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• Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 14:17:00 EDT
  ...Stuart MacMillan wrote: >The Westy sliding side windows are specific to the Westy and come with >screens <snip> "Kapitan Ray Nemo" wrote: >Westy (and...
• Re: Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:22:36 +0200
  Piero Padroni wrote: > Yes, very unusuals! > I have seen a pair of sliding rear windows mounted on an ambulance of the > Italian Red Cross...
• FS: Misc Parts, So Cal
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:33:41 -0700
  ...Sliding window set for middle windows, good condition, need guides 7. Rear side window glasses 8. Dash pod, almost good condition, gauges are excellent...
• Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:07:25 -0400
  ...behind the sliding doorm, sealed the bottom of the engine bay >for more storage space, even used the driver side sliding windows on the...
• Re: Sliding window a la Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:40:49 -0400
  ...left side window > that opens 90� and lets all kitchen odors go out. > Has anyone tried to convert our Vanagon side windows? > > I remember...
• WTD 70's era Westy sliding door window, and MV to GL window transplant ?
  Historical mailing list - Clay
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:46:56 -0600
  ...I've checked into installing MV style sliding windows into the door and drivers side. but... so far i am uncertain about the interior...
• Re: Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 22:58:51 -0500
  ...I need to replace the grey-colored felt strips that > slide into a metal groove along the inside base of the sliding side > windows...
• Re: Air Vents on Rear Windows addendum
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:31:09 EST
  ...vents and went with the always-open > vents behind the rear side windows. They serve the same purpose, hence > the puff of air from...
• RIGHT REAR slider window FS:
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 09:22:00 -0400
  ...FS Sliding REAR window? A few weeks ago I picked up a sliding window for the drivers side rear (near the closet) off of...
• Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:46:39 -0700
  ...Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and slide it in the between the sliding side windows and push...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:15:25 -0700
  ...Has anyone tried this technique on the sliding side windows (either the 50/50 or Westy type), or the large rear hatch window? If...
• Re: window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 17:55:11 -0700
  ...and bottom of the push button mechanism of the sliding windows on the side. The installer has been doing it for 6 or 7...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:02:59 -0800
  ...Lumber into cab? How about lumber over tailgate? Ventilation? How about side windows? Getting from inside the van to outside the van without "leaving...
• Side Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:45:21 -0400
  Brad wrote: <<Also, any tried and true designs for building window screens to cover the side (sliding) windows? Any suggestions are appreciated, just don...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:18:13 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >> >> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:31:14 +0100
  ...Sliding window idea >>>>>> >>>>>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>>>>> open, so that my dog can...
• (More) Parts for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:38:35 MST
  ...Front table and arm Windshield/front windows curtain Rear hatch insect screen Sliding side windows and insect screens Weekender rear closet and side table...
• 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:24:00 -0500
  ...two owners have transplanted sliding *middle* windows into the rear... Wouldn't do any good on the driver's side behind that westie cabinet...
• Power Lock Cycling
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 08:34:37 -0600
  This weekend I installed a new wiring harness in my driver side door (Thanks Kyle). This fixed my power windows, power mirrors and driver...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:25:43 +0100
  ...I can´t remember the windows. But if it had the sliding window type of later SA Vanagons, then they must have had the...
• VW Toy
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 9 May 1997 18:15:08 -0400
  ...Friction driven, complete with sliding door. There's no indication of what year it is, has split windshield, no side windows except driver's...
• Re: South African bumpers fit 84?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:52:01 EDT
  ...mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I have heard that the side rear glass windows of SA vanagons are different - that they won't fit...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:39:43 -0500
  ...two owners have transplanted sliding *middle* windows into the rear... Wouldn't do any good on the driver's side behind that westie cabinet...
• Re: ?Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:07:17 -0700
  ...Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame? > How can the fixed glass be removed from the sliding side window frame without > damage? > > George
• 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...
• Re: Screened Sliders
  Historical mailing list - Michael Heron
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:39:53 -0500
  ...11/19/99 08:46am >>> Anyone ever put Westy screened sliding side windows in a regular Vanagon? Are the window frames the same? VW...
• Re: side sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:35:08 -0400
  ...i'm interested in fellow listmembers ideas on locking/securing these windows > from being opened from the outside. > > joe > 86 vgon gl > sunny buffalo...
• FS: 84 Vanagon Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:00:49 -0500
  ...Modified with jalousie windows on sides...sliding windows included. Includes A&E awning/screen room that attaches to the side over the cargo door...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:52:18 -0700
  Matt Thyer wrote: > Add lube to the lower track in particular. [...] Use something really > light like a silicon spray. Only a little is really...
• Vanagon Sleeper Conversion??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:07:41 -0400
  ...no side windows. It has been camperized with the addition of a windowed sliding door, an aftermarket window in the drivers side, and a...
• Re: Rear Hatch Screens Now Available (Was Re: New Item Available Posted 6-12)
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  20 Aug 96 13:15:25 EDT
  >Is there such a thing as a window screen for the driver side and >passenger side front windows? (sliding/velcro?) If so, where can...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:14:36 -0800
  ...all the rear side windows for me? Seriously, if someone could think of a shipping scheme, I could use the sliding door.;-( VW classic...
• screens for side windows in westy
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:55:53 -0800
  ...And I just ordered and recieved a replacement screen for the drivers side sliding window from EuroCampers.com. And instead of being an actual...
• Re: [Syncro] Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:12:48 -0700
  ...Mark Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...I measured the opening for the sliding windows, made a frame to fit and then popped in the screen material, and held the screen...
• Re:Sliding Door Screens for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 09:33:31 -0600
  ...The PO of my westy had tan or white velcro(soft side) around the sliding door. They must have had a similar screen?. So...
• Re: Removing Sliding glass locks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 14:11:32 -0500
  ...have a person wanting > to buy > > the two sliding glass locks from the side windows. > > > > Anyone know how to get the locks off without...
• Side Window Glass Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 15 May 2006 23:13:07 +0000
  Does anyone know if the glass pieces or the sliding windows themselves are interchangeable from driver to passenger side on an 87' model. Disreguarding...
• Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:34:20 EST
  In a message dated 12/13/2005 3:28:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, collum@VERIZON.NET writes: I suppose, if you're...
• Re: side sliding window latches...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:55:16 -0600
  ...I have them on all my sliding windows (both vans), but I have one side window on each van which does not lock. Yesterday...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:48:41 +0100
  ...Lumber into cab? How >about lumber over tailgate? Ventilation? How about side windows? Getting >from inside the van to outside the van without "leaving...
• Re: Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 15:16:54 -0400
  ...Mike Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:18:40 -0700
  ...m thinking about taking out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart > on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the open...
• Re: FS: vanagon screened side windows, louvered or sliding
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 04:20:58 EDT
  ...the instructions? I and several other people already have the > jalousie windows, but so far haven't found the instructions. I know from > searching...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:51:14 -0400
  ...My > sliding glass windows (the middle side windows) are being replaced with > solid glass. Though, when they were left open, they didn't seem...
• Screened Sliders
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:46:16 +0000
  Anyone ever put Westy screened sliding side windows in a regular Vanagon? Are the window frames the same? VW wants about $600 for the...
• 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...
• Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wagner
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:32:45 -0400
  ...I need to replace the grey-colored felt strips that slide into a metal groove along the inside base of the sliding side windows...
• Re: [Syncro] Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:23:36 -0700
  On 8/8/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on...
• Re: h_w do you _____ into a __nagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:46:18 -0700
  ...Take a handsaw (ripsaw) and go through the side sliding window! The saw is long enough and strong enough to push down the sliding...
• Re: Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:50:53 -0800
  How about some wind/rain deflectors for the screened sliding side windows similar to the ones for the front side windows that Eurocampers sells...
• Bentley, engine, trans, Westy parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:17:25 MST
  ...Front table & arm $85 windshield/front windows privacy curtain $35 rear hatch insect screen $35 weekender rear closet and side table sliding side windows...
• Re: Screen for non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:47:12 -0700
  ...I understand that there are aftermarket screens which can be locked in place for the non-camper sliding windows, and then there are improved...
• Rear Hatch Tent
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:20:30 -0700
  ...Also, any tried and true designs for building window screens to cover the side (sliding) windows? Any suggestions are appreciated, just don't tell...
• Re: FW: SA Rear windows- hey, they open!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:13:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...on the left side. Kevin >Looking at this image of the South African Vanagon, I see the rear most >windows are sliders, not solid...
• Re: side sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:41:43 -0400
  ...Stan 87 Syncro joe lucca wrote: > i'm interested in fellow listmembers ideas on locking/securing these > windows > from being opened from the outside...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:19:32 -0500
  ...Sliding window idea >>> >>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van >>> open, so that my dog can...
• Re: [SyncroDoubleCabs] any interest in Doka/Sinka back sliding window? (rear window, not side windows)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:04:31 -0500
  ...a custom made rear sliding window > for the transporters? im talking about the single REAR window.. > not the SIDE windows. it would fit both...
• Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:05:18 -0700
  ...I have 2 screen windows for my sliding passenger area windows. Should there have been a third for the vent cap in the popup...
• parting out a bunch of vans - '80 westy, '84 GL, '87 wolfsburg, '90 carat, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:41:58 EDT
  parting out: '80 westy poptop camper for parts- complete poptop (make your hardtop into a poptop), swival seat mechanisms, sliding side windows w/ screens...