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• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:40:02 -0400
  ...seven passenger vanagons had the sliding door light switch. >> westys >> didnt have it because they figured the sliding door would be kept >> open > for...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:38:02 +0100
  ...How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy > > > > Ummm - The oproblem i'm trying to solve is that the sliding door window...
• Re: Solving sliding door lock contact troubles.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:28:45 -0500
  David, Since you brought up a sliding door lock issue - in this case the electric lock - here is another slider door lock issue that...
• Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 13:14:28 +0000
  ...NE.  I want to do the lower door skin on the sliding door and I do not see any write-ups or videos.  How...
• Re: Sliding Door problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sat, 31 May 2014 18:55:05 -0400
  ...After being fine all > winter the sliding door is really hard to move, Seems to be lining up OK. > The track rusty and needs...
• Platinum Cat mounting thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:13:29 -0700
  Any one ever think of a better place to put a plat cat? A thought I had was to mount one in the sliding...
• Sliding door difficult to close
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:23:29 -0400
  ...My sliding door is getting cranky. It slides back and forth no problem, but the difficulty is in the latching. Too hard, and the...
• WTB: 1985 Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:59:14 EDT
  Hello all, I am looking to buy a sliding door for a 1985 Vanagon. 1985 or 86 if this color was available then. Nothing...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 14:46:29 -0400
  ...how large are the sliding door extensions you can get to clear larger rear tires? Would these work? Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun...
• Re: rear sliding window...Re: fun vanagons via ebay & google
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:20:27 -0600
  ...36:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: > > >> Rear sliding window >> >> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1780035039#DESC...
• Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:10:52 -0800
  ...source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door > switch) > > I may do that... > the other option I'm considering is to instead...
• Re: sliding door screens
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 12 May 1999 08:53:12 -0400
  ...sliding door screens I just bought a sliding door screen for our 82 westfalia. I took the screen out to the vehicle and held...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 18:27:24 -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: Need '99 EV prices and available options
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:34:15 +0100
  ...sliding window right 390 234 sliding window right, with heatshield 390 234 sliding window right, with heat and mosquito shield 620 372 sliding window...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:31:02 -0400
  Here is how I replaced my plastic sliding window guides: I modified my aluminium window slides (the ones glued to the bottom of the...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:31:59 -0600
  ...Jim On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:21 PM Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > 87 syncro. > My sliding door has been getting...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 23:13:00 -0500
  ...Just finished re-keying a cylinder for my sliding door, and got the spring in correctly. cylinder still "drags" a bit (is tight) but...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 94 7:56:42 PST
  ...Everyone who responded seems to think that > I already have screens in the side sliding windows. I don't, just the > sliding windows. I...
• Re: Side sliding window dressing?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 21:47:11 -0400
  Wil Haslup wrote: > The sliding window in the side door of my 80 VanagonL is missing the piece of > fluff that sits in the...
• How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:54:46 -0500
  Can anyone explain to me the subject above? I'm having trouble with my sliding door staying shut. I will be riding down the...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:40:51 -0700
  I need the little plastic gliders for the sliding window tracks. My '84 is missing all four. I've also been looking for a...
• Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 17:51:11 EDT
  Mine does. On all three of my Vanagons. My assumption would be that they all do. BenT San Francisco we have hills believe me.
• FS: side windows with screens....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 May 2001 17:34:23 EDT
  if anyone is interested, i have a pair of side sliding windows with screens. fit passenger vans as wells as westys. chris can ship...
• Need Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:54:25 -0500
  If you view the attached picture you too, will see that I need the bearing for the sliding door hinge bracket? (that's why...
• WTB: Grey sliding door panel for 89 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:34:00 -0700
  ...as the title sez! Velour strip and chrome strip (standard issue). Anybody have one? Go fish? Ryan, 89 Westfalia Half Moon Bay, CA
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 12:26:28 -0700
  ...Sliding door screen > > Vanites, > > I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy. It's meant to be > snapped in the...
• Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 05:46:38 -0400
  ...Pretty much as soon as the temp > drops to 49 degees the sliding door will not close easily from the inside. > I must get...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:46:53 -0400
  ...There shouldn't really be slipping/sliding friction between those 2 pieces. I agree that greasing that roller and track would seem to attract...
• Fwd: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:29:23 -0500
  ...Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door To: John H. Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Lessons Learned Again & Again
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 12 May 2012 16:10:10 +0000
  ...I left the passenger sliding window in there, intending to put the camper window back in with the screen. That was going to be...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:03:44 -0700
  ...Just finished re-keying a cylinder for my sliding door, and got the spring in correctly. cylinder still "drags" a bit (is tight) but...
• Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scott
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:36:56 -0400
  ...The power locking feature of my '91 Carat seems to be getting a little sluggish in the sliding door only. Mechanically, the door seems...
• parting out vanagons and campers, need anything?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:24:13 EST
  parting out the following: -'78 westy misc interior bits, sliding doors, camper stuff, sink cabinets, etc -'80 westy, 2.0L aircooled engine, 4spd trans...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:16:27 -0800
  ...COM> > writes: > > I can't figure out how to lock the sliding door > from inside on my 82 > > vanagon. Hey, y'all........I am...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:32:11 -0700
  ...I figured out a way to put the sliding window guides in. I remove the latch, like you described. Move the sliding part up...
• Problem: While Removing from Disc Brake Pads the top Caliper Receiving Bolt Wont Slide In & Out of the Carrier - Siezed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:18:32 -0400
  ...The top sliding assembly will not move. It appears to be seized or locked in some way. I have no idea what happened. I...
• Re: Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:24:38 -0800
  ...Gee, I love these cars. :-) > >The problem with my 90 is the sliding door pops open. >I have tried to adjust the strike in...
• Re: sliding window latch loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:00:40 -0500
  ...I also used a bit of synthetic grease to lubricate the sliding parts. It's a 1/2 hour project to do both sides...
• Re: sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:33:59 -0700
  Here's my idea for screening for the sliding door and the rear hatch - adhesive Velcro! No gaps, no snaps, easy-peasy. I want...
• Re: nagging gremlins - sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 21:35:47 -0500
  I went through this sliding door problem. Problem: sliding door unlocks when a bump is hit. Fix: Replace the lock at the rear of...
• Re: How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 10:45:13 -0800
  > The bus was a `cargo'-bus, with no rear seats, a sliding door, and at > first glance no rust at all. I understand the...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:41:20 -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: Help - 84 Westy inside sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 14:31:33 +0000
  > >I lost the screw which holds the interior handle for the sliding > >door on. I will just go to the hardware store to buy...
• Re: TriStar Syncro article
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 22:18:11 -0700
  ...This Vanagon had sliding doors on both sides. When I asked about this early Chry**** MiniV** invention, I was told that it was a...
• side door problem
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 08:21:12 -0700
  Good Morning All, Last eve I found that the sliding side door on my 85 Westy GL no longer 'locks' in the wide open...
• for sale: westy side windows..wasRe: Sliding window glass source? (1984 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:40:38 EST
  ...a BB through the fixed part of > of the driver side sliding window of my '84 Westfalia. > I know I can buy a new...
• Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:48:12 -0400
  ...In a passenger Vanagon there are 2 different lengths, so as to make sliding in the middle seat a bit easier (get it started...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:41:52 -0800
  ...over my head "How in the heck can I get a sliding door shipped from the northern regions without paying an arm and a...
• Re: Sliding door bearing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:52:03 -0800
  I agree that the plastic/Derin bearing is quieter than the aluminum one but it doesn't last long. Fyi Buslab has them thanks...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:25:56 -0400
  Aftermarket from busdepot they are a fiber board. On Sep 23, 2017 2:09 PM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > OEM panel or...
• Door seal question
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 17:40:19 -0700
  Hi to all, I am to install the sliding door seal. Not sure which side to put the 'big lip' vertical part of it...
• Door light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 02:29:44 -0400 (EDT)
  Am I correct that in the Westfalia, even though there is a switch on the sliding door, there is no connected light that comes...
• Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 16:02:00 -0500
  Can anyone send me the name and address of the person who specializes in repair of door handles. Mine just broke! Thanks George 84...
• Re: Chris Turner is a good vendor
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 8 May 2001 08:44:14 -0400
  .........and a valuable list resource.........and a good list citizen.........IMHO Doug Alcock '84 Westy (with a sliding door handle provided by Chris) Toronto...
• Still Looking
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Wed, 16 May 2001 13:07:47 -0400
  I am still looking for a latch for the sliding window. If anyone has one or is parts pickin I would be glad to...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:17:27 -0500
  Just an idea to seal the edges if you are using magnets, try the ones from a refrigerator or freezer to seal the edges...
• Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Paul Navabpour
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:28:55 -0800
  Does anyone know of a good (cheap) source for 2 window screens (above stove and on the sliding door)...both of mine are broken...
• Re: looking for 1984 Vanagon sliding side door in Austin TX
  Historical mailing list - Chris browski
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 18:05:25 -0500
  I have a used slider in good condition. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4200466&a=31526791&f= Chris
• Re: Solving sliding door lock contact troubles.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:03:12 +0000
  ...However, in my case I had just installed one of the Delrin sliding door bushings made by Mark I VW's. I noticed when...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:47:18 -0500
  ...m-bass.com> wrote: > I have a deep groove in my sliding door track at the bottom. > > Is it feasible to lay/glue a...