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• Re: Anyone have...(71 Bus frt emblem fasteners)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 13:32:00 +1000 (EST)
  I still have the fasteners (the little plastic clips) on the front of my 72 (upright engine) bus but I didn't have an...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:43:27 -0700
  ...The plate must be offered up to > the fixed clip at about a 45 degree angle and the notch fitted > exactly to the clip...
• Re: 87 Westy front bumper rubber strip AND MORE
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:57:30 -0400
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/251807221a The new replacements take different retaining clips from the originals. If you currently have plastic clips you'll have...
• bra installation on '88 and newer Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:08:59 -0500
  ...The bra he bought for the van has clips along the sides that are supposed to clip over the body edge just in front...
• UPDATE 1991 or 92 Carat Panic Sale
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:39:21 -0500
  <<clip>> She is willing to sell it for $3000 if she can do it NOW. <<clip>> One more note...They bought the new Jeep...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! . . . and Gas Guzzlers to Boot
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:08:33 -0800
  ...On the > other hand, I didn't really like the pattern of the seat fabric. --clip-- That's pretty important, tho. You don't...
• Need Eurovan carcass/front clip
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:09:36 -0700
  ...Complete wreck or front clip is desired. Anywhere in U.S. or Canada is ok; can pick up. Any suggestions of owners willing to...
• Re: engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:30:03 -0500
  <snip> special tool install the small clips for the wristpins. <snip> You can use circlip pliers such as those available at a FLAPS ... or...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:22:34 EST
  ...press the wire clip and then you can see where you have to pry one edge of the wire clip up to unhook it...
• An easy fix for broken grill clip mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:03:36 -0600
  I say clip mounts... I don't know what they are actually called but they are the tabs along the bottom of the upper...
• Re: Advice Needed: Poptop Seal - 82D Westflailia
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 20:08:41 +0000
  ...What do you prefer? I once > read of a seal made with aluminum (rustproof) clips. Does nayone have > any info? Are the aftermarkets as...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:09:59 -0700
  ...anybody who has done this > job before, is it smart to go ahead and order new "clips" for the door > window weatherstrip (#171898485) at...
• Re: Sun visor clips?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:00:10 -0400
  ...my Westy > > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/vanagon-sunvisor-clip/clip-sunvisor-white-pair > > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > 84...
• 84 Vanagon plastic speaker clips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Chlebecek
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:24:44 -0500
  ...I have an 84 vanagon that need a pair of those black plastic speaker clips that hold the rear speakers onto the metal plates...
• [NVC] - Computer DVD problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:49:26 -0500
  ...How can I sync the sound to the video clips. Or do I have some kind of problem/settings that need fixing first. Thanks...
• panel clips
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:51:33 -0400
  ...Are all the clips the same? Is there an auto parts store brand and model/size that I can use to replace these? I...
• Re: WTB heater case clips
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:44:47 -0500
  On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I need a set of the clips that...
• Re: interior panels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 17:30:09 EST
  John - Yes, the clips have to be removed to remove the panel. In an ideal world, they just pop off (I use a common...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:47:43 -0600
  ...yes, zip ties could disintegrate, but clips could rust. In fact, neither is true). I'm not arguing against the clips, David. In fact...
• Re: Westy water and electric hookup doors- source for springs??-Reply
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:28:01 -0500
  Thanks a bunch for that tip-I bought a 6-pak of the hair clips at CVS pharmacy for $2.99, the springs are...
• Re: My Vanagon Is Running Perfectly! FISH
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 8 May 2003 14:15:26 -0400
  CLIP---\ Have you taken a toothbrush and scrubbed the dash vents recently? When was the last time you gave those crummy little fuses a...
• Panel Clips or Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:23:44 -0600
  ...The clips I got off go westy were about a buck a piece and only worked in the rear hatch. For some reason the...
• Interior door fastening clips issue
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:06:27 -0600
  ...There are what seem like 15 or so "button-shaped" items that look like they function as clips to hold the panel in place...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:23:23 -0800
  ...There should be a very slight notch where the spring clip joins the cylinder. All I did was pry the spring clip up enough...
• Re: AFC Spring Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 06:52:19 -0800
  ...It looks like there is a clip > (looks like paper clip size wire) that is screwed down and retaining the > large black gear. I...
• Re: Removal of 1980 Westy front bumper rubber
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:10:13 -0500
  ...situation like this I try to find the spots where the clips are and pull straight out right at those spots so that you...
• Re: early wheel hubcap clips
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Thu, 16 Feb 95 07:00:04 EST
  Thom, I bought the clips that Wolfsburg West sells, They are great! They come with there own rivits which are a little tricky but...
• Re: Pahrump NV - place to camp ----> TECOPA
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:36:38 -0800
  ...Jon On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Robert Fisher wrote: > --clip-- > >This is a wonderful open desert area. People leave you alone out here, even...
• source for jumpseat tray clips
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:34:27 EDT
  ...LOL anyway for those with jumpseat trays, i have found a cheap source for the metal clips that always seem to break off. found...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:45:31 -0500
  ...The clips holding it in are the dark grey >>ones and I do not have any to spare if broken while >>removing. What is...
• Re: Interior panel clip source?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:15:47 -0700
  ...BZ On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:06 PM, jon wrote: > I'm looking for a source for the round interior panel clips. You...
• Mystery Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:31:03 -0600
  I wasn't planning to share this vid clip because it pretty much isn't about Vanagons, but I spotted a white van I...
• Re: Steering column cover needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:05:13 -0600
  ...It had been fixed once by >> someone else and had a small bolt through the clip and a nut on the outside >> in the...
• Re: Help! Pwr. Mirrors PITA!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 02 Jan 97 21:23:55 CST
  ...there is a little "clip" sticking down out of the plastic "hole", and this clip is grabbed by a little metal "tang" that sticks...
• Re: how to earn a million dollars and it includes selling VW campers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 6 Feb 2019 19:54:17 +0000
  Did I miss something in this video clip about selling VW campers?  Not being snarky, just want to make sure I had the right...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:32:40 EDT
  In a message dated 7/17/00 11:13:30 PM, Wolfvan88@aol.com writes: << The O2 sensor if a clip in, could could...
• Plastic Pieces?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:09:37 -0500
  ...The white plastic piece that the sun visor clips into when its in the normal position (and out of to move to the window...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:57:23 -0800
  I think the clipboard and checklist is an excellent idea! The purpose is to avoid forgetting something. This is exactly how the places that...
• Re: Stretch project. Clips for sale cheap!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:30:19 -0400
  ...Forgive me if > >everybody has already deduced this. > >The remains of the ordeal yield two nice looking clips. I hear of people > >smacking their...
• Re: AFC Spring Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:49:48 -0500
  ...It looks like there is a clip (looks like paper clip size wire) that is screwed down and retaining the large black gear. I...
• Re: sometimes it just won't go...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:45:29 -0500
  ...All you need is a wire with clips on the end, long enough to reach from the starter control terminal to the alternator B...
• Re: 84 Vanagon plastic speaker clips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:54:10 -0500
  ...84 Vanagon plastic speaker clips > Hello all=I am new to the list. I have an 84 vanagon that need a pair of > those...
• in lieu of A/C (or in partnership with)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:31:02 -0400
  ...The other one we bought came with a spring clip and I just remove the ashtray and clip it into the lip at the...
• Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:56:10 -0700
  ...My dad has always called them Jesus clips because they fly off the clip pliers and get pretty good range. "Jesus, where'd it...
• FW: spring clip tool
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:00:40 -0400
  ...spring clip tool Here's a site for their cheaper unit, you can check the rest of their hose clamp plier line as well...
• Extraordinary ONE OWNER 88 Westy - SOLD
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:40:28 -0700
  ...Extraordinary ONE OWNER 88 Westy For Sale Volks, Clipped >>> Every once in a while a truly extraordinary Westy comes onto the market. This is...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:14:55 EST
  ...I bored a small hole in the little bump in the clip through which the cable would pass. I screwed the clip onto the...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:46:07 -0800
  ...I didn't know that can also apply this to pins and clip. You likely need to push pistons in calipers "out" so new...
• Re: Steering column cover needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:36:15 -0400
  ...But from first glance the plastic section that the clip attaches to has broken out and the clip is no longer attached. It had...
• '90 Westy with SA Grill
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:25:19 -0700
  My South Afrikaan grill had only two good mounting points on the top outside corners and one just lost the clip holding the pin...
• Re: Making Dash vid. Nd. Heater box photos. Pleeeeez!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:21:13 -0400
  I took an early heater box apart and it had the little clips + glue. The glue is not too great. A daub here and...
• Re: Door panel plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 4 May 2007 23:04:25 -0400
  ...I grabbed a door panel from a junker, along with the clips that came off with it. Took out the clips to protect them...
• Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:11:32 -0800
  ...The very end (near > > the > > >> mirror) of the visor beyond the point where it snaps into the the > visor > > >> clip has just a little...
• Gauges... Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable...
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:04:13 -0400
  ...and plastic circle clip is broken... there isn't enough slack to pull it up, and if so... is there any way to reattach...
• FW: spring clip tool
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:48:35 -0400
  ...spring clip tool Does any one have for sale or know a vendor who has for sale the tool you used to put the...
• Re: My first "Westy" Question!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:08:41 -0400
  ...The original has steel (duh, it rusts into nothing, VW!) clips. Eventually, after years in the air and the rain, the little clips go...
• Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:41:19 -0500
  If the underside of the accelerator pedal has come loose from the bracket/clip at the end of the accelerator cable, then all you...
• Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:41:43 -0400
  Just push the metal clip toward the plug like you would on the fuel injector plugs. I usually hold onto the hall sender while...
• Re: spare tire tray nut
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:50:15 -0700
  Jeff, thanks, I'm leaning to welding on a nut and dealing with the clip. On the van (91 syncro westy) the clip is...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 23:00:59 -0700
  ...The clips holding it in are the dark grey > > ones and I do not have any to spare if broken > while > > removing. What is...