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• Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:47:08 -0500
  ...I could never take a saw to my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its hinges to access the...
• Re: What's the biggest 15" the front spare carrier can hold?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 15:54:58 -0700
  ...I got 225/60 16's in there by putting hinges on the "cafe" bar to make the space wider for the 60's...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:11:15 -0800
  ...Add another technical prob - they would have to have put in hinges and a latch one one of the grills for access. Probably cheaper...
• Really need a hard-to-find part!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 15:24:44 -0500
  ...So, if you have the hinge, I'll buy it from you (paypal OK?) LH and RH hinges are identical. My drainpan, (sitting in...
• Re: Propping Dometic door open
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:48:02 -0700
  ...KG6RCR Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >With the door open, lift/pull straight up and the door comes off the hinges and I store mine in...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 11:17:20 -0400
  ...On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 9:51 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Thomas, > > Aluminum dust? The hinges are steel, with electroplated...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:50 -0700
  ...rigidly frame a windshield of that size (you need a rigid frame to mount hinges/support/latches... > > my vote is its a parts van
• off to Germany
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:39:34 -0700
  ...I will try to find TDI parts and raised hinges for the camper and yes, some more part catalogues. Cheers, Bj�rn P.S...
• Pop top bed weight
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:14:02 -0800
  ...Both pieces of wood together with the metal hinges and metal reinforcing bar on one edge of the wood weigh 36 lbs, a little...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:57:56 -0700
  ...I do think that the various metal-to-metal rubbing spots wear a bit and makes the hinges a little loose. I gave re...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:44:39 -0700
  ...Prop top safely to take weight off arms. > Remove fasteners and/or hinges as per Bentley. There may be enough > room to take out...
• Re: Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:36:49 +1200
  ...the bumper and swung all the way >up to the roof hinges. Guessing that lsted til the mid 590's or >so. Last year...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:40 -0700
  ...Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy things to keep > the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges. > > Trouble is I can...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:43:32 -0700
  I think reimo still sells them perhaps? good idea about folding supports. alistair On 2011-07-23, at 1:32 PM, Loren Busch wrote...
• Re: Engine Cover Woes (74)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:05:12 -0400
  ...ppm) I busted the hinge on my engine cover. >Apparently these hinges have pins that run throught them, and after 22 >years of Seattle...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:13:34 -0400
  ...Did you make these hinges or are the commercially available? > > > >Mike > > > They are commercially available. > The bad news is that they are available in...
• Re: Skylight Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:39:52 -0400
  ...They go between the pop-top and the two hinges (1 per hinge). !!!The existing screws are now too short, so purchase two new...
• Radiator removal?
  Historical mailing list - IAN X BROWN (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:41:27 -0700
  ...The other ends of these curved metal rods form the pins for the hinges of the spare wheel carrier. They are rusted in place...
• Horn Trouble
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:51:11 -0800
  ...torqued by hand, then removing the spare tire & oiling up the hinges,etc. I've opted for 35 lbs front/45 lbs pressure rear...
• Pop top re-install question.
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:53:37 -0800
  Anybody who has had their fiberglass pop top roof off the vehicle, know how to best align the rear hinges? The hinge holes to...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:50:36 -0500
  It sounds like the hinges are still binding. Might try loosening hinge bolts slightly either at the door jamb or on the door itself...
• Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 27 May 2011 19:08:23 -0800
  ...I have replaced both hinges, and one of the support struts that seem to have a slight bend to it with little change. Any...
• Re: "Pickup" on eBay
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:27:46 -0800
  ...Tailgate is only sitting on pins, no hinges. Welded door seams wil be interesteing to see if it will hold w/o craking paint...
• Re: Back Seat Bed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:58:31 -0500
  ...My main question is; how to attach the stock seats to the westy seat hinges? The backrest has a piece of wood on the...
• Re: Rear Bed Hinges
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:31:22 -0600
  You could just drop an eggcrate foam mattress or two, cheap at any K-Mart type store and only takes up the space of...
• Re: Inspection Horror Story!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 02:02:04 EDT
  ...left front of the van a foot off the platform by the drivers door, subsequently bending the hinges so the door wouldnt close....) chris
• vanagon parts for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 02:44:58 EST
  ...set, complete sans windshield curtain, great shape. -pop top hardware (latches, hinges, braces, etc) -pop top mattresses, tan -rear hatch screens, fit any vanagon...
• Re: Strange water dripping from AC cabinet; not condensation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:32:53 -0400
  ...I think they have goop on them for sealing.Maybe take one out and check.Next, I would check the slots in the hinges...
• Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 24 May 2007 07:35:20 -0500
  ...I purchased a replacement hatch which was bolted right to > the body above the hatch opening (used the hinges on the replacement > hatch) and...
• Re: In search of Vanagon Poptop stainless hardware
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Sep 2020 08:28:09 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> I'm looking for a replacement truss head screws used with the westy >>> fiberglass poptop hinges and struts...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:35:35 -0400
  ...If it's back towards the hinges the pan will stop one tantalizing inch from the hook every time, and you'll be heaving...
• Re: Rear Seat Belt
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:26:09 -0600
  ...there was a post from someone some time ago that screwed door hinges into the plywood back of the seat, the headrest posts slid...
• Re: Pop Top hinge loose?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 13:05:58 +0000
  I have a great set of hinges if you need them, but you probably just need bolts. Maybe something else is rattling up there...
• Door Hinge details (MH et al)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 96 17:47:25
  ...Alan Schofield, Vale House, Dinting Lane, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 9NU, England Tel / Fax 0457 854267 Top Hinge pins approx =A319 per pair, bottom hinges...
• Sprung driver side door--80 vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Wed, 06 Nov 96 14:12:52 -0500
  ...I tried loosening the hinges that attach the door to forward panel. Seems there's really no adjustment or play to help realign with...
• Vanagon Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Wed, 28 May 2003 12:16:35 -0700
  ...It looks like the passenger side seat hinges forward to allow access to the back seats. Was this an option? Any idea what years...
• Re: Spare Tire Carrier of Interest To Me
  Historical mailing list - by way of Derek Drew
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:19:01 -0500
  ...If anybody else is interested in going this route, let me know.&nbsp; I have to farm out the actual hinges and it could...
• Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 19:24:08 -0500
  ...I could never take a saw to my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its hinges to access the...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:19:32 -0500
  ...Using 4 gate hinges and cutting them up so I ended up with 2 hinged "inserts" which effectively lowered the rear hinge point by...
• Re: "Buyer BE Weir" of Go Westy Thick Skylight's / tearing your roof all to peaces
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:46:39 -0700
  ...Is > it the thick skylight doesn't break and instead the hinges/mechanism > breaks? > > Edward > > At 09:33 PM 12/26/2004, you wrote...
• Re: About that sunroof....
  Historical mailing list - Jan Allbright
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 16:50:58 PDT
  ...out of the parts...fits the curve of the roof, has hinges and latches ... etc... Help me VanList! I know we can do this...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Martin
  Sun, 02 Mar 1997 01:41:23 -0700
  ...This is the table that attaches with hinges directly below the sliding window on the driver side wall, and is set up by pushing...
• Re: Poptop leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:31:50 -0500
  ...This ,however, will make the squeezing of the handle more difficult to do,when closed.Also, the two hinges on the rear have slots...
• Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:56:41 -0400
  Hey all, I use the gutter mounts adapters in the rear attached to the bolts for the hinges for the pop-top, and use...
• electric mirror trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 29 May 2005 20:52:45 -0700
  ...the mirror) were broken in the rubber covering near the door hinges. I replaced them all with new wires and checked continuity under the...
• Re: Rust Demons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:24:38 -0600
  ...Two pesky hinges wouldn�t let go resulting in > the removal of the hinge from the body of the truck in one case and...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 15:49:01 -0500
  ...it would absorb the impact rather than transferring it through the hinges to the fiberglass poptop itself. Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www...
• Re: WTB: Westy upper mattress or cover
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:01:39 -0400
  ...IIRC my old bay-window westy had thicker stuff up there and with the design of the hinges you could get at least another...
• Re: Skylight
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:45:56 -0800
  ...DO NOT bend the hinges - they will be a bear to realign and will probably leak. My best advice - call skylightguy and get the...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:18:50 +0000
  ...the hatch struts are new, Stabilus brand from Van Cafe, hinges are lubed.. is there any adjustment to be made? - the struts are not...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:20:51 -0500
  ...Its back rests on the dashboard (just in front of the defroster vents), and its front has hinges that are attached to the front...
• Re: Extra storage (for all vanagons) WAS: Lockable Cover for the Westy...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:06:40 -0700
  ...Heck, you could even use the front 1/3 of a rabbit hood, and only have to fabricate the hinges and mount the 'receiver...
• Re: Any Storage Ideas for Space below slider?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:01:11 -0800
  ...or sheet metal between the support beams under the slider door... hinges on one side... latch near and under the slider door... Keep searching...
• Re: 15" Vanagon tire Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:46:45 -0600
  ...connecting point of the carrier by 1" by using extenders (modified hinges I got at Lowe's today) so there is no rubbing. Lotsa...
• heads up...seam rust on vanagons w/ fiberglass bodykit
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:40:04 EDT
  ...10mm socket and extension and unbolt the drivers side piece (it hinges up) and take a peek under there.. might be suprised what you...
• NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:40:45 -0500
  ...Are these problems, like completely rusted hinges and floor panels, resolvable? I'm asking the vanagon community because I have to make a decision...
• Re: destroyed!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:01:46 EDT
  ...Anyway the pop top part is destroyed as well as the hinges, canvas, skylight and all of the top bunk. I doubt that VW...
• Engine hatch screws
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:53:10 -0500 (CDT)
  Two of the things I planned on replacing on my '71 bus are the little seals around the hinges on the engine lid. The...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:55:28 -0700
  ...mcneely �It is possible to thread rope around the rear hatch hinges. Open the hatch 1/2 way and thread a loop of rope...
• Re: Want to make a door ...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:22:30 -0400
  ...the right one. > And the little lock to find. > And the hinges. > > So, as you see, these are the items that I need to...