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• Re: 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:45:54 -0400
  > The sliding door handle is very stiff. A lot more effort is required to > open the door - both inside and out than the 1985...
• FS Sliding REAR window?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:24:20 -0500
  A few weeks ago I picked up a sliding window for the drivers side rear (near the closet) off of ebay.de. http://cgi...
• Re: thingie on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:24:35 -0700
  ...mounting plate and square post, attached > to > upper trailing part of sliding door interior with 2 screws.Square post > little over 3/4" long...
• Re: list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:00:01 -0700
  ...88 on rear air vents and a modified pair of side sliding windows to the D pillar windows of the 87 syncro. Hmmm, pretty...
• Re: Would like help with sliding door inner panel
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:33:47 +0200
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• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:33:46 -0700
  the panel pops off with the clips on it or the clips stay on the door?
• side windows in an 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:04:33 -0500
  Who has a good tutorial about the removal and install of the rear sliding windows.
• Re: quick mod - sliding window rain screen
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:08:57 -0500
  That is a great design. Bravo! I will be making some of those. Edward
• Re: Oops --- Here is the link to Original VW Tent for sale in Virginia $999
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:34:20 -0400
  ...If I recall > there > is a rubber > > gasket that attaches to the sliding door to keep bugs/rain out, right? > > As I recall the...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:10:26 -0700
  I'd like to share my experiences regarding the sliding door - on some of my vans I use Delrin rollers, on some I use...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:30:35 +0000
  I have the correct interior pull handle, also a couple of full sets of later model sliding door hardware if anyone is interested. Even...
• Re: Source Sliding Window Guides?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:05:41 -0700
  ...sbw@sbw.org> wrote: > Does anyone have a source for the sliding window track > guides/plugs? Or a couple of pairs I can buy...
• Re: Sliding rear window
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 08:47:39 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >The South African Vanagon (Microbus) in production until 2002 had one side >rear sliding window on the driver's side...
• Sliding Door Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:21:08 -0600
  ...Door contact switch, Right sliding. > >Folks, > >I'm thinking about installing an alarm system in my '87 Vanagon (2.1 >liter, camper). The aftermarket...
• doorpanels and sliding doorpanels for sale.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:30:04 EST
  ...i have front doorpanels and sliding doorpanels etc. these are original vw vanagon doorpanels. colors and styles and conditions vary. fronts start at $55...
• sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:29:59 -0400
  Hi all A bit ago while surfing the Samba I saw a Sliding door handle grommet sold new. Does anyone know where to get...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:52:26 -0400
  >How do you lock your keys in the van? I can't on my '81, even using >the sliding door. The >only way I...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:45:13 +0100
  ...but are the sliding door windows the same size as those across from them?? It would be too good to be true if they...
• Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 14:16:50 -0500
  ...Oh, never mind.) that I thought I'd follow it up with one about my sliding door. This is on an '87. The door...
• Re: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:34:53 -0700
  ...double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides) > In a message dated 6/29/05 9:40:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kintail...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:37:03 -0800
  ...hi all, on my van the sliding locking mechanism works well on the front (or on the handle end)... but on other end (the...
• Re: '82 sliding door curtain
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:43:12 -0500
  The other thing you can do it screw "snaps" onto the sliding door then make a curtain that snaps into place...this way the...
• Sunroof questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:01:44 EDT
  ...There is no seal around the lip of the sliding section. My questions are: Is there deflector available that fits this mammoth sunroof? The...
• Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:21:02 -0500
  ...Sliding door roller > > >> Syncros sliding door tryed to >> get away last night. Rear roller broke in >> two piece. Axually there are three rollers >> at...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:09:28 -0500
  ...So, while doing this, one of the areas to be renovated was the RH rear > window frame and sliding door track. Yesterday, I got...
• Re: Tinting Westy Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:14:57 -0600
  ...Tinting Westy Sliding Windows > > > Has anyone tinted the sliding windows in a westy? Do they come apart > east enough to get good coverage? I...
• Re: Need Help Replacing a Sliding Window Pane
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 06:58:37 -0400
  ...It is the sliding window that is broken, not the fixed > > one. I have an entire window assembly, but I assume it is easier...
• Re: Sliding door comes open...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:27:15 -0500
  I have an '86 and all sliding door issues on mine are worse when it is cold. Won't latch or "bounces" when you...
• Bumps on the roof
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:44:21 -0500
  ...Now, all are the same, EXCEPT the 2nd one, which is centered through the sliding door area. That bump is really 3 -- for some...
• Re: looking for sliding door handle/lock/latch 84
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:56:10 -0800
  ...wrote: > i've got an 84 westy that has a garbage sliding door handle. the whole mechanism is massively loose and can't be...
• for sale: rare NINE passenger Sunroof vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 8 May 1998 10:35:24 EDT
  ...rare NINE passenger. (60/40 split front bench seat, full length middle seat w/ fold down edge) HUGE factory sliding SUNROOF....(3.5 foot...
• Re: Sliding Door Problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:06:08 -0500
  > The sliding door on my '87 vanagon has suddenly started to pop open on > its own while the vehicle is moving. Is there some...
• for sale: side ADVENTUREWAGEN/westy sliding window w/ screen
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:58:11 EST
  i have a passengers side 80-84 westy sliding window w/ screen. fits all '80-'84 westys and passenger vans. what people dont usually...
• Re: Pin Switch for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:44:02 -0700
  ...There is already an existing location 1/2 way up the door jamb on the sliding door that allows for simple installation of the...
• FS: gray sliding door panel, 4spd shift lever.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:12:02 -0700
  Guys and Gals, I have a grey sliding door panel, chrome strip, etc., that is in near perfect condition. no tears or dings, fiberboard...
• Re: rekeying sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:34:19 -0800
  ...On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 09:46 -0800, Will Taygan wrote: > Looking at Alastair's blog inspired me to rekey my '82s sliding...
• Window Latch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jan Eggspuehler
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:15:47 -0400
  Does anyone know how to remove the latches from the sliding windows for reuse? Thanks for any help. Pete
• vanagon wheelchair lift for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:05:17 EDT
  i have a vanagon wheelchair lift for sale. works great, fits inside sliding door. chris allentown, pa
• 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...
• Re: Wanted: Sliding door, pre 85
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:40:21 -0600
  ...The sliding door for 1985 onwards > is > different. The easiest way to tell the difference is to look at the > rear end of > the...
• Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:26:13 -0300
  ...But then > > Ithere's the danger of the sliding-door guillontining - especially for the > > dog. > > Van Cafe has a driver-side sliding rear widow...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:08:41 -0400
  ...Sliding window idea > > For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van > open, so that my dog can...
• Back on the list - Sliding door won't latch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:28:25 -0800
  ...My sliding door will not latch. I picked up some idiot hitchhikers who slammed my door a couple of times when they were getting...
• Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 14:36:01 -0500
  ...My sliding door is mostly stuck closed. At first, the lock knob was stuck, but some wd-40 and aggressive neogitiation later it worked...
• Re: sliding door guide piece?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:13:34 -0700
  ...It just > snaps into position. > > Good luck, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Jean-Woo Kim wrote: > > My 87 Westy's sliding door developed a...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:13:14 -0800
  ...So it's non-standard for the sliding door's inner panel to be held in place with about 10 oval-head screws in...
• Re: Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 19:52:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It sticks out a fair > ways, one time camping I cut my right forearm pretty bad going in > through the sliding door :( Obviously this...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:49:30 -0400
  ...wrote: > >> I have heard rumors of rebuild/seal kits for the sliding windows on >> westys? >> Any truth to that? Thanks, I'm tired of...
• sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:51:04 -0700
  I need to replace the sliding door handle on my 82 because it's cracked. I really want to reuse the old tumbler on...
• Re: Tool for removing sliding window latch? Now parts NLA
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:37:29 -0700
  ...Tool for removing sliding window latch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfpEWpX5Lg is a video showing you how it is done Eric Ley...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 18:56:15 -0400
  ...best lube for sliding door On Jun 8, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> >> > Ya, in the airline/commercial...
• FS: Misc Parts, So Cal
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:33:41 -0700
  ...or 81 vanagon. 1. Rear hatch, good condition and complete. 2. Sliding door, good condition, complete except handles and glass. 3. Rear closets, good...
• 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...
• Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:07:25 -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...
• Ideas for replacement of Westy sliding door scuff guard
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:41:35 -0400
  My scuff guard at the very opening of the sliding door on my 85 Westy is now officially a casualty of my restoration. Anybody...
• Locking mechanism for sliding door 86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:44:07 -0400
  ...miles, so I am getting it back to perfect!! #1 The sliding door locking mechanism's spring is weak and supporting the upper jaw...
• Key Code Lock Code removing handles removing locks (for the archives...)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:48:48 -0400
  ...The code is stamped on the square part of the sliding door handle, which is normally buried in the middle of the sliding door...
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  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:17:28 -0700
  https://averysaircooled.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/80-84_slidingdoor_catch_1_700.jpg I've had that little spring drop off the...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:11:44 -0500
  ...Sliding Door Screen > Or, you can make your own sliding door screen, as I did. See my website for pics > and details. > > Roy Olynick...
• Re: westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:40:51 -0700
  ...up.. > > 80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent > to conform to the shape of the upper track...