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  • Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:55:40 -0800
    >I've concluded that the time has come to replace all of the wires running >through the >driver's door (windows, speaker, locks, and...
  • Re: Vanagon locksmith
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:55:12 -0700
    ...Well, if you need both anyway, your best bet is to pull off a door handle and bring it in to a locksmith who...
  • Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:59:14 -0700
    ...CV Joint boots & Power Door locks > > The persons with insecurities list? Do you think they'd let me join? What if I'm not...
  • Door locks, waving & gas prices
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 2 Sep 2005 17:17:33 -0700
    Hello, To recap, my power door locks locked and will not unlock. I pulled the fuse and there was no change. I got into...
  • Re: Not Vanagon, sticky locks, and a Westy update
    Historical mailing list - Dean S
    Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:50:27 -0400
    ...all, > > This may or may not relate to Vanagon locks, but specifically, the > door locks on the outside of my 1995 Toyota T-100...
  • Re: [vanagon] power locks malfunction
    Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
    Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:12:39 -0600
    ...pull the handle at the same time that you are holding the key. As soon as you get in and close the door the...
  • Central Locking question on 91 Carat
    Historical mailing list - Mike Devlin
    Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:09:03 EST
    ...deactivate my locks with the key, the locks go nuts, up and down, and up and down until I close the door where they...
  • Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
    >I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door >that if the door is locked and you pull the trigger...
  • Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:55:45 -0400
    ...If the power locks are down, then you are going to have to pull the interior panel for the rear hatch and move the...
  • Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
    Historical mailing list - Amanda Shank
    Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:16:54 -0700
    ...The only glimmer of hope that I had was the passenger door motor operated whenever I locked or unlocked this door. I pulled the...
  • Door Locks & CV Joint Boots
    Historical mailing list - James Lowe
    Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:31:34 -0700
    ...The only glimmer of hope that I had was the passenger door motor operated whenever I locked or unlocked this door. I pulled the...
  • Re: Door handle/lock changing question
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:14:32 -0800
    ...keyed doors? And to do so, would I need to pull one of my > properly-keyed tumblers out to show the locksmith, or could...
  • 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...
  • Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:37:22 -0700
    On 9/13/06, Bret Berger <bret@stoneflytech.com> wrote: > What I want to know is can I pull the doors and hatch off...
  • Re: door lock service
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:37:52 -0800
    ...in on the recommended maintenance for 85 westy door locks? Should I pull the locks, soak in solvent and then lube in some way...
  • CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
    Historical mailing list - James Lowe
    Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:03:24 -0700
    ...The only glimmer of hope that I had was the passenger door motor operated whenever I locked or unlocked this door. I pulled the...
  • Re: Door handle/lock changing question
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:07:57 -0600
    ...keyed doors? And to do so, would I need to pull one of my properly-keyed tumblers out to show the locksmith, or could...
  • Re: Power locks that won't
    Historical mailing list - madsen
    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:15:08 -0500
    ...locks in the front doors are faulty. I think they run through the door jam , inside that protector rubber tube. You can pull back...
  • URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:16:51 -0400
    I have them 90% off, I just can't figure out how to release the little latch that you pull to open the door...
  • Power Door Locks
    Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
    Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:23:56 -0700
    ...should, but neither the sliding side door nor the rear hatch will lock when the front door locks are activated by the key. I...
  • Re: '86 Steering Lock
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:30:35 -0700
    ...It is a 2 minute job to pull a door handle. Then take that handle to a locksmith and they look up the code...
  • Re: Vanagon key rear hatch
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 6 Dec 2011 16:08:48 -0800
    ...sticky locks, I got lucky this spring at > the local u pull it a vanny with key in ignition that fit all doors so...
  • Re: Locks
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Wed, 10 Jun 1998 10:32:12 -0700
    ...drivers door as then the van would need three different keys(at least). > If you want to have all of the locks match, it...
  • Re: Not Vanagon, sticky locks, and a Westy update
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:13:02 -0400
    ...all, > > > > This may or may not relate to Vanagon locks, but specifically, the > > door locks on the outside of my 1995 Toyota T-100...
  • Re: Fwd: Vanagon key rear hatch
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:54:13 -0800
    ...sticky locks, I got lucky this spring at > the local u pull it a vanny with key in ignition that fit > all doors so...
  • Re: Removing door locks to have them re-keyed? Difficult?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 17 Oct 2000 02:27:55 EDT
    ...of your door panel. Just past the lock/unlock lever is a single Phillips screw. Remove this and the handle will pull right out...
  • Re: Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 31 May 2013 21:48:56 -0700
    ...can > get the door open I can't pull the mechanism out. I even had the local > (small town) locksmith out to take a...
  • Re: [vanagon] power locks malfunction
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 30 Nov 2001 09:24:24 -0800
    ...pull the handle at the same time > that you are holding the key. As soon as you get in and close the door the...
  • Getting a Key Cut From the Lock Code '65 Type II
    Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
    Thu, 7 Jul 1994 16:07:49 -0700 (PDT)
    In response to Richard Kurtz's question about re-keying locks: I just got done re-keying my passenger door lock to match all...
  • Re: Electric door lock problems with '90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
    Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:42:31 -0800
    ...The motor assembly is directly below the door lock button. You can pull the front door panel off enough to reach in and disconnect...
  • Key Code Lock Code removing handles removing locks (for the archives...)
    Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:48:48 -0400
    ...To remove either door handle, open the door. As close to the rear of the door handle as possible, pull the rubber weatherstripping inboard...
  • Re: lost key...Re: Beside myself!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:11:44 -0800
    ...If you want a key made inexpensively and competently, pull out the yellow pages and find a competent local locksmith. Look for one with...
  • Eurovan Central Locking
    Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
    Mon, 25 Nov 1996 13:53:28 -0500
    ...Once inside with the door closed, the cycling stops. I have to time a pull on the door handle in order to get in...
  • Re: Power Door Lock Consternation
    Historical mailing list - Robert Wing
    Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:44:03 -0400
    ...The door locks and the power mirror. I also had a non-operational rear hatch lock. All problems were traced to wire breaks. The...
  • 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: 87 Central Locks
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:18:03 -0400
    ...87 Central Locks > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > I am a recent owner of a 1987 GL Wolfsburg ed. Initially, the passenger > > door lock actuator was blown...
  • Re: Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 31 May 2013 21:19:27 -0700
    ...can get the door open I can't pull the mechanism out. I even had the local (small town) locksmith out to take a...
  • Re: door that magically opens
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:11:39 -0700
    ...the door to keep it closed. Once when I jammed somehthing in my slider at the back I kept pulling and pulling on the...
  • Re: Headlights Out
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:13:51 -0500
    ...If it doesn't, then you can eliminate the door locks as the culprit and simply pull the appropriate fuse (as described in my...
  • Re: URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:34:06 -0700
    ...out how to release the little >latch that you pull to open the door anyone know how to take this off? >There do not...
  • Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
    Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:07:10 -0600
    What I want to know is can I pull the doors and hatch off a late model Vanagon and install on my 1982 diesel...
  • Re: Rear door latch stuck
    Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
    Sun, 12 Jul 1998 13:55:26 -0400
    ...power locks, but if you do just push down on the front right passanger door's manual lock button with all doors closed. Then...
  • RE: Bus Door Handle
    Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
    Tue, 23 Jul 96 22:45:30 UT
    ...McKinley wrote: >OOPS! Just broke the finger pull lever on the outside handle driver's door ("72 >Westy). Anybody got a handle? Condition of...
  • Re: Easy way to get your car stolen
    Historical mailing list - Rob S.
    Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:07:55 -0400
    ...I can then pull a door handle in less > than a > minute, look the code up on my computer and code cut a key...
  • Power Door Lock Problem
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Mon, 4 Aug 2003 05:42:04 -0700
    My driver's side door locks automatically as soon as it is closed, from inside or out. It will not open unless I turn...
  • Re: Electric Locks
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 5 Jun 2021 06:02:03 -0700
    ...Electric Locks > > > > > > Houston, I have a problem! > > > I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I pulled > > the door...
  • Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:51:44 EDT
    ...COM writes: > What I want to know is can I pull the doors and hatch off a late model > Vanagon and install on my...
  • Re: Eurovan Central Locking
    Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
    Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:07:36 -0500 (EST)
    > My 1995 EV-Winne has developed the irritating habit > of cycling its power door locks locked/unlocked > continually when the weather is wet. This...
  • Re: Easy way to get your car stolen
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:06:54 -0500
    ...Most of the locksmith community is careful about this. On our older VW's, it's so easy to pull a handle and get...
  • Re: Lost Keys
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:03:50 -0500
    ...To remove the handle, open the door and pull the rubber door seal (horizontally to the rear of the handle) and remove the Phillips...
  • vanagon power door lock actuators for sale....Re: 87 Central Locks
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:10:02 EDT
    ...Unfortunately, pulling it didn't have the > effect that I had hoped for and it looks like I'll have to hasten my search...
  • Re: questions about electric locks
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Tue, 9 Jul 2002 00:24:33 +0200
    ...it also locks the rear and side doors (these do not generally corrode to push, as their is no water pouring in on them...
  • Re: Rear Hatch Lock
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:23:04 +0000
    ...With lock in vertical key position, it operates with the power locks but in opposition – lock the doors, hatch unlocks – unlock the doors, hatch...
  • Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:10:47 -0700
    ...The power door locks are live all the time. Passenger door removal is the same except no side ground cables. Those are all on...
  • FS: the rest of the '87
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Sat, 7 Jul 2001 18:29:36 -0400
    ...All power door locks work well. No engine, no CVs. Radiator present, long cooling tubes gone. Body parts will be availble in late August...
  • Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:43:19 -0400
    ...Fixed that by > removing the power lock actuator on that door. > The remaining power locks sometimes continued to work when I would > lock the...
  • Re: Lost Keys
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:07:02 -0500
    ...To remove the handle, open the door and pull the > rubber door seal (horizontally to the rear of the handle) and remove the > Phillips...
  • Re: Makin keys
    Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
    Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:12:36 -0330
    ...Finally hit the right combination of keywords and pulled up lots of info from the archives. Just one Phillip's screw holding the door...
  • Re: key codes?
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:22:20 -0500
    ...Remove a exterior door lock by opening the door and removing the phillips head screw that's behind the weather strip, push the rubber...
  • Power lock amperage
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
    Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:39:54 -0600
    ...Other than the radio and interior lights, the only other thing that draws measurable amperage when off is the Power door locks. A test...