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• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 4 Oct 94 8:43:19 PDT
  ...all the other nicknames (split-window, > bread-loaf/bay-window, brick) refer to an external feature or the shape of > the bus. besides ... EuroVans...
• Re: "Who Killed the Electric Car" NVC but timely..(sorry for off topic, moderators and list)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:02:40 -0400
  ...So, GM holding on to these electric vehicles would be like VW holding on to bay window buses. But, VW put out a new...
• =?windows-1252?Q?=95_Looking_for_drivers_side_power_window_motor?= =?windows-1252?Q?_and_pop_top_luggage_rack_mounts_?=
  Historical mailing list - Robert M. Stewart - my vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:03 -0400
  ...I am Looking for a drivers side power window motor and pop top luggage rack mounts. Questions: 1. Do people recommend to use used...
• Re: Splitty question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 2016 23:14:39 -0400
  ...And, I’m sure there are some interesting connections between these vans, Example, wouldn’t the half moon hubcaps and my Bay window hubcaps...
• Re: Wierd Syncro Westy FS: Marin
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:10:08 -0800
  ...window showing a list value of $24,000.) >Gosh...mine must be worth $30,000. Call 415 381 1545 > > At Sunnyvale VW (Bay Area...
• Re: T2 seats
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:33:20 EST
  ...writes: << Does anyone know if vanagon seats will fit in a bay window bus? A friend of mine want's to "upgrade" his T2...
• Good used Heads for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:35:29 -0400
  ...square port, so will fit vanagon or 79 bay window only. $150 for the pair and shipping. Or pick up in Charleston SC Adam...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:05:42 -0800
  ...went to pick up my rebuild > diesel injectors, there was a bay window bus with a V8 in the back, > twin pipes and all...
• Re: Is this bay window auction for real?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:09:44 -0700
  EXTREMELY fishy! It's on CraigsList being offered in Los Angeles! http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/car/460765279.html Patti ******************************* On 10/26/07...
• Re: Interchangeable wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:02:45 -0500
  ...will the wheels/tires on my 86' Vanagon 2wd fit on my 1971 > bay window van? > Jim > > Sonora Mexico > > > yes. >
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:58:49 -0700
  ...My neighbor was passing through Utah in his > bay window with tinted silver rear windows and was stopped by the > Smokies..They then searched...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:23:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...straight into an earlier splittie and then discs from a later > bay window will then bolt up to the 68...ergo discs brakes in...
• Re: Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:36:23 -0500
  ...the **factory** right rear sliding window on a Vanagon >> with a CountryHome conversion here in the SanFrancisco BayArea!! > >So they are really out there...
• Re: ASA Type 8 (Mercedes) wheels from tire rack for a vanagon - Any steel ones??
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:38 -0700
  Courtney, I'm not sure what the offset/fitment is on a bay window, but here's a source the 15" SA vanagon steelies...
• Re: rattling front door windows
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:59:05 +1200
  ...remove the window to install >these??? > >Thanks, >Bill I have this problem with my right (driver's) window, and my 75 Bay had it...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:28:43 +0000
  I consider myself fairly experienced at replacing VW glass, I've done it on a Splitty, many Bays, a Super Beetle, and a few...
• Re: Fitting a jaleosy windiow
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:33:03 +0000
  ...HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I scored a really nice jalousy (sp?) window from a bay and I know > these can be modified to fit my...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:27:56 -0800
  ...68 Was the first year of the world fanous and elusive Bay Window Bus. Stan On Thu, 06 Feb 2003 16:35:21 -0800...
• Re: Delta Six/Camper Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 17:31:19 -0400
  ...do his campmobile parts stock go? does he have anything for bay windows (hoping?) or splits (really hoping)? basically i am trying to ascertain...
• Jalousie window rubber redeux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:36:57 -0700
  >From my observation, most Splittie and Bay campers tend to have dried out rubber body to window seal gaskets. I stopped into the glass...
• Re: snow driving vanagon vs baywindow
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:56:19 -0600
  ...snow driving vanagon vs baywindow > > Hey all, > I am wondering how well bay window busses drive in the snow compared > to 2wd > vanagons. I...
• Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list - University of Toronto Information Commons
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:17:31 -0500
  ...well i am more familiar with splits rather than bay windows (although i have had both), but thomas johnson described very clearly how the...
• diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Buckmaster
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:41:21 -0500
  ...Crossing over from the Type 2 list, since I have a '70 bubble, bay window, breadloaf, or whatever you want to call it. I...
• Re: Dash mounted Hula Dancer?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:27:50 -0500
  ...I noticed an older Bay Window in > decent shape. Upon walking by it I notice a Dash Mounted Hula Dancer, I > assume it bobs...
• Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 09:14:15 -0600
  Any chance that the Pop top from a 75 Bay window bus would fit a 66 Splittie? I've located a decent pop top...
• Re: Window clunks backward
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:47:45 -0700
  ...My driver's door (the right one) window has a problem which also afflicted my 75 Bay. When wound down it drops backward with...
• RIGHT REAR slider window FS:-- www.rainbowconversions.co.uk
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:25:15 -0700
  Hi Chris and everybody I wrote them a while back and asked about LOUVRE WINDOWS like the bay windows, they look soo much more...
• Re: Risk of fire?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 1 May 2003 12:22:05 -0400
  Hi Shawn, Bay Window buses are realistically no more prone to catching on fire than any other vehicle of similar age. The percieved risk...
• Re: How to sell a 91 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:23:41 -0700
  Put "For Sale" signs in the windows then drive around and - pull over when people start honking and flashing their lights at you. I...
• weekender interior for sale...was:Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:42:46 EST
  ...the > external dimensions (and probably internal dimensions) are different between > the Bay Window and Vanagon i wonder if the seat and cabinetry dimensions > were...
• Re: Preaching to the Choir
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:33:39 -0600
  ...BZ-never owned a Bay Window
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:12:11 -0700
  ...the > > what are some of your predictions? > > chris > Given the number of Splitties and Bay Windows I see on the street a daily drivers...
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:54:00 -0800
  You're probably best served by a '68 -- '71 Bay window, with the upright type 1 engine, since they used to be all over...
• Re: AC systems
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:11:00 -0400
  ...What about the > older bay window or Kombi vans? Do you know if they also had a front AC > system? > I don't know...
• Re: the meaning of Kombi
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:30:40 +1200
  ...model VW gave its panelvan with windows..the Kombi. Add to that: seat mounts in the cargo bay. No mounts, it's a plain...
• Re: GRAVEYARD FOUND!!! (was Re: Middle Seat Graveyard)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:16:10 -0600
  ...Split window bus middle seats can sell for $1500+ depending on the year, style, & condition. YMMV, Mr. BZ-save em for the family room...
• Re: [WetWesties] Do I Live In Vanagon and Bus Land?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 08:35:40 -0700
  ...Bay, and heading either south or north I'll always cross paths with several smiling faces and peace signs waving out the windows. It...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:57:27 -0800
  ...One of them shows optional rear side windows (the long bays in > back) that are "safari" style, in that they kick out and swing...
• Re: Bay window bus rims on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:49:48 -0700
  I currently have Mefro 6x15 steelies on my Syncro 30 ET. BT On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Don...
• goodbye for a while
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Aug 1995 17:57:34 GMT
  ...And, since I still own two bay window busses, I"ll be back, no doubt. If you need to reach me, try. Robb@scsc...
• Re: retrofitting poptop onto GL?
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 16:09:47 EDT
  I agree, I did the conversion to a Bay window bus, Thank god it had a sun roof. If I were you I would...
• FS: new five-cylinder SA bell housing, external oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:32:40 -0700
  ...Adapts all VW-Audi five-cylinder engines to the Vanagon transaxle, also bay-window should you want to swap one into those. Also, a...
• So Cal Junkyard Tour
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 95 11:51:23 PST
  ...I found 5 bay window busses 2-3 bugs and 2-3 squarebacks. "Import Auto Salvage" N.Manchester in Anaheim. CA. They were closed...
• Vanagons for Sale: SF Bay area
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 11:00:18 -0700
  ...1990 dark blue, 33k miles, Automatic, Power steering, A/C, Power windows & door locks, CC, Radio/Casette 1989 charcoal, 53k miles, Standard, Power steering...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  27 Jul 1995 09:02:31 +1000
  ...straight into an earlier splittie and then discs from a later bay window will then bolt up to the 68...ergo discs brakes in...
• Re: [T2] Jalousie windows in a '80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:57:30 -0400
  ...Not really great windows, the passenger side jalousie fairly >well beat up. > >But these were not screwed in like the bay window jalousie, but...
• Fw: Re: [VANAGON] VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:52:18 -0600
  ...that's why when i was crawling around under my bay window/T2 buses, the actual frame members were in the same place and...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 18:36:23 -0400
  ...My first wife wouldn't let me buy a splittie pickup, then tried to sell my bay window pickup. Now I got me a...
• Bus for sale in UK
  Historical mailing list
  8 May 96 13:22
  A friend of mine is selling his bay window bus. It's a 1979, RHD, 1600cc (rebuilt VEGE). Camper interior (homebrew, but good, 2...
• Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:35:37 -0400
  ...I can afford to stuff in my engine bay to replace it. My future split-window bus would be bery, bery happy. Chris S...
• Re: Better than stickers /f
  Historical mailing list - M. Grant
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 18:59:17 +0000 (GMT)
  ...Fournier II wrote: > I see...late model vanagon owners could have rectangular streamers, bay > window owners' streamers could be slightly curved, and splitty owners...
• Rattle at High RPM
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:01:17 -0600
  Things have warmed up here in Utah such that I was driving yesterday with my windows down for the first time in a while...
• Nasty window rubber fake chrome trim inserts (phew!!:<)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 02:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
  Well, I've done it now... :<) I noticed the little aluminum spacer thingie on the window rubber trim insert was falling off on my...
• Re: "Bus" or "Vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 06:31:05 -0400
  ...Type 2 T1 - split windshield vans Type 2 T2 - bay window vans Type 2 T3 - vanagon vans Type 2 T4 - Eurovan vans >also, vw...
• Anyone have any 75-85 brake calipers in good condition near DC?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Johnson
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:41:51 -0400
  ...The 80-85 calipers a supposed to fit the Bay window busses so that's why I posted here. Thanks in advance. Bob J...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:32:36 -0700
  ...have, "The Volkswagen Bus" by Malcom Bobbitt, >they are still making bay window buses with 1.4 liter water cooled engine in >Brazil. http...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:24:09 -0800
  ...down window I could hang my arm out of. I never really thought about it as the Holy Grail... I left the baywindow buses...
• Re: window tint, simple green
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 95 14:38:47 PST
  On the EV, we have 3M titanium (metallized) tint in grey on all windows except the windshield. Rear hatch window - 20% (this is the...
• Re: any EuroVans out there? (and prob. to watch for)
  Historical mailing list
  14 Dec 1995 17:09:28 GMT
  Rob (barwise@tuxedo.ENET.dec.com) commented: >My previously- >reported power window getting stuck in the down position was not >resolved by the dealer...
• Re: Midnight Repairs/Vanagon Props
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:34:02 -0500
  I never see splitties and rarely to almost never see a loaf or bay window. Vanagons ARE the new splitties and I think most...