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• Parts, My nerves! Thinking about unsubscribing
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 11:41:44 +0100
  ...Power Mirrors, Jump seats, Carat tables and side panels, square headlights+grill, A/C, PS, Power windows, cruise control... Everything costs hundreds of D...
• Re: The deal about the Tail Light Fairy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:22:00 -0800
  ...and rear running lights ? > > There is a technician named 'No Body' .. > that's who checks things like brake lights , tail light, side markers, back...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:10:32 -0400
  ...I cut a hole down through the ceiling between the front >> seats >> with the vent aimed to the rear bed. This came in handy...
• Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:01:53 -0500
  ...My legs were forced off to the side at such an angle that it would be impossible for me to operate the pedals. In...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:57:39 -0400
  ...create a welcome home item for my >> van, Rear light hinge? Worlds best window crank? Rear reflector light >> protector? >> >> Ideas for best center rug...
• Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:54:06 -0400
  ...If you want to do serious off-road camping on bad roads, you'll be better served by a syncro, or a bay-window...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:51:11 -0700
  ...I pull the rear seat forward into a bed, there >> is a >> space under the seat on the cabin side. I started thinking that...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:16 -0700
  ...I pull the rear seat forward into a bed, there >> is a >> space under the seat on the cabin side. I started thinking that...
• Re: Why we do it.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:13:40 -0700
  Hey, sounds like fun! Some of the Vanagon vendors sell snaps so that you could install one of the Westy type rear hatch screens...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:16:54 -0400
  ...We looked at the rear drag profile and > undercarriage > sealing. For the rear drag issue, we modeled pressure zone profiles > and put > together three...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:22:48 -0700
  ...with moisture, and I have an annoying habit of leaving drivers side window down when parked at home. >>>> >>>> I guess it’s also a...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:49:37 -0800
  ...They were consistent on either side of the van, too. So, nothing conclusive. Next I visited the shop that installed the new rear wheel...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:20:38 -0500
  ...output to the SIDES, where the speakers are, then pipe it to the rearmost > body vent there above the windows, which would allow the...
• problem SOLVED! Re: headlights not working after towing?
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 11:23:36 -0600
  ...Rather, leaving the vent window ajar too many times in New Orleans led to water following the extreme driver's side of the dash...
• Re: Parts available for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:34:25 -0500
  ...GL? I'm still trying to locate one for the passenger side. The > ball > > > inside the socket has crumbled and the visor falls partially...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:53 -0400
  ...Ground Cluster - under dash, left/driver side, > above fuse box. > push-on connectors become corroded/dirty > and fail to make consistent electrical contact. ALL...
• Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:45:51 -0400
  ...2) Close all doors and windows > >3) Get something to stand on > >4) Remove all screws from the rear edge of the back headliner...
• 70 Westie & 75 Adventurewagon @ wreckers, VW giveaways
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:01:05 -0800
  ...The grab-strap to the left of the side door was broken, so I think the interior is probably original and whomever wore out...
• Re: � � �DONT DO IT! �(was Re: 83.5 sort of westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:32:12 -0400
  ...in the pass rear lower corner. Here is the catch. I >> am going to cut the top off at the window pillars for a...
• Re: Railroad Crossing Gate Coming Down!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:13:44 -0700
  ...You don't go onto tracks until there is space on the other side of them to go to. If there are cars on...
• for sale/wanted: vwcoa and LiMBO
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 09:27:13 CST
  ...add-a-room side tent, bike rack, 4 new tires, some spare parts, newer paint. call Scott in Michigan (616) 791-1241. leave a...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:46:33 -0500
  ...The early westies just had the trough on the drivers side and a little plastic pelmet over the pass side rear window. The later...
• Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:34:38 -0500
  FWIW, I bought the smallest combination O2 and Smoke alarm I could find and placed it on the passenger's side near the rear...
• Re: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:13:04 -0500
  ...the unit, under the cluster pod, ran it up the windshield window bow. Tucked it under the seal then ran it under the head...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:34:41 -0700
  ...In sunnier climes, try a good 3M UV window tint as a means of > mitigating heat soak during brief stops > > Sent from my iPad...
• Re: Extra long, or Vanalong
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 May 1996 11:28:39 -0700
  ...He suggested that this is best done by adding one more rear window section to the back. I believe 45 inches was his rough...
• Re: Update on my westy!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:13:37 -0400
  ...Here's the latest update: > > Still battling it out with the drivers side > window door regulator. Will consider the excellent > suggestion of lubricating the...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:16:47 -0500
  I have been on this list for at least 10 years and this is the first I have heard about relocating the power window...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 14:23:17 -0400
  ...I wonder why that was only for a couple years. >>> >>> On the practical side. My second van has GW steel bumpers, but the front...
• Re: [vanagon] Common problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:28:21 -0500
  ...Rubber elbow between airbox and throttle housing cracks 1.9l -- spring clip holding airbox to side of compartment wears through the plastic ears Rear...
• $20 Westy on Ebay- NOT!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:03:33 -0700
  ...seats, the seats look to low to be swivel type, the side windows have the latch in the wrong place for screens, the interior...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:38:26 -0500
  ...Ten years later I am replacing my rear window rubber and >> need two cups. The expensive one pops off after five minutes on the...
• Re: Paint colors
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:31:59 -0400
  ...curtain set starting to fade - primarily on the > >> side > >>>>> exposed to the window - rear window curtains being the worst, and so I > >>>>> decided to...
• Re: hidden oil leak ??
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:55:40 -0500
  ...About 3-4 months ago ,the first time >>> it >>> happened, I was driving along about 60 mph and noticed that the rear >>> window >>> was...
• Re: Audi 5000 - no vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:57:28 -0700
  ...The rear window buttons are a little fineky, the heated seats won't turn off and the coolant gauge is dead on mine. Simple...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:30:39 -0800
  ...I used two hot water heater copper flex lines to vent intake and exhaust air to the side air duct at the rear of...
• Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?)/Winter Camping Prep
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:08:49 -0800
  ...around the > front and sides of it, then in corresponding spots on the > metal horizontal face interior, the rear of it just tucks > in...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:10:37 -0700
  ...passenger side and 3 in the section behind the driver. I'll get another pkg of 5 for the firewall under the rear seat...
• Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:52:26 -0600
  ...New Tires & Shocks - Bridgestone LT Reinforced sidewall & KYB Gas Shocks - DONE 3. Rubber, as in hoses replacement - to be done 4. Awning / Shady Boy...
• Monday multi-post (from a digester)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:10:22 -0700
  ...That's why I don't have a full-westie and why I left out the rear and the overhead cabinets. Magnet-curtains and...
• Re: Removing door panels, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:16:22 -0700
  ...late model GL, right ? > > IF you have power windows.. > you can not be too careful about the switch panels. > they have tiny hooks on...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:46:03 -0700
  ...does open up side vents (near doors, 1/2 way down the dash)... still heat coming out of either the window or floor vents...
• Re: storage in (bubble top) westy? Is your Westfalia the same as mine - see http://www.fastforward.ca/gallery/1003SyncroWestfalia.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:44:35 -0700
  ...Plus, in the summer the little side windows in the top are great for both cooling and relieving cross-winds... Mark in Denver -----Original...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:34:17 -0800
  ...Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel >> > 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating >> > 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped) >> > >> > >> > Additional Fuses...
• Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:09:19 -0700
  ...installed a 14" square screened roof vent and made my own side window screens (larger than a Westy) so have plenty of cross-ventilation...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:53:17 +0100
  ...the back side cabinet like it is installed in the carivan. To help >> reduce back area from getting hot, having the windows tinted. >> >> Thanks...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:38:53 -0800
  ...Touching the brakes and swerving side to side have no >>>>> effect at all. The noise is directly proportional to the speed of >>>>> the van...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:08:05 -0800
  ...I wonder why that was only for a couple years. > >> > >> On the practical side. My second van has GW steel bumpers, but the front...
• Re: Need speaker advice (More than enough)
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:30:41 -0600
  ...In any case a low profile unit of 3 - 4" should be mountable to the REAR of the stock grill. You can use trim...
• Re: Frozen locks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:58:06 -0600
  ...No rear heater like in the Vanagons, so when I had back seat passengers, I had to close the sun roof otherwise it was...
• Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:01:37 -1000
  ...transmission; bad ring and pinion. > > Westy Items (brown/tan interior)-- > > Front windshield/windows privacy curtain > Rear hatch snap-in insect screen > Weekender closet, side...
• Re: Process to register a vanagon in Pennsylvania??
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:54:58 -0700
  ...You can't have a pile > of stickers on your windshield or rear glass (and maybe your front side > windows). Rear window margin stickers...
• [A] FS: 1976 Bus, 77000 miles (WV)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 06:13:43 GMT
  ...but drivers side has 1 split, standard fitted rubber floor mats. All new WCM window and door rubber including vent windows $$$ Engine replaced at...
• Re: "clacka" noise @ rear right wheel area
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:01:03 -0500
  ...By turning right and then left you can identify the side on which the knocking is occuring. The knocking CV is your culprit. Also...
• FS: 1984 Vanagon GL $650 or parts in San Francisco Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:25:38 -0700
  ...Manual side mirrors. I have all the service records from the previous owner going back to 1984. Even have the original window price sticker...
• Re: Looks fairly clean, but...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:20:04 -0800
  If you look at the angle of the front bumper in pic #1, its been hit, in pic #6 the centre of the window...
• Re: Newbie back from first camping trip!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:39:34 -0800
  ...Also, the very narrow metal curtain track above the rear passenger side window was hanging down, and I don't know how to make...
• Jimmy Buffett, Syncro Owner. KUDOS to those who helped.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:25:49 EDT
  ...I highly recommend him. -Gary Lee Rear side ladder, rear ladder and and rear tire carrier. Gary's stuff is awesome anyway, but the...
• Re: Is it me or is it my Westy?--long
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:17:27 -0800
  ...my rearview. This > > time he turned on his lights and pulled me over. > > He came up to the driver's side window claiming that...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:41:53 -0700
  ...We looked at the rear drag profile and > > undercarriage > > sealing. For the rear drag issue, we modeled pressure zone profiles > > and put > > together three...