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• Re: front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 17 May 2001 00:33:41 -0700
  ...front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips??????? HI I have no idea what to call these things. on my 87 non swivel front...
• Sliding door lock stuck - Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - Joel Thornton
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:22:47 -0800
  Hi, I've got a Vanagon '83 and the sliding door lock is stuck. The unlock-via-key from outside has NEVER worked since...
• Re: Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:33:01 -0800
  ...So The sliding door was being a little stiff so head on down to local flaps to see what they have on the shelf...
• Re: Vanagon screens
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:22:12 -0400
  ...Winston-Salem, NC 27107 (910) 769-2427 The prices, again from 1997: #VS109 frt window screen $29.95 #VW203 sliding window $26.50 #VC590...
• Re: Sliding door panel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:16:46 -0500
  ...I sold you a white '86 Syncro > complete with dead rodents and their unmistakable aroma! I'm shopping for a > good condition sliding door...
• Re: sliding door (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:49:27 EDT
  ...They are removable but there > are bracket holes to deal with. > darn those pesky fiberglass sliding door moulding panels!!! give them to me if...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:54:50 -0800
  > > I am however unclear what the point of a rear sliding window on the > > trucks would be. > >ventilation, open it and stick lumber into...
• Re Sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:56:38 -0700
  If anyone out there sees James�s plea for a sliding window screen and has more than one, I�m looking for one myself...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:31:25 -0700
  re "Is the inner-working of the latch worn? " Likely, and ........in order to possibly help you, to visualize what version of the sliding...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:49:16 -0700
  ...adjusting sliding door height > > hi all, > > does have a link on how to adjusted sliding door height front and rear? > (beside the Bentley)... it...
• Re: Sliding door mosquito screen help
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:49:19 -0700
  ...I mounted the top snaps into the vinyl trim strip that runs along the "fresh air duct" over the sliding door. The rear part...
• Re: Part # questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:54:30 -0500
  John, The seal around the sliding door handle from a newer model ('85~'91) will NOT work on the older doors ('80~'84). However...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 09:16:30 -0800
  ...it is located at the end of the track underneath the sliding door cover panel on the outside of the van. " I'd think...
• Sliding window gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:19:43 -0500
  Does anyone know if there is a way to replace the gasket or seal on the sliding side windows short of removing the entire...
• Sliding Door Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:23:44 -0700
  ...The rear of my sliding door (supported by the "U" hinge) sits about 1/4" lower than the front. When closed, this results in...
• Re: Window Louvers(Side sliding windows)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 16:16:29 EDT
  I have louvered inserts for the Vanagon cab windows: $66.00/set http://eurocampers.com/page14d.html I have the sliding window louvered inserts...
• Sliding Door Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:35:45 EST
  ...However, the sliding door is seriously dented. Rather than doing that much body work, does someone have a straight door? Preferably white, but I...
• RE - Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:36:03 -0400
  ...the snaps in the vent channel at the top of the sliding door and down the side behind the passenger seat. This has worked...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 01:50:37 EST
  ...writes: > I am however unclear what the point of a rear sliding window on the > trucks would be. ventilation, open it and stick lumber...
• Re: falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle wind...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:49:48 EDT
  ...so i pose to you, do you know where i can find the non-sliding portion of the left-side middle window? Thanks in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Forget engine swap - can I change doors?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:38:29 EST
  ...Can I (easily) replace my sliding door with them? -Oive 71 double-decker . Yes, but, there's nothing like the sound of 36 sliding...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:25:02 -0400
  ...door quietly from inside - especially in camp grounds. << I think the sliding door is too load no matter what. I always exit and enter...
• Interesting discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:38:35 +0200
  ...253 847 761 D - Sliding window, complete left rear 253 847 761 E - Sliding window, green, complete left rear 253 847 762 C - Sliding...
• 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: Door seal question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:32:38 -0400
  Which seal? The one at the back of the sliding door or in the front? Send me a pic? Once I get my van...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:25:43 +0100
  ...But if it had the sliding window type of later SA Vanagons, then they must have had the "front middle height" handle with the...
• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:55:58 -0400
  Thanks Got it!! >Van-Cafe has got them. >Sliding Door Handle Seal >251.843.711A >http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:59:10 -0800
  ...I would like to > install one above the sliding door in place of one of the vent openings. > How > would I go about getting...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:02:59 -0800
  ...sliding rear window for transporter > > In a message dated 2/8/05 8:14:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU...
• Sliding Windows Left & Right Side Complete needed for my 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:22:26 -0700
  Hi all, I am looking to purchase the sliding window assemblies, both L&R sides, due to find them missing in my back gated...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 16:34:59 -0300
  >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, >everyone in camp knows what YOU are doing. HaHa...
• Loose sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 15:45:16 -0800
  The sliding door rattles at the top. I have several times tightened it by slacking off the nut under the nylon block, having my...
• another sl.door handle
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:58:05 PDT
  Hi All I was amazed when someone (forget who) turned up a second-hand sliding door handle through the list recently. Figured I'd...
• front seat sliding rail track plastic ship strips???????
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 16 May 2001 22:06:25 -0700
  ...on my 87 non swivel front seats I am missing 2 of those little plastic strips that lie under the sliding rails. Is there...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:28:04 -0700
  ...lock driver door from inside, move back to exit via sliding door, lock > sliding door by reaching round from open passenger door, then push...
• WTB sliding and pass door
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:35:36 -0700
  Anyone with ten vanagons in their yard have a sliding door and passenger door in Assuan Brown? Without dents? On the West Coast? Please...
• Sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:36:51 -0500
  Hi I need a photo of how the rubberseal looks at the lower side of the sliding door, front end. Something is missing in...
• still looking for Wolfsburg side pieces
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:27:34 -0400
  ...They are (of course) the sliding door and the small piece behind the sliding door. They are grey/silver but that kind of grey...
• Re: rear closet mod
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:27:37 -0700
  ...Are those from Home Cheapo, too? What keeps the table from sliding out during a quick stop? Or quick acceleration--oh, never mind about...
• Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:00:18 -0600
  ...The cable wasn't allowed to move freely since the sliding mechanism in the latch didn't move. The latch was greased up but...
• Re: side sliding window latches...
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:37:46 -0400
  ...If these are missing, the sliding part of the window will fall down far enough that the latch won't catch on the notches...
• Re: double sliding doors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 95 10:56:51 +0100
  On Sat, 7 Oct 1995 19:10:35 -0700 Martha wrote: >LOTS of vans in Europe have had sliding doors for decades. Just >like...
• Fw: Sliding door differences?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:31:00 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 5:32 PM Subject: Sliding door differences Hi guys, I know it was discussed before, I just...
• Sliding Door - Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:32:04 -0400
  During my recent adventure across the country, the little 'nipple' inside the sliding door that locks and unlocks the door began refusing to move...
• 84 slider getting a bit stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:49:28 -0700
  The handle on Mellow Yellow's sliding door pushes down just fine. But the door doesn't want to pop out and start sliding...
• Re: propane facts - Propex & Carver furnaces
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:05:24 -0700
  ...but, in his case, I think (memory) his thermo was facing the sliding door but also on the closet cabinet. bob
• Parts needed for my "new" 82 Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Mon, 8 May 2006 14:21:30 -0400
  ...a sliding door hinge/mechanism, the metal panel cover that goes on the side of the Vanagon to hide the sliding mechanism, a driver...
• 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:34:58 -0700
  ...It is the actual OEM long handle for 80-84, not a sawed off short handle for the later redesigned sliding door. The handle...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen Removal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:04:30 -0600
  ...Sliding Door Screen Removal > Another method to remove the screen is to open the sliding window and push > down and inward (towards the inside...
• Sliding Side Window Lock Repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:06:15 -0600
  Well, the fun is over for now, but I had a good time replacing my side window on the sliding door (sarcastic). The problem...
• Re: sliding window latches
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:06:31 -0400
  ...sliding window latches > > > Anyone know how to tighten the sliding window latches? > Mine are a bit loose and I don't see an obvious...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:18:43 -0700
  ...side sliding windows- westy My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close them. Anyone have any tricks to...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:31:38 -0700
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > on spares.. > chris > > Is that the inside or outside...
• source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:17:57 -0500
  Hi guys, I want to put in a the switch that checks whether the sliding door is closed (we don't have one since...
• Plastic Ramps
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 19:07:16 -0400
  ...OK, 1 hour later and the bottoms are all scraped up from sliding forward as I try to drive onto them.. I even tried...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 95 18:35:06 EDT
  ...I use it on all linkages (gear shift front and rear) and door locks as well as the upper sliding part of the door...
• sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:55:59 GMT
  Hello All- I have a '87 Westy and one of my sliding window openers is broken. It is the part that one holds/presses...
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:18:06 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/01 7:12:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: > noticed that my sliding door handle...
• Re: Vanagon "Middle" sliding window corection:
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 17:10:31 EDT
  ...to make! The window I have for sale is the "MIDDLE" > sliding glass window! It is a stock 82 from the left side, even...
• Break-in .....need a new sliding window for '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:39:22 -0400
  ...Only the sliding part it broken. To my surprise...I'm finding there are several sizes in different vans. The one I need is...