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Sliding window latch
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Fri, 20 May 2005 12:52:40 -0700
Anybody out there have any idea how to get the latch off the sliding windows? It's too late to ask why---I already...
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: How original is this type II ?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Feb 95 11:06:21 gmt
>The bus was a `cargo'-bus, with no rear seats, a sliding door, and at >first glance no rust at all. I understand the...
Replacing just the sliding glass of a 70/30 Westy driver's side sliding window (was Re: What kind of sliding window is not a vanagon window but looks a whole heck of a lot like one?)
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Thu, 1 Jan 2015 10:55:52 -0600
...All I actually need to replace is the sliding glass. Is there a way to do this? My first attempt to get a replacement...
for sale, vanagon sliding side windows
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:14:18 EST
vanagon sliding side windows for sale. for middle side window. chris
Re: 1987 Double sliding door?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Oct 1995 22:56:07 -0500
I noticed that on my '79 (and probably all breadloaves) that the body comes from the factory ready to install a sliding door on...
Re: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 7 May 2005 21:08:10 -0700
Hi I am having the same problem with my sliding door. I am going to be working on tomorrow. I'll keep you posted...
Replacing glass in Sliding door
Historical mailing list - GARTH WOOLSTENHULME
Sat, 12 Apr 1997 16:44:23 -0700
Hi All, I need to replace the non-sliding piece of window glass in my sliding door. I've gotten the whole thing out...
FS: Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Mon, 8 May 2006 00:36:35 +0000
I've got the two sliding windows ready to sell out of the Syncro I'm stripping. These are the 50/50 windows. According...
Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:44:32 -0500
...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-DELRIN-Vanagon-sliding-door-handle- bushing- spacer-92_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45eb615a3bQQitemZ300301769275QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories I bought one a few years back and it...
Re: 84 vs. 85 sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - mike
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:05:36 -0700
...85 sliding door panel > > In a message dated 6/21/02 3:24:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: > > >> Did you...
Fw: WTB sliding door panel 85
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:10 -0700
...WTB sliding door panel 85 My neighbor has an 85 Westy and needs a brown interior panel for the sliding door. Anybody? Mike in...
Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:27:46 EDT
...It is in need of a sliding door. I am wondering if doors from other years are interchangeable? If Non-westy, vanagon, doors are...
i s of black framed sliding window
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Sun, 19 Aug 2001 19:37:29 -0400
I am looking foe a pair of black framed sliding windows Darrel
Re: 84 vs. 85 sliding door panel
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:56:29 EDT
In a message dated 6/21/02 3:24:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: > Did you know that the sliding...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:36:23 -0500
...According to >the info in the ETKA, the left sliding window was for LHD cars (253, 255) >while the right sliding window was for...
Re: sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 09:25:43 -0800
yeah... nope on the Bentley... just scratching my head when looking at the sliding door..
'85-'91 sliding door for sale
Historical mailing list
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:05:27 EST
'85-'91 vanagon sliding door for sale. nice shape, no dents. chris allentown, pa
vanagon sliding door FS
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:01:22 EDT
i have a sliding door, fits '85-'91 vans..also other body parts and glass chris
Re: need sliding glass for 85 westfalia sliding door
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:22:04 -0400
...Anyone have a source for the sliding > glass on the sliding door for an 85 Westfalia? > > About five years ago someone tried to break...
Re: Camper side windows
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:08:45 -0700
...Westy windows have latch roughly about the middle of the sliding glass. Also, sliding door window size changed with the change in door latch...
Sliding Door extensions???
Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:43:37 -0500
...I'm looking for a sliding door extension, I could swear I've seen on someone's site... Something to give the sliding door...
FW: central lock on sliding door
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:46:35 -0800
...central lock on sliding door > > On my 85 vanagon, the sliding side door jars open when I go over bumps. > This has gotten progressively...
EV Sliding windows.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Dec 1995 14:55:18 -0500
...I have sliding side windows on the EV. Last spring when I bought it, the passengers sliding door window latch fell off on my...
sliding door vent window
Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
Fri, 09 Feb 1996 0:29:55 EST
So NOBODY on the list knows anything about removing/installing the sliding door vent window? Wow. :) Sean
Re: Westy sliding windows.
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:01:39 -0700
I use bar soap on mine, just like on a cabinet drawer or generally any sliding surface. Retreatment as needed. mcneely On Tue, Jun...
Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:09:07 +0100
...sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab) > > >> was there ever such thing as a sliding rear window for the vanagon >> singlecab/doublecab? >> anyone...
Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
Sat, 7 May 2005 23:45:05 -0400
Hi all, Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock...
Re: Double Sliding Doors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 08 Oct 1995 06:52:46 -0400 (EDT)
Chrysler the FIRST with double sliding doors...yep, just like OJ is innocent... I recall in a VW Transporter brochure I have hanging around...
Different Years - Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:32:15 +0000
Can anyone confirm whether or not the 80-84 and 85-91 Sliding side windows are interchangeable? It is my understanding that the driver...
sliding doorpanels for sale.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:38:16 EST
i have a few sliding doorpanels for sale. assortment of colors. need your year, model, and color. chris
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...
Interior light and rear sliding door.
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:04:22 -0800
...I cleaned out the contact point at the sliding door switch on the pillar but it still doesn't work. Also, I confirmed that...
wanted: Grey GL sliding doorpanel
Historical mailing list
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:32:39 EDT
anyone have a really nice grey GL sliding doorpanel for sale? i need one... let me know.. chris
Need Sliding Door Latch
Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:47:44 EDT
Anybody have a latch for an Autolock Sliding Door? Part number is 251-843-654D. Thanks. Sam '91 Carat
Re: Slider Door
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 12 May 2020 23:48:19 +0000
...Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') | | | | | | | | | | | Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') If your sliding door doesn't latch well, it can pop open...
Re: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 7 May 2005 22:42:52 -0600
"Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock Mechanism doesn...
Re: 1987 Double sliding door?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 07 Oct 95 21:14:24 CDT
...vw has offered an optional special-order 2nd sliding door since 1966 (when the first sliding door option was offered). when i got my...
Need Westy sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Mon, 5 May 1997 12:11:03 -0700
I am planning to make/buy a bug screen for my 85 Westy sliding door. Do any of you fellow Vanagon listers have experiance...
Re: Sliding Window in rear Door
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:32:13 -0500
I have a window for a Westy (it comes with the screen) for the sliding door. Make an offer. Cheers, MJS At 04:39...
Re: Slider Door
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 12 May 2020 18:28:04 -0700
Here are couple of GoWesty sliding door maintenance videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=M5UrduOCJws&feature=emb_logo https://www...
Re: Two questions, sliding window screen, sliding door weather-stripping
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:15:38 -0700
...Two questions, sliding window screen, sliding door weatherstripping Hi all, Is there a source for the screens for the passenger side sliding door window...
Re: Sliding door lock info
Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:18:11 -0400
My sliding door can be locked and then shut. 87 Westy. Kath, Rob and Vanita (87 Westy) [text/html]
iso black framed sliding windows and power window motor
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sun, 6 May 2001 18:00:05 -0700
looking for black framed sliding windows and a power window motor for drivers side. Darrel
?Removal of Fixed Glass from Sliding Window Frame?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:57:33 EDT
How can the fixed glass be removed from the sliding side window frame without damage? George
Sliding door light switch bumper
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:37:15 -0700
Anyone have the little rubber bumper that attaches to the forward edge of the sliding door and causes the door switch to be pushed...
Re: Need Westy sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
Mon, 05 May 1997 15:35:01 -0400
I have made a screen for my sliding door. I bought the approximate yardage of cloth screening material from a hardware store, sewed a...
Windows tinting => Need help for the sliding window...
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:25:11 -0800
...I did the back ones, but now I am confused about the sliding windows. The middle window has two sections. One is a fixed...
WTB sliding door panel 85
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:30:53 -0700
My neighbor has an 85 Westy and needs a brown interior panel for the sliding door. Anybody? Mike in Cotati
rekey sliding door handle?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:48:45 -0400
Is it possible to transfer lock barrels between exterior sliding door handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) Thanks, Wes
sliding door lock from inside?
Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:41:34 -0500
I can't figure out how to lock the sliding door from inside on my 82 vanagon. I think something must be missing. There...
Re: Camper side windows
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:25:10 -0700
On my Westy, ('82) the sliders are ~2/3 fixed, 1/3 sliding. On my GL (and the Adventurewagen) they're ~50:50. Very...
RE: Sunroof Question: Part II
Historical mailing list - Erik Thomsen
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 09:52:57 -0800
...I also have seen two (identical, in different places) green and white 64 sliding sunroof microbuses with sliding doors and locking steering = columns. I...
WTB blue sliding door interior panel
Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:40:07 -1000
I am looking for a Blue interior panel on the sliding door for my '86 Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro "Thor"
Storage box - undercarrage/below sliding door
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:23:40 -0600
Does anyone sell or make a storage box that will fit on the under-carriage below the sliding door.... Thanks
sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 04:26:33 EST
was there ever such thing as a sliding rear window for the vanagon singlecab/doublecab? anyone know? chris
Power lock sliding door fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:43:33 -0800
Hi, Friend Simon with 90 Syncro has had recurring issue with sliding door power lock. Not always work8ng. We had a quick look at...
Re: Sliding Door handle Needed
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:15:46 -0400
> A "friend" decided to open the sliding door while I was attempting to > un-lock it. He ended up twisting the entire handle out...
sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:23:36 -0500
Got a sliding door screen for christmas for my 1985 Westy. It came with the grommets to attach but no suggestion as to placement...
87 westy: sliding door mossie net stock?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:42:26 -0700
hi list can anyone tell me if the sliding door mossie net was stock on the 87 westy? thanks flo