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• WANTED: Interior Sliding Door Panel
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 10:47:42 -0400
  preferably in blue but will consider anything.......must be in great condition email me what you have and your asking price Chad 85GL
• Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man part 2
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:20:30 -0400
  There it is again. Shot 74 of 74, above the dog. Where did you get the cupboard with sliding doors?
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:10:39 -0700
  YES the screw should fall out the bottom, be carful the spring may fall out with it.
• Re: sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:11 -0700
  Simon, The sliding door is popping open because the rear latch is worn. This latch is found when looking at sliding door, left side...
• Fwd: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:54 +0000
  ...I realize that the sliding door on the later model Vanagons were engineered to not need the rear handle that the earlier ones came...
• Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:15:20 -0800
  On this topic of the sliding door... another thing I want to suggest when you work on the sliding door (or if anyone plans...
• Re: Groove in lower sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Jul 2023 19:03:38 -0400
  ...M-BASS.COM> wrote: > > I have a groove in my lower sliding door track (1990 bus). > I've replaced the bearing/roller, but it...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:57:22 -0700
  ...seems fine and then suddenly the sliding door drops on the floor.. the rear hit the floor first and the whole door came off...
• Re: will '86 door handles work on my '84?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 May 2011 09:14:44 -0400
  I remember using an '86 sliding door handle on my '84 once many years ago. Had to saw a little off the end to...
• Re: valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 12:21:03 -0400
  ...1) Do you sell the plastic rider for the rear of the sliding door "U"-bolt hinge? There was a guy on the vanagon...
• Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 13:06:36 -0700
  ...COM> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 9:29 AM Subject: Re: sliding windows on Vanagon >- > >>This is all in the archives! Seek and ye...
• Re: window screens
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 02:45:14 EDT
  ...Our kits will fit all models and years for the cab windows, rear hatch and sliding door. All hardware is included. High quality screens...
• Re: need beige vinyl inside sliding door panel for '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:14:03 -0800
  ...jhlauterbach@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I am looking for new or nearly new inside sliding door panel for my '84. > Seats are beige vinyl. > > John
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:20:43 +0000
  ...Maybe you will need new rollers too, because when they are worn the door will sag and opening/closing the sliding door will be...
• =?utf-8?Q?RE:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:06:17 -0700
  ...It’s like a devious Chinese puzzle, you don’t have to force anything, you just keep turning it, sliding it back, up, down...
• Re: sliding-door won't latch
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 8 May 1998 16:28:11 -0700
  ...On a recent trip to the visit the old in laws my sliding door just kept unlatching. At the time I put it down...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:37:12 -0700
  ...I put this stuff on the sheet metal on the front doors, sliding >door, back hatch and the large piece of sheet metal on...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Mon, 20 May 2002 11:13:12 -0400
  ...purpose of the rear handle in the >>> inside panel of the sliding door, it doesn�t move and is not to help >>> closing the...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:43:14 -0400
  After spending the weekend at Busfusion, I still hear sliding doors slam continuously when I close my eyes! Jason On Sun, Jun 10, 2018...
• Re: sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:49:31 -0700
  ...Or you could remove the old seal, put the new one over the sliding door, stretch it a bit to get it in. On...
• Re: Sound insulation advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:19:20 -0600
  ...I put it on the two front doors and the sliding door. It made a difference, but nothing is going to make the Vanagon...
• RE: sliding door vent window
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 12:57:01 EST
  > > > >So NOBODY on the list knows anything about removing/installing the > >sliding door vent window? Wow. > > > Well, you can remove it with a large...
• Re: FW: SA Rear windows- hey, they open!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Feb 97 21:14:42 CST
  ...wanting to have sliding rearmost windows. but having only one side didn't seem like it would be worth the money. :( joel
• Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 17:17:05 -0700
  ...Pretty much as soon as the temp > drops to 49 degees the sliding door will not close easily from the inside. > I must get...
• 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:02:34 -0700
  The sliding door handle is very stiff. A lot more effort is required to open the door - both inside and out than the 1985...
• Outside Sliding handle Confusion
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:29:24 +0000
  ...Outside sliding handle wiggles. I just borrowed someone's Bentley and it shows it should have seal, trim ring, and spacer. When I took...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:02:59 -0800
  thanks... time to service the roller bearings, clean and grease the rails etc etc too - not just pop that piece of rubber in.. right?
• The rare sliding REAR window! (ebay.de find)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 21:08:51 -0400
  http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170004071841 And the seller ships weltweit! Cheers, Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport, ME
• Re: Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:31:12 -0400
  ...Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question I just received my Bus Depot sliding door screen, which looks to be well made. However, there are...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:44:16 -0500
  Hi Ken, Yes, Sliding door open and sliding door close is included. Lifter chatter I tried to avoid but I suspect if you listen...
• Re: How to install the Westfalia sliding bench?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 13:31:49 -0400
  ...My bench may not have been a original Westfalia but it has the sliding rails. I actually have two benches a brown and a...
• Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 09:49:56 -0500
  ...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: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:38:32 -0700
  ...https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/img_1365/ entire post: https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon...
• How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:05:56 +0100 (MET)
  ...I understand the sliding door option is quite rare, but I'm not sure. The sliding door had 2 windows in them, just as...
• Re: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:40:43 -0000
  ...I had > >to cut a line in the carpet from the seat to the sliding door - is this > >usual? > > All you WOULD have had...
• Re: 91 Westy - Sliding Door Pops Open While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 19:49:00 -0500
  ...91 Westy - Sliding Door Pops Open While Driving As I am driving, the sliding door on my 91 Westy will suddenly pop open about...
• Re: Plastic Ramps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:24:20 -0700
  ...OK, 1 hour later and the bottoms are all scraped up from sliding > forward as I try to drive onto them.. I even tried...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 12:58:12 EDT
  ...I use it on all linkages (gear > shift front and rear) and door locks as well as the upper sliding part of > the door...
• FS: 1990 Volkswagen GL Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 10:56:47 -0700
  ...New battery, rear window defroster with washer/wiper, sliding windows in cargo area and on sliding door. Interior trim panels in excellent shape. Asking...
• FS: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 14:00:11 -0700
  ...New battery, rear window defroster with washer/wiper, sliding windows in cargo area and on sliding door. Interior trim panels in excellent shape. Asking...
• FS: 1990 Volkswagen GL Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 19:16:56 -0700
  ...New battery, rear window defroster with washer/wiper, sliding windows in cargo area and on sliding door. Interior trim panels in excellent shape. Asking...
• Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:39:12 -0800
  ...This locks > all doors including the sliding door once it is shut. Interesting. Glad to have an older vehicle so when old age forgetfullness...
• sliding seats?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:09:50 -0400
  ...15 -0600 From: Jeff or Tamara Nelson <ramjeff@earthlink.net> Subject: sliding seats? Hi all, I just pulled my carpet tonight to dry it...
• Re: '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:43:21 -0500
  ...outside handle from > the sliding door in his 81 westy. > as you proabably know, the '80-'84 vanagon outside sliding > door handles are No...
• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:16:46 -0700
  ...15, 2007 3:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch I am working on installing an interior light...
• Re: Sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:26:59 -0800
  ...Sliding door popping open Hello All, Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on very cold days? Or does anyone...
• Curtains and screens 91GL 7-Pass
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:58 -0600
  Putting some screen material over the sliding side windows and came up with Velcro coins that stick to rubber seal on driver side and...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 19:32:59 -0800
  ...Sliding door adjustment > At 07:56 PM 7/7/2010 Wednesday, Troy wrote: >>I have a question about adjusting the sliding door on an...
• sliding window 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:01:40 -0800
  ...33 -0800 From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Subject: Re: sliding window 87 westy one style is for Westy's and the other...
• Re: outer sliding door handle mechanism - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 22:38:45 -0700
  ...Keeping the sliding door well lubricated and using the handle just to bring the door up to speed and letting it's momentum do...
• Re: stuck sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:59:30 -0500
  ...I try to remove the sliding door handle to replace the missing gasket.. I lift the panel, remove the screw... but the handle doesn...
• Lower sliding door bearing
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:12:59 -0000
  ...The lower bearing on my sliding door in shot. Is this a common failure and am I safe to get a used one that...
• More on Sliding Bug Curtain
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:54:29 -0700
  ...When the sliding door curtain/bug screen is closed I simply twist the screen, fold it twice, & snap it up against the pillar just...
• Balky sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:06:14 -0500
  The sliding door on my 83 has lately been sticking. I'm pretty careful with it but I'm afraid a passenger will break...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:31:01 -0700
  ...door quietly from inside - > especially in camp grounds. << > > I think the sliding door is too load no matter what. I always exit and enter...
• Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Ed Ventura
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 14:38:03 PST
  Anybody know where I can order interior panels (headboard, front doors and sliding door) for my '82 Vanagon? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at...
• dash board tray
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 15:30:58 -0400
  Dear List, Has anyone come up with a solution that keeps miscellaneous stuff from sliding off the dash? Woody 83.5 V'gon 64...
• Re: Removing Sliding glass locks
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 15:44:27 EDT
  I would sure like to know this too! It would be much easier to tint these suckers if I could remove them! Brian 83...
• Re: Doors from 90 automatic non-Westy into an 85 4 speed Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:13:56 -0700
  RE: IIRC the sliding door change was in '85, '85 on different from the pre-85 sliders.
• Re: 85 Sliding Door worn - Parts?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:44:09 EDT
  In a message dated 9/9/2003 12:05:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > 85 Sliding Door worn - Parts...