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Re: Sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:24:05 -0600
...Then again, that may be a long term > concern, and may be more of an issue with the older style harder to > actuate door...
im selling my 84 vanagon westfalia
Historical mailing list - Derek Stone
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:10:45 -0500
...I accidentally broke the water faucet by turning the handle too far there are 3 big rust spots on the sliding door, and rust...
Re: Random Compatibility Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:18:45 -0800
...has the improved sliding door. If it has the old hard-to-open high effort door with the longer outside handle ..it's an...
1984 Vanagon GL H2O
Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
Thu, 4 May 2006 00:09:37 EDT
...my doors open like butter (was having trouble with my back door lock and passenger side lock was not opening, sliding door has no...
Re: Bit o' Rust
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:28:16 -0400
...a couple days ago I spotted a ding above the sliding door > handle that looks like it wants attention. I could use a tip...
Slide vs roll
Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 09:11:00 -0400
...After that it would be a toss up between the hubcaps, and the door handles? Bill Crick 76 Type II/IV/VII Ottawa Canada
Re: Fender Flares
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:56:28 -0500
...In that location it's handy from the front, through the sliding door, and while standing in the kitchen. I added an "L" shaped...
Re: Slider door challenge
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:09:16 -0700
...Slider door challenge >>> >>> Hmm, electric sliding door was available back in the 1980s, from a >>> german converter who built Vanagon Taxis. >>> >>> I have all...
Re: Vanagon vs. Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Scott Paddock
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 16:30:22 -0700
...Vanagon pro- better sliding door with handle latch- the EV door sticks back with pressure that is independant of the handle trigger. EV pro...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:47:48 +1200
...These won't need changing... >Rightside door handle will lock w/o key. Simple enough. >Sliding door will be on the wrong side. No...
Re: SssssshhhhhhhhhhTHUNK!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:14:11 EDT
...inside by sliding the door slowly to the "almost just-about closed" position, but not yet latched, and then grabbing that handle on the...
Re: Fender Flares
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:23:32 EST
...In that location it's handy from the > front, through the sliding door, and while standing in the kitchen. I > added an "L" shaped...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:16:03 -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: Westfalia features!
Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:44:25 -0800
...back it in thru the sliding door, put the back wheel between the front seats and bungee the handlebars to the bottom of the...
Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
Historical mailing list - Pascal
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:10 -0400
...Replaced mine and it work >> and looks great. >> C-ya Jonce >> http://www.oeveedub.com/vw/vanagon-door-handles/251-843-711A.html >> >> >>> Mike...
FOR SALE Bus goodies, 1600 d.p., s.p. stuff
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 May 1995 08:56:03 -0400
...8, drivers $5 (mirror is gunky) Sliding door handle, outside, 74-79 (no lock), $5 Sliding door handle, outside, 68-73 (w/lock, no...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Pat
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:11:14 -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...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 4 Jun 2018 18:56:11 -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...
Re: pick n pull
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:50:56 -0700
...outside sliding door handle black plastic coolant H pipe near the water tank in the engine bay. sun visor clips, rear view mirror if...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:12:27 -0600
...Sliding door question >> > >> > Dan, good advice. >> > >> > Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of >> > force. Is that normal? Is...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:47:52 -0800
WooHoo! Got the sliding door window installed yesterday! Was a real bear & took about 2 hours. Started with thin polyester braided line and silicon...
Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Fri, 9 Jun 2017 00:12:30 -0400
...No Start & Sliding door handle' > > > > > > '85 1.9L Vanagon > > > Potter Co. North Central PA > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > My van wont start.... > > > > > > All was well when...
Re: Van insolation
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Tue, 5 Apr 2022 17:52:40 -0700
...I got new storage pouches that > install in the rear hatch and sliding door and I'm taking the opportunity > to reduce noise and...
Parts for sale!
Historical mailing list - CC
Sat, 15 Apr 2000 03:10:09 CDT
...Other items like turn and tail lenses, mirrors, handles, door panels, alternators, glass, switches, gauges, heater cores, etc. Mostly from mid-80's vans...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 09:15:58 -0700
...Sliding door question >>>> >>>> Dan, good advice. >>>> >>>> Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of >>>> force. Is that normal? Is...
Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 11:11:43 +1000 (EST)
...This of course > must be the best part of owning a walk through bus since I have to go in > through the sliding door...
Re: stereo install
Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:52:51 -0400
...4) Now take your fishtape and enter the forward grill opening over the sliding door and feed it forward along the wiring harness visible...
Friday NVC...Argosy trailer, similar to Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:33:15 -0800
...Light and tight... .Yeah, there are no "tip-outs" or extra sliding rooms, nor no washing machines, but the door handles don't snap...
Re: Strap Handles?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:03 -0700
...The "subway hanger" strap just to the inside rear of the sliding door on > Mellow Yellow is looking pretty grim. The vinyl outer sleeve...
Re: Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:50:19 -0600
I removed all the handles/moulding and done plenty of sanding, replace pass,and sliding door,rear hatch had two panels cut out and...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 16:09:00 -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: '91 Starting Issues
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:06:36 -0500
...Last time I emailed Steve he used his expert lock and key skills to talk me through a sliding door handle repair. He is...
Re: A sad day, Scott Foss has left this realm
Historical mailing list - Karl
Mon, 25 Dec 2023 23:10:25 -0800
...had never been lubed, it was horrible! Door latches tight, hinges tight, locks difficult, sliding door handle and rollers so incredibly tight that it...
Re: Stripping a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:02:17 -0700
...a straight rear bumper if it has one sliding door outside handle ! oh, this one for sure - the sliding door inside panel. ( there are...
Re: Random Compatibility Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
...has the improved sliding door. If it > has the old hard-to-open high effort door with the longer outside handle > ..it's an...
Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:24:49 -0800
...s 'unfindable.' I put mine on the pump or inside the sliding door on the floor even. The stock gas cap is pretty nice...
No Wonder My VW's Love Me!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:27:20 -0500
...missing passenger side mirror, missing sliding door handle(outside), left front turn signal inop, no dash lights, window cranks broken, 3 holes in the...
Keeping in Key -OR- It Takes Only One Time to Learn
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Apr 96 18:33:10 EDT
...meanwhile, i've put the passenger door and lock back together. i'm having some problems with the sliding door. got the handle and...
'84 Vanagon FS
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:11:03 -0500
...Sliding door handle broken on the outside. Interior average. The owner is selling it because it won't pass her local emissions test and...
Re: Blacks and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:51:03 -0800
I didn't do my handles just yet, because I got stuck on removing the locks or tumblers, esp the sliding door. As far...
82 Air Cooled Questions
Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:36:01 -0600
...parts to rework the sliding doors locking/opening mechanisms. The key will turn and unlock the door and the handle works fine on the...
Re: Awnings
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:34:04 -0700
...it > rains hard it will drip between the awning and the sliding door. That is > irritating. Our son has the 10' model on his...
Re: Removed windows...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:45:20 -0400
Stacy, Yes, I'm replacing the seals on the front door windows and vent wings too, as well as the door handle gaskets. Trying...
Those damn door mirrors...
Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:44:19 -0300
...I wonder how many other fittings (like the sliding door handle) are made of this crap. To make my already long story shorter does...
Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:08:26 -0800
...wing_window_weatherstrip_seal_1_per_door.html * Window in the sliding door (just above the door handle) * I suspect the front window leaks...
Re: Finally In the process of painting our 87 Westy Installing new pop top canvas etc
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:58:45 -0400
...for the top latch, hinges , luggage rack cleats , trim for sliding door handle etc is there a better place ? >>> >>> thanks for any and all...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:57:56 -0600
...Sliding door question > >>>> > >>>> Dan, good advice. > >>>> > >>>> Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of > >>>> force. Is that normal? Is...
Oil reservoir heater
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:52:41 -0800
While I was at the local VW dealer buying a new sliding door handle, (exterior, they all break sooner or later, don't they...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:04:07 +0000
...ever given me trouble! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > WooHoo! Got the sliding door window installed yesterday! Was a real > bear > & took about 2 hours...
Re: Interior panel removal/81 transporter
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:57:31 -0400
...Interior panel removal/81 transporter I need to replace/repair the handle for the sliding door, as the kids have taken their toll on...
80 westy + thanks
Historical mailing list - James Brown
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:34:40 +0000
...gas-gage inop, city water-inlet broke, key to water tank-stopper missing, outside sliding door handle inop; but these things are little more...
FS - 86 VW Vanagon Camper plus 2 parts vans - $1500.00!
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 20:41:21 -0700
...A few dents and scratches, bumpers both dented, all end caps missing, sliding door handle broken off, drivers side mirror broken. 4 Goodyear Aquatreads...
Re: Zoltan of Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:08:22 +1100
My first day on the list - found it whilst trying to track down a cheap sliding door handle for my '82 T3 (Vanagon) after...
Re: Vanagon on (Dr.) House
Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:28:17 -0800
...Perhaps it was filmed somewhere other than > the US? Also, I think the sliding door handle was chromed or otherwise > unpainted shiny metal....something...
85 Vanagon for sale
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:47:02 -0500
...guarantee new OS 1997 new OEM starter motor 1994 new sliding door handle and lock extra rim + new snow tire/spare is matching snow...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:25:43 +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...
Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:13:21 -0400
...No Start & Sliding door handle' > > > > > > > > '85 1.9L Vanagon > > > > Potter Co. North Central PA > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > My van wont start.... > > > > > > > > All was well when...
Re: Value of sliding door
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:19:53 +1200
...Transporter,1 thru to 5 has had the option of a sliding >door on both sides.....although obviously not an option some markets saw...
FS: 86 Vanagon GL parts & videotape
Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:49:34 -0400
...grab handles 8. coat hangers 9. carpet hold down strip near sliding door and so on... BTW, the car has an engine that I...
Early Bus Door Window Frame Resto
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:53:34 -0700 (PDT)
...Remove the door panel, and remove the 2 bolts above the door handle that hold the frame from the side, and last, but not...