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  • rear hatch curtain rods and mystery items
    Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:40:28 GMT
    ...Also in regard to my original post regarding these "mystery screens", they are not the side window screens. I have my side window screens...
  • Re: Window Tint
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 7 Apr 2022 01:18:01 +0000
    ...hi John, What's the price of a set of side window tint (front, middle, rear) - without the rear glass? - medium tint. thanks On...
  • 1985 Westy Auto Window Sticker and photo
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:36:57 -0400
    ...BTW, rear and upper cabinet are still in the vehicle, nice condition, side cabinet somewhat trashed. Rear seat and poptop stuff mostly gone...
  • FS parts from '87 and '88 some syncro parts
    Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
    Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:42:04 EDT
    ...Electric window motor. Powr window switches. Ditto..... Side windows from either vehicle. ANything else you can think of I may have....no dash cluster...
  • Side Window Removal
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:38:06 -0500
    I have discovered a significant rust bubble just under the edge of the rubber window seal of the right hand rear most side window...
  • Re: Tint cost?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:50:56 -0700
    About $325 US but that included the front cab side windows. Mike On 8/25/03 8:35 PM, "David Maurio" <maurio11@COMCAST.NET...
  • 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: Removing the wardrobe/89 Westy
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Thu, 4 Nov 2004 20:22:14 -0700
    ...to the L rear window....Thanks....Chuck.... > > In addition to what others have said: The hanging closet must tip sideways to > get it out...
  • Re: Two questions about doors and rear hatch glass
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:10:57 -0400
    ...The windows got smaller in the newer doors as well. On the older doors, the windows were the same size as the opposite side...
  • '82 Vanagon Body in Edmonton Area
    Historical mailing list - Ed McLaughlin
    Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:13:39 EDT
    ...Psgr window is still intact, as are side and rear windows. Steering wheel and column, as well as high beam/washer/turn signal stalks...
  • Re: Antenna Mounting
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 2 Jan 1995 11:39:49 -0500
    I had my phone installed and the antenna is mounted on the drivers side in the far back window. I also had the main...
  • Re: How to remove windows
    Historical mailing list - BenT
    Tue, 6 Jul 2004 14:09:55 -0700
    ...BTW, this is only for side windows. Windshields and rear windows are too fragile for this technique (or lack thereof). BenT posting for the...
  • Re: Friday Trvia Question
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:49:29 -0800
    ...And I'm with Kim on the guess that it to assure vision through that right rear side window, one of those things either...
  • Re: at the wreckers
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:32:48 -0800
    ...CA> wrote: > Ben, > > which rear side windows? There are a couple of good ones there, pre and post rear vent versions. > > I didn't...
  • Re: Leaking rear side window
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:05:31 -0700
    ...Leaking rear side window Stephen, I have never taken my vents as they never give me problem. Here are my thoughts with the problem...
  • Re: Joker vs. others
    Historical mailing list - Mudd Sparrow
    Sun, 1 Feb 2015 00:17:14 -0800
    ...Also the side and rear windows are > double paned plastic (like the OE skylight). Does that help? > > Ken > On Jan 31, 2015 7:06...
  • Re: Parting Out a 1986 VW GL
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:09:12 -0800
    ...latch > 2) power steering motor > 3) front window wiper pump > 4) rear window wiper pump > 5) rear window wiper motor > 6) both side mirrors >
  • Side Window Seals
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:47:07 -0500
    ...I know the '90 has the vents in the rear windows and I wasn't sure if they are the same size. I assume...
  • Re: 87 Westfalia: Rear closet removal?
    Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
    Mon, 2 Jun 2014 10:54:58 -0700
    ...to remove > the rear closet so that a window tinter can have full access to that > drivers side rear window. > > Any information on how...
  • Rust Bubbles
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Tue, 11 May 2010 12:04:00 -0700
    ...shows up first usually at the base of windows. > Particularly the windshield and rear side windows. If you see a paint > bubble, usually under...
  • Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:17:51 -0700
    ...The rear side windows are sliders as > opposed to the fixed windows on our domestic vans. Were these available in > Europe? Can these be...
  • more rear window defrogger
    Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
    Mon, 4 Nov 1996 15:34:05 -0900 (AKST)
    ...I read in the archive that the switch also tells the side mirrors to heat up. Well, last spring the passenger side mirror was...
  • some breadloaf parts for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 06 Jun 1996 18:26:13 -0500 (EST)
    ...and rear bumpers(dinged up, but not worth junking) -2 windshield wiper arms -passenger side door glass -passenger side window winder -drivers side outside...
  • Re: Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 1 Jun 2006 19:07:07 -0400
    ...westy, I want to remove the rear passenger > side d-pillar panels immediately adjacent to the rear > window. This panel has snaps mounted onto...
  • Re: EV Westy spotted?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:46:14 -0400 (AST)
    ...version, has a poptop, has single louvered window on drivers side, rather confined feeling sitting in rear, IMHO. Had a good look at one...
  • Re: Keeping Slop off rear window
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:40:20 -0600
    ...rear window pretty clean. The rear wiper & washer woks ok on the Vanagon, but after a lot of slop builds up on the sides...
  • Rear defrost not working
    Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
    Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:26:41 -0500
    ...the Live freeze and die state, I have discovered that my rear window defroster, on my 86 Westy syncro, is not defrosting. The side...
  • euro syncro westy with some cool options
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:26:40 -0500
    ...check out front luggage rack, rear side slider windows and headlight washers, bluestar seats, rear tire carrier, etc.. _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1991 14...
  • '88 rear side window vents - cleaning?
    Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
    Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:46:01 EST
    ...to clean out the filters? Do you have to take the window out of the gasket/seal? I've tried to clean them with...
  • Window Removal
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:59:47 EST
    ...I want to remove the driver side rear window to kill some rust there. How is this best done? And, can it be done...
  • window installation, any tips ?
    Historical mailing list - brian Honan
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:55:04 +0000
    Hi, I found a far rear drivers side window at a junk yard it has the air vent in it as part of the...
  • Re: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:33:54 -0800
    ...Check with I likewise have 20% on the rear hatch window, 35% on the four rear side windows (actually, it's six because they...
  • Re: Window rubber replacement
    Historical mailing list - Skip
    Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:32:39 +0000
    ...of the window and then up and around about 2in at the rear of the window. Both pieces on each side are pretty badly...
  • Help Cleaning interior filter in Westys
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:05:35 -0700
    ...passenger side - in the rear window as a louver. I have a 89 Westfalia and behind the rear curtain, just above the rear winshield...
  • Re: Van painting cost
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Mon, 3 Oct 2011 07:33:05 -0400
    ...I do have some rust around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of the rain gutters, and one dent on the...
  • Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
    Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:06:39 -0500
    ...This set up on the Vanagon >would be great--especially Westy where the driver's side rear side window >would be unaccessable (of course...
  • vanagon parts for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:10:25 EST
    ...rear pass seats -vanagon front bumpers, chrome or fiberglass -misc fiberglass side pieces -sliding side windows w/ screens, fit all vanagons -fiberglass rear bumper...
  • re: 57 samba or 58?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Nov 1995 03:35:12 -0500
    ...windows on sides, no seats in back, one tone paint) model 22 is the Microbus (headliner, 3 windows on sides, interior panels, rear and...
  • side window removal
    Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
    Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:03:14 -0500
    I want to remove my 4 rear side windows for body work, how do i do this and can i save the rubber or...
  • Re: Windshield Sunscreens
    Historical mailing list - Carter
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:38:23 -0700
    ...I made a screen for the front window and individual screens for the cabin windows and the rear window. I put two suction cups...
  • Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:29:40 -0700
    ...I have foil/bubble/bubble/foil insulation in the hatch window, the rear window on the passenger side and both rear windows on the...
  • rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
    Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:10:03 -0500
    My brother's 78 Westy has a small window next to the rear bench seat on the driver's side that when open all...
  • Re: windshield fluid reservoir
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:40:29 -0500
    I only use Rain X for my rear and side windows. I don't like the way it works on the front glass when...
  • Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:15:05 EST
    ...VENDIOWEB.COM writes: > wouldnt the regular camper sliders fit in those rear locations? > > not without modifying the frame and cutting down the glass (not...
  • Re: Interesting discoveries
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:54:56 EDT
    ...112i, with only 1 sliding window :-( Or someone having their head or arm out the rear sliding window when the sliding door was opened...
  • VW Toy
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Fri, 9 May 1997 18:15:08 -0400
    ...is, has split windshield, no side windows except driver's & passenger's door, has a small rear window. The license plate in the front...
  • Rear window wiper help...
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:20:50 -0600
    ...next to me, rolls down his window and yells for me to clean up my rear window before I ticket you. (Hmmmph. He didn...
  • Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
    Sun, 12 Aug 2001 02:36:10 -0700
    ...Left side Window insect screen $30 Center large carpeted rubber floor mat $40 Windshield/front windows privacy curtain $30 Side and rear curtains Skylight...
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:05:23 +0100
    ...Just wondering > Through-Flow ventilation > > In fact, those vents at the back of the rear side windows on later > (1986-1992) Caravelles and Vanagons...
  • Quick, inexpensive wiper upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Thu, 4 Oct 2012 20:18:16 -0400
    ...on the passenger side. I then took one of the 18" front blades and put it on the rear window. It fit! I went...
  • 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate control????
    Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
    Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:07:44 -0800
    ...vanity mirror, side door arm rest, clock, console, cup holder, carpet, rear deck release, remote gas release, tachometer, steel wheels, rear window defroster, power...
  • Re: Curtains
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:48 -0500
    ...Using one of the side panels as a guide, I made curtains for the rear window, using some "Route 66" upholstery fabric I had...
  • guide piece for sliding window
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Fri, 2 Nov 2001 04:11:23 EST
    ...the parts list a complete sliding window for the rear most side window on the driver's side. That seems kind of sweet. I...
  • Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:26:58 -0600
    ...i would imagine a panel van (without side and rear windows) would be cooler, if it had a/c and had the walls insulated...
  • Re: at the wreckers
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:44:29 -0800
    > which rear side windows? Achh...Alistair, he's 'a bent sense 'o humour that lad has. Pullin' yer leg he is. Angus Angus Gordon...
  • Re: Rear Hatch Tent
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:04:37 -0300
    ...Also, any tried > and true designs for building window screens to cover the side (sliding) > windows? Any suggestions are appreciated, just don't tell...
  • Re: Washer fluid
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:39:49 CDT
    ...there is another tank, in the passenger side wall, just below the last side window, and behind the rear seat. you have to pull...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:51:54 -0600
    ...and left side rear windows, are "Air Lift" > sticker's, > as well as K&N sticker's. > > In the rear window is University of...
  • Re: reversing sliding side windows
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:45:13 +0100
    ...just switch the passenger side slider with the driver's side slider, and have both open in the rear. But it is cold and...
  • Re: It's cold out there
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 3 Jan 2018 16:25:45 -0600
    ...vent running from > the rear blower out the side window (radiator experimenting). I was > measuring 180F at the window at that time. > > Yrs, > d