1983.5-1985 T3 Vanagon

Just add water! In 1983 VW introduced liquid cooling to it's bus/van engine for the first time. This change resulted in stable and reliable travel without the frequent maintenance of the earlier air-cooled motors. Van Cafe has all the top quality parts to keep your 1.9L Vanagon moving on down the highway.

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  • Right Side Heater Box Retaining Plate
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    Right Side Heater Box Retaining Plate

    This right-side heater box retainer plate holds the metal rod of the footwell flap in place in the heater box under the dash in your watercooled vanagon.  These plates are sometimes missing, resulting the footwell flaps flopping around...
    $9.95
    SKU: 002006
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  • Shift Rod Bushing
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    Shift Rod Bushing

    This version of the shift rod bushing was a design change that VW did over the course of production.  It is not designed to use rubber boots but has a double lip seal that keeps dirt out and grease in. You can find it in two places in the van: The...
    $9.95
    SKU: 002159
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  • Shift Rod Bushing Boot(2 Required)
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    Shift Rod Bushing Boot(2 Required)

    For shift linkage from front of the van to rear, these rubber boots are used in conjunction with the hard plastic bushing part number 251711207E toward the rear. This boot is not used with the pliable rubber bushing part number 251711207D. Please inspect...
    $9.95
    SKU: 002154
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  • Steering Column Shear Bolt
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    Steering Column Shear Bolt

    This steering column shear bolt fits all Vanagons and Bay window buses. Two per van. Shear bolts are used to enhance security so that your steering column cannot be easily lowered from the body. This limits the potential for thieves to hotwire the...
    $9.95
    SKU: 001876
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  • Sunroof Winder Crank Finger Plate Sunroof Winder Crank Finger Plate
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    Sunroof Winder Crank Finger Plate

    This sunroof winder crank finger plate is for all you lucky owners with tintop Vanagons equipped with the original large sliding metal sunroof.  White in color. Fits all sunroof vans from 1980-1991. Click here if you need a new winder crank handle...
    $9.95
    SKU: 001752
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  • Transmission To Shift Lever Boot
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    Transmission To Shift Lever Boot

    This boot goes between the shift lever and the side of the manual transmission (it touches the transmission). You'll very often see this boot degraded by its proximity to the road surface.  Replace yours to keep the seal behind the boot in good...
    $9.95
    SKU: 001291
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  • VW Audi 14-Pin Fuse Box Electrical Connector VW Audi 14-Pin Fuse Box Electrical Connector
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    VW Audi 14-Pin Fuse Box Electrical Connector

    This 14-pin connector is one of the largest wiring connectors at the fuse box of all 1986-1991 Vans. Heavens forbid if you need this connector, but as our vans get older we were asked if we had these and decided to bring some in from Germany. Original VW...
    $9.95
    SKU: 001833
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  • Westfalia Sticker - Brown
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    Westfalia Sticker - Brown

    This is a brown replacement Westfalia sticker for your fiberglass poptop and luggage rack. It replicates the original perfectly. To install: Scrape the old letters off your poptop (we find a heat gun useful here) Clean the mounting surface of all...
    $9.95
    SKU: 000003
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  • Westy Curtain Gliders Track Locks (Pack Of 5)
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    Westy Curtain Gliders Track Locks (Pack Of 5)

    These curtain glider track locks keep the curtain gliders from flinging off the end of the curtain tracks on all VW Vanagon Westfalias.  Simply slide them into the track after you've slid your curtains on and give the locks a 1/4 turn to lock in...
    $9.95
    SKU: 004343
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