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  • NVC at all (computer question)
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:57:55 -0500
    ...Yesterday in the middle of working (not scanning) AVG suddenly opened a window to tell me I had a trojan. Windows started opening right...
  • Repro Parts Quality
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sun, 21 Jul 1996 10:26:49 -0700
    ...Now, on to the windows. Safari windows are great to have, no doubt about that. But these cheezy companies that are banking on that...
  • Re: What is that strip?
    Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
    Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:49:09 -0700
    ...I've had no problems with the windshield but just curious if the remaining window seals might become problematic if I just remove the...
  • Window Crank Handle Extensions Available
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 09:13:17 -0400
    Thanks to some part number sleuthing by list member Maynard Southard, I now have a window crank handle extension kit on my website. This...
  • Re: window tint
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 17:56:17 +0000
    ...We saw a 15 to 20 degree difference after tinting. <snip> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have metallic tint on my '87 Westy, lighter on the door windows...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:29:32 -0700
    ...I've seen small room air conditioners on Detroit Iron campers mounted in a rear window cutout. Albert has my pictures, If somebody wants...
  • Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:48:57 -0400
    ...Mike Michael Elliott wrote: > I've pulled the sliding windows off both sides of Mellow Yellow in > preparation to having the windows tinted* tomorrow...
  • Re: Power windows - a hack
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:23:29 +0000
    ...Power windows - a hack Hi All, I realize it’s not quite Friday… http://imgur.com/gallery/QDO3vfa What I would love is a...
  • Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:01:54 -0700
    ...I just installed this system myself, parts including electric windows ran about $340, it's fantastic! Hi quality Swiss made lock actuators, Italian made...
  • New blog post and window crank question
    Historical mailing list - J B
    Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:41:16 -0400
    ...http://1981vwcamper.blogspot.com/ I also have a question about about window cranks for Vanagons with the upper= 4" speakers. I ended up bending...
  • Re: Rear Sliding window modificaiton - Success
    Historical mailing list - John Jensen
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:32:46 -0400
    ...Nice job on the window. John Jensen '80 Westy Camper johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com http://www.johnjensenartist.com bluesbug@verizon.net
  • Looking for: power window motor plastic bracket
    Historical mailing list - Greg S
    Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:52:57 -0400
    One of the rivets on my passenger window regulator let go, as they do - so I finally got around to pulling the assembly out...
  • Re: Air Mattress or Foam Pad?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:24:46 -0500
    ...See how. > > http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_SD_photos_072009
  • Re: Questions about a '91
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Wed, 8 Oct 1997 08:46:57 -0700
    ...The poptop window zips across the top and there is velcro down the >sides. Is this the usual setup on the newer westies? Mine...
  • Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:01:24 EDT
    ...chris '84 wolfy w/ YANKED OUT window trim thats been sitting outside w/ no leaks for the past 4 yrs
  • power window fixed!
    Historical mailing list - van man
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:16:36 -0700
    After two months of not having power to the passenger side window, I finally pulled the panel to check it out. I was dreading...
  • Re: (NVC) T2 Bay Window I-4 (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:06:28 -0400
    ...ERic Scott Walker wrote: >Hello, > >I know that the Bay Window bus is/was produced in Mexico with a watercooled VW I-4. Are...
  • Re: Printing from ETKA
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:46:05 -0600
    ...Then go to accessories and open the Paint program. "Paste" from the clip-board into the Paint gui (window) , then print from Paint. Good...
  • Re: removing side window & saving seals
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:07:54 -0500
    ...next >to the body. >Then use multiple flat blade scew drivers and slowly, carefully work >and pry the whole window out with the seal. > > > > >
  • Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:37:22 -0700
    ...This would give me power > windows/locks/mirrors and fresh(er) rubber. Downside would be a likely > color mismatch and some wiring headaches. Bret...
  • Re: Stereophonica
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:58:36 -0400
    ...I did not mind a little "thump" when I was opening or closing the window but my wife gave me "the look" when she...
  • Re: Brown window crank wanted
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:50:37 +0000
    ...Rod Knutson <rodknutson2002@YAHOO.COM> > Hi all, anyone by any chance have a used brown window > crank or two in good condition? > Rod > Critter...
  • Re: Vitrifrigo installation w/ storage
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:00:37 -0600
    ...BZ _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family...
  • Re: Somewhat urgent help requested
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:59:09 CDT
    -----Original Message----- do not try to force the window up. you will break the fragile regulator which is nla right now. you have a...
  • Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:49:50 -0700
    ...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: South African van differences - when they happened
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:34:55 -0700
    Andrew, IIRC the window and vent differences were only on the 5-cyl models. The 2.5i you're looking at would be one...
  • Re: J a l o u s i e l o u v r e s & B r e a t h i n g A I R!
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Wed, 23 Jul 1997 11:33:02 -0400
    Hi Louise, > Dave Easterwood and I were discussing the possibility of manufacturing > custom jalousied windows for vanagons. Would any of you be interested? Count...
  • Re: Passenger window rolls up HARD
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:33:42 +1200
    >Anybody have any thoughts on what causes the front windows to roll up so >hard? I feel like I am about to break the...
  • Re: window seals
    Historical mailing list - Jeff K
    Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:42:38 -0700
    I just yanked out the ugly discolored chrome trim and replaced it with window spline (from the hardware store) - it fits inside the groove...
  • Re: Isenglas Windows [NVC]
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:23:02 -0700
    ...When I was growing up, isenglas was the name given to the material in the windows in stoves and furnaces and other areas that...
  • Re: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:29:16 -0700
    ...But if you look closely, you'll see many many all white vehicles with fully tinted all very dark windows in Southern Arizona...No...
  • Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:26:55 -0700
    I know of two people who bought 3 window canvas in the past two years and both were too tall. I have a new...
  • Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:44 -0400
    At 05:12 PM 10/23/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >But in the fracas the copper bit pulled out of the rubber/window...
  • Re: Question about running reflective tint in CA
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
    Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:02:53 -0700
    ...jg > Any other vanagon folks have any experiences with running various types of > window tint in CA or Oregon, Nevada, AZ, WY, WA, ID...
  • 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: Waterfalls in my lap, on the windshield... Booo hooo
    Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
    Tue, 28 May 2002 10:13:17 -0600
    ...All I did was leave the windows up and stop really fast. Then water would shoot out. Then roll the window down and away...
  • Re: Fumes? from fridge
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:04:06 -0500
    ...But I still smelled it. (window closed, btw) I had been having trouble lighting the fridge at times and finally did a "pull it...
  • Re: Removing sliding windows and saving the gaskets?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:34:03 -0500
    I, too have kicked many VW windows out from the inside. Sometimes, the glass has gone flying and landed on the ground unbroken, when...
  • Re: Tin top camping
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 13:15:38 -0400
    ...There are a few different methods for the front windows. 1. We have an inexpensive "bamboo" mat that we bought. It is large enough...
  • Re: '87 syncro westy ej22 for sale, Boulder, CO
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:17 -0500
    ...Keep your life in sync. > > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 > > > > > -- > Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20...
  • Car top tents and window screens
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Tue, 16 May 1995 22:25:14 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I made 'em so you could just roll 'em up in the front door windows to pinch 'em in place. A very handy set...
  • tips on assembling wing windows for a splittie
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Nov 95 18:33 CST
    ...tips on assembling wing windows for a splittie >has anyone out there done this latly? i am trying to use >new WCM glass to...
  • Re: Rear Vents
    Historical mailing list - George Chapman
    Mon, 28 Jun 1999 21:09:37 -0700
    ...I just went out to my 91 GL and with a flashlight peered into the rear window vents from outside the car. The top...
  • Floppy vent window
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:19:57 -0400
    I also had floppy vent windows, and after learning from the digest that there is a screw you could tighten to fix the problem...
  • Re: Rain Deflector
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
    Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:24:32 -0600
    How do these deflectors affect wind noise? For years I've had to get out of the van to properly close the vent windows...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:27:00 -0400
    ...Replacing window screens? >> >> >>> I have a torn window screen. I think that finding a nylon mosquito >>> screen >>> will be fairly easy but I wonder...
  • Re: Door window seal kit
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:20:42 -0400
    ...HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hey there! We just replaced the passenger door window seal with a full kit from GW and now looking at drivers...
  • Re: Poptop Canvas Install
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:06:43 -0400
    ...http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2007/10/dremel_duo_stylus_driver_revie.php I also went with the 3-window Bus Depot canvas. I...
  • Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:27:26 -0700
    ...Got them thermopane windows that open on hinges at top of windows... really helps when you turn the van into a chip wagon :) <http...
  • Re: RE:Busses
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 18 Apr 94 14:06:29 CDT
    ...Everything >>> without a split window is a shameless imitation. >>> (Moment of silence, please...) >>> Thom '56 Kombi >>Does that mean my '91 is a "Tart...
  • Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
    Historical mailing list - Richard
    Tue, 11 Apr 95 12:46:21 EDT
    ...almost the whole underside of the > >kombi. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > >>Real 23 and 21 window deluxes had a belly pan which covered the entire > under belly (between...
  • Re: rain guard
    Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
    Fri, 6 Nov 1998 10:28:57 -0400
    ...Very disappointed. > Dieter > 84GL >> > > > have to silicone them into upper window channel.. > > chris I had the same problem. Wound up using duct tape to...
  • Replacing slider portion of window?
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:13:46 -0700
    The slider portion of the side window in my '88 Westy was smashed. The glass shop at first said they would replace the whole...
  • Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
    Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
    Thu, 3 May 2001 09:47:06 -0400
    ...it come on with the rear window electric defogger? I have a 90 Carat with power windows, but I don't see anything that...
  • Need slide door window screen
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:22:58 EDT
    Looking for one good new or used sliding door window screen for '87 Westy. Please contact by P-mail with price if you have...
  • 1983 window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Steven Yoon
    Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:55:23 -0500
    While enjoying the recent spate of beautiful weather in Atlanta, I rolled up (down?) my window one too many time and it went "snap...
  • Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 15 May 2006 21:17:47 -0400
    ...15, 2006 9:03 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy Wiper reservoir full. Engine...
  • Re: Window and Middle Track Rust repair.
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Sun, 7 Feb 2021 17:58:15 -0500
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  • selling cheap
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:50:34 -0600
    One 1985 (and more) Vanagon window rubber- passenger side slider door.Email for info
  • 67 Volks Split Window Camper Van For Sale
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 15 Oct 1994 02:21:21 GMT
    for the old volks lovers..... --- Forwarded message follows ---