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• Re: Assorted Westy (1991) questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 26 May 1998 20:48:32 +0000
  ...Regarding your canvas tent.. *don't* waterproof this tent fabric!!!!!! This fabric breathes, and requires NO additional waterproofing. The canvas (100% cotton) fibres swell...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:18:45 -0500
  ...I think tweed is a type of weave as > well as a fabric. Yep. Just ask Fender, although it might more properly be called...
• Dilemma solved!?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 14:28:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...You might need to do some fabricating(or have a welder) so that the cat. convert/muffler/ and tail pipe all fit nicely. This...
• Need new upholstery in '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:16:23 -0800
  Hello all, My '86 Vanagon needs new upholstery, the original fabric is threadbare. Are there any mail order companies that offer DIY kits like...
• Thinking about a headliner from J.C. Whitney?
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:26:04 -1000
  ...I was wondering how close to the original fabric it is, quality, and ease of installation. Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro "Thor"
• 1.9 Cooling System "H" Piece
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:49:08 -0700
  ...I'm chatting with a plastic fabricator about reproducing them and a pic I ain't got. Thx. Jim
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:52:50 EDT
  Ron said: "...Ummm, are we talking about some bolts made of semi-transparent fabric, like lingerie, or are we talking *shear* bolts, meant to...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:57:30 -0700
  ...I stitched the fabric just to the edge of the seams, but I did not cover the areas that had hooks so you can...
• Re: Cleaning Interior Question...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:14:14 -0400
  ...I think "spray them with oven cleaner" may eat the fabric. Eric Andrew Fox wrote: >Does anyone else have suggestions for cleaning the grey...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:45:01 -0600
  ...com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=850174 > > > We have brand new fabric if you want to recover your existing seats (or > recover newer style...
• Heavy-duty roof rack
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:42:50 -0700
  ...Perhaps I need to design one and have it fabricated? Thanks, Chris Seattle
• front seats
  Historical mailing list - JackT
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:11:40 -0800
  ...vinyl set in excellent condition without armrests - $60 for the pair. Fabric brown / green from early vanagon without armrests. Need a good cleaning. $40...
• Re: No best answer to Pop Top raise
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:21:34 -0500
  I would bet some enterprising young lad or lassie could fabricate a poptop-raiser with pieces from a hydraulic lift, such as the kind...
• Re: Anyone fabricate swivel seats ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:42:06 -0500
  ...Anyone fabricate swivel seats ? A long time ago I bought a set of standard seat swivels and did some welding and fabricating and installed...
• Re: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:15 -0500
  ...I've tried fabric spray with bleach, spray carpet & upholstery > cleaner, and simple green with a brush. Nothing works... and I don't want...
• Re: Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:04:14 -0700
  ...I found some khaki coloured cotton (weave like denim) at fabric store. It was heavy eanough to block light and it had a pleasing...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Mar 2002 - Special issue (#2002-255)
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:34:37 -0500
  ...I wonder how practical that would be for the headliners in my 82'? I have considered using the fabric technique's that some others...
• Speaking of tops
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 16:54:58 pst
  ...There's a fabric store here that sells all flavors of high-tech outdoor fabric and if I remember correctly, the Bently manual takes...
• Headrest for rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:03:00 -0700
  ...predrilled holes on the rear seats of a 1986 Westy under the fabrics, that could receive headrests? Thanks Alain Sent from my iPad 2
• Seat change
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:13:44 -0700
  ...gray leather captains from second row of 2012 Routan (still Dodge). Fabricating a frame. This will be plush!! Sent from my electronic leash! Geneva...
• Website for upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:35:43 +0000
  ...I am looking for a site that ca match the fabric of our vans and they also make new front seats and all kinds...
• fs awning & bentley manual
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Barthlow
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 08:37:46 -0400
  ...Brown and white fabric. Previously mounted on '89 Westy. Very good condition. $150. Picture available. Bentley manual for '80 to '89 Vanagon. $40. Please...
• Re: Top Bunk Safety
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 29 May 1999 18:04:39 EDT
  ...However, one idea I recall someone suggesting last year was to construct an extension from plywood, foam and matching fabric. Perhaps that can fill...
• curtain kits
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:05:00 EST
  ...can anyone lead me in the right direction? i'm looking to order the curtain kit minus the fabric. thanks joe lucca 86 vanagon
• Re: Has anyone fabricated a steel tube frontbumper?Bulli-bars?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:52:28 EDT
  Phil, Here's the URL for Michael Sullivan's Projektzwo bumpers with proper measurements. http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/projektzwo.html Ben ps...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:25:15 -0500
  I bet you could make another one...? Should not be too hard...? If I had a picture, and the dimensions, bet I could fabricate...
• Re: ShadyBoy Fabric
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Fri, 18 May 2012 07:16:40 -0400
  ...m probably slow, but I can't really see how the fabric is held in the > slot in those pics > > ab > > > On 2012-05...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
  Mon, 25 May 2015 10:45:13 -0500
  ...Buy the reflective fabric—the blue fabric actually magnifies the heat underneath. Kris S. Seago 1997 Eurovan Camper 1984 Wolfsburg Westfalia > On May 24...
• Glove box retainer straps
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:17:50 -0700
  Anyone either find a source for these or fabricate a good replacement? They often broke on my '84 and the same thing is true...
• Re: glue on velour seats...how do you remove it? any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 23:03:45 -0700
  ...polyurethane, you can forget about > removal of the glue without the fabric! I've heard tell that thar newfangled Dry Ice can freeze it...
• Re: Awning Review, Fiamma vs. Catalina
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:02:13 -0700
  ...It had to be fully extended for > the fabric to be taut. > 2). There's no spring tension on the fabric. > There are 4...
• Re: Lockable Cover for the Westy Luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:28:31 -0700
  ...Replace the whole rack with a custom designed high top storage box! Take off your rack, and have the fabricators make a mold of...
• Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:08:53 -0800
  ...It has the same fabric as mine, but in better condition so is likely closer match to the OEM fabric BD shows: http://images...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:40:47 -0700
  ...They are German made from > the > original Volkswagen molds, and are as close a match to your gray or tan > fabric seat upholstery as...
• Re: Shady boy awning
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:56:51 -0800
  ...That fabric is heavier and not a balloon fabric. It does not let light through and reflects the heat more due to the silver...
• FS: Front seats and swivel tracks
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 18:44:17 -0700
  ...The backrest padding of the driver's seat is gone and the fabric is worn thru, but the bottom seat is okay. The passenger...
• Re: incomplete seat swivels on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:34:17 -0400
  The seller said that the bottom part is easy to fabricate, and hard to find used because they often get damaged when they are...
• Bus Depot awning
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 17:14:10 -0400
  ...Carat. - how well is it made (seams, stitching, grommets)? - Will the fabric repel water, or is it more of a sunshade? - Other opinions? Thanks...
• Re: Compatibility of Louvered Windows Between Bay Windows & Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 3 May 2004 12:59:30 EDT
  ...Much simpler than fabricating your own frame extension thought my not be as pretty. BenT
• Re: Which awning is best
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:52:44 -0700
  ...Believe it or not, the poles and fabric CAN be rolled up together and put back in the case - although I've only done...
• Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:34:53 -0500
  FWIW, if you remove the rear seat cushion fabric to replace the foam (throw the fabric in the washer on gentle cycle and let...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:28:35 -0700
  ...Still have to fabricate mount brackets for Audi hydro mounts. My plan: figure out how low I can mount the engine then fabricate mount...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:17:21 -0700
  ...My weekend project. > > > On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Mike S wrote: >> >> Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50% off sale on home...
• Re: Window Screens for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:09:59 -0800
  I just got screen fabric and hot melt glued magnetic tape to it. Works OK, and it's cheap. For the side door I...
• Re: Vendor reputation
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:31:50 -0700
  As a guy who has designed and put into fabrication a few aluminum heat sinks of his own (not for automatic transmission cooling, admittedly...
• Re: FS: '89 Carat & '89 Wolfsburg Interiors
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:11:30 -0800
  ...The Wolfsburg has the one year only striped fabric, whilst the Carat has the solid grey fabric. I'm located in Sacramento, CA. Shipping...
• Re: was solar panels, now gen. noise
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:51:26 -0700
  So is it just me or has anybody else wondered what would happen to the fabric of the universe if John Carpenter and Roger...
• Re: Autotech Window crank spacers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 00:27:34 EDT
  If some one gets their hands on just one,let me know-I will fabricate many at next to nothing for any list member...
• For Sale: Weekender bench seat/bed in exc. condition!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:06:08 -0400
  ...The seat is out of an '89 Carat, grey dot pattern fabric and is in excellent condition. Comes with the large cushion that goes...
• Vanagon Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:14:04 +0000
  ...It's the multi-colored tweed fabric used in the later models. thanks, Kirk '90 Syncro
• front seats w/armrests, what are they worth?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:19:33 EST
  Going to look at a pair of front seats w/armrests out of an 84GL, blue fabric supposed to be cherry, private party. What...
• turbo diesel vanagon/quantum air intake how to
  Historical mailing list - michael johnson
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:47:49 -0700
  Anyone done the Quantum turbo diesel into the vanagon? Curious of how others have fabricated their air filter intake setup. Any suggestions ??? Can I...
• Rectangle headlight conversion to common 200mm headlights
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:03:56 -0600
  I remember awhile back a post where someone had converted conventional 200mm rectangle headlights to fit the '86 and later vanagon by fabricating a...
• Re: Panel Fabric(?) for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 18:38:59 -0600
  ...Panel Fabric(?) for Westy >Hey there, > Starting to clean out the new van (still waiting for some engine stuff) >and the white vinyl like...
• Re: Berg Shifter TOP
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:28:09 -0700
  ...Some home spun fabricating could be done with a "stack" of nuts screwed onto a threaded male to raise the OEM shifter plate the...
• Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:57:33 -0700
  ...On 10/24/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom, is that 46" fabric wide enough for the top canvas? Because if...
• 86 Synchro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Skousen
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:55:20 -0800
  ...A/C, WEEKENDER BED, CD sound system w/six speakers, Bra tan fabric interior, fog/running lights really light up the night CONDITION: Near...
• Re: Failing cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 16:34:46 +1200
  ...I >still think it could be fabricated but I don't have those skills. That looks easy enough to fabricate. The restrictor should be...
• Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 2 May 2008 19:15:17 -0400
  ...Here's CoverCraft's guide to fabrics: http://www.covercraft.com/fabric%20guide%20OUTDOOR%20rev%2012-07.pdf Here's a link to the...
• Re: vanagon speedo
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:46:38 -0700
  ...I wonder if the black fabric is supposed to give the illusion of tires when ...um... "loaded"? Cya, Robert