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  • RE: Side Window Needed
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Fri, 25 Oct 96 01:35:10 UT
    ...Side Window Needed I've got one though it came from the passengers side, check because they may be reversible. Its a sliding window...
  • Re: Switching 091from early to a later style.
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:54:42 EDT
    ...The 76-79 were nose shifters and the 80-85 were side shifters. >> Actually the 091 in various forms was used through the end...
  • Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Tue, 14 May 2002 21:08:28 -0700
    ...Read Karl's procedure again. > >Swapping end for end on the same side does not help. Only swapping from >side to side changes the...
  • Re: window scoop
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:36:24 -0400
    ...First I blocked off the fresh air to the right rear side by sealing the air duct at the back of the passenger side...
  • Re: Buzzer is going off - rear lights
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 9 Aug 2010 22:56:35 -0400
    ...Take that off and connect the >other side rear lights, the buzzer will go off on that side and not >the other. >The question...
  • Re: FS: vanagon wolfsburg/carat jumpseat side covers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:34:09 EST
    ...these are the grey (or black, on 90-91 non-GL vinyl side covers > that cover > the sides of the jumpseat so you dont...
  • Re: Which side has internal Head leak...air being blown into cooing system
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Sun, 13 Jun 1999 09:26:03 -0700
    In your case it will probably be relatively easy to check this - just unplug the injectors on one side. No fuel, no combustion. No...
  • Re: Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
    Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
    Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:50:47 -0500
    ...So you take one of >those doors and the door frame, then you weld it onto the other side of a >Westy in a...
  • Used Passenger Side High beam light needed for 87 Wolfy BAD-HELP!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
    Sun, 14 May 2000 23:16:08 EDT
    Used Passenger Side High beam light needed for 87 Wolfy(the smaller square on headlight on pass side), I need one as my current...
  • Re: strange front suspension noises...
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:45:48 -0500
    ...Everything looks a little worn, but then again, both sides seem pretty much the same.... (It's the right side that's acting up...
  • Re: Where can I find a side tent for my 81 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:58:17 -0400
    > Where can I find a side tent for my 82 Vanagon at a reasonable price? We have a brand new side tent for 2007...
  • Redid side mirrors and tinted windows...
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Wed, 21 May 2003 10:57:08 -0700
    Hi Folks, Well, I finally got tired of looking into my heated side mirror and seeing all that corrosion on the mirror so I...
  • Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:02:45 EST
    ...he didn't used the plastic sidepanel, he just removed the table and mounted it to the driver side vinyl interior panel. looks nice...
  • S&S Exhaust installation problem
    Historical mailing list - wayout
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:42:01 -0700
    ...But do I use the ones that came from S&S too? If so, does the flat side or the rounded side of the...
  • Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:38:13 -0800
    ...The driver's side still looks absolutely perfect and the passenger side is already a scratched up mess. And that's through a good...
  • Re: Vanagon side window question
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:05:43 -0700
    ...Hello,do the side windows of all vanagons, fit all vanagons? I mean the rear side window and the middle side windows.Not the...
  • rear sidemarkers.. was Re: h4 headlights
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:19:11 EDT
    ...the mk2 Golf used a different sidemarker. ps: the mercedes G55 uses the same rear side markers as the vanagon too... chris ************************************** See what...
  • Re: Leak on driver's side of radiator?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:34:47 -0500
    ...Leak on driver's side of radiator? Looks like there's a leak on the driver's side of the radiator on my '90...
  • for sale: vanagon drivers side power mirror NEW in box
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:36:37 EST
    for sale: vanagon drivers side power mirror, NEW in box. chris allentown, pa
  • louvered jalousie side windows for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:11:33 EST
    louvered jalousie side windows w/ screens for sale. have directions on how to adapt to vanagon. chris
  • Syncro Side Tent Recommendation
    Historical mailing list - Jon Hubbard
    Wed, 4 Feb 2004 08:30:46 -0800
    I just purchased an 87 Syncro and I'm looking for a side tent. Anyone have any recommendations? Jon
  • michelin solved the sidewall problem, see link
    Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:53:29 -0800
    michelin solved the sidewall problem, see link http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/michelin_new_tire_design.htm
  • For Sale: westy front table mount - fits all vans - and also TRY THIS MOD...
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:29:56 EDT
    ...i added one of these to my passenger van, mounted it on the inboard side of the passenger's side seat pedestal, opposide of...
  • Re: How does it leak in?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 7 Nov 2011 05:37:11 -0600
    ...Have been unable to find the leak - but it makes a wet spot on the floor on both sides next to the sidewall. Not...
  • Re: CV joint reversal?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:29:29 -0700
    ...Flipping the joints on the shaft and > replacing it on same side works. Swapping the shaft to the other > side works. Flipping joints *and...
  • Re: Knocking noise
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:03:54 -0800
    Sorry John, you must swap axles side to side on the vehicle, swapping ends on the same side does nothing. This is long established...
  • Re: 89 syncro westy ac fixed (correctly this time)
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:45:36 -1000
    >>>I think you need a new A/C technician, In my experence all A/C systems are serviced thru the low side and the...
  • Re: leaning Westfalia
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 Jun 1995 09:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
    Steve Johnson coughed up: > > My '86 Westfalia has begun to lean towards the drivers side. It's been > > gradually getting lower on the left...
  • WTB: Convex glass left hand wing mirror
    Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
    Sat, 4 Jan 1997 20:18:33 -0000
    ...Convex on the right hand side (driver side - I am in the UK), Flat on the left hand side. I am now looking for...
  • always a second fuel filter?
    Historical mailing list - James Creech
    Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:31:41 -0500
    Speaking of the "suction-side filter," my vanagon (87, 2.1) only has the Bosch filter on the high pressure side (between the pump...
  • Re: PASSENGER MIRROR??
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:35:53 EDT
    ...Then again if he's in the UK or OZ, the passenger side would be the other side. or he could mean the mirror...
  • Re: vanagon interior sidepanel plastic
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:10:44 -0400
    ...sinclair wrote: > The plastic sheeting that's glued onto the interior side panels (and > the 'ceiling' and inside the cupboards) has perished and so...
  • Re: fresno lens
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 16 Aug 2003 13:47:50 -0500
    ...I can see well on the drivers side since that side > mirror > doesn't have themoving problem. thanks for any advice. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to...
  • Cable lube tool instructions
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:16:49 -0500
    ...So it is small and basically a square and about a half inch thick and two inches on the sides. One side has two...
  • Re: Map Pocket
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:05:47 EDT
    ...When I got home I took off my passenger's side panel and found that there were the same holes in the panel (behind...
  • Re: Ist Wasserboxer
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:54:04 -0600
    Do any horizontal engines count here or do the cylinders have to be on opposite sides of the crank? In the 50's John...
  • Well. THAT wasn't a pain or anything!
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:24:15 -0700
    ...I don't understand what prevents the axle from sliding from side to side, causing the flaps to scrape. Could not figure out a...
  • Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
    Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
    Sun, 1 Nov 2015 11:26:12 -0600
    ...Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted Is there a difference between the two sides? Jim > On Oct 31, 2015, at 10...
  • Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 14 May 2002 21:05:22 -0700
    ...Swapping end for end on the same side does not help. Only swapping from side to side changes the direction of force on a...
  • Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 9 Jan 2014 19:04:12 -0500
    At 06:55 PM 1/9/2014, JRodgers wrote: >Ok - that is the supply side voltage to the coil? And the tach wire >attached...
  • Re: front wheel grease cap removal
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:45:35 -0700
    ...Just work from side to side or around bit by bit. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http...
  • Re: WANTED: help with "custom" body work in bay area
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Tue, 2 Oct 2007 18:55:58 -0400
    ...My friend turned his Syncro Westy over on it's side in Baja, then it got dragge for while to get it off the...
  • Re: Does anyone know anything about this van "1991 Vanagon Carat 5 Speed manu...
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 30 Jul 2017 17:52:17 -0400
    shaving sidemarkers is a common tuner mod in the vw performance scene... north america was the only country to receive sidemarkers, so the kids...
  • Driver's side front wheel grease cap
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:18:35 -0700
    On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a little nipple thing sticking out of the center...
  • Re: cv axles
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:31:32 -0700
    ...axle length = 547.8 mm, same both sides auto trans axle length, left side = 531.0 mm, right side 579.3 mm Bentley manual...
  • Re: New 15in wheels
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:34:59 EST
    ...They have not explained why Vanagons require reinforced sidewall tires >> Vanagons "require" sidewall reinforced tires as much as Passats do. plus, most good tires...
  • Re: for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
    Thu, 29 May 2003 09:58:21 -0700
    Chris, I am still in need of a passenger side mosquito screen. Can be the frame only if it has all the latches. I...
  • Mirror on Side Mirror
    Historical mailing list - karen d
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:42:07 -0800
    Is there a way to reuse those little mirrors that stick on to the outer side mirror. I put one on about 2 months...
  • Need passenger-side mirror.
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
    Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:48:22 -0800
    The passenger-side power mirror on my 87 Westy is broken and has a lousy manual one in its place. The casing is okay...
  • Side View Mirrors
    Historical mailing list - paul gordon
    Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:37:25 -0400
    Any wisdom from the collective as how to remove the side view mirrors from the housing without breaking them? (Power Adjusted).
  • Side marker light needed
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:12:49 -0400
    Does someone have a side marker for an ‘83? I need one with the socket in it too. Thanks Bryan
  • WTB: 93 Eurovan passenger side mirror
    Historical mailing list - Franklin Wood
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:50:05 -0700
    Looking to buy a used passenger side mirror for my 93 Eurovan. Any ideas? Franklin 93 EV "skype"
  • Heat shield
    Historical mailing list - Dom and Diane Fraser
    Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:45:12 -0700
    Looking for drivers side pushrod tube cover/heatshield, and muffler/exhaust straps (all of the drivers side). Dom Fraser 1985 1.9
  • Re: Side Mirror Surfaces
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:09:30 -0700
    ...Hello, I finally had to replace my side mirrors on my vanagon and I did so with convex on both sides. This has been...
  • Leakin' Heads Update
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:59:34 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The good news is that the head gasket leak on the '91 Carat is only on the driver's side. The other side is...
  • Re: Identifying a Darrel Bohler-repaired ECU
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:31:30 -0400
    ...Again, I'm not an electronics person, so let me On the solder side or component side? If it's the component side they...
  • Re: rusted vent-wings
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:08:20 -0400
    >that whole back side window- vent wing and 3/4 glass- and >replaced it with a pretty-lookin' new seal encircling my >1-PIECE...
  • Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 10 May 2000 08:01:57 -0700
    ...I cannot get my parking lights,sidemarker lights,dashboard and license plate lights to turn off when switch is turned off and key is...
  • For Owners of Bus Depot $79 Awning
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 29 Dec 2003 23:28:13 -0500
    If you own our $79 Awning, just a quick note that we have a closeout on the optional side wall for it. It was...
  • Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:56:54 -0600
    I ordered a passenger side mirror from another list vendor about two years ago, and it came in a package marked with the right...