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• rekeying sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:46:09 -0800
  Looking at Alastair's blog inspired me to rekey my '82s sliding door lock. (PO put in a later/longer handle with a different...
• Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:11:02 -0800
  Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get at the backside of the outer handle to find out why it...
• Re: Vanagon screens
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:18:22 -0400
  ...I wound up ordering the sliding door screen from Bus Depot (and I'm still waiting for it) and I made my own front...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - LloydMac
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 11:12:08 -0800
  ...Are you volunteering your services? ;-) BenT On Feb 5, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > for transporting the sliding...
• Re: UPS is VERY expensive...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:19:22 -0900
  Re: " wouldnt >even think of shipping a sliding door UPS or Fedex, neither of them would even touch it..its about 5 times oversize...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:07:22 -0800
  ...I have just received a picture from Europe and that later model > > Vanagon (Transporter) has sliding windows only in the rear windows. > > i was...
• Re: Correct names for some items
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:12:22 -0600
  ...Windows Lock becomes disengaged ~ GoWesty & I suspect others as well, Has Them ~ https://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/22666/sliding-window-guide-piece-?v=
• Re: Track Screen for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:01 -0700
  ...I understand you have some of the plastic screens for the Westy sliding door. Please get back to me. > > Thanks > Jim
• Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Iman
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:57:28 -0800
  ...If he leaves it out for a couple of days and tries to open it, the rubber seal to the sliding door often sticks...
• and more van body parts for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:08:37 EDT
  ...also i have a bronze colored sliding door from a '85-'91 van. all in nice shape, as well as a few solid late...
• Re: '82 sliding door curtain
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:38:11 -0700
  On 2/7/05 6:53 PM, "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote: > My '82 Westy Diesel came without a sliding door...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:37:08 -0400
  ...the vanagon is blue with blue interior sliding side door blue with blue interior 2 sliding side windows all glass rear hatch front 2...
• westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:58:07 EST
  ...80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent to conform to the shape of the upper track and...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen Removal
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 07:42:29 -0400
  Another method to remove the screen is to open the sliding window and push down and inward (towards the inside of the van) on...
• Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 1 May 2007 15:48:20 -0400
  > Hi i need the spacer for my new sliding door handle > (exterior) you know, the one that keeps the handle > from being wobbly+loose...
• Re: 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Nov 95 21:18:28 CST
  ...the switch was already there, but i made it turn on/off a Westy light fixture right overhead in the middle of the sliding...
• Dual Sliding Doors & Reminiscing
  Historical mailing list - SHELTON
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:39:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...why didn't VWOA import buses with >dual sliding doors twenty years ago!!! the dual sliding door has been >available from the factory since...
• guide piece for sliding window
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 04:11:23 EST
  I need to replace the little plastic guide piece that is on the sliding side windows on the Vanagon. It's about 2 inches...
• Re: need beige vinyl inside sliding door panel for '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:07:30 +0000
  FWIW, so was I, but sliding door panels really take a beating, I've never found a decent one over years of searching in...
• Re: sliding window tracks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 May 1999 13:16:27 -0400
  ...sliding window tracks >hi all, > >subject: >the tracks for the sliding windows that have the little notches in them to >keep them locked: > >one...
• Re: ?Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:07:17 -0700
  ...Monday, October 18, 2004 10:57 PM Subject: ?Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame? > How can the fixed glass be removed from...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:20:49 -0800
  ...I need to remove the latch on the Sliding Window on the Sliding Door. There is a problem with the way it locks(or...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:54:30 EST
  ...I have just received a picture from Europe and that later model > Vanagon (Transporter) has sliding windows only in the rear windows. i was...
• Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 May 2023 11:58:09 -0700
  Hi all, The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were replaced about a year ago. But... the left edge...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 10:21:36 -0400
  > > I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works > great! 84 Westy. > Eric already has the smoothest and...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:18:20 -0800
  ...Al <kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw...
• Re: faux Audi Quattro?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 4 Aug 2014 18:41:11 -0700
  I would think the sliding door would be the easiest. It pops straight out. The track is on the inside surface of the door...
• Re: FW: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jurik
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:42:02 EDT
  I also have a sliding door with a mind of its own (ditto for almost losing my dog). I've got the thing rigged...
• Sliding window clips
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:20:56 -0700
  Howdy, Does anyone know where I can get the sliding window clips VW part # 281 847 723. My local dealer says that these clips...
• Any reason I couldn't move a gas heater under the sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:13:32 -0800
  ...Unless I was able to move the BA6 under the sliding door. Thoughts? Opinions? Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint...
• Any reason I couldn't move a gas heater under the sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:13:32 -0800
  ...Unless I was able to move the BA6 under the sliding door. Thoughts? Opinions? Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint...
• Re: Who did I talk to re: 82 sliding door parts?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:33:34 -0400
  ...wrote: > I was emailing someone on the list about the lower sliding door assembly > and I lost the email thread. Who was I talking...
• sliding door lock problem--early = '81
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:09:34 -0700
  Mr Bus, my '81 has lost the "click" in the sliding door mechanism between "unlock" and "lock." Before, when using the key or flipping...
• Re: slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:32:42 -0800
  I have a sliding door handle from an 83 if anyone needs it. Scott Solomon --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 3...
• Re: Left & Right side sliding door Vanagon on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:10:08 -0700
  ...Left & Right side sliding door Vanagon on Ebay > Looks like that last link I offered didn't work out somehow. This Vanagon > with the...
• Re: Looking For A Sliding Door,1985, In Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 08:07:12 -0700
  ...Looking For A Sliding Door,1985, In Virginia To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 8:07 AM I started fixing...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:08:41 -0700
  ...Mark Ralph Meyermann wrote: > I have heard rumors of rebuild/seal kits for the sliding windows on westys? > Any truth to that? Thanks, I...
• screen door for sliding door how about a magnetic one
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:46:41 -0700
  HI I have the screen door for the sliding door it is a bit big , heavy and cumbersome At home we have magnetic screen...
• Sliding door threshold
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 09:14:43 -0500
  ...gmail.com');>> wrote: > So I would hate to reinstall my beat sliding door threshold on my 85 Westy > when the time comes. I don...
• Sliding window frame
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:20:45 -0400
  Hello Vanagan fans!! So I've removed the sliding window from the aluminum frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing...
• Solving sliding door lock contact troubles.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:29:17 -0400
  If you have a stubborn or recurring problem of the sliding door power lock not working, clean the contacts thoroughly with 1500-grit sandpaper...
• Re: side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:34:27 -0700
  ...Mark Bob Mund wrote: > My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close them. Anyone have any tricks to...
• How to replace vent window on '75 sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McMullin
  Thu, 16 Nov 95 09:53:00 PST
  How do you replace the vent window in the sliding door on a 75 bus? Looks like it had a peg at the bottom...
• Sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 11 May 1998 12:58:39 -0700
  The sliding windows on my '84 are supposed to have plastic inserts on the bottom. Without these inserts, the window rides on the aluminum...
• Sliding Door and Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:33:48 -0800
  Every winter when the weather turns cold, the sliding door on our 87 Westy develops a tendency to unlatch spontaneously. Usually it just takes...
• Looking for some Carat/Wolfsburg Stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:55:53 EST
  ...Fiberglass body panel behind rear sliding door Fiberglass body panel on sliding door Both Plastic Trays that go between the front seats and the...
• sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:03:46 GMT
  Hello All, I am looking for a USED sliding door screen in good condition for my '87 Westy. If anyone has one or knows...
• westy windows
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:33:49 -0500
  My '73 westy has nice jalousie windows on the sliding door and opposite. My '82 westy has those sliding ones, which, as we found...
• WTB sliding door for '89 in central VA
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:20:45 EDT
  ...89 Westy and thought that I would replace my previously hit sliding door at the same time. I'm located in Charlottesville, VA and...
• sliding door latch assemblies
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:54:17 -0500
  ...One big difference is in the sliding door handles/latch assemblies. The 90 needs only a slight turn to open while the 83 feels...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:25:17 -0500
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > > on spares.. > > chris > > > > IIRC Bus Depot still has them...
• Re: falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle window. thoughts on where to find replacement please.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:00:10 -0700
  ...falling tree branch broke non-sliding portion of drivers-side middle window. thoughts on where to find replacement please. >i looked at my normal...
• Re: Door locks
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:11:22 -0500
  ...If the sliding door is open and we lock the front doors the sliding door will lock when it is closed. Works good because...
• Re: SLIDING DOOR DESIGN CHANGES (by year)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 23:28:41 EDT
  Correct application for Sliding Doors and related parts are: 80-84 85-91 The seal is the same 80-91 Jim 84 Westy 2...
• Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:58:26 +1200
  ...also left or right hand sliding doors (or >both).[...] > >wondering if there are any buses/vanagons with two sliding doors? Anybody >seen one (or...
• 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:32:38 -0700
  ...87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I looking for some tricks/info on adjusting my 87 > Westy Sliding door, as > > the TOP bearing...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:55:08 -0700
  ...This is for an '85 with the newer style sliding door (So anything '85+) I would love to find a used one as I...
• Re: Windows are not the same long
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:45:48 -0400
  ...Just found out that the sliding door window is > not the same long as the driver side sliding middle window. There is at > least...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:07:43 -0800
  ...Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy It seems my rear hatch will no longet lock. � Ita a 1987 Wolfsburg with power...
• Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:14:50 -0400
  I have an '81 Westie (with the quiet close rear handle) and the sliding door screen is attached by snaps on the upper half...