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Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 18:34:07 +0000
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wanted......
Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 19:31:29 -0500
WANTED: Tan interior panels for both the rear liftgate and sliding door. These are for a 1984 Westfalia.
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - BILL
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:26:25 -0700
...Sliding Door Handle > > > >Listees, > > > >Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 > >o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it...
Re: What hardware is needed for the middle seat?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:14:33 -0400
...That is the size of the fasteners, but does not solve the problem of the clamping plates that actually hold the sliding seat to...
was:Plastic Ramps/Slider Screen
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:34:20 -0600
Jim, I don't "think" the year of van makes any difference as far as applying the sliding door screen goes. I had to...
Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:02:36 -0800
...Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy Replace the solenoid behind the panel. Mine is doing the same thing, basically the solenoid...
Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:39:46 -0600
...It is the mounting plate that holds the rear pull handle on the Inside of the sliding door. The plate is roughly 1x 2...
sliding door latch/lock
Historical mailing list - David Moyal
Sun, 26 May 2013 09:02:06 -0700
Advice needed on 2 fronts: (1) sliding door on my '83 vanagon broke yesterday - unlocked it, pulled handle down to open, something went "snap...
My Sliding door does not open?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:26:47 -0600
Hi folks, I'm havingt trouble opening my sliding door! It seem that the little wheel on the outside of the van is not...
Stupid Question- sliding door
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Tue, 5 May 1998 13:12:40 -0700
Volks, My sliding door has been stubborn for some time now on my '84. There is so much grime in there, I can't...
Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:11:21 -0400
...behind the sliding doorm, sealed the bottom of the engine bay > for more storage space, even used the driver side sliding windows on the...
Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get...
Re: sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:23:47 -0800
...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ Gives you an idea of what the escutcheon is. I'm going to go...
Re: (F) Re: sliding door latch (handle) and handle FS
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:04:58 EST
In a message dated 1/31/02 7:58:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << the '80-'84 vanagon sliding doorhandles...
Re: Sliding Window Vent Covers
Historical mailing list - mike
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:23:50 -0700
...Sliding Window Vent Covers > > "> and click on:AIRVENT LOUVERED WINDOW INSERTS in > the >> midle." > > Yeah these are nice but they are NOT for the...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:53:20 -0700
...One at the front and on at rear You know how the sliding door on your 82 is much harder to close than your...
Re: Speaking of rust... How to seal this?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:13:00 -0500
sorry to bother you again.It has come to my understanding that this is the front bottom of the sliding door.What i would...
Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:41:08 -0700
...Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:04:16 -0700, Matthew Snook wrote > Argh. > > My sliding door was balking...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:59:13 -0700
...Thursday, June 3, 2010, 10:34 AM ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Tell me more about the sliding door screen. What year...
Re: Sliding rear window
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 01:07:30 EST
The South African Vanagon (Microbus) in production until 2002 had one side rear sliding window on the driver's side. The rear side window...
Re: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
>I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy >like in some of the passenger busses. This...
Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:33:31 -0700
...Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly > Howdy Folks, > (I'm allowed to say "Howdy", too!) > > Yesterday's Stupid Question about the...
Sliding Door for '84-85
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:22:42 -0700
A previous owner crunched the sliding door pretty good on my '84 Wolfsburg Westy. I decided not to fix it when I bought the...
Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:46:41 -0600
...Well, it will stop vertical rain > anyway :) > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/vanagon-sliding-window-rain-screen/ > > alistair >
sliding door
Historical mailing list - David Klein
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:29:24 -0600
My sliding doors has been popping open "half" way when driving and driving on bumpy roads makes it happen quicker after closing. I lubricated...
need to "See the light"
Historical mailing list - wsilva
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:25:46 -0800
...My '85 Westy has a knob to the left of the sliding heater/vent controls for the rear seat fan unit-it is lit...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Piero Padroni
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:17:52 +0200
Yes, very unusuals! I have seen a pair of sliding rear windows mounted on an ambulance of the Italian Red Cross (prepared on a...
vanagon injuries
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:17:29 -0700
...moving briskly and happily in through the sliding door and quickly standing up only to find that one's spouse has unfolded the top...
Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:28:49 -0700
...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:47:21 -0700
...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding >door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
Re: Sliding door snap in screen
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Mon, 4 Aug 2014 10:31:19 -0600
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Bearing service
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:17 -0000
Anyone tried to lubricate the sliding door ball bearing ( 1987 Westy) without major disassembly? Thanks for suggestions. Ark.
Re: Sliding door differences
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 04:10:18 EDT
Slider door latches and the outer handle were changed in 85. Robert 1982 Westfalia [text/html]
Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - - Melissa Puckett
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:44:16 EDT
As far as i know All the other windows should be interchangable. Melissa 82 Vanagon
Hi everyone (((((hat in hand))))
Historical mailing list - Taeke
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:47:20 -0400
Has anyone got a sliding door cylinder with a key? I have an 86. Taeke
Re: Back on the list - Sliding door won't latch
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:41:58 -0800
...on the latch that is part of the rear of the sliding door. After initially dismissing this as the fix - it was way too...
Re: Sliding Door Problem Fixed
Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
Sat, 26 Apr 1997 21:20:10 -0800
...Sliding Door Problem Fixed > The sliding door was sticking on my 1990 Vanagon, Wolfie. I cleaned the > tracks, lubed everything, and still couldn't...
Re: Can't get out of my van!
Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:46:16 -0700
Rick, Once or twice in the last 13 years I had my sliding door handle go kaput. Each time I was able to fix...
Re: Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:03:57 -0400
...Sliding door screen Vanites, I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy. It's meant to be snapped in the...
Re: Sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:48:54 -0500
...Sliding door popping open > > Hello All, > > > > Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on very > cold days? Or does anyone...
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Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:35:34 -0700
...https://averysaircooled.com/sliding-door-parts/ On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 7:56 AM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote: > Morning...
Re: Locking actuator, Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:47:22 -0500
...The hatch and the sliding door are "receive only". They do not transmitt any information. Larry A. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 8...
Re: sliding door lock spring.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 22:47:32 -0500
...ve been scouring the archives for a picture of how the sliding door lock > spring is supposed to be installed, as mine fell out...
Re: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:04 -0700
...WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle >> very hard to find. >> pretty rare these days. > > > They're discontinued, but we have 'em. > > http...
sliding windows in an 84
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Jul 1994 10:19:53 -0700 (PDT)
Hello, My sliding side windows are making all sorts of horrible noises now that the tiny bits of plastic that these things ride on...
Re: Sliding Door and Cold Weather
Historical mailing list - Racer X
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:51:32 -0600
...Search the archives maybe? ------------------------ Bryan wrote: > > Every winter when the weather turns cold, the sliding door on our 87 > Westy develops a tendency to...
Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:03:11 -0700
The sliding door on my '82 won't open. Well, it will if I hold the handle in the 'open' position and belt the...
Re: Lockable Cover for the Westy Luggage Rack
Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
Sat, 15 Apr 2000 13:14:13 -0400
...Remove the upper folding bed and mattress, fit sliding flat drawer-like boxes in the space. There is a lot of unused space there...
Some more------
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 15:58:52 -0500
Hey all, Today as I was dimanteling the 87 Wolfsburg, I discovered that it has one black framed sliding window, on the driver's...
sliding door extention
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 08:46:46 -0500
Hello, Is there anyone on the list who has actually installed the sliding door extension? If so, Easy? Hard? Any problems? I believe Ken...
Sliding door post
Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:27:27 -0400
Sliding door was starting to give us fits, not closing fully. Upon closer inspection, the door was dropping approx. 1/4" when opening. Setting...
Re: Screens for sliding windows?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:25:17 -0500
...When > I look at the outside of the sliding windows, it seems like it used to > have screens. I would love to have screens...
Re: Reading in a Westy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 15:28:58 -0100
...But the one over the sliding door has proven invaluable. I can't count how many times I've used it when going into...
Re: Part # for black plastic sliding door ring
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:01:56 PDT
...I've had it sitting in my glove box because they forgot to put it on when I switched sliding doors and had it...
Re: 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 18 May 2005 15:34:34 -0400
...It is the actual OEM > long handle for 80-84, not a sawed off short handle for the later > redesigned sliding door. The handle...
Re: Sliding window "fuzz strip"
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:34:37 EDT
...The sliding window on the sliding door on my '82 Westy rattles. The little fuzz strip is completely de-fuzzed and I suspect this...
Looking for some late model interior parts for 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 28 May 2014 14:54:55 -0400
...Grey sliding door interior panel (should be the same as a GL Vanagon) Front Westy snap in curtain Front carpet for Automatic in Grey...
Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:11:37 -0700
...Has anyone traded the sliding window on the door for the fixed window above the bed? AND if that will work, where can I...
Pin stripes and sliding windows
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:32:51 -0700
...Anyone know of a source for replacement original stuff? Also, my sliding windows are HAAARD to slide open and closed - I'm worried I...
Re: Sliding rear windows
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:43:24 +1200
>> Funny, my 84 Caravelle has sliding windows. This was standard on >> Australian-market buses. > >All the way rear, or in the middle set of...