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• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:36:59 -0800
  ...Alistair Tom wrote compaining of a droopy handle... Some thoughts... Remove the interior handle, held on by a screw which is probably loose. Remove...
• slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:32:39 EST
  ...Mine just broke! > Thanks > George > 84 > you cant fix sliding door handles when they break. they're cheap cast pot-metal. no way to...
• Re: side door handle for 84'
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:27:46 +1200
  >> 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: vanagon sliding door han
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  13 Sep 1996 20:04:52 -0700
  Gary Nichols asked about replacement sliding door handles. Been there, done that, spent the $$$. I decided to replace the handle before the sag allowed...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:32:51 -0700
  ...Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose Pot metal on the handle is wearing away. Time for a new handle before it snaps...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:43 -0400
  ...I bought > > an > > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks > or > > drill bit size to install this handle on...
• Re: Back latch opener
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 09:40:54 -0400
  ...The handle had some bent metal behind it to hold it in place, and a piece of the flexible chain going from the handle...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:43:49 -0500
  ...Scott <sjknell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just broke my sliding door handle. I need the one that fits 1985-1991. If > anyone has one...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:57:15 -0700
  ...the one on the end of the lock CYLIINDER, way inside the door handle. What does that spring do? Or more to the point...
• Fixing a front door dent--how to remove handle?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:55:35 -0500
  ...I'd rather remove the door handle than mask it if removal is not too time consuming. Does the glass need to come out...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:54:37 -0400
  ...My 3 ton jack handle works nicely with this bar. I take off the handle, pull the plastic handle off the top part, slide...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:18:06 -0800
  ...Now I > don't think I will be so concerned with those folks who wrench at the > handle when trying to open the door...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:35:04 -0700
  I'm wondering how many bored-out-of-their-minds 9 year olds have yanked on that handle and opened the slider while travelling...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 18:00:54 -0700
  ...Put a grab handle on the driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes getting in a whole lot easier. Lots of us...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:26:48 -0500
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they > are NLA new. so stock up on spares.. I still have a few left. http...
• Re: sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:54:22 -0500
  We have about 10 good used handles of each style. I have several of each out being powder coated, also. We can key them...
• How do remove an outside door handle from an 84?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:46:20 -0500
  ...I'd like to get the slider handle. What do I need to take with me to remove it? Thanks, Jim
• Re: adding an assist handle to the driver's side
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 14:35:42 -0400
  ...I have an assist handle that is identical to the one on the passenger side that I'd like to install on the driver...
• Looking for a full set of Vanagon handles and locks -
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:23:12 -0700
  Does anyone have or can access a full set of Vanagon handles & locks, including rear hatch? �(Even better if can supply the ignition barrel...
• Re: After market Window Winders ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:50:21 -0700
  ...those window winders ?? > > > Hi TC, > Not the winder handles, but spacers that put the handles up enought to clear > the speaker grill. They're...
• '82 Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 96 20:05:38 EDT
  ...Now we are on the lookout for an early Vanagon Sliding door handle. I know these were poorly designed - a heavily stressed light alloy...
• Re: Where to get ignition key?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:29:49 -0400
  Assuming all locks are original, you can remove a front door handle and get the key code from one of the two tines of...
• Re: Front outside door handle spring
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:16:33 +0000
  ...I have spare handles, I can look this weekend if that’s not too late? Alistair > On Mar 24, 2022, at 7:40 PM...
• Fw: Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:02:01 -0500
  Bill, Does the grab handle intrude upon the driver's vision through the windshield? The additional grab handle is on my list of upgrades...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:25:44 -0400
  ...Replace the handle with new (about $4) - or find used one for about $1. Happy cranking - MAX Eric C. Bigglestone wrote: > my passenger side...
• Re: How do I paint my Door Handles?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 10 May 2001 10:52:25 -0700
  The handles are black anodized aluminum alloy (or maybe pot metal given the way they break) and the anodizing wears off. A cheap alternative...
• Re: 315,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:01:05 -0400
  At 09:01 7/12/99 -0400, Markus Benne wrote: >My Grandfather had an axe for over 45 years. > >Replaced the handle 16 times...
• Sliding door handle needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:00:11 -0500
  Anybody got an extra exterior sliding door handle that would work on my 83 that I can buy?? Mine snapped off in my hand...
• Re: 88 Vanagon auto transmission indicator lamps - how to change?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:09:45 -0600
  ...out, take the set screw out of the T handle, take off the handle, lift off the console---there are the bulbs--- ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom...
• [WTB] outer door handles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:26:56 -0400
  Greetings, The door handle locking mechanisms on my '85 are fused together with corosion. The springs are gone as well. I'm looking for...
• Magical Mystery Peg
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:19:39 -0800
  ...Slide the door forward until you can grab the rear door handle. Pull the handle to close the sliding door." Handy if you're...
• Re: Repainting door handle
  Historical mailing list - Cesar Baptista
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 09:08:09 -0500
  ...Repainting door handle > > What's the best (most lasting) procedure in repainting the exterior door > handles? I can live with the paint slowing wearing...
• Re: golf door handles
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:26:51 -0700
  ...golf door handles > I have an 89 golf, both door handles are now not > working. Would i be better off ordering new ones or...
• Re: Anyone else have a sunroof vanagon w/ A/C???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 05:21:19 EST
  ...so when the overhead a/c unit is installed, the center tunnel does not cover the sunroof crank handle.. >> Chris, IMHO they probably put...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:15:25 -0700
  Thanks Bryan; three vans here and no rear handles. After cleaning and lubing with Fluid Film Dixie's slider is pretty quiet. With some...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:32:04 -0400
  My 84 has the rear handle. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2020, at 3:08 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote...
• golf door handles
  Historical mailing list - william ferris
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 08:16:35 -0700
  I have an 89 golf, both door handles are now not working. Would i be better off ordering new ones or used? It would...
• Re: speakers for front doors
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:30:23 EST
  ...The two back seat window cranks have spacers behind the crank handles that are perfect for this. Don't forget to take the handles...
• Re: Electrical - '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:18:43 -0400
  >> Should the generator be able to handle this load? > I think so <g>. But will the neighbors in your camground be able to handle...
• Re: How do I paint my Door Handles?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 11 May 2001 21:53:48 +1200
  >Hello folks.. > >I'd like to re-paint the badly faded door handles and sideview mirror >bases on my van. The problem is, I...
• Re: Fitting the battery into the Westy box
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:00:42 -0400
  ...I have also strung zip ties together and used them where the "Handle" should have been (though the battery came without one). Mike Bill...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:48:15 -0700
  ...Well, that and the presence of a 1985-and- > later Escutcheon on the stem of the outer handle for the sliding door. Yep, sounds...
• Re: Door handles
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Jul 94 16:04:19 bst
  ...Anyone have an idea how >> easy it might be to get a replacement door handle? >> ..and while I'm at it, how easy is...
• Re: How does a Westy Camper Handle in the Snow?
  Historical mailing list - mayfly95
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:11:41 -0500
  ...How does a Westy Camper Handle in the Snow? I recently purchased an '85 full camper. If I put on good snow tires, what...
• Key code on door lock?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:50:53 -0500
  I removed both the driver's and passenger's door handles from my '85 Westy ... drove out the 1/6" roll pin ... inserted key...
• Re: Driver's door lock mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:02:17 -0800
  Sounds like you've already determined the lower latching pawl is no longer connected to the door (handle) release? If parts are required I...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:22:36 -0600
  ...Seeking brown window crank > > I had the same thing happen to my brown handle, put it back on, but > it keeps coming off-no...
• Re: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:56:34 -0700
  ...Does anyone know, short of a new handle purchase, how to refix the barrel in to place? replacement handles are not cheap! Thanks, jvk
• '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Lutomski, Michael G.
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:34:06 +0300
  I'm have been looking for a outside door handle for my '85 Westfalia without much luck. It is the small length handle I...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:30:01 EDT
  i know i have read about a guy on the list that you can send your new handles to and he can match them...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:18:10 -0500
  i worked on a 84 westy with auto trans this summer with the second handle at the rear of the slider. on this model...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:29:38 -0500
  ...The shorter 85-91 handle will work on the 80-84 - I know because > my 84 GL has one - it looks weird though. > -- > Jim...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:15:39 +0200
  ...Does not have the rear >>>> handle nor the mounting boss. >>>> >>>> I think it’s safe to say the rear handle was dropped when the...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:55:30 -0000
  ...It's certainly the grab handle which is at eye level when you look at it from the front seat. on my RHD Transporter...
• wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:24:20 EDT
  I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy like in some of the passenger busses. This...
• Re: kids hammock in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:57:08 EDT
  ...I haven't done this, but my thoughts were to use the grab handle(s). I'm not certain about earlier Vanagons like yours...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:19:08 -0600
  ...i also added another handle to the sliding door: i got one of the handle to match the one on the b-pillar (in...
• Re: Looking for a full set of Vanagon handles and locks -
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:02:57 -0700
  ...threaten physical harm? And if you shipped off the sliding door handle 84 or before, good freaking luck. tim in san jose On Fri...
• Re: Needed - post '84 e-brake boot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:58:35 -0700
  the later parking brake handle doesn't use a rubber boot. it uses a clip on plastic cover. I have some of those if...
• Re: key code
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 08:20:09 -0600
  ...The easiest place to locat the code is the passenger door handle. Remove the handle (1 screw under the weatherstrip next to the lock...