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• swivel seat install carat
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:13:54 -0500
  I have a swivel seat assembly (all 3 parts) that I want to weld in for the front passenger seat. Do I need to...
• Re: Where to buy Redline in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Tue, 16 May 2006 18:49:17 -0700
  ...called Mopac that carries it. Lordco was able to order it in for me. I would imagine that any parts place near you could...
• Re: Denver Body work?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:36:40 -0500
  ...Good luck -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home) '78 Bus...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:20:42 -0500
  ...1) Do the sanding and minor body work myself; 2) Take off parts where possible and do some masking myself; 3) Check out Maaco...
• Re: Was: LVC: FRIDAY!!! Barefoot Driving. NOW: Who drives barefoot in the summer??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:38:26 -0500
  ...State - although possibly frowned upon. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new...
• Re: The dreaded "Vanagon Syndrome" - or is it? Formerly: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:32:11 -0500
  ...I like that perspective and will recant my use of the word frustration. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts...
• Re: New Gas Tank Install on '85
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:25:11 -0500
  ...THanks for pointing that out. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Boo - September 12-15th!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:41:36 -0400
  ...and your little dog too!" > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > -- Pete '79...
• More vanagons and VW stuff............the saga continues!
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:50:32 EST
  ...the left-over stuff from my old shop, including some cars and parts that my ex-bitter half let me have back (un)graciously...
• Re: Automatic to manual conversion/or to auto...
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:04:40 -0400
  ...But, you still have to yank all the stuff out of the parts car. If all the parts are ready to go and we...
• Misc. Parts for 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:22:53 -0500
  I am looking for a set of curtains for a 1990 Carat. I believe that the curtains for all 1987 and newer Wolfsburg and...
• Re: diesel wabbits and wheel bolt lube
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 04:20:23 EDT
  ...You can pirate parts fro the Cabriolets up to about 1992 to give the car a fresher look. So much for Rabbits. Vanagon diesel...
• Rear heater matrix is identical to Polo's
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:46:02 -0000
  In trying to locate a cheap rear radiator matrix all the 3rd party parts suppliers I contacted said it was a VW only part...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA Made Legal
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:24:29 -0700
  ...The pan then went to mexico and came back with new parts on it. As the parts are all listed as replacement parts for...
• Re: New seats available for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 8 Jun 2016 14:37:15 -0500
  ...Small Car is offering some interesting seats for $500/pair. Unfortunately, > the rails are out of stock: > https://smallcar.com/vanagon/interior-parts/seat...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:11:04 -0400
  ...and when you decide to sell it. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:41:12 -0400
  ...It is not a guessing game when it comes to timing and jetting a carb. But hey, your car. But the time bomb is...
• Re: Will Scirocco Rims Fit My Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 00:46:38 EST
  ...an 87' Vanagon GL and a friend has an old Scriocco parts car(not > sure > which year). We're thinking that the alloys on...
• Re: Fake campers, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:42 -0500
  ...Stupid *&!@#~! I've heard of Westy envy but give me a break. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85...
• Volksfest '99 VW SHOW this SAT. near Harrisburg/ Hershey , Pa
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 10:16:58 EDT
  ...0197 Car Show - Swap Meet - New Parts Vendors - used parts vendors Display of '98 VW Models Courtesy of H.A. Boyd Car Show is...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 31 Aug 2019 19:33:21 -0500
  ...Have used them on about every car I have ever owned—until my first Vanagon, a new 1990. Came with aluminum from the factory...
• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:31:12 -0400
  ...keep the Midwest - I like it here. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:27:28 EST
  parting out 5 vanagons and campers from 80-91 vanagon parts for sale: -'85-'91 slider doorhandles $25 (can be made to fit earlier...
• Re: shipping to Canada
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:52:33 -0600
  Good advice> Also label as antique car parts. Duty free. On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 02:25 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Canada...
• Re: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:15:46 -0500
  ...It also seems that older cars hoses last longer than many today. When I got my 68 Triumph TR-250 in 83, I lamented...
• Re: Which Radiator The SA or German
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:03:29 EDT
  ...The only one listed in the VW US parts data is in the Euro one > also with the description "for use in warmer countries...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:44:26 -0700
  ...People with big Carat Diamond Rings make some very interesting scratches on car parts. The inside handle inserts should have removed more gingerly. Visor...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 23 May 2007 09:32:16 -0700
  ...I keep forgetting what the acronym literally means, but wikipedia sez: "ETKA is the electronic parts catalogue for VAG group cars, including Volkswagen, SEAT...
• Re: recycled german parts / e-e-e-eBay <f>
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:16:35 -0800
  ...The > receiver must exercise "reasonable care" to protect the property. If the > shop is full and you leave a customer's car outside and...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:45:33 -0800
  Hi, If you are addressing my comments , well....of course you don't get the adapter plate from any car parts dealer. Nor the...
• Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER INCREASE...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 11:55:05 EST
  ...car driver (remember their engines only last for 500 miles before a rebuild and some not that long...) and you have used quality parts...
• Autolite batteries...where to exchange?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:31:01 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the names of the stores (auto parts, department stores?) that carry the Autolite or Exide brand? John
• trips and parts to NE /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:34:16 +0000
  ...Friday ramblings about trips and parts delivery. Delete if you're only into hard core tech info. Our trips to New England and Canadian...
• Re: TONS of vanagon parts for sale!!! (he's got more than me ;<)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:28:10 -0700
  ...gas >fuel tanks,gas westy tanks,some westy cabinets,parts of a wolfsburg/Carat >interior[wall grey panels and flip out side table] dash...
• Re: Vanagon Carat - 1991
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:52:45 -0500
  ...Things do wear out > eventually and if not taken care of will bring down the vehicle, making it > unfit for anywhere but the scrap...
• Re: Thinking swap? Some CA legality comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:48:10 PDT
  ...A CARB licensed >mechanic could be prosecuted if he represented an imported engine as a sum >of >parts. > >As to future parts availability, this...
• VW vs. GM
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 5 Dec 96 21:30:08 EST
  Joel and others, What really gets me is why would VW risk their future and reputation to steal car designs and and other sensitive...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:07:27 -0400
  ...Chinese auto parts industry as a whole. As recently as four years ago, there were only only 8 models of cars widely available in...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:09:58 -0800
  ...converter, other than that one, and carrying some good used spare hoses and clamps and other parts, like a spare t-stat say, ( or...
• FS Stock Fridge for westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:08:37 -0400
  ...have parts. Let me know what I may need. You can contact me off list since I know everyone else could care less about...
• more on Merker--Xr4Ti and Scorpio, Sterling, other limited prod. marques
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:43:25 EST
  ...seats that were incredibly comfortable, fast (inline 4cyl turbo) VERY affordable (the depreciation on these cars was like that of the mid-late '80...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:54:27 -0800
  ...lines, Local coolers, Tipton pumps, Spam fans.....German car specific parts and much more. On Feb 19, 2015 6:09 PM, "Rob" <vwrobb@gmail...
• Re: Subie swap curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 4 May 2013 17:38:07 -0400
  And the auto trans can handle more power, as well (if you care about those sorts of things). ;) On Sat, May 4, 2013 at...
• Re: Large parts transport from SF to SoCal to SF available
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:50:15 -0800
  ...Large parts transport from SF to SoCal to SF available In a message dated 11/15/2012 12:44:58 P.M. Eastern Standard...
• Vanagons for sale in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 15:38:37 -0800
  ...engine in it, with most parts on it (I snagged 2 injectors). Then, there's a used (junk) car lot two blocks west on...
• Re: LVC - German Spam!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:47:23 -0500
  ...com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Met a List MMember & bought an engine
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 20:51:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The onle major parts that appear to be missing is one of the carbs and the muffler. But the other carb looks great, as...
• Mobil 1 winter oil alternative and sale
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:31:42 +0000
  ...Dennis Mobil FS European Car Formula Motor Oil 5W50 Full Synthetic 1 qt (US) MOB 122075 | Buy Online - NAPA Auto Parts (napaonline.com)<https...
• Re: A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Tue, 20 May 2014 17:36:44 -0500
  ...Check O'Reilles, and Advance Auto Parts. Here in southwest Louisiana, every FLAPS carries A/C fittings and hardware. Howard >Subject: Re: A/C...
• Coil springs for Macphearson struts
  Historical mailing list - ron ourada
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:22:36 -0500
  ...find lots of vendors for the shocks and related attachment parts, but none carry the coils it seems. This is for an 87 Audi...
• Re: GoWesty is now GoWestyAutoParts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:10:55 -0400
  ...link Google provides. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia 87 dealer promo movie
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:59:45 -0400
  ...thanks for sharing. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Re: knocking noise on acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:26:38 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Good luck! -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:15:30 -0400
  ...Grrrr..... -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: "Brand new" bus
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:19:50 -0400
  ...Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!) 86' (We call this one Parts) 85' GL...
• Re: Truck Stops
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 05:55:47 -0800
  Camping World (RV parts & service) parking lots are another overnight freebie. When scoping out a Wal-Mart lot, look for signs prohibiting overnight parking...
• Emergency kit spares/Re: Bypassing rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 08:36:01 -0500
  I want to carry some replacement parts for emergency repairs to the cooling system. What size straight and T couplers do I need to...
• Re: parts
  Historical mailing list - David
  Mon, 21 May 2001 18:12:37 +1000
  ...it and don't forget there is no warranty! David 1990 Caravelle GL --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email...
• Re: Better brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:20 -0400
  ...not sure if Axxis are available, although the VW parts store i use carries them. But think about it, the rotors in the van...
• Westy cabinet trim
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:59:24 -0700
  ...My local dealer tells me Westfalias are now obsolete, and they don't carry parts for them any more. On the advice of a...