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• From VGONMAN, RE: Attaching lower grille
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:27:28 -0700
  the clips in my lower grill attach right to the metal body under the grill. screws are screwed through the grill into the clips...
• Re: Headrest Removal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:01:54 -0500
  You will find a small wire clip in the plastic that the head rest posts slide into. Remove this clip. Eric Thomas Boyd wrote...
• Re: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:43:42 -0400
  <snip> Can anyone tell me what style connector the '84 and up vanagon cable uses?? screw style or clip style. thanks James M. Foust...
• Re: Rear panel clips
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:27:59 EST
  ...Rear panel clips I have them in grey. From my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage. Clip, grey, rear...
• Re: Don't clip your replies! (Friday discussion fodder)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:11:25 -0700
  DO CLIP/TRIM REPLIES! It's not about you or me (WAAAAY too narcissistic/self-absorbed). It's about the archives and actually having...
• brake adjuster clip
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Thu, 09 May 96 08:19:13 EST
  ...I'm doing the fronts on my '66 and on each backing plate (left and right) I'm missing one of the clips rivetted...
• Re: [Fwd: Indash CD in Vanagon?]
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:32:55 -0500
  ...The tool (or nails) > depress spring loaded clips on the side allowing the unit to slide out. You can also remove the ashtray, reach...
• Re: chirping, try this!
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:45:21 -0700
  ...I searched the archives and found that someone suggested checking the big metal clips that attach the air box to the side of the...
• Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:31:32 +1300
  On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > What is an "I clip"? �Sorry to be so...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:25:40 -0800
  My CDN 91 westy''s plastic panel clips pop-in, pop-out very easily and many times. I also scavenged many from junkers too...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:40:14 -0500
  Clip? What clip? Mine didn't have a clip. The cable end had a kink in it that threaded through a small hole on...
• Re: Need adhesive for seal....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 06:45:14 -0500
  ...It originally clipped on with an internal metal clip, which has rusted out. Your best bet is to replace the seal with my $49...
• Seat swivals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:56:00 -0400
  A few weeks ago there was a thread about small plastic clips used on the front seat swivals. I recently cut 2 of these...
• Re: AC Ducts Repair
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:18:25 -0500
  Does anyone out there know where I can purchase a small supply of those little plastic or nylon "clips" which hold the rear bumper...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:59:30 -0400
  ...Hurley wrote: > This might seem a bit crazy, but right now I am having a hard time > figuring out how to get the clip...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:10:51 -0700
  ...The one piece that neither > of us can find, so far, are the spring clips that hold the two temperature > sensors onto the thermostat...
• Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 05:03:31 -0600
  ...The very end (near > the > >> mirror) of the visor beyond the point where it snaps into the the visor > >> clip has just a little...
• Re: More Tailight Glow
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 09:01:40 -0700
  ...I scavenged bulb clips from a junkyard tailight assembly. Look closely at the how the bulb clips fit into the assembly. They slide down...
• Zip Tie Tricks anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:22:28 +0000
  ...I've misplaced the little metal clip that holds the wiring connection to the Hall Sender unit on the distributor. Does anyone have any...
• Re: Headrests don't stay up!!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 02:31:04 EST
  Jon, I believe the headrests are held in place by a sort of a u-shaped clip. One side of the "U" is straight...
• Vanagon Car Chase at Toronto Film Festival
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:10:37 -0700
  I just saw a clip for the South African / German film "Malunde" by Stefanie Scott. The clip shows a south African grilled bus (AKA...
• Clip Your Messages!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:44:50 -0800
  For God sake CLIP YOUR MESSAGES!!! I've got enough copies of How To Make A Battery Charger I could print a book and...
• 1980 vanagon speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:43:14 -0500
  ...I was given a good later model speedometer w/ the clip style connection. Can anyone tell me if the replacement cable 251 957 803e...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:16:24 -0400
  ...For extra refinement/security you could replace one clip with a female 1/4" Fast-On lug (like the others on the van). Reach...
• Re: Mudflaps - installation
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 05:48:24 -0400
  ...The trick is to pry open the spring clip first then install. Use a curved object with a handel to pull/push them into...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:52:02 EDT
  ...How many 18 year old Vanagons and Westies still have a functioning A/C ? Stan Wilder ----------------------- Clip ---------------------- Well, Stan, my '85 has A/C...
• dreded sweaky noise fix.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:22:23 +0000
  ...lube all little parts even the one for the top clip that connects to the body. THIS noise will drive ya nuts. :) maybe thats...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:38:01 -0400
  ...anybody who has done this job before, is it smart to go ahead and order new "clips" for the door window weatherstrip (#171898485) at...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:58:40 -0700
  ...You can access the latch w/o removing all the clips. Removing the clips also tends to muck up the panel unless you are...
• heater box: 8 clips v. 11 (dumb question)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 15:19:25 -0800
  ...is it at all reasonable to put the thing back together with 8 clips? or, is this same part found on Jettas, Rabbits, Foxes...
• Temp II sensor replacement Part 2 (The disaster!)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:34:25 -0700
  Well today I found out about the 2 clips I removed (or thought I removed) from my Temp II sensor. I was not planning...
• Re: Seeking Seats Wish List Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:33:14 -0800
  ...A small screwdriver can be used to remove the clips. Some models have a lever on the clip so the headrest can quickly come...
• Re: Door Panel Clip Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Sep 2015 11:45:38 -0400
  ...Is there a trick to placing the clips into the pre-drilled holes so i don't snap the top of the head? I...
• hubcap puller ...was: Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:25:29 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-22 18:22:32 EDT, MrVital@AOL.COM writes: << I found this odd little spring clip in with...
• Re: Hanging flaps in heater box
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:29:35 -0400
  At 18:31 10/4/2000, Howard Fleming wrote: >Actually the clips that hold the heater box together are $1.60 apiece >from the...
• Part Request: Heater Cable retaining clip
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:43:14 -0700
  Hola, I need the little steel clip that affixes the heater cable housing to the heater valve. There's also one on the end...
• Re: Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help needed)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:25:51 -0700
  hi david, are there grooves for the clip to engage in, or not ? they break sometimes..seen it lots actually. it's pretty basic...
• Re: Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:48:23 -0800
  ...I'll be reusing the spring steel hose end > clips, but I'm finding that the double and single plastic body line > clips are...
• Re: Interior door fastening clips issue
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 12:47:56 +0100
  ...I normally push a screw driver between tin and panel and gently lift the panel together with the clip. Hope this helps. Sincerely Rainer...
• Rusted Power Steering lines
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:21:15 -0400
  ...What I found was a rust hole at the rearmost rubber clip that holds both lines to the frame of the van. The clip...
• Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 15:46:21 -0400
  ...Where can I purchase eight Febi Valve Lifters - the ones with the sturdy c-clip holding the parts together? I understand they are the...
• Re: Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:59:08 -0700
  ...Get some badge clips and 4 inch lengths of the largest chain that will fit in the badge clip. Make four ... Hang one from...
• Re: Go Westy Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 06:28:36 EST
  ...Customers tell me that the clips hold fine. (Then again, you noted that you did have some trouble with the clips at first, so...
• Re: Zip Tie Tricks anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:26:33 -0800
  Any three pin connector has the same clips. I lost mine and replaced it with one from a throttle switch from an 86 Jetta...
• FW: gas smell in oil update
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:13:07 -0400
  ...Is this the norm in Oregon? <<clip>> Believe it or not, in Oregon, where the attendant has to pump your gas, a guy pulled...
• Re: New Email and Dyno update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:43:46 -0800
  ...If you read farther on the list the clip on aluminium valve covers allow for larger lifts without hitting the stock valve cover and...
• RE: Creaking clutch
  Historical mailing list - SMILE... IT'S STILL FREE
  Sat, 03 Sep 1994 13:39:44 EST
  ...I had a real similar problem in my '70 camper and it turned out to be a broken throwout bearing retainer clip. That *might...
• Re: wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:33:08 -0500
  Larry good to hear from you yes the double ping And the double wrist pin clips Boy I hate tring to get those out...
• Copy of: Headrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  26 Dec 96 02:47:38 EST
  ...There's a small metal spring clip that locks the headrest from coming all the way out. Use a small screwdriver, and pry the...
• Re: RE>Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:56:45 -0400
  ...The larger bolts fasten the > tracks down to existing threaded mounting points on the floor, and the > smaller bolts are used with the clips...
• any interest in a vanagon factory sunroof roof clip?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:36:08 EST
  ...if you want to add a factory sunroof clip to your van.. also have some westy poptop sections too... if you want to make...
• Re: I really hate CPOs.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:20:29 -0400
  ...Mine was missing the e-clip (c-clip?), but a bit of twisted safety wire works great. >Alternator mounting is traditionally weak on waterboxer...
• Another cup holder
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:27:59 -0400
  ...At the five & dime I bought the largest clip-into-the-window-track cup holder I could find, then trimmed off the clip and...
• Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:28:20 -0800
  On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote: > I didn't see the "Jesus Clip Launcher" in...
• Re: Those blue xenon HID headlight bulbs all over ebay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 18:03:25 -0600
  The human eye is attuned to see YELLOW the best --------------------- Clip ----------------------- thats the only color senior citizens can still see -------------------- Clip --------------------------- Don't be...
• Removing steering wheel and/or Horn mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:11:24 -0300
  ...The outer padded part has 4 circular clips that seat/clip into the part under that (#2 above) and then part #2 (above) has...
• Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 13:07:21 -0500
  ...As you may know, the P/C set comes with wire clips. So I bought some cir-clip type to replace them. I guess...
• Replacing 88 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:10:24 -0700
  ...No clips, not even the light itself. So, I have to get the clips from the local VW dealer. While I'm at it...
• Safety tip of the day: Check your rear seatbelts!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:35:27 -0700
  ...If the belt had ever been needed the clip would have pulled right off. The other clip was so rusty the belt couldn't...
• Re: Temp II, spring-clips?
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 28 May 2017 14:14:00 -0500
  If you are talking about the horseshoe clips, you can find them at the pick and pull. I have a few extras and can...