← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 12+: 60 results shown for door.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Re: will yours fit in the garage?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 06:32:02 -0800
...I had the garage door guys in to look at it and they can't raise the door high enough, even with the new...
Re: Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:30:01 +0000
Since we are talking about our sliding doors, mine is not closing completely. Unless I lean on the rear edge of the door, it...
Re: will yours fit in the garage?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:38:13 -0800
...I had the garage door guys in to look at it and they can't raise the door high enough, even with the new...
Re: '84 Westy door seal replacement
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 4 May 2015 12:35:25 -0400
...You are going to have to unhook the door holder (clip and pin) and then if you have any electrics going from the door...
Re: Front door hinge pin update
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 21 May 2015 17:01:41 -0700
...I cannot see any way to get washers in there unless the door is removed, which is why I thought slipping in shim stock...
Re: My Vanagon has a name...
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:38:58 -0400
...My doorlocks were also DPO - repaired by removing the fuse to the driver's door. I seem to remember one fuse going to the...
Re: Sliding Door stubborn
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:35:35 -0400
Possibly a broken spring or broken spring retention pin? The "U" hinge at the rear of the sliding door has the above mentioned spring...
Re: outer sliding door handle mechanism - 84 westy
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 20:55:24 -0700
...Check it out, pop the door panel ( plastic spatula helps) , oh and unscrew the inner door handle first. Alistair > On Jun 26, 2016, at...
Re: Sliding door mechanism
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:05:37 -0500
...It hits > the corner of the door frame when the door has opened just an inch or two > and after that there's plenty...
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...
Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:09:51 -0500
...For me I find the door needs to be more then 50% open before it's closed then it slides shut fine. JFF >I...
another question about sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:56:24 -0400
Funny you brought up sliding doors. My new vanagon's door is very hard to close- I have to really push down hard on...
Re: Mystery Part. What is this?
Historical mailing list - BenT .
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:20:57 +0000
...I'll bet even Jeff Schwaia can guess it's the front door interior door release. I'll even bet he calls it a...
1980-84 vanagon door needed in Austin,San Antonio Area
Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:03:44 EST
1980-84 vanagon door needed in North Austin,San Antonio Area <A HREF="http://dieselslave.tripod.com">my van site---see the actual vehicle...
Gerry's sliding door...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Nov 1994 11:09:13 -0800 (PST)
I had a look at the spare sliding door mechanism that I've been hoarding. At the forward latch, there is a hook, spring...
Re: venting question
Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
Mon, 8 May 2000 13:27:43 -0400
Hi, > The other air duct leads from your ventilation system, starting at the > front grill, traveling through your fan box, to the front door...
Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:44:57 -0800
...Interior door/side/headliner panels redux > Thanks folks, I would really like to see the pic's when you get them! I am > not...
Re: door that magically opens
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:11:39 -0700
...Then I smacked the door to see about popping the panel off and it just slid open. It is a latch similar to a...
Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:43:34 -0700
nah, i have an '87 syncro westy, not an '89...grey interior...long door. b On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 12:40 , Imua...
Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:47:36 -0700
I have an '88 with grey interior with a long door. I think this was an '89 or '90 change Todd '88 Westy Imua...
Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 08:37:03 -0800
Right, I know it fits and that there are holes in the door already, but my question is: with this map pocket in place...
Re: door key cut from code?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:44:26 -0700
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:18 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all, > is it possible to get door key...
Re: Door differences question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:30:32 -0700
...all front doors fit on all models. I like to add some 'rubber quiet pad' material to the side of the door skin .. more...
Re: wind noise
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 00:15:03 -0700
...I've just had the door seal replaced with > an 89 door seal that was supposed to be better than the 85, and had...
Re: Hard shutting front doors
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 3 Mar 2012 22:30:43 -0800
If the hinges are tight (he door does not have up/down play at the end) then it's just an air tight van...
Re: Fuzzy Gasket
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:26:46 -0400
The way it works is that because of the sharp corner at the front of the doors, a low pressure area is created, which...
Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 21:49:29 +0000
My slider door on my '85 Vanagon has needed a little adjustment in height....for like 30 years! (I was about 1/10" or...
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: at the wreckers
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 07:01:14 -0700
for transporting the sliding door; find someone driving down to one of the upcoming Syncro events in a compatible van, swap the sliding door...
Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:39:24 -0700
On 6/5/2006 11:21 AM Jake de Villiers wrote: > My pal Pete the bodyman will sometimes adjust mis-shaping doors by > bending...
Re: Hard shutting front doors
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:16:42 -0800
...Hard shutting front doors > If the hinges are tight (he door does not have up/down play at the > end) then it's just...
Re: 84: Sliding door top roller rattle
Historical mailing list - Kris Estes
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:31:14 MST
Andrew, Does the door shut all the way? My door was doing this but it was after the back lock mechnism failed and the...
FS:Front Door Seals
Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:41:42 -0500
I have the door seals that go all the way around the inside of both front doors of a 83 Westy. These are in...
Door panel plugs
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Fri, 4 May 2007 09:03:56 -0600
I need to replace the panel on my sliding door and rear hatch. What are people using to replace the little plastic plugs that...
Re: sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:23:30 -0700
First thing I would ask is what year door ? there are two styles. I have seen several cases of the spring/mechanism inside the...
Re: Door locks
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:22:35 -0500
In a message dated 96-11-25 23:35:08 EST, DEREKWH125@aol.com writes: << Does anyone out here have power door locks? If...
Re: sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:24:49 -0600
...that > is the post that the door catches to when closed. anyways, now the door > closes fine, except when i drive it sometimes opens...
Re: door seal wind noise
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:22:42 -0800
...CAREFULLY but firmly putt the top of the door frame towards the van. It will bend in and cause the door to seal tighter...
Re: Black door panel anyone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:41:32 -0700
hi, yes, pure plain black vinyl black front door panels. I have not seen any GL plushy door panels in black myself. Sounds pimped...
Electric door locks out of control!
Historical mailing list - PB
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:25:04 -0700
Last December, I had a remote installed for my electric door locks at Fry's in Burbank, CA. It worked perfectly until yesterday morning...
Re: Wanted: Sliding door, pre 85
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:40:21 -0600
Try pkoch@WALDOS.NET He had some doors. He's in Austin Texas. Not very close but maybe a source. Stan Wilder On Thu...
Re: sliding-door won't latch
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Fri, 8 May 1998 16:28:11 -0700
...On a recent trip to the visit the old in laws my sliding door just kept unlatching. At the time I put it down...
Door vents and shrinking parts
Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 08:33:08 -0700
I can't wait for one of the Westy owners with shrinking parts to notice that they have a door vent!! My 73 Westy...
Adjusting Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 1 May 2023 11:58:09 -0700
Hi all, The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were replaced about a year ago. But... the left edge...
Door gasket
Historical mailing list
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:03:02 -0500
...I am looking for a supplier, part number, or replacement for a failed/broken gasket in the drivers door. It goes around the oval...
driver's door stuck closed
Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:38:33 -0500
I am working on a 87 Syncro with power door locks. The key will not work the lock, the lock post on the inside...
Re: sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:00:47 -0700
...The front lower is the only provision for adjustment of the alignment of the door to the door frame. 2) My door has a...
Re: Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list
18 Dec 96 08:51:13 PST
...However, the door didn't open at all. Simillarly, the inside > handle has no tension on it, as if the door opening mechanism was...
Re: heater controls
Historical mailing list - don spence
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:56:51 -0600
...On the leading edge of the doors, in the door jam, there are three oval holes that open into this hollow space of the...
'82 sliding door report (long)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 17:36:12 -0800
Today I finished cleaning up the various rollers on my '82 sliding door and decided to re- install it & see how it worked. I...
Re: noise reduction
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:23:00 +0200
...But there are two facing holes in the door jamb (aimed roughly at the headlight) and the leading edge of the door which align...
Re: hatch door difficult to latch
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:30:11 -0400
...From I understanding, the two clips are there so that if you do not close the door completely, at least one latch is still...
installing a rear door light switch on Doka. anyone w/ a Tri-Star or Jadgewagen?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:15:12 EST
im installing a switch in the rear door of my doublecab that operates the dome lights.. it didnt come with one. apparently only the...
WTB - inside fridge door
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:04:09 -0800
Hi! I am looking for the plastic fridge panel that goes inside the cabinet door. Only the plastic section, not the door itself. Any...
Re: Window-Driver side door
Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:54:53 -0400
...Check the bolt on the bottom of the door to see if it is loose. Otherwise you get to dig into the door. Bob
Re: Grey Westfalia Cabinet Doors...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:54:51 -0700
...Grey Westfalia Cabinet Doors... Hello there gents... I just installed a a small cubby hole door in the bench seat kick plate of my...
Re: Rear Vents
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:43:13 -0400
...Flow thru venting is achieved through the inside of the front doors. The small vent grill at the bottom-rear of both front doors...
Re: Front door adjustment question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:07:57 -0800
I actually can feel movement when I lift the door, indicating either loose bolts (not) or worn pins. I'm not saying jacking the...
Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
Historical mailing list - BenT
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:38:00 -0700
...But Joshua in Ohio has a fridge door for sale. BenT Mod here, Admin there.;-) > On Oct 28, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Jared...