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• Re: Vent (Wing) Window handle removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:20:35 -0500
  ...wrote: > Hi All, > Can anyone tell me how to remove the handle on my wing windows? I've got > the below picture and I...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:58:08 -0400
  Jake, I don't think that rear handle rotates. (if it is the one about which i'm thinking) I think it's the...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 21:50:40 -0500
  The inside rear handle is a very handy tool. It keeps from ruining the locking assembly on the front latch mechanism. I learned a...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:54:20 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> > When opening the door, does the handle go nearly to the end of it's...
• Re: Need help with Wiper Washer Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 02:52:23 -0500
  ...Is it possible to get new door handles keyed to match the iginition without robbing Fort Knox? ---- to do this you have to take...
• Details, details
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:01:55 -0700
  Paint is peeling and badly chipped on most of my door handles, 81 Westy. Anyone ever had any success removing the door handles etc...
• part needed, parking brake handle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 05:09:53 -0800
  I am looking for parking brake handles from 84 and newer Vanagons. I need the complete piece. It is bolted to the floor with...
• How does a Westy Camper Handle in the Snow?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Huey
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:56:04 -0800
  ...using this vehicle as a base for skiing and snowshoeing? Will it handle OK, or should I stay out of the mountains until spring?
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 22 May 2002 12:27:36 -0400
  >The handles are Just on Westies. Are they at the rear of the door, or the front? Is there a reason I couldn't...
• Re: Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:25:21 EDT
  ...COM writes: > Instead of painting 'em, couldn't you get newer handles from salvage? > > > cost of a can of krylon semi flat black spray...
• part needed for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 9 May 2006 08:14:34 -0400
  ...the older style sliding doors have a second handle in the back. I have the handle but the mount is broken. This mount is...
• Re: Slider closing helper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:21:39 -0500
  ...The stock handle is awkward when closing from the inside, and it 'seems' like the inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn...
• lost key...Re: Beside myself!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:47:57 EST
  ...Remove this screw then push the > door handle forward a slight amount. The handle will then come right > out of the door. The key...
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:16:09 -0700
  ...However, I don't know how to remove the exterior handle to dis-engage it from the locking mechanism (at Pick and Pull the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:08:30 -0500
  ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-1992-Volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-rear-passenger-side-door-interior-handle/293617946911?hash=item445cfe511f:g:T0sAAOSwHkRe61LS You would probably...
• Re: limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 3 May 2009 07:57:40 -0700
  I was able to retain the parking brake functions on my old VW Thing, by attaching little L-brackets to the center brake handle...
• Re: extra door handle, WHY???
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 22:11:46 -0100
  > In getting to know our new White Westy, (an '82) I have only one question: > WHAT is the deal with the EXTRA door handle...
• side door handle for 84'
  Historical mailing list - Derek Hitchcock
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:52:21 -0600
  I am in need of a side door handle for my 84' Vanagon, and wanted to know if anyone could help me locate a...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:15:48 -0700
  ...It's not that the handle is hard to turn, > it's not. It's just that the handle turns a lot before the...
• Re: Replacing door locks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 08:07:05 -0600
  ...Simply remove the door handle by peeling back the weatherstrip next to the lock and remove the single large phillips screw. Work the handle...
• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:17:41 -0500
  ...Door handle is held on with 4 screws. Two are hidden under plastic tabs. Pry the tabs up with a thin knife and you...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:25:55 -0700
  ...One is "door knobs on outside doors" not handles. The bears don't know to open the handle per se but "exploring" the door...
• Re: Lost keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:29:03 -0400
  Richard, Open the door, pull the rubber seal back a bit to expose the Phillips head screw which goes into the door handle assembly...
• Re: sliding doorhandle escucheon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:47:44 -0800
  ...The problem as i see it, is that the rubber escutcheon does nothing to support the door handle where it goes through the outer...
• closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:27:03 -0700
  There is a handle at the rear of the door for this purpose. Just slide door slowly to the front and pull the handle...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:08:34 -0800
  ...Mark Kk Al wrote: > Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw head...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:43:18 -0500
  >> I'm thinking of an LED light that clamps to a bicycle handlebar so it will fit the pop top bar. << Found one in...
• Sliding door handle Lock
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:41:55 EST
  ...lived in Texas that could rekey my lock into a new handle... If someone knows this gentleman would they let me know as I...
• Re: Source for Awning "brackets" ??
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:48:08 -0700
  ...If it has the standard rail on the back you can get rain gutter mounting brackets from any RV shop that handles A&E...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 17:59:02 -0400
  ...Eric > On Aug 1, 2020, at 3:37 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE> wrote: > > Most probably all these handles were retrofitted. None of...
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:02:57 -0700
  https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• Re: Slider closing helper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:53:52 -0600
  Don, was this modeled after the Westy handle that is on the inside rear, at least on the early versions? My diesel has a...
• Re: looking for sliding door handle/lock/latch 84
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:56:10 -0800
  Tim, You might be better off just buying a new handle. I saw them on Bus Depot recently for about $80. Probably various other...
• Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 20:54:29 -0500
  ...I have a 91 Vanagon Westfalia, and my wife is always saying "why can't I have a handle to help me get in...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 06:56:37 -0600
  ...Jim > On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Scott <sjknell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I just broke my sliding door handle. I need the...
• looking for sliding door handle/lock/latch 84
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:37:59 -0800
  i've got an 84 westy that has a garbage sliding door handle. the whole mechanism is massively loose and can't be repaired...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:02:25 -0400
  At 12:19 AM 7/17/2010 Saturday, Craig Luke wrote: >Working of building a better, stronger (more ghetto) slider handle. Broke >two in...
• Re: 87 Door Handle broken & Door Stuck!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 2002 01:24:56 EDT
  ...ORG writes: > Is there anyone that has an extra passenger door handle they > would be willing to sell us? > > how many do you want...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:06:19 -0000
  Last year I purchased a second hand drivers side handle and screwed it straight into the captive bolts in the screen piller of my...
• Re: How do I paint my Door Handles?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:20:21 -0500
  ...How do I paint my Door Handles? >Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:14:33 -0400 > >Hello folks.. > >I'd like to re-paint...
• Sliding door latch assembly (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 2 May 2007 15:03:58 -0700
  ...Arm moves down with outer handle, but not inner. If inner handle turned too far toward to front (i.e. shutting from inside) it...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:17:38 -0500
  ...It says to pull the handle full out down to 5F (-15C), but in temperatures below this, do not pull the handle out until...
• Vanagon Accessories Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Mon, 3 May 2004 22:05:42 -0700
  ...door handle protectors since the doors get all ding'ed underneath the handles c.. Cruise control system d.. better/brighter head lights Thanks for...
• Re: speakers for front doors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:56:59 -0800
  Seems to me that you could add a couple "spacers" similar to the one between the handle and the door. Does anyone have experience...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:02:03 -0500
  ...The handle I put one, btw, was about five feet of half-inch plate four or five inches wide. I did have to heat...
• Re: FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:55:22 EST
  ...May need > painting: > > Two (2) front door handles > One (1) sliding door handle > One (1) ignition lock cylinder > One (1) rear hatch lock > > He...
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 6 May 1999 12:16:49 -0700
  ...Made a template by taking off the the other handle and punching holes in paper. BW also has a bunch of door pouches (one...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:52:57 +0000
  ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
• Re: key code?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:43:42 -0500
  ...Every door handle lock cylinder on the van (as well as the ignition cylinder) has the key code stamped on it, from which the...
• '87 Westy Door Handle Loose
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 17:11:01 -0600
  ...My passenger door handle was loose and after removing most of the interior door panel I found that it can be easily tightened by...
• Re: loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:48:40 EDT
  In a message dated 4/9/07 4:08:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM writes: > Assuming my handle isn't broken...
• Barndoor bitz wanted...
  Historical mailing list
  2 Jan 96 11:22
  ...NOS Rear 'T' handle for barndoor NOS Side loading handle both items are for a '54 Kombi. anyone got a lead on any of...
• Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:50:20 -0600
  When you remove the door handle from a vanagon, and you're trying to remove the tumbler, I presume that "yoke" thing with two...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:20:41 -0500
  My 90 tintop did not have a rear handle. My 83 westy has one. I think Ihave a spare off an 82 somewhere. Jim...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:23:33 -0800
  ...what year was that again? That "escutcheon", for the lack of a better word, goes along way in locating the handle. The handle will...
• Re: Harbor Freight Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:26:15 -0700
  ...Maybe it's built in shock > absorption for the user's rotator cuffs. > > The handle of the Harbor Freight jack flexes also, but it...
• Re: Support handle for passenger compartment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:05:40 -0500
  ...Glad you are still here and, I’m still very proud of my B pillar handle mod. I now have it on both my...
• Re: lock code reading
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 2022 12:45:30 +0000
  ...lock code reading To find the code remove one of your original door handles from the driver or passenger door.  Easily done with single...
• WTB: Sunroof handle (UK)
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:10:51 +0100
  The winder handle of the sunroof snapped off on my 1984 Caravelle GL. I am dreading the cost of a new part. Does anyone...
• Internal sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:07:06 -0500
  We seem to go through internal door handles. The kids pull too hard too fast. The screw can come loose. On the new ones...