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Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:09:23 -0500
...Sound deadening and door speakers Hey folks - I'm in the process of replacing my damaged 2 front interior door panels and got a...
Stuck door lock - 83.5 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Brian Strange
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 20:52:33 -0700
I unlocked the driver side door with the key, though the lock pull didn't return to the full top position before I pulled...
Rattling sliding door
Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
Mon, 20 May 2002 13:34:51 -0700
Folks, My sliding door is rattling when closed when I go over large bumps. When I open the door and shake it from side...
Re: Hatch lock...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 12 May 2010 20:35:53 -0700
...Sounds like you can eliminate the actuators in the front doors if they are able to actuate each other plus the slider. Focus on...
Door Rubber Alternative? (Baywindow)
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:24:46 -0600 (CST)
A local fellow gave me a couple of baywindow doors the other day. I thanked him, took them home, and proceeded to strip them...
1991 Vanagon GL Double Door
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:54:21 -0700
HI all, I was looking at Scott's double door van. I have never seen one with double doors. Can anyone enlighten me on...
Sliding door light switch
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Thu, 17 May 2007 17:49:25 -0700
Anybody got a spare door light switch for a slider? (175 947 561) Not sure if all the doors use the same switch but...
Re: Updating '82 sliding door?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:17:23 -0800
...For those who have both '80-84 and '85up vans, is it possible to make an early style door function as well as the...
Re: noise from door seals at speed / Tweaking Doors
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:26:30 EST
...For half the price, Chuck said he would pull the old door because I would get a better fitting door. I don't know...
Re: Front Door 4x6 speakers
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:52:23 -0700
one thing to be aware of when fitting speakers down there is the door check strap. It can interfere especially if check strap fitted...
Re: Power locks that won't
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 13:45:43 -0800
...First the > passenger door wouldn't react (lock or unlock) when I used the key on the > driver's door. This was easy to...
Re: venting question
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 3 May 2000 10:30:48 -0400
There are two different air passages through the door. One is the EXIT for air from the van. This is the vent at the...
Mod: Westy front table as closet door
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:32:39 -0500
...http://texasvanagons.com/westy-front-table-as-closet-door/ Abel Longoria <http://texasvanagons.com/westy-front-table-as-closet-door/>
Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
Historical mailing list - David M
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:33:29 -0800
It seems my rear hatch will no longet lock. � Ita a 1987 Wolfsburg with power locks (you lock the front passenger door and the...
Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:43:44 EST
...Use a VW courtesy light like the one above the drivers door, a sliding door switch and its counterpart plastic striker. You can get...
Re: noise from door seals at speed
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:50:41 -0500
Leave your doors opened. This will allow the rubber seal to expand to its full original size, rather than its compressed state. When I...
Re: door check for '91 camper
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:34:39 -0800
This item is expensive enough to take it out from a wrecked door rather, to my thinking. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy...
Re: Slider won't open - update
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:09:46 -0700
the cable will match the door version.. early ones are up to 84.. and they should have a pretty long handle ..and those break...
RE: Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 96 18:33:39 -0800
"The jam nut that holds the cable in position for the rear latch (yes, there are two latches on the door) has probably come...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
...Plus there is that rubber flappy seal at the rear of the door opening that sort of covers the stock rear door handle. I...
Re: Power Door Lock Problem
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:23:49 -0400
...Tom Salicos wrote: "Each of the front doors has two connectors near the top, rear of the door panel. You can get to them...
Re: mystery vents
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:14:12 -0700
> 1) Where does the exhaust air go from the vents on the lower > back corner of the front doors in a 1983 V'gon...
Re: Would like help with sliding door inner panel
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:34:03 -0400
...Would like help with sliding door inner panel Date: 06/16/2023 08:33:47 AM Probably the little screw under the rear latch...
Re: Door vents Now Rear Window Vents
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:14:19 -0400
...in the door to slots in the front edge of the door > and then out through the gap between the door and the frame...
Re: repair of city water utility door
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:04:07 -0400
...the door was = > bulging > out at the top. a moment later a spring went pop and then the door had = > no tension.. But, no...
Re: Sliding door operation
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Nov 1994 19:57:25 -0800
...If I recall correctly, while both old (84) and new (85+) sliding door mechinisms have a latch at the rear of the door, the...
Re: Eurovan Central Locking
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 23:14:46 -0800
...Your doors are supposed to be pretty well sealed w/ a plastic sheet covering the metal frame of the door. If it's still...
Upgrade your door handles FREE/Friday fun
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 9 May 2003 15:55:55 EDT
I'm sure a lot of you know, but the front outside door handles on the Vanagon are interchangeable left to right. Having just...
The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:54:26 -0700
Have to push on the handle of the 84's sliding door pretty hard to get the sliding door to unlatch. It's not...
Re: Could this be the next future Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:25:03 -0600
...the front seats have to open their doors, so the rear seat can open their doors, then the front seats have to close their...
Re: Power lock sliding door fix
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:57:00 -0500
...Then noticed the sliding door was not perfectly aligned when closed. Front edge of door low by maybe a cm . > > I adjusted the door...
Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:56 +0000
Actually, you don't even need to remove the door panel. Remove the phillips head screws that hold the armrests to the door and...
Re: sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:23:55 -0700
...sliding door lock >> >> >>> Hi, >>> My sliding door locks by itself every-time you close the door. It has >>> progressively gotten worse for the pass...
Re: screens for front doors
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:20:53 EDT
...Cab windows $63.00 (pair) Side sliding window $ 67.00 (ea.) Sliding door with zipper $116.00 Rear door with zipper $107 VWT2 (Vanagon...
Re: door lock springs for '71 bus
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 23:54:32 -0400
...You >lock the door with the key. Then you check the door to make sure that >it is locked by trying to open it...
Door Rattle/Thanks All
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:00:31 -0800
...Passenger Door Rattles > If it is an improper shut of the door, the adjustment is the "striker pin" > (what the latch grabs onto) on...
Re: Passenger Door Rattles
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:43:40 -0500
If it is an improper shut of the door, the adjustment is the "striker pin" (what the latch grabs onto) on the door jamb...
Re: Lubricant ?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:48:07 -0800
Well, it helps to wipe out all the sand and rocks first! But yeah, our '84 door works like most later doors and the...
Re: Sticky sliding door
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:53:46 -0600
Tim, There's a cable that runs the length of the door from the front latch to the rear latch. If this cable is...
Re: Door handle/lock changing question
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:52:56 -0800
...Secondly, remember to close the door first. The driver's side lock will only lock if you close the door first. That keeps you...
Re: Central Locks..
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:00:44 EDT
Mark, I have found this problem, normally, to be that the sliding door has moved a little over time and the contacts for the...
Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:13:26 -0500
Thanks folks, I would really like to see the pic's when you get them! I am not familiar with the "door skin" product...
Re: Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:33:01 -0800
...So I clean up the old gunk from the sliding door bearing & roller channel & try this stuff wow that door rolls like its on...
Driver's door lock mechanism
Historical mailing list - Angus Johnston
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:11:17 -0800
...Driver's door lock mechanism is playing up. Door will not close - period. Seems like the issue is the catch (latch?) mechanism (the bit...
Re: RE (2): Forwarded: FS 60 Double Door
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Dec 1995 21:51:21 -0800 (PST)
And William Alan Killian thus wrote: > > Would double door in this case mean a left and right side door or the > non-sliding hinged...
Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:48:41 -0700
Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge of the door and the front end? Do they make a noticeable difference in...
Door Seals
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:25:58 -0400
...Door Seals Last night i noticed that my drivers door start making a lot of noise when i go over 55 MPH. Is this...
Re: sliding door lock from inside?
Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:19:51 -0600
To whom it may concern-ing vanagons, I always unlock the passenger door, slide the door shut, reach around to lock it, then lock...
Door Lock issue, what is the part?
Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:01:56 -0800
What would you call the small plastic part mounted at the bottom of the door locking pin? Part number would be great as well...
Aluminum door cards
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:33:00 -0700
I finally, finally after a lot of procrastination, cut some door cards today. What I’m covering them with is a secret for now...
Re: Door handles
Historical mailing list - ucbcplw
Fri, 01 Jul 94 16:13:03 +0100
This little lever on my '79 bus locks the door from the inside. In other words you would need a key to open the...
Sliding Door Problem
Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:00:41 -0600
The sliding door on my '87 vanagon has suddenly started to pop open on its own while the vehicle is moving. Is there some...
FS: Vanagon Doors
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:47:39 -0800
...Front doors, sliding door and rear hatch, all in excellent condition (35k miles). You must come and get it, no shipping. Good price assured...
Can't close door after body work!
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 07:46:14 -0700
I had forgotten what a "tight box" this was until these guys fixed my crunched door frame. Now I can't slam my doors...
Re: My Sliding door does not open?
Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:47:10 +0200
...My Sliding door does not open? > Hi folks, I'm havingt trouble opening my sliding door! It seem that the > little wheel on the...
Re: sliding door
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:31:25 -0700
...sliding door > My sliding doors has been popping open "half" way when driving and > driving on bumpy roads makes it happen quicker after closing...
Re: What the hell is going on ...
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:58:32 -0700
...Did you carefully check the wiring? Usually the door lock/mirror wiring gets severed in the door jam rubber boots. Unplug the power lock...
Trim for door underside?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:56:07 -0700
When I was getting into the van in a parking lot yesterday, the door swung wider than it should have and briefly touched the...
Re: Sliding Door Problem
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:59:23 -0800
...As it turns out the problem was wear in the latch mechanism inside the door lock itself(at the rear of the door). Clean...
Re: Front door adjustment question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:22:53 -0800
...Shimming a door > is a bit of an art. Start by removing the door striker and shim the door to > close and be where...