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Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:20:59 EDT
...if you have aluminum, its aftermarket. i know that ASI's and Adventurwagens used Aluminum framed screens bolted to the outside of the windows...
Re: Left & Right Side Sliding Windows needed Complete for my 1982 Westy
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Sep 2014 11:21:44 -0400
...what would someone get for aluminum frames at the scrapyard? whats the going price of aluminum per lb. these days?..
cleaning westy jalousie window frames
Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
Fri, 05 Apr 1996 07:45:13 -0800
Does anyone know which is a good product to clean the aluminum frames of jalousie windows on my 67 westy.. they a pretty "grungie...
Re: HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:59:37 EDT
...from position by moving the tabs around the slots > in > the aluminum frame." > > What does "moveing the tabs around the slots" in real world...
Sliding window frame
Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:20:45 -0400
Hello Vanagan fans!! So I've removed the sliding window from the aluminum frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing...
Re: Sliding window frame
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:24:19 +0000
...the aluminum > frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing I'd like to do is > paint the frame black since...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:59:27 -0400
...if you have aluminum, its aftermarket. i know that ASI's and Adventurwagens used Aluminum framed screens bolted to the outside of the windows...
Re: Sliding window frame
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:40:08 -0700
...the aluminum > > frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing I'd like to do > is > > paint the frame black since...
Re: [T2] Aluminum jalousie window cleaning
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:29:35 -0800
...You can only polish aluminum alloys that can keep a shine. The frames in your windows will last for 100 years or more with...
Re: Vanagon camper windows...with screens that are NLA....for cheap!!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:59:53 -0500
...We use industrial grade aluminum screen frames and black aluminum screening. The screens are easily replaceable if ever needed. We have been making these...
Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Wed, 15 May 2002 10:26:19 -0500
...a steel, sometimes alunimum frame, with zinc plated mild steel nuts, and washers-- And how about them aluminum frames? Every component on that semi...
Re: start of a rear bumper build
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 13:09:21 -0700
...As to worrying about aluminum bolted onto the vanagon frame, well I think you are too late in that worry. Happens all over the...
Window replacement - 78
Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:16:49 -0500
...The glass is broken out, but the aluminum frame is still being held in by the rubber gasket. I'm sorta thinking, get six...
AC Bracket
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:40:03 -0700
...I used aluminum stock (flat and 90 degree angle) to build a folding frame. It was built to fit one of the small 5000BTU...
Re: Jalousie windows for sale - easier way to do it
Historical mailing list
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:55:07 EDT
...what ron maxon did was to make a frame out of aluminum to set the bus jalousies in to take up the space (bus...
HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
Historical mailing list
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:29:57 EDT
...the aluminum window frame has a few slots in it at the bottom..these will line up with the plastic tabs on the screen...
Replacing slider portion of window?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:13:46 -0700
...It appears the top and bottom parts of the aluminum frame need to be separated to remove/install the slider - is this correct? ======================== Shawn...
Re: HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:15:51 -0700
...from position by moving the tabs around the slots > in > the aluminum frame." > > What does "moveing the tabs around the slots" in real world...
screens for front doors
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:56:02 -0400
...can get screen frame in white, brown, aluminum finish. material cost (screening, roller, rubber thing you squish into frame, weatherstripping, frame) was about $6...
Re: Horn Replacement
Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
Thu, 23 May 2002 16:18:04 -0700
...I think those things get their ground from their mount to the frame, but if they don't, I'd use the aluminum strip...
WTB: driver's side middle screened window for westy
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:01:20 -0500
...Frame must be of the black-painted type, not the earlier bare aluminum variety. Need ASAP as I am restoring/repainting/de-rustng an...
Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 May 2002 08:33:37 -0700
...a steel, sometimes alunimum frame, with zinc > plated mild steel nuts, and washers-- > > And how about them aluminum frames? > > Every component on that semi...
Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 May 2002 09:06:44 -0700
...Want to paint camper roof > > Alistair--- > > The cabs of the Pete's and KW's are all aluminum----with aluminum > interior framework, and supports...
Re: Leaking slider windows
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:54:47 -0700
...In the process we found out that the leak appears to be occurring on the anodized aluminum frame there the two ends meet. > > Has...
Re: Different Vanagon gaskets
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 20:51:03 EST
In a message dated 97-12-06 17:30:52 EST, you write: << http://www.headgasket.com/frames/frmain.htm >> Is copper, aluminum and...
Wanted: One crank out window
Historical mailing list
Sun, Apr 23, 1995 7:05:52 AM
...Glass unimportant, but condition of screen and window frame must be excellent (oxidised aluminum is fine... but no painted or otherwise changes windows please...
FS: camper sliding windows
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Sun, 6 Aug 2006 09:01:02 -0400
...These have the bare aluminum frames, not black. Fits 85 up. I want $85 each plus shipping. -Hans
Re: Jalousie windows for sale - easier way to do it
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:21:37 -0700
...what ron maxon did was to > make a frame out of aluminum to set the bus jalousies in to take up the space > (bus...
Re: Camper side windows
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:11:49 -0600
...They make some spiffy aluminum framed Westy screens and I thought they also made them for non-camper vans. bob
Re: Pop top seal Manafacturer
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:38:07 -0800
...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
Re: AC Bracket
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:00:54 -0400
...I used aluminum stock (flat and 90 degree angle) to build > a folding frame. It was built to fit one of the small 5000BTU...
HELP! Sliding window removal
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Sat, 4 May 2002 16:37:23 +0000
...I'm getting a set with black frames and replacing my shiny aluminum frames. I'll post those for sale soon. Thanks TJ 87...
Re: Long Range gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:00:36 EDT
Got one on mine. Aluminum. Runs between frame and body on sliding door side, uses all space from rear jack point to front jack...
Replacing glass in Sliding door
Historical mailing list - GARTH WOOLSTENHULME
Sat, 12 Apr 1997 16:44:23 -0700
...I've gotten the whole thing out (aluminum frame and all), and I got the sliding glass out. How do I get the other...
Re: AC Bracket
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:21:46 -0400
...I used aluminum stock (flat and 90 degree angle) to build a folding frame. It was built to fit one of the small 5000BTU...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:26:25 EDT
...Aluminum frames all around. We just needed to > improve on the velcro since they stopped holding pretty good sometimes and > would fall off when...
Re: Aluminum Bodies
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:39:08 -0400
...The steel frame is immediately against the rear floor, which is aluminium. The body rocking, grit and salt/slush make an extermely corrosive environment...
Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 18 May 2005 11:19:37 -0700
I'd like to spiff up the aluminum frames around the sliding glass windows on Mellow Yellow. I am staring at them and wondering...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:04:20 -0700
...Aluminum frames all around. We just needed to improve on the velcro since they stopped holding pretty good sometimes and would fall off when...
Bus Depot and Westfalia tents
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Thu, 6 Aug 2020 08:50:31 -0500
...Does anyone know if they are in fact the same? My Westfalia frame is older and beat up (but aluminum and much lighter!). Would...
Re: start of a rear bumper build
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:23:21 -0400
...then the bolts would be gone in a while. > > As to worrying about aluminum bolted onto the vanagon frame, well I think > you are...
Body upgrades
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 8 May 2009 04:27:55 -0500
...The Frame for the glass is aluminum, and with the rest of the crappy plastic gone, that aluminum looks crappy. I sure would like...
Some more------
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 15:58:52 -0500
...s and didn't change the window assembly, and it is aluminum framed. Both are for sale but the black one is a more...
Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:48:19 -0700
...on the other van the bottom of the aluminum bottom roller assembly was grinded/filed flat... the one that rubs against the frame was...
Leaking slider windows
Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
Sat, 18 Mar 2017 11:43:42 -0700
...In the process we found out that the leak appears to be occurring on the anodized aluminum frame there the two ends meet. Has...
Can't Find a Euro License Plate Holder
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:11:03 -0400
...the aluminum bracket part that bolts to the 2 small screw holes (app 1.5" apart) Vanagon bumper. The plastic Euro license frame then...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:39:59 -0500
...The two centre windows are the hardest ones to remove as they are a tighter fit than the others due to the aluminum frame...
Re: New cooktop for my kitchen mod
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:22:17 -0800
...building a > lightweight removable cabinet out of extruded aluminum "angle iron" > (for > the frame) and Aluminum Composite Panelling like those guys did with > that...
Re: Painting gearbox casings?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:22:41 -0400
...http://stores.ebay.com/rdsrds123 I just got two side sliding windows with black anodized aluminum frames and tinted glass. Neat. havent seen too...
Re (2): Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:58:01 EST
...tire well edge to the rear frame brace ahead of the rear tire well. Made of Aluminum, it connects to the main tank through...
Re: HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:53:08 -0600
"the screen is "unlocked" from position by moving the tabs around the slots in the aluminum frame." What does "moveing the tabs around the...
Re: start of a rear bumper build
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 1 Aug 2013 10:28:37 -0700
...What fasteners would you use? SS? Any real risk of a reaction between the Vanagon steel frame and an aluminum bumper? (not to be...
Re: Vanagons in the Northwest
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:06:58 -0600
...cto/2321206928.html > > I once owned one of his early aluminum mountain bike frames I won one at a mt. bike race drawing. Just...
Re: 50 50 slider in a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Jim Gmail Arnott
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:59:47 -0700
ASI just had an aluminum frame made and screwed it to the outside. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1217821.jpg http://www...
Stripped threads
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:17:40 -0600
...Hole in alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:39:09 -0500
...The two centre windows are the hardest ones to remove > as they are a tighter fit than the others due to the aluminum frame...
Power window switch frame replacement, '91 GL.
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:21:54 -0600
...out of aluminum to replace the original designed pieces. He fabricated these gems with a CNC Machine. New plastic switch frames with their clip...
Re: Double Roof / Portable Shade
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:41:10 EDT
...Albeit this one had a steel frame & plywood deck as opposed to aluminum (aluminium). The concept is quite similar. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown...
Re: Replacement Westy Screen Pics
Historical mailing list
Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:33:39 -0600
...looks nice steve, but IMO id paint the frame black.. the glare from the > shiny aluminum would be a bit much.. > why only fit...
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Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:14:19 -0700
...Similarly the aluminum frame of the slider windows stands out. What have other folks done? Did later models have black frames? Thanks, Gregory Smith...