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• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:56:16 -0500
  ...handle. Soon to come... A new bra. New pots and pans. The bike rack from Hans. A rug/mat for outside the sliding door...
• Re: Oil reservoir heater
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:46:03 -0600
  ...Later, Terry E-mail message From Alistair�Bell; While I was at the local VW dealer buying a new sliding door handle, (exterior, they...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:34:40 -0700
  ...3.) Is there a way to purchase a new outside sliding door handle >without > > having to have an extra key? Is there a way...
• Parts for Sale in Santa Cruz, CA
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:31:54 -0700
  ...Used, but appear to be in good shape. -Inside sliding door handle, black. Used, in good shape. $12. -Idle control unit, part #251907393D, lives...
• Re: Westy screens
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:55:56 -0700
  ...I'm planning to get screens for both sliders and both front door windows, BTW. It'll be worth my trouble to handle the...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:02:37 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: >> The OEM grab loop inside my '84's sliding door finally came apart last year. I replaced it with one I...
• Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
  ...interior sliding door handles $ 10.00 each. #32) One sliding door hold back latch assembly 80-91 $10.00 #33) Two Vanagon sliding glass...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:45:09 +1300
  ...Actually the Mexican Bays use the German panels, with sliding door and big tailgate, unlike the Brasilian, which have hinged side-doors and small...
• Re: Strap a raft to the roof?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:19:16 -0700
  ...vent up high, one on the pillar between sliding door >> and front passenger's door ..up high, so I can tie large loads down...
• Re: Tire Size Recommendation for a 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 4 May 2002 07:42:00 -0700
  ...Width needs to be considered because larger sizes have the potential to rub on suspension, body and the opened sliding door. Wider generally handles...
• Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 06:29:27 -0700
  ...way. > take the sliding door .. > you open it from the outside with the outside handle. > Wouldn't the same handle be a normal way...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
  ...not a problem on the side with no sliding >door but on the side with the sliding door, that could >be a big problem...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:47:11 -0700
  ...Correct me if I am wrong about the year change to short handles. Short handles rarely break. Replace your long handle Vanagon sliding door...
• A few questions about 87 passenger bus
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 03:17:33 -0500
  ...sliding handle. The 89 has these ducts holes that go from front of door to back and then a hole in the door frame...
• known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:52:23 -0400
  ...Melts, quits 15 - Inside sliding door handle: not strong enough internally, socket splits 16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire wall...
• Re: Very happy with SEM color coat for color change
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:28:52 -0500
  ...Was >> thinking of >> taking the front door panels off and putting some wood there, same >> with the >> sliding door. Just not sure how I...
• Re: DPO caused damage on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:40:17 +0000
  ...would not just handle the weight of an empty trailer but could handle moderate collisions such as the trailer sliding forward. What I did...
• Re: vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:09 -0500
  ...the only problem's i've >had (in putting the tint on) were the handles for the sliding windows, and >being very very careful...
• '85 Vanagon Westy - to buy or not to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Liz Maher
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:10:11 -0500
  ...The outside handle on the sliding door is broken but working - the thinner end of it is gone. Would you pay $1600 for it...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:29:57 EDT
  ...My SO managed to shut the sliding door on my almost new Motomaster 200w invertor the other night, crushing the plug that goes in...
• (Re)Introduction
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Tue, 10 May 2005 11:11:54 -0500
  ...PS-Anybody got an inside sliding door handle FS? Saw a couple on Ebay, but I thought I'd ask here first. R. -- The...
• road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
  ...inch wide sliding door replaces the familiar double doors. The door slides in three tracks, top, bottom, and middle. Turn the handle and the...
• FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 08:50:33 -0400
  ...dash pod with tack no-speedo 50.00 sliding door pull handle plastic 5.00 2-jump gray with side panels seats 250.00...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (CONCLUSION!)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:21:42 -0700
  ...This morning, after being pushed all the way down, the offending bolt no longer got in the way of the battery compartment door. I...
• Re: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:57:06 -0400
  ...Because of a sliding door issue, I had to shove a bunch of stuff into the van last weekend... and a 3/4 gallon...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (CONCLUSION!)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:48:40 -0700
  ...This morning, after being pushed all the way down, the offending >> bolt no longer got in the way of the battery compartment door. >> >> I...
• Re: thanks and questions
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:18:11 -0400
  ...at about the sliding door handle crawl under the van about 2 feet, it should be just in front of the fuel pump. I...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:51:24 -0700
  ...you'd be lubing the sliding door a few times a year anyway .. any time it seems to need it. I just got a...
• Re: Bus parts for sale in the Cleveland, Ohio area (repost from
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 11 Apr 94 8:10:56 PDT
  ...I don't really want to pay $20 for it...) > sliding door handle (inside,plastic) $5 ?72-79 I want it! I want it...
• Re: what differences form 83 up
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:15:14 -0500
  ...Sliding door handles, the locking part. Gas caps. Bumper end caps. Bumper rubber strips. Headlight switches and any kind of light bulbs with the...
• Re: USED seat cover request - SEM surecoat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:50:12 -0600
  ...I ordered three door panels (two front and sliding door) for my Baywindow Westy from Bus Depot and sprayed them last night grey. I...
• vanagon buying advice needed
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:27:50 -0700
  ...The windsheild is cracked (but doesn't leak), the handle is broken off of the sliding door. The upholstery is pretty nasty (what remains...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 01:07:23 -0800
  ...get a rubber maid step and place this out side the van at the sliding door grasp the suicide handle by the door /roof...
• Re: Which awning is best
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:28:09 -0700
  ...A bit of a gap above the sliding door lets water drip in heavy rain, but a strip of foam weatherstripping mashed into it...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:25:55 -0500
  ...it > > rains hard it will drip between the awning and the sliding door. That is > > irritating. Our son has the 10' model on his...
• Re: Wood Vote
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:59:12 -0700
  ...thin plywood, replaced the panels on the left and on the sliding door, and also the seat panel. Just showing as an example, it...
• Re: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:12:50 -0800
  ...the >floor behind the passenger's seat, just forward of the sliding door. That's a good place to keep one (the original stock...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 23:21:50 -0700
  ...last year of the round headlights, first year of the smaller sliding door handle. > When did they start the AC that runs along the...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:54:29 -0500
  ...The back hatch and the sliding door interior are easy. The headliner isn't too bad either, I did this by myself. While the...
• Re: Comprehensive re-keying
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 31 May 2010 15:15:18 -0700
  ...to turn, > - sliding door handle had been replaced by DPO, and is on a different key > (this offends my sensibilities), > - passenger door lock is...
• Wind & Rain Deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:28:32 -0800
  ...sliding windows are. Leave the slider windows open a crack, and fingers can open them up wider, and unlock the front doors... Not...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:36:42 -0500
  ...Melts, quits > 15 - Inside sliding door handle: not strong enough internally, socket splits > 16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire > wall...
• Re: Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in custody
  Historical mailing list - frank n. furter
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:00:24 -0700
  ...Only the interior > >seating and sliding door has been sold. I'm into > this for way way more > than I > >wanted to give, but...
• Westy Configurations and Bear-proffing (was Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:08:24 -0700
  ...the older layout - that great little cantilevered shelf right by the sliding door; the more-balanced weight distribution, etc. So what were the perceived...
• Re: What sander would you buy?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:52:08 -0700
  ...They can take care of the two small crunches behind the sliding > door, but they really don't want to mess with the fiberglass...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL Rolling Chassis in North Texas needs a pasture
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:33:42 -0800
  ...a decent sliding door inside panel. keepen' 'em alive, Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:59:00 -0800
  ...a magnet to it and now it's my westy's sliding door interior light. I figured that anything that tenacious was worth saving...
• More on Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 12:32:02 +0200
  ...Corner windows like a samba, small rear door, rear passenger doors split style, inner handles like pre 55 barndoor splits. Little sliding windows available...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -0500
  ...interior sliding door handles $ 10.00 each. #32) One sliding door hold back latch assembly 80-91 $10.00 #33) Two Vanagon sliding glass...
• Re: NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:51:45 -0400
  ...Hell someone sent me a sliding door handle for free one time and another a professionally bound copy of the camper manual for some...
• Re: Friday's corvette problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:45:40 -0400
  ...Melts, quits >>15 - Inside sliding door handle: not strong enough internally, socket >> >> >splits > > >>16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire >>wall...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:25:28 -0400
  ...Melts, quits :::15 - Inside sliding door handle: not strong enough internally, socket :::splits :::16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire :::wall...
• My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
  ...sliding door and rear quarter after being hit last summer . Repaired seam rust on driver's side above propane tank . Repainted door handles . Wheeled...
• Re: Bit o' Rust
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:58:12 -0700
  ...a couple days ago I spotted a ding above the sliding door >> handle that looks like it wants attention. I could use a tip...
• Re: Slide vs roll
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:22:25 -0800
  ...it would be a toss up between the hubcaps, and the door handles? > >Bill Crick >76 Type II/IV/VII >Ottawa Canada May be...
• Price?? was: Pristine A/C Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:20:14 -0700
  ...There is a minor dent in the sliding door 12 cm long, 3-5 cm high, and about 1.5 cm deep at it...
• Re: Which awning is best
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:52:44 -0700
  ...the van with three poles that radiate out > from > above the sliding door: one pole per outer corner, and a center pole. > > It's...
• Met The Westy owner from OZ
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 14 May 2001 12:28:49 -0500
  ...Sliding door handle missing, holdback broken. Front seats covered with sheepskin covers, they needed to be hidden. No spare tire, 1 bent wheel. No...
• Re: Oil reservoir heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:06:52 -0800
  ...I was at the local VW dealer buying a new sliding door handle, >> (exterior, they all break sooner or later, don't they?), I...
• Re: Vanagon Nirvana in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:37:58 -0400
  ...My vw was a converted passenger van and had sliding doors on each side. It had one of those high roofs and swayed a...