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• Re: "A Volkswagen expert on your iPhone"
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:44:03 -0700
  Everyone (especially the Brits) should know that there was & is only one vehicle called a "Wedge" -- the Triumph TR7. Geo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark...
• Re: Gender and names (was Fryeday on Sunday) from the digester..
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:15:55 -0400
  They are called Wedges simply because compared to the bay the front is more wedge shaped. On 6/25/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff...
• Hatch Striker Wedge Piece Broken
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:03:44 -0700
  The plastic wedge piece in the hatch striker plate is broken. Can I get a tip on how to find a replacement? Thanks, Tom...
• Re: Hatch Striker Wedge Piece Broken
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:17:56 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jun 21, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM> wrote: > > The plastic wedge...
• Re: Gender and names (was Fryeday on Sunday) from the digester..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:06:31 +1200
  ...The Poms for some inexplicable reason call T3s "wedges". There is nothing wedgelike about them. "Brick" is already in use for Minis (the real...
• Loud VW Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 16:25:51 -0500
  ...Case length 30 inches, height 12 inches, wedge shave vertical configuration 7 inch bottom of wedge, 4.5" top of wedge. Shipping Weight 24...
• Re: Need Roof Rack Attachment Info
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:03:05 -0500
  >Does anyone know whether is there a source for the wooden >wedges you insert between the yakima or thule bolt-on rain >gutter sections...
• Lift Kits
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 13:59:13 EDT
  ...I lifted my rear of my syncro an additional inch or two buy buying and installing two round doughnut wedges to go over the...
• Re: Recommended "Club" Type Security Device for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:33:50 EST
  ...AND I have the WEDGE which locks the clutch or brake pedal. (I'm in LA, CA afterall.) I sort of thought the CLUB...
• Irritate your neighbor kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:26:38 -0500
  ...Case length 30 inches, height 12 inches, wedge shave vertical configuration 7 inch bottom of wedge, 4.5" top of wedge. Shipping Weight 24...
• Re: Starter snap ring
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:54:43 -0700
  ...I used an open end wrench to apply even force to the cover and a pickle fork wedge to hold the open wrench in...
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 10:17:49 -0400
  If these are the same as the ones used to anchor Golf exhaust pipes, I have used the factory-tool set of wedges to...
• Noisy console
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Dec 1995 19:50:20
  The sink section of my 86 Westphalia rattles and vibrates, I've tried stuffing towels and wedges with no results. Help?
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:24:46 -0800
  ...If you don't do that, chances are a sharp tip of a nail could cause the roll pin to expand and wedge in...
• Re: '73 Westy Questions ('72 comparisons)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 96 22:43 CDT
  ...I do believe that wedge-shaped foam piece was standard, but standard in models with the gas heater. The heater goes where the spare...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:22:52 +1300
  ...owners and Vanagon owners refer to their vehicles as >"bricks".) For some inexpilcable "reason" the Englisch call the T3 Type 2s "Wedges"... go figure.
• Need Roof Rack Attachment Info
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:34:20 -0800
  Does anyone know whether is there a source for the wooden wedges you insert between the yakima or thule bolt-on rain gutter sections...
• Re: How to remove lower front grill?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:05:38 -0700
  ...That is a wedge that spreads the part of the retainer that has gone through to the back side of the sheet metal. To...
• Re: What to do with a crash survivor
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:27:12 -0800
  ...Instead, VW engineers made the frontal undercarriage structure essentially wedge-shaped. In a head on collision, the wedge is forced backwards between the two...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:18:59 -0500
  <<<Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should do it to it. George>>> Screw starter? A Magnet work OK...
• Re: "A Volkswagen expert on your iPhone"
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:38:02 -0500
  ...Wedge?? I don't ever recall hearing a Vanagon called a Wedge. However as I got further into reading the app I realized it...
• Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:28:57 -0800
  Mine did not have any wedges included. I wish they had since the passenger side vent fell out about 1 week after I had...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:32:38 -0400
  ...Or metal wedges, but hard maple is easier to cut. If you want really smooth action, use them in pairs with the inclined faces...
• Instrument panel bulb replacement with LED modules?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:43:23 -0500
  http://www.acscontrol.com/Index_ACS.asp?Page=/pages/products/LED/LED_Wedge_Lamps.htm These look great, but I can't find any...
• Re: Vanagon Oil Filler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Nov 96 13:54:14 -0400
  I just use the filler cap on its side to wedge open the license plate flap by inserting it in the hinged area while...
• Re: Web Sites that work(no vanagone cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 10:36:13 -0700
  Jerry Granito wrote: > > .....and pray tell what does this have to do with my "beloved" wedge? Jerry, I'm not sure, but I think...
• More ant-theft Qs Wedge/Club?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:22:13 EST
  ...I see them at Pep Boys for about $60 although I can't remeber the name--maybe the Wedge or something like that. Anyone...
• 87 westy vanagon owners manual
  Historical mailing list - m k
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:40:59 -0700
  ...Blue wedge, White wedge, red dot, etc. I also have dual ac, I think I have the rear controls figured out, but I think...
• Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:25:27 -0400
  ...In removing my rear wheels two of the nuts on one rim just broke in half leaving the bottom half still securely wedged into...
• Re: Vanagon Oil Filler
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 23:26:18 -0500
  I just take off the plastic oil filler cap and wedge it between the body and the door when it is fully open. It...
• Re: the horror that is the vent window seal whistle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:27:35 -0800
  I just wedge a small piece of cardboard under the latch to pull it in tighter. That after I had already paid a dealer...
• Grab handle base pads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 17 May 2008 12:37:24 -0700
  I've got an extra grab handle to install on the drivers side A pillar but I don't have the little wedge-shapes...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 8 Oct 1998 to 9 Oct 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 16:19:57 -0400
  ...You need two wedges for each spring (the two wedges in a set are slightly different), and although you can do it (on the...
• Re: FS: New SA Hella H-4s with correct factory buckets $65/pair
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 18:18:58 EST
  Andrew Grebneff, writes: > > The low-beam cutoffs can be "corrected" using a wedge of insulating > tape or vinyl graphics tape attached over the appropriate...
• Re: reggaemail (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 02:52:00 EDT
  ...Good luck! --Rusty J '80 WedgeFalia (The Smoking Bus -- "the Fweem is Out There")
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:15:17 EDT
  ...I have also devised another tool to do this job which is more like a wedge that you put in the clamp when it...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:24:50 -0500
  ...I'll give that wedge idea another try tomorrow (besides, it started raining). I know its very close, but having not done this before...
• Re: "A Volkswagen expert on your iPhone"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:03:53 -0600
  ...and "the unflattering title of 'Wedge'". > > Wedge?? I don't ever recall hearing a Vanagon called a Wedge. However as I got further into...
• Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 23:46:22 EST
  ...chris>> I was interpreting this from the instructions that say "wedges" may be needed in some installations. I would think that if this was...
• Re: FS: New SA Hella H-4s with correct factory buckets $65/pair
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:05:07 +1300
  > > The low-beam cutoffs can be "corrected" using a wedge of insulating >> tape or vinyl graphics tape attached over the appropriate part of the...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:58:56 EDT
  ...The catch will still not slide off the mounting any ideas? >> Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should...
• Re: vanagon vent shade/wind deflector URL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 14:18:58 -0800
  ...No wedges were provided and the instructions where pretty much the same as below. I had to send mine back because they did not...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:54:02 -0700
  ...I know you did say the bottom half is wedged into the rim which suggest you know exactly what you are talking about. Would...
• Jammed Table in '85 Wolfsburg Weekender
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:43:17 -0700
  ...hard into its niche, a result, I suspect, of recently having wedged a bicycle hard up against it. Any suggestions? I am beginning to...
• Re: holding license plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
  Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:18:47 -0600
  I also have always used the oil cap wedged into the hinge area to hold the door. Works great. George Lehman in Superior, Wisconsin...
• Mysterious Vanagon problem - will not move - Problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:11:42 -0700
  ...the spindle came loose, allowing the caliper to pivot backwards and wedge against the inside of the front wheel. A good reminder to always...
• Re: 87 westy vanagon owners manual
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:38:27 -0400
  ...Blue wedge, > White wedge, red dot, etc. I also have dual ac, I > think I have the rear controls figured out, but I > think...
• Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:04:22 -0500
  ...Will replacing the gasket/seal take care of this problem? The window is not closing tight enough but I don't want to wedge...
• Re: H-4 Euro Lamp
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:17:50 +1000
  ...a used car at work today (VW dealer). $500AUS! We were suprised just how much stuff is still available for the old wedge. Ian
• Re: Shape of the world - No Direct content to Listg Groups
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:51:28 -0700
  ...We must realize the focus of our attention here which is not to drive a wedge between various factions. Entity Karl Wolz spoke thus...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:21:52 -0500
  ...Don't forget to put some of those Dcon mouse bait wedges in > there....don't know how bad the mouse problem is in...
• armrest
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 18:32:01 -0400
  ...So a wedge was attached to the chair, and a mating slot to the arm. Now I can pop off the passenger arm in...
• weekender bench seat release
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:22:05 -0400
  ...I found much junk in it including a baseball wedged in the space at the back of it, and a big household type stereo...
• Funny question re GoWesty/Concept 1 16 inch alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:36:04 -0500
  ...There isn’t enough room to wedge a screwdriver in there and I don’t want to scratch up the new wheels. Should I...
• Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 05:49:46 -0500
  ...It only moves about 8th if a inch! What can I wedge in there to make it catch? Joel ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:00:05 -0700
  ...I use a 6# single jack while adding a bit of outward force with a large screwdriver or pinch bar wedged between the drum...
• Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:45:33 -0400
  ...rim just broke in >half >leaving the bottom half still securely wedged into the rim. Any ideas >on how >to remove this remaining half...
• Re: Web Sites that work(no vanagone cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:58:33 EST
  ...Bean >> .....and pray tell what does this have to do with my "beloved" wedge?
• Re: traveling in style
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:41:52 -0500
  ...But I suppose Americans like gaudy, > and more sofa folds for bugs and crap to wedge into. > > William >
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio VanagonSupercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:47:05 -0500
  >Please tell me more about your fabulous Garden Gnome Power Booster system. >Is it compatible with the Barbie Head Fuel Economizer wedged under my...