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• Re: Instrument cluster cleaning
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:27:39 EST
  ...Well, cleaning it has > been a tiresome affair, and I just can't seem to get it completely > clean on the plexiglass because I...
• Westy Skylght Reposting
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 21:48:56 -0500
  Having troubles here---because I wasen't specific enough I guess------ I have for sale, the factory plexiglass skylight, cover as a replacement for...
• Instrument cluster cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:40:49 -0500
  ...Well, cleaning it has been a tiresome affair, and I just can't seem to get it completely clean on the plexiglass because I...
• Re: Instrument cluster cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:05:56 +0000
  The plexiglass is glued in at the top and bottom. You would likely break it uncleanly if you forced it out. How do I...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:54:54 -0400
  ...Skylight Plexiglass When did they start putting skylights in the Westy, or was it an option? Scott '82 Westy w/o skylight
• Re: skylight guy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 26 May 2007 10:53:10 -0700
  ...In that part of the world they are gunports and he is probably using "Westy-tested" blast and bullet-proof Plexiglas. Oh, sorry, it...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:17:03 -0700
  ...Skylight Plexiglass > I don't think so Russell--- > > I mean you can most sertainly chop a hole into your roof if you want, > but...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:24:39 -0500
  ...Skylight Plexiglass > good news is, the Skylightguy is making me a Forest > green one just like the Huey helecopters in 'Nam had. > > Phil 84...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:03:33 -0600
  ...Easiest way to get it is go to a Plexiglass distributor, it comes in metal cans and is used as a plexiglass solvent/glue...
• Re: Instrument cluster cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:15:29 -0500
  ...Thanks for the tip! -Luke On 3/24/06, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote: > The plexiglass is glued in at the top and...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:37:15 -0400
  When did they start putting skylights in the Westy, or was it an option? Scott '82 Westy w/o skylight
• roof vent
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:46:52 EDT
  ...What I do need to do, real soon, is replace the plexiglass roof vent thing. Mine is prtty broken up on the sides. I...
• Re: Very First Domed Skylight
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:02:02 EST
  ...it'd have to be bulletproof plexiglass tho.. chris
• Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:13:22 -0500
  Thank you one and all for the interest in the replacement skylight cover--- It is now sold--- Mucho Gracias--- ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http...
• Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 10:57:31 -0500
  ...Years ago you gave me the measurements for the flexible plexiglass glass inserts that can be used on the outside of a vanagon side...
• A cc'ing the heads question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:14:57 -0800
  ...Anyway, as you know, the AMC heads have the built-in step around the circumference of the head; my Plexiglas piece rests on the...
• Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:04:36 -0400
  ...I cut a black Plexiglas plate and mounted a cigarette lighter under it. The mounting bracket for the lighter fits snugly into the ashtray...
• WTB: sliding glass window pane
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:39:53 EST
  ...Using Plexiglas right now WTB: the bulb sockets for the rear l&r sidemarkers mine rusted out Need lens too. Thank you Kurt Thomas
• Re: Off Topic, but need advice on a Deawoo
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:09:53 -0500
  ...Should be available at any supplier under "plexiglass" in your local yellow pages. Of course, if the panels are fogged by UV damage, then...
• Re: skylight guy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 26 May 2007 09:26:05 -0700
  ...a 12" x 12" windows... :) > >as far as i know he's in Dubai...contracted to do some plexiglass work for >some hotels there... >
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:12:39 -0500
  ...Skylight Plexiglass When did they start putting skylights in the Westy, or was it an option? Scott '82 Westy w/o skylight
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:05:34 -0700 (MST)
  ...one to hold the fan to the plexiglass and the other to hold the plexiglass to the cabinet. This technique is still in development...
• Re: 831/2 rear window for a westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:27:08 EST
  ...At those prices, it's not worth it to make your own out of plexiglas. BenT San Francisco
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 08:21:54 -0800
  ...You can do it but it’s not like plexiglass. The lexan can get internal bubbles ( exact cause of this I’m not sure...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 08:43:20 -0800
  ...Can you send again? > > I had given up as the price of plexiglass glass locally was crazy. > > But, I have two sheets that were...
• sunroof like in Jurassic Park
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 13:57:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...Now do you remember the plexiglass roofs on the Ford Explorers in "Jurassic Park?" Couldn't something similar replace the Westie's front luggage...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:35:58 -0500
  ...Skylight Plexiglass When did they start putting skylights in the Westy, or was it an option?
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:44:50 -0500
  The sight hole is actually the flush end of a plastic or plexiglass rod, in the lower left corner of the box. Any LED...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:09:08 -0700
  ...it is go to a Plexiglass distributor, it comes in > metal > cans and is used as a plexiglass solvent/glue. Just tell them you...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:29:06 -0500
  Dave --- Sure it's available--- Take your Milwaukee saws all and cut a nice rectangular hole in that pop-top--- You can see it...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:04:00 EST
  ...i guess i will have to install a plexiglass shield over mine so they dont get broken LOL chris ************** Start the year off right...
• Re: Dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 00:29:18 EST
  ...Most of the instrument panels are plexiglas composites with 4 or 5 28v incandescent lamps lighting up the plexiglas "channels". As far as painting...
• Re: Isenglas Windows [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:23:02 -0700
  ...Later the generic term plastic would replace that kind of use, just as later generic use of the word Plexiglas applied to any transparent...
• Re: A cc'ing the heads question
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:10:25 -0000
  ...I've tapped the Plexiglas lightly with a wrench trying to > vibrate the bubbles free, and sometimes that makes the problem even worse by...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 16:46:03 -0500
  ...You can do it but it’s not like plexiglass. The lexan can get internal bubbles ( exact cause of this I’m not sure...
• Re: Leveling the van- shims made of teflon or nylon.....what's up!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 00:22:10 -0500
  ...Teflon [deforms indefinately] Acrylic plexiglass [brittle;see below] Lexan polycarbonate [stress cracks from solvents/exposure] ABS [attacked by solvents, UV] Styrene [see above] JinNJ
• FOR SALE - Sunroof Wind Deflector / Pulsation Attenuator
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:23:28 EDT
  FOR SALE - Climair wind deflector for a sunroof Vanagon. Plexiglass tinted smoke gray. Easily mounted, all mounting hardware included. Good condition. $60. If you...
• Re; Looking for ideas for a front license plate plaque
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:59:12 -0400
  I saw a bumper mounted diorama of a beach scene, complete with mini chairs, umbrella, sand etc..., behind Plexiglas, that was cool. The driver...
• Re: sunroof like in Jurassic Park
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 15:11:46 -0500
  ...Now do you >remember the plexiglass roofs on the Ford Explorers in "Jurassic Park?" >Couldn't something similar replace the Westie's front luggage...
• Re: Sliding Window Vent Covers
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:14:40 -0400
  I made two of them for each sliding window out of 1/8" Plexiglas. I do not have a digital camera but it looks...
• VANAGON '83 for SALE $1500
  Historical mailing list
  17 May 1994 11:52:14 -0700
  ...THe rear window is a msde DDD made of plexiglass, I had to do it myself after it was p broken. Doesn't� look...
• Re: Glass Sun Roof
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:06:46 -0800
  ...The particular Plexiglas I get is called 'edge glow' ..and from the side, the Plexiglas on the edge looks like a neon light - really...
• Re: Leveling the van- shims made of teflon or nylon.....what's up!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:11:13 -0500
  Acrylic plexiglass [brittle;see below] Hmmm, anecdotal evidence on PMMA or polymethylmethacrylate (limited statistical basis of 2 units) 16 + years, no change in thickness...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 18:20:53 -0800
  ...You can do it but it’s not like plexiglass. The lexan can get internal bubbles ( exact cause of this I’m not sure...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:59:15 -0500
  ...Can you send again? >> >> I had given up as the price of plexiglass glass locally was crazy. >> >> But, I have two sheets that were...
• Sunroofs $65 US (includes shipping)
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:02:58 -0800
  ...0676 (CANADA) it was identical to the original (color ,size, double plexiglass for strength,warmth, and D.O.T safety seal specs Today I...
• 831/2 rear window for a westy
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:49:10 -0600
  ...I was wondering how feasible it might be to attempt to purchase a piece of plexiglass and cut it to fit . Also what might...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 21:21:51 -0500
  ...You can do it but it’s not > like plexiglass. The lexan can get internal bubbles ( exact cause of this > I’m not sure...
• Re: wind noise in vans
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 18 May 94 09:32:01 CDT
  ...With respect to inside noise, I rigged up a nifty plexiglas wall just behind the front seats with a hinged door in it. It...
• WTB used SKYLIGHT ASSY
  Historical mailing list - maded
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:30:34 -0700
  ...The condition of the "lite" ,i.e., the Plexiglas, does not matter as I have a new condition one from skylight guy. I need...
• "Ventwing"
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 11:07:09 -0400
  ...You know the buffetting and noise you experience when driving at speed with the windows down? Well, a ventwing is a piece of plexiglass...
• Re: Headlight covers, square headlamp Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:55:04 -0400
  ...Made from plexiglass or something similar. -Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com
• Re: Leveling the van- shims made of teflon or nylon.....what's up!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 00:55:03 EST
  ...Teflon [deforms indefinately] Acrylic plexiglass [brittle;see below] Hmmm, anecdotal evidence on PMMA or polymethylmethacrylate (limited statistical basis of 2 units) 16 + years, no...
• Re: A little [W]ednesday humor to brighten your week!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 23:19:34 -0500
  ...Quilla would love it under the plexiglas... bcnu - G jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu "His fingers danced a crazy rumba all their own..."
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 13:03:26 -0500
  ...Can you send again? >> >> I had given up as the price of plexiglass glass locally was crazy. >> >> But, I have two sheets that were...
• Re: [Syncro] The dragonfly chronicles, or, power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:30:56 -0400
  ...windows, and if that didn't work, by some of those plexiglas type wind deflectors from eurocampers.com - a business that started out of...
• Re: anyone know this camper?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:23:20 EDT
  ...those insulated sidewindows (plexiglass) were common in europe on the T3's chris
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 03:46:16 +0100
  ...Professional car audio competitors often install their amps in behind Plexiglas, and use fans for air circulation. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: Glass Sun Roof
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:21:02 -0500
  ...The particular Plexiglas I get is > called 'edge glow' ..and from the side, the Plexiglas on the edge looks like > a neon light - really...
• Re: Skylight Plexiglass
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:58:48 -0400
  At 12:24 AM 4/24/2002, Dave Baker wrote: >I wonder if he's still lurking on the list... I'd like a...