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  • Re: Stone Guards
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 16 Jul 2002 06:47:59 EDT
    ...The clips were all removed and reinstalled the same as before and I sandblasted each clip and repainted each one with black rust paint...
  • Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:48:29 EST
    ...85-91 westy slider doorpanel is held on with the hidden plastic clips like the front doorpanels...simple to remove.. ps, i have a...
  • Re: heater blower
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 18 Sep 2000 22:30:27 -0400
    ...I believe you will need eleven of them for each heater box...I forget when they stopped using the clips in assembly -- Bentley says...
  • Speedometer cable...nub & clip but no cable....fixable?
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:40:42 -0700
    ...I looked at the Drivers side hub and found the clip is there...attached to a "nub"...but the cable must have broken off...
  • Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:33:42 -0700
    --- Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote: > David, > One possibility might be the clips were not seated good and popped out. The > wrist pin then...
  • Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:37:05 -0600
    What is an "I clip"? Sorry to be so ignorant, but that is my usual state regarding all things mechanical. David Mc ---- Markus Benne...
  • Re: heater box: 8 clips v. 11 (dumb question)
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:56:04 -0500
    ...out...and between 3 local > VW dealers there are only 8 clips to put the heater > box back together and it'll be 7...
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride seems to be finished...
    Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
    Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:12:27 -0800
    ...It's the spring clip that goes on the little blue thingamigjig. Could someone tell me where I could locate the spring clip and...
  • Re: Westy culinary water line
    Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
    Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:02:51 -0500
    IIRC, there are some hose clips that secures the water hose in back of the cabinet. If I don't recal corectly ;o), even...
  • Re: FS: Wrecked Westy Lo Miles
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 22 Jun 1999 01:19:50 +0200
    ...Teeeempting!! 8-) With only 20k miles, it should be treated to a new (used) front clip, IMHO. Just cut it in the rear end...
  • Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:27:29 -0600
    ...also >> thought of using those spring steel paper clamps with wire loop >> handles ... > > Why are people so resistant to just buying the proper clips...
  • RE:Another cool Vanagon seen [f]
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Wed, 7 Jun 1995 09:45:10 -0700 (PDT)
    So John Anderson says: > Hmmn lets see, > > > Vanagon insult (clip) > > > Vanagon insult (clip) > > > Now of course if one owned a EuroVan...then by (blah...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:43:18 EDT
    ...i hate to BREAK it to you, but those are one time clips. if your careful you might save 1/4 of them.. take...
  • Re: Interior panel plastic retainer clip availability
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:20:52 EST
    ...ive never broken a vanagon doorpanel clip ever.. anyway, i have coffeecans of these things if you need some.. chris
  • Muir Interactive
    Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
    Thu, 07 Dec 1995 18:31:22 EST
    Or how about audio clips of Muir reciting his whole repertoire of blue words? Any other ideas :) :) Sean
  • Re: Clip Your Messages!!!!
    Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
    Mon, 8 Dec 2003 07:36:15 -0500
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  • advice for-heater lever won"t close
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:15:53 -0600
    ...take a large gauge paper clip, straigten it perfectly, and cut it to the length of the amount of cable still extending from the...
  • Re: vent window won't stay open / Pain-in-the-butt, but . . .
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:01:50 EDT
    ...The bottom pivot of the window vent is retained by a one-hole clip within the void of the door. This clip puts drag...
  • Re: WTB heater case clips
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:49:33 -0500
    ...Those clips can't do anything I can't do with some plastic glue as it was done originally. My local VW shop always...
  • Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
    Historical mailing list - David M
    Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:35:57 -0700
    ...Already the sensor seems very loose but the clip is still on there. Is this a standard clip I could find in a hardware...
  • "C"-Clip
    Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
    Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:53:15 EST
    ...Does anyone have an extra "C"-clip for the speedometer cable where it is driven from the Driver's front wheel? I repacked the...
  • Child safety seats in the back
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:46:08 -0400
    Oliver, Our westy has bolt holes which I've used for the child seat the clip thingy in the rear deck, just in front...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:27:22 -0500
    <<i hate to BREAK it to you, but those are one time clips. � if your careful you might save 1/4 of them.. � � take...
  • HELP - how do I replace front brake line???
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:31:45 -0600
    ...The upper end of the hose is fastened into some sort of little clip that I can't for the life of me get...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:14:41 -0500
    ...We use Eaton EZ Clip fittings so if/when the lines rot out, just the lines can be replaced with a $50 tool and...
  • Re: 84 slider getting a bit stubborn
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:48:16 -0600
    ...on a Westy only? w/o buggering the panel, breaking the clips, etc. Using several screw driver/putty knife, small implements of destruction, & working...
  • Re: Convert '85 Westy to trailer?
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:05:09 -0400
    A usable front clip gets sent to the crusher: http://theautobahnsociety.com/89Westy.htm Geo/ATL
  • Re: question about replacing temp 2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:20:48 EST
    I found that the clip works both ways on my '88. B Doss [text/html]
  • Re: Woe is me !!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:33:36 -0500
    Wow, sucks to be you. ------------- Clip ------------------ LOL! I nearly fell outta' my chair. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com
  • Re: No Start Problem
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:03:41 -0500
    ...The boot extends over the end of the clip so it isn't in danger of accidentally shorting to ground in between times. Yrs...
  • Re- Gotta sneak this in!!!
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    22 Nov 1994 13:46:44 U
    Ric responded to Cetin with: >I had them check the brakes, shocks, replace the clips that hold >the trip pieces to the jump seats...
  • Headlight bulb replacing... how??
    Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
    Tue, 1 May 2001 23:44:32 -0700
    ...How does a person replace the bulbs in a 87 Vanagon GL w/composite headlights?? I noticed the plastic wedge clips, but they are...
  • Re: Removal fo FI injectors
    Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:02:30 -0700
    > watch out for the injector clip-on plugs, so that they don't get > reversed, or broken. the passenger side of the engine requires...
  • Need help!!! In middle of fuel tank breather replacement!
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:19:11 -0400
    ...The tubes I took off had metal clips/clamps holding them onto the plastic lines, and also to the breather. However, neither Bentley nor...
  • Re: 85mph, my 1.7L will kick your 2.1L (he he he)
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:07:07 -0400
    --------------------------- Clip ---------------------- #1) Do you strill (Still! he he he he) need that wiring harness? #2) How much you going to has for the parts...
  • Re: South African Mud Flaps
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:16:12 EDT
    ...However, I believe that many people have simply > clipped them on, so I suppose that works as well. The bottom edges on the > set...
  • Re: An easy fix for broken grill clip mounts
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:55:37 -0600
    ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I say clip mounts... I don't know what they are actually called but > they are the...
  • Re: Don't clip your replies! (Friday discussion fodder)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:49:10 -0500
    At 02:11 PM 1/25/2013, Bob Stevens wrote: >DO CLIP/TRIM REPLIES! While Volks are welcome to continue the Friday discussion on...
  • Sun visor clips
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 2 May 1995 08:49:18 -0500 (CDT)
    In the long list of things I have ordered for my '71 bus I have ordered two clips to hold the visors in place...
  • strange sounds flashing lights
    Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
    Tue, 5 Dec 2000 03:37:01 -0800
    Hi Volks, I'm having a recurrent sound like clipclop clipclop etc. that I thought might be a cv joint. Both drive axels and...
  • WTB: AC fan switch for '91
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:37:50 -0500
    ...The high temperature of the paper clip gave me some appreciation for the amount of current involved. Anyway, if anyone has an extra switch...
  • Re: Bumper rubber(1984)
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:08:38 EDT
    Phil, They should pop right out. Pry carefully w/ a wide tip screw driver where the clips are. BenT
  • Anyone parting a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Jim
    Sun, 25 May 2003 18:01:00 -0700
    Need sunvisor clips. (Don't say, "Get 'em from the dealer..." Nearest dealer is 200 miles away.) TIA. Jim
  • Re: What was that Clip on Awning?
    Historical mailing list - Trevor Reid
    Tue, 3 Apr 2012 17:16:37 -0700
    ...wrote: > Hello, > > We believe we have seen an awning that easily clips on and off the Vanagon. We aren't sure what it was...
  • power steering on '84 (RE: I love junkyards)
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 27 Aug 1997 21:22:47 -0400
    ...CLIP > power steering on a '84??????????????????? CLIP sudhir desai cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon...
  • Re: Hanging flaps in heater box
    Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
    Wed, 4 Oct 2000 21:36:14 -0500
    ...Howard On 4 Oct 2000, at 18:29, David Beierl wrote: > At 18:31 10/4/2000, Howard Fleming wrote: > >Actually the clips that...
  • splitting Eurovan heater box
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:13:34 -0700
    ...I got the fan blower all disconnected and all the clips off the heater box (it is supposed to split in two). I can...
  • stay out of New Mexico
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:09:09 -0600
    ...Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> Clipped >>>> My parents are back in town... This is good on a few levels: The good news is, it...
  • Re: [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:34:44 -0700
    You must have some special tablecloth clips in your stores. The ones here (Coglans, etc.) won't handle a table more than 1 inch...
  • Re: Marker light tip wanted-replacement option.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:58:07 -0400
    ...The plate must be offered up to > the fixed clip at about a 45 degree angle and the notch fitted exactly > to the clip...
  • Re: Pop top seal Manafacturer
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:38:07 -0800
    At 06:55 PM 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote: >The pop top seal w/ embeded stainless steel clips is manafactured by Trim Loc...
  • Re: How to remove GL panels from bottoms of door and body
    Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
    Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:33:26 -0800
    I believe it is a 10mm nut on the bolts that hold the cladding to the clips. I used a small socket with an...
  • Re: Calipers
    Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
    Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:37:22 -0700
    Are you sure that you don't have clipers for the '86 and up years? They are different from the 80-85.
  • Re: All you need is a rear clip
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:55:18 -0700
    ...The way the shop fixed mine was to cut out a clip from a donor along the top of the engine compartment about 8...
  • Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<)
    Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:19:47 -0800
    >>> <JordanVw@AOL.COM> 11/04 9:31 AM >>> ..<clipped> the thing that was stopping me before was the fact that they had to raise...
  • window moldings do's and don'ts
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Sat, 7 Apr 2001 00:56:55 -0500
    ...No big deal you will just have to make sure the clips you get are also round, the old flat clips do not work...
  • Re: Plastic Pieces?
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:37:00 -0500
    ...As a testament to the vehicle, the parts I need to replace are the following: > > The white plastic piece that the sun visor clips...
  • Re: Interior panel plastic retainer clip availability
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
    Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:44:38 -0700
    ...ive never broken a vanagon doorpanel clip ever.. >anyway, i have coffeecans of these things if you need some.. > >chris > > >
  • Re: dash lights out when stereo not grounded?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:00:38 -0600
    Wes, If you are suspicious of one of those "stars", connect it to a solid ground temporarily using a wire with alligator clips. Be...
  • Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:12:45 EST
    ...I'm wondering if a couple of small dabs of clear silicone on the clips won't help hold these babies on better. These...