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• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Mon, 20 May 2002 22:29:29 -0400
  ...To close the earlier, heavier door, from the inside, one is supposed to slide the door almost closed and then pull that rear handle...
• Re: Sliding door won't close.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:30:06 -0800
  The rear latch assembly in the door is no longer lined up with the post at the back edge of the door opening. You...
• Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem - Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:24:07 +1000
  Thanks to those assisted in advice on my Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem. For the record.... Yes the spring loaded brass rod...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Mon, 20 May 2002 11:13:12 -0400
  ...I've got one on my 82 Westy. > > I'm assuming that it is intended to help pull the rear of the door > into...
• Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:35:33 -0800
  ...front door map pockets for your pass door > > > > anyone want to retrofit a door pocket to your front pass door, let me know i...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:31:22 -0700
  ...Length of the hanging closet door.... '88 on has a shorter (at the bottom) door to the hanging closet to allow the door to...
• WTB Sliding Door Lock+Key or Whatever parts i need to fix
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:00:34 -0800
  I would like to buy any parts i need to fix my sliding door lock i dont know if it needs a key made...
• Re: sliding side door lock not working without key
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0700
  ...When these get dirty, the electronic locks on the slide door do not work. On an 88, I polished them nicely on the door...
• slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:32:39 EST
  ...fyi, if anyones interested, i have 2 good slider doorhandles..fit '85-'91. and i have a ton of the interior slider doorhandles, fit...
• Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:17:52 -0400
  My '88 has black plastic air grills at the rear bottom of the front doors. I took the door panel off to install a...
• sliding door differences. Re: Early / late sliding door hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 11:20:16 EST
  ...Will a late > door fit on an 82 or am I just not measuring enough? > > nope. the doors are '80-84 then 85-91...
• Re: Vangon Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:24:21 EST
  ...I have acquired a replacement sliding door for > mine, which has some rust issues. > > The door is from an '84 Westy. Looking at ETKA...
• Re: Hard shutting front doors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:36:36 -0600
  I tried this, but on succeeded in bending the door more. You can't tell, but I know it's there... Jim On Sun...
• Re: Lower Cargo door hinge & weather strip replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:44:36 -0800
  On 11/1/05, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If you need your door gaskets to take up more space, and make the...
• Power door un-locks
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:19:21 EST
  Hello My power door locks are acting contrary. When I attempt to lock either door from the inside or outside (with a key), the...
• anyone mounted a door pocket on their pass door?? BTDT's?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:48:07 EST
  im going to be mounting a drivers side door pocket on my passenger door panel.. i understand you have to move it back a...
• FS: slider doorpanels..grey, tan or blue also front doorpanels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 02:53:25 EDT
  i have some slider doorpanels FS.. also front doorpanels...both for manual and power window vans.. grey blue or tan.. also hatch panels...etc...
• Re: perfect vanagon slider doors and hatches and front doors in original paint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 20 May 2010 18:02:39 -0700
  ...perfect vanagon slider doors and hatches and front doors in original paint i have some vanagon slider doors , front doors, and hatches with original...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:02:17 -0400
  On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Alistair Bell wrote: > Chris, > > I have an '82 westy...here goes. > > lock driver door from inside, move back to...
• Re: door edge seals
  Historical mailing list - Boucheron
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:25:36 -0500
  There are air vent holes in the front of the 87 Vanagon door frame. Out going air goes thru sliding vent doors in the...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 15:07:32 -0400
  It may have something to do with the earlier style door--different hinge/latch design? My '85 door barely clears as is. Jay John...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:15:25 -0400
  ...This way you are not slamming the door which is nice when camping with others etc. It is very hard to ease the door...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 9 May 2012 17:15:46 -0400
  Our '84 is the same way for the drivers side door, but not the passenger side door. I have always assumed it was to...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:41:44 -0600
  My possibility was to panel over that end and put a door in the wide end with shelves. jimt On 9/24/05 11...
• Re: [vanagon] Driver's door tweaked
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:40:00 EST
  ...The rear of the door (when closed) is now > > visibly about > > an inch lower than the front of the door. When you close the...
• Re: Double Sliding Doors
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 Oct 1995 06:52:46 -0400 (EDT)
  Chrysler the FIRST with double sliding doors...yep, just like OJ is innocent... I recall in a VW Transporter brochure I have hanging around...
• Re: sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:41:45 -0500
  You can eleminate that popping open if you'll slide the door closed (dont rocket slam it) onto the front latch then go to...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Wed, 9 May 2012 20:33:19 -0700
  ...Door locks only work when doors are closed? > > > > On my '87 syncro, which does not have power locks, I can only seem to > lock...
• How do the front doors drain?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:52:47 -0400
  I have my door panels off and in heavy rain the other day I noticed that there was a leak from the window into...
• Re: Sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:21:19 -0500
  I took the door panel off inside and adjusted the linkage. Eckie -----Original Message----- From: kW <kokopellis@ATT.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Vanagon Power Window and Door Lock Kits!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:53:04 EDT
  ...Power windows, power door locks, and keyless entry. Here would be the pricing on the kits: Power window kit includes, right and left power...
• Re: slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:32:42 -0800
  I have a sliding door handle from an 83 if anyone needs it. Scott Solomon --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 3...
• broken sliding door handle.
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:23:41 -0600
  Hey guys, today, knowing that my van's door is hard to open, my idiot friend actually managed to break the door handle for...
• FS: vanagon sliding doorpanels, front doorpanels, hatch panels, carpets, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:53:10 EDT
  i have some vanagon front doorpanels, sliding doorpanels, hatch panels, and carpet kits for sale.. tan, blue, or grey. specify color and year and...
• 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...
• Side door window success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:04:44 -0400
  Hi folks, I gathered tips from this list and a couple weeks ago finally tried to improved my side doors. In all cases the...
• truck cargo door
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:46:54 -0400
  On my 71 the hinge for the cargo door was attached to the door with machine screws so I could remove the hinge from...
• sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:07:51 -0600
  Hi, My sliding door locks by itself every-time you close the door. It has progressively gotten worse for the pass 5 months. Going...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - dennis_betty
  Mon, 20 May 2002 09:09:24 -0700
  ...With one hand on each door handle, you can close the door a little quieter than the normal slam. Your sleeping partner appreciates it...
• Re: Up in Arms: Upgrading 83.5 Westy to Captain's Chairs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:41:26 -0800
  Remove door armrests. If you go all out, get matching door panels. Sell your armrests on eBay. Tristars use the same door armrests for...
• Hatch lock...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Wed, 12 May 2010 19:11:12 -0700
  On my '89 Wolfie, when I lock either the passenger door or the driver's door, the opposite door also locks along with the...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 07:56:54 -0700
  The image on Alistair's page looks to be from a different slider door than my early (1984) slider door. The recess for the...
• Re: Spare door and bumper near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:18:57 -0400
  Right! It's the driver's door! Thanks, Andree On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > all right .. > got the price and...
• What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: Epidermal Layer of Sliding Door)
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 14 May 1999 15:25:54 -1000
  What exactly changed on the sliding doors between these years. The reason I ask is because, as I write this the body shop working...
• Body parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:01:36 -0400
  vanagon 81-85 body parts for sale passengers door drivers door sliding door rear hatch NO Dings NO rust Ready for shipping Bay window...
• door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:14 -0400
  Hi all, is it possible to get door key cut from code? Who can do it? Where's the code? (My door and ignition...
• 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...
• 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:45:09 -0500
  I just purchased some 91 carat doors to convert my 85 westy to power. I have noticed a much more solid thud when closing...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:46:18 -0700
  You should be able to lock from the inside, but you should not be able to push down the lock button with the door...
• Sliding door light switch bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:37:15 -0700
  Anyone have the little rubber bumper that attaches to the forward edge of the sliding door and causes the door switch to be pushed...
• Re: Sliding door differences
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Thu, 12 Dec 96 21:30:23 CST
  At 06:54 PM 12/12/96 -0600, you wrote: >The information sources say that the sliding door was improved in 1985 or >1986...
• Sticky keys
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:05:16 -0400
  So after this years wonderful weather (lots of snow in DC, woo!), the lock mechanism for the drivers door on the GoldBrick got so...
• Re: Hard shutting front doors
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 13:11:06 +0000
  I had this problem on Bays that I had replaced the door seals on, the new seals were a lot thicker-too thick in...
• Re: Front Door Hinge Modification?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0400
  It is not the hinges that stop the door travel. You want to check the "door check" This can be shortened or shimmed to...
• Re: Intermittent door chime - something's brewing?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:53:51 -0500
  >> I've noticed that my door chime has taken to not chiming every once in a while when the door is open... << Before you...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 16:12:15 -0400
  ...If the door is only slightly open, the handle is not accessible. Karl. Derek Krueger <vanagon@DRKRU.COTSE.NET> wrote: >I have this rear...
• Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 9 May 2012 16:53:17 -0400
  On my '87 syncro, which does not have power locks, I can only seem to lock the doors when they are closed. A key...
• FS: perfect vanagon slider doors and hatches and front doors in original paint
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2010 11:06:26 EDT
  i have some vanagon slider doors , front doors, and hatches with original paint and no dents or rust.. various colors available.. white, bordeaux, merion...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:16:23 -0600
  Judging from the Size&Shape of the DoorHandleRecess I would say that the BlueBlack&White Door that is leaning against the TinWall is a...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - jforero
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:18:06 -0500
  I had a problem with the lock on my sliding door where the lock would spring open after closing the door or while the...