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• Re: Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 17:39:25 -0400
  ...The dimensions are 20" wide x 45" long x about 14" tall. The luggage rack on a vanagon is about 47" wide and 20...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff - real risks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 15:40:17 -0500
  ...the way. >> >> Because the use of drugs is so widespread, it's impact is widespread, >> and so, we have fewer and fewer public places...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:40:28 -0500
  ...It is not an on/off switch for coolant flow. > It merely begins to open at the specified temp and opens wider and wider...
• Re: tire and wheel width matching
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 May 2004 08:37:28 -0500
  ...I myself am currently running 27x8.5 14 tires, which roughly a 215/75 equivalent, on the stock 5.5'' wide rims. My tires...
• FW: NYCkayaker World Wide Web cleanup - TGIF
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:24:52 +0200
  ...NYCkayaker World Wide Web cleanup From: Department of Homeland Security Date: March 29, 2006 8:48:17 AM MST To: All US Medical Facilities...
• Re: Doublecab Bed Size
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Davis
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 15:47:25 -0600
  Six feet long by five feet eight inches wide. Inside measurements. It is 39" off the ground. Just measured! 90 CC (for sale if...
• Re: Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 23 May 2000 00:51:55 -0700
  ...My PortaPotti 235 is 15 1/4" deep x 13" wide and 12" high. Garrett Adams 83.5 Adventurewagen GL Stockton, California
• Re: Tires for Westy??
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:45:49 -0400
  ...My question is wouldn't the 205/70 look better and handle better? > > What's the commericial? Wider is better? The 195's look...
• Re: Cool table idea (bad link)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 09:00:26 -0700
  ...The second part is a wood table top made up of several wood slats about 1-2" wide and 1/2-1" thick all...
• Re: YEs a tire question 195 vs 185
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:13:09 -1000
  ...I wanted to buy > the 185R. > Now I'm wondering if the 195 are not a better option because they are wider > than the...
• Re: Camper/Multivan Supplement to Volkswagen Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:36:57 -0700
  ...On a 1986 Pop-top Westy Weekender the lower berth is 46" wide and the upper is 47 1/2" wide - not a lot...
• Re: Will this fit in my van
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 20:27:07 -0500
  ...Remember a standard Westy rear seat is only two seats wide so it will fit but have a gap between the seat and the...
• Re: OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:25:36 -0400
  ...He does love his Vanagon bling! BenT, when you going to setup a T3 with 12" wide wheels and hydraulics?? Happy Frydaye, Jeff On...
• Re: Turbo?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:32:15 EST
  ...country-wide [SOUTH AFRICA]. ok...south africa, not the UK .. i knew it was some RHD country LOL chris
• Buying a new Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 11:10:08 +0100
  ...new Vanagon GL? Was 1991 the last year of the Vanagon world wide? 1984 Caravelle GL, 187k miles Lionel Tun ark@saqnet.co.uk
• Re: 41 or 42 Battery for 84 westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:32:31 EDT
  grp 42 (less wide) fits better in a westy than grp 41 because westys have that extra ventilation tube sheetmetal contraption in the batt...
• Sliding Door Rear Support Extender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 19:22:59 -0600
  ...s the piece that allows the rear door to kick out a bit more to clar wider tires. Thanks. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:14:46 -0600
  ...The stock steel wheels that the Vanagon originally came with are 5.5'' wide and have an offset of 38mm. The optional 6" wide...
• Re: Ronal R9 ET35
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:55:06 -0800
  ...Thats why a steel 5.5"wide wheel has an offset of 38-mm while a alloy 6"wide wheel has an offset of...
• Comment on Michlein Agilis
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:02:33 -0800
  ...Same look, but the channels were noticeably wider. My comment is to go with the wider tire to allow loose material, snow, mud and...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 01:49:07 -0500
  ...Most people agree that 6.5" wide should be close to >> 23mm >> and 7" wide in the 15mm range to make the rim sit...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 15:45:35 -0800
  The 7" wide ET45 Audi rims are a problem on the 2wd. The earlier Audi ET45 Turbo wheels were only 6" wide so rim...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:13:06 -0800
  ...Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho > Christopher Gronski wrote: >> I started my van after stopping at the Wal-Mart at...
• Re: Vanagon Traction
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:29:16 -0600
  ...I think the traction problem (or lack of) is due to the Vanagon being wider and there being less vertical travel in the rear...
• Re: Cool accessory -- not p. c.
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 19 May 2000 16:04:13 +0200
  ...It's about 32" long > and 6 " wide at its widest. Well, there you have a perfectly good reason for a shotgun in your...
• Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
  Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:26:24 +0000
  ...Any suggestions for wider than standard mud flaps?Thanks | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 16:11:55 EST
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computer Systems PGP Key available upon request, MIME capable, no postage due, please
• Re: Memphis <F>
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:40:52 EDT
  Why should I go to Memphis to see Widespread Panic? All I have to do is sit in my living room and think about...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Barry
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:21:50 -0500
  ...When plus sizing it is usually considered a good idea to get a slightly wider tire as well if possible for better weight carrying...
• How do I check the archives?
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:05:10 +0000
  I need recommendations on whether to buy taller and/or wider tires for my '83 Vanagon Westy, but I don't want to bother...
• Re: Lowering [Was: Speed limits...]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 16:14:09 EDT
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computer Systems
• Re: Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:35:56 -0400
  ...One wide mouth for me, one oval for her. > 3) . There is no colder trip than the one to the outhouse in sub-zero...
• Re: Slidingdoor modification for wide rear tires and fender flares
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 05:16:55 EST
  Winkler makes the extended swingarm. Depending on the year of your vehicle, it could be a straight bolt on or a PITA. Pmail me...
• Re: Sleeping dimensions of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 08:50:43 EST
  If anyone cares, the non-Westy no-cabinet bed is 5 1/2 feet wide & 6 feet long. plenty of room for 2 adults...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:17:19 -0500
  I believe there were a few (probably not US) 14" steel wheels made in 6" wide rims. Tiico sells them. http://www.tiico.com...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:39:24 -0700
  ...If you ae in the middle of Widespot Nowhere this won't help much.....
• Re: Camper/Multivan Supplement to Volkswagen Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:41:40 -0500
  ...However, the figure given in the book is that it is only 0.8 inch > > wider. That is quite a lot less than the...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:25:20 -0700
  How wide are your bars? I have 52" Yakima bars, which are wide enough to carry a flat 17' canoe and at least one...
• Re: Tire Quandry
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:38:31 -0400
  ...They are 185 > wide. > > I have another set that PO threw in of Michelin MXT that are 205 wide > and > reinforced. > > Which ones would...
• Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 26 Feb 97 10:03:05
  ...For example, you do not want to have a wide tire on an old VW with rear swing axles. --- On Wed, 26 Feb 1997...
• Re: MB/Audi rim dangers.....?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 13:41:12 -0500
  ...It get worse if you compare it to a 7" wide rim with the proper 23mm offset. The difference between a 6" wide rim...
• Can a Westy Pop Top be TOO WIDE for a passenger Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:29:20 +0200
  ...THE MAIN PART OF THE POPTOP IS TOO WIDE!!! Is this possible? I thought that all the roof widths were the same for these...
• Re: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:56:59 -0800
  ...AFAIK it's a chain-wide service. I'm not so sure that I could buy 13 feet of Gates 250 psi > oil-resistant...
• Re: How to sell a 91 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 23:16:58 -0500
  ...It has world wide coverage, and they just might make your job a little easier,in unloading. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah...
• Q: Any differences in syncro year models?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:00:13 -0500
  ...radial tires, size 205/70 R14 14" steel wheels, 5.5" wide Aero wheel covers 1990 Drivetrain 2.1 liter water-cooled horizontally opposed...
• Extra Storage Space
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 16:55:56 -0700
  ...On the sliding door side of my Westy, there is a space underneath about 48" long, 14" wide and 4" deep. This is the...
• Pop-top mechinism and Volkswagen-Toyota cross breading or Implanting a pop-top on a 4Runner
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 19:58:48 -0700
  ...The 4Runner top is 45" wide but I can make it wider by about 5-6 inches. Length is not much of an issue...
• Re: Michelin MXT's
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:28:30 -0700
  ...Sort of counter intuitive, but wide tires tend to > float on top of the snow more than narrow tires. Part of the reason why...
• That should be METAL plates for the roof
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:08:56 -0400
  I'm thinking two plates, 2" wide x 4" long, one on top and one inside between the top of the lift bracket and...
• Alternative doorhandles from other VW models?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:36:05 -0500
  ...Who knows which alternative VW models dorhandles/locks that can be used in the Vanagon (1983)? It would widen the search a lot and...
• Re: rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:09:54 -0700
  ...I have it cleaned up > an it looks clearly like the spacer is too wide (diameter) to slide through > that outer bearing. And of...
• Alloy wheels at gowesty and EV wheels--ET depends on width
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 23:42:01 -0500
  Raul writes: > Would you say that an 8 inch wide wheel although it may fit and work, would then be off the oem wheel...
• Steep Grades
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:36:59 -0600
  ...That widened area went the rest of the way down the mountain right along side the pavement. And it was not pavement, but loose...
• Re: roof racks
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:07:41 -0400
  ...The rack is 10' long and 4.5' wide. It looks very safari-basket like, which is the look I was going for. It...
• FS: NEW Aluminum Roof Rack with roof bars $395
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:43:01 EDT
  ...The deck is composed or wide extruded aluminum which are about 4" wide. The approximate size of the rack is 5' X 3.5...
• Tire Size???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 21:13:26 -0400
  ...Why, before checking, did I think she wore 15's?? What size is good? Wider better...for a trip?? Gotta buy 'em SOON. 'Preciate...
• Audi 5000 wheels FS
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Fri, 7 May 1999 00:08:04 -0400
  ...They have wide low-profile tires, probably worn, I don't remember. Anybody want them? $200 plus frieght.
• Nova Scotia, NB & Quebec new pictures page...
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 14:15:28 -0500
  ...So i did a new page today, 1000px wide pictures, they would look nice on your desktop.... http://www.benplace.com/novascotia.htm Cheers...
• Digital Bently, Scanning for PDF
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:24:16 -0600
  I assume we all have our bentlys and use them widely. Does anyone know anything about making a digital e book, scanning pages for...
• MB/Audi rim dangers.....?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 13:18:12 -0400
  ...The rims are 6" vs 5.5", a difference of 12.5mm wider. So if I look at where the tread centre line on...