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• Re: Fixing the trim
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:28:19 -0500
  ...removed from the last trip I decided to fix the shrunken trim. The method > of using a heat gun and glue was mentioned a...
• Re: interior trim - where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:32:05 -0500
  ...with success if I recall (get ready for > this)� boiling the trim. This let it return back out to its natural > dimensions apparently. I...
• FS: New German Carat Taillight Trim Frames (eBay)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:05:08 +0100
  Hi all, I have a set of the black plastic tail light frames for the European Carat style trim package: http://cgi.ebay.com...
• 1985 camper interior trim parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:35:35 -0400
  Any sources for these parts other than gowesty? Thanks Mike
• Window Trim Install - Details & MisInfo in Archives
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:56:57 EDT
  Just finished installing the chrome trim strips in my windows all around and thought I share the details. Mine looked like hell and really...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:43:03 -0700
  ...Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber > > > > Thanks for all the responses! > > > > Now that I know I should be able to reinstall it, I need...
• Re: Battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:31:29 -0800
  ...When I wrote about trimming one relay leg it was so a Group 41 battery would barely fit, slid all the way to the...
• trim painting
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:06:20 -0600
  I've heard a lot of questions about painting trim on VWs lately. (Mirrors, door handles, etc). I have done this successfully many times...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 06:23:35 EDT
  ...A good or new seal without the trim will not leak. I have removed the trim on many vans, installed new windshields using the...
• tips on assembling wing windows for a splittie
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 18:33 CST
  ...As for trimming *back there* you should be able to position the rubber so that (at least at that point) trimming is unnecessary as...
• Re: Wheel arch trim in US?
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:11:16 -0800
  ...Wheel arch trim in US? Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.va nagon.com> 01/30/2002 11:02 Please respond to ThingGuy In a message...
• Vanagon S - any one else have one of these?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 19:28:42 -0500
  ...It has the GL trim door panels, corduroy-trimmed seats and the GL-style front seats with armrests and factory tinted windows. The unusual...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:50:07 -0500
  Would removing this mess with the window slides ???????????????? Do what? ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Removing interior side trim in the luggage bay
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:50:58 -0400
  ...How does one go about removing the side panel trims (the PO had attached a couple of brackets to the trim panel using stove...
• Re: Window Trim Install - Details & MisInfo in Archives
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:39:59 -0400
  ...But the Bus Depot/ne West Coast Metric trim > strips came with VW/Audi part number labels on the two longest ones (for > windshield...
• Re: Help me choose Sunny's grill style!
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:43:23 -0500
  ! Has anyone tried that "forever black" stuff from RMMW? It is said to make faded plastic trim look like new trim with armour-all...
• Re: Ls and GLs and such
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:59:01 +0100
  ...As you say, GL came above that with even better trim. Originally, L signified "Lux"-ury and GL was "Grand Lux"-ury!! Later, VW...
• Now: Mouse Proofing Kit. Was: Found something I've been looking for for a long time
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2020 18:39:32 -0700
  ...https://defunk3d.com/product/mouse-proofing-kit/ On 5/23/20, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Late Vanagon arm rest trim piece is...
• Re: Where to get A-pillar Molding / was Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 06:52:04 -0700
  ...graphite. >> Article 251 853 705 1BG (left) >> Article 251 853 706 1BG (right) > > Are these strictly for trim, or do the act to seal...
• Denver junkyard Syncro alert!
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:49:05 -0600
  ...It's silver with grey interior w/black trim pieces. Full A/C duct & mechanicals are there. Only things missing are the front & middle...
• Re: rear valence trim?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:38:26 -0400
  Holes to fish out the hardware that you drop inside there. George/ATL
• Re: Rear wheel arch trim
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:30:02 +1000
  Thanks Roland, You are spot-on. Thanks so much for that. Dave
• Re: Window Trim (orderable???)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 00:11:59 EDT
  Got mine from Bus Depot. Much less than the dealer, had VAG part
• Re: Vinyl mouldings ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:20:11 -0400
  GW sells the table edge trim by the foot. Probably has this stuff,too.
• Re: which adhesive for gutter trim
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:08:16 -0600
  >>>Which adhesive should I use to install the front pillar chrome, or in my case >>>black front pillar molding trim? I've got the...
• Re: Window seal beauty ring/trim?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 14:47:01 -0600
  ...Some people have suggested that removing the trim can weaken the seal (this article suggests this, for example: http://www.van-cafe.com/home...
• Re: Vinyl trim material? Source?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 18 May 2014 20:33:00 -0600
  ...So I am > looking for a link or a source for various vinyl trims... > > Going to sell my Alaskan pick-up telescoping camper and...
• Re: At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:59:23 -0700
  On 8/25/06, Pensioner <al_knoll@pacbell.net> wrote: > Is a Trimuph kinda like a Spagthorpe Whippet? > > "The finely crafted motoring accessories falling...
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:25:54 -0500
  Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is trimmed by 10mm length.
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 12:22:39 -0800
  That's probably the groove for the silver trim. I'd skip it, personally, but if you want to keep the trim, you'll...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Please trim your replies
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:34:50 +0000
  ...So yeah, trim your reply to > remove the fluff, but don't trim them and remove the stuff. > > I > also vote to get ride...
• Re: Annual request for a small part
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:55:52 +0000
  Been looking for years for that part...mostly don't know what to call it bolt trim? Escutcheon sounds good! Seems nobody wants our...
• Re: window trim strip substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:18:46 +0000
  ...window trim strip substitute? I took mine out also, but just to keep pressure on the glass seals I bought some black window screen...
• Need part number for sliding door handle escutcheon (trim piece)
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 21:34:55 -0400
  ...sliding door handle on my 86 seems to be missing a trim piece. In my Bently's this would appear to be the escutcheon...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:02:46 -0800
  ...The trim never looks good for long and is not worth the >> bother. My rear window has no trim and the rest do. As...
• Re: Privacy curtain in VW bus
  Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 18:36:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Saw a friends '70 in which he installed 1cm wide trim strips across the top of the ceiling just behind the front seats whith...
• Refrigerator door panel
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:34:58 -0700
  ...Hopefully in the tan / brown trim colours, and hopefully with the hinges, door latch and the trim from the hole in the panel that...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Oct 2014 - Special issue (#2014-524)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:27:17 -0400
  Oops forgot to trim my own post. Sorry Jim
• Re: [vanagon] Windshield Removal tips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 20:11:08 -0700
  Oops. Missed trimming AND sent it to the wrong v'gon list. Sorry. Jim
• Re: Name that Part
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 21 May 2007 13:49:07 -0700
  window winder trim ring? Frammistat spacer? Muffler bearing retainer? Odd bit from that diesel porsche ?
• Re: Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 13:52:05 -0700
  ...The seals are made to allow for the chrome trim on the front doors.� The 91 never had this trim and it is not...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Please trim your replies
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:27:17 -0800
  ...messages, many of them > contained the entire thread. > > Please folks, trim the excess off. If your reply still has the > vanagon list footer on...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 4 May 2001 11:49:36 -0400
  ...I removed all of the old crappy looking > trim from the windows on Vinnie a little over a year ago and no problems! If...
• Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 22:41:30 -0700
  ...Gmail should trim the rest. Same thing on smart phones like the iPhone. Just did it to your email. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic...
• Re: carpet for 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - George Bosch
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 19:12:20 -0700
  ...Then I yanked out the old carpet, put the seat back in, then the new carpet and trim. Cost me about $25 for the...
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:29:30 -0800
  ...Diesel input shaft > > Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is > trimmed by 10mm length. > > Thanks Karl, > > I was not sure of...
• Re: Q:how to install the plastic front window trim SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:50:55 -0700
  ...Unfortunately >everyone informed me that the window had to be removed before the trim could be >inserted. ************************************************** Congratulations. You are one of the very...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:51:21 -0700
  Being a woodworker, I have to say the plastic trim crap that Westphalia used is one thing in these vans that is not up...
• Re: Trim piece?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:11 -0400
  ...Hi Volks; I have what I believe is a trim piece for a grey interior Westy. Problem is I don't know what it...
• Re: Raingutter trim
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:11:53 -0700
  ...are >> seperate.Dont like them.Like the old ones best. > > The trims on my 84 are easy to remove. They are held on by...
• wood trim (again)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 08 Jan 97 11:24:12 CST
  i forgot to put the web page address in the other post: http://www.macedon/joshuatree/info.html :)
• Re: Chrome window strip trim replaceing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:12:44 EST
  Archives, archives. Includes part number and mispelled manufacturer's name (should be Lisle). Frank Grunthaner
• FS: chrome front bumper complete
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 19:15:20 EST
  for sale: front vanagon chrome bumper w/ endcaps and trim strips.. p-mail if interested chris
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:34:42 -0500
  Unfortunately, VW refers to these parts as 'handle recess' and 'trim plate'. Not so exciting.
• Re: Gluing rubber interior trim back on.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:54:06 -0500
  ...Hey everyone, > > I've got some of my gray, rubber interior trim that refuses to stay in > the groove in the particle board where...
• Re: Needed Source for 14" chrome beauty trim rings
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 May 2010 07:59:50 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Volks, > > Anyone have sources for chrome beauty trim rings for the stock 14" wheels > on our vanagons? I am in...
• FW: pop top trim / / drain plug sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:30:12 -0700
  ...pop top trim / / drain plug sizes also does nybody know the size of the drain / fill plug on the Syncro trans.
• Re: Rubber Paint?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 20 May 1998 22:54:42 -0700
  At 12:22 PM 5/20/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Someone suggested re-painting those old yellowed window rubber trim >pieces with "rubber paint...
• Re: Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:00:31 -0400
  ...the Vanagon is nowhere near a proper fit and must be trimmed. Trimming would mean loosing the liquid containment ability ( the real reason to...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Please trim your replies
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:30:56 -0800
  ...find a list that doesn't ask you to do things like trimming >> your >> replies. >> >> bob >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an...