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• Accessories for Wind trim seal etc.....84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:36:45 +0000
  Hello, Getting the van repainted and starting to research about the trimmings. Are these available for replacement? I know of course I can get...
• Re: Wanted: rear table + misc. for '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:40:07 EDT
  ...a (tan, brown trim) rear table, one brown knob, side mudflap for propane tank, and an rear lid interior trim panel. If you have...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:34:07 -0500
  Is it possible to replace the chrome window trim with the window in place? If so then are there any tricks to this? Thanks...
• Re: vw terms defined please
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:04:27 EDT
  ...Wolfsberg: - as in "Wolfsburg Edition" trim line. '87-'89 Wolfsburgs had the same interior as a Carat. GL: - trim line. >> chris
• WTB: Carat Bumpers and Trim
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 05:02:53 -0800
  OK, one more thing on the to-do list for the Westy - Carat Fiberglass bumpers and trim. Anyone have a complete set they'd...
• trimming replies in gmail
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:18:12 -0500
  I would like to do my part to reduce clutter in the archives by trimming out unneeded previous posts in a thread when I...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:05:22 -0500
  ...Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > FWIW: > > > > > > > > The glass repair shops say, and I believe them, that the trim > is > > required > > > to...
• Caravelle CL emblem for sale
  Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 05:49:42 -0800
  ...To be most accurate this Caravelle CL emblem would be put on a Vanagon L as the CL trim level in Europe was the...
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:36:21 -0600
  One might say their education about trim carpentry and architectural design is a bit lacking, eh! John On 11/5/2013 4:44 PM...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:39:42 EST
  ...i was thinking the trim inserts.. the ugly fake chrome (yellowed) trim inserts were last used in 88.. the first year of the rear...
• Re: Inserting new chrome trim into windshield seal?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:15:46 -0700
  ...mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > How do you install the chromed plastic trim into > the windshield seal while > the window is still installed? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:03:01 -0400
  ...The electrical wires for these lights run through the inside of this overhead metal panel and then behind the long thin wooden trim panel...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 15:34:51 -0500
  ...The trim never looks good for long and is not worth the bother. My rear window has no trim and the rest do. As...
• WTB: black painted steel rear bumper w/ trim strip holes...from a 90-91 NON-GL
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:35:39 EDT
  ...first off, there are no trim strip holes - which is no biggie - i can drill them - but the big problem is the thickness of...
• Re: 86 cabinet cad
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:08:12 -0600
  Karl, is that grey cushion tee trim reused from a stock Westy interior or did you source it new someplace? I have my cabinet...
• when you think you've seen it all ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 08 Jan 97 10:37:51 CST
  ...Joshua Tree Wood Trim 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite E4-337 Boulder, Colorado 80302 (800) 769-9178 FAX (303) 413-1817 info@woodtrim.com it...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:15:53 -0400
  ...When I bought my '88 > (last year they used chrome molding) the previous owner had removed the > chrome trim around the windshield. The gap...
• Re: Trimming replys to posts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:46:35 -0500
  ...List policy *requires* trimming unnecessary quoted material. Buying a phone or using a service that makes it easy to forget this is not a...
• Wifes A4 - NVC
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:46:51 -0500
  ...Adaptation Malfunction 17549 Load Calculation Cross Check Range/Performance 17537 Long Term Fuel Trim mult.,Bank2 System too Rich 17535 Long Term Fuel Trim...
• Re: NVC: quoting
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:05:33 EST
  ...it's been trimmed out of every message. A bit of quote is a very gute thang. Same place. Same channel. Mike Miller musta...
• Re: At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:23:18 -0700
  Is a Trimuph kinda like a Spagthorpe Whippet? "The finely crafted motoring accessories falling off this state of the art British conveyance are of...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:47:12 -0700
  ...take it off, and youll never get it back on LOL > > > > > > I recently discovered the trick to reinstalling the rubber trim. Start > > toward the...
• Re: rear valence trim?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:17:45 -0700
  ...rear valence trim? > As you can see, it is obvious that the holes are for bolts or screws to > hold > up the heat shield...
• Re: Which poptop seals + color of top?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:27:07 -0000
  ...Also, trim or notch the bulb seal from the inside in the area where the trim makes a sharp bend at the back of...
• Re: Outside Sliding handle Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:33:59 -0700
  ...It looks like you have the trim ring, and the pieces you are missing are the: - 211-843-717 - spacer between the handle an...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Please trim your replies
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:47:11 +0000
  ...Uhhhh,,, I do need to Trim my EyeBrows Though !!! ;o) JC... -------------- Original message -------------- From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> > What the heck are you...
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:43:16 -0700
  ...hate to challenge you on this, but I believe the plastic trim serves as >a "lock strip" that actually forces the rubber apart to...
• Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:15:23 -0700
  There that should do it! I'm thinking of R&R'ing the white rubber trim above the door but am afraid to remove...
• Re: Cal Look Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:56:01 -0500
  >Yes, I agree with Alistair -- you can take your plastic window trim out, >but if you want to replace it, you will need to...
• window molding -84
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:08:27 +0000
  ...I also have metal trim. Is it easier to replace without metal trim? Thanks for any advice. The molding seems expensive for just a...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:23:05 -0600
  On Jul 11, 2007, at 11:31 AM, Todd Last wrote: > I went to the dealer, bought two new trim strips for about $10...
• Re: Front rain gutter trip strip question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:58:54 -0800
  ...All that OEM plastic silver trim looks bad after 20 years or so anyway! Stuart '85 Westy, yellowed silver trim all gone. -----Original Message...
• Re: Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:18:22 -0800
  ...The only problem is that the plastic trim that GoWesty sells is nowhere near as good as the original Westfalia one (and not even...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:53:21 -0700
  ...I found a couple shots of non-Westies with chrome trim in the rubber the same way, but it was still chromed and went...
• Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:14:54 -0700
  ...Please trim your tails. Tails folks, TAILS. I really am embarrassed for the mods. These guys are mods, they ain't cops and they...
• Re: Looking For A Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 06:41:42 -0800
  ...You'd need a laminate router to cut flush the laminate. > > The only problem is that the plastic trim that GoWesty sells is nowhere...
• Re: Anyone had to trim off the upper front window seals?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:23 -0500
  ...You have to trim that piece down. Not sure > why it is always just about an inch too long. I have this set of...
• Re: Thinking about all our north-eastern list members...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:52:22 -0400
  ...After much talk and misdirection, I finally got the go-ahead and > I paid to have his tree trimmed to protect my house. I...
• Re: rear valence trim?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:56:53 -0700
  ...rear valence trim? While under the van recently replacing my O2 sensor, I noticed four factory holes in the bottom edge of the rear...
• FS: vanagon factory "jailbars" rear window trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:04:24 EST
  i have 2 pairs of vanagon factory "jailbars" (email me for pics) these are highly polished aluminum trim bars and brackets that go over...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:57:01 -0700
  ...The trim never looks good for long and is not worth the > bother. My rear window has no trim and the rest do. As...
• Trim Panel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:10:01 -0600
  I am shopping for a trim panel for my "88GL. If you would kindly go to the following website you will see a picture...
• Re: Wheel arch trim in US?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:15:08 -0500
  >Folks, >I noticed the cool wheel arch trim thingys on Phill Lander's nice site, >here: > >http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Flares.htm...
• Re: Replacing bulb in sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:15:37 -0700
  ...The plastic trim rectangle that the switch slides in has 6 prongs on it. 3 across the top and 3 across the bottom. I...
• Re: Windsheild Moulding; removal, replacement,elimination
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sat, 6 May 2000 08:51:49 -0700
  ...In part they said: "Generally you can pull the trim out and leave it out as long as you are not pulling the glass...
• Trim posts, please, was some super-long collection of posts . . .
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:16:33 -0400
  That's all...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:43:48 -0700
  ...If you don't, don't expect any more attention > to filtering than to antenna trim. If there's a trimmer it may be...
• Re: window trim strip substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:55:06 -0800
  ...replacing the no-longer-silver and > generally bad shape window gasket trim strip with something in black. > I've looked around online and also...
• Re: Front Bumper Trim Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:54:29 -0700
  ...I understand that I have to remove the rubber trim strips to > get at the mounting bolts. Removing the trim strips looks deceptively easy...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:47:56 -0500
  There is a generic trim part number for the chrome molding. I got mine from a local glass company for $0.56 per foot...
• Trim Panel Installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 21:41:41 -0500
  Fellow Listees, I just got a passenger door outside lower trim panel (fiberglas) from Chris Turner, a fellow listee in Oregon and a nice...
• Re: Raingutter trim
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:49:10 +1300
  ...The trims on my 84 are easy to remove. They are held on by pins at the ends, and when these are removed they...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 06:49:25 -0700
  ...Window Trim > Michael, > > Really ? > No propane in the WD-40? > I wonder what is exploding in my potato cannon, to throw that potato 1...
• Re: rubber seal around pop top/cheap awnings??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:54:38 EST
  ...I liked the stock seal better than the replacement "trim" for the luggage rack from Bus depot. But I understand Bus Depot offers an...
• Re: window trim optional?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:41:37 -0400
  ...window trim optional? > 1) Can I remove the old cracked window trim (spreader), or will water > get in around the rubber and cause rust...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:43:39 -0600
  ...When I bought my '88 >> (last year they used chrome molding) the previous owner had removed the >> chrome trim around the windshield. The gap...
• Re: Need part number for sliding door handle escutcheon (trim piece)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 00:57:05 -0400
  ...sliding door handle on my 86 seems to be missing a > trim piece. In my Bently's this would appear to be the > escutcheon...
• Re: really dumb newbie question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:53:09 -0600
  ...thats the trim level. How would I know a Synchro from a GL? ........ You could have a Syncro with GL trim package. A syncro...
• Re: Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 22:50:02 -0400
  There was no body trim adhesive on those seals when I replaced them in 2013; I was pleased with how easy it was to...
• Re: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:20:02 -0400
  ...Re trimming posts, I have a tendency to forget to do that these days since at work we're instructed NOT to trim them...