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87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:32:38 -0700
...87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I looking for some tricks/info on adjusting my 87 > Westy Sliding door, as > > the TOP bearing...
Key Code Lock Code removing handles removing locks (for the archives...)
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:48:48 -0400
...The code is stamped on the square part of the sliding door handle, which is normally buried in the middle of the sliding door...
sliding door handle broken?
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:11:30 EDT
Hey all, A bit of sliding door handle weirdness on the '81 Westy manifested itself the other day. I was getting some stuff out...
Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
Mon, 20 May 2002 06:23:53 -0400
...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Javier >> > > hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the door from...
Re: Need to finish restoration
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:48:34 -0500
...Some things like > sliding door panels are a PITA to ship. > > In general, if anyone is selling or posting wanted items, please say where...
Vents above side sliding door
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:56:48 -0800
...The vents above the sliding side door on a pop top do not seem to function. I seem to recall that this is so...
Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:25:34 -0700
Vanites, I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy. It's meant to be snapped in the same way the...
Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:03:11 -0700
The sliding door on my '82 won't open. Well, it will if I hold the handle in the 'open' position and belt the...
Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:39:12 -0800
...This locks > all doors including the sliding door once it is shut. Interesting. Glad to have an older vehicle so when old age forgetfullness...
Re: '82 sliding door curtain
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:38:11 -0700
On 2/7/05 6:53 PM, "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote: > My '82 Westy Diesel came without a sliding door...
parts for sale
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:37:08 -0400
...with blue interior sliding side door blue with blue interior 2 sliding side windows all glass rear hatch front 2 doors rear hubs front...
RE: Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:51:59 -0800
...Jim >Yup, the sliding door on my '84 vanagon is stuck. I tried to open it from >the outside, and the handle felt and...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 09:45:47 -0700
according to my experience, there are few things to consider when a sliding door is hard to open - the cable that link the handle...
Re: Sliding door hinge rebuild
Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:09:57 -0500
According to the diagram you linked, which is 80-84 sliding doors, the 2 lower bottom link seal seem to be the same (NLA...
'82 sliding door curtain
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:53:48 -0800
My '82 Westy Diesel came without a sliding door curtain, and no obvious way to attach one. It does not have the wooden track...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 95 14:49:30 MST
> >So Tim Smith says: > >> > >> >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, > >> >everyone in camp knows what...
sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:50:25 EDT
anyone have any trouble with the lock on the sliding door not staying up. i have to reach inside and hold the button up...
Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:15:52 EST
...t catch the door. > It was a sticky latch mechanism. > The cable wasn't allowed to move freely since > the sliding mechanism in the...
Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:40:28 +1200
...VW invented the sliding van door, but WHY couldn't VW swallow its pride and copy the early (60s) Hiace handles, which are like...
Re: noise reduction sound deadening
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 10:35:41 -0400
...I put this stuff on the sheet metal on the front doors, sliding door, back hatch and the large piece of sheet metal on...
Re: need beige vinyl inside sliding door panel for '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:07:30 +0000
FWIW, so was I, but sliding door panels really take a beating, I've never found a decent one over years of searching in...
80 sliding door stiff
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:25:50 -0700
Has anyone disassembled the sliding door latch on the rear of the door or removed and greased the cable? Mine is sticking and the...
Sliding Door Fix
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Tue, 28 May 1996 14:30:28 -0500 (CDT)
I just finished painting the bus and had occassion to remove the sliding door latches (didn't want to paint them). Upon re-installing...
Re: Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - kW
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:03:29 -0700
...The "piece" on the sliding door needs to rotate after opening the the door using the handle, if it doesn't then the door...
My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:28:35 -0700
Anyone ever have their sliding door fall off? I have an ‘85 vanagon. Last night I got home and went to open the sliding...
Re: TBD sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:11:56 -0400
> Which model years is this item designed to work on? Does it open > and close to allow access through the sliding door? It was...
For Sale '91 GL Dual Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - J Rudolph
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:16:44 -0700
DUAL SLIDING DOORS. original Factory option!! Canadian model '91 Vanagon GL. In '91 dual sliding doors were available as a factory option in Canada...
Re: Homemade Sliding Door Bug Screen
Historical mailing list - Yoshi
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 13:56:46 +0900
...a mod which I should have done fourteen > years ago a sliding doorbug screen. --- spip --- Hi Ron, Do you have those pix? Can you...
thingie on sliding door
Historical mailing list - Leon
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:08:12 -0700
...mounting plate and square post, attached to upper trailing part of sliding door interior with 2 screws.Square post little over 3/4" long...
Re: Track Screen for Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:51 -0500
...Jim On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM, James Ogul <jimogul70@gmail.com> wrote: > The sliding screen on the sliding door in...
Re: Screen for the slideing door...
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot, Inc.
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:48:30 -0400
> Does anyone make a screen for the sliding door. I believe I > could make one but I just don't have the time... Yes...
Re: SLIDING DOOR DESIGN CHANGES (by year)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 03 Jul 1997 23:28:41 EDT
Correct application for Sliding Doors and related parts are: 80-84 85-91 The seal is the same 80-91 Jim 84 Westy 2...
Re: Sliding door
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 5 Dec 2025 17:29:58 -0500
Update on sliding door. Finally got cold enough 30 miles south of downtown Orlando for door to latch. Going back to hottest part of...
Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:33:31 -0700
...Oh, never > mind.) that I thought I'd follow it up with > one about my sliding door. > > This is on an '87. The door...
Re: Stupid Question- sliding door
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Tue, 5 May 1998 16:32:32 -0700
...Stupid Question- sliding door >Volks, > >My sliding door has been stubborn for some time now on my '84. There >is so much grime in...
Re: westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:22:35 -0800
...up.. > >80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent >to conform to the shape of the upper track...
Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:31:22 +0000
...I could use a new sliding door screen for my 87 Westy. Anybody have any recommendations on which is the best?? Bus Depot has...
Sliding Door Service Video I made
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:38:24 -0400
I thought I would share a link to the list of the new sliding door servicing video I made on Youtube. This is one...
Re: best lube for sliding door
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:12:02 -0700
...best lube for sliding door >I wonder if TriFlow would be a good lube for the friction surfaces > that the rollers roll on? > Edward
Re: Vanagon Sliding Door Problem
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 21:29:50 -0400
>I have noticed a problem with the sliding door on my '87 Vanagon Camper. It >opens while I am driving sometimes (even when locked...
Re: Sliding door contacter switch
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:39:38 -0400
I don't have dimensions marked on the photo but you can see a clear view of the sliding door contact switch on my...
Re: Wanted: Sliding door, pre 85
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:40:21 -0600
...The sliding door for 1985 onwards > is > different. The easiest way to tell the difference is to look at the > rear end of > the...
sliding door cable-broke
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 20:32:41 -0500
...The cable inside the sliding door has come apart (The part on the rear of the cable that connects to the rear of the...
Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
Historical mailing list - s w
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:03:31 -0800
--- Robert Brink <onthe_brink@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The sliding door on my 1991 Westfalia refuses to > stay locked in the open > position. Looking at...
parts for door handle needed
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:19:07 -0400
...the older style sliding doors (1981) have a second handle in the back. I have the handle but the mount is broken. This mount...
Re: How original is this type II ?
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:24:45 -0800 (PST)
>With the sliding door with two windows it sounds like it could be a (ex)fire >tender. I know a sliding door was an...
Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:15:17 -0700
...westys > > didnt have it because they figured the sliding door would be kept open > for > > long > > periods of time, thus burning out the lights...
Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:40:12 -0700
...Was > > this an option, meaning I might be able to find the appropriate switch? > > > > > > all seven passenger vanagons had the sliding door light switch...
Re: TBD sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:08:14 EDT
I have an '88 weekender, it has no over-door conduit...
Re: screen door for sliding door how about a magnetic one
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:57:37 -0400
...the screen door for the sliding door it is a bit big , heavy and cumbersome > > At home we have magnetic screen doors great the...
Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:25:07 -0700
Have talked to a few Vanagon owners that have mentioned that there is or was a Sliding door screen available. Like the one that...
I Need a Sliding Door Handle Too
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:26:43 -0700
Hello, The sliding door handle (pot metal) cracked on my '84. Even JBWeld won't hold, so I need a replacement. Other posts indicate...
Re: interior panel, sliding door
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:13:19 -0400
Charles D Earl wrote: > > How does one go about removing the interior panel on the sliding door w/o > damaging anything. I need to...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - BILL
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:58:47 -0600
...that expensive piece. > I use Loctite on all the sliding door handle and door handle unit screws. Never had a problem with it getting...
Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:09:02 -0500
...Every thing will change over (except 85 & up sliding door inside panel). Picked up the front seats with AR, front door panels, sliding door...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:23:04 -0700
...position? Is it the same as the other handle on the sliding door, or is it a bigger one, like the "ohmygodbar" up front...
Re: sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:11 -0700
Simon, The sliding door is popping open because the rear latch is worn. This latch is found when looking at sliding door, left side...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:39:38 -0500
Hi Tom, What you're describing was the beginning of the end for my sliding door handle. I suggest pulling it off and looking...
Sliding Door Wanted-Found!
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:29:29 +0000
Several weeks ago I put out the call for a sliding door for my '85 Wolfsburg Weekender, when I went to fix the damage...
Re: Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:03:09 -0400
...Sliding Door Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. Took a cursory look at it...