What should I do to the Westy while the windows are out?

[aguabonita]

Going to get her painted next week. I figure when they pop the windows out I might be able to work on some things up (e.g. tighten up the curtain lines behind the Cabinets).

Is there anything else I can/should do while the windows are out?
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'87 Westfalia, GW 2.2, and some other goodies
'90 Volvo 245

[1621]

If they aren't already, consider having them tinted. The tint cuts down on the heat gain and fading of the interior.

If you don't have the later model rear windows with vents, those are nice to add if you can find a set. They do increase ventilation to the rear of the van - but not an absolute necessity, just nice to have.
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'85 Westy

[Captain Pike]

Have them fix all the surprise rust spots.
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LEARN TO SELF RESCUE
59 Panel bus, 1966 Single cab. 73' 181. 73 Westy. 91' H6 Vanagon 3.3L.
.....................All Current.......................

[FNGRUVN]

Replace all the window rubber with the no-molding type(even the front door windows).
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

[davideric9]

I pulled everything off the doors and had the inside of them painted as well, with windshield and dash out, "A" pillars were painted.
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1987 Syncro Westfalia, stock (bought 1994)
1986 Syncro Westfalia SVX, 3 knob (bought 2008)
1987 Westfalia (bought 2010)
1988 Wolfsburg GL (bought 2012)

[Noganav T3]

[quote="1621"]If they aren't already, consider having them tinted. The tint cuts down on the heat gain and fading of the interior.

Question: which cuts heat gain to the interior of a vanagon better.
tinting the window glass with non reflective dark tints or a light curtain like the late westys use drawn behind clear glass?

[madspaniard]

[JPrato]

One of the best tints available. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Scotch...indowFilm/

I'm currently installing the 60 tint. 97% infrared rejection, 99% UV rejection with hardly noticeable tint level.
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Joe

87 Syncro Tin Top project
84 Westy, 2.5L Subaru power
06 Subaru 2.5 turbo in waiting
46 Cessna 140

[tclark]

Just a heads up to those people that take the windows to a tint shop
OUT of the vehicle
if the tinter driod is slightly asleep at the wheel & the window have no TINT they are used to tinting the window on the logo side of the window
(you know the little emblem on the window that show the audi vw logo)
since on most vehicles all window are logo on the inside of the glass

Well if you never noticed the rear side windows are the same window.
The right side window is installed logo IN like you would expect
the left side windows installed logo OUTSIDE

Now in tinter droid mode you will now get the rear side windows back
1 with tint inside the other tint outside & you have an issue
If they were not in droid mode they will THINK & realize the window orientation ..don't count on IT


So make SURE you mark the side of the window to tint to avoid any issue
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89 Westy with TDI AHU 1.9 manual lots of mods
85 GL 1.9, auto (for sold)