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• Re: Sprinter Camper
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:18:27 -0700
  i have trouble getting excited about any front-engined van. i like sitting way up in front, with a giant window in front of...
• using reverse running transaxles,quattro 5 speed and rear diff
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:16:51 EST
  ...The only way I can get anything to happen up front, I have to really make the rear wheels spin, and only then the...
• Re: Need Syncro Front shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 09:19:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Got the KYB's in the rear and the Boge's in the front. And no, haven't found any substitute for the front...
• Front Blower Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:32 -0700
  I know it's just a figure of speech, but my front blower doesn't blow my skirt up at all. Nor does it...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:32:46 -0700
  I always thought people did this on the old vans mostly to move the weight of the spare to the front. That, of course...
• Modified front syncro diff with locking option.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 02:28:16 EDT
  One of our list members, I think Tim in Canada wrote me over a year ago stating that he modified his front diff to...
• Re: Middle front seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:43:11 EST
  ...a middle seat up front between the driver > and passenger seat? is something quality made commercially? > > get a front seat from a 9 passenger...
• sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:04:40 -0500
  has anyone out there ever installed a glass sunroof under the front Westy carrier. i remember seeing something like that in an old German...
• Re: Vanagon spring height differences?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:40:58 -0800
  hi, In my experience 85 Weekenders and Westy's have springs that are too tall in the front. Seriously dislike that look myself. I...
• Front end seems wrong (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:42:39 +0000
  ...7bit VWNut Hawk writes: > My blue 84's front end seems to move around a lot more than my brown > 84. > They both do...
• Re: Help: Need 15" Wheels for VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:13:02 -0500 (CDT)
  Bo, Did you try them on front or back. I have some, but have not tried them for a fit yet. On the front...
• Re: do front Syncro tires wear faster than rear?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:11:44 -0700
  Front tires always wear faster because they do the steering, and front end alignment, usually infrequently checked, is also critical to wear. Front wheel...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 13 May 2017 19:42:47 -0600
  ...It's my understanding as well that rears outlast fronts by a ton. Presumably as there's no steering stresses. Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures...
• Front end Vibration eliminated...Finally
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:36:11 EDT
  Ever since I bought my Vanagon, a @3 years, I have had a problem with front wheel weights being thrown off shortly after balancing...
• Re: Front brake rotor question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:57:49 -0400
  ...5/79 to 12 / 82 2000 cc > 80-83 Front Rotor Part # > 251 407 > 617A > Pads to fit # > D195 > Vanagon Watercooled ~ Mfg.1/83...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Paul G
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:12:40 -0700
  ...My 2001 Passat apparently has more brake power on the rear wheels than on the front. At 100k miles today the brake pads of...
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:28:48 -0500
  ...The front position > lamps may emit white or amber light in North America; elsewhere in the > world they must emit only white light. The...
• Re: jump seats a la carat/wolfie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:37:51 EDT
  ...However, I'm wondering if I mounted them properly...the front driver's and passenger's seat backs are jammed back to back against...
• Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:04:20 -0700
  ...gas, propane, water driver in front one dog front one dog back holding tank empty etc Two Actual Weight examples: First Vehicle Actual Weight...
• Re: Spring Spacers?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:35:13 -0400
  Find front springs from an 85 Westy. That ought to do the trick. My 85 rode at 18'' in the front as measured vertically...
• Re: Front end Bike Rack!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:13 -0600
  ...is still in business... > > http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/front/front.htm > > But there are some good photos of the setup on...
• Front Westy table (Vanagon) to sell
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Tue, 5 May 1998 21:08:38 -0400
  Hi, My front neigbhour have a complete front table assembly (table, pipe and bracket) to sell. It's a beige one (maybe year 1982...
• Eurovan crash parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:42:52 -0600
  ...He is now looking for a front bumper, a right front fender, and a right front door. If anyone knows where these parts might...
• FS: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 09:24:43 EDT
  ...rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon. fits all vanagons as well as westys. includes seatbelts. makes it so you can seat 3...
• Does anyone sell complete rebuilt front end?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:48:47 -0500
  I'm looking at my list ever growing list of front end projects and wondered if someone is selling complete rebuilt front ends? I...
• Front Spoiler Screw Size
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:02:49 -0700
  I am mounting a new front spoiler on my 87 where no spoiler formerly existed. It appears the mounting holes in the spoiler matches...
• Re: FS: RARE 2 person bench front seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:02:29 EDT
  ...2 person bench front seat for vanagon or vanagon westy. replaces > > your front passenger's seat with a 2 person bench, making seating for...
• Re: front westfalia sticker
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:22:10 -0700
  ...front westfalia sticker > I'm considering "upgrading" my Westfalia with a front "Westfalia" sticker on > the front of the luggage rack. My 83.5...
• Re: Noisy bearing (?) on front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 06:07:46 -0600
  ...If that rear heater blower is running, it doesn't take much to keep the front warm. In really cold climes, north of Mason...
• <Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 06 Aug 1997 08:36:52 -0700
  ...left front upper 251 853 717 or 717A $213 rite front upper 251 853 718 or 718A $213 left front 251 853 719 or...
• who has upgraded their front vanagon door SPEAKERS??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:11:14 EST
  who has upgraded their front vanagon speakers? you know, the crummy, tinny sounding stock ones in the front doorpanels...if so what brand and...
• Re: Front Blower Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:45:39 -0300
  ...Front Blower Doesn't I know it's just a figure of speech, but my front blower doesn't blow my skirt up at...
• Re: Syncro front diff lock: availability and conversion? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:36:15 +0100
  Lawrence and Martin - I belive that the main reason a front diff lock was not available in the USA is due to the fact...
• Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:13:00 +0000
  It's where my coffee pot sits! In fact, mine is a Weekender, didn't have the front table so I added one. Jeff...
• For Sale: 82-84 westy front seats (striped fabric - green OR blue)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 17:35:04 EST
  i have a GREEN/tan/brown striped front seat from a 82-84 westy, and a BLUE/tan/brown striped front seat from a...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:42:22 -0800
  look again at those windtunnel pics, see how nicely the flow moves over the hightop? one thing to remember, its the shape and frontal...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:52:52 -0600
  Sure would firm up the front of that 2wd, Matthew ;>) Maybe sit just a bit lower, too. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 23:12:56 +1300
  >According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration the >Vanagon rates lowest (1 point) on a 4 point scale for Frontal Impact >Safety, refernece...
• Re: Vanagon weights
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:58:52 -0700
  ...The front passengers sit directly over the front wheels but after that everything added adds weight to the rear. The recommended air pressures should...
• Jacking up the front of the van...
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:47:22 -0800
  Since there is a thread about this already, Where do you place jack stands under the front of the van? On the rear, there...
• Wheel cap
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:41:20 -0800
  If a front cap and a 2WD you have to remove the front wheel . -Stacy
• FS vanagon front carpets
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:40:38 EST
  i have some front carpets for sale, blue only. email if interested- chris
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 07:36:52 EST
  Someone asked: >>Hello from Atlanta...Is it possible to mount the spare tire on the front of our Vanagons, like you can with the...
• Front Floor Mats--WhereToBuy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 12:42:40 -0500
  My front mats in my Vanagon, the two mats that go on either side under the driver and front passenger's seats, are worn...
• Off Topic - Hit Counters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:10:41 -0600
  ...I used MS FrontPage 2000 to put together a webpage. Can't get the FrontPage hit counter to count. Server says Frontpage extensions activated...
• Bilstein Shocks ON SALE
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:54:56 -0800
  My fellow Vanagonians, I recently purchased 8 sets of front and rear Bilstein shocks for the Vanagon. These are brand new, still in the...
• Re: Vanagon Baby/Kids Hammock over the front seats
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:11:41 -0800
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/frontbed/frontbed.htm Jim 1991 Syncro Westy On 12/5/05, dusty edwards <dusty.edwards@mac.com...
• Removing front bumper end caps
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:10:29 -0400
  I would like to remove my front bumper before painting and am aware of the two bolts under the rubber strips. But I can...
• Re: <Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Aug 1997 03:00:34 +0200
  >left front upper 251 853 717 or 717A $213 >rite front upper 251 853 718 or 718A $213 >left front 251 853 719 or...
• Front suspension differences?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 19:59:17 -0700
  ...new vans has be curious about the front end differences. Several have mentioned differences in the front suspension and brakes (improvements over the years...
• Re: Beetle discs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:05:11 EDT
  ...The US Spec Karmann Ghia did get front discs beginning 1967-end. Type III's also got front discs from 1967-end. All Type...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:28:10 -0800
  The Syncro front suspension has very little in common with 2wd models. Ball joints and bushings are about it. Control arms, radius rods, springs...
• Front window guide channel installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:38:06 -0400
  ...Front window guide channel installation questions > I recently acquired the front felt/rubber window channels to replace the > worn ones in my '81 van...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:50:29 EST
  ...The front crossmember is more or less on the vertical centerline of the front wheels. The front crossmember has to come up about 1...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:02:46 -0400
  ...There is a really long discussion about this > very seal. > > Mike > > > Clint Kolda wrote: > >> Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge...
• Re: interesting tire safety video
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:51:35 +0000
  ...after owning several front wheel drive and several rear wheel drive vehicles, I can attest that they "handle" very, very differently in the context...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:57:37 -0700
  ...sunroof under front fiberglass To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 4:04 PM has anyone out there ever installed a...
• Which is taller Syncro.org Syncro or 85 2wd Westy front springs?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 01:59:20 -0800
  As the subjectline says, which is taller if one were to install it in a 2wd? Will the syncro.org Syncro front springs lift...
• Re: Syncro front diff lock: availability and conversion? (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 13:52:50 EDT
  ...VW did not import any Syncros to the USA or Canada with a front diff lock. Jim Davis
• (revised)for sale:grey OEM vanagon floormat set
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:55:25 EST
  the mat set i have is the 2 front grey mats, and the mat that fits between the front seats. no rear cargo area...