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• Re: Grab Handles<F>
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 6 May 1999 13:40:40 -0500
  <<<snip>>>You might want to poop out the headiner before you go drilling.<<<snip>>> Is this the new cure for haemorrhoids? Not one I...
• "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: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:19:08 -0600
  ...now they have something to grab hold of. i also added two more of these type grab handles in the low overhead side above...
• Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Smit
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:43:37 -0400
  ...handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- >> < >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:59:49 -0800
  ...Put a grab handle on the > > driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes > > getting in a whole lot easier. > > > > Lots of us...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 27 May 2021 10:32:04 -0400
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle > >> I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. > >> First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• Re: drivers side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:22 -0600
  I had to add it to my '87 Syncro Westy ... no GL model. bob On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Jim...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:34:50 -0800
  ...but my absolute favorite is simply the driver's side grab handle.... 'cause I use it every time I get into the van.... bill
• vanagon manual
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 2 May 2005 20:59:20 -0700
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7971690074 I also have one brown inner grab handle not listed yet. If interested...
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:32:46 -0400
  ...I was careful drilling for my grab handle, all is good. You should try installing a map/reading light on the passenger side, easy...
• 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: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:25:11 -0400
  ...A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the center...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 17:59:02 -0400
  ...the parts catalogue. > > Photo anyone? I wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit > between open door and C-pillar when moving door...
• costly mistake II, the sequal
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 05:13:40 EDT
  ...I was drilling the driver's side windsheild post to mount a grab handle like one the passenger side, and guess what? there's...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:31:38 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle > >> I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. > >> First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• New Purchase
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 May 2001 22:42:32 -0500
  ...This is for another grab handle on the passenger side door post. MO is enclosed in the envelope. Have deleted all the mail about...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:29:24 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle >>> I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. >>> First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:22:55 -0400
  ...a different type of extra handle works really > well for us. > I mount a stock Vanagon grab handle to the siding door just below...
• Re: [T2] Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:36:58 -0400
  ...They have short grab handles to pull them closed and fit perfectly with the vanagon arm-rest. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:33:16 -0800
  ...Put a grab handle on the > driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes > getting in a whole lot easier. > > Lots of us...
• Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 7 May 1999 11:26:21 EDT
  ...Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!) Date: 99-05-07 11:23:10 EDT From: Oxroad To: keepsake@PANGEA.CA In...
• Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:20:43 -0500
  Has anyone done this? Any how-to video's out there? Any precautions. How do you get screw mounting holes positioned just right? I...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 16:23:05 +1100
  ...But I too wanted a grab handle for the driver's side just like the passenger's side ( I like symmetry ;) but in my...
• Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:32:54 -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...
• Magical Mystery Peg
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:19:39 -0800
  ...Slide the door forward until you can grab the rear door handle. Pull the handle to close the sliding door." Handy if you're...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 27 May 2021 16:45:07 +0000
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle >> I just did exactly that!!  Rather I had it done. >> First thing is getting one.  Be very sure you get...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:15:55 -0400
  Nice writeup Chris. Both of my vans have had AED (Armrest Erectile Disfunction). Did a shorter writeup with pics here.... http://www.weidefamily.net...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:06:12 -0400
  Speaking of sliding door handles, just a "heads up" that VW has discontinued the '80-84 version. That is quite unfortunate, because it is...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 15:49:41 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle > >> I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. > >> First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 13:25:47 +0000
  ...the parts catalogue. > > Photo anyone? I wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit > between open door and C-pillar when moving door...
• Re: What a day...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:42:48 -0600
  ...Then I see a 72 Westy pop top with the top sticking up and grab more brown grab handles and dome lights! I walk...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:52:57 +0000
  ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
• 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...
• Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:37:10 -0500
  ...I have a friend who would like to install agrab handle on the driver's side to help assist her in getting in and...
• part # for e-brake handle?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 21:33:01 EDT
  ...It's just a plastic grab handle from VW that slips over the parking brake metal lever and dresses it up a bit. Mine...
• Needed - post '84 e-brake boot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:55:45 -0700
  So I followed list advise and grabbed the e-brake handle from the late '84 sitting in the local boneyard. The boot was long...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 18:16:03 -0600
  ...the parts catalogue. >> >> Photo anyone? I wonder if they are standard grab handles, and fit >> between open door and C-pillar when moving door...
• Re: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:04 -0700
  ...Anyone who plans on keeping their 84 or earlier vanagon for a long time oughta grab one of those. Spendy a bit, but well...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:35:40 -0400
  ...John Reynolds with later door handle on my 81' >Speaking of sliding door handles, just a "heads up" that VW has >discontinued the '80...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:48:07 -0400
  ...little cup inside the door handle lifts out revealing the screw, the end covers on the grab handle open up revealing two screws each...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:02:25 -0400
  ...Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle around curves, but there is no need, now. It goes right around the corner and doesn...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:09:30 -0700
  Maybe some small rodent ate through the innards of your strap-on the van handle. Same as a bug's. Where's you get...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:58:53 -0700
  The 80-84 sliding door has a more complicated latching system and requires much more force on the handle to open the door. That...
• 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...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:02:43 -0700
  ...mark where the holes are (for the grab handle) and also mark > where the edge of the a-pillar is (the corner edge ... the...
• Re: Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:44:54 -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: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:44:14 -0400
  Hi, Skip! I switched from 14” wheels with Michelin Aegilis to 16” and AT Grabbers. There is just a bit more singing from the...
• 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: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:27:11 -0800
  And if not handles, how about a couple of hand sized "holes" cut where shelf meets cross bar? Imagining it now, you could slip...
• non-technical - and I thought it didn't get better
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:43:44 -0700
  ...The grab-handle on the back of the middle seat is present. Overall, very, very, neat! Cheers! Bill
• Re: battery removal3-1026)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:35:08 -0700
  ...don spence wrote: > Most jobbers will have a "battery lift strap", a cute little strap with > rings on each end which securely grab the...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Fri, 28 May 2021 11:35:23 -0500
  While we’re on the subject of older folks and the challenge of climbing in to our wagons… Has anyone found a good, folding...
• Re: Rear Table
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:43:23 -0700
  ...Monday, June 16, 2014, 10:03 PM I have used a shock cord for years stretched from the grab handle between the curtains and...
• Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:59:53 +0000
  ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you as soon as i am back.kindly let me know...
• 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: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:40:12 -0500
  Thank you all for the information. I greatly appreciate it. Unca Joel sent a great step by step for this (maybe it should be...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:58:52 -0700
  ...Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle around curves, > but there is no need, now. It goes right around the corner and doesn...
• Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 7 May 1999 13:37:04 -0300
  ...Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!) > Date: 99-05-07 11:23:10 EDT > From: Oxroad > To: keepsake@PANGEA.CA > > In...
• Re: rear hatch opener
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:08:42 -0500
  ...with a spare front door interior latch pull and > a spare grab handle connected with bicycle brake cable to the latch > mechanism.Photos were...
• 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...