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• deep cycle exide orbital, marine grade...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:13:26 -0700
  ...you could even have solar panel vents installed on the solar panel itself (to help hot humid air exit the parked vanagon... ) if this...
• Re: Rust on hookup panel on Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:36:44 EDT
  ...holes or perforated metal) with new panels. "bondo" wont cut it.. chris
• solar battery savers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Fri, 25 May 2001 12:28:09 -0300
  When using a solar panel to maintain or charge a battery, make sure it has a diode to prevent your battery from charging the...
• Installing Carat Rocker Panel Covers
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:39:33 -0400
  ...http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bl.bachman/volks/Skirts.pdf detailing my experiences in installing the rocker panel pieces (to match the wrap around bumpers...
• bumper repair for '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:48:59 -0700
  Greg, Ask a body shop supply company for Corvette Panel Adhesive, An epoxy material that has the same sanding characteristics as the fiberglass body...
• Re: inside door panel materials?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:30:41 -0600
  I have been using 1/4 inch plywood on my paneling project so far. I started in the back and have been working my...
• Re: Needed! 84-85 sliding door panel
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:15:00 -0500
  I think I prefer the lighter colored panel myself (nice interior on that camper, btw) On Jan 10, 2007, at 1:09 PM, Benny...
• Re: Solar Panel Fitment
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:54:02 -0700
  Thankee kindly for the recco, Jake, but I didn't mount the panels to Mellow Yellow. Panels want sun and we often like to...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:06:33 -0700
  Doug, I had the same problem, used epoxy to glue the panels back on. I tried to get a large contact surface on the...
• side panels
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:47:19 EDT
  do those side panels listed for sale arpond a week ago for sale still available? Shaggy
• Re: removal of rear door panel
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:52:04 -0800
  ...removal of rear door panel > Having shreaded a panel that had been on for many many years, and ripped a > fastener out of the...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 09:34:21 -0700
  ...One of my original plans was to buy a folding solar panel but in the above conditions, that would mean I stay in camp...
• Re: Solar Panels - from where?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:03:46 -0800
  So where are people buying their solar panels from? Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff" <kennedy@THERIVER.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday...
• Re: Westfalia instrument panel.
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:23:52 -0800
  Right, the early panel had 4 leds for water level, the 2 bottom ones both red. It also has a transistor in the panel...
• Fw: WTB sliding door panel 85
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:10 -0700
  ...WTB sliding door panel 85 My neighbor has an 85 Westy and needs a brown interior panel for the sliding door. Anybody? Mike in...
• 1985 Vanagon GL - mirrors - lens - panel
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:24:04 -0400
  ...mirrors, the front driver door inside panel (black vinyl, with chrome trim) and the sliding door panel (also black vinyl, with chrome trim). Anyone...
• Re: 87 vanagon westy GL speaker question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:44:12 -0500
  The door panels were custom made for me by SewFine. Behind the fabric is a standard Vanagon door panel. As to price, sorry I...
• Re: better sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:18:52 -0800
  Not for a sun visor, for the interior paneling. I think the folks that make the ABS interior panels could sell just as many...
• Re: Solar panel question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 May 2015 23:13:05 -0400
  The output of even identical panels will vary with the light they actually receive. Having miss matched panels would not be any different than...
• Re: 7 door panel...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:35:37 MST
  > Thom: > > The term "7-door panel" Bus is actually something I picked up from Mr. VanBondo. > Albeit I probably mis-quoted the afore-mentioned...
• Re: Front panel availablity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 07:18:56 -0800
  ...Places like Bus Depot used to carry some of the front sections as repair panels. In the Vanagon production years, you could order them...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Oct 2016 15:54:05 -0700
  you will need this tool to remove the hatch panel http://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/upholstery-clip-removal-tool/oem...
• auxillary fuse panel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:04:35 -0700
  I think I have mentioned this in years past, but a handy auxillary fuse panel for our vans can be found on 2000 or...
• Rust on center driver side panel
  Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:50:55 -0600
  ...It appears to have rusted all the way through near the bottom and into the corner of this area on the body panel. The...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:58:46 -0600
  ...Solar panels for your Vanagon.. > > So .. what about solar panels to power a coolatron .. I run it off > of my aux > battery but I...
• Refrigerator door panel
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:34:58 -0700
  ...Just the outside door panel, not the bit that actually keeps the refrigerator cool. Hopefully in the tan / brown trim colours, and hopefully with...
• Re: Good stuff from JC Whipme?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:25:11 -0700
  ...Anyway, for about $40, they list one of those solar panel charge through your cigarette lighter deally bobs. That size panel will ONLY provide...
• Re: Luggage PV Panel?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:45:36 -0700
  I like the idea of a flexible panel on aluminum supported by bungee net. I didn't mention the bungee net in my original...
• Re: Westfalia instrument panel.
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:06:09 -0800
  I doubt that your led panel has a fridge lit led. The early panels had no switch and no pilot led. Someone could have...
• Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 May 2010 06:57:40 EDT
  ...Roof top mounted panels do not need to be permantely mounted. My install is so that the panel is hinged with stainless boat hatch...
• Anyone repaired Doka w/ Vanagon body panels?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:18:09 -0800
  ...Wondered if anyone has ever repaired them with rust repair panels such as those sold by Bus Depot. Specifically, the panel aft of the...
• Nice Panel Van in Angels & Demons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:36:01 -0700
  ...Don't think I've ever seen a stock panel van with that setup. I want one. Cheers, Jeff
• quatro 4000 gauge panel??
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:12:01 -0600
  SyncroBeast quatro 4000 gauge panel?? I believe you, really I do, but I've looked inside 3 quatro 4000's in the last 2...
• buckling sliding door panel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 23:06:42 -0500
  My sliding door panel rubs against the wheel well whenever I open it. The door panel appears to be attached securely but I keep...
• Re: Convert Power Windows to Manual ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 21:47:40 -0500
  ...This could be made easier if you had standard door interior panels--then the proper holes would all ine up, without hacking the PW...
• Re: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:51:19 -0800
  I'd like that, but i bet the panels would dent a little more easily than steel. But still, i like the thought of...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:02:54 -0500
  ...The local specialty wood supplier had birch plywood in 5' x 5' sheets. >> <snip> I prefer the plywood panels and trim in my old...
• WTB: Dash Metal Panel for below windshield...1990 2.1
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:00:23 -0700
  ...The long metal panel below the windshield is rusty in spots (I think my windshield seal leaks...will replace that too!) I'm anticipating...
• More on interior panels..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:19:11 -0700
  Recent posts are discussing the replacing of interior panels. Some are asking what is a good material? One of my buddies built a very...
• Re: solar question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:57:00 -0700
  I have my solar panel seperate, not mounted to the van, so that I can park where ever the situation dictates and put the...
• Removing door panels, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:34:15 -0700
  ...the front door panels, the sliding door panel, and the other interior panels pop off very nicely. use a flat screw driver close to...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:29:32 -0400
  >> So the answer to the inadequacies of solar is to buy ever more of it and >> cover the roof, then carry some extra panels...
• Re: Interior panel removal/81 transporter
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:57:31 -0400
  ...I would also like to add some sound insulation materials behind each of the door panels, as well as the other interior panels. I...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:00:58 -0700
  ...But removing the door panel is not a >>> casual thing to do in a westy. >> >> Hmmm, my westy is an 84 w/ color matched...
• Re: instument panel lamps
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 07:35:01 -0700
  ...instument panel lamps > > Any advice about changing burnt out instrument panel lamps on my 87 > Vanagon? > specifically the heater control panel. It doesn't...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:29:09 -0700
  ...Yeah the panel etc "add on" costs are a tough bullet to bite but well worth it IMHO. e.g. I'm finding a...
• '71 Westy Doors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 95 9:29:31 MST
  ...I am using the door panels off a > non-westy for both front doors because they have the armrests, mainly. I > also grabbed the...
• right rear interior trim panel removal
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 00:06:12 -0700
  hi, i am putting in the soundproofing mastic pads on my rear deck, and need to get the panel off (the one that hides...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:09:20 -0500
  Doug, 3-m Body panel adhesive. It's used on all the later model automobiles to fasten all the sheet metal panels and inner...
• 81 Vanagon Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:40:53 -0600
  ...I am in the process of repairing all of the interior panels in my 81 Westy. it seems that the panel above the drivers...
• Re: Black door panel anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:25:40 -0700
  ...Black door panel anyone? I am looking for one black door panel for th driver's side for a Vanagon with cranking window. So...
• solar panel $100.00
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 10 May 2017 19:05:25 -0400
  as people recently asked about solar panels, here is one which seems affordable: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NewPowa-100-Watts-100W-Solar-Panel...
• door panels needed
  Historical mailing list - chris jackson
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:00:52 -0700
  To the list, I'm looking for door panels for my 82 westy d in tan or brown the van is Assuan brown. Have...
• How to access exterior slider track
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:43:32 -0400
  I was trying to remove the cover panel on the exterior sliding door track, so I can clean/lube that mechanism. I saw a...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sun, 2 May 2010 13:46:11 -0700
  ...As for the foldable/rollable/flexible solar panels the flexible panels are much more expensive than the conventional panels, much more for the same...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 May 2011 07:14:49 -0700
  On 9-May-11, at 6:27 AM, mark drillock wrote: > I haven't opened up the panel to check the trace size for...
• Solar panel group giveaway
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:20:59 -0700
  ...I have rounded up 24 of these panels, so instead of a group purchase, how about a group giveaway? The panels are rated at...
• Solar Panel config?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:04:47 -0600
  I've decided to outfit my 88 Westy with a solar panel for my sojourns into the Desert! Here's my idea: I want...
• Re: instrument panel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:44:34 -0400
  ...Anyone know if a 1985 instrument panel with a tach will work with a 1990 instrument panel also with tach. Thanks Merv the dynamic...
• Re: Installing Carat Rocker Panel Covers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:59:30 -0400
  on 9/16/02 5:39 PM, Blaine Bachman at Blbachman@AOL.COM wrote: > detailing my experiences in installing the rocker panel pieces (to...