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  • [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
    Email contribution - Michael Barbine
    2026-10-19T05:33:36.000Z
    ...The attached screenshot is the mile-zero witness. Can the reply, image, and one clean line of text stay together? Testing footnote: preview acceptance...
  • screens for front doors
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:56:02 -0400
    pending some upcoming camping trips i decided i needed cheap screens for the front doors (80 westy). happened across do it yourself screen stuff...
  • re-screen your westy side screens!! dont throw them out just cuz theyre ripped!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:00:54 EDT
    ...the westy side screens are NLA. there are westy owners out there who are totally missing their screens, frames and all. and there are...
  • Re: replacing old pop-top screen
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 28 Nov 1994 15:57:11 -0800
    Alice, Plastic screen is available at the hardware store and the screen store, You could sew this over the existing screen, whith a little...
  • Re: Replacing window screens? and westy screens for sale..
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:07:44 EDT
    In a message dated 8/25/08 5:52:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, paul@TAKINGFLIGHT.NET writes: > I have a torn window screen...
  • Re: Replacing screen
    Historical mailing list - James Fritz
    Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:26:54 -0500
    ...Replacing screen Bill, FWIW I built my screens using an adjustable window screen made by Marvin that I picked up at the hardware store...
  • Re: Hatch mosquito net
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:27:23 EST
    ...Sliding door openin screen kit Rear Hatch Screen kit Screens for Cab Windows Screens for side sliding windows. For Vanagon: Sliding door opening screen...
  • Re: Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair... and westy screens FS
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:26:40 EDT
    the westy side screens nylon screening was originally HEAT SEAMED into the plastic screen fame at the factory, not glued. but when i repair...
  • Re: Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:40:19 -0600
    > One alternative to using those screens is to make a screen with > magnets and screen material. They would go over drive/passenger front > windows...
  • Re: Westy restoration.. from A to Z
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:57:40 -0600
    John, I think GoWesty and Bus Depot both have the rear screens, and one of the two, if not both, have the side screens...
  • Pop Up window screen replacement
    Historical mailing list - John Schaper
    Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:02:34 -0800
    The pop-up window screen and zippered flap over the screen is broken and worn on my '84 Westfalia. I know I could replace...
  • Re: Sagging Visor/ louver screens
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:47:44 -0400
    Mike wrote: <<<<snip>>>" A request for screens. Does anyone have two good condition 70's louver window screens? I have louvers in Siegfried and...
  • Re: Poptop Screen repair/replacement
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:32:57 -0500
    I replaced my pop top screen. It was not that difficult, provided you know someone who can sew a seam with a sewing machine...
  • New German Side Screens was: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Thu, 7 Sep 2000 18:38:34 EDT
    ...I also have a matching rear screen available. Both screen kits include everything you need to install it, including instructions. Side screen kit $103...
  • Re: Front window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:01:11 -0600
    Front side window screens can easily be made in the comfort of your own home for under $10 CND. All it takes is some...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Tue, 9 May 2006 22:24:50 -0600
    You can make screens that fit IN the windows with the "make-your-own-screen" materials at the hardware store. That is, you buy...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:52:08 -0400
    > I can't recommend highly enough the replacement screens from Eurocampers. They have normal screen material, held in with a rubber bead, just like...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 9 May 2006 22:15:06 -0500
    If you get yourself a roll of screen material and a hot glue gun, cut out the old screens and have at it. My...
  • for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 May 2003 11:49:13 EDT
    for sale: westy sliding side windows and screens. fit all vanagons can ship. may sell screens seperate if you need a screen chris
  • Re: Screen window for '88 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Reinhold, Matthias
    Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:59:24 -0400
    Here's a tip how to make your own screens: - buy some screen and magnetic tape - cut screen to rectangle about 6" larger than...
  • Re: Westy restoration.. from A to Z
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:15:19 -0600
    ...Rear Screen >John, that rear screen is standard issue, from the factory with a Westy.... > > > > Loren, That screen is really neat. I camp some...
  • Screen for non-camper
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:44:16 -0700
    I really want side screens for my camper. I've read the list archives, searched around. I understand that there are aftermarket screens which...
  • Re: Screen for non-camper
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:06:54 -0700
    I have the 50-50 windows on my Westy as well so I've been pondering a screen solution too. I don't really...
  • Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:20:59 EDT
    In a message dated 4/6/05 11:12:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bobonsharo@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: > Everyone keeps referring to "plastic" screens...
  • Re: Screen for non-camper
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:38:04 -0500
    ...The screens are nice to have and the original screens look good, but the black powder coated reproductions we make look even better. You...
  • Replacing screen
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:40:48 -0500
    I am just now trying to replace the screen in my 2 windows that had screen in them. I bought some of that fiberglass...
  • window screens
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 14 Nov 94 09:35:38 CST
    in the latest LiMBO newsletter, these folks were listed as suppliers for Westfalia screens ... in this case, for the front doors. they are magnetic...
  • Re: Window Screens
    Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
    Sat, 14 Nov 1998 15:56:25 -0600
    JC Whitney has some front window screens, magnetically attached to the door frame, @ $34.95 for a pair. You could also contact Triad Magnetic...
  • Re: Front Screen on 89-91 Needed
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:14:35 -0400
    Hi Sorry Front Pop Top Screen on Canvas on westies. Thanks Jonce >'front screen' ? >what front screen ? >on the westy top ? >for the front...
  • Re: Westi window screens
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:18:53 -0600
    ...Westi window screens > I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no > screen material in them,so: > 1. How...
  • Re: Westy screens
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:57:16 -0500
    Kim, Glad to hear you are happy with the screens. I went though a couple of trials to design these to install without drilling...
  • Re: Window Screens for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:09:59 -0800
    I just got screen fabric and hot melt glued magnetic tape to it. Works OK, and it's cheap. For the side door I...
  • Re: EV Screens
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
    Hal (et al), For $15 I made screens for my MV. I went to Home Depot (or Home De Pot) and bought two lenghts...
  • Re: Screen window for '88 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:10:31 -0700
    At 5:59 PM 7/20/98, Reinhold, Matthias wrote: >Here's a tip how to make your own screens: > >- buy some screen and...
  • Re: patching canvas and screen
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:52:52 -0600
    "anyone have a good fix to patch the poptop canvas (small holes) and the potop screen (big holes). it does not have to be...
  • Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:21:35 +0000
    ...Prior to that decision, I got some plastic screen, the type you'd put in home window screen frames (with a plastic bead to...
  • Re: Vanagon screens
    Historical mailing list - John Fried
    Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:18:22 -0400
    Unfortunately, as I posted a few weeks ago, Triad no longer manufactures Vanagon screens. FWIW, their new area code is 336 if you want...
  • Re: window screens
    Historical mailing list - John Fried
    Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:29:40 -0400
    Wanting screens for the front door windows of our '85 Westy, I went to our local Lowes last week and purchased a roll of...
  • Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
    Mon, 1 May 2000 14:17:00 EDT
    ...Then you close the window to fit the screen. Cannot completely >close the window (obviously) like you can in a Westy. The screen has...
  • Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:59:27 -0400
    adventurewagens had magnetic screens that could be placed over the window's when not in moving. The screw on ones were only ASI or...
  • FS: westy slider window screens..
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:46:50 EDT
    i have some westy slider window screens for sale.. these are the OEM Westfalia plastic framed screens that fit in the westy sliding side...
  • sliding door screens
    Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
    Tue, 11 May 1999 07:33:09 -0400
    I just bought a sliding door screen for our 82 westfalia. I took the screen out to the vehicle and held it up against...
  • screens for side windows in westy
    Historical mailing list - ray
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:55:53 -0800
    ...And instead of being an actual replacement for the original screen it's a *temporary* screen that sits in the same track as the...
  • Re: Front Screen on 89-91 Needed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:47:00 -0700
    'front screen' ? what front screen ? on the westy top ? for the front windows when camping ? it's not clear what kind of screens you...
  • Re: for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
    Thu, 29 May 2003 09:58:21 -0700
    Chris, I am still in need of a passenger side mosquito screen. Can be the frame only if it has all the latches. I...
  • More on Sliding Bug Curtain
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:54:29 -0700
    Jenny et all-- I don't have a photo of this screen in open position. When the sliding door curtain/bug screen is closed...
  • Re: for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Thu, 29 May 2003 10:32:00 -0700
    If they are still available, I would be interested in the screens. Let me know. Pat Callaghan 87 Westy GL 90 626 LX Portland...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 8 Nov 94 7:56:42 PST
    ...I was looking for a way to add screens yet still be > able to slide the glass window or somehow remove the screens on...
  • Re: VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:07:17 -0600
    Entity Andrew Grebneff spoke thus: >> Entity Larry Chase spoke thus: >> >>> VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed >> There isn't really any such thing, you...
  • Re: Front Screen on 89-91 Needed
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:27:21 -0500
    ...Jim On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Jonce Fancher<streetbugs@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi Sorry > Front Pop Top Screen on Canvas...
  • Re: Skylight Bug Screen Installation Help Needed
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Mon, 27 May 2002 14:10:08 -0500
    ...Skylight Bug Screen Installation Help Needed > Any screen manufacturer should be able to produce a very attractive > screen in an extruded aluminum frame with...
  • westy screens for sale (OEM)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:51:24 EDT
    folks...while going thru my "westy screen box" i just realized i have like 10 drivers side westy screens... and just one passenger side...
  • Re: Anyone seen the Go Westy Sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Fri, 31 Mar 2000 03:48:51 EST
    ...It's got vinyl around the edges, like the standard rear hatch screen does. Gray or tan vinyl is available. The screen itself is...
  • Westy/Screen in pop top
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hewitt
    Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:05:47 -0400
    Thanks to all you list members who replied to my request for information on replacing the screen in the pop top on our Westy...
  • Re: magic mossies
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:38:10 EDT
    ...http://eurocampers.com/Screens.html The magic screens I offer keep the mosquitoes out, instead of letting them in. The screens seal up using...
  • Westi window screens
    Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
    Wed, 3 Sep 1997 17:23:34 -0700
    I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no screen material in them,so: 1. How hard is it...
  • window screens
    Historical mailing list - DrCory
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:22:20 -0600
    The other day I saw a westy with some nice window screens in the side sliders. My '85 came with someones atempt to improvise...
  • Re: VW Van Screensaver - software suggestions needed
    Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:54:54 -0700
    ...VW Van Screensaver - software suggestions needed > Volks, > > VW Van Screensaver from 2005 Photo Calendar Project. > > Fellow list member "Stuart M" suggested making a screen...
  • Re: rear hatch bug screen
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:36:31 EDT
    In a message dated 6/29/99 12:36:52 PM, bloss@ENTER.NET wrote: <<I know the Westies have rear bug screens, but...
  • Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
    Mon, 1 May 2000 13:02:29 EDT
    >Stuart wrote: >The Westy sliding side windows are specific to the Westy and come with screens, but the rear hatch screen will work. You...