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'73 Safare Update - CB radio, cabinet, etc.
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sun, 7 May 1995 20:57:28 -0700 (PDT)
...This allows the sliding door handle to be accessed, unlike the previous cabinet which blocked the handle. I wanted to make the cabinet look...
Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:01:48 +0000
...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: T3 (Vanagon) tires
Historical mailing list - Steve Blozis
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:07:18 -0700
...The 16" alloy/tires don't rub on the sliding door but will spray water onto the side of the van. Additional Information http...
87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:54:25 -0700
...pass side behind the sliding door as well as a bit of the door ( i have a good door in a darker bule with...
Re: What to buy? Many "buying guide" questions
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:35:38 +1200
...But why not try to get a T1 Type 2 (Split) with sliding door? The T1 beats everthing else hands-down esthetically... a beautiful...
Tinting Upadate & Joels response
Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
Fri, 03 Feb 95 08:34 PST
...a > blade. > > the sliding side windows are a bitch. at least the part that slides. cause it > has that little handle-thingie. be super...
Re: '84 value?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:01:11 -0800
...The first one is the sliding door. It's about 4 times easier to open, and the outside handle doesn't break off. That...
Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
Historical mailing list - Paul
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:58:12 -0700
...pass side behind the > sliding door as well as a bit of the door ( i have a good door in a > darker bule with...
Re: Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolute
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:13:43 -0600
...IE, instrument clusters, fuel pumps, oil filler tubes, heater flappers, sliding door handles, AFMs , Grills, Tail Light and Turn lenses. After he got through...
Re: Just Curious
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:14:10 -0800
...Also the Eurovan also has only one sliding > door. > > > > I still like the Eurovan, because it is different. I like the > rear > > facing jump...
Re: Vanagon Nirvana in Seattle
Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 07:46:08 -0400
...in droves. >> >> My vw was a converted passenger van and had sliding doors on each side. It >> had one of those high roofs and...
1984 Vanagon GL H2O
Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:49:18 EDT
...How do I lubricate the sliding door? I had door problems with my 1975 Combi van, so I'm sensitive to these doors. What...
F.S. '88 Westy, 53K orig., $8,500
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:30:32 -0700
...they brought the furnace (more than $500), the new skylight and insect screen for sliding door with them. Did I say I was exdcited?
'73 Safare update: Propane install
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 19:22:11 -0700 (PDT)
...This looked very cute but the fridge/stove blocked access to the sliding door handle from the inside, and took up more than half...
Re: Front spring question
Historical mailing list - Christopher Schimke
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:21:20 -0700
...Example when the van is parked on a level surface the sliding door now closes. This never happened before the trip, van sat level...
Re: NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:26:01 -0700
...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: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon WOW
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:31:58 -0800
...exit my Vanagon after sliding out of the seat I reach out for the outside handle to close the door and wham! I get...
Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:55:56 -0700
...I was hit a glancing blow in the rear edge > > of the sliding door/ right rear tire// quarter panel area by a mid size...
Hello! We have some questions...
Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:03:15 -0700
...anybody happen to know where I can get an exterior sliding door handle for cheap, especially in Indiana? 5.) I also wouldn't mind...
Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:40:44 -0700
...pass side behind the > > sliding door as well as a bit of the door ( i have a good door in a > > darker bule with...
Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:32:08 -0500
...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: Window tinting
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:39:29 -0600
...the only really hard window is the sliding part of the middle windows: the handle needs to be cut out/around. don't try...
New 2001 EV details
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:44:55 -0800
...options (including such obvious things as AWD [syncro], driver's side sliding doors and the longer wheelbase models...and some of the nifty "California...
Re: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:09:39 -0700
...How do I lubricate the sliding door? I had door problems with my > 1975 > Combi van, so I'm sensitive to these doors. What...
Heater, 3 Group 31 Batteries, PureSineWave, Solar Panel
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:33:41 -0800
...than to the front, so you can view it when the sliding door is open. The faceplate acts a heatsink for the unit. The...
bED eXTENSION
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:10:00 -0700
...where there drawers are near the bottom, and closer to the sliding door side... then closer to the driver side is where there would...
Re: Power inverter selection
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:07:01 -0500
...well as low voltage interior lighting and a switch by the sliding door for turning lights on and off with another 2 outlets at...
Re: '85 Vanagon Westy - to buy or not to buy?
Historical mailing list - Stpehen J Fry
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 03:00:49 -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: side door window knob tightening
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 9 Oct 2016 00:27:19 -0400
...Just unscrew the screw, and the sliding part will come off. It will be a great help to have a sighted helper. > > The metal...
Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon WOW
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:10:36 -0500
...exit my Vanagon after sliding out of the seat > I reach out for the outside handle to close the door > and wham! I get...
some westy mods/accesories
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:18:05 -0700
...Now have to make a screen for the sliding door. -Second or third the motion to endorse brighter (halogen) back-up lights. However I...
Story: Most improved vw bus (1966)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 09 Feb 95 15:12:11 CST
...A thin sheet of sponge rubber on the table top keeps plates from sliding around during meals. Canned goods stored on the doors are...
EUROPEAN PARTS SHIPMENT is in!!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:15:10 -0400
...DOOR HANDLES I got a small quantity of '80-84 sliding door handles for $49.95. These are the ones that are so expensive...
Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:00 -0700
...campers' and scratch it up a bit each year after the sliding door work this year I re-rolled the entire van from the...
FS: 1984 Vanagon Westfalia with "going - gone" Engine (Long)
Historical mailing list - Leaf
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:27:46 -0800
...About 2.5 inches :) Oh yeah, of course the sliding door handle is broken off. I've gone through three and then quit buying...
Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:06:48 -0700
...pass side behind the >>> sliding door as well as a bit of the door ( i have a good door in a >>> darker bule with...
Re: Hello! We have some questions...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:50:01 -0700
...anybody happen to know where I can get > an exterior sliding door handle for cheap, especially > in Indiana? > > 5.) I also wouldn't mind...
Re: side door window knob tightening
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:36:30 -0700
...Just unscrew the screw, and the sliding part will come off. It will be a great help to have a sighted helper. >> >> The metal...
Re: new '97 ev camper q's
Historical mailing list - Phil Blais
Mon, 11 May 1998 16:49:41 -0700
...CAUTION - if you want to remove the speaker nearest the sliding door be advised that it is held to the liner using clips on...
Re: vanagon buying advice needed
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 08:11:25 -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: Bit o' stopped Rust
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:53:36 -0500
...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: more awning questions (was RE: A&E Horizon Case Awning?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:52:32 -0400
...any water to speak of get between the awning and the sliding door. The water tends to roll into the sides of the rain...
A *really* bad night (Long)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 01 Apr 1997 16:36:05
...Made it a few miles further, got pulled up another hill (boy did my Vanagon handle the snow like sh*t compared to my...
Please buy my 1984 Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - T.
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 06:55:38 -0700
...The sliding door has a new handle and lock. The key didn�t come with it. So, either rekey it, or do what I...
Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:18:26 +0000
...Wondering whether they would stick out too much (38+ET) and affect the sliding door if I had 215s? https://www.visionwheel.com/wheel...
Re: F.S. '88 Westy, 53K orig., $8,500
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 5 Nov 2004 02:26:44 -0600
...they brought the furnace >(more than $500), the new skylight and insect screen for sliding door with them. > >Did I say I was exdcited? > > >
Re: F.S. '88 Westy, 53K orig., $8,500
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:46:23 -0500
...furnace (more than $500), the new skylight and insect screen for sliding door with them. Did I say I was exdcited? The information contained...
vw autoist again: shameless plug for Eurovan Camper. :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 08 Jun 95 13:25:52 CDT
...On a hot day, it would be nice to have a window that opens in the sliding door. Also our old Vanagon had a...
Re: Hello! We have some questions...
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:53:10 -0700
...anybody happen to know where I can get > an exterior sliding door handle for cheap, especially > in Indiana? > > 5.) I also wouldn't mind...
Re: Ron's "Free" Eurovan
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Jul 1996 09:35:59 -0700
...That and the sliding door netting are the first= things I ordered when I got back. I'd recommend the netting, especially if you...
Re: Catalina 2500 Awning Installation
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Tue, 9 May 2000 19:29:26 EDT
...the awning case to the center bracket (just aft of the sliding > door). It also might be hitting the nut at the rear bracket...
Report on K$3 Westy Syncro FS
Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:07:58 -0500
...Many small things are broken (handles, knobs, plastic around fuel filler, and others). Sliding door rolled like it didn't have any bearings. So...
Re: Bus Depot Side Tent...
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:49:02 -0400
...Some water can drip right along the sliding door while you press the roof up to let the water off of it. Not a...
The Story Of The eBay Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:42:23 -0500
...The seller had "forgotten" to mention a few things in his eBay listing, like a cracked windshield, sliding door handle missing, door handles on...
Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
Historical mailing list - rsf
Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:06:45 -0500
...The sliding door also works which it will not if you are off slightly. John
Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
Historical mailing list - Annie
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:28:25 -0700
...pass side behind the > >>> sliding door as well as a bit of the door ( i have a good door in a > >>> darker bule with...
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:53:21 EDT
...The only reason I don’t say “perfect condition” is that there is one very small dent on the sliding door. I’m certain...
Re: 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:33:55 -0500
...The only reason I don’t say “perfect condition” is >that there is one very small dent on the sliding door. I’m certain...
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:12:33 EDT
...The only reason I don’t say “perfect condition” is that there is one very small dent on the sliding door. I’m certain...
Re: Front spring question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:26:50 -0400
...Example when the van is parked on a level surface the sliding door now closes. This never happened before the trip, van sat level...