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  • Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:49:08 -0700
    ...I like your idea of opening the sliding window frame using big clamps. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
  • Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:34:46 -0700
    ...Since you have manual windows you can also put a larger speaker lower down in the door too - nice option to go with a...
  • Re: BusBoys~catalogs and more...(less?)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 May 1996 20:12:48 +0930
    ...Yes, we finally have our "Busbones" address...WebSite soon....... / **** Bus Bones Vintage restorations **** \ /----------- Currently Available for restoration only.-------------\ | ---- | | 65,66 -21 Window Sunroof Deluxes...
  • Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: EpidermalLayer of Sliding Door)
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 15 May 1999 00:48:57 +0200
    ...This was probably when the window was >modified too. Why they would modify the window is hard to tell. I, for one, sure >don...
  • Re: OT: Window Glass
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:46:06 -0700
    ...FLAPS > > > sells > > > appropriate scrubbers & window products. > > > > > > I wish I had just asked someone first. > > > > > > William Polowniak > > > 1989 Vanagon GL > > > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE > > > > > > > > > > DO...
  • Re: parts for sale!!! (f) must see!!! LOL
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 7 Feb 2002 19:31:13 -0800
    ...parts for sale!!! (f) must see!!! LOL folks, theres a good deal on a set of vent wing windows FS on ebay now.. ;<) sometimes...
  • Re: NO VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed, not for Windows XP or Me either
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:29:53 -0400
    In fact, you don't need any screen saver software in Windows XP to run a slideshow as your screen saver. I didn't...
  • cleaning/testing idle control valve
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:40:29 -0500
    ...Ed _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_012008
  • Re: Removing internal window rubber
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:45:12 -0600
    ...Wonder if mineral oil might not penetrate better? Jim On Jan 19, 2007, at 9:57 AM, Roger Sisler wrote: > The 4 side windows...
  • Re: fix the rust, or find a new body?
    Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
    Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:41:47 -0700
    ...The problem when working around the windows is to respect the shape around this one, to much putty and the window won't fit...
  • Re: Manual window regulator replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 11 May 2025 17:01:11 -0700
    ...didn’t get a chance to replace the passenger side manual window > regulator before I parked it last fall. I’m looking for an...
  • Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:02:39 -0500
    ...I have seen many panel vans, and of course, large trucks (and motor homes) lack rear and side window visibility. That doesn't mean...
  • Tactics for rescuing a cash 4 clunkers van
    Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
    Sun, 6 Sep 2009 02:13:28 +0000
    ...Ryan _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery
  • 1962 Walk through Kombi project for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, Jun 11, 1995 6:09:33 PM
    ...Doors off, engine out, windows out, dash apart� ready for body and paint. Includes many finishing parts such as front door weatherstrip kits ($160...
  • Of lawn mowers, hornets, and Volkswagens
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:10:25 -0100
    ...Right before the blade of the mower sheared off, it managed in its dying gasp to hurl gravel through the rear window of my...
  • Re: ?? How to Remove Front Vent Latch ??
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:29:18 -0600
    ...Re: ?? How to Remove Front Vent Latch ?? All this talk of window swapping and locks got me thinking about something I have yet to...
  • Re: Air Cooled Syncro?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:56:37 +1200
    ...You got that right!!! Friends don't let friends do Windows
  • Re: left REAR slider window FS:
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 07:24:41 +0000
    ...left REAR slider window FS: >Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:05:42 -0500 > >Hi List, > > Not to try to cut any body in...
  • FS: power windows - possible retrofit??
    Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
    Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:24:50 -0800
    Hi! I have for sale both front power windows and most (if not all) of the electric wires to go to the relays/fuse...
  • Re: Installing chrome molding strips...tool?
    Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:51:33 -0500
    ...John. >>> jbclem1 <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET> 08/15/05 8:25 PM >>> Looking through the archives I found mention of homemade and purchased window/windshield...
  • Re: that rear defogger question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:43:10 -0800
    ...the back window and then attached a DC > powered hair dryer clamped to the back somehow and aimed at the > window... Well, just thinking...
  • Re: FS: Propex HS2000
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Fri, 11 May 2007 18:58:55 -0400
    ...John Rodgers >88 GL Driver >Trying to get a window AC set up for window mounting on the Red Brick >for "camping" if you...
  • Re: vanagon picture screen saver ... make your own. :)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Mon, 14 May 2007 16:33:34 -0600
    ...See what�s different about Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_reten_changegood...
  • more on window tinting..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:07:48 -0700
    ...That is probably the most appreciated tint of all my windows. You can still see through at all the beautiful mountains and trees and...
  • Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:24:58 -0400
    ...Has anyone had experience with this brand? Thanks, Ed Duntz in CT _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn �10 hidden secrets� from...
  • Re: Alternatives to the stock Westy curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:19 -0700
    ...the rubber-band > that runs under the windows. (But they are long enough to block the > windows.) > > thanks, > > Todd > '88 Westy > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon...
  • Re: how to cool a poptop?
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:18:15 -0400
    ...The guys that did my van were able to do the window behind the linen closet without taking the window out. Same with the...
  • Re: Van painting cost
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
    Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:42:10 -0400
    ...They removed the windows, did the body and paintwork, then >> replaced all the window seals and windshield seal when >> reassembling. I >> found and acquired...
  • Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:10:47 -0700
    ...My > > sliding glass windows (the middle side windows) are being replaced with > > solid glass. Though, when they were left open, they didn't seem...
  • Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:10:40 -0400
    ...The handle is slightly geared towards the inside (follows the top of the window seal) but apparently it does not interfere with the opening...
  • screens revisited
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    19 Jul 1994 14:45:11 U
    ...The quality looks decent and is designed to be used with the window open (duh!), as opposed to being mounted over the window. It...
  • Re: Westy Window Tinting
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:48:18 -0700
    ...Todd '88 Westy Rod Smith wrote: >Hi; > I've had two quotes for window tinting from two different shops. >Shop A says they can...
  • Re: window seal needs
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:47:48 -0400
    ...Does anyone have a good source for the entire set of window seal needs for my westy restore project? Busdepot.com is back ordered...
  • Re: ETKA 7 -- available for download via BitTorrent (instructions within)
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 9 Jan 2007 20:48:54 -0800
    ...On 1/9/07, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > > what version of windows do you have? > if you have 64bit windows, get...
  • 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...
  • Re: Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts and opinions
    Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
    Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:05:31 -0700
    ...Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts and >opinions > >Hi Volks, > >I am considering tinting the windows on my 87 syncro...
  • Re: Insulation
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:06:35 -0700
    ...In Germany there are actual double acrylic windows available for the vanagon (all the rear windows). They come in fixed, slider or vent type...
  • Re: "Wanky" rear window wiper
    Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:10:39 -0800
    ...Usually it stops in the middle of the window and doesn't park. If I try to stop it just goes through the squirt...
  • Idle problems on 85 westy
    Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:40:06 -0500
    ...Hate to put the pimpmobile gold reflective window shading on as the dark black window shades help - but not enough. Oh well - van is...
  • FS: 85 Westy in TX
    Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
    Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:13:19 EDT
    ...2002 not installed but included: - new window chrome moulding - new window rubber with no moulding inserts - new front door handles and keys - new sliding...
  • Re: 5K on new heads....
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:47:49 PDT
    ...I'm afraid to bend and break the window cranks, so I just > loosened them a little and turn them carefully to avoid scraping...
  • Re: Window locking strip trim
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:46:25 -0500
    ...around the windshield be removed without > affecting the integrity of the window seal or safety. > > Mine is so darn ugly and tired I’d...
  • Re: List posts fix for unreadable content was: Starter post
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:52:09 -0500
    ...the garbled text into the top window of the decoder, click Decode, >result appears in lower window. >Hope this helps. It was originally a...
  • Electrical issues
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
    Thu, 7 Jan 2016 21:59:45 -0800
    ...the marker lights), and the lights in the electric windows stay on, the electric windows work. It almost seems that the ignition is staying...
  • Re: Window rain shields?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
    Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:21:42 -0400
    ...2014 11:57 AM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Window rain shields? > Don. I had a pair on my 90 Multivan and...
  • Ceramic Heater/Fan
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:40:03 -0400
    So the frost is upon us, and leaving early in the morning is a pain, whot with scraping the window and all. I park...
  • Re: Vent Question
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:14:52 -0500
    ...Vent Question I have an '84 Westy, I open the wing window. Rob becida@comcast.net At 3/6/2010 11:21 PM, Jeff...
  • Re: pop top velcro?
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:34:24 +0000
    ...How possible do you think it would be for an owner, or a shop with expereince, to add this zipper, (and possibly side window...
  • Vanagon double cab spotted
    Historical mailing list - (Jeff P. Schneiter)
    Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:17:24 -0700
    ...An owner of a splitty that plays there frequently had painted windows on the roof of the bus to make it look like one...
  • Re: Wannabus
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 25 Jun 95 00:53:19 -0800
    ...I would recomend the classic 21 or 23 window Microbus. Fun, Cool, Airy, Simple, Classic! My latin is rusty what is "Viam"? Would this...
  • Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 3 Dec 1996 20:34:54 +0000
    ...I think it is, but splits into a bunch of parallel ones on the window... Sounds like most of yours have scratches, except the...
  • Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather,and automatic climate ...
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:54:21 EST
    ...56146, VAN, airbags, passenger airbag, tilt wheel, recliner, leather seats, cruise > control, air conditioner, trip computer, automatic climate control, > electric seat warmer, power windows...
  • Re: Window sticker
    Historical mailing list - Larry Burt
    Mon, 1 Mar 1999 19:52:42 -0800
    Mike and Tricia Garrett wrote: > > Spencer > I have an original window sticker for an 85 gl westy. Where do i send > you a copy...
  • Re: [F] Good source for an ECU for an '85 GL Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:43:45 -0700
    ...Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:54:42 -0700 > >chmod 666 ECU or better chmod 777 ECU >kill -9 windows ;) > >happy friday > Damn, you just...
  • Re: rear defroster
    Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
    Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:28:38 -0800
    Dan Take off the connector at the rear window and put a multimeter on it to see if there's voltage there. That will...
  • FS 91 WESTY FLORIDA
    Historical mailing list - Mike Green
    Sat, 31 May 2003 15:39:46 EDT
    ...It is a full westy in good condition, has awning, alloys, power windows, power mirrors, cruise, auto tranny, fairly new Michelin truck tires, black...
  • Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:04 -0700
    ...The only way I can get a breeze on my face with the window up is with a dash-mounted 12v fan. -- Mike "Rocket...
  • Most of my interior is out - any jobs I should do while it is like this?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:43:59 -0400
    ...I will also be installing new "non chrome strip" window sealson the side windows. Is there anything else I should be doing while the...
  • Re: 3rd Brake Light
    Historical mailing list - Ron L
    Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:54:08 -0500
    ...It mounts on the rear window glass and clears the parcel shelf when the rear door is closed. I believs it cost about $ 20...
  • Re: Stupid project thoughts...
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:34:46 -0700
    ...Power windows....power > SLIDING windows...