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Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:12:11 -0700
...replacement sliding door handle complete with lock & key > last > > week. > > Thought it'd be good to have one key for all the doors, so...
Re: what's sliding door handle worth
Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 11:12:36 -0600
I generally get $50-$60 (depending on condition) for them, with the lock assembly rebuilt and keyed to match customer's key. Steve Sandlin...
Re: Sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 10:20:41 EST
In a message dated 12/10/01 7:12:50 PM, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: << Is this normal?>> NO! <<Or should I take the...
Part # for black plastic sliding door ring
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:04:32 -1000
...just sent by Bus Depot) 251 843 711A Escutcheon, outer gasket, sliding door, This piece almost drops through the hole Mine is so warn...
Re: Removing & replacing front door key tumbler?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sun, 6 Apr 2014 19:53:40 -0400
...Next step is to rearrange the wafers in my newer BusDepot sliding door handle lock to match the ignition key & I will be back...
Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:47:47 -0500
...I think there are at least 2 types, year specific as the > handle changed with the new sliding door mechanism... what year was > that...
Pics of mysterious "second handle"
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 22 May 2002 20:28:23 -0400
I've taken 6 JPEG's of our 1982 Westfalia's second sliding door handle at multiple angles. If you have some interest in...
sliding door conversion, early-late
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:45:47 -0700
...The later door has a single latch and opens more easily even with the shorter handle. The window is a different size also so...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:31:25 -0700
...the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side now...
Re: Success for some small projects!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:44:20 -0700
...But, it turns out the job really is that simple. > > I also lost the handle on the sliding door. During a bitterly cold snap...
Re: broken sliding door handle.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 25 Dec 2003 02:03:47 +1300
>Wes, You need a new door handle. When you take the thing apart you >will find a cylindrical protion of the handle that's...
Re: sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 22 May 2002 23:53:11 -0700
...Is it possible to > remove it without taking the entire window out of > the sliding door? > > TIA Earl __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo...
Power Locks
Historical mailing list - Sam Scott
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:36:56 -0400
...A little jiggling (sp?) of the sliding door handle usually 'wakes it up' and it then locks. I'm all ears. Many thanks. Sam...
84 parting
Historical mailing list - dawn
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:39:59 -0800
Parting 84 interior parts seats ,arm rest,middle seat,rear seat cushions,interior panels, electrical parts dash door handles inside and out glass sliding...
Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 23 May 2009 18:57:30 -0700
...the handle. Robert 1982 Westfalia � � � � � � � � --- On Sat, 5/23/09, vanagonvw <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: vanagonvw <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> Subject: sliding door issue...
Re: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:54:46 -0700
...86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release > > Morning all, > > So this am, I locked my slider from the outside. When I pulled the...
Re: sliding door handle adjust question
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:30:43 -0400
...The door used to pop away from the van a little when handle depressed. now it pops open a bit in the back but...
84 Westy - *&^#} sliding door handle - help!
Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
Mon, 29 Jul 1996 20:42:28 -0300
After a year of getting floppier & floppier the slider door handle finally broke right off. Lousy, cheap, shoddy white metal strikes again. Local VW...
Vanagon 85 : Sliding door hard to lock
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:38:22 -0400
...1- The locking knob does not always go to the lock position (up) 2- Sometimes the sliding door doesn't lock, it goes back...
Re: Window fell down
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
...Pop the plastic cover off the door handle to reveal the screw in the center of the handle base. Work from the back of...
Droopy Slider Handle
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:48:42 -0700
The sliding door handle on my 84 Westy droops when the door is open... i.e. it works fine but does not return to...
Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:10:34 -0700
...smooth handle feel, and closes like a charm. one of the best features of '86 and up vans is, IMHO, the sliding door latch...
Re: Sliding door lock stuck - Vanagon 83
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:36:51 -0500
...If you hold it in the unlocked position while you turn the handle, you can still open the door. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen...
Re: Sliding side door stuck...
Historical mailing list - sstones
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 15:14:34 -0500 (EST)
...The handle snapped off in my hand. I dropped my bags in the snow, got in the front door pushed the side door open...
Re: Droopy Slider Handle
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:36:50 -0700
Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > The sliding door handle on my 84 Westy droops when the door is open... > i.e. it works fine but...
Stiff Door Mechanism
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:29:32 -0600
...the sliding door behind you. Remove the handle(s) and lock button, and the trim piece around the latch which secures the door in...
Re: Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 31 May 2013 21:48:56 -0700
...Pull the handle as if to open the door, and put your shoulder into the door, pushing it out. If this works, generously put...
Re: Friday '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA...
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:04:11 -0800
...1983 Sliding door handle. $400. Comes with door and rest of van attached. Also have mini-munchkin ice cube tray 1981 version... $500 includes...
Re: Vanagon Sliding Door Problem
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 14:22:01 -0500
...This can be done without removing the whole door panel. You'll need to detach the locking rod from the handle at the front...
FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:39:45 -0700
Hello all, I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I was going to use it for panel repairs, but...
FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:57:42 -0700
Hello all, I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I was going to use it for panel repairs, but...
Sliding-Door handle Schematics
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:07:08 -0700
Here's a slight odd question, Yes, my sliding door handle is broken, but It was that way from a PO. So, what I...
Re: locked out
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:34:54 -0700
...This is a very common failure on the 80-84 sliding door lock mechanism. A tiny inner spring breaks and then the inside knob...
WTB:NEW outside handle for slider 83-84
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 6 May 2005 14:09:06 EDT
Does anyone know a source for the older style Vanagon outside sliding door handle (specifically 1983). This is the handle is a bit longer...
Outside sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Robin
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:43:55 -0600
anybody got one for sale? For a 91 if that matters, otherwise I'll hit the list vendors and fleabay. TIA! R. -- Pointlessly blogging...
Re: FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:12:08 -0400
...FS tan sliding door >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Hello all, > >I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I...
Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:39:57 -0700
...replacement sliding door handle complete with lock & key > last > > week. > > Thought it'd be good to have one key for all the doors, so...
Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:29:41 -0500
The sliding door was completely changed (for the better) for Model year 1985. 84 and older have a crappy rear latching system and the...
Re: FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:57:12 -0700
...It > has a bent sliding window frame, with no window, and the locks and handle > would have to be replaced. It also doesn't...
Re: Door handle/lock changing question
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:14:32 -0800
...handles). > > I also have a sliding door whose tumbler doesn't work with my key, so > I have to reach through the front door...
WTB: pre-85 sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Jeff K
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:42:34 -0700
Yep, that's what I need, the one on the outside. While I'm at it, I could also use a heater cable for...
Sliding Door Wanted-Found!
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:29:29 +0000
...mirror, good chrome front bumper, BROWN door handles in good shape, AND a good straight sliding door, and its even Bronze Beige Metallic, so...
Re: To Buy or not to Buy? 86 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:35:16 -0700
All 85-91 have the same short sliding door outside handle. The Vin# is shown in one of the photos. The 10th digit is...
Re: New Sliding Door Lock
Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
Tue, 24 May 2005 12:16:43 -0400
...fiber board that covers the door because the door handle would work loose.now I can tighten the handle. thanks again, Bill Witz 84...
Re: lock keying
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 17:35:56 EDT
...how do you remove the core from the sliding door handle? I've determined that i can machine a handle out of stainless steel...
Need sliding door outside handle
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:36:21 -0800
...I should have known something was wrong when it got increasingly more difficult to open the door. No '84 vintage handles in the local...
Re: FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:39:11 -0700
...It > has a bent sliding window frame, with no window, and the locks and handle > would have to be replaced. It also doesn't...
Re: The tale of the escutcheon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:54:51 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1152_162/door_handles___outer_sliding_ door_handle.html Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
Historical mailing list - David Moyal
Fri, 31 May 2013 19:48:07 -0700
After a successful AAZ turbodiesel conversion & tons of problemsolving, I have to admit I'm baffled by my '83 Westy's sliding door. I...
Re: sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:48:37 +0000
...sliding door... please help If you are closing the slider from inside, a second handle mounted near the rear of the door makes it...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:24:56 -0800
...extra handle under the back seat. Now to start looking for that base > piece or fabricate one. I'm pulling the door apart soon...
Sliding Door Lock
Historical mailing list - Shaggy
Wed, 15 May 2002 14:54:56 -0700
...the handle and to get out of the van, you have to lift up on the black knob just before lifting the handle. How...
WTB: 1985 Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:59:14 EDT
Hello all, I am looking to buy a sliding door for a 1985 Vanagon. 1985 or 86 if this color was available then. Nothing...
Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:50:57 GMT
>The sliding door on my 1991 Westfalia refuses to stay locked in the open >position. Looking at the Bentley I cant see what causes...
Re: Alternative doorhandles from other VW models?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:22:57 EST
...in > the Vanagon (1983)? > > all 80-91 vanagon doorlocks/handles are interchangeable except the sliding doorhandle itself (not the lock) is 80-84 specific...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:12:50 -0700
...that handle and opened the slider while travelling? > > It's not mechanically connected to any of the latch bits, just the door > frame -- it...
Re: Front, Rear, Slider Doors FS. Vancouver BC Canada
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:26:20 -0700
...On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 5:24 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Assuan brown: > > hatch, sliding door. > Off white: > > front doors...
Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:03:33 -0400
Mike, I'm sending you a gif from ETKA showing the sliding door. The list won't see it. The screw is directly inboard...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:27:42 -0700
...I recently repaneled that door and don¹t remember anywhere to >> put a second handle though. >> >> jimt > > > I have owned several 82-84 Westies. Seen...
sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:08 -0600
I am planning on ordering (fron europe) some sliding door escutcheons for the early version of the sliding door, part number 251 843 711...