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  • Re: Fuzzy Gasket
    Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
    Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:26:34 -0400
    ...small mech's mirror to brouse around. > Can find no air passages to these vents. > Yet air flows! > Is it leaking through the window...
  • FS: full set of vanagon power door lock actuators, grey doorpanels
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:40:21 EDT
    ...fronts have power window and mirror switch holes. from carat/wolfsburg, but fit all vans. nice upgrade for late model westy as these are...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Christensen
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:56:06 -0500
    ...the > sink. > I've seen small room air conditioners on Detroit Iron campers mounted in > a rear window cutout. > Albert has my pictures, If...
  • Re: Two questions about doors and rear hatch glass
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:12:31 -0500
    ...The windows got smaller in the newer doors as well. On the older > doors, the windows were the same size as the opposite side...
  • Re: What kind of sliding window is not a vanagon window but looks a whole heck of a lot like one?
    Historical mailing list - Nigel Tilli-Pauling
    Thu, 1 Jan 2015 10:03:10 -0500
    ...Whatever it is. > > > > The vanagon window is about 47x17 inches, and this is about 46x15.5 > inches. > > > > Perhaps this is the conservation gods' revenge...
  • Re: [Re: Bus Sighting]
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
    Tue, 29 May 2001 13:58:27 MDT
    ...Bus Sighting > > > What do you call the air cooled split with the > small windows along the perimeter of the roof? I > saw a beautifully...
  • Re: Sliding window refurbish
    Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
    Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:29:09 -0700
    ...a small adjustable wrench, then I finished > > removing the screw with > > the screwdriver bit with my > > fingers). I then removed the rubber window > channel...
  • '87 Cup holders
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 26 Jul 1996 11:04:42 -0400
    ...Any color is okay (blue if possible) I know it is a small item but I have kids and want to keep the interior...
  • Re: factory window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:46:09 -0500
    ...goes 1/3 of the way back, and has a correspondingly smaller screen than the ones shown here. Maybe it's a european-only...
  • Re: Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
    Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
    Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:40:01 -0500
    ...that the window travels on, the cable goes thru a (1)plastic corner piece that attaches to the track by a small plastic fastening...
  • rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
    Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:10:03 -0500
    My brother's 78 Westy has a small window next to the rear bench seat on the driver's side that when open all...
  • Re: RH Window and Seal instalation $80 in Labor?!#X!Help!!!
    Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
    Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:44:36 EST
    Hi Phil, I have put in windows on several of my cars. The best thing to do is wait until a hot day to...
  • Re: pop-out windows for bus:wanted
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Tue, 7 Feb 1995 09:14:32 -0800 (PST)
    ...with a small bit and then get the screw out with vise grips. There are 2 sets of screws on each window, get both...
  • Seatbelts
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:53:43 -1000
    ...Twice it has taken small chunks out of my window tinting on the passenger window. Has anyone else had this problem? I remember that...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner for Westy?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:45:34 -0500
    Owen, I went looking for this small unit and my Walmart didn't have one. The smallest was 5000 BTU and it was $98...
  • Re: Window hangers for air conditioners
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:04:15 +0000
    ...Does anyone make something simple like that? The small air conditions you buy today are a lot lighter than the old units, and shouldn...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:10:52 -0500
    ...We also offer screens for the cab windows for all models, and the sliding windows for the non Westy Vanagons. http://secure.mycart.net...
  • Bug screen for front windows idea
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:29:43 -0800
    ...This past weekend I fabricated some bug screens for the front driver and passenger windows and I thought I pass the tip on to...
  • Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:09:32 MST
    ...s as split-windows, because of the confusion with the bugs with the split back windows. [...] > TRANSPORTER any of Volkswagen smaller trucks and vans...
  • Window Rust-Not ready to paint
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:54:03 -0500
    I have a small amount of rust in the PS side lower widow seal. About 3 small spots to amount to total size=dime...
  • Re: New plastic part for window regulators now available!
    Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:16:57 -0400
    ...This is a small rectangular part with a hole in the center > that attaches to the regulator and allows the window to go up...
  • Re: screens for front doors
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:26:18 EDT
    ...I made a small rectangular screen frame. this frame can slip into the window channels when the front window is rolled down. pop-riveted...
  • Re: frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to see in blowing
    Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
    Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:00:23 -0600
    ...Why not add a small fan to the dash? The kind of swivelling 12v fan you see in big trucks and RV's. You...
  • 85 Westfalia FS
    Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:32:23 -0800
    ...side windows, new rear heater, both drive axles, all front and rear suspension rods and bushings, exhaust pipes, and many more small items too...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:27:00 -0400
    ...Replacing window screens? >> >> >>> I have a torn window screen. I think that finding a nylon mosquito >>> screen >>> will be fairly easy but I wonder...
  • Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
    Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
    Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:36:27 -0500
    At the Chicago auto show Nissan had a camper conversion based on their Envoy small van NV 200. The company doing the conversion is...
  • Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 9 Apr 2010 17:33:49 -0700
    ...A small room AC mounted in the side window has been done by several people. A unit mounted on the roof looks like it...
  • winter heat w/o modifying your van
    Historical mailing list - Brian T.
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:40:22 -0700
    ...The tent heater for instance with the 5-gal kit can be fed into a front window (cut a small piece of plex or...
  • Re: Canvas Replacement
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:31:22 -0500
    > I installed the BusDepot 3 window pop-top canvas > and it fit nearly perfectly and has NEVER leaked. > Ok, i have installed 10 canvas...
  • Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:40:51 -0700
    ...And yes, on small window vans got them too. BTW, there's a fellow on the Samba who benT and rewelded a slider to...
  • Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:33:56 -0800
    ...I have only the font window and many times have wished for the other > two. Looking out is a small consideration, but ventilation is...
  • Re: Windshield? Leaking
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Mon, 16 Mar 1998 07:36:29 -0500
    ...The middle slidding windows. The channel that the window runs on, have small drains that fills up with dirt. Also the Aluminum is not...
  • Re: sliding window lock
    Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
    Wed, 22 May 2002 22:49:23 -0700
    ...sliding window lock My passenger side sliding window lock is jammed open. Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out...
  • Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:12:49 -0600
    ...wrote: > I recently purchased the smallest window unit available and use it > in the driver's side window secured by two nylon cords with...
  • Re: Oettinger syncro van FS
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 4 Jan 2010 22:11:45 +0100
    ...had been a european special factory option since >> "small-window-Vanagon"-times, too. >> The larger windows appeared in RSA in 1995, not 92. >> >> Even...
  • Re: Sliding Window Latch
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
    Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:19:31 +0000
    ...Sliding Window Latch Junk yard? Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 3:28 PM, David...
  • Best $20 spent
    Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
    Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:45:53 -0500
    ...rolls (which did the back, two rear, and small immovable portion of the sliding glass windows and substantial amount left). I now feel like...
  • FS: 93 VW Eurovan MV
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:30:22 PST
    ...bed, fold down table, 7 cupholders and storage cabinets. Window curtains and screens. Small refrigerator and lights that run on auxiliary battery. Eureka tent...
  • Re: German Westfalia accessory catalogue
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:35:45 -0400
    ...It has a small sink, one burner stove top, and > a drawer-style fridge or ice box. Looks almost as if it could be...
  • Re: Best Tint?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:15:16 -0400
    Not so much the sliding window 'flocked' seal strips or the roll-up window inner 'squeegee' strips, but banging against metal stuff inside the...
  • Re: Cheap window fix. Was: Wind noises.... door - Followup
    Historical mailing list - s kraning
    Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:40:12 -0400
    Neil - Interesting DIY fix for the window. Any thoughts on what to do about the driver's side vent that does the same thing...
  • British Airways and Bay windows
    Historical mailing list - M. Grant
    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 14:01:03 +0000 (GMT)
    ...Among all the wierd thingy- majigs and odd looking bits were two bay window panel vans, painted in the BA vehicle colour scheme (white...
  • Re: Vanagon Subwoofer option(s)
    Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
    Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:18:31 -0600
    Rob Campbell said: > Hello- > > I saw Larry Chase's nice summary of subwoofer options in the archives, I have a small Q-logic 10...
  • Fridge Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:18:58 -0400
    What is the air flow pattern for the fridge fan? It seems like it would be easy to install a small muffin fan into...
  • Re: Power window fuse location
    Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
    Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:05:46 -0400
    ...the relays should be a small metal cased fuse, very > top right. The relay below it is the window relay. > > Mark > > Mark A Kippert...
  • insane a/c project
    Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
    Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:35:45 -0400
    ...Some other blokes and I are rigging my 87 Westy with a very small 6000BTU window a/c....on a 15-amp inverter with...
  • Re: hole on top of kitchen water tank???
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 30 May 2007 09:52:02 -0700
    ...See what�s different about Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_re ten...
  • Van painting cost
    Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
    Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:22:14 -0600
    ...This included some small dents, surface rust under the window seals, seam rust on both rear quarter panels and right front step. I removed...
  • Re: windshield
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:59:42 -0500
    ...poor fit, the smallest stone can cause a crack. Vanagons don't flex much, and the original fit, glass to window frame, is very...
  • ID sticker vote
    Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 08:00:39 -0500
    ...One smaller, round or squarish one (such as the jazzy yellow "VL" design) that would fit well in a rear window and one larger...
  • Re: Spotted EV Camper in Key West
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Mar 1996 06:28:31 -0500 (EST)
    ...was the MV with a poptop, louvered window on the driver's side and a small electric cooler under the rear jumpseat. However, the...
  • Re: Clips for RainWind Guard...
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:25:20 -0500
    ...I > can drive along on a rainy day with the window down slightly for fresh > air, and no longer get wet, if it happens...
  • Re: Basic VW camper info needed
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 9 Aug 1997 03:29:37 -0400 (EDT)
    ...These have small, rear, air cooled engines with rear wheel drive. Bay window buses (sometimes called bubble windows of breadloafs) were made from 1968...
  • Re: Sliding Window Latch
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:35:48 -0600
    ...know where I can get the spring and also a little small cylindrical > shaped part (if memory serves me correctly) that is also missing...
  • Re: window removal -- bad news
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:27:44 EST
    Thanks to the folks who responded to my call for window removal instructions. With repeated prying and shimming, it came out in one piece...
  • Re: Window tint on sliders.
    Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
    Tue, 27 May 2008 22:05:44 -0400
    My stretch had changed a lot since last year as I finished the interior and the rest of the?small details. Looks great. I...
  • Re: OT: Window Glass
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:43:35 -0800
    ...No one noticed those small scratches but I did > and it > reminded me of my ignorant error for years until I sold the car...
  • Power window replacement details
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:05:29 -0600
    ...Instead of using a clamp to hold the window up, you might try cutting a couple of small wooden wedges to jam the window...
  • Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:24:55 -0700
    ...But having the tinted windows is still worth a few small scratches. Roland On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Donna Skarloken...
  • Re: camping furnace?
    Historical mailing list - David Baker
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:01:43 -0600
    Ryan Miller said, "...The heater is designed for use with those small gas cylinders and can be used safely in > tents and enclosed areas...