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Re: 2d Battery.
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:57:23 +0000
...Harry. > BTW who on the net has put a door light switch in the sliding door on a > 84 and on Westie? > > -- > -- > ___ / __ __/ ____/ Al Knoll...
Re: sliding door lock from inside?
Historical mailing list - Stones
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:14:02 -0500
...I choose to exit the van through the sliding door almost all the time so that I don't have to use keys to...
Re: westy table
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:29:14 -0500
Hi Geza, I don't think there's enough clearance between the sliding door and the body of the van to attach a fold...
Sliding door fix. Help!
Historical mailing list - Lund
Tue, 28 May 1996 00:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
My 1985 Vanagon sliding door does'nt always shut or then sometimes it pops open. (not past the safety catch). There was a recall...
Wanted: Interior sliding door panel for westy
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:23:53 -0800
I am hoping someone localish (Albany/Corvallis, Oregon) has an interior Westy/Vanagon sliding door panel they want to sell. I am also going...
Re: '82 sliding door curtain
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:43:12 -0500
The other thing you can do it screw "snaps" onto the sliding door then make a curtain that snaps into place...this way the...
Re: Sliding door popping open (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:56:53 -0500
...Sliding door popping open Hello All, Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on very cold days? Or does anyone...
Re: Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:16:53 -0400
...In fact the snaps are on the top (on the sliding door track) only with velcro all the way down the front side and...
Re: Sliding door hinge rebuild
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:57:45 -0800
...Sliding door hinge rebuild Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Next item in the works is rebuilding my '85 sliding door...
Re: a door-ing question
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:41:29 -0700
> > > Subject: > A door-ing question > Date: > Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:37:55 -0700 > From: > Alan S Gondry <alangondry@JUNO.COM> > > > > Is the sliding...
Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 22:00:14 EST
...Phil >> My sliding door is set up the same way. The only thing I can lock without the key is the passenger door. I...
WTB: 85 Vanagon sliding door
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 25 May 2001 04:23:13 EDT
Hello all-I am in the market for a sliding door in perfect shape in the color Merian Brown.(I know this is a...
Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:17:39 -0800
...Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch > > > >Speaking of lights keeping you up. I was forced to stay in a > >campground recently and had two BIG...
Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:46:42 -0700
...85-91 doors are different and won't work. Mark Steve Williams wrote: > A previous owner crunched the sliding door pretty good on my...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:36:03 -0400
...https://shufti.blog/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door-quietening-hack/ On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail...
Replacing rear hinge on sliding door
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:17:57 -0400
...I need to replace rear hinge on the sliding door. Have one on oder from VanAgain. Can I do this job by myself? Right...
Help - 84 Westy inside sliding door handle screw
Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:44:28 +0000
I lost the screw which holds the interior handle for the sliding door on. I will just go to the hardware store to buy...
sliding-door won't latch
Historical mailing list - Dave Stratton
Thu, 7 May 1998 07:53:32 -0600
...The sliding door on my 87 Vanagon has decided it doesn't want to latch properly. This same sort of thing happened a few...
Part Number for Plastic Clips for Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Wed, 2 May 2001 19:37:35 -0400
In case anyone is interested, the part number for the plastic clips used for attaching the interior pannel to the sliding door of an...
Need part for Carat Molding between Sliding Door and Rear Tire.
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:28:32 -0400
...the piece that I need goes between the rear tire and sliding door, if you have it please let me know your price. Thanks...
sliding door 1984 fits?
Historical mailing list - Ki
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:07:52 -0800
also will an 84 sliding door fit in my 87 vanagon? Looking at the bentley manual it appears that it's 85 and up...
Re: Left & Right side sliding door Vanagon on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:43:20 EDT
...This Vanagon with the sliding door on both sides is ebay item # 270134073291 5 days left on the bidding. Opening bid is about $1700...
Missing Sliding Door Bumper
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:10:35 -0500
I have for some time had a loud clunking sound when my sliding door closes. Turns out there is a special "stop" this is...
Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
Thu, 5 Jan 2006 14:36:01 -0500
...My sliding door is mostly stuck closed. At first, the lock knob was stuck, but some wd-40 and aggressive neogitiation later it worked...
Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:41:27 -0700
The model year is set by the vin# and the sliding door mechanisms were changed beginning with model year 1985 serial #000001. You need...
Sliding Door Switch
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:21:08 -0600
...Door contact switch, Right sliding. > >Folks, > >I'm thinking about installing an alarm system in my '87 Vanagon (2.1 >liter, camper). The aftermarket...
Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:55:08 -0700
...Sliding door roller bearing To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 6:30 PM is the grooved part gone or the...
Re: Sliding door differences
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:11:52 EDT
...left middle side windows same size from '80-'91 but right side window corresponds with sliding door years. chris [text/html]
Re: Source for Sliding Door lower Guide Bearing
Historical mailing list - Steve Young
Sat, 28 May 2011 12:33:37 -0700
...Source for Sliding Door lower Guide Bearing At 12:58 PM 5/28/2011, Steve Young wrote: > substituted on other part of sliding door...
Sliding Window Lock fix
Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:09:13 -0800
Does anyone have any ideas about fixing this problem with the Sliding Window on the Sliding door? The metal channel that the lock engages...
Re: WTB sliding door panel 85
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:16:52 -0700
...PM, Mike Miller wrote: > My neighbor has an 85 Westy and needs a brown interior panel for the sliding > door. > > Anybody? > > Mike in Cotati >
Homemade Sliding Door Bug Screen
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:53:17 -0500
I finally got around to a mod which I should have done fourteen years ago....a sliding door bug screen. Basing my design on...
NEED '90 lower trim panels
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Jun 1997 23:23:45 +0000
Hey if anybody has seen a late van in a yard, I need the lower trim panel for behind the sliding door, the grey...
Re: sliding door extention
Historical mailing list - Tom Davis
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:25:00 EDT
...Is there anyone on the list who has actually installed the sliding door > extension? -------------- List, I'm new to the Vanagon World & I'm...
Re: sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 17:34:45 -0800
...And yes, damping the resonances in the sliding door skin makes a big difference. Alistair > On Dec 4, 2016, at 1:33 PM, Stuart...
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...
Sliding Door Handle Part?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:11:02 -0800
Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get at the backside of the outer handle to find out why it...
Sliding door difficult to close
Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:23:29 -0400
...My sliding door is getting cranky. It slides back and forth no problem, but the difficulty is in the latching. Too hard, and the...
Sliding Door Handle Installation
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:30:01 -0900
OK, I've got the replacement sliding door handle thanks to Sorin Bejenaru. It looks great and I'm ready to put it in...
Re: WTB sliding door panel 85
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:10:35 -0700
...WTB sliding door panel 85 >>>> > >>>> > My neighbor has an 85 Westy and needs a brown interior panel for the sliding >>>> > door. >>>> > >>>> > Anybody? >>>> > >>>> > Mike in...
Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: EpidermalLayer of Sliding Door)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sat, 15 May 1999 00:48:57 +0200
Leif wrote: > What exactly changed on the sliding doors between these years. The reason I > ask is because, as I write this the body...
Re: Adding Interior lights
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:52:24 -0800
...The DPO had installed an alarm, and as part of that install, they added a door light switch on that sliding door and wired...
Sliding window latch needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 12:05:57 -0700
I am in need of a latch for the sliding window in my sliding door (I assume similar to the sliding window above the...
Looking for door handle 80-84
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:10:20 EDT
I need the sliding door handle from an '80-84 Vanagon with the key. I have a jimmy-rig now with a handle from...
Re: Anyone with a Remote Control Lock?
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:46:39 -0800
Stuart, Actually I believe that all of the "power lock servos" ie, the doors, rear hatch, and the sliding door are the same. All...
Speaking of lubricant.....
Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:35:38 -0500
...What is the compound that should be put on the sliding door rollers? White lithium grease? Mine are quite dry now.. Tom > My latch...
Re: More on Westy Interior changes, '68-'72
Historical mailing list
Sat, 14 Jan 95 22:09:02 AST
...Mine DOES have a sliding track curtain over the sliding door, >though. (And no, I'm not trying to start a flamewar. ;-) ) > >Pat "Too...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
...question - I asked about what type of lubricant > might make the sliding door quieter and it got focused on the wrong > problem. > Ask about...
Sliding door adjustment
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:56:35 -0800
...I have a question about adjusting the sliding door on an 89 vanagon westy. The rear of my sliding door is low and also...
Still looking for sliding door for '89 Westy in VA
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:44:47 EDT
Hi all, I'm still trying to locate a good sliding door to replace the wavey, bondoed one on our '89 Westy before the...
Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:38:26 -0800
A minor problem we had on our trip to Arizona was that the sliding door lock doesn't hold "tight" all the time. After...
Looking for a sliding door
Historical mailing list - Shawn Fowler
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:13:59 -0800
I am in the Portland metro area and looking for a sliding door for my 87 westy. I have called the usual suspect wrecking...
Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:26:30 -0800
My new '82 has the exterior sliding door handle broken off. (I have the broken one). EKTA suggests that the newer style was, or...
Re: '84 sliding door handle question
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:41:25 EST
In a message dated 12/15/04 5:24:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, collum@VERIZON.NET writes: > The early sliding door handle is...
Re: Sliding door lock info
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:31:27 -0400
...Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6:38 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Sliding door lock info > Do any Vanagons have a sliding-door lock which can be...
Re: Sliding door lock...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Jul 1995 06:29:24 -0400
In a message dated 95-07-14 10:27:50 EDT, you write: >> Does anybody know how to fix the sliding door lock on...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 09:44:39 -0300
...The slab sides of your sliding door resonate in sympathy with all this producing the telltale noise. Take off your inside door panelling, slap...
Re: Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:38:47 PST
...Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:57:28 -0800 > >I'm asking a question for a neighbor with a...
sliding door latch/lock
Historical mailing list - David Moyal
Sun, 26 May 2013 09:02:06 -0700
Advice needed on 2 fronts: (1) sliding door on my '83 vanagon broke yesterday - unlocked it, pulled handle down to open, something went "snap...
My Sliding door does not open?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:26:47 -0600
Hi folks, I'm havingt trouble opening my sliding door! It seem that the little wheel on the outside of the van is not...