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• Re: Slider door adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:17:16 -0600
  ...tape a sheet of heavy paper or cardboard to the side of your van just below the cover. Make it as long as the...
• Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:58:37 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation > > > > I'm getting der gulden luvwagen ready to sell and looking at...
• Knock knock. who's there? Weakly Stats!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 17 Feb 95 11:52:59 CST
  ...12 89 Vanagon 3 78 Bus 11 90 Vanagon 8 79 Bus 3 91 Vanagon 4 Microbus 50 - Camper 18, Panel 6, Pickup 6...
• Vanagon tranny swap?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 08:16:09 +0930
  Have a customer with an 84 Vanagon. Bad 1st/2nd gear...Wants to know what his options are with regards to replacement trannies. He...
• Re: Radiator and Hoses question
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 21:04:47 -0400
  ...resistant door > panel board and I have lots of it from my shop but most of the pieces > on my van are sorta beat...
• Re: Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:08:12 -0800
  ...interior surface panels. If there's still space > in > the "walls" I'll stuff it with more fibreglas. > > Nathaniel > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986...
• Re: Van Alarm
  Historical mailing list - The Carters
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 06:40:56 -0700
  'Lo, Austin My alarm is mounted inside behind the plastic pull away kick panel below the dash with the horn part in the engine...
• Re: COLD fresh air leaking (Solutions!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 02:02:19 -0500
  ...that he just doesn't have any such problems as you describe with his '72 Panel Van! BOB - WA4RRN '85GL ALGORE FOR FOUR MORE!
• Re: Bypass, Transistor, Potable water tank pump circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:53:43 -0700
  ...The led panel always has 12 volts so the leds can work. Only one wire goes from the older led panel to the faucet...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:47:46 -0400
  ...rear engine van that in a jetta! but its a pretty easy install the hardest part i remember was getting the panels in and...
• Oldest Bus in Britain
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 92 08:56:49
  ...It also has factory fitted Eberspacher heater! currently Charlie also has a '54 Microbus Deluxe, a '58 Panel van in original Underberg livery, a...
• Re: '85 Westy rear Speaker Re-wiring
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 21:41:48 -0800
  ...You'll want to get a little phillips screwdriver and remove the air duct panel above the sliding door (and i think there is...
• Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:44:52 -0700
  ...Numerous posts were distilled into the following, which I have > saved in my Vanagon files:(for a 1990, yours may be different) > > > Moving the...
• Re: insane AC idea
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:05:34 -0500
  ...I've > seen > photos of a van with a solar panel on its roof; how much power can > be gotten > from one of these...
• FS '85 Vanagon Psgr Van
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:00:42 -0600
  ...much mileage put on this van since -some panel and seem rust on both r/l rear panels at about "D" pillar -some sort...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:54:06 -0800
  ...That would depend on the model of Vanagon you have. In my camper, you need to remove the two bolts that hold the steel...
• Rear closet temporary removal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:55:31 -0400
  ...Is there a safe way to remove the panel over the two flip top cabinets to access some of the side panel area? Tips...
• Re: AT spark
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 11:42:35 GMT
  ...They had removed the inside panel on the door and had pulled the plastic loose that had apparently been placed behind the panel by...
• Speaker Removal
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:14:35 -0400
  ...panels yet but want to be prepared when I do. Thanks for your help, Tony Anthony L. Mourkas Hampden, Maine, USA 1984 Vanagon Westfalia...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:29:20 -0700
  ...a panel, is that a future mod (like >> covering the fridge with it ? > > Hugo: > > I'm attaching a post on the Vanagon-Westfalia list...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:02:24 -0500
  On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, vanagon wrote: > Dont take my word for it, I was simply making a less expensive, and easier > to remove...
• Need advice for stripping parts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:02:30 -0500
  ...This is a 90 Vanagon GL. I have the Bentley manual, which could be a lot more helpful than it is! but that's...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 06:33:43 -0300
  ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
• Re: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  18 Dec 96 08:51:13 PST
  ...You'll have to remove the hardware on the panel, the front cover and the mechanism in the front that latches to the rear...
• Re: PRICE OF GASOLINE
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 06:33:09 -0500
  ...Imagine driving a hydrogen powered Vanagon. High efficiency solar > >panels on the roof power a converter to draw the fuel out of water! > > Bill...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Samuel
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:40:08 -0500
  ...black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > > UP the coast on the beach...
• Re: Vinyl repair
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:35:21 -0400
  ...Since a Door panel is usually a low stress gig and it is a Clean Tear or cut it will be easier to repair...
• Camper Indicator Panel LED's !!!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:45:38 -0500
  ...VW says you can repair and replace LED's in the dash panels, see group 90 in your Vanagon Bently. Group page 97.29...
• Re: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:01:25 -0700
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tom Boldway Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:05 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Mellow Yellow all better now
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:54:32 -0700
  ...Picture the right rear quarter panel and rear hatch of any undamaged Vanagon and you pretty much see what needs to be seen. On...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:20:14 +1100
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Thursday, 13 January 2000 4:18 Subject: Sliding Door Handle >Listees, > >Instead of the sliding...
• Re: Tach Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 02:32:27 -0400
  ...it on top of the instrument panel cover -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL...
• Re: Replacement fridge LED - which one to get
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 5 May 2005 07:36:43 -0700
  ...the van...enough light for me to see, but not enough to disturb my wife. I guess if I left the panel LED's...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:08:38 -0400
  ...I have read some > of the many archives which would suggest a ground in one of the > wires, a faulty instrument panel, or wrong...
• LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Muffley, Shane, SITS
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:47:13 -0500
  ...It's time consuming, but now that certain parts are off, I am looking forward to repapering the van... I started to paper the...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:49:54 -0700
  ...in a manual 91 vanagon (canadian with daytime running lights).... so I find the brake switch behind the instrument panel and trace the sets...
• Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:20:28 -0400
  Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> writes: > I once did a comparison once between the energy input from a solar > panel and the requirements of...
• Folex (Carpet Spot Remover) on Vanagon Seats
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:40:51 +0000
  ...on my van.  Had paintless dent removal guy remove 3 door dings.  To assist his efforts, I pre-emptively removed door panels, both sides...
• Re: Light bulb for instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 07:17:05 -0800
  ...Light bulb for instrument panel Date: > >Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:10:38 -0800 > > > >Mine's gone too. It's a conspiracy. > > > >Mike > > > >On...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 May 2009 18:09:55 -0700
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Beierl Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:11 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:07:28 -0700
  ...the new panels? Was a second set of eyes needed? >>> (assuming one doesn't remove the existing curtains) > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• Re: Can you make the bus quiet?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 21 Sep 95 14:29:39 CDT
  ...All the side >panels are intact. Are there any kits to soundproof the engine compartment? >What has worked for you? once again, 3M comes...
• Re: Will Rabbit GTI Tach work?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 19:51:46 -0800
  ...have an instrument panel from an 83 Rabbit GTI and it looks similar to >the instrument panel from the Vanagon. Does any one know...
• Re: speakers
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 03:03:55 -0500
  ...pics of the speaker/kick panel I've constructed. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Richard...
• Re: 1983 (air-cool) veneer wallpaper restoration
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 07:27:05 -0700
  ...Mantelcraft.com Ended up buying 15 panels because I have several vans to finish. But if I bought seven of them, it would have...
• Re: Sound Deadening - how much to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 05:05:09 -0500
  ...the rear passenger area side panels, and the rear door. I'm blown away at how quiet the van is now. I would urge...
• Re: Westfalia top opening fridge question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:48:51 -0700
  ...Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 17:05:01 -0700
  ...But if it's cloudy, or no sun (I have a solar panel), I **might** get 2 days out of that battery. More like...
• Re: Panel section, final pictures
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:06:07 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Panel section, final pictures > >I have put another 20 pic on this section, it's show the... final touch...
• Re: Tach Cluster Install-Is Nothing Easy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:49:41 -0500
  ...If not then it's the voltage regulator on the panel, bad panel supply or bad panel ground. Otherwise... You may find you can...
• Re: Making an add-a-room for an EVC
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:52:18 -0500
  ...The 2 support poles fit into pockets in the "roof" panel and support the ends of the "wall" that are perpendicular to the van...
• Re: Interior noise, how much is normal
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:50:47 -0500
  ...Robin Davies <rodavies@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: Re: Interior noise, how...
• Misc Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:11:46 -0400
  ...I also have a sliding panel door for a 1968 bus. Rear hatch (with wiper motor) for vanagon. Since I will be replacing the...
• Insulation for a vanagon ...
  Historical mailing list - John Mates
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...insulation to the roof, rear hatch, side panels and doors. I want to quiet the van and to make it more thermally efficient. I...
• Re: Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:00:19 -0800
  ...Doesn't your year >> van have an inside release? I'd surely hate to have to remove the >> panel from the inside... >> >> George/ATL >>
• Need to ship '73 Panel from NY to STL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:02:24 EDT
  I bought a European '73 panel off the net and need to get it from Long Island to St. Louis. I believe it is...
• 1981 dropped window in door
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:56:18 -0700
  ...I got the panel off just fine. The window has the horizontal steel channel still attached to it. However it does not connect to...
• Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:15:38 -0800
  ...love to get rear & sliding door panels to match the front ones, I assume the passenger vans had these? Thanks.-- Shawn Wright I.T...
• Vanagon Rear Washer Filler Cover Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:55:00 -0700
  ...I'm missing the plastic cover that goes over the washer fluid filler tube on the inside right rear panel on a Vanagon. anyone...
• WTB: p/w p/l
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:14:57 EST
  ...out a van with p/w and p/l? just want the locks for the front doors need the interior door panels too(grey...