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• Rubber floor covering
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:43:28 -0700
  Hi to all, I'm looking for some of the rubber floor coverings of the interior. In fact, it's the covering of the...
• Upholstery & floor covering
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 23:21:32 -0500
  My newly acquired 1990 Westie has greasy/dirty upholstery and floor covering. Any suggestions for cleaning or replacing? Thanks, Gordon Bonham
• Re: Upholstery & floor covering
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:33:46 EST
  ...writes: << My newly acquired 1990 Westie has greasy/dirty upholstery and floor covering. Any suggestions for cleaning or replacing? Thanks, Gordon Bonham >> take up...
• Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:50:03 -0500
  I'm wondering what others think about something like this for covering the front floor and seat pedestals. http://www.rubbercal.com/Coin_Grip...
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:40:28 -0700
  For anyone who missed out on the rubber floor covering Chris (JordanVw@AOL.COM )was selling here is one on eBay: http://cgi.ebay...
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 23:40:55 EDT
  ...this is not a "floormat" that goes over your carpet, this is the OEM VW Vanagon front floor covering, in rubber, that replaces the...
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:46:21 EDT
  ...Your best bet is to truck on down to a floor covering specialist and see what he has on those bigass rolls. Alternately, the...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 14:03:15 -0400
  ...unique Westy floor covering? What is installed on the floor of a Westy now? A piece of plywood, No? I had thought about making...
• Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:35:12 -0400
  ...Although I am also thinking about going the utility route and fiding a rubber covering. Any good links or pictures of alternative Vanagon flooring...
• OEM front Rubber floor covering SOLD
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 00:37:26 EDT
  folks, this sold within 5 minutes.. [text/html]
• Re: Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:04:34 -0700
  ...m wondering what others think about something like this for covering the > front floor and seat pedestals. > > http://www.rubbercal.com/Coin_Grip.html...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:27:19 -0400
  ...unique Westy floor covering? > Early railcars were made primarily of wood until a couple of train > accidents introduced the world to the horrific results...
• Re: Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:27:17 -0700
  ...Stephen --- Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'm wondering what others think about something like > this for covering the > front floor and seat...
• Re: Westy Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:17:31 -0500
  I installed light blue vinyl flooring in my '87 Westy. It's held in place by the metal piece in the floor of the...
• Re: Upholstery & floor covering
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 07:33:51 -0500
  ...Upholstery & floor covering My newly acquired 1990 Westie has greasy/dirty upholstery and floor covering. Any suggestions for cleaning or replacing? Thanks, Gordon Bonham
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:07:53 -0400
  ...unique Westy floor covering? In a message dated 5/8/02 11:36:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: > Who will...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:10:52 -0700
  What is installed on the floor of a Westy now? A piece of plywood, No? I had thought about making new cabinets for my...
• Re: Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:03:33 -0600
  ...m wondering what others think about something like this for > covering the > front floor and seat pedestals. > > http://www.rubbercal.com/Coin_Grip.html...
• Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:59:03 -0700
  ...Good Luck, Chris C 90MV --------------------------------------------------------------- I'm wondering what others think about something like this for covering the front floor and seat pedestals. http...
• Re: Camper floor mat option, flexitiles
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:13:37 -0700
  --- Ryan <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I was in need of a floor covering for my 86 I have a brown (from a 1983) westy...
• Re: Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:18:25 -0500
  All good information. I knew I asked the right people. Thanks to all of you who replied. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We...
• Re: FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:14:40 -0400
  ...Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section > For anyone who missed out on the rubber floor covering Chris (JordanVw@AOL.COM )was...
• sighted: FS, 82 westy in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 01:38:19 EDT
  ...no noticable rust or dents, interior looked in decent condition, but had home carpeting covering floor (unknown condition of floor underneath). No A/C...
• unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 20:02:34 -0700
  ...has anyone put Pergo down on their floor? I don't imagine it being any quieter. I was just curious, simply because Pergo is...
• Re: Will the bolts hold the center seat?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:55:42 EST
  ...I punched holes in the floor covering (I also installed rubber matting) to fit the standoffs then attached the rails on top of them...
• oil? under floor padding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 5 May 1999 10:08:34 -0400
  ...Upon pulling up the carpeting and insulation boards I noticed thin oil of some sort covering the metal surface of the floor. Is this...
• Re: Wierd '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:41:48 EST
  ...The dash had a different > slope to it and was almost all metal instead of having the vinal covering. > Seats had covering material more...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:00:45 -0700
  ...They both had wood floors. Didn't notice any increase in the sound level. Good insulation? Scot -- On Wed, 8 May 2002 20:02...
• Re: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:52:56 -0700
  ...Although I am also thinking about going the utility route and fiding a rubber covering. Any good links or pictures of alternative Vanagon flooring...
• Re: Westy Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:36:30 -0700
  I replaced the floor panel in a Loaf Westy I put together in college, and I covered it with the stick-on vinyl faux...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:48:59 EDT
  ...COM writes: > Who will be the first, to brag of "Hardwood floors" in their Westy? > > not sue what pergo is , but acoustically, wood is...
• Re: Floor Covering
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:42:45 -0500
  ...I don't > know if the 3mm would bend to the contours of the > floor adequately. > > Stephen > >
• Kombi Interior
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:51:19 -0500
  ...make passable floor coverings. I would love to take out the carpet and put down the molded rubber mats and floor covers that a...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:03:40 -0400
  I have it covering doors, walls and floors from front to back and while it was a lot of work, it was worth the...
• Re: FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:25:36 -0400
  ...Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and > walkthru > section > > > > For anyone who missed out on the rubber floor covering Chris > (JordanVw@AOL.COM )was...
• Re: Wierd '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 19:32:41 EST
  ...The dash had a different slope to it and was almost all metal instead of having the vinal covering. Seats had covering material more...
• Re: cleaning floor mats/head liner/package rack
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 19:43:16 -0700
  ...has any tips on cleaning floor mats. I have the >big rubber mat up front and completely covering that is a two piece I...
• WTB 83 diesel heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:14:42 -0600
  ...It's the part that goes between the floor and the dash, right in front of the shift lever, and distributes heat while covering...
• Where to get metal edging strip?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 24 May 2007 12:15:44 -0700
  ...Or should I just put it back exactly where it was, over the original gray rubber floor covering, and then attempt to hide the...
• Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:33:03 -0700
  ...Look at horse stable mats as a possible source for floor covering or engine deck area mats in your vanagon. I have them on...
• Re: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:53:18 -0700
  ...Although I > am also thinking about going the utility route and fiding a rubber > covering. I like a light-colored vinyl floor... just because...
• Re: A Vanagon does The Eddie
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:00:53 -0700
  ...floor in that van. :) I believe that the floor covering is what local Hawaiians would call "Shaka cloth" on top of the Bluestar flooring...
• '82 diesel coolant problem
  Historical mailing list - GREEN-DANIEL ALLAN
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:04:21 EST5EDT
  ...Coolant leak behind belt area (can't quite see because of sheet-metal engine cover covering the bottom). Seems to leak only when I...
• Re: Cutting the roof off!!! Wanna help?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:54:20 -0500
  ...loved those tie downs).The floor would be wood, with rhino covering sprayed on.I could put hinged doors for under floor storage area...
• Re: New Floor Mats?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:05:19 -0800
  If anyone's interested I have a full set of rubber floor covering ......... not just 'toss down floor mats...........but the whole front floor...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:16:16 -0800
  ...inside of those cabinets? I am floored. tim o'brien >Yes. I have successfully replaced those vinyl coverings with one that I >bought at...
• Re: 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:40:19 -0700
  Under the fridge door (by the floor) is the drain, it unscrews. Malcolm --- Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote: > It was...
• RE: Front Floor Mats--Info Roundup
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 10:27:25 EST
  Derek, I'm the one said binding your carpet scraps was the answer to every floor-covering need. It's one of those things...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:52:43 -0800
  ...The plate gets welded to the > floor. Now if you are putting these guys on a Westy, your floor covering is > too thick to...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:39:36 -0700
  ...redundancy.. > > Look at horse stable mats as a possible source for floor covering or > engine deck area mats in your vanagon. I have them...
• Cables - front to rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:36:34 -0600
  ...cabling, since I will have all the seats out and the floor coverings up. Or - would it be better to run things under the...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:03:52 -0700
  ...redundancy.. > > Look at horse stable mats as a possible source for floor covering or > engine deck area mats in your vanagon. I have them...
• Misc
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:55:44 -0500
  ...The wood piece appears to be one piece covering the entire floor pan except where the middle seats are. Also, is there a source...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:19:06 -0500
  ...Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@gmail.com> wrote: > I have it covering doors, walls and floors from front to back and while it > was a lot...
• Camper floor mat option, flexitiles
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:13:02 -0400
  I was in need of a floor covering for my 86 and didn't wan't carpet due to the dirt issues. I found...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:49:11 -0400
  ...I had planned on covering the deck above the engine as well but never got around to it. I did get the inside of...
• cleaning floor mats/head liner/package rack
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 23:47:16 -0400 (EDT)
  I am wondering if anyone has any tips on cleaning floor mats. I have the big rubber mat up front and completely covering that...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:19:18 EST
  ...The plate gets welded to the floor. Now if you are putting these guys on a Westy, your floor covering is too thick to...
• Has anyone else seen these front bench bulkhead padded vinyl panel?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:37:50 -0800
  ...The very bottom when installed has an aluminum trim that also holds down the rubber skirt that matches the rubber floor covering. Wondering if...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:57:48 -0500
  ...redundancy.. > > > > Look at horse stable mats as a possible source for floor covering or > > engine deck area mats in your vanagon. I have them...