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• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:33:56 EDT
  ...vanagon westy rear table and rear table arm. from a '80-'84 westy, prefect shape, beige table w/ brown edging. fits 80-84 westy...
• FS: vanagon westy rear table and arm, and also front table mount and knob
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:46:31 EDT
  ...vanagon westy rear table and rear table arm. from a '80-'84 westy, prefect shape, beige table w/ brown edging. fits 80-84 westy...
• Cupholders in late Westy's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 04:32:58 -0500
  ...Did the late model Westys also have these installed and where, in the back, were they located? 84 Westy "Wally" 128K and counting...
• Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Tue, 26 May 1998 16:16:23 -0400
  My Westy refrigerator works incredibly well in both the propane and the 110 volt ac mode, but not so well in the 12 volt...
• source for westy springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 20:46:11 -0600
  I'm looking for a source for front and rear springs for my '84 Westy. Anybody got a lead on some place that's...
• Vanagon program on NPR
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:09:24 EST
  ...Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Westy, '81 Diesel Pickup
• Re: Westy Mods
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:46:30 -0400
  Curiously my 91 Westy has (what appears to be) a factory such feature. On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 01:42 AM, G. Lee...
• Re: 41 or 42 Battery for 84 westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:32:31 EDT
  grp 42 (less wide) fits better in a westy than grp 41 because westys have that extra ventilation tube sheetmetal contraption in the batt...
• Re: Drip tray to fit over stove - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:42:30 -0800
  The stainless steel dish draining pan was stock on US Westys but some or all Canadian market Westys don't have it. It folds...
• Re: only starts in neutral
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 12:31:14 -0800
  ...being new to westy ownership, i don't really know > where to start. any ideas? > > thanks, > dana > > > '82 diesel westy > '91 westy > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your...
• Re: Westy qvestions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:21:41 EDT
  ...i know for the bus westys the P-24 conversion was the standard westy (no stove/fridge) and the P-27 was the deluxe...
• Country Homes Top onto a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:17:23 -0700
  ...I wanted to try to use a Westy top with the CH lifting mechanism and tent. Is the tent big enough to cover the...
• Re: Seat/Bed Swap.......westy z bed hinges available
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:17:51 EDT
  > > Does this kit offer any advantage over scrapping the hinges > > out of a Westy and installing them in a passenger van? > > > None that I...
• Re: Westy Mods
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:28:56 +0000
  Any sites that explain how to implement this "mod?" Thanks, -- David /NJ 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix" > I don't know the year that mod...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:52:01 -0400
  go to vanagon.com and look for info on the "silver socket' Adam P 81 westy (2 of them) 74 beetle 73 Transporter (new...
• Re: covers for extra seat rails in westy
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 25 Mar 2016 17:38:01 -0400
  ...westys and '85 westys, and > some '86 westys. that's it.. > > > In a message dated 3/24/2016 9:25:33 P.M. Eastern...
• Westy top bunk
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:22:11 -0700
  Hi Volks, I'm looking for a Westy top bunk--mattress and folding plywood piece with hardware. Anyone know where I can get one...
• Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:15:40 -0500
  Got the Thule tall mounts on my westy and they are wonderful. They clear the top with room to spare and are very well...
• Re: 84 vs. 85 differences, swapping AC? & westy a/c system for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 17:21:42 EST
  ...yes you can add a/c to a non a/c westy. i have a complete westy a/c system for sale if anyone...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric not "BOOGIE WOOGIE"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:48:17 -0800
  ...Completion may not have always been sequential by chassis vin and the changes VW parts data references in the Westy stuff is by Westy...
• westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:58:07 EST
  ...80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent to conform to the shape of the upper track and...
• Westy interior available?
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  02 Dec 96 22:59:11 EST
  Does someone on the list have a Westy interior (to fit an '86) for sale? Please respond directly... in a lapse of intelligence I...
• Paint Westy Top
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:02:54 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any experience with matching the paint AND texture on a Westy pop top? Mine is white. Thanks Bill 90 Westy Syncro
• FS: 85 Westy Low mileage
  Historical mailing list - Don Parce
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:39:07 -0700
  My gold Westy has about 80,000 miles and is in excellent condition. I'm moving to Hawaii, not to surf, but to live...
• Re: Thats:"HOW"to find westy donor core
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:25:38 +1200
  >I meant HOW does one find a good westy parts donor not "Hot" to find westy >parts donor. Simple typo, sorry. > >is there an...
• '81-84 wheelcovers for sale, and curtain set, junking 84 westy tomorow
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:23:06 EDT
  spoked wheelcovers $15 ea for 2, westy curtain set , tan, $25 plus other items from a '84 westy that is going to the crusher...
• Re: Slop of the Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:23:14 -0700
  > > If the slop of your Westy is uncomfortable to cook (like your > frying pan ... boggles...must have been a slip of the tong. pensioner...
• In search of gray westy curtains
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:06:24 -0700
  Looking for a set of westy curtains for 87 or newer westy. Also upper bunk sleeping pad covers in blue or gray? Anybody have...
• Re: home made syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:10:18 -0500
  ...As I read it, he swapped the syncro parts over to the westy, so the westy stuff should be original.
• for sale: side ADVENTUREWAGEN/westy sliding window w/ screen
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:58:11 EST
  i have a passengers side 80-84 westy sliding window w/ screen. fits all '80-'84 westys and passenger vans. what people dont usually...
• Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differenc...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:49:47 EST
  ...all the 84 westy wolfsburgs and 85 westys out here have the 2 person middle seat. nothing rare about it really other than the...
• Small world westy sighting
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Mon, 16 May 2005 23:32:16 -0400
  We took our chocolate brown '85 westy about 100 miles from our home in NEPA to the Pine Creek Gorge for backpacking and visiting...
• Re: Drip tray to fit over stove - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:34:36 -0700
  Steve, maybe I understood you wrong, but isnt exactly that standard on all westy's? it normally goes up with the stove cover, but...
• Re: Can 205/70 R14 tires be used on an 87 Westy with steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 22:10:58 -0700
  Well, at least on my '90 Westy, that was the size that it came with and I have that size steel wheels. Look for...
• Synthetic Oil(s)
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:03:13 -0700
  ...Are synthetics beneficial for the Westy? TIA Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris & Aimee Uzzi uzzi@aimnet.com http://web.yahoo.com/cu/uzzi/ '90 Westy '72 Westy...
• Re: Highest point of 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:35:49 EST
  On my '85 Westy it is the skylight/sunroof. The front sits too high for the rear to be a problem. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:10:03 EDT
  In a message dated 7/11/01 3:04:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MRPEDERS@PACIFICA-PAPERS.COM writes: > I thought all Westys have...
• Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:59:59 EST
  ...bronze/gold westys got beige tops, burgundy westys got burgundy tops, blue westys blue tops, etc. chris
• FS: westy poptop roof rack brackets (allows use of thule/yakima rack on poptop)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 19:43:30 EST
  ...a set of 4 "fake raingutter" roof rack brackets for the westy poptop. it allows the use of a OE VW roofrack or Thule...
• anyone parting out a westy poptop camper??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 00:31:10 EST
  ...but is anyone parting out a vanagon westy? i need some bits and pieces. for the 80 and 86 westys i just got. rear...
• Re: New pop top Honda?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 00:54:12 -0400
  On 8/31/04 8:31 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: >> Anyone have any thoughts for a more reliable Westy alternative? I...
• Full Westy vs "Weekender" Pop-Top Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:01:00 GMT
  Hi, After driving my friend's 86 pop-top westy in Yellowstone my wife and I are interested in getting rid of our 81...
• FS: 2 person grey middle seat for westy..WITH floor tracks & seatbelts $50
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:37:01 EDT
  ...its grey velour and will match your '87-'91 westy. yes it WILL fit in your westy. nice way to make your westy into...
• Re: westy interior?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 01:37:43 EST
  ...Does anybody no of a smashed westy or someone selling westy interior in the Colorado area..my interior is blue. I have found a...
• Re: Tire Rotation/pressure
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:51:36 -0600
  Re a Westy, are the tire pressures indicated on the door plate different from those on a non-westy Vanagon? What do westy owners...
• Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 14:17:00 EDT
  ...Stuart MacMillan wrote: >The Westy sliding side windows are specific to the Westy and come with >screens <snip> "Kapitan Ray Nemo" wrote: >Westy (and...
• '91 westy mini GFCI panel in water tank cabinet
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:27:22 -0400
  how many others with '91 westys have this panel? its not the same as the outlet in earlier year westys... i have a pic...
• We Need Westy Poetry!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:53:43 -0600
  ...My wife is asking for her fix of "Friday-Follies" Westy Poetry! C'mon Joel - don't let your fans down! Marshall Ruskin 84...
• '90 westy water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Michael Korsak
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:37:31 -0400
  Hey Everyone, where can i find a replacement water tank key for my '90 westy? the bus depot cannot sell them individually w/o...
• Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:18:32 -0500
  Larry Chase wrote: > > Folks, > > Looking for oil weight / brand recommendations for a 1/9L 1985 Westy in > Phoenix, AZ. > > Larry Chase > 85 Westy "RoadHaus...
• Needed: Manual transmission for an '83 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:07:26 EDT
  ...How much? Thanks! Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '87 Westy Auto, '91 Carat, '81 VW Diesel Pickup
• Westy roof
  Historical mailing list - Dave Emmons
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:54:51 -0500
  Hey Listers, I have an 83 Westy and I don't use the upper bunk. Is it possible to remove the pop top and...
• WTB GRAY WESTY INTERIOR
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:36:06 -0700
  I want to convert my GL to a Westy (sans pop up top). From my earlier inquiry, I understand this is fairly staight forward...
• Westy Rear Seat wanted - 84-86 - Brown check Fabric
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:52:40 -0500
  I need a Westy rear seat in the brown check fabric. Anyone parting out an 85-86 Westy in N. California.....or seen one...
• Re: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:27:38 -0800
  Bill, Right now I am restoring my 84' westy that had the same amount of rust and more. I have axcess to a large...
• Re: Generation span of the list................
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:21:47 +0000
  ...a clean freak (like new!) wish list- beck 550/mercedes 300sl/'47 caddy/reliable 175hp Westy
• Re: Joker vs. others
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 04:47:46 -0500
  ...I'm trying to determine what model Vanagon westy I have. It has a westy interior but with a SYRO hightop. I'm pretty...
• Need Mirror- Bus Depot still in business?
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 15:49:54 -0700
  OK, back on the list! Drove out of the Texas heat, eventually up to Michigan, where my Westy is now. Need right side mirror...
• WTB: Westy rear table arm, pre-85
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:17:07 -0700
  Hi Volks, I'm still searching for a pre-'85 Westy rear table support arm for my '82 Westy. This is the type where...
• parting out 2 westfalias-make your van into a camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:44:31 EST
  im parting out 2 vanagon westfalias, and 2 bus westfalias. '75 westy parting out '77 westy parting out '80 vanagon westy parting out '84...