Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:53:20 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Auto Shifter slide repair and bulbs
In-Reply-To: <EDFFFCBD-7A7D-4126-B2D6-DC844392BABD@gmail.com>
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Hi Bob,
Thank you for the rib strip for my Auto transmission. It arrived. I need your address as I didn’t get it off the package. I know you didn’t expect anything back but I’d like to at least send you something fun for your efforts.
Also, I had the rib strip from Uniwerks arrive, and the original. I also had the GW LEB bulbs.
Here are som observations.
Lucky for me I had several skilled Vanagon owners camping at my house.
So, I asked for support. Here is what happened.
We only took off the top plate of the transmission box. So no need to remove the box or other parts.
We were already diverging from list and GW instructions!
We looked at the strip from Bob and the new one from Uniwerks. Both would work but the original from Bob was so nice I went with that. But, I now have a spare. I love having the original piece though.
The Uniwerks one looked usable but thicker and buffer to the touch and stiffer.
So I was very grateful for the gifted original strip.
The LeD bulbs didn’t work. Only one. But one of my friends present is a electrical wiz and re wired them . Then they worked. But, when we looked at the directions, after re wiring them, the directions said to rewire them just as he had. So, not something I was going to do without some help.
So, the LED bulbs are not always plug and play from GW.
I cleaned out the area and re assembled. Just put the face plate back on and the screw for the shifter handle.
So, if fixing the strip or the lights you can access easily by just gently prying up the plate.
I’m told the LED lights look great. Heidi chose white. I think they had options.
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto
> On Sep 8, 2021, at 7:15 PM, Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Eric I just pulled the plastic ribbed strip off a 89 at the pick apart today.
> Send me your address and I will sent it to you. I have two manual trans vans.
> Cheers
>
>
> Bob
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>> On Sep 7, 2021, at 21:00, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Stuart,
>>
>> I double checked with uniWerks Design. Turns out he did have them but out of stock due to material shortage.
>>
>> But, He expects them back very soon.
>>
>> So, I will get one and go from there.
>>
>> Any tips on the process of replacing one of these?
>>
>> And, Chris at Uniwerks seems to keep saving the day.
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 7, 2021, at 8:33 PM, <stuartmacm@gmail.com> <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a shifter dust cover strip. Nobody seems to make them but they could
>>> be 3D printed. Go Westy has them for the Eurovan but not the Vanagon. I
>>> made a decent substitute from a vinyl three ring binder cover. Just cut it
>>> to the proper width and length and then cut a hole for the shifter (the hard
>>> part). Works fine and this is a good time to replace your indicator lights
>>> with Go Westy's LEDs:
>>> https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23493/led-bulb-kit-for-automatic-shifter-?
>>> v=
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Eric
>>> Caron
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 2:18 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Auto Shifter slide repair
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> Always something to create a challenge for VW bus caretakers.
>>>
>>> I noticed today that the flexible plastic piece attached to the shifter
>>> handle is broken. This is the part that moves with the shifter handle.
>>> Sort of like a roll top desk.
>>>
>>> When in park there is a quarter sized or so opening at the bottom. Gone
>>> once you shift down even one notch to reverse.
>>>
>>> The missing piece seems to still be in there attached at the bottom.
>>>
>>> Anyone know where to get a replacement? Or even the correct name for the
>>> part for my search?
>>>
>>> And, anyone have experience on how to fix it?
>>>
>>> Thanks folks.
>>>
>>> Eric Caron
>>>
