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rekey sliding door handle?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:48:45 -0400
Is it possible to transfer lock barrels between exterior sliding door handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) Thanks, Wes
Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 11:36:34 -0500
...I also have seen two (identical, in different places) green and white 64 sliding sunroof microbuses with sliding doors and locking steering columns.
Sliding Door: Lock Knob (inside)
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:54:13 -0700
My lock knob, for the sliding door, from the inside, the little black thing that slides along a curved opening in the sheet metal...
sliding door lock from inside?
Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:41:34 -0500
I can't figure out how to lock the sliding door from inside on my 82 vanagon. I think something must be missing. There...
Re: Sliding Door Bumper Strip
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:46:10 +0000
Link please? -- David /NJ 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix" > A few days ago I got my new sliding door bumper strip from Camelback VW > in...
Vanagon sliding door handles
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:54:48 -0800
...I have a question about Vanagon sliding doors handles.� Are door changes the same years, US and Europe? Did the Vanagons marketed in Europe...
Sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:11:45 -0800
I noticed that my sliding door handle is not flush to the door. The handle slides in toward the door and out about 1...
Sliding Window in rear Door
Historical mailing list - William W. Barker
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:39:29 -0500
...They broke his rear sliding window (in the sliding door). Anyone got one they want to sell cheap? - Wil '85 Westy GL (gonna need...
WTB blue sliding door interior panel
Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:40:07 -1000
I am looking for a Blue interior panel on the sliding door for my '86 Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro "Thor"
Storage box - undercarrage/below sliding door
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:23:40 -0600
Does anyone sell or make a storage box that will fit on the under-carriage below the sliding door.... Thanks
Re: Butt VS Derriere
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:51:25 -0700
...Although I always use the sliding door whenever I'm in a parking lot, since the front doors have to swing pretty wide, so...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:54:56 EDT
...sliding door etc.? > > PerL > 87 Syncro 112i, with only 1 sliding window :-( Or someone having their head or arm out the rear sliding window...
sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:23:36 -0500
Got a sliding door screen for christmas for my 1985 Westy. It came with the grommets to attach but no suggestion as to placement...
Reminder - Sliding door stop
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:14:17 -0500
I was musing over past events and recalled that I had a sliding door stop issue a few years back ..... it was a minor...
87 westy: sliding door mossie net stock?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:42:26 -0700
hi list can anyone tell me if the sliding door mossie net was stock on the 87 westy? thanks flo
sliding door
Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:58:15 EDT
I asked this before but i have forgotten the answer i got will a sliding door from a 87 vanagon fit a 81? thanks...
Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:37:05 -0700
Basically, almost everything about the sliding doors is different, 80-84 and 85-91. Windows, handle, latch mechanism, even the welded in track on...
Re: Door locks
Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:11:22 -0500
...If the sliding door is open and we lock the front doors the sliding door will lock when it is closed. Works good because...
Sliding Door Problem
Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:41:11 CDT
Folks, On my 86 Vanagon, the sliding door pops open when the van is moving. When stopped and door in closed position the door...
Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:36:36 -0800
...sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84 >I am planning on ordering (fron europe) some sliding door escutcheons for > the early version of the...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:56:11 EDT
...Went to Pick > and Pull and took apart a sliding door locking mechanism to install on my > van. However, I don't know how...
Vanagon Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Digital Shadow
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 15:16:41 -0400
Hi! I got a '90 Syncro and a old drunk man landed his Nissan in my sliding door. I would like to know if...
Sliding Door handle Needed
Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:05:11 EDT
...A "friend" decided to open the sliding door while I was attempting to un-lock it. He ended up twisting the entire handle out...
SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:48:41 -0400
HAS ANYBODY FOUND A PART # OR SIMPLE WAY TO REPLACE THE LOWER CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE SLIDING DOOR. MY...
sliding door guide piece?
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:29:00 -0700
My 87 Westy's sliding door developed a popping noise each time I close the sliding door. It happens when it's almost closed...
Re: Sliding Door Handles
Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:17:47 -0800
...Sliding Door Handles > > Morning Listees! > Would I be wise to buy a used sliding door handle > as an onboard spare for my '85 Westy...
Guard Panel Removal
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:38:24 -0600
Can anyone tell me how to remove the sliding door track guard panel aft of the sliding door? I removed the two screws but...
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: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:40:03 -0600
With my '91, the sliding door would also not stay open. The catch on the exterior of the body that latches onto the interior...
WTB Brown sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:56:31 -0400
I still need a nice shape brown interior sliding door panel for my '85 Westy. Anyone have one that they are willing to part...
Re: rekeying sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:42:12 -0700
...rekeying sliding door lock > Looking at Alastair's blog inspired me to rekey my '82s sliding door > lock. (PO put in a later/longer...
Re: at the wreckers
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:56:54 -0800
...the sliding door; > > find someone driving down to one of the upcoming Syncro events in a compatible van, swap the sliding door before they...
Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle Repairex
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:54:22 EST
In a message dated 3/10/01 6:33:37 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << you cant fix sliding door handles when they break...
need beige vinyl inside sliding door panel for '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 3 Mar 2012 21:14:14 -0500
I am looking for new or nearly new inside sliding door panel for my '84. Seats are beige vinyl. John
sliding door
Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:40:46 EST
will a sliding door from an 86' fit an 82'? I see the part numbers are differant in a bodyshop crash book, but what...
WANTED - Exterior Sliding Door Handle For 84
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:26:55 -0500
Hi All, I need an exterior sliding door handle for my son's 84.....does anyone have a good used one? Thanks. Ric
Re: need sliding glass for 85 westfalia sliding door
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:59:24 -0400
...Anyone have a source for the sliding glass on the sliding door for an 85 Westfalia? About five years ago someone tried to break...
Re: Locked out
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:28:04 -0700
...lock driver door from inside, move back to exit via sliding door, lock > sliding door by reaching round from open passenger door, then push...
Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: Epidermal ...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 May 1999 22:46:29 EDT
In a message dated 99-05-14 18:13:52 EDT, lpaulsen@CMCFLEX.COM writes: << What exactly changed on the sliding doors between these...
RE: sliding door vent window
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 9 Feb 1996 08:38:11 -0800
...sliding door vent window So NOBODY on the list knows anything about removing/installing the sliding door vent window? Wow. :) Sean
Re: Inner sliding door assembly.
Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:25:28 -0700
...Inner sliding door assembly. I need to obtain a sliding door mechanism for my '85. It is the part with the bearings that rides...
Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:29:14 -0400
...left or right hand sliding doors (or > both).[...] > wondering if there are any buses/vanagons with two sliding doors? > Anybody seen one (or two...
Re: sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:41:45 -0500
...This procedure will save your exterior sliding door handle and your elbow too. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com
Re: Sliding door won't close.
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:30:06 -0800
...For a while, i've had to close the door carefully, pushing on the back edge of the sliding door. It simply will not...
Added sleeping comfort & sliding door bug screens
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:32:48 -0500
...Also has anyone used mosquito netting for a bug screen on the sliding door. I know there are serveral good sliding door screens on...
Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Scott
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:21:42 -0700
I just broke my sliding door handle. I need the one that fits 1985-1991. If anyone has one at a reasonable price please...
Re: SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:24:24 -0400
...Re: [VANAGON] SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ? > Sheese Bob, no need to yell about it. =) > > Sorry, but I don't have a solution...
what's the difference in sliding door handles?
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 20:46:01 -0700
What is the difference in sliding door handles? There are two types, one that requires a large pivot to open and one with a...
Re: adjusting sliding door?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:45:13 -0700
...adjusting sliding door? > How flush to the body does the sliding door sit? I suppose you shouldn't > see light around the rear seal...
Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:03:46 -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: Urgently need STRIKER PIN for rear lock on sliding door -- '91 Vanagon - FIXED
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:59:55 -0500
Problem with my sliding door has been fixed by Jeff at A/C Autohaus of Orange City, FL. -----Original Message----- From: John Lauterbach <john...
Re: Lower sliding door bearing
Historical mailing list - Denis McQuoid
Sat, 15 Apr 2000 20:28:00 -0400
Have ,89 Syncro and replaced sliding door bearings with SKF 608-2RS1. Am not sure your Westy is same. Point is, if you remove...
Re: sliding door not sitting flush
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:11:17 -0700
...sliding door not sitting flush hi all, after replacing all the bearings, the rear side (left if looking straight on) of the sliding door...
Re: Two questions, sliding window screen, sliding door weather-stripping
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:15:38 -0700
...Two questions, sliding window screen, sliding door weatherstripping Hi all, Is there a source for the screens for the passenger side sliding door window...
'85-'91 vanagon sliding door for sale
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:25:35 EST
...Any help would be appreciated. > > i have a snice straight 85-'91 vanagon sliding door for sale.. chris philly
Re: Track Screen for Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - James Ogul
Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400
...I understand you have some of the plastic screens for the Westy sliding door. Please get back to me. Thanks Jim
Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:05:54 -0500
...Is the Vanagon sliding door at all like the sliding doors of other vans of that era. Is this something a good body shop...
Inside rear handle from sliding door
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Sun, 19 May 2002 21:58:22 -0500
...I would like to know what is the purpose of the rear handle in the inside panel of the sliding door, it doesn�t...
Re: thingie on sliding door
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:32:24 -0500
...thingie on sliding door > Not trying to interfere with "bear of a thread" but... > I am trying to figure out the purpose of this...
Power Door Locks - Continuous Cycling
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Sat, 28 Mar 1998 01:37:19 -0600
...When the driver's side power door lock is engaged (*) (either by key or button), the passenger door does not respond, but the sliding...