I had no luck getting those panel buttons off without destroying most of
them. I found good, cheap replacements at the local hardware which do go in
and out.

I'd cover the fiberboard with material. Better yet, since the door-to-frame
seal is gone, run a wire from the interior lites and put a couple VW
interior lites on that fiberboard -- a great overhead lite setup for loading
groceries in a dark parking lot.
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From: John Y. Hung
To: Vanagon
Subject: interior panels
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 11:27AM

Dear fellow listees,

Does anyone out there know how to remove the interior fiberboard panels in
the back of the Vanagon?  I'm trying to remove the panel on the back hatch.
Do the black "buttons" pop off/are they reusable/have to be destroyed?

On a related note, do you have a suggestion for replacing the rubber tube
that runs between the top of the van body and the back hatch?  This the
tube that covers the plastic hose and wires to the rear wiper/washer.  Mine
has fallen apart.

Thanks,

John Hung
84 GL
Auburn, AL