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Dimensions of rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:06:15 -0400
Hi, Does anyone know the dimensions of the rear hatch/opening of the Vanagon. I don't have my Vanagon handy so I can...
Re: Rear Hatch Lock
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:18:55 -0500
I had the aggravating situation of hatch lock not coordinating. Couldn't seem to get it right. My solution: Disconnect the lock drive motor...
Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:11:05 -0600
Mark, I've tried both VW's and Bus Depot's hatch struts. Our VW dealer sells for $30 each (used to be $60...
Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:55:21 -0700
...If you want to have a bike rack on the back hatch they are the way to go because the stock ones allow a...
Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:14:15 -0500
...Rear hatch struts - heavy duty Hi All, Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open the hatch...
Rear hatch droops, mirrors won't stay in place
Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:27:09 -1000
> The rear hatch droops to a very dangerous level. Is there a way to adjust > the mechanisms that hold up the hatch? the cheapest...
Looking for rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Tue, 9 May 2000 21:32:52 -0500
I'm looking for a replacement rear hatch for 91 Vanagon. Must have center VW emblem. Current hatch has wiper, defroster, electric lock - and...
Re: Rear hatch tents now available
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:55:51 -0600
...Whatever would you want this for?? Catching the "fall out" if you drove away with the hatch open? No offense to the designer/vendor...
Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:10:33 -0800
...SOLD OUT > 5 rear hatch locks w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys each ($60 each set) > 1 rear hatch lock cylinder w/ matching...
Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 11:38:59 -0800
...It is now vastly easier to depress. > > I then adjusted the side bumpers to touch the hatch and all seems > great. > > The 85 hatch...
hatch struts from Teutonix
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:41:49 -0500
...If replaced in pairs, the rear >hatch won't raise itself, and it will require approximately thirty pounds of >weight to lower the hatch...
Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 13:48:05 -0500
...I then adjusted the side bumpers to touch the hatch and all seems great. The 85 hatch is still a bit easier to release...
Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 09:46:49 -0500
...I’ve been able to turn out and in the side plastic, or rubber hatch bumpers. So far that makes no difference. I’ve...
Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:55:11 -0300
...When I first read the post, I thought the request was for an engine lid "hatch" but it was for the rear door hatch...
Re: tailgate light switch ground
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:20:00 -0400
I'm pretty sure they didn't put the hatch switch in as, when camping, you may have the hatch open all night. Same...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:25:27 -0400
...Is the hatch straight across the bottom? Seems as though either hatch or body must be still bent, given that the gasket is tight...
Re: Locking actuator, Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:26:43 -0800
...the sliding actuator has no control on the doors or the hatch.. only the driver and the passenger actuators control the hatch and the...
Hatch Striker Wedge Piece Broken
Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:03:44 -0700
The plastic wedge piece in the hatch striker plate is broken. Can I get a tip on how to find a replacement? Thanks, Tom...
'camping' rear hatch emblem ??
Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:12:21 -0400
Folks, While looking in ETKA at the VW emblems that go on the rear hatch, I noticed they have: 253 853 689 inscription 'CAMPING...
Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:09:51 -0700
RE: Hatch Struts When I needed new struts a couple of years ago I ordered the combination suggested by Go Westy and they have...
Re: Yakima Rack -Westys
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 6 May 2002 16:15:49 -0600
My original installation was to mount the fork-mount on the fiberglass pop-top at the rear, and put a bar on the hatch...
Re: Late model hatch lock in 83-earlier hatch?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 2 Jul 2013 15:58:07 -0400
...Eastern Daylight Time, > syncro@gmail.com writes: > > Assuming you can make the hole in the older hatch bigger, will the rest > fit? > > > > > > > > im sure...
Re: Images of South African van on website
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:14 +1300
> Very cool to see that redline over 6K. > > Have you ever worked on one of these, Andrew?� Seems like that hatch/hinge > setup might...
Re: nearly embarassing non-newbie newbie rear hatch lock question
Historical mailing list - Robert Wing
Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:35:00 -0400
When I purchased my 88 Westy the power locks did not work in the passenger door and the rear hatch. My problem was broken...
FS: grey front doorpanels, also hatch panels, slider door panels
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:15:31 EST
...manual windows) -rear hatch panel, black vinyl ,fits all vans -rear hatch panel, brown vinyl, fits all vans -rear hatch panel, grey vinyl, fits...
Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:26:47 -0600
...Open your hatch (or prop it open in your case... don't forget the time-honored method of clamping a small pair of vice...
Re: Rear Hatch Material
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 20 May 2005 10:11:46 -0400
I usd the poor man's solution for "fixing" my hatch struts. Put ellectrical conduit tubing around them, the tube slides down over the...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:28:39 -0400
...It"s heavy! Currently with two good strong shocks, I can lift the hatch and it will stay open I the spare tire is...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:49:03 -0700
...I have the stronger GoWesty struts, which holds the hatch open > > with just the rack, but I can't easily open the hatch or...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:28:20 -0400
...Now if we could get Bell Labs and/or Felder Industries to engineer a remotely opening hatch and remotely opening sliding door.. Now that...
Re: Hatch lock...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 12 May 2010 20:35:53 -0700
...Focus on checking the rear hatch lock. I have never a Vanagon equipped with powerlocks on all the other doors and not on the...
Thanks, Bob..re Westphalian hatch fix.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:34:45 -0700
Boy, do I LOVE fixes like the Gary Lee hatch props that Bob told me about in yesterday's list. Simple, elegant, no mechanical...
Re: Rear hatch ... inside openers?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 09 Jul 1995 13:25:54 -0400 (EDT)
On my 67 camper I cut a "thumb hole" into the rear panel on the back hatch to gain access to the "trigger" on...
Vanagon back hatch
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Jul 1995 20:59:17 -0400 (EDT)
...It was interesting to see the creative ways of proping ping up that deADLY hatch. I'm currently using a tomato stake. Anyway is...
Yakima or Thule Rack on rear hatch?
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:32:36 -0700
I know some of you out there have mounted a yak or thule rack on the rear hatch. I assume you use the gutterless...
Re: Rear hatch tents now available
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 03:51:25 EDT
In a message dated 7/31/2003 10:26:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM writes: > We now have these rear hatch...
New hatch struts installed
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:08:44 -0700
...I chose the strong versions because of concerns about the extra weight of the soundproofing and insulation in the hatch requiring more oomph to...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:33:07 -0400
Here's a good case to go the belt & suspenders route- Two strong struts, augmented with a PVC hatch prop, because the struts alone...
rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - dj
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 22:08:23 -0700
I need to buy new rear hatch struts for an 86 Vanagon we are fixing up. Gowesty says they have the right combo but...
Re: Rear hatch ... inside opening
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Jul 1995 11:37:30 -0700
If I recall correctly, Bill Mosley (mosley@netcom.com) [hope that's the right spelling] did this modification to the rear hatch on his...
does a rear hatch screen from an 85 westy fit an 89?
Historical mailing list - Matt Bezark
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:55:47 -0700
i'm planning to buy a used 85 rear hatch screen, but don't know if it will fit my 89 syncro. thanks, matt.
Rear hatch window seal replacement ?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:09:08 -0700
Anyone ever replaced their rear hatch window seal??? Any advice for the 1st timer??? SeanG 80 Westy 95 EVC _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of...
Replacing rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:26:08 -0700
Do all rear hatches fit all vanagons? Can the lock that may come with it be re-keyed or what ever to make it...
For sale: grey or blue doorpanels and black hatch panels
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:45:29 EST
...also have some rear hatch panels and side panels in black.. can ship easily.. pmail if interested chris
rear tent for hatch.... anyone use one?
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:19:38 -0400
I saw a tent that attaches to the rear hatch, mounts on the ground and you can drive off ...anyone got one?....How does...
Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:16:49 -0700
...Rear hatch name badge? > > Handy tip. I might need it because the rear hatch emblems at The Samba, > Bus Depot, et al, are either...
Re: rear hatch struts report
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:33:52 -0400
...I bought a pair of tbd "heavy duty" hatch struts, (aka nautilus workout system) and had to close the gate very slowly. I instinctively...
Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:20:04 -0400
...They're the type that don't lift the hatch but rather make the hatch stay where you put it and make the hatch...
Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - robyn and heather rudisill
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:32:22 -0700
I have had their rear hatch struts for two years now, with added weight of a bike rack they are still working fine. sorry...
Re: Replacement Struts for Rear Hatch on Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:18:33 -0700
> Does anyone know where to get replacement struts for the rear hatch of a > 1991 Vanagon. Mine have finally given out completely. (Boy is...
Re: Winkler Prices (Finally!!!!)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 23:50:10 -0700
Ken, Do they bolt to the hatch, the seam between the hatch and the body or on the body? Is there anything we have...
Re: HELP: rear hatch power lock quit
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:13:12 -0400
...This is not a fix, but at least you can get your rear hatch unlocked and maybe remove the automatic lock function. malcolm On...
tail gate hatch question
Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:48:19 -0500
I am curious to find out if anybody's Vanagon tailgate hatch has ever fallen off. Has anyone ever noticed that the hinge pins...
Re: Vanagon back hatch
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:20:17 -0700 (PDT)
...They must go bad after about 7 years. > It was interesting to see the creative ways of proping ping up that > deADLY hatch. I...
Re: HELP: rear hatch power lock quit
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:21:36 -0800
If you can get to it, you can remove the interior panel on the rear hatch, and you'll see the solenoid that operates...
Re: Rear Hatch Lock
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:17:46 +0000
...Rear Hatch Lock > > Front and slider operate normally, hatch does not. > > What it does – > With lock in horizonal key position, it remains Unlocked, while...
Re: one hatch of a story
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:29:32 -0400
...the result will be a hatch so stiff that your entire family (dog included) will have to hang on the hatch to get it...
Re: Proper filling of coolant
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:12:01 -0500
...The expansion tank is the one under the engine hatch that can be accessed only by removing the hatch. The overflow tank can be...
Hatch Latch--Loren Bush comment please
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:02:08 -0800
...What size turnbuckle is used for your hatch latch? This is the link for reference: http://www.pbase.com/labusch/image/64405807 where I...
Rear hatch struts -- disposal
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:46:21 -0400
I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon. Hooray, no more getting bonked in the head! Anyway, I'm wondering how to...