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• SssssshhhhhhhhhhTHUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:18:02 -0700
  ...Easing the sliding door open, I step outside to take care of business. I return to Mellow Yellow and climb back inside. Mrs Squirrel...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:39:20 -0800
  ...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: Westy Configurations and Bear-proffing (was Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:40:40 -0400
  ...The cabinetry on the passenger side blocks the sliding door and has a significant impack on visibility. Putting the camping equipment and cabinetry on...
• 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...
• Sliding Door Gets Stuck
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:00:04 -0700
  The sliding door on my '90 is having problems... When I pull the handle, the door only partially releases. So the door just barely...
• Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:06:06 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about taking out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the...
• Re: Seeking info- slider door light install
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 11:26:01 -0500
  ...One ground goes to the sliding door jam switch. The other can ground wherever is convenient. I pulled the wires into the passenger side...
• Sliding Door Sticks on Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Moore
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 14:36:49 -0400
  Now that the weather is getting cool "not freezing yet" my sliding door is sticking and I can only open it from the inside...
• Re: Sliding Door handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:03:55 -0400
  ...conversion 65 Notchback > Hi Gang: > A "friend" decided to open the sliding door while I was attempting to > un-lock it. He ended up...
• Double Sliding Door Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:18:14 -0600
  Hey Volks, If you want to see some interesting Vanagons including double sliding door models, go to this web site <http://www.vw-bus...
• Re: Removal of sliding window screens
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 17:20:16 -0400
  ...Fully open the sliding window, go outside of the van and press down (and into the van) on the BOTTOM of the plastic screen...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:41:10 -0500
  ...I sell the sliding door mosquito screens as well. They normally come with the both sides of the snaps But if you need some...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:23:04 -0700
  ...position? Is it the same as the other handle on the sliding door, or is it a bigger one, like the "ohmygodbar" up front...
• Re: Squeaky sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:43:53 -0500
  ...Anybody know of a quick fix for very squeaky sliding windows? Ours kind of screech in our Westy. Never had a problem in our...
• side door panel
  Historical mailing list - Don Thomas
  Sat, 8 Jul 2017 23:06:27 -0400
  Does anyone have the dimensions of the sliding door interior panel so that I may cut one out for myself?
• Window Size
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:46:58 -0400
  Can someone tell me how big the sliding window opening is above the stove in a westy? Width and Height. Thanks
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:29:34 -0400
  69 bay with sliding steel sunroof - Vincent (Van Go) 78 Westy - Bedbug 01 Weekender - Motel 6 Az -- AH#56
• Re: FW: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 12:16:12 -0400
  ...This past winter (not very cold in NJ) I found that my sliding door would close very nicely (with one hand!) when the temp...
• Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: EpidermalLayer of Sliding Door)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 15 May 1999 00:48:57 +0200
  Leif wrote: > What exactly changed on the sliding doors between these years. The reason I > ask is because, as I write this the body...
• Re: Possibility for Custom Front & Rear Sun Roof
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:05:38 -0400
  ...A unique version of the roof section was designed and > built with the sliding roof integrated into it. AFAIK, VW used 3 > different roof...
• Re: sliding door screen installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:42:20 -0400
  ...The sliding door screen is a copy of an original Westfalia option, which was typically installed by the VW dealers in Germany (and never...
• Re: 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:57:23 +0000
  ...I have the sliding door switch on my '90 Westy. I bought all 3 parts from my dealer for my alarm system. The parts...
• Re: VANAGON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:15:45 -0400
  ...I'm reaching the driving > stage of my 83.5 Westy & need a couple of things to make it complete. > One is the sliding...
• TBD sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:30:06 -0700
  I purchased a zippered screen for the sliding door of my vanagon. There is no way that I can see to make it fit...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:14:02 -0500
  ...I choose to exit the van through the sliding door almost all the time so that I don't have to use keys to...
• Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:12:33 -0600
  ...Thanks, Cory cz1137@msn.com '89 Syncro Westflia Sliding door insert in Grey Rear hatch Insert in Grey Late model Grey Captains Chairs Fuse...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list - Brad Tyler
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:42:15 EST
  ...but are the sliding door windows the same size as those across from them??� It would be too good to be true if they...
• Cubboard with sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:10:11 -0400
  ...Where did you get the cupboard with sliding doors?
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:32:36 -0700
  ...Next time I get body work done on that door, I will certainly consider oiling those parts! Tom-sliding door frozen in place, had...
• Re: adding central locking
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:44:04 EDT
  ...the sliding door actually has a bracket welded to it, that the actuator is mounted to..youll have to add that to yours.. and...
• Re: loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:48:40 EDT
  ...has anyone > figured out a root cause as to why the sliding door > handles - especially early ones - get all > loosey-goosey feeling? It still...
• Re: squeek is driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:34:30 -0700
  On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:00 -0400, you wrote: >When someone opens the sliding windows on my westy it sounds like fingernails...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...question - I asked about what type of lubricant > might make the sliding door quieter and it got focused on the wrong > problem. > Ask about...
• Sliding Door Cluunk???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 May 2003 21:17:33 -0500
  My sliding door has developed a decidedly loud "clunk" when it shuts. Definitely not normal. I thought at first it was a loose screw...
• Re: tailgate light switch ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:39:29 -0700
  ...they could have installed the hatch and sliding door switches that have notch in plunger (as you find in some Golf hatches) which allows...
• 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: sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:20:52 -0600
  ...Un-American, but true! :) -Simon On Aug 13, 2004, at 10:00 AM, Volks Cafe wrote: > Simon, > > The sliding door is popping open because...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:22:19 -0400
  ...it cant slide left to right when in a westy as the cabinets and sliding door prevent it from sliding in the track In...
• Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE yourvan?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 8 May 2001 03:18:15 -0700
  ...I would not recommend it I think it stressed the frame a bit because I had to readjust the catch for the sliding door...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Sliding_door_=E2=80=9Ccatch=E2=80=9D?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:29:28 -0500
  ...My sliding door won’t “catch” when open. Not sure what to call that exactly. There’s no problem with it opening or closing...
• Re: Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:48:25 -0400
  ...an '81 Westie (with the quiet close rear handle) and the sliding > > door screen is attached by snaps on the upper half and velcro...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:02:28 -0700
  you want the sliding drive part style. the flex head style is much weaker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: a door-ing question
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:41:29 -0700
  > > > Subject: > A door-ing question > Date: > Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:37:55 -0700 > From: > Alan S Gondry <alangondry@JUNO.COM> > > > > Is the sliding...
• Re: How to remove sliding door inside panel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:05:05 EST
  ...HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I am replacing the central lock on the sliding door in my 88' westy this weekend. I will have to remove...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 22:00:14 EST
  ...Phil >> My sliding door is set up the same way. The only thing I can lock without the key is the passenger door. I...
• HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:25:28 -0700
  You could also just install sliding door contacts as well. A lot less work, and they look pretty trick. I just finished putting in...
• Re: Stupid project thoughts...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:34:46 -0700
  Look toward the sliding door openers on some of those Chrysler inventions, their minivan (LOL!). They have a nice long travel, and should be...
• Sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 2025 11:38:21 +0000
  Did anyone get my question about the slider?? Is anyone still on this list??  There seems to be no chatter. Dave B.
• Re: White Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:36:13 -0800
  very very nice Jason... I love it I got the rubber carpet set and a full set of sliding doors rollers... :-)
• free 84 owners manual
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:48:18 -0400
  1984 vanagon owners manual free just pay postage. good shape but cover is worn from sliding around in glovebox mike
• Re: Sliding window opener
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:56:23 -0400
  I got it to work. thanks for the list help. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles
• need advice on how to pull sliding door cover off and not ruin paint or cover
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:30:01 -0400
  anybody got any BTDT on the cover? Mark
• Re: Power Door Locks - Continuous Cycling
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 12:29:14 -0800
  ...However, my son unwittingly unlocked the sliding > door, and now I cannot go back to the former suspended mode, no matter what > combination of...
• Re: Sliding door lock info
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:46:16 -0700
  I don't know about pre-86 Vanagons, but my sliding door can be locked after being released from the "open" latch, then just...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:25:50 -0700
  On my '87 camper, you can lock and close the passenger and sliding door without the key. The second timesI locked myself out, I...
• Re: Sliding door bearing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:23:22 -0500
  ...I am noticing the wear starting on the lower track of my sliding door where that bearing rolls. I actually try to leave my...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:22:21 -0700
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver David Klein wrote: > My sliding doors has been popping open "half" way when driving and > driving on bumpy roads...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:24:49 -0700
  Last October I asked for help finding a used, straight sliding door to replace mine (email below). A couple of weeks ago, I found...
• Installing Sliding Mosquito Slider
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:03:15 -0700
  Morning List, Since I've had dozens more requests for info on how to install a sliding mosquito screen, here goes again. ********************************************** First, buy...
• Re: rusted vent-wings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:08:20 -0400
  ...I did eye the later model 82-? sliding windows which appear in the sliding door & oppisite drivers side, but I already got a pair...