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• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:38:32 -0700
  ...Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose Quick note. There should be a (plastic?) bushing between the handle and door at exterior. If...
• Re: Removing carat body trim-front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:04:41 -0400
  ...How do the fiberglass pieces come off the front doors? Bolts from the inside behind the door panel somewhere? Thanks! -craig = open doors. they...
• Microbus replacements
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 00:27:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The nose and doors are badly smashed so I would like to know is it possible to use kombi bus doors and nose to...
• white doors for sale.....complete with glass and all
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:13:29 -0500
  I am selling my pastel white -(factory paint) doors from an 85' westfalia......The van is a southern california vehicle, so the doors are...
• Re: Fridge trays for the door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:08:31 -0500
  I have one lower door tray. Price $20.00 + postage / UPS or such. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET...
• Re: noise from door seals at speed
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:08:39 -0500
  A cheap and simple solution is to weld the door but that will make entrance somewhat more difficult ;-) That's a creative solution but...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 15:32:32 -0700
  ...To stop the door open chime, disconnect battery ground, remove the door switch, cut and tape the grey wire. My "you left the lights...
• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:33:10 EST
  I just replaced the door speakers in my 87 recently and did not need to remove the entire door panel. I (gently*) pried the...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:23:04 -0700
  ...When camping in my it would let me close the door late at night without all the ruckus leading up to it slamming, but...
• Door Locks & CV Joint Boots
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:31:34 -0700
  ...The only glimmer of hope that I had was the passenger door motor operated whenever I locked or unlocked this door. I pulled the...
• vanagon body panels
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 28 Feb 95 21:44:22 CST
  ...80-90 complete front wheel arch ...................... $89.95 80-90 outer front wheel arch ......................... $39.95 80-90 front door step panel .......................... $24.95...
• Re: vanagon winter maladies - frozen door locks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:52:41 -0500
  ...vanagon winter maladies - frozen door locks Frozen door locks.. anyone use a lighter to heat the key a little and get the lock moving...
• Re: sliding door lock, 82 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 12:45:29 -0700
  In message <Pine.3.89.9507131333.A1746-0100000@sun.cis.smu.edu> writes: > > Does anybody know how to fix the sliding door lock on...
• Re: Electric door lock
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:29:02 -0500
  I have swapped the door lock actuator and here are my symptoms, still.When i turn the key on the driver's door all...
• Re: Passenger door woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 6 May 2017 12:22:19 +0000
  If you're still in NC you can pick this up on the way home, either the solo door for $50 in Norfolk (see...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:37:13 -0700
  Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in colours too! ;) http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge+guard&ie...
• Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:56:05 -0700
  > One "potentially" good place to put the Plat Cat is in the sliding door. > > This was discussed on the list before - there are some...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:39:54 -0700
  Why not remove the arm rests from the door panel? Remove door panel, remove two screws (or three), replace door panel. Works for me...
• Need door lock/latch assembly for front door, 90 Multivan
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:22:43 -0800
  ...The two areas that were worked over pretty good is my ignition and the passenger's door. The parts for the ignition my mechanic...
• Re: Slider door challenge
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:18:27 -0700
  ...It slowly closes the door and > latches tightly, no slam. > > Same when opening. > Should be able to be designed and built in a day...
• Re: 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:57:23 +0000
  ...The parts are the door swtich, rubber boot for it, and the block that attaches to the door. It cost me around $25 CDN...
• Re: hatch door difficult to latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:01:23 -0400
  ...Ken, every car door- hood- hatch- latch I've ever seen has a two-step engagement. I'm quite sure it's a fallback...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon GL Double Door
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:27:00 -0500
  Hi, My 6/90 sales brochure for the 1991, lists the double door option on the options checklist within this publication. It was only...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:14:02 -0500
  ...Just in case this helps someone >out. .............Rodney On my 85, You can lock the open door and then shut it... I choose to...
• Re: sliding door quieting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:46:05 -0600
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door-quietening-hack/ Nice job, Alistair. This mod makes such a big difference. Nice reminder...
• Re: 85 and 86 sliding doors same?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:47:50 EST
  In a message dated 98-02-27 17:24:59 EST, williamd@COMPUSERVE.COM writes: << Anyone know if the sliding doors (non-power locks...
• Driver side door from 81 GL for sale cheap
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:06:00 -0400
  My van door bent over backwards due to operator error a month ago. I secured a brown driver's side door from the junkyard...
• wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 02:27:07 +0000
  I'm still having a problem with wind noise coming into the driver's side door at higher speeds. I've just had the...
• Re: Speakers and Door handles....Oh My
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:29:18 -0500
  <snip> .....I just have to be >careful not to dent the speaker cover as I open the door with my left foot. > >I do...
• Re: Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:15:24 -0800
  Hi Tim, My 90 GL sliding door pops open once in a while and I have adjusted the catch on the door frame. The...
• Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:56:03 -0700
  > Is there any way to modify a standard, single sliding door to a double? Sure. First, get a right-hand drive Transporter (or at...
• power door lock wiring path
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:48:28 -0700
  ...What path does the wiring take to get to that 4-conductor spring loaded contact do-dad that controls the power door lock for...
• Location of fuse for power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:50:58 +0000
  Does anyone know the location of the fuse for the power door locks for an '88 Vanagon? I seem to have something draining the...
• Looking for a vanagon part
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:16:12 -0700
  Im looking for the small plastic bushing-gasket that goes between the sliding door- door�handle and the door for a 1984 vanagon. I...
• WTB: Sliding door contact for power lock
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 00:00:01 EST
  Hi all, I'm looking for the power lock contact plate for the siding door. I already have the spring loaded pin part that...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 23:21:58 -0600
  I always thought that the exits were on the front of the door because it's a low-pressure zone. This would be due...
• That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:40:24 -1000
  ...I could never take a >>>saw to >>>> my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its hinges to >>>access >>>> the...
• Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:08:58 -0600
  ...The replacement door > panels I got have no speaker holes at all (I think they came out of an '80 > air cooled with no...
• Re: awnings, what I've learned
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 12:55:42 -0800
  >Hi Awning Volks; > >I've got a 10' awning on our Syncro Westy, and Todd here made a note >about the front door not...
• Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:46:19 -0600
  ...double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides) Hey that's just like mine. I have a door at either side. But it...
• Re: sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:13:10 -0700
  ...Why? Without it, when you remove the roller brackets, the door will sag... and when you bolt the roller supports back on the door...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 08:21:36 -0700
  Raimund, My 82 diesel Westy, North American model, had the rear handle on the sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that...
• door seals
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Fri, 9 Jun 2017 21:03:31 -0400
  ...I'm pretty sure the little holes on the door seals should be down and non visible when the doors are open if that...
• '71 Westy Doors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 95 9:29:31 MST
  ...I am using the door panels off a > non-westy for both front doors because they have the armrests, mainly. I > also grabbed the...
• Re: Removing door trim
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:23:51 -0700
  ...Removing door trim > I just replaced the door speakers in my 87 recently and did not need to > remove the entire door panel. I...
• Re: slider door handle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:20:12 -0800
  Use the stronger 85 handle and cut one inch off front the end so it won't rub on the door. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Sticky front door locks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:54:23 -0400
  ...Essentially it was something like, open door. Remove screw holding door handle in place (may be hidden behind the weatherstripping). Then the handle should...
• 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...
• Re: Electric door lock problems with '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 08:57:59 -0500
  First look for a bad wire and you do not even need to remove the door panels. Look at the pressure point where the...
• Door Lock Harness Info For The Record
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 19:42:08 -0500
  When you go to order a new door lock you will find that the old door locks are all superceded to 7D0 959 781A...
• Re: help fitting van in garage
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:29:31 -0400
  Jake, It was common practice up through the 60's to install 6'-6" garage doors instead of 7' here in Pittsburgh. It is...
• Re: Opinions on WCM/WolfsBWest?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 14:22:27 -0400
  I personally haven't had any dealings with WW but many of the repro WCM rubber items i have purchased (rear door seal, engine...
• door panel pain
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:28:42 -0700
  My sliding door interior panel is not playing nice lately. At first, only the bottom left corner (standing outside of the van) would come...
• lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:39:30 -0700
  On my westy w/ power locks, you cannot lock the passenger door while it is open - only after closing it and using the key...
• Re: noise from door seals at speed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:01:35 EST
  ...It is a tedious process and a delicate balance between too much and not enough, but the door can be made to draw tightly...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:11:10 -0600
  Hey Joel, Sorry yes I do have power door locks and it is on a 1991 Syncro. Sounds like I am in the same...
• Closet door mod
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Feb 2025 14:21:03 -0500
  Hi folks, There are many ways to modify the closet doors. My 84 came with an added side door. It is the same as...
• More Door Locks thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:47:59 -0800
  ...Drivers side door lock always is in down position. You can lift the knob manually to open the door, but as soon as you...
• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:36:59 -0800
  ...If that part is cruddy and bound, the rear of the door will not pop out smarlty when you open the door and the...