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Door Locks
Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:00:15 +0000
Hey All On Friday Oct 30 Kelly Bauman wrote "With power door locks you can close the drivers and passengers doors, then with the...
Re: Fixing a front door dent--how to remove handle?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:38:45 -0700
...It is easy to locate by looking for the notch on the door's metal edge. Just pull the door weather strip away slightly...
Re: doors
Historical mailing list
Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:44:55 EDT
In a message dated 9/24/05 3:03:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Neal354@WMCONNECT.COM writes: > will a 89 vanagon doors fit...
Hinges
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:36:55 -0800
Look near the hinge on the door and see if the door itself is cracked around the hinge . My 89 with 275K was cracked...
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...
89 syncro westy electric door locks
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sat, 9 Sep 2000 23:03:03 -1000
The electric door locks on my 89 syncro westy have a mind of their own. I'm sure many of you have had this...
Re: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 8 May 2005 06:34:07 EDT
...My sliding Door Lock Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock or unlock the door using the lock of the sliding door. But...
Driver door lock
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:06:36 -0800
...Still debating whether I should do the rear door. However, I noticed during reassembly that my driver's door seems to be unlockable -- I...
Re: Driver door lock
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:54:23 -0800
Rick, There is a tab on the latch which keeps the door from being able to lock without the key. As Ken mentioned, it...
Drivers Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 17:15:25 -0400
I have been battling the door lock on my 84 Westy for months now & have not been able to open the door! Today in...
intermittent power lock problems
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:06 -0500
...When I bought my van it had power locks that worked for the passenger door, side door and rear hatch. If I locked the...
Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 12 Oct 2014 09:00:47 -0700
...Page 58.2 begins the details of the 80-84 slider door. Page 58.10 begins the 85-91 slider door. Mark mark drillock...
Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:03:25 -0800
...This locks all doors including the sliding door once it is shut. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
Re: slider doors (was will it fit?)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:23:52 EDT
...cant use a 82 door on a 91. fyi, ive got a '85-'91 slider door FS chris slider doors: '80-84 '85-'91...
FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 22:55:32 EST
anyone want to retrofit a door pocket to your front pass door, let me know i have a few for sale.. chris
Re: Power Door Locks Won't Lock
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:18:57 -0800
...You can test to see which door is suspect by removing the door panel and unplugging the connections to the power door locks. If...
question regarding door stops/door brakes or whatever they are called
Historical mailing list - David Cohen
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:08 EDT
Hi, Is there a way to tighten up the door stops/brakes in a 90 Vanagon to keep the front doors from swinging open...
Power door locks, anyone?
Historical mailing list - Steve Ward
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:54:57 -0800
I'm fighting the power door locks again. I'm wondering if anyone has had much experience in debugging these gadgets... I've taken...
FS: front doors w/ pwr windows, pwr mirrors,pdl, fit all vans
Historical mailing list
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:57:40 EST
i have a pair of front doors from a carat for sale. these doors will fit ALL vanagons. they have power mirrors on them...
Re: Fwd: Sliding door... please help...
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:47:13 -0800
The sliding doors are different 80-84 vs 85-91 but the same size. The latches differ, as the 85-91 has only 1...
door rattle
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:45:39 -0600
I have a rattle in my passenger door that I can't track down. Sometimes on the highway, and more often on rough roads...
sliding side door lock not working without key
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:56:55 -0700
My side sliding door does not lock or unlock automatically witht he key when all other doors do. The past few days I heard...
Re: Door locks
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:00:15 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 25 Nov 1996 DEREKWH125@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone out here have power door locks? If so, how is the wire to...
front door panel removal?
Historical mailing list - s w
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:16:22 -0800
i can't find anything in the bently or list archives on removing the finger guards (?) from the door so as to remove the...
RE: Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:51:59 -0800
Tim, The jam nut that holds the cable in position for the rear latch (yes, there are two latches on the door) has probably...
Re: Breaking into a vanagon? How do you lock the keys in?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:30:23 -0400
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Eric Zeno wrote: > All vanagon I've seen you need the key to lock the drivers door, > except mine...
Re: Hard shutting front doors
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:03:56 -0600
Drivers door... probably most of the problems are on the driver's side. In my case, the problem came from stupidly backing into a...
Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Wed, 9 May 2012 22:11:44 +0000
...Door locks only work when doors are closed? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Our '84 is the same way for the drivers side door...
Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:14:15 EDT
...The hook is located about midway up on the door about an inch or three above the inside door handle (or handles). The hook...
Re: Driver door lock
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:25:57 -0500
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 1:16 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote: > The door lock won't move unless the door is...
Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
Wed, 18 Dec 96 10:20:00 PST
Yup, the sliding door on my '84 vanagon is stuck. I tried to open it from the outside, and the handle felt and sounded...
Sliding Door Problems
Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
Sun, 06 Apr 1997 22:14:04 -0700
I have a 1990 Vanagon with a sticking sliding door. The rear of the door seems to hang when I pull down on the...
Re&Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:03:14 -0500
...got out the sliding door.... gravity assisted and shut the door so hard, it caused the lock to fall down....BUT... I keep a...
Re: door handle for sliding side door
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 26 Jun 2004 15:39:38 -0700
That's circa 1986 and up USED? > Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for > sale or...
Re: lock yer doors without keys?
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:09:34 -0400
> On my 80 Vanagon I have to lock the doors with the key. Doesn't work with > holding handle or so, use the key...
doorpanels and sliding doorpanels for sale.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:30:04 EST
...anyway i have access to my doorpanel stash now. i have front doorpanels and sliding doorpanels etc. these are original vw vanagon doorpanels. colors...
Re: Curing wind noise
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 12:55:37 -0700
...If you have wind noise from the top of your door. Sight the match between the door and the body of the van. Check...
FS: grey front doorpanels, also hatch panels, slider door panels
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:15:31 EST
this is what i got. -pair of front doorpanels, grey vinyl and grey velour. have manual crank hole. (from wolfsburg/carat pattern, but fit...
Re: Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem
Historical mailing list - David Stell
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:04:21 -0500
I had this problem too when I was having trouble with the rear latch and trying to adjust the sliding door for a better...
Re: Sliding Door Latch
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:19:20 -0700
>you have to remove the inner doorpanel (or at least the top forward part >of it) to replace the outside slider doorhandle. doorhandle is...
OT: Wife's Audi needs door trim
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:26:30 -0400
I need some door trim for my wife's Audi A4. It's a blue '98 and I need the mid section trim of...
Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:18:09 -0800
here's another tip I did few years ago... - in advance position the door pocket on the door panel to where you want it...
71 Westy and Door Handles
Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
Wed, 27 Sep 1995 14:20:28 -0700
To all, I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door that if the door is locked and you pull...
Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 9 May 2012 22:12:08 -0400
Since all the locks can be locked-unlocked from either front door the locks are designed to avoid locking the keys inside. You have...
FS: Bronze slider door..mint cond.. matches 85-86 westy, other vanagon bodyparts
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:21:12 EDT
...fits all 85-91 vanagons i also have white front doors, and bordeaux front doors, and dove blue front doors, wolfram grey front pass...
Re: Humidity-pressboard-slider door
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:57:04 -0700
Gowesty has an ABS plastic door panel that should be bulletproof. I would do a very thorough check to make sure that the window...
Fwd: Driver's Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 23:05:40 -0400
...Drivers Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed? > > I have been battling the door lock on my 84 Westy for months now & have not...
Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Wed, 9 May 2012 22:56:41 -0400
You need to be able to lock them so you can say to your passenger " lock that door". I'm ready to strip it...
Vangon Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:46:40 -0400
...I have acquired a replacement sliding door for mine, which has some rust issues. The door is from an '84 Westy. Looking at ETKA...
Re: Driver's Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:42:43 -0700
...Drivers Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed? > > I have been battling the door lock on my 84 Westy for months now & > have not...
fyi ... 1980-1981 passenger door locks
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 24 May 2004 20:57:17 -0500
...with the button down, you could pull the inside door latch and the door would open! this was fixed in 82, so all you...
Re: Double Sliding Doors in EV
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Oct 1995 10:05:05 -0700
and I noticed that there is the bodywork on BOTH sides of the van to install sliding doors. RIC wrote: > > >Chrysler the FIRST with...
wanted: crappy sliding door for 85/up in SF..
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:38:58 -0700
Anyone have a beat up sliding door in the Bay Area they want to get rid of ? I have a van shell that I...
Help, doors won't unlock
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:19:29 -0700
I have a new (to me) 87 Vanagon, it's a Wolfsburg and has power door locks. I pushed down the passenger lock button...
Door locks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 23:29:55 -0500
Does anyone out here have power door locks? If so, how is the wire to the sliding door routed? I am installing an aftermarket...
Re: Driver's Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:26:32 -0700
...Drivers Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed? I have been battling the door lock on my 84 Westy for months now & have not...
Re: Sliding door adjustment tips
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:21:17 -0400
...to raise the door - open the door, put the jack flush with the bottom of the door, loosen the bolts, raise the jack a...
Re: Front door handle
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 2 May 2013 12:49:18 -0700
open door, pull back door rubber adjacent to latch, expose phillips head machine screw, tighten screw :) alistair On 2013-05-02, at 12:26...
Re: Door vents
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 19:18:26 CDT
...I >took the door panel off to install a map tray in the right door and noticed >that the hole in the door behind...
Re: noise reduction
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:24:11 -0500
...I think it's not the air being exhausted out the doors, but rather the turbulence at the door intersection with the front door...