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joetiger 
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Dave, you gotta get a cap for that wiper arm bolt!
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'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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djkeev
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avernon82
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| thanks for the post on opening your TPS and taking a looksie, it gave me the balls to do it myself, and I was able to fix it. It's not a complicated device. |
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djkeev
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Merian
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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| all I want is music that isn't distorted. |
then you're an audiophile |
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djkeev
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lembowski
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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| Still using the Indel B fridge? Can't find a lot of people that have used it for to long. Wanted your opinion of the fridge if you have a minute. Thanks! |
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djkeev
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davevickery
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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I put a pair of these in the front of my last van. They had them at BestBuy so I compared them to the 4" pioneers that were similarly priced. They cost more in the store of course. The Kickers had better base and I thought they were decent for a low cost speaker. I just took some 4" kenwoods that my van came with and I put in some spare 25 year old stock speakers. Hard to beat OEM quality.
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lembowski
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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That would be my Truck Fridge......
Yes! Not only in the Van but for other uses as well.
It has performed wonderfully!
I've zero issues with it.
That being said...... IF I were shopping today? The new refrigerator / freezer combo chests hold an amazing draw for me! Even at a premium price point.....
Dave |
Thanks! I really like the footprint of the 50qt model you have. I like the newer fridge/freezer combo units but the size makes it a little large for the area behind the passenger seat. I was also looking at the Whynter dual zone, but its 28" long.Eats into the aisle way a little. |
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djkeev
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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| davevickery wrote: |
I put a pair of these in the front of my last van. They had them at BestBuy so I compared them to the 4" pioneers that were similarly priced. They cost more in the store of course. The Kickers had better base and I thought they were decent for a low cost speaker. I just took some 4" kenwoods that my van came with and I put in some spare 25 year old stock speakers. Hard to beat OEM quality.
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Speakers arrived today, they look good but we'll see how they install and sound....
Hoping to use factory speaker grills.
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Just an FYI...... I just installed a speaker in my front door. I was able to use the factory speaker grill with some minor modification.
Took LOTS of photos..... Will post a "How To" a bit later on...... It's PHC (Prairie Home Companion) night though..... Our "Hot" date of the week! ........ Don't get old kids!!! A "Hot Date" becomes a great dinner, and nice cocktails listening to the radio!!! 
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Here is the Speaker link........
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=649150&highlight=
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djkeev
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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So..... Being frustrated with my Floppy side view mirrors I decided that they have to go! ....... Go far far away too!
My drivers side has a broken glass retainer and it flops..... 
Yeah....... I read the cure threads, I read the truck mirror threads, I read the Subaru mirror thread...... Somehow I missed the mention of Jeep mirrors?!?
I noticed that newer Jeep Wranglers had nice looking mirrors mounted on the doorrs..... Hmmmmm..... So I posted a thread on here about the concept, got some good responses and also got my A$$ handed to me by others telling me to read the rules, search before posting, etc etc...... It wasn't at all nice so I deleted the entire thread........it is nice to have those "super powers" sometimes..... such a "friendly place sometimes....... 
What I learned in that abusive thread was that it has been done and it works.
So, I ordered a pair..... $33 each new.
I started a mirror consolidation thread that willl hopefully continue on producing other mirror ideas utilizing mirrors as they become available.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=648791&highlight=
I also started a Jeep Wrangler mirror "How To" thread.
One of the Jeep Mirrors is mostly mounted on my Van and honestly ...... I really like it!
The Jeep Wrangler Mirror Link..........
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=648805
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djkeev
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dobryan
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icolquhoun
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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looking good!
Once all the masking tape is off it'll look like they were meant to be there all along! |
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djkeev
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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Let's see...how many more Jeep parts can we plug in before it's not a VW...???
J/K...looks good! 
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djkeev
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| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Getting the 1986 "Westy" back into shape! |
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So...... You've heard about those "Slippery Slopes" that Vanagon owners so often get caught on?
Doing a simple task and you realize (or are told) that while you have item "X" off that gives you easy access to "Y" & "Z" ..... And while you're working on Y & Z .... Well C, D, and E are right there so..... Why not?
As seen above..... I'm putting on new door mirrors...... Easy enough, pull the door panel.... Bodda Boom Badda Bing! Done!
Well...... The wing vent is loose...... I need new front speakers..... All new speakers actually..... New window seals for the side window.....
And now...... I KNOW that I should pull the window lifter assembly and clean and oil it! It isn't that much more work!
No tutorials on here that I found for my manual windows but I did find two hosted off site.......
https://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Window-Regulators204.htm
Now If I didn't have to groom my Golden and shuffle off to my daughters home in Reading ....... I would do this today!
And IF my Van didn't look like a bomb exploded in it..... I'd take the Van! Beautiful day! Roads have been rinsed clean by a recent 2" rain thunder storm....
Heavy sigh......
Oh...... And drilling those holes for the new mirrors? You just KNOW that tiny ferrous metal bits are down in the bottom of that door now!
Will they be "seed metal" for rust? Yep, I'm sure they will be!
So I think I'll finish peeling the water sheet and clean out the door, treat any rust I find, make sure the bottom drains are open before closing it back up.....
I wonder what items F, G & H are before I get this buttoned back up?
Bodda Boom! Badda Bing!!
Dave
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6315537#6315537
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