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  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:32:23 -0800
    ...better sun visor To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, December 5, 2014, 4:10 PM one thing for sure... those OEM sun visor...
  • 1983 vanagon sun visor
    Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
    Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:00:28 +0000
    anybody find any new replacements for the old sun visors or any other idea replacements?
  • Re: 1983 vanagon sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:14:03 +0000
    Yes, I replaced both of mine with late-model vanagon sun visors. Very superior design and production. Since they are abuot 1/3 thicker...
  • Re: Sun visor clips?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:39:42 -0700
    ...Sun visor clips? Hello List, TGIF....my sun visor clips have decided to go into retirement. Would any one have 2 to fit an...
  • Passenger side fun visor
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
    Mon, 5 Jul 2021 23:43:58 +0000
    I am looking for a passenger side sun visor with a mirror and light. Mine is drooping. A year or so ago, when turning...
  • foil-reflecting sunshade
    Historical mailing list - =David-M=
    Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:47:38 -0400
    >I have been using a foil-reflecting sunshade in my Vanagon. I have >just noticed that the >backside of the visor has been burned...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:10:41 -0800
    ...those OEM sun visor is quite short at least on the driver's side... when I put it side way on the window to...
  • better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:28:41 -0500
    Just wondering if any of you folks have found a good sun visor kit or some way to improve the old floppy ones I...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:35:50 -0800
    ...leash > On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not for a sun visor, for the interior paneling.
  • Sun visors
    Historical mailing list - David Yates
    Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:50:38 +1000
    My 25 year old Vanagon sun visors are a little sad. The vinyl covers are still fine but the inside material has been crushed...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:43:54 -0500
    ...Just wondering if any of you folks have found a good sun visor kit or some way to improve the old floppy ones I...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 11:52:39 -0800
    ...Just wondering if any of you folks have found a good sun visor kit or some way to improve the old floppy ones I...
  • Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:11:07 -0500
    ...the clips that hold the sun visor clipped in.. > Its the clip if looking at driver side visor its on the right side of...
  • Sun visor clips?
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:27:57 -0400
    Hello List, TGIF....my sun visor clips have decided to go into retirement. Would any one have 2 to fit an 85 Gl tintop...
  • Re: Sun visor clips?
    Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:44:45 -0400
    ...Sun visor clips? > > Hello List, > > TGIF....my sun visor clips have decided to go into retirement. Would any one > have 2 to fit an...
  • How to repair Sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Sat, 24 Sep 2016 16:17:23 -0400
    Our 88' Westy now has a broken passenger sun visor and hangs down. The ball/socket cracked. Is it possible to repair this or...
  • Re: Sagging Sun Visor Fix?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:56:56 EST
    In a message dated 2/5/02 8:44:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > My passenger side visor no longer...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:18:52 -0800
    Not for a sun visor, for the interior paneling. I think the folks that make the ABS interior panels could sell just as many...
  • Sun Visor Options
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:39:45 -0800
    Greetings and Happy New Year Vana-goners! The sun visors in my '91 Westy and still functioning to spec, which is to say, poorly...
  • Re: Sun visor clips?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:10:07 -0700
    ...Sun visor clips? > > Hello List, > > TGIF....my sun visor clips have decided to go into retirement. Would > any one have 2 to fit an...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:41:04 -0600
    ...a visor used while driving, as on old '50's vehicles? I got one of Jonce Fancher's windshield/driver/passenger door sun shades...
  • Re: 1983 vanagon sun visor
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:05:39 +0000
    ...9:00 PM jed batchelder <seabeejed@hotmail.com> wrote: > anybody find any new replacements for the old sun visors or any other > idea replacements? >
  • Sagging Sun Visor Fix?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:44:17 +0800
    My passenger side visor no longer stays in the "up" position but sags down about an inch. Is there a way to fix this...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:35:22 -0600
    ...leash > > > On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Not for a sun visor, for the interior paneling. >
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 12:50:17 -0800
    ...better sun visor I've been thinking for a while that someone should offer a wood panel kit for Vanagons, complete with wood visors...
  • Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:19:03 -0800
    ...the clips that hold the sun visor clipped in.. > Its the clip if looking at driver side visor its on the right side of...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:56:23 -0600
    ...a visor used while driving, as on old '50's vehicles? I got one of Jonce Fancher's windshield/driver/passenger door sun shades...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 12:39:31 -0800
    ...Just wondering if any of you folks have found a good sun visor kit or some way to improve the old floppy ones I...
  • Sun Visor - Interchangable? 84
    Historical mailing list - karen d
    Sat, 2 Oct 2004 08:30:49 -0700
    My passenger visor keeps falling down. Is there a way to fix or does the plastic ball joint just get old and there is...
  • Dooping sunvisor fix
    Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
    Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:16:58 -0700
    Our new Vanagon ('84 Wolfsburg passenger model) came complete with a drooping driver's sunvisor. Since I'm 6'4" this was not going...
  • Re: foil-reflecting sunshade
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:05:12 -0700
    ...Or, do you mean the front of the visor? I dont see how that could be affected either except possibly by sun emanating from...
  • Re: Replacing bulb in sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:15:37 -0700
    ...I had a spare visor and after warming it in the sun I used a very small screwdriver to push up from under the...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:01:12 -0400
    On 8/7/2012 8:41 PM, Robert Stevens wrote: > Wondering if he's talking about a visor used while driving, as on old...
  • Re: Sun visors
    Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
    Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:13:09 -0700
    ...Good luck! chris On 8/31/07, David Yates <dyates1@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > My 25 year old Vanagon sun visors are a little...
  • Re: How to repair Sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:24:28 +0000
    ...Our 88' Westy now has a broken passenger sun visor and hangs down. The ball/socket cracked. Is it possible to repair this or...
  • Re: foil-reflecting sunshade
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
    Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:49:15 -0700
    ...foil-reflecting sunshade > >I have been using a foil-reflecting sunshade in my Vanagon. I have >just noticed that the > >backside of the visor...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:09:36 -0800
    A family friend got scalped by a soft sunvisor during a collision. I can just imagine what a visor made of a harder material...
  • Re: Sun visor, passenger side vanity mirror
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:06:14 EST
    ...Mine quit working and when I took the visor off, I saw that it had already been taped up once. The wires are very...
  • WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
    Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:28:08 -0500
    ...quoted-printable Hey all=2C Looking for a set of the clips that hold the sun visor clipped in..=20 Its the clip if...
  • Re: Sun visor clips?
    Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:19:29 -0400
    ...Sun visor clips? >> >> Hello List, >> >> TGIF....my sun visor clips have decided to go into retirement. Would >> any one have 2 to fit an...
  • Replacing bulb in sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:12:43 -0700
    Anybody know how to get at the bulb in the visor? I dont want to break the plastic trim around the mirror but one...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Wed, 8 Aug 2012 02:00:37 +0000
    ...a visor used while driving, as on old > '50's > vehicles? > I got one of Jonce Fancher's windshield/driver/passenger door sun > shades...
  • Re: better sun visor
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:13:38 -0800
    ...better sun visor > > I've been thinking for a while that someone should offer a wood panel kit > for Vanagons, complete with wood visors...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 7 Aug 2012 20:20:44 -0400
    On 8/7/2012 7:32 PM, Roger Barkley wrote: > Have > thought an external visor for the windshield would help.......any > thoughts? Get one...
  • Re: Sun visors
    Historical mailing list - David Yates
    Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:17:51 +1000
    ...Sun visors Depending on the amount of time and money you want to spend building a jig, you could always buy a new one...
  • Sun visor, passenger side vanity mirror
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:49:59 -0800
    ...My passenger side visor has a vanity mirror on the back side with a battery operated light. I'd like to know two things...
  • Re: Sun visor, passenger side vanity mirror
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:21:37 -0600
    developtrust wrote: > I have serched the archives and find nothing on this issue. > > My passenger side visor has a vanity mirror on the back...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Wed, 8 Aug 2012 07:35:13 -0700
    ...Vanagon external sun visor? Just returned to Ohio from a 5,500 mile trek to Missoula, Mt. and misc. points in between. The Westy...
  • Re: Sagging Visor/ louver screens
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:17:35 -0700
    ...My passenger side sun visor is sagging, enough > to be a nuisance. I have bent it up a little, but after thought, figured I...
  • Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:45:36 -0800
    ...the clips that hold the sun visor clipped in.. > Its the clip if looking at driver side visor its on the right side of...
  • Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 7 Aug 2012 21:45:29 -0700
    ...late or east early, I rarely even have to deploy my sun visor inside. Cooler inside, too. I did it myself, not hard at...
  • Re: Sun shade
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Wed, 3 Apr 2013 12:01:12 -0700
    ...tt/aGJj1OS2 Bought it here; http://selectvwparts.com/aluminum-mesh-external-sun-visor-for-vw-t25-vanagon-p-94.html Sent from my Samsung...
  • Re: Sunvisor compatibility among vanagon years
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:32 -0800
    The main issue is with the 86+ A/C type visors as they are the wrong shape unless they are mounted to their front...
  • Re: Sun visor, passenger side vanity mirror
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:34:52 -0800
    The vanity light is hardwired to the electrical system, an has a switch that turns it off when the visor is lifted. I haven...
  • Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:11:32 -0800
    ...wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Kind of a hijack but still concerning sun visors :o) > > > I've been wondering lately of the possibility of > > > Keeping the...
  • Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:24:29 -0800
    Hi all, Kind of a hijack but still concerning sun visors :o) I've been wondering lately of the possibility of Keeping the sun...
  • 2 Sun visors and L&R Front fender caps: Free + shipping
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:11:15 -0300
    ...2 grey sun visors and L&R Front fender caps (one is split but fixable) Located in Halifax NS. These are 'free' but you...
  • Re: Adapting visor clips to use late model visors in early vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:19:18 -0800
    ...wrote: > Hi all, > Kind of a hijack but still concerning sun visors :o) > I've been wondering lately of the possibility of > Keeping the...
  • Re: Sun shade
    Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
    Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:05:34 -0400
    ...tt/aGJj1OS2 > > Bought it here; > > http://selectvwparts.com/aluminum-mesh-external-sun-visor-for-vw-t25-vanagon-p-94.html > > > > Sent from my Samsung...
  • Re: can someone explain
    Historical mailing list - Hubert Wetekamp
    Sat, 1 Apr 2000 13:01:38 +0100
    ...Also, I would get problems with our semi-annual- technical-checkup called TUEV, I'm interested in an sunvisor like that visors, which can...