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  • Re: Las Vegas, NV camping
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:33:17 -0800
    ...Bike frames are expensive when they're > ultra light chro-mo .... then there's that sick feeling in the gut to deal > with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Optimize...
  • Re: Vanagon crash safety
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:27:04 +1200
    ...positions of the front tires with the bottom of the film frames (fixed camera). Its rear wheels do, but that's not the point...
  • Rust prevention...
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 95 09:51:25 EDT
    ...inside doors, window frames, frame heads, under the car, above the trany, behind bumpers, wheel wells, tunnel, everywhere. They also recommend yearly applications. Anyone...
  • Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:46:19 -0600
    ...sunroof syncro ........ >> >> > >Then you would really need belly pans! > >Tom-maybe the frames are a lot stiffer in 1990 than in 1950-60's? > > >
  • Re: Screens
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 10 May 2006 12:48:08 -0700
    ...black nylon screen material and draped it over the front window frames. > Cut out a general shape of the window but a bit larger...
  • Re: Painting the vinyl and closing in the windows?!!
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:18:02 +0100
    ...of that cruddy, yellowed vinyl on the door pillars and window frames inside your Vanagon? > ~Do you want more security for guerrilla camping in...
  • Re: US Plastic was Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Aug 2012 (#2012-65)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 9 Aug 2012 02:29:37 -0400
    ...I think we also had some plastic stacking drawers-in-frames from Sterilite that were utter disasters we grew to loathe. Great fun poking...
  • Re: Headlight conversion
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Nov 1996 10:12:47 +0200
    ...All you need is that grille with four holes and maybe the frames for the headlights. Similar grille is available on the German aftermarket...
  • Re: Scrapping vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:53:46 -0700
    ...thought of using an > angle grinder, and cut out the window frames. > > Guess that it would be nice at a later time (to repair...
  • cibie lights
    Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 06:37:30 -0400
    ...http://www.cibieusa.com/cibie_main_frameset.htm -Alex
  • Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 16 Jan 1999 21:33:12 +0100
    ...the grille tomorrow, and check it out! I know that the > frames for the light units are interchangeable from left to right, but I...
  • Re: Vanagon.com site
    Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:28:06 EST
    ...You'll have to move around a little by requesting either 'no frames' or 'text only'. >> Here I have to enter the discussion. The...
  • Re: Some Good Photos of the Smoked Tail Lights sold by MTS FISH
    Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:46:24 -0000
    What are the Carat frames? Were they available her in the USA? Where can I get some? Lights look great, I'll be getting...
  • Re: NVC: The pickup thing
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:53:22 -0600
    ...company do you think designed/manufactured the better of the two frames? > > >Don't know about Toyota, but Chevy beats Ford in that department...
  • Re: Map Pockets
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:58:45 -0500
    ...Bus Depot has > some plastic frames with heavy duty stretch netting that make a more > open pocket. They are intended for use in campers...
  • Re: US Plastic was
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Thu, 9 Aug 2012 08:57:54 -0600
    ...I think we also had some plastic stacking drawers-in-frames from Sterilite that were utter disasters we grew to loathe. Great fun poking...
  • Re: Eurovan/Winnebago - just
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Jul 94 03:41:00 UTC
    ...so it was more profitable for VW to ship the truck frames to Winne and have them outfit them for the camper stuff. BTW...
  • window screens
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 May 94 06:49:00 UTC
    On an 84 Camper I had I just use the frames and bought some vinyl screening and repaired the the holes in the screen...
  • Great Alaska Westfalia Hunt
    Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
    Mon, 26 May 2003 18:10:19 -0800
    ...Where should I look for rust, besides body panel seams and windshield frames? Cheers and thanks in advance-- Chris Wyatt Fairbanks, Alaska '87 Syncro...
  • Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:56:35 -0800
    ...Shawn Wright wrote: > It is used in this area around window frames, especially on new houses > with stucco, > where water penetration in our wet...
  • Re: reversing sliding side windows
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:31:09 -0800
    I got the jalousie windows but I can't build the new frames needed and the one metal shop I went to wants $200...
  • Re: Sliding window frame
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:40:08 -0700
    ...Has anyone painted their frames and would it wear off where the > window > > slides against the frame? > > >
  • Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:50:40 -0700
    ...Vangon curtains/canvas? > > > > being tightened never but takes any stretching as bike cables are installed > > with a lot of slack to follow along frames...
  • Re: Ebay vin# switcharoo?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:24:51 -0400
    ...Do the A/C frames have the holes for the coolant hoses? Speedo is wrong (should max at 85 MPH, I think). Wrong front...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:33:31 -0700
    ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight > washers. > > Comes with all the pieces: > > - Grille w/washers > - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
  • Re: cabinet trim on '87 westy...
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:55:38 -0300
    ...This one seems to > have problems with the rubber/plastic trim which lines the _inside_ > edge of most of the cabinet door frames. It...
  • Re: utility trailers???
    Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
    Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:04:30 -0700
    ...Check the small trailer frames out on www.harborfreight.com..........Rodney ===== Rodney Kindlund RodKraft Studio (Leather-Art) rodney@rodkraftstudio.com www.rodkraftstudio.com ---------------------------------------------------------- '84...
  • Re: Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
    Historical mailing list - George Laubach
    Mon, 7 Jul 2014 05:49:51 -0500
    ...Any experience on body panels (i.e., rust (first sanded and cleaned) at the bottom of window frames)? Skip '84 Westy Sent from my...
  • Subject: factory window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:23:46 -0400
    ...you could ask the auction holder if they'd ship the screen frames only and that should save some $$ over the $30 shipping fee...
  • Re: vent wing frame removal
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
    ...I pulled the vent frames out and they crumpled in my hand. We are going to go with good used assemblies, as I know...
  • Re: Friday NVC...Argosy trailer, similar to Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:38:44 -0800
    ...machines, but the door handles don't snap off and the frames don't bend and > rot... > anyhow, below is an ad I stuck...
  • Re: replacing old pop-top screen
    Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
    Mon, 28 Nov 1994 16:23:50 -0800 (PST)
    ...BTW, we also put the no-see-um screening in the side window screen frames (just glued in a piece over the existing screen...
  • Re: Help with glue for headlights.
    Historical mailing list - jaime forero
    Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:32:46 -0500
    ...I can't help you with the glue, but when people talk about headlight buckets here they mean the mounting frames. You're talking...
  • Re: FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:58:58 -0600
    ...Comes with all the pieces: >> >> - Grille w/washers >> - Headlights (complete with frames and good adjusters) >> - Washer tank with dual washer motors >> - Washer hoses for...
  • Haynes Trailer Hitch Installation.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:26 -0500
    ...Two bolts on the outboard side of the frame secure the bumper brackets to the box frames. Remove these bolts to remove the bumper...
  • Re: Blacks and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:43:47 -0800
    ...So I just had the Window > Wipers powder coated, along with the Wing Window Frames, and they look > great. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
  • Parts For Sale!
    Historical mailing list - CC
    Sat, 6 May 2000 02:09:50 CDT
    ...Westy Items (brown interior)-- Front windshield/windows privacy curtain Rear hatch snap-in insect screen Left and right side sliding windows and frames Left...
  • Re: any interest in clear/smoked/all red vanagon taillights?
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Sat, 23 Nov 2002 07:41:19 -0600
    ...bucks the black taillights. > > http://www.hansen-motorsport.de/neu/html-frames/index.html > >And Chris Jordan Writes: thanks robert.. i checked their website...
  • Re: ripples of diaster ..
    Historical mailing list - T Berk
    Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:20:05 -0700
    ...The load of the air frames (the planes) and the initial impact and the subsequent burning of both the aviation fuel and the buildings...
  • Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
    Historical mailing list - David Milo
    Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:35:58 -0500
    ...find a source and > confirm they bolt up to older bus frames. Complete vehicles?, that's > a different story (although they only have to...
  • Re: Extra popouts
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 24 Oct 1994 09:40:05 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I will have 2 frames (minus windows/or w/windows & cracked glass) once I get around to restoring my windows. These two are kinda...
  • Volvo Seats for '83 Westfalia - VW Tracks Available?
    Historical mailing list - C B
    Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:19 -0700
    ...The underseat frames (but not tracks) are even correct width and length for Volkswagen tracks. BUT... my VW underframe seat tracks are welded to...
  • Looking for Grab handle packing ??
    Historical mailing list - hunnam
    Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:42:55 +1000
    ...They can only supply those packing pieces for the door frames which are curved to fit the frame. My first question does anyone have...
  • Ground Cleaning time...any tips & tricks?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:26:47 -0700
    ...air" is abundant here, you notice the effect on aluminum window frames around the house.� So I figure an ounce of prevention is worth...
  • Re: Insulation?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 20 Sep 94 14:06:30 ADT
    ...Tape or glue it to the metal wall frames, braces whatever. Then put your panels back on. If the stuff gets wet from underbody...
  • For those that refuse to buy $800 gas tanks
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:25:47 -0700
    ...http://www.caswellplating.com/frames.php?bottom=/epoxygas.htm I Just removed my gas tank and it has very fine rust dust on the...
  • Re: window screens and curtain question
    Historical mailing list - Dave L
    Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:05:28 -0400
    ...They should snap into the insides of the window frames, with the glass open or closed. The curved corner towards the front. Don't...
  • Re: Another space for stuff
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:23:48 +0100
    ...As soon as you have square headlights, their frames are just too close to the radiator. However, sticking stuff in from underneath, next to...
  • Re: You can't do that in a mini-van... [EV MV brag]
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 14 Apr 1996 08:14:20 -0500 (EST)
    ...from the passenger side jump seat and wrap it around the frames, and anchor it in the clasp on the driver's side jump...
  • Re: Tail lights?
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:24:42 -0400
    ...Has anybody seen one of these illuminated license plate frames in their local parts house or a catalog? Either with or without the 3rd...
  • Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:00:43 -0700
    ...as well as from the round inside corners of the cabinet frames. I used a heat gun to soften and stretch all of these...
  • Eye doctor and Navigating the Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Jun 1996 15:16:08 -0700
    ...DOH~! Not the dreaded dialation thing!! Soon I was too blurry to see the invoice, the style of frames, and was concerned about driving...
  • Re: 27000 miles?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:13:14 -0600
    ...It actually has over 350K on it, The price is the same Vanagon bodies are not like air frames http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan...
  • Re: Replacement Westy Screen Pics
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:33:39 -0600
    ...chris I think it would be too costly to paint the frames. You could do this yourself, or the aluminum should loose some of...
  • Re: The "Replacement Seat Thread" Begins
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:15:28 -0800
    ...One of your frames breaks in a head-on crash, I know who the lawyers (sorry, list lawyers) would come after first. I looked...
  • Re: West Moreland diesel
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:09:38 -0700
    ...PS, AC, color coded interior with leather seats over the stock frames. But then he prices them as much as a new import truck...
  • Re: Fryeday: machine screws and Loctite?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 21:04:20 -0500
    ...I buy the best brand of eyeglass frames I can get, the ones that flex in 82 dimensions. Since I started doing that, no...
  • Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:43:40 -0700
    ...Even at 60 mph." >The duct can come loose, the vents to >the back (controled by holes in the door frames) could be sending...
  • Re: Removing internal window rubber
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:58:43 -0500
    ...chrome trim with the round rubber material that holds screens into frames. I'll need a warmer day to finish. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore...
  • Re: Vanagon Cover
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:02:48 +0000
    ...The frames aren't all that bad but the cheap fabric deteriorates rapidly in the sun (I doubt it is even UV stabilised) and...