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• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:51:18 -0700
  ...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: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:54:41 EDT
  ...The later door has a single latch > and opens more easily even with the shorter handle. The window is a > different size also so...
• Vngn Slider Handle Fall Off 25 cent FIX !
  Historical mailing list
  11 Oct 96 06:38:07 PDT
  After gloating (for awhile, anyway) that MY sliding door handle won't fall off as I have routinely tightened up the screw holding it...
• Stock Radio Available for trade
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:13:20 -0400
  ...Large Black Handles Black round curtain hooks Piece of body plastic between sliding door and rear tire for a Carat or Wolfsburg with mounting...
• Re: 86 weekender interior for sale in Oakland, CA
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:02:20 -0800
  ...Sliding door handle definitely not there. Oakland, just south of Couliseum Bart station. >By "foamy," you mean the rear mattress? I've been looking...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:28:44 -0400
  ...the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side now...
• moving sale
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Sat, 18 May 2002 11:12:48 -0700
  ...2) stripping out 1986 Vanagon GL front doors, sliding door, radiator + Fan, dash, rear heater core in housing with blower motor, good used transmission...
• Re: 83.5 Westy Missing slider door inside lever retaining screw THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:07:17 -0800
  ...I was trying to close the sliding door on my 83.5 Westy when the >> inner door handle "pull-lever latch" came off - no...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 07:03:10 -0400
  ...I can even send photos.. >Were you saying that your sliding door handle was "perfected"? Quite the opposite, actually I said it was BenT...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 13:31:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...ve found is to go out the front door, just pull in on the > > door handle as you open the latch. Less of a...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:32:58 -0700
  ...My exterior sliding door handle broke off beyond the key hole. > So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside...
• Parting out '81 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monesson
  Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:59:23 -0500
  ...The motor, trans, parklights, and sliding door handle have already been sold to other list members, but almost everything else is still there. Please...
• Re: motorcyles
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 18:41:22 -0400
  ...i wrapped it around the doors (had to climb in the window), seats and mounting brackets for the rear seat. the sliding door barely...
• Re: Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 22 May 1998 06:42:28 -0400
  ...B) $120, Engine Core w/o heads $50, Alternator $60, Sliding >Door Handle $25, Front Washer Pump/Container $20. > >The following I will sell...
• 110 Volt shore power question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:24:18 -0400
  ...gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286/inside-sliding-door- <https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286/inside-sliding-door-> > >>>>>>>> handle- > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I think many...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:04:16 -0700
  ...SssssssSSSSSHHHHHH-THWUNK!!!! > > There's no way I can do that with the rear, horizontal, handle. With the > door closed so much that the handle...
• Re: sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:49:31 -0700
  ...Or you could remove the old seal, put the new one over the sliding door, stretch it a bit to get it in. On...
• 85 Parts needed - handles and more
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lutomski
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:01:57 -0500
  ...Door handle for sliding door (this is the shorter stubby model) 2. Handle for front window crank (with screw and plastic cover is possible...
• Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:01:13 +1200
  ...This would mean that I'd need the doorframe structure as well. Window, lock & handles would be needed. It wouldn't matter what year...
• sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - William M. Davidson
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:36:13 -0700
  ...Another question I have pertains to the sliding door latch hardware on my 84 Vanagon. I guess I didn't have to say it...
• Re: sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:20:54 -0700
  ...I removed all the handles and screws and can find no way to get it out of the door. At 05:30 PM 08...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:36:59 +0000
  ...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 window lock
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 22 May 2002 22:49:23 -0700
  ...Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out of the sliding door? TIA Earl
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:16:47 -0400
  > The locksmith everybody (the list) recommends is Steve's Lock > Shop, in TX. Here's the link: http://www.steveslockshop.com/ As a satisfied...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:12:15 -0800
  ...to the door opening.� It never does with a knob.� You can apply what you want to the Westy sliding door handle.� :-) 4)� besides...
• Re: Outside Slider Handle ? 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:53:52 -0700
  ...Sure made the door handle feel firm and solid. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010...
• Re: Sliding Door Latch
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 13:30:32 +1200
  > >you have to remove the inner doorpanel (or at least the top forward part >>of it) to replace the outside slider doorhandle. doorhandle is...
• Re: remote/keyless entry
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:28:32 -0700
  ...The sliding door can be retrofitted with the stock or an aftermarket contact set, so that's relatively easy to do. I consider powerlocks...
• Re: Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:31:12 -0400
  ...Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question I just received my Bus Depot sliding door screen, which looks to be well made. However, there are...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:02:31 -0600
  ...Sliding Door for '84-85 > > Everyone, I'm sorry for my questions about '84/85. I do trust yourexpertise. It's just that it...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 11:30:11 -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: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:52:48 -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: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:42:15 -0500
  ...I am trying to re-key a spare cylinder to my key set so my sliding door will lock/unlock from the outside. I...
• Re: Lost Keys
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:03:50 -0500
  ...handle will then come off by pulling it toward the front of the van. Originally one key worked on the front doors, the sliding...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:01:39 -0700
  ...To make things > worse, my sliding door handle was BenT! I've since installed load D's, a > Digitool, and H4's. Everything is...
• Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 1 May 2000 12:16:00 -0700
  ...Front door key (left/right) 3. Sliding door key To open the rear gate door uses key 2 or 3 (I just try until...
• sliding door handle key lock cylinder - swithing one over to a new handle.,
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:53:16 -0800
  the key lock cylinder comes right out of the door handle........there is a almost hidden teeny tiny set screw, in the side of...
• '84 Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 30 May 2001 06:49:41 -0400
  No local salvage sources, all the early vans' handles are broken or gone. I have found a few newer ones, though. I have reviewed...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 02:57:49 EDT
  ...mine do.) But, look at the handle next to the sliding door. That's brown. A gray interior would have had a black handle.
• Need late model sliding door outer handle.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:04:42 -0500
  Anyone have one? My son finally broke mine after 2 years telling him not to pull out on it with all his weight........ pmail...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Jun 2018 12:03:50 -0400
  ...Sliding door question > > Dan, good advice. > > Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of > force. Is that normal? Is...
• you want a thread? i got a thread!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 23:57:26 -0600
  ...one lock is seized, the return spring in the other doesn't work, and i have to tighten the sliding door handle every time...
• Re: Re keying rear hacth and sliding door locks
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:34:15 -0800
  Steve - Speaking from experience, I strongly suggest you contact Steve Sandlin at vwcarlocks@hotmail.com and see about sending your Sliding Door and Rear...
• Re: sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Fraver
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 18:47:30 -0400
  ...The piece that you push up to unlock the door won't stay in the up position, making it impossible to leave the door...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:07:08 -0700
  ...later, the sliding door panel comes off very easily just like the front door panels. you just undo the various handles with a phillips...
• Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:53:30 -0500
  ...Colling pressure tank - $10.00 Sliding Door handle and lock mechanism - $25.00 Please call Richard at 1-705-745-5889
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Swap. What am I missing?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:54:00 -0700
  ...in, and now I don't have to open the passenger door to open slider! FWIW, only needed penetrating fluid and time. Neil. -- Neil...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 07:29:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...ve found is to go out the front door, just pull in on the > > > door handle as you open the latch. Less of a...
• Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:58:12 CDT
  ...for sliding side and front doors Other items like tail and turn signal lens, headrests, interior and exterior mirrors, alternators, gauges, switches, handles, glass...
• Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 May 2023 13:07:59 -0600
  ...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: door grease - '84 Westy Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:52:24 -0700
  ...Since it was starting to > snow, my view was that it was halfway open... > > Inside the door is a sliding window guide and the...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:37:54 -0400
  ...Yes, these doors are a pita! I have only owned one Vanagon with no slider problem. However, I have never failed in repairing the...
• Re: Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:54:56 -0000
  ...A little jiggling (sp?) of the sliding door handle usually > 'wakes it up' and it then locks. > > I'm all ears. Many thanks. > > Sam...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 14:30:31 -0400
  ...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: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:01:31 -0800
  ...self respect has forced me to look for a functional sliding door handle. the one i currently use is flopping all over the place...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:29:35 -0400
  ...There's a capture device in front to keep the door from bursting open when the grenade goes off inside, but the two parts...
• Re: Sliding Door Problem
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:03:52 -0800
  ...By the way, be sure to take off the necessary door hardware before hand. FOr the sliding door, this is the opening handle and...
• FS: 85 Westy in TX
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:13:19 EDT
  ...2002 not installed but included: - new window chrome moulding - new window rubber with no moulding inserts - new front door handles and keys - new sliding...
• Re: Westy top hinge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:20:09 -0400
  ...but with a sliding door. When the door was closed, the handle was in that awkward little space between the door and the refrigerator...
• Re: more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:31:56 -0700
  ...more vanagon parts For sale (best offers) for sale: -'86-'91 upper square headlight grille (no headlights) -85-'91 sliding door handles -front doorpanels...