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Re: Vent windows on later model Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:09:46 +0000
...I bought two rear panel windows that contain the air vent at the rear of the windows. I have a few questions maybe some...
Re: Replacing window seals
Historical mailing list - Roland
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:13:40 -0700
Jerry, Not sure if you were going to do the front windows, but if so here is a DIY for the front windows. http...
Re: Need a new window
Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
Mon, 10 May 2004 12:58:05 -0400
...Need a new window Last week a kind gentleman (or lady) threw a brick through my passenger door window only to discover that I...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:17:18 +0200
...According to the info in the ETKA, the left sliding window was for LHD cars (253, 255) while the right sliding window was for...
Re: Westy Window Tinting, installation/smoke V.S mirror
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:43:03 +0000
...My window tinter in Spokane popped out the rear window, and didn't even charge extra. He said it was easy. Lots less work...
Re: Broken Window
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 19:11:04 -0400
I'm in Nova Scotia and I know of three junked vans that have the window that you're looking for - but I'm...
Sliding Side Window Lock Repair
Historical mailing list - Bill
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:06:15 -0600
Well, the fun is over for now, but I had a good time replacing my side window on the sliding door (sarcastic). The problem...
Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:06:32 -0700
I saw that rebuild of the window on thesamba and am quite impressed. A little too much work for me as well with all...
Re-Regulation
Historical mailing list - Matthew Drahzal
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:46:15 -0500 (EDT)
Gentle People (and Ric...) My wife and I are having a marital dispute, and it involves her front window in NuBus ('82 Bunker Consumer...
Vanagon Sliding window track guides
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 May 1997 12:15:12 -0400 (EDT)
My sliding windows were missing the little plastic guides that go at the bottom, and space the window in the lower track. Without these...
Pin stripes and sliding windows
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:32:51 -0700
...Anyone have any suggestions on lubricating the window tracks? How do the windows come out? (Can't find anything in the almighty Bentley). Thanks...
Re: Sliding rear windows
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:43:24 +1200
>> Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on >> Australian-market buses. > >All the way rear, or in the middle set of...
Window crank mechanism, power window, wanted
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:55:29 EDT
WANTED ! Window crank mechanism for power window for 1987 Vanagon drivers side power window. Anyone have one for sale please contact me with price...
Power Window Wires
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:15:58 -0500
I need to run my power window down on a '90 Carat so I can remove the window and components from the door. Stared...
Re: VW driver side window crank?
Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:47:09 -0700
The window is easy to crank. I'm sure it's a trim/ seal thing. jen 🐰 > On Apr 23, 2015, at 3:37 AM...
WTB: side window
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:56:15 -0400
Folks, I need a sliding door sliding window for a customers Westy, just the sliding window glass with bottom track, not the entire window...
Front door vent windows wanted
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:38:29 -0800
Any List member have a pair of the newer no chrome front door vent windows they are willing to part with? I want to...
Re: Window sticker
Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
Fri, 4 Jan 1980 17:22:35 -0600
...Monday, March 01, 1999 11:42 PM > > exactly what 'window sticker'is this that everyone is talking > about?? i have an 87 camper, and...
Window Trick Works!
Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 10:08:31 -0000
Hi, I tried the window trick to raise your windows without the keys and it worked fine. I had to pull up the bright...
Re: window trim and carpet question
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:00:26 EDT
I removed the plastic trim on all of the windows and replaced it with black window screen spline. This fills the space and keeps...
Re: Sliding rear window
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:39:19 -0500
For those who missed the original post this is not actually the rear hatch window but the rear side window (the one that gets...
Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
Historical mailing list - BILL
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:45:23 -0600
...And with the window out I can > > re-tint > > the windows easier! > > > > Bill > > '85 GL > > [*Magic*Bus*] > > Big Sky Country > > <>< > >
Re: Questions on your cat heater?
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:28:50 -0700
>| I made an insert for the driver's window the length of the window and >| about 6" >| wide out of 2" thick styrofoam (heavy...
Re: 1981 window dropped inside door
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:51:38 -0700
> >My 1981 dropped the window inside the door the other day. Now the crank >will not pull the window up. How do I remove...
Re: Rear window vents
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:30:28 -0800
...Rear window vents Which side of the rear window vents goes to the outside? The side with half of it holes, or where the...
Re: Correct names for some items
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:12:22 -0600
...windows called? As well as helping the Window Slide Smoothly, They also help to keep Your Van Secure, as without Them the Windows Lock...
Re: Screen window for '88 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Reinhold, Matthias
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:59:24 -0400
...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: windows
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:37:10 -0700
On 12/21/04 1:20 PM, "Calle" <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM> wrote: > So is driving with windows down when the power unit is...
Re: whistling vent window fix?
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:25:25 -0500
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:12:04 -0400, Wil Haslup <wil@CHARMFX.COM> wrote: >Hi all, > >The vent window in the driver's...
Re: Temporary fix for rusthole under window?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:26:26 -0700
...Temporary fix for rusthole under window? > Hi > > The latest bus, > http://www.zorck.dk/cara3/ > have some holes under the windows, below the rubber...
Re: What's the corner radius of Vanagon Windows?
Historical mailing list - brady
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:32:57 -0700
Wut cha working on Ben???? I did a bit of research on vanagon pass side rear window and started a proto type for a...
Re: Joker accessories for Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:52:37 EST
...I offer the following items for Vanagon: (available on our website) sliding door screen kits rear hatch lock extension window insulation kits cab window...
Are there screens for side windows of a 91 Carrat?
Historical mailing list - Shane Eddy
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:54:35 -0400
Anybody know of any screens that will fit the side windows of a 91 Carrat? I don't want the full side door screen...
Re: window gaskets
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Fri, 28 May 1999 11:18:50 -0700
...I replaced the top window channel and bottom outside window channel. The biggest problem I had was assuming that the part was the correct...
Re: re: What kind of bus do I have?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:53:37 -0500
...Also found rubber for the safari windows, got new glass cut, bought an NOS safari wiper pivot at an excessive price, yay - working original...
RE: How to fix a rear window defogger?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:27:00 -0800 (PST)
>So is there anyway to "redo" the traces, or should I find a good window >in the junk yards? JC Whitney used to have...
Re: Help with installing windows needed please
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 May 1996 23:22:45 -0400
...I mean the whole top half of the >friggin' window! We beat on that thing for close to 2 hours and STILL >could not...
Re: Removing reaer window
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:05:17 -0500
...Spray window cleaner or soapy water all around the interior-inside of the rubber window seal. The cleaner is to act as a lubricant...
Re: Need info on window channel sizes for different year Vanagons.
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:59:11 -0800
I have power windows in my 89 Westy. I ordered a set of clim-air wind/rain deflectors from MacNeil Auto and I had...
Re: Rear window washer sprung a leak!
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:51:41 -0500
...In most cases I am interested in using the wiper to clear rain off the rear window, not to clean a dirty window. As...
Sliding window clips
Historical mailing list - KBatzler
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:20:56 -0700
Howdy, Does anyone know where I can get the sliding window clips VW part # 281 847 723. My local dealer says that these clips...
Fwd: Re: Windsheild Moulding; removal, replacement,elimination
Historical mailing list - Yoshi
Sat, 6 May 2000 23:15:42 +0900
...My 87Westy window rubber isn't replaced until today. Rubber is very old. But, Westy doesn't have leakage at all though I replaced...
Re: Are there screens for side windows of a 91 Carrat?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jul 2002 19:24:54 EDT
...fit the side windows of a 91 Carrat? I don't want the full side door screen, just the windows... >> nope, not unless you...
Re: Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:47:27 EDT
In a message dated 8/8/07 1:17:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gronski@GMAIL.COM writes: > The drivers side middle window is...
Re: Brazil new buses. was Re: Buying a VW and picking it up at the factory in Germany:
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:53:16 -0600
Right, at least till mid 1980's had the 3 foot wide tailgate with the big deluxe window AND the deluxe 15/ 23 style...
Re: Rear windo seal replacement tips
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:51:03 +0000
...this may be the original window seal or was replaced > a long time ago. > Though my other windows have the channel and trim I...
FS: Magnetic window screens
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:44 -0400
...I also make a set for the middle windows on transporters that don't have westy window screens. These are sewn in the USA...
Re: another power window question
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 6 May 2007 21:03:03 -0500
...If the windows work even with the key off, the same trick would lower the window. (Someone that good could _probably_ just slim-jim...
Re: window screens
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Nov 1994 15:56:16 -0400 (EDT)
I just want to make this one point regarding window screens. There is no truth to the rumor that VW routinely provides window screens...
for sale
Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
Sat, 26 May 2001 13:00:02 EDT
2 front doors with glass and manual window regulators 1 rear hatch with window 1 sliding door with window(slightly rusty a bottom) make...
Re: items at EuroCampers.com (window insert pics)
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:41:56 -0700
Link for the window inserts pictures http://westydriver.com/mywesty/window/index.html �� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http...
Convert power windows to manual?
Historical mailing list - David-M
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:02:10 -0400
Has anyone converted power windows to crank windows? The power windowes in my van sometimes work and sometimes do not. This can be very...
FS: vanagon side windows with screens
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:55:12 EST
i have a pair of vanagon sliding side windows with screens, from a westy, fit any 80-84 passenger van or westy. yes, the...
Parts needed - Power Window switches & dash bulbs
Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:09:31 -0800
Hi all, I need the following parts if anyone has them; Power window switch, driver side for driver window Power window switch on passenger...
Re: Replacing left rear side window
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:39:42 -0700
> Or is there a way to install the window glass without cabinet removal? When I put my windows back in, I started at the...
Re: need help with power window problem
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 03:30:45 -0500
...I started to drive earlier today, powered the window down about two inches, and all of a sudden, the window glass dropped all the...
Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:06:06 -0400
For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van open, so that my dog can get her head...
busted a window...help!
Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 14:27:16 -0700
While mowing lawn the other day, the mower threw a stone straight through my driver's side rear quarter windows on my 89 Weekender...
Re: Sliding window refurbish
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:31:57 -0700
...Sliding window refurbish > > > > Pascal, > > yes the window slides properly, I didn't take the > > locking tab out, it simply depresses when pressed > in > > the...
Fw: Re: Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Tue, 16 May 2000 10:36:20 -0500
...Mine has AC so it would be a pain to remove > the cabinet, removing and reinstalling the window is expensive, and he has > an...