Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 15:35:10 -0700
Reply-To: Josh Saylor <wolfburger@ATTBI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Josh Saylor <wolfburger@ATTBI.COM>
Subject: Re: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel
Fasteners) '87 Wolfsburg GL
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That panel hatch is kind of a bother. I went through some hassles, myself,
and bought some expensive fasteners that took about 6 months to arrive from
BD. They don't work afterall. Big bummer! I wish that I had listened to a
post a while back. (probably archived at vanagon.com). Someone had the
bright idea to buy an american fastener (Chrysler?) and drill the holes
larger. This would have saved lots of time and money. I will probably go
this route eventually, myself.
There are some positives to removing the hatch panel. I did the nifty little
modification that allows opening the hatch from the inside. I believe that
this idea came from Gary Lee. See
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/westy/westymods.htm (scroll
down).
I also sound-deadened the panel, but I can't really tell a difference.
Cheers,
Josh
'89 Wolfy
Seattle
From: "Robert Steven Fish" <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: How Can I Get Rear Hatch Off (Including Inside Panel Fasteners) '87
Wolfsburg GL
> Hi all!
>
> I am having a bi*&% of a time figuring out how to get my rear hatch off of
> my 87 Wolfsburg GL. I am going to do some grinding, and POR-15 work on
the
> lower edge, and would really like to do this on the ground, instead of
> upside down in the air. I have no problem with the struts or the
hinges...
> it is the wires, window washer tube, and interior panel (especially this
> damn panel) that are freaking me out!
>
> First... It seems as though I will need to disconnect all the wires, that
> would be the rear window defrost, the wiper moter and pump, the electric
> lock motor, and the tube which supplies fluid to the window wash. How
does
> one do this correctly?? The cables are pretty nicely hidden on the inside
> of the car, and my guess was that if I could only get that interior panel
> off, I could just disconnect all from there, and pull through the holes on
> the top of the hatch.
>
> Now the real tough one... how can I get those little plastic fasteners
off,
> which hold the interior lower rear door hatch decorative panel in place.
> There are like 20 of them, and I ripped one out after like 15 minutes of
> prying, figuring that if I just looked at it, it would be clear as to what
> the trick is... but no dice.
>
> It seems that one must squeeze these with a very flat type of
scissors-like
> pliers or something... but I am clueless.
>
> I still have around 3 hours of light outside left, so if anyone can clue
me
> in on the finer details of removing the rear hatch... I would be really
> grateful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> RSF
>
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> Robert S. Fish
> Salzburg, Austria
> 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
> 1987 Golf Cabriolet
> 1991 Golf
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