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 13+: 60 results shown for Sliding door handle.

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

• Free Vanagon Parts in Austin TX
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:13:19 GMT
  ...glass, window regulator, lock and key in case I can find it) >>> Sliding Door (incl. sliding window, no outside door handle) >>> Back Door (incl...
• Re: Things that don't close
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:18:37 -0500
  ...This also saves your sliding door handle from all that force. It does sound like the read latch isn't snapping into place so...
• Sliding door handles for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:18:54 -0400
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33642&item=2418174120 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33642&item=2418174193...
• Re: plastic headed Vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:16:23 -0500
  ...Steve rebuilt a sliding door handle for me, even though it was borderline trashed, rekeyed it to my main key, and then cut a...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 07:12:00 -0500
  At 13:25 12/31/2004, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >have that rear handle. its the same rear handle that was used on the...
• Re: Sliding door panel
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:06:55 +0000
  ...http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-DELRIN-Vanagon-sliding-door-handle-bushing-spacer-92-camper-westy-syncro-MV-/300775189443?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:23:46 -0700
  If there were signs of previous handles, I wouldn't be so astonished. Nothing, zip, nada, in an '84 GLK, an '86 Weekender & a...
• Re: Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:09:46 -0500
  Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I >will be searching the archives to find why the sliding door seems to prefer the open position to >the closed...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:33:57 -0700
  ...sliding door conversion, early-late > The problem for her is not the sliding part but the amount of force > needed on the handle to...
• 83.5 Westy Missing slider door inside lever retaining screw
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:30:44 -0800
  Hi all, I was trying to close the sliding door on my 83.5 Westy when the inner door handle "pull-lever latch" came...
• Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:36:57 -0400
  ...linkage that is making > it so difficult to open the door from the outside? I do NOT want to have > the handle bust off.
• Any Buses By The Depot Attendies Familiar with re-keying?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:01:29 -0400
  ...Will any of you attending the Buses by the Depot know how to move the tumblers from my old sliding door handle to my...
• Re: Sliding door handles for sale
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:32:56 -0500
  Adam, Are these your handles? Looking at the one labeled for air cooled vans, it looks like it fits the later vans and not...
• Re: Part # for black plastic sliding door ring
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:01:56 PDT
  ...I've had it sitting in my glove box because they forgot to put it on when I switched sliding doors and had it...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:08:30 -0500
  ...several vanagons and none of them has a handle at the rear of the >> > sliding door, I never saw one in a vanagon either...
• sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Sat, 23 May 2009 17:31:03 -0600
  ...I opened the sliding door, and discovered that it doesn't work too goodly. The tracks are all well greased, the door slides back...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:33:04 -0400
  ...had the rear handle on >>>>>>>>>> the sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was >>>>>>>>>> welded to >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> door structure. When I...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:37:03 -0800
  ...Sliding door... please help... hi all, on my van the sliding locking mechanism works well on the front (or on the handle end)... but...
• sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 21:27:24 +0000
  Hi Vanagon Types I am replacing my sliding door seal and have a quick question, in case anyone who has done this has some...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:48:06 -0600
  Steering rack, including the Ujoint that connects to the steering column Trailing Arms All the door handles, locks.....including all sliding door hardware Instrument...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:23:56 -0700
  ...door from the outside with the key if you hold the key turned to unlock while you operate the handle to open the door...
• Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:44:01 -0800
  ...Remove the interior handle, held on by a screw which is probably loose. Remove the rear handle if present. Take the door panel off...
• Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 23 May 2009 21:04:09 -0400
  ...When you pull down the handle, this cable pulls a latch mechanism at the rear part of the door. If the cable is too...
• '81 Vanagon parting out in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monesson
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 17:28:28 -0500
  ...The motor, trans, outside sliding door handle, and turn signal assemblies are already gone, but everything else is still there. It has no rust...
• Re: Sliding Door handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:02:41 EDT
  In a message dated 9/16/02 10:20:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, hanran@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Is there a reason that you...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 11:21:43 -0500
  ...Anyone know what would cause this? I'm afraid eventually I'm going to break the handle or yank the door off its tracks...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:25:50 -0700
  ...and close the sliding door with interior handle. One of the keys got stuck between the door panel and the door and when I...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Barry & Margarita
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:46:09 -0500
  ...If you > plan on removing the dooe handle unit, you need an impact driver. If you > have one, the job is real easy. If...
• Re: Outside screens
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 22:59:47 -0400
  Geoff, If you mean sliding window screens, keep in mind that the sliding window handles on the Vanagon are different than the Westy and...
• Re: Removing Door Panel
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:37:36 -0400
  ...Removing Door Panel Thanks, All, for advice on the "loose screw fix" for my sliding door handle. Now, how do I "pop" the door...
• 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:07:57 -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
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:35:44 -0800
  ...handle and the door, maybe its worn out? > > Replace both inner and outer handles, use locktight on the screw that hold > the inner handle...
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:32:11 -0800
  ...handle and the door, maybe its worn out? > > Replace both inner and outer handles, use locktight on the screw that hold > the inner handle...
• Pin stripes and sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:32:51 -0700
  ...the door handles and I would like to replace it. Anyone know of a source for replacement original stuff? Also, my sliding windows are...
• Re: Door lock knob needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 20:47:12 -0500
  ...Door lock knob needed > I need one of those little knob things that sticks out on the inside of the > sliding door handle that...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:07:49 -0700
  ...Unscrew it, move the handle forward, and out at the rear. The sliding door is a bit harder, as you have to remove the...
• Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 6 Aug 2020 12:54:51 -0400
  I just received my Bus Depot sliding door screen, which looks to be well made. However, there are not any suggestions or instructions where...
• Re: [WetWesties] Slam! that slider....can you not?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:13:27 -0800
  to close the sliding door from the inside on a vanagon, you really need a handle on the inside by the aft edge of...
• BROKEN SLIDING DOOR HANDLE ON '81
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 22:25:32 -0600
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>The plug can be interchanged from the broken handle to the replacement handle, but it is a...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:30:59 -0700
  ...the sliding door and it fell off! > It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side > now...
• Re: '84 sliding door cable question
  Historical mailing list - EL EL
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:28:41 -0700
  ...I closed my sliding door, and apparently that's all it took. > > When I tried to use the door handle again, there was no...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:57:21 -0700
  ...86 sliding door handle mechanism … stumped >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:39:29 +0000
  ...My exterior sliding door handle broke off beyond the key hole. > So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside...
• FS: Misc Parts, So Cal
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:33:41 -0700
  ...Sliding door, good condition, complete except handles and glass. 3. Rear closets, good to excellent condition, complete 4. Front roof luggage rack, good condition...
• Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 23 May 2009 17:04:52 -0700
  ...sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled. > My van has been sitting patiently for nearly two years, while I scrounged > parts and "rebuilt" the engine...
• Re: Somewhat urgent help requested
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:42 -0400
  ...To fully remove > the door panel you need a #2 Philips and ideally a #3. > > The window handle -- well, never mind that one. > > The...
• Re: Two thangs...
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:35:09 -0400
  ...sliding door handle in two pieces ('87 Syncro). > Can they be repaired/wielded? BD wants $80 but all I need is the handle, > not...
• Re: Outside sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:46:59 -0800
  Try http://www.thesamba.com too. Fits 85-91 -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K...
• Re: Stuck sliding door on Buss'
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 14:55:14 -0800
  Here's my two bits on sliding doors: The sliding door mechanism was not working well in my '81, so I tried to oil...
• Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 May 2009 17:34:06 -0700
  On May 23, 2009, at 4:31 PM, vanagonvw wrote: > When pull down the handle, the latch opens, and previously, the door > would > pop...
• Re: Sliding Door stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:55:29 -0500
  ...Yellow's sliding door: we're having trouble opening it. There seem > to be > three motions involved: rotation of the handle by pressing on...
• Re: Outside sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:28:09 -0800
  ...If the handle has this PN: 251.843.704E (got it from Van-Cafe) will it fit a 91? Thanks! -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 May 2023 10:35:29 -0700
  ...If I pull the door to close and let go of the handle the door will close but the rear won't align with...
• Re: Locks, Keys Refurbed by Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:45:45 +0000
  ...Then I got a new old stock sliding door handle, which came with its own key, and I was too lazy to reach out...
• Strap Handles?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:13 -0700
  The "subway hanger" strap just to the inside rear of the sliding door on Mellow Yellow is looking pretty grim. The vinyl outer sleeve...
• Re: Parting out 1980-1991 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 22:20:58 -0900
  ...What do you have in the way of exhaust crossover pipe and/or outside sliding door handle for an '82 Vanagon? Love, Miz Lotus...
• Spoke too soon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:26:34 -0500
  ...handle and pulled. And it snapped right off. Erk. Oh well, that little job of cleaning the lock mechanism on the sliding door, just...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:20:38 -0400
  ...beading-for-sliding-door-rail-cover?v=#gallery-1 It's not too bad a job, you and a friend can handle it! Relevant...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:39:15 -0700
  ...After looking at the handles and the door mechanism even on a nonwesty it would be simple to add that handle if the parts...
• Re: sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 16:40:03 -0700
  ...sliding door handle broken? > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 3:47 PM > > In a message dated 8/26/97 7:53:48 AM, bhein...