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  • Re: Need a measurement
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Sat, 4 Jun 2005 13:29:35 -0400
    ...What I need is the width > of the poptop shell in front where the window is. > My wife Mary makes rainfly/sun shades for...
  • Re: window crack handle replacement trick?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:17:09 -0400
    ...Mike chris Moyles wrote: > Anyone know the secret trick to remove a window crank without breaking > the pastic or the pot metal they are...
  • FS: vanagon factory "jailbars" rear window trim
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:04:24 EST
    ...brackets that go over the lower portion of your vanagons rear window - just like the '67 down deluxe microbuses... purpose is decoration, retro style...
  • rebuilding starter
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:35:44 -0500
    ...Ed _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008
  • Re: manual window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
    Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:46:58 -0400
    That was for the passenger (right) side. Alex
  • Re: freebies freebies
    Historical mailing list - Luis Nunez
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 14:45:19 EST
    windows, rotors drums, engine parts, doors, radiator, fan etc..
  • Mini-Projects. Tinting
    Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
    Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:31:59 PDT
    I just had the windows on my '91 white synchro westy tinted. I am REALLY pleased - even surprised-- with the results - as the van...
  • Re: List Stickers Opinion
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:14:55 PDT
    ...White sticker on my wife's BLACK Cherokee with tinted windows: VERY > > VISIBLE! > >Perfect example of contrast (white on black)... part of what I...
  • RE: '71 T2 VIN
    Historical mailing list - Mark Thomas
    Wed, 31 Aug 1994 13:57:45 -0500 (CDT)
    ...side windows, no interior trim), 23 is Micro Bus (3 side windows, interior trim), 24 is Micro Bus De Luxe (4 side windows, grills...
  • Re: Screen window for '88 Vanagon? (No, but doors screens are)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:30:20 EDT
    ...I wonder if there is any aftermarket "snap-on" screen window for the side sliding window??? Or anyone still have them and willing to...
  • Re: Vehicle Break-ins was Re: Vent Window Adjustment?
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:13:21 -0800
    ...The pro who removed my vent window stole all the jewelry I didn't have with me while I was overseas. Fortunately I'd...
  • Re: Privacy glass for VW's?
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:35:27 -0700
    > > << Do any of the Vanagon/Eurovan models have a privacy glass option? > > > > That is the dark (from the outside) glass for the rear windows...
  • Re: insulated window blanket prototype
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:16:43 -0700
    ...Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > My wife sewed up a insulated window blanket today - I had an idea, I got the material, she did...
  • Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:17:07 -0400
    ...P-mail me if you > want to buy any. > > > I busted another window cranks today. I's sick to death of crummy >> cranks. Can...
  • Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:51:28 -0700
    ...If you look at a couple > of the interior pictures there is clearly a window on the driver's side of > the van (and...
  • Re: Power Window problem
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
    Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:49:59 -0400
    ...Power Window problem >If the motor works from the passenger side switch then it works. It is the >driver's side switch. It sounds...
  • Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
    Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
    Wed, 17 May 2000 08:45:27 -0400
    Our Westfalia had the windows tinted by the po, and despite being a bit too dark for me in terms of gazing about, I...
  • Genuine Westfalia curtains for sale
    Historical mailing list - David Hayward TELEPHONE
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 07:55:35 -0800
    ...Complete with all hangers, hooks, straps and even a few of the hanging track and rear window track(although the track may be hard...
  • Re: Removing window seals
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:37:17 -0500
    ...Removing window seals Hi again, OK, got the window out! Thanks everyone for the help. Now for the bad news! The rust spot is...
  • Re: insane a/c project
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Sun, 26 Aug 2001 02:41:54 -0700
    ...In your specific situation, a head-on collision will send your window installed A/C unit (ripping it's inadequate mounts) towards the back...
  • Re: Install Front AC or Keep Stock Unit???
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:26:31 -0700
    ...very dark) is a no no for driver and passenger windows - for practical/safety purpose I won't limo tint the rear window either..
  • Re: Window hangers for air conditioners
    Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
    Mon, 28 Mar 2016 04:30:03 -0400
    ...want to buy/build or otherwise conjure up an A/C window hanger for my > '88GL tintop to enable me to beat the heat...
  • Re: New scrapers on old vans
    Historical mailing list - William Monk
    Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:03:40 -0500
    It's requires you to cut the chrome trim just before the wing window. Van-cafe mentions it's on their Web page. Bill...
  • reattach power window regulator bottom guide piece
    Historical mailing list - Greg S
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:24:53 -0400
    I wonder what others have done when reattaching the bottom plastic guide piece on the power window regulator. There is very little space between...
  • Re: side sliding windows- westy
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:20:44 -0700
    Bob Mund wrote: > My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and > close them. Anyone have any tricks to make...
  • Re: Remove name from list
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:07:04 -0400
    ...Life without walls. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1b_explore_042009 -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death...
  • 87 Vanagon FS
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Mar 1996 20:49:42 -0500 (EST)
    ...1987 VW Vanagon GL van, dual air, 5 -speed, power windows & locks, 3500 miles on engine, $ 4500. Walpole Valley Auto, 603 - 445 - 5167 I...
  • My window won't stay fixed
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
    Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:21:40 -0600 (MDT)
    Hello vanagon gang, The window on the driver's side won't stay fixed. It is as simple as that. So far, I have...
  • Re: Side sliding window dressing?
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Sun, 23 Aug 1998 12:49:53 -0400
    ...looking in a store/manufacturer that > deals in aluminum storm doors/windows. The listee seemed to have found stuff > that was very compatible. Actually...
  • Re: Pin stripes and sliding windows
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 17 Apr 1999 00:15:28 EDT
    ...mm wide that run down the body panels just below the windows. It is dinged up around the door handles and I would like...
  • Re: Vents in windows
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Fri, 12 May 2000 14:29:41 -0700
    ...Garrett Adams 83.5 Adventurewagen GL Stockton, California -----Original Message----- Does anyone know where to get the vents shown in the windows in this...
  • How do the front doors drain?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:52:47 -0400
    I have my door panels off and in heavy rain the other day I noticed that there was a leak from the window into...
  • stoked with new muffler
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:38:53 -0500
    ...aaron '87 syncro westy ej22 _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storage�get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en...
  • Re: skylight guy
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sat, 26 May 2007 10:53:10 -0700
    They are not windows. In that part of the world they are gunports and he is probably using "Westy-tested" blast and bullet-proof...
  • remote door unlock
    Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
    Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:36:34 -0700
    ...font face="Century Gothic">I have a 1988 Westy with power windows and door locks.<br> I would like to add a remote that...
  • Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Tue, 9 Oct 2001 19:05:55 -0500
    Cast metal does not bend. <G> Someone put a homebuilt extender on the drivers side of my '82's window crank. It looks simple...
  • Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:57:33 -0400
    Probably would be quicker to just take the window out. Jay "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/05/2003 10...
  • Re: 1985 Westy Auto Window Sticker and photo
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:02:18 -0700
    ...1985 Westy Auto Window Sticker and photo To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 12:36 PM I was at the...
  • Re: screens for front doors
    Historical mailing list - John Welsh
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:54:14 +0000
    ...this frame can slip into the > window channels when the front window is rolled down. > We did a similar thang, skipping the solid frame...
  • Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
    Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:53:07 -0400
    ...The rear side windows are sliders as >opposed to the fixed windows on our domestic vans. Were these available in >Europe? Can these be...
  • Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:55:35 -0800
    ...in back worry about themselves." It is nice to have that window to make sure your bikes haven't fallen off the rack tho...
  • Window molding question & Hazard switch update & Oil pressure buzzer (long).
    Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
    Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:32:37 EST
    Does the formally chrome plastic window molding on my '87 Syncro have any function for holding the window glass in place or is it...
  • Re: Canvas Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:44:46 -0800
    ...In > tan, we offer our European sourced aftermarket poptop canvas in either > 1-window ($179) or 3-window ($237), as well as the OEM...
  • Re: window trim optional?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:40:15 -0500
    1) - I removed it on my front windshield and side windows. Got leakage in the bottom corners on the windshield, and the right rear...
  • Re: Van painting cost
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:08:05 -0800
    ...I do have some rust around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of the rain gutters, and one dent on the...
  • ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Sun, 26 Aug 2001 03:51:36 -0700
    ...In your specific situation, a head-on collision will send your window installed A/C unit (ripping it's inadequate mounts) towards the back...
  • Re: Windows tinted
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:07:49 -0600
    ...Windows tinted Is the tinting applied from the inside or the outside? If from the inside, did he have to remove the rear clothes...
  • Re: '90 electric windows
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:11:06 -0700
    ...The window produces little to no > abnormal noise now and works well, just slowly. > > And, the DS window now has an odd, very slight...
  • Fwd: Front speaker recommendations watned
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Wed, 2 Jul 2014 09:24:25 -0700
    ...They are very flat and would not interfere with window cranks. But I have motorized windows so my tweeter would likely interfere with a...
  • '72+ bus heater blower
    Historical mailing list - Greg Merritt
    Thu, 14 Dec 1995 21:57:16 -0500 (EST)
    ...to hook it up basically in place of the rear window defroster (the window leads are all hacked up & it doesn't really work...
  • Re: [T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Mar 96 22:57 CST
    ...It goes like this: [T1] is not Type I at all; instead, it is a split-window Type II. [T2] may or may not...
  • Fw: Lancaster Show(Diane Gigler)
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Sager
    Thu, 4 May 2000 07:50:09 -0400
    ...an >old split window bus, and what looks like an old oval window bug, i've also >seen a spilt window >pick up in...
  • Re: [vanagon] electric window switches
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:14:44 EST
    In a message dated 3/3/2002 3:22:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, roquemoma@yahoo.com writes: > The electric window switches on my...
  • Re: Vanagon Dilemma
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:11:00 -0400
    ...Try all the windows, lights, etc. Make a list of anything on each vehicle that is in need of repair. Take in consideration the...
  • Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 17 May 2005 05:56:11 EDT
    ...I have removed those stupid plastic strips from my windows, all of them, over 10 years ago and there has never been any leaking...
  • Re: Rebuilding Vanagon Electric Windows or How To Go Into Debt Quickly
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:04:04 -0700
    ...know about alternatives, but I recently took a dead bosch >vanagon window motor to see if they could fix it. They said they >couldn...
  • Re: Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
    Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
    Fri, 2 Jun 2006 00:47:32 -0400
    ...Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out? In my 90 westy, I want to remove the rear passenger side d-pillar panels...
  • Manual window regulator replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 11 May 2025 18:47:58 -0500
    ...didn’t get a chance to replace the passenger side manual window regulator before I parked it last fall. I’m looking for an...
  • Re: It's cold out there
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:54:41 -0500
    ...A couple years ago in the summer I had an aluminum dryer vent running from the rear blower out the side window (radiator experimenting...
  • Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:26:51 -0500
    ...who out there has the best prices on poptop > canvas? what vendors and what sites? preferable the 3 window kind but if > the single...