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  • Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:08:27 -0300
    ...Has anyone traded the sliding window on the door for >> the fixed window above the bed? AND if that will work, where can I...
  • Re: Loose weatherstripping RF door window
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Sat, 21 Sep 2013 13:58:49 -0400
    ...Solution was not to lower the window. Now the weatherstripping that goes along the bottom edge of the window on the outside wants to...
  • Re: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:33:54 -0800
    ...responded with: >I had 80/20 tint installed on the rear windows and 65/35 installed on the >front door windows. This meets state...
  • Re: window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sat, 4 May 2002 17:55:11 -0700
    ...window tinting If you can spend a few days cleaning every spec of dirt from you windows and buy it pre-cut and do...
  • Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:39:27 -0600
    ...And the window has that rectangular vent window with it too, just to make it more “fun”. > Anyone? > Zoltan
  • Re: Windows are not the same long
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:45:48 -0400
    ...You can easily see it because I put the westy screens on those windows, and it's like one window needs to open a...
  • Re: Window Chrome Inserts
    Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:49:45 -0700
    ...However, I've been wondering, in order to replace them will I have to remove the windows & window rubber? Durby 87 Wolfsburg Ed Vanagon...
  • Re: ETKA on Windows 7
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:27:57 -0400
    Karl, After installing ETKA, right click on the icon, you will get a ETKA Properties window. Select "Compatibility" tab. Then under Compatibility mode, select...
  • Re: Custom back window
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:59:23 EST
    Pam, Wolfgang International sells swing-out windows for the loaf busses. You can have a bay rear hatch cut to fit your existing window...
  • Window vents
    Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
    Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:31:16 -0700
    I came across an exterior vent that looks like it can be used on the sliding windows of our vanagons. The link is http...
  • Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:56:12 -0500
    TJ Hannink wrote: >When I park, (if I remember) I open the roof vent >about 1/2" and roll down the front windows 1...
  • Rear window vents
    Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
    Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:12:44 -0500
    Which side of the rear window vents goes to the outside? The side with half of it holes, or where the entire side is...
  • Vanagon Samba 21 window ragtop microvan
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:09:37 -0500
    for those of you vanagon lovers who cant afford a classic restored $50k 21 window microbus....... _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - Custom 1982 Volkswagen Deluxe...
  • Camper side windows
    Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
    Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:46 -0400
    How is a Camper side sliding widow different from other Vanagon side slider window? Are left and right same shape, different lock location? Can...
  • Re: Need Help re Sliding Window
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:20:09 -0500
    >Can anyone tell me if the sliding window out of a passenger van is the same >as in a Westy? > No. It will not...
  • Re: Window sticker
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 1 Mar 1999 23:42:58 -0600
    exactly what 'window sticker'is this that everyone is talking about?? i have an 87 camper, and don't see anything in/on the...
  • Re: Window seal P/N's
    Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
    Wed, 29 Sep 1999 01:31:01 EDT
    ...171-837-433-a The front edge of the window (between the normal widow and vent window). Same part both doors.
  • power window stuck down
    Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
    Fri, 19 May 2000 13:26:43 -0400
    Hi Folks, My power window (driver side '87 Westy) is stuck in the down position. The procedure for removing the motor calls for the...
  • rear sliding windows
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:24:13 -0400
    Hey Helmut, What would be the possibility of importing some of those windows to the US? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- tony tri-state transporters '57 oval beetle (melanie...
  • Re: Power window switch?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:15:20 -0500
    ...Go to http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ See the Electrical > Power Window section and look for Power Window Motor Rehab. Good Luck, Brent ps...
  • Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:38:04 -0500
    > I'm happy with one window at the front. Plenty of ventilation. Less hassle > if it rains. Maximum visual privacy. If anyone prefers one...
  • Re: How do you get camper windows apart for tinting?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:59:26 -0700
    The frames are pressed together around the windows and it's a pain to pry them apart and re-press. I've done this...
  • Regards Window Tint
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:42:38 -0500
    The response regarding the window tint kit for our Vanagons has been good so far. Shortly - next week - I'll put together some materials...
  • Re: Windshield sunscreen
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:29:29 -0700
    ...I made a screen for the front window and individual screens for the cabin windows and the rear window. I put two suction cups...
  • need ventilation in rear of vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 6 Jul 1995 10:39:10 -0700
    Speaking of rear vent windows for ventilation, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can get more air in my '81 westy...
  • Re: Sliding rear windows
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:29:56 +0200
    Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on > Australian-market buses. All the way rear, or in the...
  • Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 20:56:02 -0500
    I cut the fiberglass screen to fit over the top and both sides of the window. If you fold the corners like you are...
  • Westy Windows
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:22:04 -0600
    Can anyone point me to a picture that shows the Westy side windows. I would like to consider the windows for my 88 GL...
  • Side Rear Window
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:00:04 -0600
    Any tips on putting a new side window in my Vanagon, I have the glass with a good seal, I just need to put...
  • Camper sliding windows, how to disassemble?
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:14:02 -0400
    My windows are out for body work and I'm planning to have my silver sliding window frames anodized black. Can someone telll me...
  • Window rain shields?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:46:55 -0700
    Does anyone make those plastic rain shields for the door windows for Vanagons? They're attached to the top of the windows and allow...
  • Re: a window winder repair
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:40:31 -0800
    ...a window winder repair To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:55 PM had a go at repairing broken window...
  • Re: Side Window Needed
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
    Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:59:28 -0400
    ...http://www.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives look in the FILES at HOW-TO---Remove-Sliding-Windows or if you want to go...
  • HELP: REQ 1990 Vanagon Carat - Window Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
    Wed, 21 May 2003 10:32:09 -0400
    Have a 1990 Vanagon Carat....passenger side electric window has gone = bunk Window goes down fine but not up (leading me to believe it...
  • Re: which window seals to purchase?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:32:33 -0700
    Having done this trick in split windows, but never in a vanagon, is the beer part vanagon specific, or does that reduce the amount...
  • left sliding window replacement
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:55:45 -0800
    Someone or something smashed my left sliding window on my 87 westy. Is it possible to replace just the sliding segment if I have...
  • Power window part needed 87 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 13 Feb 1997 16:26:03 -0500 (EST)
    I'm looking for the drivers side power window "lifter" mechanism for an 87 Westy. The motor is fine but the device that hold...
  • Re: screens on a 1991 GL
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:27:55 EDT
    In a message dated 8/27/99 10:07:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: << Are Westie sliding windows built different...
  • WTB - Good Used Power Window Motor
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:25:09 -0400
    Folks, Not for me (I use those bio-mechanical window cranks), but a friend of mine needs a power window motor for her 1987...
  • Re: Disable power windows?
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:35:45 -0700
    I fix power window regulators all the time . I keep rebuilt regulators and motors ready to go. -Stacy On Jun 14, 2013, at 11...
  • Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
    Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
    Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:51:14 -0700
    ...Looks like we need a Vanagon front window Safari kit... Any takers? Randy Bergum 1990 Carat ************************ (Snip-O-Rama....) this is about the small...
  • Re: SA van
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 11 May 2009 15:57:28 -0700
    > I love those third row sliding windows. Sigh. Those are nice. I like how the body is cut lower, so the windows can be...
  • lookin for replacement side window/ was side window lock help
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Sat, 30 May 1998 21:08:43 -0600
    > I have a small problem with locking my side window. It seems that the track > is worn out (the inside AL bottom piece with...
  • Re: Chrome window strip trim replaceing
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:54:01 +1200
    It'll be a mite drafty with ALL the windows out. Andrew >Yank them all out... It'll look better, I swear! > >http://www...
  • Re: part numbers
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:59:57 -0600
    1/Window crank mechanism (regulator) Driver's Side 80-91 Vanagon, except power windows $79.95 251 837 501A 2/WIndow crank mechanism (regulator...
  • sliding window screens FS...Re: source for sliding window screens/frames?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:22:24 EST
    ...My van was missing them when I bought it. > > Thanks- Ryan > i have a bunch of westy sliding window screens for sale.. chris
  • Vent window lock '82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:51:02 -0400
    Hello All, I have a used vent window lock that I bought. It is all one piece, looks like it was taken out of...
  • Re: Removing chrome window trim
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:34:44 -0400
    ...It takes 1 kit per Vanagon window which equalls, ummm, a lot. Alternatively you can buy "grooveless" window seals for about $90 each, which...
  • Re: Custom back window
    Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
    Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:53:20 -0600
    ...Custom back window Pam, Wolfgang International sells swing-out windows for the loaf busses. You can have a bay rear hatch cut to fit...
  • Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:39:02 EST
    ...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: replacing window glass seals
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:28:43 +0000
    ...Eastern Standard Time, > brettn777@GMAIL.COM writes: > *about  $200 per window for labor > *I am liable for replacing the windows if they  get broken...
  • Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:59:05 -0800
    ...Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas > > Hi Listees: > > A friend has offered to convert my original one window Westy canvas to three > (or...
  • Re: rear windows
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:23:17 -0500
    It isn't a sliding rear side window, you can tell from the shape. I suggest using: http://babelfish.altavista.com For translations. To...
  • Re: FS: power windows - possible retrofit??
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:16:06 -0800
    Chris, Only the passenger window switch is the same as the Quantum. The driver's side window switch is Vanagon only. Cheers, Jeff www...
  • Help with installing windows needed please
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 5 May 1996 20:04:10 -0700
    Howdy, Working on the '69 Westy this weekend try8ing to put the windows back in. Got rubber on the window glass. Tried to put...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
    Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:46:03 -0800
    ...Vanagon.com stickers on rear window and rear side drivers window, Limbo sticker on rear window, and a "i did my bit and saved...
  • Re: window tenting - question!
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:17:34 -0800
    I just had the windows tinted (35%) on my Mercedes wagon, and I heartily recommend this expense, as the reduction in heat soak is...
  • Vanagon Electric Window Motors
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 5 Jul 2021 15:05:11 -0500
    ...I have seen some parts websites where the motors were referred to as left window and right window. The motor I have in hand...
  • Re: Westy closet rem. & window tint
    Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
    Sat, 8 Jun 2002 20:44:54 -0400
    I recently had my windows tinted on my 1990 Westy weekender and they never removed the closet. The gentleman who did the job had...
  • Vent window frame
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 1 Feb 1997 21:08:42 -0500 (EST)
    I am looking for a driver's side vent window frame for my '87. Or better yet, possibly a set of later model, non...