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• Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 15 May 2005 20:33:13 -0700
  Hi all, As promised, I have posted photos of the various window rubber and other bits that are vexing me. I am too simple...
• Re: What kind of sliding window is not a vanagon window but looks a whole heck of a lot like one?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 1 Jan 2015 10:26:44 -0600
  ...http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/racing2001/NAC2001-pictures.htm except with this window jiggered in on the "driver's side" for optional ventilation...
• Re: Sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 Mar 97 08:42:18 CST
  ...it has Front Windows (fibreglas) a magnetic tape on the borders and VS109 Vanagon ...... $34.95 velcro wraps around the sliding hinge. VB108 Bus...
• Re: Privacy glass for VW's?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:28:10 -0700
  > Anyone had any experience with the "static cling" type window film... > Mine needs redo-ing and I've been considering this type... > I have...
• Re: Wind noise
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:26:36 EST
  ...It took awhile but the center of that rubber window track that the window slides into and seals in came apart from the rest...
• Re: Window washing
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:58:48 -0700
  ...Window washing > I'm CC'ing my bro on this one because we were > traveling last weekend through the area around Mt St > helens...
• Re: vent window won't stay open / Pain-in-the-butt, but . . .
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:01:50 EDT
  ...The bottom pivot of the window vent is retained by a one-hole clip within the void of the door. This clip puts drag...
• Adding side windows to pop-top canvas?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:57:29 -0500
  ...She made a super large front screened window, but due to time pressure, did not put a zipper to allow zipping out the screen...
• Re: Trouble with power window motors rusting?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:45:24 -0500
  ...Trouble with power window motors rusting? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > The other important thing to check is your window seals. If they are...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:50:31 +0000
  ...Hell, maybe I put on an '84 or earlier door, which has a bigger window opening! That was the reason for replacing the glass...
• Re: sliding window removal question
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Mon, 24 May 1999 00:12:09 -0500
  ...sliding window removal question >Everytime I have fiddled with the glass in the sliding windows I have had to >remove the entire unit from...
• Re: Cutting edge tech. Carbon fiber...window crank.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 7 May 2011 07:26:51 -0700
  ...my shoe box-shaped van is that Brown shoe color, > too...Ya think? ) anyway, the window crank broke right off in my hand. I...
• Re: Window Tinting - What Really Works?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Bamer
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:26:04 -0700
  ...1) 85% Privacy Window Tint(medium dark, on all windows behind front doors)= -3 degree F internal temperature. 2) Installed solar powered exhaust fan...
• Re: 85 Westy Window Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:51:13 -0800
  ...yup Ididn't happen to think of 'the side window sticker that comes on new vehicles' .. the way the question was stated was super...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:31:09 -0800
  I got the jalousie windows but I can't build the new frames needed and the one metal shop I went to wants $200...
• Re: Manual window regulator replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 11 May 2025 17:04:52 -0700
  ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFmdLVBn94 https://gowesty.com/products/manual-window-regulator-rebuild-kit?v=&variant=41426685132965 On Sun, May 11, 2025...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:29:49 -0700
  ...There was somebody who sold a canvas fitting that channeled the cold air from a window A/C unit that rode in the Westy...
• Vanagon window
  Historical mailing list - Jazz...
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:40:10 CDT
  ...I have a 1989 Vanagon with the seats that face both ways ya' know? Someone broke in and smashed the window that slides back...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:17:09 -0600
  ...Stan On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:45:58 -0800 developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> writes: > The key is to clean the window thoroughly with...
• Re: Original poptop and window seals leave trails of black residue after rain on my white 91 MV
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:19:54 -0700
  ...Short of replacing all window seals you might want to try some Simple Green cleaner and a stiff brush or a green cleaning pad...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 16:25:45 -0600
  ...I was > measuring 180F at the window at that time. > > Yrs, > d
• who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:41:45 EST
  ...who out there has the best prices on poptop canvas? what vendors and what sites? preferable the 3 window kind but if the single...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:57:17 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- >>Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original >> >>window >>cranks, not the after market ones...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:35:07 -0400
  ...mail I have about a > set and a half of side windows in my basement (all types westy, > passenger van, and rear exit vent...
• Re: Newbie Tip
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 19:55:26 EDT
  Danny, you said: << OK, how many of you out there know how to roll up (or down) the power windows with the key off...
• Re: AC and window tint comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:15:47 PDT
  >I also had the windows tinted for about $300 with metalized film and I'm >quite pleased with the results. I went with 30...
• FS: Front Curtains &Rear Curtain
  Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:39:34 EDT
  I have the front curtains that cover the windshield and the d/s and p/s windows it is two pieces on a glider...
• FS; Window Screen.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 01:45:42 EDT
  This screen simply screws into the window molding it does have two small holes in the screen which would be very very easy to...
• power to manual window conversion
  Historical mailing list - Meghan Davis
  Tue, 7 May 2002 09:59:59 -0800
  ...I want to convert my power windows to manual and was wondering if it is just a straight conversion to the manual regulators or...
• Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - Martin Walz
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:25:26 -0700
  I used to own a 1968 VW bay window bus. I always wanted to paint it jet black, tint the windows and convert it...
• Gauge Pod ?? What are you using?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 20:22:59 -0500
  ...Like to know what kind of pod any of you out there have used for the dashboard or possibly the window pillar. Any of...
• Re: Brown Window Handles??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:57:59 -0400
  ...On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 10:56 AM, Doug Alcock wrote: > I need new window winders for my 84 Westy. The Bus Depot...
• slide window latch removal
  Historical mailing list - Corner House Farm
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 22:17:15 -0400
  Hello, I have the latch on my sliding rear window coming apart. it seems that one screw has backed out and the other is...
• (NVC) T2 Bay Window I-4 (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:40:52 -0400
  Hello, I know that the Bay Window bus is/was produced in Mexico with a watercooled VW I-4. Are there any US vendors...
• Re: Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts and opinions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 01:11:10 EDT
  ...You can tint up to 100% light reduction in all the rear windows if you chose. However, California also requires that you have rearview...
• Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 16:08:02 -0700
  I just saw this left rear side sliding window for Vanagon. I haven't seen an item like this offered stateside before. It's...
• Window Switches
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:08:38 -0500
  I have a 1991 Carat and my power window switch I bought fell apart again. (after a month) Is anyone else having this problem...
• Re: panelvan/transporter? on samba
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:23:49 -0500
  Chris, If not, someone welded up the rear side window on each side so as to give that look. Those rear window panels look...
• Window gasket sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Fri, 19 May 2006 10:11:17 -0400
  I'm installing a rear side window (86 vanagon) after some rust repair and I wondered what type of sealant the pro's use...
• Article about Boston Bob in Today's Boston Globe
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:56:48 +0000
  ...http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008
• Re: fs 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:28:38 +0000
  ...Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM...
• 86 Syncro for sale Altoona PA not mine
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:23:02 +0000
  ...http://www.tradersguide.com/details.aspx?adid=31478642 _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn �10 hidden secrets� from Jamie. http://windowslive.com...
• Re: WTB electric motor for power windows
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:31:13 -0400
  > I have an 89 Westy Syncro with power windows, I'm > looking for a use motor for the LH side. The VW > part number...
• Coordinating window tint, new rubber, paint
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:06:39 -0700
  I am also planning to have the windows tinted. I noticed that while there's no leaking, my front window rubber is as hard...
• AC window unit bracket
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 18:02:58 -0400
  Among other things, I installed the window unit bracket I got from Houston VW Club member Steve Sandlin. Here are some quick pics: http...
• Re: side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 05:47:46 EST
  ...Helps prevent rusting beneath the seal and allows easy installation of the window. I've never had a problem with window coming loose, falling...
• Re: A good lube for sliders
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 06:12:16 EDT
  ...You carefully take your hand that's not pulling out the latch and sliding the window. With that hand not sliding the window you...
• Front Door window detail
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 09:26:00 -0800
  ...If you find your window rolls up crooked, and-or has excessive fore-aft play, inspect to see if the foam type material at...
• Re: Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 23:17:53 -0400
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/details/vanagonrubber/ I've done the front door window weather channels and weather strip - quite easy, but measure carefully, and...
• Re: water in the rear hatch door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:48:35 -0700
  Check the hatch seal, but it's likely the window seal. Water seeps in and runs down behind the panel into the door. I...
• Re: Removable door window vents from EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:02:25 -0400
  ...Removable door window vents from EuroCampers.com RE: Window Vents hanks for the info. One question: Do they actually seem to make a ifference...
• Re: Splittie Bus Windshield Drain Holes
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 03:23:03 -0500
  ...i dont trust any of the window seals that dont havethe original contour (which means anything not NOS) Lovely thing about tar is that...
• Re: sliding window removal question
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Mon, 24 May 1999 14:37:01 +1000
  Everytime I have fiddled with the glass in the sliding windows I have had to remove the entire unit from the door / frame. A...
• Re: Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 12:16:49 -0700
  ...All the small pieces >are shown, and some of theme are the same as in the middle window. Those >of you that have the...
• Re: Window Crank Handle Extensions Available - alt solution
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 09:30:55 -0700
  ...just FYI, -Damon The Bus Depot wrote:Thanks to some part number sleuthing by list member Maynard Southard, I now have a window crank...
• Re: fs 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:46:44 -0700
  ...Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > > > > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM...
• Look out! Unusual VW gifts are still available
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:50:29 -0500
  ...Heidi just found a Bay window LED Christmas bus, and a bay window dog toy. My friends daughter, taking a welding class made him...
• Re: washers
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 07:48:10 -0700
  ...When I took the vent window glass out on one > side two of the pressure washers crumbled. The only supplier I have found > is...
• Re: Front door window rubbers (lower window scrapers) inners same as outers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:32:00 EDT
  ...just pry off that trim cover that covers the joint where the horizontal window scraper meets the vertical side scraper.. when tapping them back...
• Wind Noise
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:43:23 -0500
  I've just replaced the seals around the pop-top, put a more or less permanent sealant around the triagle vent window on the...