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  • Re: vent wing frame removal
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:02:02 -0400
    ...had my van painted and I purchased better used vent wing frames that the >> body shop installed. One of the wings was slightly bent...
  • Re: replacing old pop-top screen
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Nov 94 16:37:38 PST
    ...put the no-see-um screening in the side window screen frames >(just glued in a piece over the existing screen) so now we...
  • Upgardes I'm considering for my 1985 1/2 Camper
    Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
    Sun, 15 May 2005 02:37:45 -0400
    ...metal light frames (w/ spring) and lights from another vanagon..... -Do I have to drill mounting screw holds into my Vanagon's grill area...
  • Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Wed, 3 Jul 2019 03:45:23 +0000
    ...1 mile from the ocean.  Things like doorknobs and aluminum window frames and Vanagon electrical contacts have a bigger challenge than most places inland...
  • Re: front seat arm rest removal?
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:04:05 -0800
    ...If it is merely a case of finding two sets of arm rests and attaching them to my seat frames no worries. However should...
  • Re: Vanagon Cover
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:54:57 +1000
    ...The frames aren't all that bad but the cheap fabric deteriorates rapidly in the sun (I doubt it is even UV stabilised) and...
  • Re: [SyncroDoubleCabs] any interest in Doka/Sinka back sliding window? (rear window, not side windows)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:04:31 -0500
    ...the > frames are aluminum (anodized black finish) and the glass slides, > just like any US pickup truck you see here.. > > there has been a...
  • Removing internal window rubber
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:28 -0500
    ...Please note I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window...
  • Re: How do I separate the windows from the frames?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:37:12 -0400
    Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. If you'd like to see what tinting professionals had to say about contamination, and the...
  • Calling all Stretchers!!!
    Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
    Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:38:05 -0700
    ...the 6th and possibly the 7th of May to weld the frames, and sheet metal. This is the final bit to get them mated...
  • Re: Subject: Re: Screen room recommendations?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:29:46 -0500
    ...Comes with a carrying bag and a pair of wheels that can be mounted on the end of the frames so you can wheel...
  • Re: Saving my Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:15:02 -0700
    ...Westy and ignoring > the > rust bubbles blistering out from under window frames and quarter > panels...I've just sent my van off to be...
  • Re: Vanagon crash safety
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:27:42 -0700
    ...positions of the front tires with the bottom >of the film frames (fixed camera). Its rear wheels do, but that's not >the point...
  • re:more bus doings and warping
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Dec 1995 14:18:22 -0500
    ...This thing has midwest-style rust on it - floors are just about completely gone, parts of the skylight window frames are gone... He was...
  • Re: What is that strip?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
    Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:05:10 -0400
    ...It was amazing how much rust, including a few perforations, was found sitting in the window frames. On the front windshield, I ground/blasted...
  • Re: Blacks and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:19:29 -0600
    ...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: Anyone Using Netscape 4.7?
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:52:07 +0000
    ...Find a good browser that works on your site and say something like frames work better with such in such or this site only...
  • Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:03:32 -0800
    ...Shawn Wright wrote: > >> It is used in this area around window frames, especially on new houses >> with stucco, >> where water penetration in our wet...
  • Re: svx engine in Balt junkyard update
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:26:32 EDT
    ...he had to ride the whole way back home sitting on his horrible stock 84 westy front seats with the metal frames poking thru...
  • Tail Lights/82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:57:11 -0700
    ...hardware store and intended for filling gaps around door and window frames. I think it was about 3/8" in diameter and I just...
  • Re: convertible westy?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 05:44:52 EST
    ...BTW, they cut the entire roof and the door frames as well. Then they fabricated a wooden ledge which run the entire perimeter of...
  • Re: anybody able and wiling? Rear fill-panels
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:58:33 +1200
    ...They are called taillight frames by the Germans. I was offered a set by a German T3 fan, but they never eventuated. See his...
  • Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 18 May 2005 23:27:22 -0700
    Hm. I haven't looked at the sliding window assemblies closely. But if it requires pulling the whole thing a la a windshield then...
  • RE: vanagon longevity?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Jun 95 21:45:59 EDT
    ...small holes all the way through under the side sliding window frames. Seems that undercoating or paint or both must have really improved about...
  • Re: Computer Survey
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:18:34 -0500
    ...blinks unless it really IS World War III, too many layers, frames that don't go away when you leave the site, big images...
  • Re: Crypto Vanagonites!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:27:56 -0600
    ...They are actually Jeep bodies and frames with all the roll cages, bush bars, etc. One had an 8 inch wide section removed lengthwise...
  • Re: Magnetic Vanagon Window Screens
    Historical mailing list - Robert Tommaselli
    Tue, 16 May 1995 10:59:40 -0400
    ...They have an elastic band that goes around the window frames and snaps that I had to install my self. I didn't like...
  • Re: Help with glue for headlights.
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:11:47 -0700
    ...I can't help you with the glue, but when people talk about headlight buckets here they mean the mounting frames. You're talking...
  • Re: SA Grill Attach
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:55:29 -0500
    ...could tuck and hold against the tabs of the outer light frames. > It really sketchy set up. If I bump the grill, the whole...
  • more bus doings
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 17 Dec 1995 20:49:37 -0800 (PST)
    ...This thing has midwest-style rust on it - floors are just about completely gone, parts of the skylight window frames are gone... He was...
  • Re: Temperature guage
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
    Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:15:02 -0400
    Info from their website at http://www.redlineoil.com/frames/watrwet.htm "WaterWetter� Supercoolant is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces...
  • Reinstalling Front Side Glass
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:44:18 -0800
    When you reinstall the front glass do you put the wing frames in first, and then the roll ups, or the roll ups and...
  • Re: cibie lights
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 06:35:28 -0500
    ...Vanagon from Aardvark International, which I thought was the only US vendor at the moment. > http://www.cibieusa.com/cibie_main_frameset.htm > > -Alex > > >
  • Re: Help removing a few things
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:31 EST
    ...Rear air duct gasket (?) non-moving louvers in the door frames, > latch side, with felt and small black louvers. > > Thanks for any help, > > 1...
  • Re: Map Pockets
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:45:33 -0800
    ...Bus Depot has > some plastic frames with heavy duty stretch netting that make a more > open pocket. They are intended for use in campers...
  • Re: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:30:13 -0500
    ...One of the side frames hit dead center on the jack and of course the frame was severely bent. I'm thinking the subframe...
  • Re: Micro Fiche Reader (long)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 27 Jan 2000 17:41:08 -0800
    ...Shoot three frames of each page as it appears on the reader, bracketing your exposures to make sure you get it right. Scan the...
  • Re: A/C front duct
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:40:36 -0600
    ...It consisted of two pieces of aluminum mounted to the roof support frames. These better supported the AC tunnel and prevented it from falling...
  • Re: Eye doctor and Navigating the Westy
    Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
    Wed, 26 Jun 1996 15:36:19 -0800
    ...On the weekend while camping, Caron managed to sit on her glasses and completely destroy the frames. This wasn't an immediate emergency since...
  • Re: WTB roof rack for kajaks, etc
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:25:30 +0200
    ...was lifting two kayaks on his, but they are skin-on-frames, probably don't weigh more than 25 lbs each. Joy **************************************************************** Joy Hecht...
  • Re: Filling the gap in the pop-top
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Nov 1995 14:41:37 -0800
    ...A little has begun to emerge under the rear & front window frames, that's all. With the new engine, Felix is a proud cat...
  • Things that make you go "Hmmmm"
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Apr 1995 08:31:37 -0400
    ...accellerator gets soft/rots causing doorhinge surgery! Splities & Breadloafs rot windshield frames quicker than instant soup! Battery trays disintegrate, Wolfsburg replacement tin doesn't...
  • Re: window tint: film or glass
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:15:21 -0800
    Unless you remove the side slider window frames you'll have a gap where there is no tint... its flat glass... so you could...
  • Re: any interest in Doka/Single back sliding window? (rear window, not side wind
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:48:48 EST
    ...the frames are aluminum > (anodized > black finish) and the glass slides, just like any US pickup truck you see > here.. > > there has been a...
  • Re: soldering AC
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 25 May 2002 21:44:30 -0500
    ...have torch and am experienced at brazing thin walled steel > bicycle > frames. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access...
  • '73 Safare' Update - Solar Panel install
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Sun, 23 Apr 1995 18:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
    ...While the sealant dried, I took the aluminum frames out on the patio and spray painted them white to match the roof. I was...
  • Tiico and Diesel Bent Frame Rails
    Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
    Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:58:20 -0700
    ...But you guys may be installing a mounting system on flimsier US model V-gon frames. Just speculation. Daniel Snow '82 Vanagon Diesel '78...
  • Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
    Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
    Tue, 8 Feb 2000 11:14:29 -0500
    ...Correspondence' column of August '99 (also at:) > > http://roadandtrack.com/RoadAndTrack/FrameSet/0,1169,_sl_RoadAndTrack_sl_Art > icle_sl_0_cm_1182_cm...
  • Re: Vanagon Cover
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:16:13 -0700
    ...The frames aren't > all that bad but the cheap fabric deteriorates rapidly in the sun (I > doubt it is even UV stabilised) and...
  • Re: cibie lights
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:22:41 -0700
    ...International, which I thought was the only US vendor at the moment. > http://www.cibieusa.com/cibie_main_frameset.htm > > -Alex > ----- End Original Message -----
  • Re: list of ageees or age of listees or something. sorta. kinda. maybe. :)
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:44:58 -0600
    ...that is thinnin', And we ! won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favorite things. When the joints ache, When the...
  • Re: Another space for stuff
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:57:10 +0000
    ...As soon as you have square headlights, their frames are just too close to the radiator. However, sticking stuff in from underneath, next to...
  • Re: Anyone need '53? parts
    Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
    Fri, 2 Jun 1995 09:10:20 -0700
    ...their age, nothing inside > the rear of the bus, front seat frames present, 3-spoke banjo > style steering wheel present (black) and in OK...
  • Re: A/C tunnel
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:27:50 -0600
    ...the tunnel at the joints and then fasten to the ceiling frames. This closes the holes left by the broken pieces, gives it additional...
  • Cool engine support rig
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Sat, 16 Oct 1999 12:18:41 -0700
    ...What's a cam strap? It's a tool most serious whitewater raft guides use to lash their frames down to their rafts It...
  • VW Van & Camping Stuff For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:55:39 -0700
    ...http://www.airliftcompany.com/ <http://www.airliftcompany.com/new-index/Frameset.htm> <http://www.airliftcompany.com/new-index/Frameset.htm> <http://www.airliftcompany.com...
  • round headlight/grill install in '86 van
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:55:55 -0800
    ...yellow, white, yellow with black, white with black, and of course brown for ground. - unscrewed square light mounting frames and cut wires. The inner...
  • Re: printing parts
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:05:29 -0700
    ...just like my stupid computer printer ! He was going to use it to make frames for glasses - a perfect application I'd think. It...
  • Re: Upgardes I'm considering for my 1985 1/2 Camper
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 15 May 2005 14:15:35 -0400
    ...metal light frames (w/ > spring) and lights from another vanagon..... > -Do I have to drill mounting screw holds into my Vanagon's grill > area...
  • Re: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:19:35 -0500
    ...One of the side frames hit dead center > on the jack and of course the frame was severely bent. I'm thinking the > subframe...