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    Historical mailing list - Channing Davis
    Fri, 6 Dec 2013 07:58:38 -0500
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  • 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • Re: windows
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:58:16 -0600
    James Vidal wrote: >I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done...
  • SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Mon, 7 Feb 2000 02:07:11 EST
    ...Do older SA Vanagons ( say like the early 80s) have the same size windows as US buses, yet still have sliding rear windows? Like...
  • Re: TINTED WINDOWS
    Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
    Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:54:45 -0600
    Dr. Koop recommends tinted windows. See http://www.drkoop.com/family/features/healthysummer/car_windows.asp
  • Side windows (year change and different splits)
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:28:41 -0500
    Does anyone know what year the middle side windows changed size? Also, apart from the absence of screens, does anyone have any comments about...
  • 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...
  • BOOST WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:00:36 -0500
    <html> <body> <p>Dear Windows User,<br> <br> Now you can boost the reliability of ordinary Windows ME, 95 and 98&nbsp;<br> to...
  • FW: Factory tinted windows
    Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
    Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:03:01 -0400
    Yes, you can film tint over factory tinted windows. One of the best things I have done to my 91. Good visibility out but...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Windows
    Historical mailing list - William Alexander
    Tue, 9 May 2006 12:44:29 -0400
    ...I just recently found out that the westy windows do not open as wide as the standard vanagon windows. Is there any reason that...
  • vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:03:32 EST
    ...i think they will only fit the 80-87 vanagons though..not the 88-91 with the vented rear side windows.. they are cool...
  • Re: Do Vanagon sliding windows fit in a breadloaf?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:35:32 -0400
    The Vanagon windows will not fit a '78. The Vanagon windows are larger. Mike Rich Jones wrote: > I have a pair of sliding windows...
  • Re: Safaris?
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Tue, 21 May 1996 18:07:21 -0700
    >Justr scanning through the list, and I realized that I don't know what safari >windows are...I thought they were those oval things...
  • 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...
  • Re: Camper sliding side windows
    Historical mailing list - Christopher
    Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:36:44 -0800
    ...Camper sliding side windows I have two sets of camper sliding side windows for sale. These are the special windows which will accept the...
  • Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 02:17:35 -0800
    ...to allow the > >> front triangular vent windows to open approx. 45 degrees further forward > in > >> order to get air flow? > > I am not sure...
  • Re: windows
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:43:14 -0600
    James Vidal wrote: >I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done...
  • Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
    Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:31:15 -0400
    ...Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon Has anyone looked into putting jalousies in the back side windows? Looks like they're the same size as...
  • Want to trade late model Westy windows for regular
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:43:21 EST
    Hi all, I have a set of sliding windows for a late model Westy. These are the ones that have the blacked anodized frames...
  • =?Windows-1252?Q?RE:_1985_V?= =?Windows-1252?Q?W_Vanagon_?= =?Windows-1252?Q?ASI_=93Westy?= =?Windows-1252?Q?=94_$11=2C000_?= =?Windows-1252?Q?obo_-_$110?= =?Windows-1252?Q?00_(Ashlan?= =?Windows-1252?Q?d)?=
    Historical mailing list - Ellen Oregon
    Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:06:05 -0700
    ...http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009
  • Re: Factory tinted windows
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:11:12 -0700
    ...Factory tinted windows Hi All, My 1989 wolfsberg Weekender has lightly tinted side windows. The windows are stamped E1 43R-001025 dot27 m25000 as2...
  • 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...
  • Anyone interested in Rear Sliding Windows?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Fri, 23 Jun 2000 02:28:44 EDT
    ...Sliding door windows are different after '84, but both types are listed. These windows are available in brown or silver trim. Also available for...
  • How do you get camper windows apart for tinting?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:33:28 -0500
    Subject pretty much asks the whole question. I have taken tintop windows apart before, but not westy windows. How is that done? Thanks, Jim
  • Re: ETKA and Windows XP
    Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:46:47 -0700
    Sure! I have it on Windows XP. No problems, Loaded just fine. Neal ____________________________________________________ Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:52:49 -0600 From: Noel...
  • Removing front vent windows & hardware
    Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
    Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:56:10 -0500
    ...I want to take the vent windows off completely and have them re do them. How easy is this to do? Chris
  • Re: Vanagon side window question
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:16:42 -0700
    ...When the side door lock and slider mechanisms changed, the windows also changed. Only the front roll-up windows, the windshield, and the hatch...
  • roll down sids windows
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:31:38 -0400
    > Wouldn't it be great to roll down ALL the side windows on a Vanagon on a > nice day? > Regards, > Jim Davis Jim, have...
  • 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: Side Vent window retrofit?
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:40:56 -0400
    FWIW, On my CDN 91, the vent windows rotate only 90 degrees - perpendicular to the van. Malcolm S > I am not sure that I...
  • Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:44:40 EDT
    ...putting jalousies in the back side windows? Looks > like they're the same size as the middle windows, but have a slight angle > at...
  • Switching to Power windows
    Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:21:21 -0400
    Hi All, So, I've been thinking about switching to power windows and was wondering if anyone has taken their manual windows and added...
  • 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 rear side sliding windows (euro option)
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:30:23 -0500
    I have sliders on the rearmost left and rearmost right windows. The passenger side opens at the rear sliding forward and the drivers side...
  • Re: roll down sids windows
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Jul 1998 02:36:34 EDT
    ...I doubt that the windows add any significant stiffness. They're set in those rubber channels which would negate any stiffness the windows add...
  • 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...
  • windows
    Historical mailing list - James Vidal
    Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:50:14 -0500
    I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done this before? What...
  • Re: How original is this type II ?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 20 Feb 95 11:06:21 gmt
    ...I understand the sliding door option is >quite rare, but I'm not sure. >The sliding door had 2 windows in them, just as...
  • Re: Sliding rear windows
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:43:24 +1200
    >> Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on >> Australian-market buses. > >All the way rear, or in the middle set of...
  • 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...
  • Are there screens for side windows of a 91 Carrat?
    Historical mailing list - Shane Eddy
    Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:54:35 -0400
    Anybody know of any screens that will fit the side windows of a 91 Carrat? I don't want the full side door screen...
  • Re: re: What kind of bus do I have?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:53:37 -0500
    ...Also found rubber for the safari windows, got new glass cut, bought an NOS safari wiper pivot at an excessive price, yay - working original...
  • Re: Are there screens for side windows of a 91 Carrat?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Jul 2002 19:24:54 EDT
    ...fit the side windows of a 91 Carrat? I don't want the full side door screen, just the windows... >> nope, not unless you...
  • 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 / Rear Ventalation/ rear exhaust vents / D pillar opening windows
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:19:11 -0700
    Hi Volks! Well to those of you who sometimes wish you had opening windows in the back of the van Here's a couple...
  • Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Gordon
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:25:52 -0500
    ...I have also been told that they are the same as the rabit vent windows, and thus interchangeable. -Are the vent windows different on...
  • another power window question
    Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
    Sun, 6 May 2007 10:18:48 -0700
    Hi The windows on my '87 Syncro make me crazy, not because there is anything wrong with them, but because this is the first...
  • Re: How do you get camper windows apart for tinting?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:59:26 -0700
    The frames are pressed together around the windows and it's a pain to pry them apart and re-press. I've done this...
  • Re: Compatibility of Louvered Windows Between Bay Windows & Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 3 May 2004 05:46:51 -0400
    ...I have a friend > selling a set of louvered windows from a bay window bus. One of his > potential customers has ask if that...
  • need ventilation in rear of vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 6 Jul 1995 10:39:10 -0700
    Speaking of rear vent windows for ventilation, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can get more air in my '81 westy...
  • Re: Sliding rear windows
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:29:56 +0200
    Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on > Australian-market buses. All the way rear, or in the...
  • Westy Windows
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:22:04 -0600
    Can anyone point me to a picture that shows the Westy side windows. I would like to consider the windows for my 88 GL...
  • Re: screens on a 1991 GL
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:27:55 EDT
    In a message dated 8/27/99 10:07:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: << Are Westie sliding windows built different...
  • Re: SA van
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 11 May 2009 15:57:28 -0700
    > I love those third row sliding windows. Sigh. Those are nice. I like how the body is cut lower, so the windows can be...