

| Subject: | Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba? |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:05:35 -0700 |
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=317601&highlight= On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 7:58 AM Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > I was unaware that the 91 had an opener for the rear hatch! > If you look on the Samba by name is becida and my rear hatch fix is there. > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:54 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi rob and others, > > > > I kept thinking I’d be able to get my hands on a rear hatch of a 91 van > > with the rear hatch opener so I could see the set up. So far all the 91 > > vanagon’s I’v met did not have the opener. > > > > Does anyone have a original set up? > > > > I’d like to get a idea of the original look before doing a mod. > > > > Even a picture sent to me directly would help as I can have it described. > > > > Eric Caron > > 85 GL Auto > > Now with a nice rear step to help with rear hatch exiting! > > > > > > > > > On Apr 23, 2021, at 9:26 AM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > The samba is really useful, I've put a couple of improvements I did on > > it, > > > (middle seat in a westie and the inside rear hatch opener). The > pictures > > > are really worth a lot in that setting. > > > > > > I use the samba when ever I'm thinking about Vanagon prices, > availability > > > or have a question about "how to". > > > > > > It makes good reading from time to time too. > > > > > > Rob > > > vwrobb@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 11:02 AM Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote: > > > > > >> Like Mark, I'll never use Facebook or Twitter. > > >> > > >> I agree this list will not appeal to people who prefer to use social > > >> networks, mostly on their mobile devices. I regret that > disconnection, > > >> but I doubt that'll change soon. > > >> > > >> On 4/22/21 7:39 AM, Mark McCulley wrote: > > >>> If there were a modern forum-style vanagon site I would probably > > >>> join it though. > > >> > > >> Mark, and everyone, I'm curious to hear your opinion of TheSamba's > > >> Vanagon forum? > > >> > > >> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=20 > > >> > > >> Is that not a "modern forum-style" Vanagon site? > > >> > > >> I've posted there a few times. > > >> > > >> > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=200512 > > >> > > >> I prefer this list, because it's easier for me to work with emails > than > > >> a web forum. > > >> > > >> I also enjoy following web sites with RSS. But that doesn't work well > > >> for a high-traffic forum. I've tried TheSamba's RSS feeds: > > >> > > >> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/rss_feeds.php > > >> > > >> But for some reason it just didn't work for me. Maybe the traffic is > > >> just too high. Maybe it's because it doesn't present threads in a > tree. > > >> Probably a combination. > > >> > > >> Maybe I'll build a filtered RSS feed that includes only new topics. > > >> When I see a topic of interest, I'll add it to my "Watched Topics" on > > >> TheSamba, so replies are delivered to me via email. (I can't remember > > >> whether those emails are threaded?) > > >> > > >> Tell me: Do you use TheSamba? Through the web? Email alerts on > Watched > > >> Topics? > > >> > > > > >
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