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• Replacing left rear side window
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:25:40 -0400
  Jack, I just finished installing the windows on my '87 Westy after painting it. I was able to install that left rear window with...
• Re: Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:55:55 EDT
  ...Second get some screen window beading and insert it into the former chrome trim slit. Window should be sound a a pound then. Cheers...
• Re: 2003 Bug-In pictures posted
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:36:50 -0400
  ...Your "nice 23 window" isn't. It's a 21 window.... 23 window splitties have additional windows at the rear quarter (slightly wrapping around...
• Re: Window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:28:46 -0700
  These are also called Door Window Slot Seals. Airhead Parts has always carried them, both Chrome & Non-Chrome Style, at least for the past...
• Re: which window seals to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:23:57 -0500
  I have never seen seal adhesive on the side windows in the few Vanagons I have removed them. I have used the soap-and...
• Re: What tint do you have on your rear window? How do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:26:07 -0400
  I recommend 20% on the rear window. Sudhir On 8/22/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm in the...
• Re: How Difficult Is It To Remove Window Tinting?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:14:01 -0800
  IMHO removing window tinting is a PITA at best. You have to use ammonia, which is foul enough stuff to begin with. Then when...
• Re: Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 09:58:43 -0700
  When the switch starts going bad it get stuck and start rolling the window up continuously after it's been rolled up. You have...
• Re: busted a window...help!
  Historical mailing list - bmn
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 17:32:37 -0400
  ...Harrnacker" wrote: > > While mowing lawn the other day, the mower threw a > stone straight through my driver's side rear quarter > windows on my...
• Re: side window security
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:58:12 -0400
  ...Drop a small piece of plastic in the window track up in front. You want to make the piece thick enough to force the...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster vs Rear Window Defogger?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:51:58 -0800
  ...Some years used 13 for the rear window and some used 14. That list gives both as a way of covering it with one...
• Sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 16:26:29 -0400
  How do you take off the sliding window opener? The black plastic thing you slide down to move the window back. Any suggestions? Adam...
• Re: flipped windows?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 22 May 2012 10:07:18 +0000
  Hmmmm, '85 and up won't work as I am pretty sure (100% sure on my '85) that the windows are different sizes-sliding...
• my new wing window whistles
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:05:21 -0700
  Check the lower wing window pivot. My guess is that in breaking the wing window it dislodged the hunk-O-rust that was keeping...
• Re: small sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:36:07 -0600
  >I was wondering if these would fit the rear window of a Vanagon style > crewcab? > I tried emailing them for dimensions but have received...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:39:31 -0400
  Ahh! The sliding rear window quest! I have the link here for a UK fabricator: http://www.griffco.ca/interest/vw/slider.htm I...
• Re: 50 50 slider in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:22:48 -0700
  It will fit ,but there are always 70/30 windows on Samba. The bus window is probably worth twice what the Vanagon unit is...
• Re: window rubber: removing those unsightly plastic thingies
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 09:24:58 EST
  On second reading of Donald Baxter's note, I've understood him to be asking about the WINDOWS, not the TRIM. The windows are...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:05:36 -0600
  ...TomV of Aspen has the two middle sliding windows in his Syncro mounted upside-down. That gives you the opening at the rear of...
• Re: Reinstalling rear glass in hatch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:50:44 -0400
  Dennis I've never done the rear window myself but I have assisted in doing the side windows. Essentially the procedure is to: 1...
• Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:30:23 -0500
  I have sliders on the rearmost left and rearmost right windows. The passenger side opens at the rear sliding forward and the drivers side...
• Re: roll down sids windows
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 02:36:34 EDT
  ...I doubt that the windows add any significant stiffness. They're set in those rubber channels which would negate any stiffness the windows add...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 12:14:28 -0500 (EST)
  ...The garage I used to work for would suggest to people who asked how to fix the rear defogger... "Smash the rear window, Tell...
• Power window fix
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 18:01:15 -0600
  I've had this happen twice now with power windows on my 87 Westfalia. They stop working. I test the switches, etc. then open...
• Re: Installing Power Windows
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:27:49 +1200
  A good idea is to connect the windows to an aleways-live wire. This way, if you've taken the keys out and then...
• Canvas Replacement ?? OEM Quality ?? Three Window??
  Historical mailing list - First Name Last Name
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 12:32:43 -0700
  ...I would prefer a 3 window canvas with large side windows like the Eurovan version. (I returned one from Busboys ..not up to OEM...
• Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:34:09 -0400
  That pice is called the window scraper. It leeps some of the water from going into the door and cleans the window, (rain, fog...
• Re: Side Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:10:26 -0800
  The slider windows are the same dimensions for all Vanagons 85 and up. The rear windows are the same on all Vanagons I believe...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:19:11 -0700
  Ben-- You bring up an interesting point; did the SA Vanagons with the shorter side windows have the sliders on the rear side window...
• Re: #3(3) VANAGON digest 525
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 20:34:54 -0400
  ...I can roll the window down and up without any problem, but I can't close the door with the window down - it will...
• FS: front doors w/ pwr windows, pwr mirrors,pdl, fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:57:40 EST
  ...they have power mirrors on them, power windows in them, and power doorlocks in them. doors in excellent shape. i have all window switches...
• Re: Power window on drivers side not working need advice
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:13:55 -0800
  ...I may > have over-soldered it. > > Anyway the drivers side window still works fine. > > I bought a replacement set of drivers side switches, and...
• Vanagon window rubber trim
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Thu, 15 May 1997 09:28:02 -0700
  The plastic "chrome" insert for the window rubber trim is strictly cosmetic. There is no problem with removing it. I double checked this with...
• Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:40:01 -0400
  Sorry if this has been addressed before, but both my little swivel windows leak. One of the seals is brand new. The other is...
• Re: Window Louvers(Side sliding windows)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 16:16:29 EDT
  I have louvered inserts for the Vanagon cab windows: $66.00/set http://eurocampers.com/page14d.html I have the sliding window louvered inserts...
• Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:38:35 +0200
  ...Complete windows: 253 847 761 D - Sliding window, complete left rear 253 847 761 E - Sliding window, green, complete left rear 253 847 762...
• Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:49:28 -0700
  Vannuts, Anybody know the part number for the window scrapers [? Rubber strips at the bottom of the front door windows that seal the water...
• windows
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:50:14 -0500
  I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done this before? What...
• Removing Window Film
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:47:15 -0800
  Anyone know of a good way to remove the window film used to tint windows? I've found a few methods on the web...
• Window care - dissasembly
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:20:05 +0000
  Has anyone ever documented (like with photos) the way to remove the window track (front part with windwing) ? Also how to replace the outside...
• Window seal reusable?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:44:20 -0800
  I'm replacing my damaged '87 westy slider door with a straight '86 non-westy slider door and have to move the window from...
• Re: Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:33:17 -0700
  ...I'm converting from >> manual to power windows. Shaft is stuck so I pulled off the cover, >> pulled off the "ball" fitting on the...
• Re: Jalousie Louvre window Vanagon retrofit?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 03:09:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...is there a retrofit window that can fit in the rear side windows to be able to open them, like the side swing window...
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:05:29 -0600
  > A question for those who have been there: > > I bought new (WCM) front window plastic trim from Ron Salmon when we > were en route...
• Re: Jealousy window screen idea
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:22:56 +0000
  I hate it when my windows get jealous!! When it gets really bad I have to take them out and replace them with jalousie...
• Wing window removal?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:24:09 -0400
  I need to replace the passanger side wing window and frame. I have disassembled the door about as far as I can, and I...
• Re: Broken Window - Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 15:51:11 -0700
  > >On the drivers side (of my 81 Westy) behind the sink and stove there is a >sliding window. One piece of the window slides...
• Safaris?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 18:50:39 -0700
  ...Justr scanning through the list, and I realized that I don't know what safari windows are...I thought they were those oval things...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:29:09 -0700
  Pascal, yes the window slides properly, I didn't take the locking tab out, it simply depresses when pressed in the guide, and I...
• Re: Window Seal / Scraper options?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:16:48 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/window-scraper-seal-left-outer-or-right-inner-no-chrome/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/window-scraper-seal-right...
• Re: WTB side windows
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:31:09 -0700
  ...This is the perfect opportunity to do some window changes here is what I am looking for: Option "A" a westfalia sliding window (the...
• Re: Drivers side vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:02:53 -0800
  On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:49:37 -0500, Cory Sammons <slagskot@hotmail.com> wrote: > Pull the window closed really tight by the handle...
• Re: rear windows
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:04:30 -0800
  Didn't 'Doug in CA' modify his rear side windows and put in part of a middle side sliding window to get this same...
• Re: side sliding window latches...
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:37:46 -0400
  ...what is recommended to keep those >windows secure??? > >thanks >joe Joe, first check first to see if your window has the nylon slider inserts...
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:18:39 -0700
  ...lubricating window regulators? > anybody successful with lubricating the cable and > housing on power windows? one window is fast and the > toher is slow, even...
• FS: Vanagon curtains, not complete
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:47:36 EST
  I have the back window,both corner windows,and 1/2 of the side window. No rips, minor fading, solid tan color. Make offer...
• Power Window Conversion Kit?
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:07:22 -0500
  Hi all, Is there a vendor who sells a decent power window conversion kit for a 1986 vanagon syncro front windows? Please reply if...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:10:58 EDT
  ...the bus windows are smaller than the vanagon ones. what im going to be doing is just using a pair of vanagon passenger side...
• Recommendations for products to preserve exterior window seals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:20:44 -0400
  ...This includes the driver and passenger door window and the other window seals. They are currently in nice shape but I expect the sun...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:31:42 -0400
  > Anybody know the part number for the window scrapers [? > Rubber strips at the bottom of the front door windows that > seal the water out...