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Hi, all - I took my van to the dealer as my local go to guy wasn’t available for a 40K service at 155K miles. Major issues discovered included a coolant leak and an oil leak. The coolant leak

Okay I've seen a few things about opening the rear hatch from the inside. I have a 2001 Weekender does anybody know how to do this? Thx

That's it the 3 lock position?

Physically impossible for the operation to "Reverse"... Check the owners manual on the lock 3 positions Ch

You know I had a similar problem in my 2001 I think what I realized is the key turns a couple different ways one will allow it to be unlocked when the other doors are locked and the other way it will

All of a sudden the rear liftgate outside handle will not open the liftgate when the van is unlocked, but will open when the van is locked. Has this been seen before (I can't find anything)? Short of

Female “spade” connector ;-) -- Justin 2000 EVW 1.9TDI Syncro 5-spd 490k mi :-)

Nice write-up, thank you Ken. - Jonathan 1999 EVC

Michael mentioned to bring a spare ignition switch and right angle screwdriver as part of the spare parts. Having the ignition switch just fail me one day before taking it on a long trip in the

I installed the same spare tire mount and struts, the struts seem a little light in the uplift power, becareful on cold days as the struts seem to be a little weaker till they warm up.

Next, let's see if the door hinges can take and keep the door in alignment.?

Nice, that vendor is worth remembering!

After installing a spare tire rack and tire on my rear hatch it was no surprise the OE struts couldn’t hold up the hatch anymore—not a chance. After diving into several old threads trying to track

I love this van but we don't seem to be able to get out camping anymore so I am reluctantly selling it.? Posted on The Samba: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2567258 Thanks!

I reached out to 16cvs per Mike Brown's recommendation (thanks Mike!). Waiting to hear back on any suggestions for shops on the peninsula.

Re: San Diego area: I had same rust-around-windshield problem, got it all fixed at a body shop (including new windshield). Not cheap - about $1800, but this was done in 2010 and has held up

I don't know a specific shop in CA, but a fellow in NH found a place that builds race car bodies.? They work on his Rialta during their down time, so don't charge him an arm and a leg, but do all the

16cvs on the samba vanagon forum is a windshield repair guy in San Fran. Message him through it and I bet he can either help you or point you in the right direction.

matthew urso wrote: My grandfather was really good at brazing new pieces of sheet steel into thin steel car bodies to replace rusted out areas. He was also amazingly good with an English wheel at

Same with the rust... I'm in Colorado and shops here really don't like dealing with it [email protected]> wrote: