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  • another sl.door handle
    Historical mailing list - James Ruch
    Wed, 10 May 2000 11:58:05 PDT
    Hi All I was amazed when someone (forget who) turned up a second-hand sliding door handle through the list recently. Figured I'd...
  • broken sliding door handle.
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
    Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:23:41 -0600
    ...van's door is hard to open, my idiot friend actually managed to break the door handle for the sliding passenger door trying to...
  • Re: 1980 Westy sliding door question
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:17:53 -0400
    >My sliding door handle is broken off. The handle and the lock mech are >riding around in the back of my van. I have...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle
    Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
    Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:43:49 -0500
    ...85+ door! : / -craig On Nov 22, 2013, at 10:21 PM, Scott <sjknell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just broke my sliding door handle. I...
  • Re: stuck sliding door handle
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:32 -0800
    I finally get the sliding door handle out after much swearing, punching, heating, hammering... aahh yes thanks to someone suggesting it was loctited... RIGHT...
  • broken sliding door handle on 81 westy
    Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
    Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:35:45 EST
    The sliding door handle on my 81 westfalia has broken completely off. Is there an option for replacing it with one that my original...
  • Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didn't include
    Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
    Wed, 2 May 2007 10:43:35 -0300
    ...WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include Hi i need the spacer for my new sliding door handle (exterior) you know, the...
  • '84 sliding door handle question
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 15 Dec 2004 05:12:34 -0500
    The early sliding door handle is notorious for breaking. The one on my '84 hasn't broken since I've had it but it...
  • Re: On the road inner door handle bolt?
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:00:50 -0600
    ...inner door handle bolt/screw (on the sliding door) for a 1985 tin top. > > I'm on the road open the sliding and noticed...
  • Re: Sliding Door
    Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
    Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:03:09 -0400
    ...Sliding Door Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. Took a cursory look at it...
  • I Need a Sliding Door Handle Too
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:26:43 -0700
    Hello, The sliding door handle (pot metal) cracked on my '84. Even JBWeld won't hold, so I need a replacement. Other posts indicate...
  • Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
    Mon, 20 May 2002 11:13:12 -0400
    ...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Javier >>> >> >> hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the >> door from...
  • Re: '84 sliding door handle question
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:31:38 -0700
    ...AM Eastern Standard Time, > collum@VERIZON.NET writes: > > >> The early sliding door handle is notorious for breaking. The one on my '84 >> hasn't...
  • Re: will '86 door handles work on my '84?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 8 May 2011 09:14:44 -0400
    I remember using an '86 sliding door handle on my '84 once many years ago. Had to saw a little off the end to...
  • Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
    Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:53:20 -0700
    ...My American 82 diesel westy had two interior handles. One at the front and on at rear You know how the sliding door on...
  • Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Data Services
    Mon, 20 May 2002 22:29:29 -0400
    ...Inside rear handle from sliding door On 5/20/02 12:27 AM, "Jeff Sibley" <Sibleyjm@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 5...
  • Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:06:47 -0800
    The proper split on the sliding door handles is 80-84 (long) and 85-91 (short). The shorter 85-91 handle will work on...
  • sliding door handle broken?
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:11:30 EDT
    Hey all, A bit of sliding door handle weirdness on the '81 Westy manifested itself the other day. I was getting some stuff out...
  • Re: sliding door handle broken?
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Mon, 25 Aug 1997 13:42:45 -0700
    ...My handle didn't come off of the door but I can no longer unlock or lock the sliding door with my key from...
  • Re: '84 sliding door handle question
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:41:25 EST
    In a message dated 12/15/04 5:24:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, collum@VERIZON.NET writes: > The early sliding door handle is...
  • Sliding Door Handle Installation
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:30:01 -0900
    OK, I've got the replacement sliding door handle thanks to Sorin Bejenaru. It looks great and I'm ready to put it in...
  • Sliding Door Problem Revisited
    Historical mailing list - George Averill
    Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:43:14 -0400
    ...It's not the handle to the 84 vanagon sliding door that is broken. It's the sliding-door lock that appears to be...
  • WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
    Historical mailing list - Danny
    Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:43:59 -0700
    Hey guys I opened my slider door yesterday and the handle came right off. It looks like it cracked in half. Does anyone have...
  • Re: Vanagon sliding door handles
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:27:07 -0800
    ...Vanagon sliding doors handles. > Are door changes the same years, US and Europe? > > > Did the Vanagons marketed in Europe have their sliding door mechanism...
  • Looking for door handle 80-84
    Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
    Wed, 13 May 1998 09:10:20 EDT
    I need the sliding door handle from an '80-84 Vanagon with the key. I have a jimmy-rig now with a handle from...
  • Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:37:50 -0500
    Gee Ben , I didn't even get a chance to ask what year the sliding door handles were for ---- I think the 86 and...
  • sliding door handle
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:21:39 +0000
    ...My sliding door has been getting more and more difficult to open. The rear edge wasn't jumping out when the handle was opened...
  • lock-cylinder on sliding door
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 10 Aug 96 12:32 CDT
    ...lock-cylinder on sliding door > How do I get to the cylinder on the slidingdoor handle? I can > pull the handle from the door...
  • Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:41:11 -0500
    ...Sliding Door Handle Seal 251.843.711A http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search?keywords=Sliding+door+&x=40&y=25 John...
  • Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
    Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:13:14 -0800
    ...Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside) > At 01:27 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: > >Just got through examining the doors on both...
  • Re: sliding door handle screw
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 20 Nov 95 12:29:39 EST
    BrianI, When you install the new screw for your sliding door handle, make sure you use some LocTight or ThreadLoc or whatever it's...
  • Re: Sliding door handle screw
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:08:34 -0800
    ...Mark Kk Al wrote: > Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw head...
  • Re: Sliding door handles mystery
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:25:02 -0400
    ...handle.html >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - especially in camp grounds. << I think the sliding door...
  • needed: slding door hanlde for 84' vanagon
    Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
    Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:29:14 -0400
    Does anyone have a sliding door handle that they would like to sell for a 1984 Vanagon (Westfalia). My friend's extrernal sliding door...
  • tryin again for door latch handles
    Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
    Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:40:41 -0500
    Hey All OK, my team no longer requires the entire sliding door latch. All we need now is the interior and exterior handles for...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 23 Nov 2013 06:56:37 -0600
    ...Jim > On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Scott <sjknell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I just broke my sliding door handle. I need the...
  • looking for sliding door handle/lock/latch 84
    Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
    Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:37:59 -0800
    i've got an 84 westy that has a garbage sliding door handle. the whole mechanism is massively loose and can't be repaired...
  • parts for door handle needed
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:19:07 -0400
    ...the older style sliding doors (1981) have a second handle in the back. I have the handle but the mount is broken. This mount...
  • Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Mon, 20 May 2002 16:12:15 -0400
    ...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Javier >>> >> >> hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the >> door from...
  • Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Mon, 20 May 2002 13:42:40 -0700
    ...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Javier >>> >> >> hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the >> door from...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 13 Aug 2020 08:21:36 -0700
    Raimund, My 82 diesel Westy, North American model, had the rear handle on the sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:39:38 -0500
    Hi Tom, What you're describing was the beginning of the end for my sliding door handle. I suggest pulling it off and looking...
  • Re: sliding door outside handle
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 02:31:38 EDT
    ...an outside handle to the Vanagon sliding door. In > addition, does anyone know how to remove the lock cylinder from the > handle? I want...
  • Sliding Door Handle
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Nov 96 08:06 CST
    ...Sliding Door Handle > Argh! My outside sliding door handle broke off yesterday. Broke! > The metal inside just under the lock looks like it was...
  • trouble with sliding door latch
    Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:56:41 -0400
    ...door is open- What do I mean by this? Well, if you open your sliding door, then push down on the outside handle, you...
  • 2nd handle on sliding door
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Wed, 22 May 2002 08:30:56 -0400
    I am intrigued by the recent thread about the existence of a second handle on the sliding door for some vanagons. I want one...
  • 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...
  • Re: 85 Sliding Door Handle (esterior) into 81?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:21:35 -0500
    ...is visiting Durango from Bend, Oregon, and needs > the outside sliding door handle for her 81 Westy. I have a couple from an > 85...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:41:45 -0600
    ...inside sliding door handle VW # 253 843 642 > sold used Ebay etc, new replicas? from GoWesty > > https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286...
  • Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 1 May 2007 15:48:20 -0400
    > Hi i need the spacer for my new sliding door handle > (exterior) you know, the one that keeps the handle > from being wobbly+loose...
  • 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...
  • FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:07:31 EST
    ...Two (2) front door handles One (1) sliding door handle One (1) ignition lock cylinder One (1) rear hatch lock He wants $125 for...
  • WTB: Sliding Door handle
    Historical mailing list - Shawn
    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 03:33:17 -0500
    ...I just opened the sliding door with the outer handle for the last time it appears. The cheesy pot-metal handle has cracked again...
  • Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:38:32 -0700
    ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=sliding+door+handle&x=0&y=0 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
  • slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:32:39 EST
    ...Mine just broke! > Thanks > George > 84 > you cant fix sliding door handles when they break. they're cheap cast pot-metal. no way to...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 4 Aug 2020 08:03:24 -0700
    ...Alistair > On Aug 3, 2020, at 10:30 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote: > > The factory sliding door handle on earlier...
  • FS: Sliding window locks, door handles, fuel pump, rear wiper motor, upper control arm bushings
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:31:24 -0700
    ...sliding window locks (used) - $10 door handles (used) - $8 fuel pump (used) - $45 rear wiper motor (used) - $45 upper control arm bushings (new) - $15...
  • Re: attaching grab handles
    Historical mailing list - John Graham
    Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:08:32 -0500
    ...In the pictures that your note included, I like the handle that was mounted on the sliding door itself, but I think that that...
  • Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
    Mon, 20 May 2002 06:23:53 -0400
    ...door either (unless you have spare fingers). >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Javier >> > > hmm interior handle, inside sliding door....i use mine to open the door from...
  • stuck sliding door handle
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:59:21 -0800
    ...I try to remove the sliding door handle to replace the missing gasket.. I lift the panel, remove the screw... but the handle doesn...