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Re: Sliding window refurbish
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:31:57 -0700
...Sliding window refurbish > > > > > > Pascal, thanks for the reply. > > > I figured out a way to put the sliding window > > guides > > > in. I remove the latch...
Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:08:27 -0300
...But then > Ithere's the danger of the sliding-door guillontining - especially for the > dog. > Van Cafe has a driver-side sliding rear widow...
Re: Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas?
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 07:48:09 -0500
...Sliding side window mini-awning / rain deflector ideas? >Last weekend while camping in my 89 westy in the rain, I started wondering >about fabricating...
Re: Stupid Question- sliding door
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Tue, 5 May 1998 16:32:32 -0700
...Stupid Question- sliding door >Volks, > >My sliding door has been stubborn for some time now on my '84. There >is so much grime in...
Re: sliding door
Historical mailing list - Arlen
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 03:46:49 -0700
...Arlen ------------------------------------------------ Tracy Bonin wrote: > Hi, I have a pretty big dent in my sliding door, I was able to find one Vanagon at the...
Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:16:09 -0700
...Went to Pick and Pull and took apart a sliding door locking mechanism to install on my van. However, I don't know how...
Re: westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:22:35 -0800
...up.. > >80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent >to conform to the shape of the upper track...
Re: sliding door guide piece?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:18:58 -0500
...Good luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jean-Woo Kim wrote: > My 87 Westy's sliding door developed a popping noise each time I...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:31:14 +0100
...But if it had the sliding window type of >> later SA Vanagons, then they must have had the "front middle height" handle >> with the...
'91 Vanagon Sliding door hardware
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Tue, 10 May 2011 09:48:21 -0600
Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a parts diagram with part numbers of the sliding door hardware? I am looking for replacement bearings and rollers...
RE: sliding door vent window
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 09 Feb 1996 09:22:00 -0800 (PST)
>So NOBODY on the list knows anything about removing/installing the >sliding door vent window? Wow. Well, you can remove it with a large...
Re: ???Sliding Window???
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:50:08 EDT
...Is it possible to remove the fixed light of the sliding window on a Vanagon without damage to the frame nor the glass? After...
Sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:59:28 -0800
I'm having a problem with my sliding door on my '88 Westy. It will pop open while driving (Not fun) and when I...
Re: Need a screen for sliding door sliding window.
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:52:28 -0400
> You can get them at Bus Depot for $49 a piece or GoWesty for > $59 a piece. I need both of them but so...
sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:56:28 -0400
...Now though, I'm curious, is there anyway to make it possible to open the sliding door without fiddling with the black knob every...
Stuck Lock Cylinder - Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:42:47 -0500
...The lock cylinder inside my sliding door handle is stuck, I think from decades of gunge slowly solidifying. I took the handle off and...
Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:26:30 -0800
My new '82 has the exterior sliding door handle broken off. (I have the broken one). EKTA suggests that the newer style was, or...
Re: Passenger door and sliding door needed in central PA
Historical mailing list
Sun, 4 May 2008 01:09:13 EDT
...Buses in Beaverton, PA is in need of a > passenger and sliding door for an '85. Does anybody near here have them? > > Thanks, > Bryan...
Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:01:48 -0800
...12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) FOUR (4) LEFT 4 sliding door handles w/o keys ($40 each) SOLD OUT 5...
Re: sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 22 May 2002 23:53:11 -0700
...Z --- Earl J Smith <r2d2@ISLANDNET.COM> wrote: > My passenger side sliding window lock is jammed > open. Is it possible to > remove it without...
Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:20:05 -0400
>Volks: > >I just opened the sliding door with the outer handle for the last time >it appears. The cheesy pot-metal handle has cracked...
Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:40:12 -0700
...Was > > this an option, meaning I might be able to find the appropriate switch? > > > > > > all seven passenger vanagons had the sliding door light switch...
Re: Screens for sliding windows?
Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:32:05 -0700
...Screens for sliding windows? Hi Steve, I have a 1985 Vanagon, which was modified by ASI into a camper. There are four screws (two...
Re: Sliding Door Screen
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:19:20 -0500
...Sliding door screen Volks, I bought a screen for the sliding door in my Westy from a fellow listee. Got it today. I don...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:13:14 -0800
...My 84 "Ole Putt" has one and it is very convenient to use to close a partially open (and sometimes stubborn) sliding door when...
Re: Sliding door repair
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:54:57 -0800
Larry, I did it a bout a year ago, here is my blog post http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door...
Rear Hatch Leak
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:08:38 -0500
...Also, with all the silver plastic around ALL of the windows being removed, I am left with really tacky looking aluminum sliding glass window...
Re: Sliding Door Service Video I made
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:20:02 -0700
...I would share a link to the list of the new sliding door > servicing video I made on Youtube. This is one of the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 06:54:26 +0000
...Harry. > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One thought of rubber wheels was interesting, but...
Sliding door latch release - Help
Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 05:47:07 -0400
Volks, My sliding door is awkward to close. When opened all the way, it latches in place. This is, of course, good and normal...
vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:03:32 EST
...on > vanagons?? > > joel, yes, the rear side windows were available as sliding windows, this was an option in europe.. i think chris gronski has...
Re: Sliding door panel replacement
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:09:08 -0700
OEM panel or aftermarket ABS panel?
Homemade Sliding Door Bug Screen
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:53:17 -0500
I finally got around to a mod which I should have done fourteen years ago....a sliding door bug screen. Basing my design on...
Re: Slider Extension
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:02:33 -0800
re " Don't forget that you also need to relocate the sliding door stop." Exactly ..that's the not-so-obivous part of the...
sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:21:39 +0000
...My sliding door has been getting more and more difficult to open. The rear edge wasn't jumping out when the handle was opened...
Re: sliding window rain screen - improved
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:36:03 -0900
...I think it will keep > out stray raindrops better. > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen-improved/ > > > alistair >
lock-cylinder on sliding door
Historical mailing list
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 10:45:18 +0200 (MET DST)
Hi Volks, How do I get to the cylinder on the slidingdoor handle? I can pull the handle from the door and remove a...
Re: Sliding Door Latch
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:41:29 EST
In a message dated 2/1/02 4:47:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > When the sliding door handle reaches...
WTB: Bordeaux Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 00:15:52 -0600
Hi all, I would like to buy a late model '90-'91 Burgundy sliding door, in excellent condition. I cannot use one from a...
Re: Sliding Door Screen Removal
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:08:31 EDT
...Any advice on removing the Mosquito net screen from the Westy sliding door? > Can't find anything in the Bentley, and its awfully brittle...
Last Tan Sliding Door Interior Panel
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:25:26 -0400
I have one brand new sliding door interior panel left. This is light brown/tan color with a light tan velour insert. These were...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:05:03 -0700
...usual Alistair's page: > https://shufti.blog/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door-quietening-hack/ > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:15 PM...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:06:10 -0700
...I'm thinking about taking out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the...
Re: Sliding door opens by itself
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 8 Oct 2000 18:25:15 -0700
...Sliding door opens by itself > I've had a problem with my sliding door for years. In cold weather, the > door does not want...
Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:29:38 -0500
...Please note below on what is left. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > > > > 4 sliding door...
FW: sliding door
Historical mailing list - "LUTOMSKI, MICHAEL G. (MIKE) (JSC-OM)"
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:37:04 -0500
...I noticed my year has a > recall around sliding door problems, but I haven't acted on it yet. > Does anyone on the list...
Re: Anyone seen the Go Westy Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 10:47:22 -0700
...Anyone seen the Go Westy Sliding door screen I'm looking into buying a screen for the sliding door on my '90 Westy Camper...
Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:03:33 -0400
Mike, I'm sending you a gif from ETKA showing the sliding door. The list won't see it. The screw is directly inboard...
The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:54:26 -0700
Have to push on the handle of the 84's sliding door pretty hard to get the sliding door to unlatch. It's not...
Re: Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:44:09 -0600
...an '81 Westie (with the quiet close rear handle) and the sliding > door screen is attached by snaps on the upper half and velcro...
Re: Slider Door
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 12 May 2020 16:53:48 -0700
...So thankful we have these guys on our team. > Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') > > | | | > Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') > | > > > Rich > San Diego
Sliding door screen mystery
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:09:11 -0500
In looking around for a sliding door screen, I notice that you can buy them from gowesty for any year before 1980 and after...
Red liquid leaking from rear passenger side below sliding door under seat area compartment.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:10:59 -0800
...A strange red fluid was leaking just under the back of the sliding door of my van just under the rear seat area next...
sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 00:41:43 EST
When I bought my 1987 Vanagon about 6 yrs ago, the passenger side sliding window lock was broken and in the glove box lol...
Re: Sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:39:46 -0600
Found the bentley. Thanks. Michael Sullivan 91 GL
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...
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Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:26:49 -0600
...last one on the bottom row. >> >> https://averysaircooled.com/sliding-door-parts/ >> >>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 7:56 AM Jeff Palmer <w...
sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:08 -0600
I am planning on ordering (fron europe) some sliding door escutcheons for the early version of the sliding door, part number 251 843 711...
Re: Sliding Door Lock Knob, Interior
Historical mailing list - k1cajun
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:11:27 -0500
Chris wrote: > > The button on the lock on the inside of the sliding door of my '88 Westy has > fallen off and gotten lost...
Missing Sliding Door Bumper
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:10:35 -0500
I have for some time had a loud clunking sound when my sliding door closes. Turns out there is a special "stop" this is...