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  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:23:47 -0700
    ...Comes with all the pieces: - Grille w/washers - Headlights (complete with frames and good adjusters) - Washer tank with dual washer motors - Washer hoses for...
  • Re: EV tire replacement
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 6 Apr 2000 19:15:45 +0200
    ...tit needs, the Vanagon needs 97) tirerack.com has explanations, see http://www.tirerack.com/tires/frames/tiretech_f.html PerL 87 Syncro 112i
  • Re: [f] Re: Sticker non-consensus solution
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Thu, 2 Mar 1995 11:02:16 -0800 (PST)
    ...Bubblehead will give you license plate frames for free, if you drive up in a Volkswagen. (Probably the cheap plastic kind, but neat nonetheless...
  • Re: Safari Windows
    Historical mailing list
    21 May 96 14:24
    ...pull the windows in real tight in order to seal the frames. I have set mine so that they just pull the window lightly...
  • Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:16:43 -0400
    ...Their frames conform to the previously stated early and late years. Mike David Wilhite wrote: > Can anyone confirm whether or not the 80-84...
  • Re: Screens
    Historical mailing list - rpc
    Wed, 10 May 2006 07:12:15 -0700
    ...Took black nylon screen material and draped it over the front window frames. Cut out a general shape of the window but a bit...
  • window trim strip =?UTF-8?Q?substitute=3F?=
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
    Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:14:19 -0700
    ...What have other folks done? Did later models have black frames? Thanks, Gregory Smith '88 Vanagon GL Smith Design Studio Small Building Company Olympia...
  • Re: SA vehicles Seat, Sanglas
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:44:53 +1200
    ...Used to fit bored-out Yamaha engines into ugly Spanish frames.
  • Re: any interest in clear/smoked/all red vanagon taillights? FISH
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:03:54 -0500
    ...bucks the black taillights. > >http://www.hansen-motorsport.de/neu/html-frames/index.html > >RSF > >IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must...
  • Re: window screens
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:04:08 -0500
    ...The window frames are > different on Westies to accommodate the screens. We sell the > screens too, > but specify them as "Westfalia-only." > > - Ron Salmon...
  • EV Piston Slap Wrap-up
    Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
    Thu, 6 Feb 1997 23:55:29 -0500
    I picked up the "Milk Truck" (White EV MV with Berkeley Farms license plate frames) up from the dealer. New pistons and crank bearings...
  • Re: Carbon van top..cost relationship...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:06:40 -0700
    ...dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote: > I have a couple of carbon bike frames. They each > cost more than my whole > van! Weigh in at under...
  • Re: vent wing frame removal
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:46:27 -0700
    ...had my van painted and I purchased better used vent wing frames that the > body shop installed. One of the wings was slightly bent...
  • Concept 2 update (mexico city)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:40:41 -0700
    ...Current model Dodge Ram and Ford passenger sized truck bodies (cabs) are the placed on five-ten ton extended frames with variations of industrial...
  • Transporter Resource Guide Upgrade and Update
    Historical mailing list - ncbus
    Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:55:01 -0500
    ...The TRG is now sporting frames, a table of contents based on the Workshop Manual and quite a few new entries. Some of the...
  • Re: Thermostats
    Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
    Mon, 6 Apr 1998 06:44:21 -0800
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" >format: >Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html >No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html >------------------------------------------- >Sherwood Automotive...
  • 84 88 parting
    Historical mailing list - dawn
    Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:29:14 -0700
    ...panels lights tail lights fuel tank doors hatch sliding windows and frames this vanagon had a Canadian remanufactured engine in it from vw heads...
  • The `59 23-window...
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Mon, 26 Jun 1995 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT)
    ...The body is one of the worst I've seen-- wheel wells cut out, window frames really rotten, turn signals `updated' to `63-`67...
  • Re: A-frame bushings
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:47:20 -0500
    ...A-frame bushings Was digging through all the vanagon pastes bequeathed me by "Unca Joel" some time ago and found three A-frames. I...
  • Re: VW factory tent repair
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:52:01 -0400
    ...Does anyone know of a company > > that either repairs tent frames or can make replica pieces? Thanks. > > > > David
  • More '56 Work
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Sep 1995 23:59:39 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Now I gotta get crackin on getting the frames cleaned up and new glass cut... Thom -- > Women don't live forever, so why give...
  • Re: Kansas city
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:09:13 -0700
    ...Next year its in Michigan...see links http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=hcvanners http://www.vantasiavans.com/31stvirtualnatzpics.htm Lee > Date: Sat...
  • FS, Interior parts
    Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
    Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:59:10 -0500
    ...Note, no frames, just foam and covers to attach to your bases. Full, original curtain set w/tiebacks. All hooks are present. Slight fading...
  • Re: surface rust--anybody heard of this stuff?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:58:06 EST
    ...but if you are working on rocker panels, floor areas, fuel tanks, the bottom of window frames, or subframe areas the stuff was great.
  • Re: Switching bodies between chassis advice seeked
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Mon, 28 Oct 2002 04:03:21 EST
    ...Anyway, it is not like the early VW's where you can unbolt the bodies from the frames and/or chassis. What you would...
  • Re: Las Vegas, NV camping
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:34:10 -0700
    ...Bike frames are expensive when they're ultra light chro-mo .... then there's that sick feeling in the gut to deal with. _________________________________________________________________ Optimize...
  • Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:26:25 EDT
    ...Aluminum frames all around. We just needed to > improve on the velcro since they stopped holding pretty good sometimes and > would fall off when...
  • Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:52:47 -0600
    ...The duct can come loose, the vents to the back (controled by holes in the door frames) could be sending all the air to...
  • Re: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:11:13 -0800
    ...Often used em to tighten glasses whose frames had become long in the tooth. Using one to clamp the razor guard to the razor...
  • Re: ripples of diaster ..
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:09:49 -0400
    >The load of the air frames (the planes) and the initial impact and the >subsequent burning of both the aviation fuel and the buildings...
  • Vanagon/Bus names and fun license frames!!
    Historical mailing list - Route87
    Sun, 3 May 1998 02:14:31 EDT
    ...Howabout any fun license frames? My rear license frame says(black letter on silver to match): '89 Vanagon Carat Buslady and MrEd II on...
  • Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
    Historical mailing list - Stew
    Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:36:00 +0100
    ...sunroof syncro ........ >> >> > >Then you would really need belly pans! > >Tom-maybe the frames are a lot stiffer in 1990 than in 1950-60's? > > >
  • Re: Map Pockets
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:58:57 -0500
    ...Bus Depot has > some plastic frames with heavy duty stretch netting that make a more > open pocket. They are intended for use in campers...
  • Bus Door Rubber Install, Part I
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 14 Oct 1995 21:32:39 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Next I gotta finish cleaning the frames, paint them, and install the new rubber. Thom -- > IX'ism: Oh man, shit always happens to me...
  • Web Page Again! This time it works.
    Historical mailing list - Dave
    Mon, 19 May 1997 22:04:29 -0500
    Well I've fixed it! The page works in any browser supporting Frames! = Thanks again to all those who helped me fix it. All...
  • Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sat, 4 May 2002 20:39:06 -0700
    ...I'm getting a set with black frames and replacing my <DIV></DIV>&gt;shiny <DIV></DIV>&gt;aluminum frames. I'll post those...
  • Blacks and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:19:45 -0800
    ...So I just had the Window Wipers powder coated, along with the Wing Window Frames, and they look great. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
  • Restoration Shopping List
    Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
    Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:49:25 -0500
    ...Front door window frames (the butterfly / triangular window) both sides 3. electrical parts for license plate lights (plastic housings are ok) 4. Diesel fuel...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:13:02 -0700
    ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight > washers. > > Comes with all the pieces: > > - Grille w/washers > - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
  • Syncro Engine Swap - More photos online!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:33:01 -0800
    ...http://www.volkswagen.org For those who don't want frames the direct URL is: http://www.volkswagen.org/vanagon/syncroswap.htm Still waiting...
  • Re: Get Bent??? go straight!-Maybe, Maybe Not.
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:53:29 -0400
    ...On the cover of the brochure, Cannondale showed one of their frames which had been sliced open to show a cross-section of their...
  • Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
    Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
    Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:16:57 -0800
    ...Except the vanagon squares do not slip into frames, the reflector has the mounting tabs attached to it. Since the mounts are mirror on...
  • colour change?
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:51:15 -0700
    ...Anyone done a good body colour change on their van? By good I mean door sills, window frames, engine bay, etc. More trouble than...
  • Propane tank color-- need to knw ASAP
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:51:46 -0800
    ...That for those who do not know is a process where they bake on enamel similar to bike frames and operating room equipment. It...
  • Re: Anyone know what kind of foam rubber goes on the heater box flaps?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 5 May 2006 05:44:36 EDT
    ...Used for insulating around window and door frames. Comes in various widths and thickness. Available in most good home building supply stores. Cheers, Frank...
  • Re: The pickup thing
    Historical mailing list - steve
    Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:26:28 -0800
    ...Which company do you think designed/manufactured the better of the two frames? Jim Akiba No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by...
  • Re: Seats for type II
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 12 May 1995 07:34:06 -0700 (PDT)
    ...old padding, duct-taped new thick fairly stiff foam onto the frames, et voila! new seats! BTW, the orig prob was that the seat...
  • Headrests FS: headrests FIT ALL middle and rear seats in pass vans
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:12:20 EDT
    ...There are factory pre-drilled holes in the seatback frames of the middle and rear seats..you can take your thumb, press down on...
  • Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:37:43 -0500
    ...in traffic with little or no air flow for short time frames. >http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/undercoil.jpg >My system still uses the...
  • Painting the vinyl and closing in the windows?!!
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Tue, 1 Nov 2016 14:43:07 +0000
    ~Are you tired of that cruddy, yellowed vinyl on the door pillars and window frames inside your Vanagon? ~Do you want more security for...
  • Re: Window rubbers to silicon...
    Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
    Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:36:12 -0400
    ...that is the right stuff for putting silicon on the rubber frames of the windows. The spray I have, I think will not be...
  • Interesting item on eBay web site item#287513884: 87 VW Vanagon Wolfsbg rear facing seats pair
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 19 Mar 2000 23:22:52 -0500
    ...They have the complete assembly including frames and trays. They have seat belts and are in good condition.No rips or tears. Rear Facing...
  • Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 19 May 2005 07:22:10 -0700
    ...focus on methods that do not require removal of the window frames. Crayolas come to mind . . . . -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
  • Re: passenger side screen farm replacement
    Historical mailing list - William Monk
    Fri, 30 May 2014 08:10:55 -0400
    I have glued the frames back together using epoxy. Some worked and lasted others didn't. Depends on where the break is. Now I...
  • SA Grill Attach
    Historical mailing list - Jnovak
    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:12:49 -0800
    ...could tuck and hold against the tabs of the outer light frames. It really sketchy set up. If I bump the grill, the whole...
  • Re: Help with glue for headlights.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:18:25 -0400
    I can't help you with the glue, but when people talk about headlight buckets here they mean the mounting frames. You're talking...
  • Re: I Need Part Numbers for Jumpseat Parts
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:25:16 -0800
    ...Is anyone able to supply me > with > the part numbers for: > 1/ The side trim pieces which cover the frames of the rear-facing...
  • Re: South African Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:34:35 -0600
    ...Just look at this > baby...http://www.vw.co.za/range/bus/safety/frameset_safety.html Can > you just imagine it in your drive...
  • Re: Front door window rubbers
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:09:59 -0700
    ...to pull all that stuff off to change my wing window frames, my old ones seemed fine, so I reused them on the right...
  • Paint Question
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 30 Sep 1995 19:57:35 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I'm going to use it to do my window frames, cause I don't want the high film buildup you get with the...