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Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
Historical mailing list - Caroline Cote
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:31:48 -0400
...Internal Panels Replacing? Hey all, (...) Anyway, he had redone the interior panels with birch plywood and it looked right handsome. So I'm wondering...
Re: Vanagon entertainment...
Historical mailing list - Gordon
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:33:22 -0700
...Speakers wear out or become obsolete. > > Perfect Fit has waterproof panels for about $16 here in Portland. Haven't used them. Or you can...
Re: Solar panels
Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:37:32 -0700
...www.vanagondiesel.info/index.php/Solar_%26_House_Battery_Setup#Solar_Panels > On Jun 23, 2016, at 6:33 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM...
westy tent info needed
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:14:32 -0400 (EDT)
...Color - Grey w/ 2 to 3" stripes made up of red, green, blue & blackSide panels (2) - 68 x 102". Snaps on top to fit...
Re: Solar Panel config?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:23:24 -0700
...I have a pair of 45W BP Solar panels which I stash where the upper bunk used to be - we use that area for...
Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:12:50 -0700
...No solar panels, windmills, or even sleeping bags. Some of these places are almost amazing. You don't even have to cook for yourself...
Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
Historical mailing list - patrice b
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:25:37 -0700
The thread on VW solar battery panels and other brands brings up something I've been wondering about. I have a panel I bought...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:33:49 -0400
Chris Renz wrote: > So, what did you use to make new door panels? > > I just want to build some basic wooden panels for the...
Spay expandable foam insulation in Westy?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:39:08 -0800
In removing the interior from my "new to me" van, I notice that in some places (in behind pillars and panels), there is NO...
Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:45:05 -0700
...Internal Panels Replacing? > Hey all, > > I just got from a weeklong camping trip in Central Oregon; I'll do a > writeup and post it...
Sound deadening and door speakers
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:19:55 -0700
Hey folks - I'm in the process of replacing my damaged 2 front interior door panels and got a couple questions. First off, while...
Re: Calling all solar gurus
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:09:14 -0700
...First, I agree with Mark on his comments about those solar panels. They look much like the lightweight setup that Harbor Freight sells. I...
WTB: 85 Vangon GL interior Panels (blue)
Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:20:02 -0400
...Both of the interior panels in the middle of the bus are damaged. This is the sliding door interior panel, and the panel exactly...
Re: [WTB] Rocker Panels, 72'...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:24:22 -0400
...wondering if anyone has or knows where I can get rocker panels (inner > and outer, both sides). Whitney seems like a rip-off (maybe...
paint code
Historical mailing list - Donald Dixon
Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:33:59 EDT
How can I find the paint code, if its missing, for my 90 multivan which is Orly blue with silver/gray rocker panels? Don
Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:00:38 -0600
And the biggest bonus is, the bonding agent displaces moisture !! No more rusted seam's----- Incredible !!! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Cleaning body seams
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:55:21 -0800
Does anyone have any tricks for cleaning the seams between the body panels? Just using a washrag is not working. Todd '88 Westy
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:10:29 -0600
...Originally, Westfalia used 1/8"+- thick baltic birch plywood for all the interior panels in their camper conversions! It is stronger than masonite as...
Re: inside door panel materials?
Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:30:49 -0700
Wil Haslup wrote: > Chris Renz wrote: > >> So, what did you use to make new door panels? >> >> I just want to build some basic wooden...
Solar Panel location
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:38:21 -0400
...Anyone have photos posted of where they located their Solar Panels' on their Westys'? Or written suggestions? Jack R. Bloomfield MI. (N. of Detroit...
vanagon solar
Historical mailing list - roch roch
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 18:43:58 PDT
Instead of a second battery, has anyone tried any solar panels? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail...
vanagon slider doors FS, and front doors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 24 Sep 2000 06:02:16 EDT
slider doors for sale, front doors, glass, int. panels, etc.. plus camper side windows w/ screens, fit any vanagon chris
Speakers
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:26:46 -0700
Has anyone put 5.25" speakers in their electric window door panels--in place of the stock speakers? Any fit issues with the window...
Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
Historical mailing list - David Jensen
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:45:40 -0700
Use 10 gauge wire to connect the panels. Otherwise it is too easy to lose weak amps. And make sure the panels have some...
Re: Improvement or desecration?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:19:11 +1200
>Questions for the list: > >What do you think when you see a Vanagon with scores of modifications, cut >door panels, tack-on gauges, add...
How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 23:19:51 -0500
...Not really being familiar with all methods of joining autobody panels I was wondering if someone could explain to me how these seams for...
Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 02:14:54 EDT
...While the panels are spot welded at the flanges, I would think that the seam sealant is the weld-through variety. The sealant would...
Re: Solar panel install complete!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:31:27 -0700
...I've been eyeballing folding panels lately. Good to know there's a relatively high watt panel that actually fits in the luggage rack...
Re: [NVC} Computer Gurus Needed
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:36:21 -0500
...I > can't see all the panels and therefore the icons. > > Is there any way to fix this problem? Am I overlooking something simple...
'56 kombi progress
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Sat, 1 Apr 1995 22:15:37 -0800 (PST)
...I will NEVER, EVER, again buy replacement panels from West Coast Metric. Ever! You hear me? NEVER! (Those of you who aren't familiar...
Re: Interior Door Panel Compatibility and door speaker size
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:59:02 -0600
...Will these fit my doors? (will the > panel > clips line up with the holes in the doors?) > > These panels (out of the 1980) did...
Remove all a/c components project
Historical mailing list - Greg S
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:25:59 -0500
...Does anyone have some panels for the back of the van - I want to remove the a/c side panels but there is no...
Rocker Panels
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 16:37:43 -0700
...any one know if the bus rocker panels will fit and work out on trucks??? In the thread that was!!!! I think ya gave...
Re: Anybody interested in having Burning Van
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:06:08 -0500
Fire leather door panels, eh? How appropriate for Burning Van! Joy (spelling geek in several languages...) **************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For...
body panels
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:21:48 -0400
I'm looking for a rt, rear, panel for my truck. �It's the one with a vent in it. �Any ideas? ed- looking...
need interior blue velour
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:17:05 -1000
Can any one sale me a Full set of the interior wall panels in blue velour, all fasteners too. 87 Vanagon no air? Dan
Re: Power consumption & recharging with Vitrifrigo
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:35:01 -0700
...Cheap panels from > eBay, probably $130 for the 30 watt and $170 for the 50 watt. If it's > sunny, and I rotate the...
Re: solar panels
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:50:47 -0700
The solar panels will work under cloudy skies, but not as good. Reason is simple, clouds block some of the sunlight. Expect about 1...
'56 Kombi Update - Interior
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Sep 1995 21:32:50 -0700 (PDT)
Howdy doodoo Well, I got all my interior panels covered now, between last night and this afternoon. I did them in a medium blue...
Re: electrical/convenience stuff (solar)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 May 1995 11:55:33 -0500 (CDT)
...We >both have a set of 4 solar panels, each 1 by 4 ft. in size. The set is >rated at 87 Watt. David...
Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:29:19 -0700
All body panels are spot welded every half inch or so using flanges or overlapped seams. No sealer is used during welding, and that...
Sound deadening and door speakers
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:46:15 -0700
...I did this on my 850 Spider on the engine lid and other panels and it helped a lot with panel drumming. Gregory Smith...
Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:47:50 -0700
...Solar Panels and Controllers Don, the subject has been coverd by the reponders up till now. But let me add this. You mentioned connecting...
Re: Central Locking -- questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 May 2011 11:07:08 -0700
The panels come off the front doors easily. the rear hatch panel is very hard to get off without breaking things a little. if...
Aluminum Body Panels
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 14 Nov 95 15:29:43 PST
...All the older LRs were aluminum panels and poorly painted but whatheheck it din't rust and who cares in Zambia anyway. Arnolt-MG...
Re: Westfalia Noise (Vehicle engineering little VW)
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 10:37:00 -0700 (PDT)
...the van? If not all, which ones? Panels around engine compartment, I would guess? Sheet steel panels in the body? Roof? _______ /\ o o o...
'83.5 gl interior available
Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 23:16:50 -0400
...rear seats in excellent condition all side panels in excellent condition rear compartment and hatch panels not available no carpet, sorry It's in...
Seam Bubbling
Historical mailing list - Kirk Swezey
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 11:39:43 +0000
...Is this just a euphemism for rust corrosion where the panels join? Kirk Swezey
insulation
Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:06:09 EST
good morning all, has anyone stuffed any extra insulation in the side panelsof their vanagon? if so, what kind and do you recommend doing...
Re: Parting Out '84 Sunroof
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:53:15 EDT
I am parting out an "84 Sunroof, 4-spd, manual steering,98Kmi, no interior panels, no steering wheel, no front seats, dubious engine. Rich
RE; westy conversion (electric)
Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:23:44 -0400
Who had the site up of the electric splitty with the two surfboard solar panels on the roof. Now that's a conversion. Way...
Re: Middle Swivel seat install
Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:01:03 -0700
...Save the long panels someplace, and reinstall the short panels. Cheers, Raymond 85 Westy Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 27, 2014, at 5...
Re: 81 Westy Panel Fasteners
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:55:38 -0800
...81 Westy Panel Fasteners > I have just taken all of the old crappy mac tac off of the interior panels and put new vinyl...
Re: Vanagon Panels Available?
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Thu, 7 May 2009 15:19:53 -0700
...Vanagon Panels Available? > > Can anybody tell me if new body panels are still available? My need is for > an '87. Mostly urgently I need...
vanagon body panels
Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:18:27 -0600
...on my1987 Westy.  My question is who has the best panels available.  I am looking for fitment and metal quality.</div><div...
Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:18:02 -0400
...On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:08 PM, tom ring wrote: > I have just replaced 2x15W solar panels which were mounted about as far...
peeling paper interior panels
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:33:35 EST
I have a 82 Westy with the decorative vinyl peeling off the headliner and everywhere else. What is a good fix for this apparently...
Re: Solar Panels in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:54:24 -0700
> Donna, > The wiring and battery choices are a long and involved story... with one > clear unanomous choice... Should have read... NO one clear choice...
Re: Dash light problem...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Thu, 1 May 2003 16:02:51 -0400
Ok, did you check for loose wires from the fuse box by any chance? BTW, I seriously doubt that both instrument panels were faulty...
FS: Carat Interior
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:23:14 -0700
Greetings All, Any interested in converting their GL to a Carat? I have the panels, narrower bench seat, table, seatbelts, etc. I am north...