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  • Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:52:22 -0700
    ...Got them thermopane windows that open on > hinges at top of windows... really helps when you turn the van into a > chip wagon :) > > <http...
  • Re: Microbus side-window modification
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:52:03 -0800
    ...I thought you were talking about the sliding rear side windows, which *do* look like a nice mod for my US Vanagon, if only...
  • Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:27:29 -0700
    ...Since I have tinted windows, I never bothered checking mine. Just assumed they, or wiring, were Gerfunktabooten. One Fall evening, things finally got steamy...
  • Re: sliding windows in an 84
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Fri, 1 Jul 1994 12:30:36 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Does anyone know of a supply house that has > these darn things? I'm using popsicle sticks right now to keep the > windows from...
  • Re: Matchbox (Lesney) Cars
    Historical mailing list
    10 Jul 95 16:36
    ...34 in a series >from 1965 I seem to recall so it's a split window (cool). The color >is silver with yellow tinted...
  • Re: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and Observations
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:11:51 EDT
    ...Your window air leaks are caused by the window seals going bad. Call your local dealer and get new ones. They are the cheapest...
  • Re: Window visor thingys
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Tue, 2 May 2000 23:38:36 EDT
    ...over the tops of the driver's and passenger's side windows and keep rain from getting in are available for Vanagons? Keep it...
  • Re: AC and window tint comments
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sat, 26 Aug 2000 23:59:50 PDT
    ...com writes: > > > its illegal here in CA to tint your side windows unless > > its a clear security tint - which by the way they do...
  • Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 23:47:23 EDT
    ...Track Auto 1/16th vacuum hose and glue it in them window channel's, with some yellow 3-M super weatherstrip adhesive, just so...
  • Re: [vanagon] power locks malfunction
    Historical mailing list - John Reddick
    Mon, 3 Dec 2001 21:06:49 -0500
    I have an 87 Westy GL with power door locks, windows, and mirrors. The locks and windows have both given me problems. The lock...
  • Re: Westy Window Install
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:10:26 -0300
    ...Jay To remove the screens, Open the window, go around to the outside and firmly press down & in, on the bottom edge of the...
  • silver windshield blockers: do they disintegrate in hot climates?
    Historical mailing list - Deanna Scoggin Torra
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:49:13 -0800
    ...I've got curtains all around and will be putting some of that newfangled city bus window stuff on the back window (thanks to...
  • power window
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sat, 24 May 2003 13:35:41 -0700
    ...BTW the electic motor housing attaches to the window regulator housing via a double ended rubber connector with a D shaped spring steel insert...
  • Re: Bay window & Vanagon jack points?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:02:04 -0400
    > Will a jack that fits a bay window's jack points pretty > much fit those of a Vanagon, and vicey-versy? The later Vanagons...
  • Screens for vanagon windows
    Historical mailing list - caverat
    Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:45:54 -0400
    A month or so ago someone on the list posted information about some screens for the front windows they had gotten from this source...
  • Re: Window Handles - VW vs Taurus
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:38:07 -0500
    ...Rodgers wrote: > > > >>I seem to remember that someone said that Taurus window handles fit the >>Vanagon and make really good replacements. >> >>Anyone got the...
  • Re: chrome window moulding
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sun, 7 Aug 2005 09:08:21 -0500
    ...to any body shop supply house and pick up a KD window moulding tool. (Some FLAPS have this tool also, check any local NAPA...
  • Re: Removal of snaps around rear window; drill 'em out?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 1 Jun 2006 19:07:07 -0400
    ...rear passenger > side d-pillar panels immediately adjacent to the rear > window. This panel has snaps mounted onto it to hold > the mosquito net...
  • Scrapping vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:44:21 +0200
    ...Besides taking all parts that can be taken, I thought of using an angle grinder, and cut out the window frames. Guess that it...
  • Re: BZ shelf
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:39:40 -0600
    ...oh fer a fRyedaYe _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way...
  • FS: Poptop/Luggage Rack Seals
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:43:13 -0600
    ...Bob Stevens Salt Lake City http://tinyurl.com/656u74 _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family...
  • Re: Pop top pieces needed
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:05:24 -0600
    ...http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_072008
  • Milestone
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:27:12 +0000
    Last night Fun Bus turned 350K Dennis Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
  • Re: re-wiring power window
    Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?B?ZG9mdW5rQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ==?=
    Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:09:17 GMT
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  • Power window switch
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:14:51 -0400
    Bus Depot, Van Cafe and GoWesty sells them. Any recommendations and/or warnings? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a
  • I gave the wrong URL for window tint website
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:59:28 -0500
    Should be http://www.gilafilms.com/en/Automotive-Tint.aspx Thanks, Jim
  • Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:08:57 -0500
    That is a great design. Bravo! I will be making some of those. Edward
  • vanagon longevity?
    Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
    22 Jun 1995 10:56:28 -0800
    I get the feeling that Vanagons haven't been lasting as long as splits/bay windows?? Is this true?
  • Re: Chrome window strip trim replaceing
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:12:44 EST
    Archives, archives. Includes part number and mispelled manufacturer's name (should be Lisle). Frank Grunthaner
  • Re: how do I contact list admin?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:38:33 -0500
    Yell out the window for Tom Carrngton.I think he lives close to you.
  • Re: Front windows chrome strip
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 6 Jun 2006 23:14:54 +0100
    check out this writeup... http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip&ip=947385587 flo
  • Re: repairing sliding window latch
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Tue, 22 May 2007 22:28:27 -0400
    ...Now, any tips for curing the incredibly annoying squeak when you open the sliding window. I know It's caused by the back edge...
  • Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:58:25 -0500
    Craig, actually the power window circuit has a circuit breaker which looks like a silver fuse that is above the main fuse panel. Take...
  • Re: Source Sliding Window Guides?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:05:41 -0700
    ...sbw.org> wrote: > Does anyone have a source for the sliding window track > guides/plugs? Or a couple of pairs I can buy? > > Or...
  • Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:22:19 -0500
    Here in Arkansas, we see so few 21 windows, loafs, vanagons and single/double cabs of all ages(didI neglect Westys?) we all wave...
  • Re: chrome window moulding
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:40:40 -0700
    ...of window rubber trim is as follows: -Subjective examination of junkyard Vanagons suggests that removal of the trim makes pushing the window out easier...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:08:08 -0400
    ...Replacing window screens? > You have to be very careful getting the plastic frame out. Work from > below and you'll see the two plastic...
  • Re: Rear Vents
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Mon, 28 Jun 1999 21:15:52 -0400
    ...Older Vanagon = 1 set of "rear engine vents", full length rear window Newer Vanagon = 1 set of "rear engine vents", 1 set of "rear...
  • Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
    Historical mailing list - JD Foster
    Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:59:02 -0700
    ...Hard water spots on Westy windows >> >>Any ideas how to remove hard water spotting on >> >> >windows...Thanks...Chuck,,,, > > >>--- >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free...
  • Re: Need an ETKA that actually works !
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 10 Oct 2004 07:07:08 EDT
    ...If anyone has a version of the VW ETKA that really works with Windows 2000, I'd like to buy it. Clearly VW has...
  • Re: Removing sliding windows and saving the gaskets?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
    Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:13:59 -0800
    ...The window behind the rear cabinet will be a real PIA! Also, I'm removing the formerly chromed plastic trim piece imbedded in the...
  • Re: Van-Cafe = Awesome!
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:17:57 -0500
    ...I got my seals for the left and right side middle windows for my 1987 Westy. They are different sizes as they should be...
  • Re: '87 syncro westy ej22 for sale, Boulder, CO
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:10 -0700
    ...Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 -- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20...
  • Eurovan cracked seems
    Historical mailing list - Jack Lowry
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 11:38:39 -0400
    ...in the seem between the left rear fixed window and the left center fixed/sliding window. Needless to say this a very disturbing observation...
  • Re: "Ventwing"
    Historical mailing list - Dave Richards
    Thu, 14 Aug 1997 20:09:36 -0400
    ...with the windows down? Well, a ventwing is a piece of plexiglass or > Lexan or such that fits into the window channel leading (and...
  • T-shirt
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 1 Jun 1997 22:16:20 -0500
    ...There's a long-eared dog sticking his head out of a side window and this slogan scribbled on the side of the bus...
  • Window curtains
    Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
    Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:51:03 -0400
    ...I am looking for a way to place window curtains, similar to those offered as OEM for my year. VAG's price is outrageous...
  • Canvas: Cotton or "Sunbrella" ??
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:07:34 -0700
    ...I would also like to know the size of the side windows from anyone with the three window replacements (bottom length and length from...
  • Re: Keeping Slop off rear window
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:40:20 -0600
    ...I have a deflector on the back of my Blazer, and with the rain-x, it seems to keep the rear window pretty clean...
  • Vanagons in hot climates
    Historical mailing list - =David-M=
    Thu, 24 Aug 2000 05:39:50 -0400
    ...Is this fact or bull? Also what is the best type of tinted window film to have fitted. I was told its illegal to...
  • Re: reversing sliding side windows
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:45:13 +0100
    ...but are the sliding door windows the same size as those across from them?? It would be too good to be true if they...
  • Re: fresno lens (f)
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:44:33 EDT
    ...Where is the best place to place this > fresno on the back window to see more towards the passenger side? I have it > in...
  • Re: Removing the sliding window from its track and disassembly of side window (long)
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:00:45 -0400
    Doug i think that the rear sliders are still available. it seems like some one on the list ordered some from germany or some...
  • Re: passenger door flip out window
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:16:21 -0700
    On 4/25/07, Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@marionette.ca> wrote: > > My Lock on the passenger side 'flip out' window (the triangular beast) is > not...
  • Re: perfect gift for the VW person
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:58:11 -0800
    ...blogspot.com > _________________________________________________________________ > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > > http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007 -- Jake...
  • Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:49:35 -0400
    ...Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM...
  • Re: If Ted Kennedy Had Been Driving a VW........
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:42:04 +0000
    ...Wish I could get my hands on one and > frame it...... > > Thanks, > Miguel _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live�: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect...
  • Re: Not Vanagon, a virus warning.
    Historical mailing list - Sean B.
    Wed, 1 Aug 2001 19:04:23 -0700
    ...As an alternative, you can extract the file from the Windows installation files. See your Windows documentation for information on how to do this...
  • At 1:02 PM 4/6/94 -0500, Richard A. Jones wrote:
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Apr 1994 14:54:04 -0600
    ...The body twist might be pretty rough on windows, but then again, they'd be in the doors, wouldn't they? I tried to...
  • Re: Dan H's Heater
    Historical mailing list - sstones
    Wed, 15 Feb 1995 15:27:08 -0500 (EST)
    ...I also tend to open the wing window (triangle) to keep the fogging down. Those windows do tend to fog up with me huffing...