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Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:28:16 -0500
I'll join the echo of folks recommending that you don't tint the rear window, or if you do a minimal tint job...
nylon window slides
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:39:30 -0400 (EDT)
VW no longer stocks replacement nylon window slides. All they stock is a complete window glass with the aluminum bar attached with nylon slides...
Power window motor replacement
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:59:32 -0500
How does one disconnect the window regulator cables from the electric window motor? Do you take apart the motor? Or is there some other...
Re: Westy Window Tinting
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:53:39 -0500
Rod, There is no way the window film can be applied along side the closet, without removing it---instalation would be impossible--- I would...
Front Window Skipping
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 06:13:25 -0400
Has anyone had their manual windows skip on them? When I roll down my passenger side window and then go to roll it back...
Re: Removing internal window rubber
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:01:14 -0500
...I'm talking about the rubber that sits WITHIN the window tracks, the rubber that goes with the window and is inside the window...
Re: FS: westy slider window screens..
Historical mailing list - BA
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:29:08 -0700
On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:46:50 EDT, you wrote: >i have some westy slider window screens for sale.. these are the OEM...
Re: Removing reaer window
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:31:55 -0400
If you DIY you could try Larry Johnson's window seal insertion tool for installing window rubber and the appropriate seal: http://www.enter...
Re: 85 Westy Window Sticker
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:24:58 -0800
what window sticker ? the Safety Inspection compliance window sticker ? I'm sure you don't meanthat. there's an 85 westy right next to...
Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
Historical mailing list - Don
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:26:04 -0600
It says "window in rear door" and there is. You guys are sure a suspicious lot... On 28-Sep-09, at 4:16 PM...
Re: ISO Sliding Window Latch
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Sat, 5 May 2001 20:50:27 +1000
Stephen There was a post recently from someone wanting to know how to take the sliding window apart. Can you post the details of...
Fun with Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:48:15 -0700
I want to remove the sliding windows in order to tint them. Limo black. Be pimpin' my old white man ride. With the help...
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: Window-Driver side door
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:58:27 -0500
...with a DDW (droopy driver's window) > _________________________________________________________________ > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger...
Rear windo seal replacement tips
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 10:34:23 -0400
Hi folks, I have found a tiny spot of rust starting under my rear window seal on the outside. this may be the original...
Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:33:21 EST
...the Left (drivers) side slider window is the same size 80-91. so if you try to fit a 80-84 passengers side slider...
How do you get camper windows apart for tinting?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:33:28 -0500
Subject pretty much asks the whole question. I have taken tintop windows apart before, but not westy windows. How is that done? Thanks, Jim
Re: window screens
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:37:45 EDT
you need westy side windows to use the westy screens. i have some westy side windows for sale w/ screes. $75 ea w/ screens...
WTB: Elect Window Regulator-Pass. Side
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:21:39 -0400
I need a window regulator (electric) for the passenger side window. Anyone with one in good shape please respond to me off list by...
Re: Thermos windows, brbrbrbrbr!
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:35:09 -0500
...They are jaloused windows that crank outward. Like the bay window buses. Why not try contacting the yahoo adventruewagen group?
Aftermarket power window regulators?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:03:43 -0700
Anyone have any experience with aftermarket power window regulators? Here's one made by Pi-Max: http://www.drivewire.com/products/volkswagen-vanagon/window...
Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 15:15:17 -0700
I just pulled out the SS metal trim insert with a pair of pliers and left the vent window seal in. The slot for...
plastic guides for sliding window N/A
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:03:50 EST
The two plastic guides for the each slider window on the early Vanagons is no longer available from the VW dealer. These plastic guides...
Re: Window-Driver side door
Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:07:43 -0700
...with a DDW (droopy driver's window) _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. <a class="moz-txt-link...
Removing front vent windows & hardware
Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:56:10 -0500
...I want to take the vent windows off completely and have them re do them. How easy is this to do? Chris
FS: vanagon power window setup
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:07:14 EDT
i have a complete vanagon power window setup. both power window motors and regs and complete wiring harness and switches drivers and pass side...
Re: A real pane! or A tale of two windows
Historical mailing list - BILL
Wed, 5 May 1999 21:35:23 -0600
...A real pane! or A tale of two windows > > > I have a customer's van here with a broken window in the sliding > door...
Westy Window Query
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:54:10 -0400
...What is the deal with those Westy sliding windows? Why are they different than the regular Vanagon windows? Sure they have screens, but they...
Window seal P/N's
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:37:41 EDT
...171-837-433-a The front edge of the window (between the normal widow and vent window). Same part both doors. PN: 251-837...
Side door window success
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:04:44 -0400
...No more window clunk No more window thunk from the back and forth rocking. No more rocking to mention when window is all the...
Re: Power Windows/Power Locks
Historical mailing list - Matt F
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 07:36:14 -0500
Autotech Sport tuning carries spacers for the window cranks so they will clear larger speakers. They are not made specifically for a vanagon, but...
HELP : Window regulator trouble
Historical mailing list - Chasse
Sat, 24 May 2003 12:21:35 -0400
91 Carat w/ electric windows passanger side window is stuck in the full down position Got a replacement regulator and motor from vanagain.com...
Re: Fw: Re: Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Tue, 16 May 2000 14:09:38 -0400
they use the other rear window as a template. A good installer can do it no sweat. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Sliding window a la Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:40:49 -0400
...This is the only concept that I have heard of to give us screened ventilation other than a 1980's VW Westy sliding window...
Re: Little help with wind wing rubber replacement
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:19:26 -0700
...I've removed > those two bolts, as required, and the door window and quarter-window > glass. > > But my quarter-window assembly appears to be...
Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:30:31 -0500
The change in vent windows seems to have happened somewhere between 87 and 90. Our 87 has the good kind of vent windows, and...
any interest in Doka/Sinka back sliding window? (rear window, not side windows)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:33:24 EST
is there any interest in getting a custom made rear sliding window for the transporters? im talking about the single REAR window.. not the...
Sliding window removal vid
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:42:21 -0800
...One thing not shown in vid is the removal of the plastic guides at bottom of slinging window. I'm wondering if any list...
Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:35:04 -0500
Never had a problem with Vanagon window cranks. How do they fail? mcneely ---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I busted another window cranks...
Anyone put their 1987 Westfalia slider window upside down?
Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:00:55 -0700
Seems to me that the dog on the back seat would love the window opening on the slider near the back seat instead of...
WTB: Passenger Vent Window ASAP
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:35:20 -0700
Okay, per list advice, I'll try sticking w/ the vent window (vs swapping it for a stationary window) and work on tightening it...
window crank
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:51:13 -0500
Ok this is kinda funny, i was rolling up my drivers side window this morning, window crank snapped crazy?? lucky for me the window...
21 window vanagon......for those who want a 21 window but cant afford a real one
Historical mailing list
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:13:32 -0400
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Power Window Problem
Historical mailing list - Steve Beyer
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:06:00 -0400
...The passenger window on my '91 MV: ---goes up but not down when operated by the passenger door switch ---does nothing when operated by...
roll down sids windows
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:31:38 -0400
> Wouldn't it be great to roll down ALL the side windows on a Vanagon on a > nice day? > Regards, > Jim Davis Jim, have...
Re: Need to Replace Vent Window... Use Non-Vent Window?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:30:15 -0600
...but I couldn't > find in the archives... > > Can the front vent windows (88-91) be replaced w/ a regular, non-moving > window? Did...
Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:41:28 +0000
...The windows were as large as possible, one in the front and two huge side windows. It worked out great! Fantastic ventilation, cool in...
Re: cranky clayartist and his crummy crappy cranks
Historical mailing list
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 11:31:41 EDT
the knurled spline for the window crank knob is the same on all manual crank window volkswagens, even thru the late 90's. any...
Re: Side Window Seals
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:21:42 -0700
Do the vented rear windows make a big difference over the old closed style? Or I guess I should say, does it make such...
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...
Sliding window a la Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:00:14 -0500
...Has anyone tried to convert our Vanagon side windows? I remember a picture of the rear window with an opening (around 10� only) Javier
Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:44:40 EDT
...putting jalousies in the back side windows? Looks > like they're the same size as the middle windows, but have a slight angle > at...
Re: Window size differences Westy vs. Non-Westy
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:34:39 -0400
The window size themselves is the same, with the exception of pre '85 windows on the sliding door. The windows themselves differ between a...
The `59 23-window...
Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT)
If I get this, what I'll essentially have is a complete (minus middle seat. :( ) `59 23-window. The body is one of the...
Driver's Side Electric Window
Historical mailing list - Allen McCarter
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:43:33 -0700
...Are special tools required to fix the window mechanism? 6. Where can I get a schematic of the door showing how the electric window...
Switching to Power windows
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:21:21 -0400
Hi All, So, I've been thinking about switching to power windows and was wondering if anyone has taken their manual windows and added...
side sliding window latches...
Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:12:00 EDT
i have a newly acquired 1986 vanagon gl, and need to replace the latches that keep the side sliding windows closed. what is recommended...
ETKA and Windows XP
Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:52:49 -0600
Hi, Anyone out there get the etka cd to install properly on either window xp or windows 2000?. I would appreciate an email describing...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:36:23 -0500
...The "middle" window in the sliding door is a different size than the "middle" window on the opposing side -- so it would make sense...
Re: Screen for non-camper
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:38:04 -0500
Peter, Adding the Westy windows is a nice upgrade. The screens are nice to have and the original screens look good, but the black...