatch Latch Picture
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:52:00 -0400
  ...Other >than that, if the lock on the hatch is locked it is secure, you can't get it >off without unlocking the hatch...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:48:38 -0700
  ...A drafty Vanagon hatch (Vanagon content) is nothing compared to two years on an ice floe. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:12:22 -0600
  ...I put the fork mounts on the pop top though, not the upper, rounded part of the hatch. I wanted the rear wheel of...
• Re: Playing around with rear hatch carrier
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:52:11 -0700
  It looks like opening the rear hatch would be a bear with the spare tire on it. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 7/12...
• Pop Culture reportLVC Terri Hatcher loves her microbus
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:59:03 -0800
  Terri Hatcher, the over-40 and sultry star of the megahit television series "Desparate Housewives" showcased her 1978 VW green (Westy?) camper during her...
• Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sun, 4 May 1997 21:39:31 -0700 (PDT)
  Euro American RV Products sells rear hatch struts for $19.95 ea. 818-760-4214 818-760-4216 fax
• vanagon rear hatch enclosure tent
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:51:52 EDT
  Does anybody know if a rear hatch tent is available for a vanagon? Michael M. 87 syncro.
• rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 11:52:49 EST
  will a rear hatch from an 86'GL fit an 82'? I would love to have a rear wiper. Shaggy
• Report on Rear Hatch Tent from Campmore
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:34:41 -0400
  ...Last month I bought a Rear Hatch Tent from Campmor (www.campmor.com) item number 20747 (http://www.campmor.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay...