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'FS: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:09:02 -0400
...New battery, rear window defroster with washer/wiper, sliding windows in cargo area and on sliding door. Interior trim panels in excellent shape. Asking...
slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:32:39 EST
...Mine just broke! > Thanks > George > 84 > you cant fix sliding door handles when they break. they're cheap cast pot-metal. no way to...
Brown Sliding Door Panels- $199
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:15:08 -0500
I still have four brand new brown sliding door interior panels in stock. They are the same color and design as all of the...
trouble with sliding door latch
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:56:41 -0400
I can not seem to open the sliding door on my '82 westy. I can not open it from inside or outside the van...
Re: Sliding rear window
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 06:35:51 EST
...I didn't know anyone made a sliding rear window > for the vanagon. Anyone care to share more info? Look in the Euro version...
Re: Sliding Door Service Video I made
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:36:36 +0000
George, Do you mean it actually pops open when driving? The sliding door on my '85 used to do that, but this was after...
Sliding door bearing
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:11:42 -0800
hi all, I recently replaced the bearings on the sliding door (a 1988 tintop van). The lower bearing (vertical) was worn to the nub...
Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:51:50 -0800
I need to get behind the forward edge of the door panel on the inside of the sliding door on my '84 to access...
Wind noise
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 15:36:00 -0500
...If you pass very closse to a road rail of barrier it sounds as if the sliding door is actually open a bit. I...
Sliding side window catch is loose
Historical mailing list - John Graham
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:21:46 -0400
On my '88 Westy, I've noticed that on the sliding window on the side door, that the little black latch that you push...
Re: best lube for sliding door
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:56:47 -0400
I wonder if TriFlow would be a good lube for the friction surfaces that the rollers roll on? Edward
Sliding door handle needed
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Thu, 4 May 2000 11:29:23 -0400
If anyone has an extra handle for the slding dor on an 83.5 Westy, please let me know. Thanks, Bryan
sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:50:15 EDT
hi all- im still looking for a slider handle for a 83 vanagon- anybody have on laying around the want to sell?
Anyone dismantaling a Vanagon? Or Syncro?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:32:55 -0400
Anyone dismantaling a Vanagon? Or Syncro? A friend needs some sliding door hardware, for 1986 or newer Vanagon. Eric
WTB, passenger side sliding window for westy
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:21:38 -0800
Anyone have for sale a passenger-side slider for a westy? Private email me if so. Thx, Troy
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:18:09 +0200
...I have a 85+ sliding door, and am pretty sure it does not have that square mounting stud in the rear. The square stud...
Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 14:14:59 +0000
...Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin Our Quebecois friend Ben has several panel replacement projects documented on his website. Click the link and scroll...
Re: Middle Seat sliders
Historical mailing list - Southard Family
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 06:29:21 -0400
...My question > is too fold - could I be overlooking the sliders? And is it possible to > find and fir the sliding mechanism to this...
WTD 70's era Westy sliding door window, and MV to GL window transplant ?
Historical mailing list - Clay
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:46:56 -0600
...I've checked into installing MV style sliding windows into the door and drivers side. but... so far i am uncertain about the interior...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:58:53 -0700
The 80-84 sliding door has a more complicated latching system and requires much more force on the handle to open the door. That...
Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:50:17 -0700
...I would like to > install one above the sliding door in place of one of the vent openings. How > would I go about getting...
Re: at the wreckers
Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:24:35 -0800
...Are you volunteering your services? ;-) > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > > > >> for transporting the sliding...
Re: RnR Sliding Door Panel
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 6 Oct 2017 18:17:46 -0700
...position of > the Fastener holes on the sliding door to the back side of the sliding door > panel so I have a good gauge...
Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:31:03 -0500
...Please note below on what is left. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > > > > > 4 sliding door...
Update: window screens and sliding door screen for ASI Conversion
Historical mailing list - Ellen
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:49:20 -0700
...The window screens went right in with some new screws, but the sliding door screen took a little more thought. I was quite unwilling...
Re: Side sliding window dressing?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:44:37 -0400
Hello David On 22-Aug-98, David Bogle / Architecture wrote: > Wil Haslup wrote: >> The sliding window in the side door of my 80 VanagonL...
Sliding window keeps breaking - '85 GL
Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:18:47 -0800
The sliding window in the door of our '85 GL has broken three times in three years. No apparent reason for any of the...
Re: locked out
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:17:54 -0400
...My 82's sliding door locks itself every time I close it. I think there must be a spring or something missing from the...
Re: Sliding door extended swing
Historical mailing list - BenT
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:44:20 -0700
...wrote: > > >I recall being able to buy a longer sliding door swing > >arm someplace, but can't remember the vender. > > > >Anyone know where you...
Re: lock yer doors without keys?
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:52:04 -0400
Reach in through the sliding door and push down the lock button and everything locks, including the sliding door when you close it. Better...
Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:18:06 -0800
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door...
Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:14:46 -0700
...UHMW tape for sliding door track If anyone finds a source for 1 1/2 wide 10 mil UHMW tape please post it. Mike...
Re: westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Dix
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:32:01 -0800
...up.. > > 80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain rod over upper sliding door track, bent > to conform to the shape of the upper track...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:30:59 -0700
...For whatever > reason once the van got started the person stepped on the gas and the > sliding door, part way open with someone pushing...
Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:33:57 -0700
Get one of those remote/automatic sliding door opener assemblies that they use in wheelchair vans. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:51:18 -0700
...https://www.gowesty.com/product/bundles-and-kits/24620/sliding-door-roller-bearing-replacement-bundle?v= The attaching nut for the main roller is...
Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:31:50 -0800
...How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin > Date: 02/12/2023 02:38:25 PM > > One way to do this... > - loosening...
Re: Securing a bench seat
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:54:48 -0500
I have a writeup with pictures on how to add a sliding seat to a camper. You need to cut the flooring where the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:20:15 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One...
Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:29:24 EDT
...Nothing to it. ;) I think if you need a double sliding door bus, and we all do, you're better off buying the double...
Re: Replacing rear hinge on sliding door
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:47:43 +0000
...I need to replace rear hinge on the sliding door. Have one on oder from VanAgain. Can I do this job by myself? Right...
slider door window glass for an 85 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:22:59 -0500
...About a month or so the glass shattered when closing the sliding door. Passenger side, 85 Westfalia, the sliding part. I have the metal...
Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 16:04:26 -0500 (EST)
...I had >to cut a line in the carpet from the seat to the sliding door - is this >usual? > > Aaaarrrrgghhh!!!!! DUH!!! well, I guess...
Center bench seat for Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:38:29 -0500
...One thing to note is that with the seat installed (and removing one folding armrest) the sliding door will just be able to close...
Re: Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Mon, 3 May 1999 21:30:36 EDT
...The black color adds privacy. <A HREF="http://www.eurocampers.com/Screens.html">EuroCampers Sliding Door and Rear Hatch Screen </A> Steve Lashley '74...
80 sliding door stiff
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:25:50 -0700
Has anyone disassembled the sliding door latch on the rear of the door or removed and greased the cable? Mine is sticking and the...
Slider door autolock fixed! 1988 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:49:18 -0500
...My sliding door lock would not open/close when i turned the keys in the front doors, so i took both sides loose from...
Re: WTB: panel over sliding door rail (slider door beltline track cover)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:41:56 EST
...anyone have a spare one of the metal panels over the sliding door > rail? > mine was not so professionally repaired by the p.o...
Re: rekey sliding door handle?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:02:52 -0700
...com>wrote: > Is it possible to transfer lock barrels between exterior sliding door > handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) > > Thanks, > Wes It...
sliding door stop
Historical mailing list - mike riley
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 19:49:44 -0400
anyone have a source for the curved plastic<85westy> piece that the slider hits when closing thereby preventing a large bang? thanks mike
Re: Sliding side door stuck...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 Jan 95 09:11:13 CST
Joel, Don't feel too bad about the dent, I've acquired several :-( Thanks for your help! Steve '83 Vanagon L
Almost Friday Re: How do I make driver's door lock w/o key?
Historical mailing list - Wognacious
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:22:37 -0700
Push down on the lock thing and exit out the sliding door..............
Re: Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - kW
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:03:29 -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: Westy Window Query
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:25:48 -0700
...If you don't care about the Westy screens you can use passenger sliding windows easily enough. Left side, same 80-91 Right side...
Adjusting sliding door
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:17:02 -0800
During my last trip through the automatic car wash, I noticed water seeping in through the top of the sliding door, despite a good...
Re: TriStar Syncro article
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Oct 1996 22:15:04 -0400
...This Vanagon had sliding doors on both sides. When I asked about this early Chry**** MiniV** invention, I was told that it was a...
sliding door arm protective cap
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:42:12 -0500
The other day I noticed that a plastic cap on one end of the sliding door arm had shattered. According to ETKA, it looks...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:27:43 -0700
...usual Alistair's page: >> https://shufti.blog/2012/08/23/vanagon-sliding-door-quietening-hack/ >> >> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:15 PM...
Re: What hardware is needed for the middle seat?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:41:00 -0500
...solve the problem of the > clamping plates that actually hold the sliding seat to the floor. This is > in regard to the early model...
Re: Looking for some late model interior parts for 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 28 May 2014 18:12:57 -0500
...kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > I actually and just looking for the sliding window, slide locks, not the > complete window. Sorry for the confusion. > > Ken...