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• Re; R & I window mouldings
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-13T04:08:20.200Z
  Reviving a topic from the mailing list archive: https://gerry.ja1.io/archives/ind0005a/24656/
• How to Remove '69 bus window
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  Mon, 8 Aug 1994 16:59:47 -0700 (PDT)
  In response to Tim Maddox's stubborn bus window: I had the same exact thing happen to me this year (the weld between the...
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  Historical mailing list - Channing Davis
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 07:58:38 -0500
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• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:49:09 -0400
  Roger I have some rear side windows with the little vents for sale if you are looking for a set. Actuallt I have every...
• Re: Sliding side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:03:01 -1000
  >My friend, who is working where the windows get tinted told me to remove this sliding side window...< gee, the shop did mine just...
• Windows
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 9 May 2006 12:44:29 -0400
  Hey volks, 87 westy - window over the sink is cracked, but not broken. Thinking I'll replace it and get the windows tinted although...
• 170 hp from air-cooled '68: easy...just $$$
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:49:11 -0700
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• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:16:29 -0400
  The rear side windows are the same size for all years and the newer ones with vents can be put into early vans. The...
• Re: VIN/Chassie No. Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 17:44:34 -0400
  ...Model# - Designation & Remarks 21x Panel Van, No Side Windows 22x Microbus, 3 Side Windows, ea side thru 67 23x Kombi, 3 Side Windows, ea...
• Re: Need Help Replacing a Sliding Window Pane
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:45:58 EDT
  ...It is the sliding window that is broken, not the fixed > one. I have an entire window assembly, but I assume it is easier...
• Need sliding window glass, 78-79 bus
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 05 Mar 1996 07:37:23 -0500
  Howdy volks, I'm looking for a window pane from one of the 78-79 style sliding side windows. The pane I need is...
• Need Help Replacing a Sliding Window Pane
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:03:42 +0200
  ...I need to replace a broken window on the sliding door of an '85 Vanagon. It is the sliding window that is broken, not...
• Re: Safaris?
  Historical mailing list - michael.r.robison
  21 May 96 22:20:25
  Regarding your question on Safari windows. I believe Safari windows are the windshields you can buy for split window buses which are able to...
• Re: Sliding side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 10 May 2001 23:34:02 -0700
  I had my windows professionally tinted, and they did not remove the sliding window panes. Their solution was to leave the 1/4" portion...
• Re: Need Help Replacing a Sliding Window Pane
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 06:58:37 -0400
  ...It is the sliding window that is broken, not the fixed > > one. I have an entire window assembly, but I assume it is easier...
• Re: sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:23:41 EST
  ...and passenger side 80-84 windows are different than 85-91 windows... btw.. i have windows......
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:47:23 -0700
  ...The middle side windows are the same for all years on the DRIVER'S side but the windows in the sliding doors are smaller...
• Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:12:24 -0700
  Hello,do the side windows of all vanagons, fit all vanagons? I mean the rear side window and the middle side windows.Not the...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:44:36 -0700
  As we found out, for the same year of Vanagon the Westy middle-side windows are *not* the same as the stock Vanagon windows...
• Re: Westy Windows
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:12:22 EST
  The Westy windows appear to have the same exterior dimensions as the regular van windows. I am installing them in my GL van now...
• Vanagon windows for sale Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:18:38 -0700
  As I am moving I have to clear out some van windows, unfortunately I dont have time to ship except the vent window conversion...
• Sliding side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Fri, 11 May 2001 01:00:45 -0400
  Hi, I'm looking forward to tint my windows. No problemo except for the sliding side window. My friend, who is working where the...
• painting aluminum trim on side windows
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:25:14 -0500
  I recently had all window seals replaced on a 1984 westy, got a new front windshield, and installed the rear slider window from GoWesty...
• Re: Window behind wardrobe
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:22:52 -0700
  Chuck, Why remove the windows, rear or otherwise. Many Westy's have been tinted without removing cabinets or windows (including mine)? Larry Chase www...
• Re: Window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:32:39 +0000
  David, This is called the window scraper. VC and GW sell only the scraper suitable for windows without the chrome trim (not sure about...
• iso black framed sliding windows and power window motor
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 6 May 2001 18:00:05 -0700
  looking for black framed sliding windows and a power window motor for drivers side. Darrel
• Re: Camper side windows
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:00:03 -0400
  ...the glass is different size. '80-'84 vanagon windows are the same R and L, 85-91 windows are smaller on the sliding door.
• Windows tinting => Need help for the sliding window...
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:25:11 -0800
  Hi! I am in the process of tinting my windows. I removed them all from my Syncro. I did the back ones, but now...
• Re: rage against the machine
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:35:51 -0700
  It is a Windows Media Video (.wmv) file. It will play on a Mac using the Flip4Mac Quicktime Plugin, available from http://www.microsoft...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:16:42 -0700
  ...Hello,do the side windows of all vanagons, fit all vanagons? I mean the rear side window and the middle side windows.Not the...
• Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:55:51 -0800
  I recently picked up a limited supply of Vanagon power window regulators (both sides). These are original equipment VW factory items, not the crappy...
• Power window question.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 07:35:29 -0800
  The passenger-side power window does not work on my 87 Westfalia. I don't hear the motor when I operate the switches or...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:26:55 -0400
  ...You can, however, physically swap passenger van windows (frame and all) for Westy windows. Mike BA wrote: > As we found out, for the same...
• Sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 11 May 1998 12:58:39 -0700
  The sliding windows on my '84 are supposed to have plastic inserts on the bottom. Without these inserts, the window rides on the aluminum...
• Temporary fix for rusthole under window?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:28:35 +0200
  Hi The latest bus, http://www.zorck.dk/cara3/ have some holes under the windows, below the rubber. Small holes -4-5 mm across...
• Re: Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:57:11 EST
  ...they only fit westy windows. you can put westy windows into a passenger van tho. i have some westy side windows for sale w...
• Fixed window drop
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:01:50 -0400
  ...When I installed these plastic vent shades their thickness narrowed the window channel and the window motor now had to force the window to...
• Re: windows
  Historical mailing list - Calle
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:20:12 +0100
  So is driving with windows down when the power unit is worn down and unable to close the window on a cold or rainy...
• Disassemble '86 Westy Sliding window
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:59:06 -0400
  Is there a way to disassemble the sliding window pane and/or screen from the sliding door and drivers side 1986 Westy windows for...
• Re: SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:02:12 +0200
  ...The body changes somewhere around '92 bringing in the bigger windows on the sides. My '89 Syncro has the same size windows (I presume...
• ?Window Blinds
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:10:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...It could be attached along the bottom of the back and side windows with a little hook on the top of the window for...
• Re: Camper side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:08:45 -0700
  passenger van windows have latch further forward compared to the westy sliders. Makes fitting westy bug screens "difficult". Westy windows have latch roughly about...
• floppy vent window
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:39:10 -0700
  ...If this has happened you kinda have two choices, seal the window up or get a good wing window frame and perform major surgery...
• sliding window spacers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:51:43 -0700
  ...The silver strips on two of my van windows (right sides in each case, go figure...) have worn down on the bottom from the...
• RE: need ventilation in rear of vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  6 Jul 1995 11:33:05 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ Speaking of rear vent windows for ventilation, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can get more air in my '81 westy...
• Dooor/Side window glass questions
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 21:16:21 -0400
  I just examined each side window on my Vanagon. All said 'Sekurit', except the passenger door window which said "VW - made in USA" Does...
• FS: Camper sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:17:53 -0500
  I have two sets of camper sliding side windows for sale. These are the special windows which will accept the mosquito screens, only installed...
• Power Window Kits Available for Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:53:59 EDT
  Well I got my first power window retrofit kit in yesterday and they look good so I am offering these kits for sale. This...
• window chrome
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:32:45 EST
  anyone installed the window chrome before? any tricks to it? also do i need to order different styles for the sliding side window and...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:31:02 -0400
  Here is how I replaced my plastic sliding window guides: I modified my aluminium window slides (the ones glued to the bottom of the...
• for sale: power window / pwr lock setup - add power windows or locks to any van
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 2002 11:49:30 EDT
  i have a whole power window setup from a vanagon carat..aswell as the power door lock setup.. you can add power windows or...
• Re: wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:52:43 -0500
  >It turns out, on mine at least, the window channel on the support separating >the roll down window from the wing vent is too...
• Re: Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:05:43 -0700
  ...Hello,do the side windows of all vanagons, fit all vanagons? I mean the rear side window and the middle side windows.Not the...
• Re: SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:46:22 EST
  In a message dated 00-02-07 10:12:26 EST, you write: > My '89 Syncro has the same size windows (I presume) as...
• Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:17:32 -0800
  ...I am looking for feedback from listees who own the three window canvas regarding their likes or dislikes. Are the side windows large enough...
• Re: Side Window Glass Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 15 May 2006 22:38:00 -0400
  The driver and passenger side middle windows are a different size in an 87. I have windows for sale if you're interested. Chris...
• Rear Window Defroster vs Rear Window Defogger?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:14:15 -0800
  ...http://www.vanagonparts.com/fuse_panel_86to91.html It identifies the Rear Window Defroster on fuse 13 and the�Rear Window Defogger on fuse...
• Re: Side Rear Window
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:14:13 -0500
  Fred, I have never replaced a vanagon window but I have replaced dozens of bug and bus windows, including my '74 Thing hardtop and...
• Re: Rust Bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 13 May 2010 09:56:13 -0400
  With age window seals shrink and allow capillary action to wick and hold water. Pull the window with seal, treat or repair rust, replace...
• Window Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 16:21:06 -0400
  Some idiot smashed out a vent window and a sliding window in my Vanagon to grab my stereo without the faceplate. I won't...