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• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:13:14 -0800
  ...Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside) > At 01:27 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: > >Just got through examining the doors on both...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:26:24 -0800
  ...the sliding door; >> >> find someone driving down to one of the upcoming Syncro events in a >> compatible van, swap the sliding door before they...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:22:21 -0700
  ...sliding door This apparently was a design flaw. VW put out a new latching mechanism that fixes the problem. I know - I bought one...
• Eurovan sliding door window shade
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:19:42 -0500
  ...the plastic "buttons" that the shade cords attach to on the sliding door. The problem I have is that these buttons have broken and...
• Free sliding door interior panel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 6 May 2003 18:43:49 -0700
  I have a grey/gray panel for the interior of the sliding door. It is off a 91 westy. It has a blimish about...
• Sliding door pops open while driving
  Historical mailing list - Wade Murphy
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:12:45 -0800
  The sliding door on my �87 Vanagon keeps opening while I�m driving. I�ve looked at the latch and handle and everything seems...
• VW T25 Transporter Extended Sliding Door Hinge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:31:07 -0600
  There is one on eBay now item #4597798235 >>NEW UNUSED SIDE SLIDING DOOR HINGE THIS ENABLES YOU TO FIT MUCH WIDER WHEELS TO THE...
• FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:39:45 -0700
  Hello all, I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I was going to use it for panel repairs, but...
• FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:57:42 -0700
  Hello all, I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I was going to use it for panel repairs, but...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 06:54:26 +0000
  ...Harry. > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One thought of rubber wheels was interesting, but...
• Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:05:53 -0500
  ...pics of it here > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sliding-door-light-switch/ > > > alistair > > > > > On 29-Nov-10, at 8:17 AM...
• Door light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 02:29:44 -0400 (EDT)
  Am I correct that in the Westfalia, even though there is a switch on the sliding door, there is no connected light that comes...
• Re: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
  >I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy >like in some of the passenger busses. This...
• Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:28:49 -0700
  ...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:47:21 -0700
  ...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding >door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
• 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...
• Re: Sliding door differences
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 04:10:18 EDT
  Slider door latches and the outer handle were changed in 85. Robert 1982 Westfalia [text/html]
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:49:06 -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
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 23:37:08 +0000
  ...Update on sliding door.  Finally got cold enough 30 miles south of downtown Orlando for door to latch. Going back to hottest part of...
• 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: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:51:18 -0700
  ...seems fine and then suddenly the sliding door drops on the floor.. the rear hit the floor first and the whole door came off...
• Re: sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:04:05 -0700
  ...sliding door screen > Hello All, > I am looking for a USED sliding door screen in good condition for my '87 > Westy. If anyone has...
• Re: Any tricks to removing sliding door rail cover?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:24:24 -0400
  ...Firstly and > most importantly, the sliding door is extremely difficult to seat and > open. I'm assuming the door has to be realigned. Try...
• Sliding Door Step wanted
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:45:10 -0700
  I too am looking for a sliding door step or running board if you prefer, for our '85 Westy. It kills me to think...
• 75-77 sliding door 4 U
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 08:42:55 EST
  ...The sliding passenger door is still in the roof of my garage and I would like to remove it. It is in Cupertino, Ca...
• more van stuff for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 2000 12:43:32 EDT
  ...like front carpet, from '91 transporter, fits all vans -front doors, sliding doors, panels, bumper strips, hubcaps, captains chairs, westy poptop cushions, so on...
• Re: Sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:48:54 -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: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:04 -0700
  ...WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle >> very hard to find. >> pretty rare these days. > > > They're discontinued, but we have 'em. > > http...
• Sliding door post
  Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:27:27 -0400
  Sliding door was starting to give us fits, not closing fully. Upon closer inspection, the door was dropping approx. 1/4" when opening. Setting...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:38:32 -0700
  ...https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/img_1365/ entire post: https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon...
• 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
  ...Please note below on what is left. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > > > > 4 sliding door...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:58:50 -0700
  ...Last night I got home and went to open the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one...
• Re: Eurovan sliding door window shade
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 19:42:36 -0400
  ...Eurovan sliding door window shade >Seems like I remember someone mentioning that they had a problem with the >plastic "buttons" that the shade cords...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:36:44 -0600
  ...There's the actual > release > handle (for opening and closing the door) and another rectangular > piece. > Perhaps the sliding latch must be missing from...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:57:40 -0500
  ...is the Vanagon daily driver. > This is how she closes the sliding door of our 1990 mv: > hold one 2 year old child in...
• Re: Slider Door
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 May 2020 16:53:48 -0700
  ...So thankful we have these guys on our team. > Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') > > | | | > Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') > | > > > Rich > San Diego
• Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS $79!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 3 May 1999 20:10:04 -0400
  ...These sliding door mosquito screens cover the entire sliding door area of your Vanagon, and have a zipper in the middle for easy access...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:33:46 -0700
  the panel pops off with the clips on it or the clips stay on the door?
• Re: Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
  Historical mailing list - "Warren Chapman (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:03:34 -0500
  ...For less offset rims that cause sliding door problems, it is easy enough to make an extension for the sliding door rear hing. (I...
• Sliding door hinge rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:41:32 -0500
  Next item in the works is rebuilding my '85 sliding door hinge. Replacing all the rollers, cleaning up the rusty areas and replacing the...
• need sliding door, right quarter for 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alan Brase
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 11:24:05 -0500
  ...I'm looking for a right sliding door, right rear quarter (lower half) and right rear wheel arch all to fit my silver 87...
• Rust In Vanagon Lower Sliding Door Channel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:01:54 GMT
  Rust seems to easily build up in the channel that the bottom of the sliding door slides in. What is the easiest way to...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:44:20 -0500
  As alternative to wiring something in when the sliding door is open you might consider putting in a lighting fixture right above the sliding...
• Sliding Door Curtain
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:25:41 -0500 (CDT)
  Sliding Door Curtain I have seen two versions of sliding door curtains on bay window campers. One of them uses plastic buttons that are...
• Re: Guard Panel Removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:35:28 -0800
  ...Mark John Rodgers wrote: > > Can anyone tell me how to remove the sliding door track guard panel aft > of the sliding door? I removed...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:10:26 -0700
  I'd like to share my experiences regarding the sliding door - on some of my vans I use Delrin rollers, on some I use...
• Re: Front door lock actuator
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:58:41 -0500
  I believe that part number is for the sliding door version. You can tell the rear or sliding door motors apart from the front...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:52:26 -0400
  >How do you lock your keys in the van? I can't on my '81, even using >the sliding door. The >only way I...
• Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 14:16:50 -0500
  ...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: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:34:53 -0700
  ...double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides) > In a message dated 6/29/05 9:40:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kintail...
• Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:20:32 -0400
  ...Sliding door supposed to stay open? > Mine does. On all three of my Vanagons. My assumption would be that they all > do. > > BenT > San...
• Re: Sound Deadening/Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:28:13 -0500
  ...This includes, the front doors, the sliding door, the side panel opposite the sliding door. The addition of a small amount of deadening material...
• Installing a sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:57:10 -0400
  I just got one of those sliding door screens from BD. It says it fits an '85+ but will fit an older van with...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:57:22 -0700
  ...seems fine and then suddenly the sliding door drops on the floor.. the rear hit the floor first and the whole door came off...
• Re: will '86 door handles work on my '84?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 May 2011 09:14:44 -0400
  I remember using an '86 sliding door handle on my '84 once many years ago. Had to saw a little off the end to...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 01:08:00 +0000
  ...Sliding door handle screw         Or just hold a Soldering Iron to it ~ On 10 Mar , 2017, at 2:18 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote: > It...
• Re: Sliding door threshold
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 08:37:23 -0700
  ...Sliding door threshold So I would hate to reinstall my beat sliding door threshold on my 85 Westy when the time comes. I don...
• Re: Interior Panel Clips 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 24 May 2001 13:01:28 -0600
  ...The clips for the sliding door panel clip from behind and are not seen when installed. The clips for the hatch panel go through...
• 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...
• Fwd: RE: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:47:41 EDT
  ...No sliding door or rear hatch courtesy lights. Amazing. What have you guys done to increase your lighting? Does anyone have a wiring schematic...