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• Sliding Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 May 2005 20:40:06 -0500
  I'm still having troubles with my sliding door popping open. The lock at the rear of the door - in a static check - works...
• Re: Vanagon sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:27:07 -0800
  ...Vanagon sliding doors handles. > Are door changes the same years, US and Europe? > > > Did the Vanagons marketed in Europe have their sliding door mechanism...
• Re: Sliding door comes open...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:27:15 -0500
  I have an '86 and all sliding door issues on mine are worse when it is cold. Won't latch or "bounces" when you...
• Re: Sliding Door Problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:06:08 -0500
  > The sliding door on my '87 vanagon has suddenly started to pop open on > its own while the vehicle is moving. Is there some...
• Re: Pin Switch for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:44:02 -0700
  ...There is already an existing location 1/2 way up the door jamb on the sliding door that allows for simple installation of the...
• Re: Sliding door mosquito screen help
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:49:19 -0700
  ...Sliding door mosquito screen help > Greetings. My 81 Westy came with new, nver installed > mosquito screen for the sliding door. How is this > supposed...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:20:14 +1100
  ...Sliding Door Handle >Listees, > >Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 >o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it...
• 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:14:31 -0700
  The two 22 mm OD bearings that sit in horizontal position under the sliding door cover . I just replaced a couple on friends van...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:33:57 -0700
  Get one of those remote/automatic sliding door opener assemblies that they use in wheelchair vans. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock...
• 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:02:34 -0700
  The sliding door handle is very stiff. A lot more effort is required to open the door - both inside and out than the 1985...
• Re: 84 slider getting a bit stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:37:51 -0700
  --- Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The handle on Mellow Yellow's sliding door pushes down just > fine. But > the door doesn...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...vanagon or bus -'80-'84 vanagon speedo w/ tripmeter -vanagon doorhandles, sliding doorhandles, front doorhandles, some w/ keys -vanagon dash pad cover w/ maplite...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...vanagon or bus -'80-'84 vanagon speedo w/ tripmeter -vanagon doorhandles, sliding doorhandles, front doorhandles, some w/ keys -vanagon dash pad cover w/ maplite...
• Re: sliding door guide piece?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:13:34 -0700
  ...It just > snaps into position. > > Good luck, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Jean-Woo Kim wrote: > > My 87 Westy's sliding door developed a...
• RE - Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:36:03 -0400
  ...the snaps in the vent channel at the top of the sliding door and down the side behind the passenger seat. This has worked...
• How to clean and lubricate the sliding door.
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Tue, 5 May 1998 18:48:40 -0700
  ...I have to enter the van from the large sliding door. This is how I keep my door opening smooth every time. Once a...
• 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:30:56 -0400
  I am intrigued by the recent thread about the existence of a second handle on the sliding door for some vanagons. I want one...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:36:05 -0700
  ...you can tell by the sliding doorhandle area recess embossed in the > metal. the '85-'91 area is smaller than the '80-'84 area...
• Re: Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:31:30 -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...
• Sliding Door on Ebay for $65 (red)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:07:44 -0600
  I noticed a red vanagon sliding door on ebay for $65---it looks like its in decent condition (although the window is tinted green...
• Re: Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:24:38 -0800
  ...Gee, I love these cars. :-) > >The problem with my 90 is the sliding door pops open. >I have tried to adjust the strike in...
• Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:05:11 -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: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:23:30 -0700
  ...sliding door lock >I had a problem with the lock on my sliding door where the lock would >spring > open after closing the door...
• Sliding Door Problem Revisited
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:43:14 -0400
  ...It's not the handle to the 84 vanagon sliding door that is broken. It's the sliding-door lock that appears to be...
• Re: Seeking info- slider door light install
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 11:26:01 -0500
  ...One ground goes to the sliding door jam switch. The other can ground wherever is convenient. I pulled the wires into the passenger side...
• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:55:58 -0400
  Thanks Got it!! >Van-Cafe has got them. >Sliding Door Handle Seal >251.843.711A >http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:59:10 -0800
  ...I would like to > install one above the sliding door in place of one of the vent openings. > How > would I go about getting...
• Balky sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:06:14 -0500
  The sliding door on my 83 has lately been sticking. I'm pretty careful with it but I'm afraid a passenger will break...
• Loose sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 15:45:16 -0800
  The sliding door rattles at the top. I have several times tightened it by slacking off the nut under the nylon block, having my...
• Sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:36:51 -0500
  Hi I need a photo of how the rubberseal looks at the lower side of the sliding door, front end. Something is missing in...
• still looking for Wolfsburg side pieces
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:27:34 -0400
  ...They are (of course) the sliding door and the small piece behind the sliding door. They are grey/silver but that kind of grey...
• side door panel
  Historical mailing list - Don Thomas
  Sat, 8 Jul 2017 23:06:27 -0400
  Does anyone have the dimensions of the sliding door interior panel so that I may cut one out for myself?
• Cool Seal & sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:51:20 -0700
  I have put cool seal into my sliding door as a test here in Phoenix. 2 coats chaged the sound of the door from...
• sliding door interlock help..
  Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:11:18 -0400
  ...http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/VW-VANAGON--sliding-door--POWER--INTERLOCK_280516439808.html Now i want to install it on my 81 would anyone...
• SLIDING DOOR DESIGN CHANGES (by year)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 20:15:48 -0400 (EDT)
  I need another sliding door for my '84 van. (dove blue metallic, anyone know of one in a yard that color??) Anyway, I know...
• VANAGON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:46:28 -0400
  ...One is the sliding door handle. I've had several Vanagons & almost everyone has had a bad handle. Has anyone found a cure for...
• 81 Sliding door stuck
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 01:17:49 -0400
  ...The sliding door will NOT open. I have taken apart everything I can to try and understand the problem, but the final disassembly requires...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 14:25:48 -0400
  ...For whatever reason once the van got started the person stepped on the gas and the sliding door, part way open with someone pushing...
• Re: FW: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 12:16:12 -0400
  ...This past winter (not very cold in NJ) I found that my sliding door would close very nicely (with one hand!) when the temp...
• Sliding door light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 17:49:25 -0700
  Anybody got a spare door light switch for a slider? (175 947 561) Not sure if all the doors use the same switch but...
• Body upgrades
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 May 2009 04:27:55 -0500
  ...But the one area that really bothers me is the middle window in the sliding door and on the driver side opposite the sliding...
• Re: Added sleeping comfort & sliding door bug screens
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:15:09 -0800
  ...Added sleeping comfort & sliding door bug screens >Have any Listees used an air mattress on the beds (upper or lower) in the >Westy's...
• Re: double sliding doors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 95 10:56:51 +0100
  On Sat, 7 Oct 1995 19:10:35 -0700 Martha wrote: >LOTS of vans in Europe have had sliding doors for decades. Just >like...
• Re: propane facts - Propex & Carver furnaces
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:05:24 -0700
  ...but, in his case, I think (memory) his thermo was facing the sliding door but also on the closet cabinet. bob
• Re: sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:20:52 -0600
  ...This > latch > is found when looking at sliding door, left side about half way up > door on > the side. This part is available and...
• White rubber threshold - on Sliding door lower track
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:02:29 -0400
  ...to locate the replacement rubber strip that fits above the lower sliding door track. About 3 feet long, and typically stepped on when entering...
• =?utf-8?Q?RE:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:06:17 -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...
• 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:34:58 -0700
  ...It is the actual OEM long handle for 80-84, not a sawed off short handle for the later redesigned sliding door. The handle...
• Disassemble '86 Westy Sliding window
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:59:06 -0400
  Is there a way to disassemble the sliding window pane and/or screen from the sliding door and drivers side 1986 Westy windows for...
• How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:54:46 -0500
  Can anyone explain to me the subject above? I'm having trouble with my sliding door staying shut. I will be riding down the...
• Power locks that won't
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 13:29:56 -0800
  ...Now, though, the sliding door simply won't stay locked. I turn the key in the sliding door and it's like there's...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 16:12:15 -0400
  ...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Javier >>> >> >> hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the >> door from...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:57:13 +1200
  ...You can never lock your keys inside that way. > >Unless you exit through the sliding door. > >Phil I CANNOT shut my sliding door when...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:34:22 +0000
  ...Sliding door lower track repair I believe I can get a repair panel for this from Europe for you.  Or you could weld the...
• Re: Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:18:41 +0200
  ...Now my key opens my sliding door also. Well, actually I still have to install my sliding door to my van, before I can...
• Re: Sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:05:07 -0400
  ...Sliding door popping open Hello All, Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on very cold days? Or does anyone...
• FS: Vanagon Doors
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:47:39 -0800
  ...Front doors, sliding door and rear hatch, all in excellent condition (35k miles). You must come and get it, no shipping. Good price assured...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:31:38 -0700
  ...29 AM Eastern Standard Time, > collum@VERIZON.NET writes: > > >> The early sliding door handle is notorious for breaking. The one on my '84 >> hasn...
• 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...
• Re: 91 Westy - Sliding Door Pops Open While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 19:49:00 -0500
  ...91 Westy - Sliding Door Pops Open While Driving As I am driving, the sliding door on my 91 Westy will suddenly pop open about...