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• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:31:56 +1000
  ...The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> >Speaking of sliding door handles, just a "heads up" that VW has >discontinued the '80-84 version. That...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Fri, 28 May 2021 11:35:23 -0500
  ...step that would fold back into the foot well with the door closed, but can be flipped out to reduce the distance between the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:01:20 +0200
  ...wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit >> between open door and C-pillar when moving door...? >> >> >> Regards >> Raimund >> >> >> Am 01.08.2020...
• Re: Where does the power mirror switch go?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 18:27:18 EDT
  ...4" in front of the grab handle . Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis 86 VW Transporter Three Door Pickup 60 Porsche T-5 Coupe...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:29:24 -0700
  ...I’d have that handle as a door handle. I might then swap the door handle to the a pillar. Only because it’s...
• Mo Parts---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:56:43 -0600
  ...door L/H door glass.( wing window and door window) R/H door glass ( door window only ) (1) L/H interior door handle (1...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 19:12:08 -0700
  ...much easier than the old slider door. Crazyvwman, Mark, has a mod where he attached a grab handle, ie same as the one on...
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:38:21 -0400
  If she is adding it on the drivers side A pillar it contains the wires running to the door light over the drivers door...
• Spoke too soon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:26:34 -0500
  ...back (don't really know why, just being different today.) Grabbed the handle and pulled. And it snapped right off. Erk. Oh well, that...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:16:17 -0400
  ...wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit >>> between open door and C-pillar when moving door...? >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> Raimund >>> >>> >>> Am 01.08.2020...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:16:11 -0500
  ...to the steering column >Trailing Arms >All the door handles, locks.....including all sliding door hardware >Instrument cluster >Seats and swivels, if available >Steering...
• Re: 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:23 -0700
  ...I noticed that my sliding door latch ('82 Westy) has been getting stiffer and harder to open. In fact the outer door handle recently...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:20:18 -0700
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And yes, it > was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. > > My 86...
• Re: Somewhat urgent help requested
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:42 -0400
  ...the door panel you need a #2 Philips and ideally a #3. > > The window handle -- well, never mind that one. > > The grab handle has...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:09:30 -0700
  ...Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The OEM grab loop inside my '84's sliding door finally came apart last year. I replaced it...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:57:14 EST
  ...also added grab handle to sliding door opening. both from passenger bus) 2) Additional interior light over passenger door (like the one over the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:21:01 -0700
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And yes, > it > > was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. > > > > My 86...
• "A" Pillar Grab Handle was Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 02:35:57 -0500
  ...Reattach the B pillar grabit and then >attach the A pillar grabit. Al, Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle...
• Re: Vanagon Newbie and inop electric windows
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:46:13 -0400
  ...door handle unclips, then there's a screw underneath with special cupped lock washer. Two screws (P2 and P3) at each end of grab...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:22:23 +0200
  ...wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit >>>> between open door and C-pillar when moving door...? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Raimund >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 01.08.2020...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:55:30 -0000
  ...Is this the grab handle on the front door frame > near where the vent window in the door is located? MY wife has wanted...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:04:16 -0700
  ...With the > door closed so much that the handle is exposed and grabable, there's not > enough distance to get that door up to...
• Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:50:57 GMT
  ...to grab. Reach where, you ask? When you open the door, on the inside of the door, just above the inside handle is a...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:24:17 +0200
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And yes, it >> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. >> >> My 86...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 01 Jul 94 10:57:00 cdt
  ...up to speedo cable, $5 >2 door grab handles, $3 for the pair >1 cabin grab handle, $2 >2 chrome headlight rings, $5 each...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:25:44 -0400
  ...Does anyone has a leftover grab handle to install on the sliding door side, available to donate. Jose Rafael Moscoso, RT, BSc, MPH {jmoscoso...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:23:28 -0500
  ...wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit > >>>> between open door and C-pillar when moving door...? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Raimund > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Am 01.08.2020...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:26:47 +0200
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And >>> yes, it >>> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. >>> >>> My 86...
• Re: Window Crank Handle Extensions Available - alt solution
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 09:30:55 -0700
  ...My solution was to simply bend the handle out by the required amount. Clamp the base, and gently tug outward. The knob you grab...
• Info re headliners and anyone with ETKA
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:59:38 +1100
  ...packing pieces for the grab handle above the passengers middle seat. I recently obtained the packing pieces for the door pillars, they are numbered...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:42:51 -0700
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And > yes, it > >> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. > >> > >> My 86...
• Re: Paint color; mystery peg on slider; fiberglass restoration
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:36:19 EST
  ...a handle exactly like the one on the front of the door. The purpose is to grab onto to close the door. The reason...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:56:03 -0700
  ...The way that I use it is to slide the door > into the almost closed position and then grab the rear handle and gently...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 May 2021 09:46:46 -0700
  ...But hers is a step fixed under the door step . Yes, fixed, but doesn’t seem to affect ground clearance much. Alistair > On May...
• window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:34:45 -0800
  ...I tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would not budge. I even got my daughter to spin the handle while...
• Re: "A" Pillar Grab Handle was Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 14:28:57 -0800
  ...Reattach the B pillar grabit and then > >attach the A pillar grabit. > > Al, > Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
  ...much easier than the old slider door. > > Crazyvwman, Mark, has a mod where he attached a grab handle, ie same as the one on...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 20:41:04 -0000
  ...Is this the grab handle on the front door frame > > > near where the vent window in the door is located? MY wife has wanted...
• Re: bug o' rama report
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 18:48:48 -0400
  ...neeed of grabbing >it :) thanks- now i get it. ( I think of them as dash grab handles. ) >i believe these handles were also seen...
• Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:35:33 -0800
  ...For example how to avoid drilling through your wiring inside the door frame post if you install another grab handle. William Subject: Re: FS...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:34:21 -0500
  ...the grab straps/handles that come in some model vanagons (for the rear seat passengers) are the same as the ones in the beetles...
• rear hatch opener
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:58:10 -0500
  I made my rear hatch opener with a spare front door interior latch pull and a spare grab handle connected with bicycle brake cable...
• Re: vanagon manual
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 May 2005 23:11:38 -0500
  ...eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&item=7971690074 > > I also have one brown inner grab handle not listed yet. If interested > email > me with an offer before...
• Re: Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:50:01 -0700
  ...I've removed the speaker, the > window crank, the door grab handle and the ventilation grille at the lower > rear. It's the door...
• Re: Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:37:51 -0400
  I wrote looking for 2 window cranks, 2 grab handles and inside door openers. Are they still available? Would you ship them? Etc.? Ron...
• Re: Ventilation through the doors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 23:09:06 -0700
  ...1321 > >> >> >Chris -- do you have door handles in addition to the pull >> >straps, or just the straps? Curious.... >> Uh ... I have a door thingy...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:40:53 -0800
  ...I > even got my daughter to spin the handle while I was pulling. No dice. > > I'm going to investigate behind the door panel...
• Re: How can I remove an interior door panel of a '90 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:36:40 -0800
  ...remove everything bolted through into the door (grab handle, map pocket if present, lower air vent, and latch), then pop the plastic hold-downs...
• Re: How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:52:40 -0600
  ...Doesn't seem to be any thing to positively grab and \cam down to > hold the door in place. This door has given me...
• Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:50:56 -0700
  on an 84 at the junkyard I would grab: outside sliding door handle black plastic coolant H pipe near the water tank in the...
• extra long map pocket
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:48:56 -0800
  ...The rear of it will position itself, just under the driver side door grab handle. Perhaps this is old news to the vanagon list...
• Driver's door done
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 May 2010 17:33:12 -0700
  ...a tighter window seal.� I meant to install a junkyard prize grab handle on that side but now can't find it in the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:15:39 +0200
  ...Made grabbing it a >>>> tad easier. And >> yes, it >>>> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. >>>> >>>> My 86...
• Re: sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:00:39 -0600
  I've had the same experience but I've about decided that grabbing the handle and giving it a good yank to see if...
• Re: Fire Prevention Week (Was: Always Look Under A Bus!)
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:03:42 -0700
  ...And if I am parked on a busy highway, I > can get to it by opening the passenger door and grabbing it. > > For me...
• New GRABBERS
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:56:59 -0800
  Had the new tires put on yesterday the grabbers and took the van for a drive to check it out It does handle better...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:26:29 -0700
  ...Made grabbing it a > >>>> tad easier. And > >> yes, it > >>>> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. > >>>> > >>>> My 86...
• October 1984 sunroof Vanagon - Parts Van PDX
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:59:26 -0800
  ...has all the door handles. I must have been the first guy to get parts off of it. (the guy who got the alt...
• Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:40:18 -0500
  ...I still remember the time my mom grabbed the inside door handle of her Mustang II and it broke off in her hand. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:52:20 -0500
  ...H4 headlights Grab handle on drivers`side Light over sliding door A name for my Westy Javier Zavala 84 1,9L German Westy 01...