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  • Re: '61 crew cab value
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 02 Sep 1995 08:49:12 -0700
    >bill > >if the bus has original safari windows (w/ corresponding wipers that fold >down to let you open the windows) these are *highly* desireable...
  • How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:40:18 -0600
    ...http://imgur.com/cICZ1uR,iQmOCJq I am replacing the window because it broke while I was driving. When I got the window out, I...
  • Re: Sliding window "fuzz strip"
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:15:01 EDT
    ...Those are both missing from the rattling window, but not missing from the not rattling window. This appears from the ETKA illustration to be...
  • Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:16:35 -0400
    Thanks, Stuart!! Since you mentioned the vent windows, it made me think of something. Does anybody know of a source for the lead spacers...
  • Re: Windows and spark plugs, 78
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:45:56 -0500
    ...Tighten it down, and the chirping subsides >considerably (although not altogether). > >Thanks, >Rodney Rodney, Yes, the other fixed windows are removed and installed just...
  • Re: Air Vents on Rear Windows
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:27:26 EST
    ...Later Vanagon eliminated these door vents and went with the always-open vents behind the rear side windows. They serve the same purpose, hence...
  • Re: Tin top camping
    Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:42:58 -0700
    ...They looked > like this: > http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/screen.jpg > and like this when in the window: > http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/screen...
  • Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:33:18 -0700
    ...For me, having the window rolled up is a matter of protecting what little hearing I have left. With the window down, my sound...
  • Re: Shore Power Portable A/C
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:40:51 -0700
    Larry, I went the window route a few years ago. $20 worth of aluminum and some high density foam and I had a unit...
  • Re: squeek is driving me nuts
    Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:40:14 -0400
    Right on Robert - the window sliding passed the fixed screen causes the squeek. Light finger pull on the screen while operating and all is...
  • Re: Any one Selling a 23 or a 21 Window Deluxe?
    Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
    Fri, 14 Jul 1995 18:27:37 PDT
    ...Just wanted to know if any one was selling > or knew of a 23 or 21 window bus for sale? Preferably in the or...
  • Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:41:38 EST
    In a message dated 99-02-15 14:16:26 EST, steeling@CREATIVE.NET writes: << here are two sliding windows on my vanagon. They...
  • Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:17:51 -0700
    ...The rear side windows are sliders as > opposed to the fixed windows on our domestic vans. Were these available in > Europe? Can these be...
  • Re: Power window question...
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 9 May 2000 11:47:23 EDT
    I sell new complete power window regulators with new Bosch motors for $120 per side. However your problem could be the switch ($35 from...
  • Re: Tinted windows, longish
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Wed, 17 May 2000 11:07:19 -0600
    Calle Fallberg wrote: > Hi Guys ! > > But for you guys with Westy cabinets in front of the windows ( and for those of us who want...
  • Re: Mag wheels or no?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:46:24 EST
    ...Trouble is they are off a bay window and I've got a Vanagon. Do the two vehicles use the same wheel bolt patterns...
  • Re: ford window cranks?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:46:35 -0400
    > my less than one year old window crank just came off > in my hand this morning, or rather half of it did... I recently...
  • Re: Rain getting in...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:43:08 -0600
    ...Will replace window and put in new seal soon. I also have a leaking right rear window. Anybody know how to tackle this??? Regards...
  • Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:46:01 -0500
    ...I replaced a total of three non-moving vent windows on my '87 VW Fox during the first two years I owned it (drawbacks...
  • Re: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:38:29 -0400
    On 6/27/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > In Alabama, Limo Tint (darkest) can be put on all windows EXCEPT the > Driver...
  • Re: vent window.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:37:43 -0800
    ...vent window. It appears that someone tried to break in to my 84 westy while it was parked at my office for several days...
  • re-wiring power window
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:55:13 -0700
    hi all, my 90' Carat has power window that requires the ignition ON to use it. I am thinking of re-wiring it so...
  • clearing up yellowed clear vinyl question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:55:38 -0800
    I was given one of those clear vinyl fresnel lenses that sticks on the rear hatch window to give you a wee bit more...
  • Van-Cafe = Awesome!
    Historical mailing list - Brandon Christophel
    Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:21:29 -0700
    ...I got my seals for the left and right side middle windows for my 1987 Westy. They are different sizes as they should be...
  • Window molding
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Sun, 17 Jan 1999 20:41:44 -0800
    You know that chrome molding in the groove of the rubber around all the windows on the earlier Vanagons. Mine is totally rusted and...
  • Can someone tell me how to remove the window washer jets?
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:59:22 -0700
    I think the window washer jets on my '86 Syncro are clogged. I would like to remove them, but I can't figure out...
  • Re: Screened Sliders
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Nov 1999 22:44:12 EST
    ...as i know it will work- even will work on bay windows back until at least 71 (so i hear never done this first...
  • Re: Window switch retainer
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sun, 8 Jul 2001 11:30:50 -0700
    ...Todd '88 Westy John Patton wrote: > Hi Ken, > > I need the square retainer that holds the two window switches in the driver's > door...
  • Re: Vanagon screens
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:22:12 -0400
    ...Winston-Salem, NC 27107 (910) 769-2427 The prices, again from 1997: #VS109 frt window screen $29.95 #VW203 sliding window $26.50 #VC590...
  • Price of H4 bulbs in USA?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:08:09 +1200
    ...You got that right!!! Friends don't let friends do Windows Macs rock...Windoze wobbles
  • Rubber bits -- yikes!
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:05:52 -0700
    I have been eyeballing the rubber around the windows on Mellow Yellow. Or I presume that this black material was, at one time, rubber...
  • Re: sliding rear window for transporter
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:54:50 -0800
    > > I am however unclear what the point of a rear sliding window on the > > trucks would be. > >ventilation, open it and stick lumber into...
  • Re Sliding window screens
    Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
    Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:56:38 -0700
    If anyone out there sees James�s plea for a sliding window screen and has more than one, I�m looking for one myself...
  • =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_=5BVANAGON=5D_Another_dometic_question=97does_size_m?= =?windows-1252?Q?atter=3F?=
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:39:49 -0400
    Insulation- you must be joking. A nice hot propane burner right underneath the box ain't exactly a help, either. Incidentally, my fridge has...
  • Re: Window Seals-Dreaming About That Honda Odyssey Again
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 20 May 2012 12:53:04 -0700
    ...PM, J Stewart wrote: > Now I have a van with no window in the sliding door. Wonder how > many Odyssey owners have this problem...
  • Jalousie (louvered) windows in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:22:21 -0500
    For posterity (and for those who use 'search') I have posted information on how I added jalousie windows to my '87 Westy over on...
  • Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:46:39 +0000
    ...t stay behind the rubber-band that runs under the windows. (But they are long enough to block the windows.) thanks, Todd '88 Westy
  • Wind wing rubber for sale
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:45:43 -0700
    ...My wind wing rubber is fine, the main window's is shot. So I have wind wing rubber, new, for sale. Same price as...
  • Re: For Sale -- Magnetic Window Screens
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:30:09 -0400
    ...I received my Joe Federici-brand Magnetic Front Window Skeeter Skreenz(TM) today and did a trial install. The workmanship is top-notch and...
  • Re: Window Tint Asthetics / Nascar Angels Vanagon Show
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:23:23 -0800
    ...Window Tint Asthetics > I'll join the echo of folks recommending that you don't tint the rear > window, or if you do a...
  • Re: Window rain shields?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:34:22 -0700
    ...shields for the door windows for > Vanagons? They're attached to the top of the windows and allow the window > to be slightly down...
  • Re: replacing window glass seals
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:54:49 -0800
    ...I then pull the window away from the opening while I finish roping it in . If you just put it in the opening and...
  • re: 57 samba or 58?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Nov 1995 03:35:12 -0500
    ...delivery van (no windows on sides, no seats in back, one tone paint) model 22 is the Microbus (headliner, 3 windows on sides, interior...
  • Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:21:35 +0000
    ...I ended up getting a 3-window canvas and replacing the entire thing. Prior to that decision, I got some plastic screen, the type...
  • Re: Power window Motor
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Thu, 4 Aug 2011 20:45:58 -0700
    ...I have seen more dead motors from non op power windows because they are not being used than from everyday use. I have seen...
  • Re: Vanagon Power Window Motor Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:32:31 -0800
    ...On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:23 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > I've had the Italian(?) aftermarket window winders for...
  • RE: Keeping it cool, simple
    Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
    5 Jul 1995 12:32:35 -0800
    ...Ran dryer hoses into side vent window opening of bus, using cardboard (or 1/4" plywood) cut to fit and seal vent window openings...
  • buses for sale: split-windows (from Hemmings)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 08 Jul 95 12:32:47 CDT
    ...Chicago Car Exchange, Lake Bluff, IL 60044 (708) 680-1950, fax: (708) 680-1961 (IL) 1965 Deluxe 21-window bus, runs and drives grteat...
  • plastic window parts
    Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
    Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:30:58 -0400
    With the help of a couple of listees I have replaced most of the plastic parts required to keep the window glass on track...
  • Re: Electric window inop (syncro westy)
    Historical mailing list - Lawn Boy
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:11:02 -0400
    I'm having a similar problem with the drivers side electric window on my new 89 GL. It hasn't completely gone yet and...
  • Re: Fw: Re: Safari type window?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 21 Aug 1999 13:10:33 -0700
    Is this a Safari type window for the REAR hatch of the Vanagon? Can you explain a little of how it works? I'm...
  • battery recommendation requested
    Historical mailing list - Grant Bessom
    Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:13:34 -0400
    ...I have checked with the local junk yards, they do not have a window. What year of Van has the same window as my...
  • Re: Kill The Thread
    Historical mailing list - John Andrew
    Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:06:16 -0600
    I wish the thief who stole the bikes out of the back of my van knew how to get in without prying the window...
  • Re: AC in a westy?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:35:27 -0500
    ...today with a small ac unit mounted in the window! > Anybody know anything about window unit ac for when you're camping? > This thing...
  • Power Window Failure Diagnosis
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Sun, 18 May 2003 10:23:18 -0700
    ...Passenger window inop - neither up nor down from either the drivers and passenger side switches. Little lights on each switch are illuminated, however. Looking...
  • Re: center window install help.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:41:51 -0400
    ...Eric Joe Federici wrote: > I'm going to be installing a new westy style center window on my 87 > van. I've currently got...
  • missing horn
    Historical mailing list - TM
    Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:53:09 -0700
    ...In troubleshooting a non-working automatic passenger window, I finally found that one of the plugs was unplugged. I plugged it back in, the...
  • Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Mon, 16 May 2005 09:55:27 -0700
    ...Just about a month ago, i replaced all the chrome strips on my '84 and not a single window was removed. Now, this isn...
  • Re: Venting With Propane Heater
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:27:22 -0500
    I run a hose in from a bulk tank outside the driver's door in through the vent window to my Buddy heater. I...
  • SA T3 Ventilation System
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 2 May 2008 18:08:26 -0700
    ...A number of them say that (among other things) the SA T3 had slightly larger side windows and an improved ventilation system. I've...