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• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:13:35 -0700
  ...Your ISP should be able to handle the return. > sharks, Is this the same ISP that handles the packets badly and damages them? Larry
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:43:54 -0600
  ...Sliding Door Handle > > > I need the outside handle for my '82. I understand these are a > weak point. Mine is completely broken off. I...
• Re: The tale of the escutcheon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:03:31 -0400
  Peter, I have new handles from Germany in stock. From my > www.frankcondelli.com < webpage > Door handle, slide door, outer, w/key, '80 ~'84...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 13 May 2016 09:08:36 -1000
  ...then, I try to remember, like on my screwdriver levering tool ..'handle up tightens up' .. or whichever it is, handle up or down. if...
• Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 14:32:58 -0800
  OK, a second handle it is, then. All the hardware on my door is adjusted, lubed, and operating properly. My vanagon, an 84, sounds...
• Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 23:51:37 -0400
  ...My advice is measure and mark carefully where you will put the handle-roughly the same height etc.... where the passenger handle is.. Use...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:54:31 -0500
  Doug, The handles for '85~'91s have "Tails" that extend a bit further toward the door skins. Some have cut them down a bit...
• Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:19:29 -0700
  ...William I am looking for the handle that is on the 'A' pillar of the passenger side door frame. I want to put one...
• Fwd: Re: Slider closing helper
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:09:44 -0500
  ...The stock > handle is awkward when closing from the inside, and it 'seems' like the > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn...
• Re: Keys from code
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Thu, 12 May 2022 17:34:57 -0700
  Are there any instructions you are following for replacing the slider handle? On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 7:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:51:24 -0700
  Rear handle Mike? Send pix. On 6/14/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > I give up. I have...
• Changing lock cylinders?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 10:32:44 -0500 (EST)
  I have recently replaced the handle on my sliding door with a used handle. I can't figure out how to remove the cylinder...
• Re: Differences between Passenger and Camper Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:48:04 -0400
  ...I'm saying a 17 year old 3500 pound vehicle with a decent motor handles pretty darn nicely. On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at...
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:44:54 -0400
  ...17, 2003, at 09:18 AM, Automatic digest processor >wrote: > >>>So if men tend towards love handles, what similar affliction >>>beleaguers the >>>fairer sex?
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:44:15 -0700
  The sliding door handle on by 84 Westy droops (about 30 degrees) when the door is open -- as I recall it used to snap...
• Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:05:37 -0700
  ...What I did was to remove the handles and put the attachment ends in a vise. I then simply (and carefully) bent the handles...
• Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:18:05 -0500
  ...By dummy I mean it was identical to the front handle but mounted on a simple square post, no mechanism behind it. It was...
• Pics of mysterious "second handle"
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 22 May 2002 20:28:23 -0400
  I've taken 6 JPEG's of our 1982 Westfalia's second sliding door handle at multiple angles. If you have some interest in...
• Vanagon outside sliding door handle(80-83)
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:30:19 -0800
  ...I have a broken outside door handle(sliding door). Needed for my 80 vanagon, if you can, send a key with it so I...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:52:17 -0800
  And for those who've lost the "battle of the (middle aged) bulge, a handle is almost necessary just to get close to the...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:40:11 -0400
  A Fox or other VW door crank handle makes a very fine addition to the Vanagon.Th e crank has a cover over the...
• Locks, Keys Refurbed by Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:55:26 -0800
  ...When I asked, Steve offered to send me loaner handles for the few days it would take to send him my handles, let him...
• Re: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:54:46 -0700
  ...it's pretty much > toast. > > Does anyone know, short of a new handle purchase, how to refix the barrel > in to place? > replacement handles...
• Re: Lost keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:31:15 -0400
  ...Remove the screw > and push the handle a bit forward and out. > > Yes, Steve can "Number" cut the key and he does excellent work...
• 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: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:24:28 -0400
  ...can the lock cylinders be replaced without changing the > door handles and the ignition switch. The door handles, at least, come apart pretty easily...
• Parting Gift for Gerry (the person, not the server)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 21:46:54 -0600
  ...It's possible this is being handled and the messages got buried in the backlog. If you've already volunteered to handle it please...
• Re: How do remove an outside door handle from an 84?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:15:25 -0700
  ...I'd like to > get the slider handle. What do I need to take with me to remove it? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > >
• Sliding Door Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:18:40 -0600
  ...251-843-406 Inside handle, Black: 251-843-542?? Door-open Latch: 251-843-444A Rear door roller assembly: 251-843-342A Exterior door...
• Re: Door handles and pedal pads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:15:48 -0800
  ...I say in my blog, I’m not a fan of aluminum handles but machined some. And I’ve changed my tune, the power...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 22:41:23 -0500
  ...Just slide door >>>> slowly to the front and pull the handle in to engage the latch rather than >>>> slamming it. From the outside you...
• Rekeying door locks
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:43:58 -0400
  I finally got around to taking off the passenger door handle and inspecting the lock mechanism to see why it was stuck. Well not...
• Re: Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:40:29 -0400
  ...Diesel Campers and a Door Handle > > > It is a regular vanagon tranny with a higher final drive ratio and a > different bellhousing. The engine...
• Re: Eurovan e-brake boot (picture)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:51:40 -0500
  I think other VW plastic e-brake handles fit right on. Wouldn't be surprised if the boot wouldn't swap, too. I am...
• Re: speakers for front doors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:04:34 -0600
  Regards, the crank handle clearance of the speaker screen, I have heard that the Ford Taurus handles will fit and work very well to...
• Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:42:55 +1000
  Hi all Wanting to installing a grab handle above the middle window, drivers side. There are four holes pressed into the sheet metal above...
• 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 lock stuck - Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:32:15 -0500
  ...For one thing, my outside handle is pushed down to open the door, and if the door is locked it cannot be pushed down...
• Re: Some kind of cleaner/restorative for brown auto shift handle?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:42:19 -0700
  ...The door handles and parking brake plastic, very good, a solid 9/10. It doesn't score perfect as there is a slight feel...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:25:02 -0400
  ...http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/handle.html >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - especially in camp grounds...
• Re: How does a Westy Camper Handle in the Snow?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 20:45:51 -0600
  ...How does a Westy Camper Handle in the Snow? I recently purchased an '85 full camper. If I put on good snow tires, what...
• Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:11:00 -0800
  To the List, I have painted these door handles a few times and none of them turned out well as far as the paint...
• Re: Sliding door handle required for 87 Vanagon in Toronto.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:23:30 -0500
  I am lookin for the Outer handle, in case that wasn't clear. Greg Greg Potts wrote: > Anyone local got a spare? I doubt...
• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:25:08 EST
  ...Your ISP should be able to handle the return. >> Who would handle the claim? --Paul--
• sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:56:54 -0700
  ...I got a used replacement sliding door handle complete with lock & key last week. Thought it'd be good to have one key for...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 16:23:05 +1100
  ...But I too wanted a grab handle for the driver's side just like the passenger's side ( I like symmetry ;) but in my...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 09:22:00 -0500
  > So today, I stopped by my local Central New York local VW shop and picked > up a second handle. Before I go out there...
• Re: Disadvantages of syncros AND syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:55:50 -0500
  ...Anectodotally, my Audi 200 TQ Wagon handles better than any BMW I've ever owned (1600, 2002ti, Bavaria, 2800cs, 745i). And my Syncro handles...
• Re: Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:44:54 -0700
  The little 'finger protector' pocket behind the door handle pries out to reveal the screw....definitely sneaky. On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 8...
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:18:58 -0700
  ...The number is on the handle, not the cylinder. When a handle > is replaced, the cylinder is usually transferred to the replacement, > and the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 00:56:43 +0000
  ...On Saturday, August 1, 2020, 5:16:11 PM PDT, OlRivrRat <olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote:         My '90 Westy Does Not Have A Handle on...
• Re: '86 Steering Lock
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:30:35 -0700
  The key code is stamped into a hidden spot on the front door handles. It is a 2 minute job to pull a door...
• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:41:11 -0500
  ...Sliding Door Handle Seal 251.843.711A http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search?keywords=Sliding+door+&x=40&y=25 John...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:41:49 -0400
  ...That's a sliding T-handle. > A flex handle is the tool that swivels/pivots at the joint. Yes. But they're both breaker...
• Looking for door handle seal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:59:25 EDT
  Hey folks, The little rubber/plastic gasket that goes between the front door handle and the door has disintegrated, on both sides. Only lasted...
• Re: Fwd: Painting door handles - now mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:58:59 -0400
  ...I should have used three cans.Plastic gfrills are a good base for spraying paint.Goodluck with your door handles.Tell us how it...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:16:35 +1000
  REAR Handle? I have never seen one here is Australia, but it sure could be useful. Can anyone send a url with a picture...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:57:39 -0700
  ...Does not have the rear >>>> handle nor the mounting boss. >>>> >>>> I think it’s safe to say the rear handle was dropped when the...
• Re: Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:51:59 -0500
  ...I wipe the handles down with lacquer thinners (nasty stuff) . Take a 10 minute break to let the lacquer thinners do its stuff then...
• Source for slider door seal...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:31:16 -0500
  Hi all, Anyone know of a source for a great to NOS quality seal for the door handle that enters the slider door on...